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Riders of the Purple Sage
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
One of the most popular Western novel of all time, Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage played an important part in shaping the genre. It features all the crucial elements: adventure and rugged individualism; sex and violence; conflict and crisis; settled town life versus a rugged, wild existence.
Jane Withersteen, a sincere and faithful young Mormon woman, is persecuted by members of her own church. The as yet unmarried Withersteen has inherited a large and rich piece of property from her father. Elder Tull, an older church leader with several wives already, wants to marry her, but she does not want to marry him. She refuses him and is subsequently beset by troubles as Tull and his men wage a secret vindictive campaign against her.
A number of friends, including Bern Venters and Lassiter, a famous gunman, do their best to help Withersteen, but her strong religious convictions blind her to Tull's complicity and compel her to persuade Venters and Lassiter not to kill her adversaries, even as they are slowly ruining her.
Ann M. Richardson's sweet voice, with its hint of a Midwestern accent, is the perfect narrator for this new recording of Riders of the Purple Sage.
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- Dawn
- 26-04-16
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The beautiful thing with Audio Books is that you can listen to them and do a hundred other things. For me it's driving.
I used to watch and read westerns when I was much younger, but I admit I've never picked this one up.
It is a classic, and beautifully written, with long descriptive prose and imagery. This is the first book of Ann M Richardson's I have listened to, and despite the genre not being something I would avidly seek out, I was totally swept away in her narration of Jane. Ann, has a fantastic ability to perform both side, male and female and to draw you in with the characters wonderful accents. It really was a joy to listen to, and I would defo look out for more books by her.
As for the genre and story, I think what surprised me more than anything because of the era and generation of the characters in the book, I really wasn't expecting there to be as much sex, romance and violence, haha, but they were all very pleasant surprises, and I can totally see why this was a book that marked the era from which it came from, it's so distinctive and well thought out. jane's got so much going on, she turns to one person and things go from bad to worse, for her personal character I could only wish that many of my friends were as strong and had as much courage as Jane. With her religious beliefs and her upbringing she really stands out. I couldn't help myself but like her.
The author tied in so many smaller plots, and wove the whole world together so very well that even though this was a long piece for me to listen too, it was still very much an enjoyable audio.It also left me thinking about picking up another western, I guess I'm not totally against any genre now. I've listened to so much more than i'd ever thought I would by becoming an Audible member : )
I would highly recommend this for someone who has already read and loved the book, or for those who would like a taste of life back in this era it is just so full of life, it's hardships and it's loves. A fab tale to become totally engrossed with.
I was given a copy of this audio in exchange for an honest opinion by the narrator.
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