An Audio Bundle: Arabel's Raven & Arabel and Mortimer

De: Joan Aiken

Narrado por: Sneha Mathan

Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!", and causes chaos wherever he goes - but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. Set in a small, quaint village outside London more than half a century ago, these high-spirited, engaging stories will bring great pleasure to young listeners with their uniquely hilarious and witty situations. Fans of these classic stories will picture an adorable raven squawking "nevermore" every time they hear a phone ring, and the thought of this crazy bird will forever be a delightful reminder!

Joan Delano Aiken (September 4, 1924 - January 4, 2004) was an English novelist born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her father, Conrad Aiken (who won a Pulitzer Prize for his poetry), and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge. She worked for the BBC and the UNIC before she started writing professionally, mainly children's books and thrillers. For her books she received the Guardian Award (1969) and the Edgar Allan Poe Award (1972).

Sneha Mathan is a voice-over artist and audiobook narrator who lives in Seattle. She has received AudioFile magazine's Earphones awards for her work in audiobooks.

©2020 Joan Aiken (P)2020 Listen & Live Audio

Audio version adds so much!

I had already read all the Arabel/Mortimer books but wanted to
hear them performed by Sneha Mathan, ( I have enjoyed her in
the Purveen mystery series). These stories are so much fun with
her great variety of voices, especially Arabel's Mother, Arabel
and of course Mortimer!

Sneha Mathan

is one of the great voice actors of our time. The stories are good, especially for the way a borderline sociopathic raven smashes his way through 1960s-70s suburban London. But it’s Mathan’s vivid character readings that allow a grownup to listen to them over and over at his kids’ demand.