Colony

De: Anne Rivers Siddons

Narrado por: Judith Ivey

""An outstanding multigenerational novel...We are hooked from the moment we meet Maude."" --New York Times

An unforgettable story of love, acceptance, and tradition from New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons.

When Maude Chambliss first arrives at Retreat, the seasonal home of her husband's aristocratic family, she is a nineteen-year-old bride fresh from South Carolina's Low Country. Among the patrician men and women who reside in the summer colony on the coast of Maine, her gypsy-like beauty and impulsive behavior immediately brand her an outsider. She, as well as everyone else, is certain she will never fit in. And of course, she doesn't...at first.

But over the many summers she spends there, Maude comes to cherish life in the colony, as she does the people who share it with her. There is her husband Peter, consumed with a darkness of spirit; her adored but dangerously fragile children; her domineering mother-in-law, who teaches her that it is the women who possess the strength to keep the colony intact; and Maine native Micah Willis, who is ultimately Maude's truest friend.

This brilliant novel, rich with emotion, is filled with appealing, intense, and indomitable characters. Anne Rivers Siddons paints a portrait of a woman determined to preserve the spirit of past generations—and the future of a place where she became who she is...a place called Colony.

©1992 Anne River Siddons; (P)1992 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Not a very interesting story

Story was a little boring, not very interesting. For as long as the book is, I’m glad I only spent time on the abridged audio book for my book group

Cropped & culled…

My absolute favorite novel of all time….. abridged to a mere shadow of it’s glorious original. Anne Rivers Siddons written words are lovely and entrancing…. This audio version leaves you feeling ripped off and cheated of her beautifully masterful storytelling.

They murdered this story!

This is my first and most favorite of ARS's novels and they ruined it! It's nowhere close to the full story. Very disappointed

Narration ruined the story

I love anything by Anne Rivers Siddons. But the overly exaggerated Southern accent of the narration made it impossible for this South Carolinian to finish. I’ll check out the book from the library.

Ruined by abridgement

I read this novel a few years ago. Colony is a great story, but the most important scenes have been cut and what's left doesn't make much sense. Just a lot of sentiment with very little meaning. Anne Rivers Siddons is a wonderful writer and I enjoy her unabridged books on Audible very much.