The Father's Tale

A Novel

De: Michael O'Brien

Narrado por: Kevin O'Brien

Canadian bookseller Alex Graham is a middle-age widower whose quiet life is turned upside down when his college-age son disappears without any explanation or trace of where he has gone. With minimal resources, the father begins a long journey that takes him away from his safe and orderly world for the first time.

As he stumbles across the merest thread of a trail, he follows it in blind desperation, and is led step by step on an odyssey that takes him to fascinating places and, sometimes, to frightening people and perils.

Through the uncertainty and the anguish, the loss and the longing, Graham is pulled into conflicts between nations, as well as the eternal conflict between good and evil. Stretched nearly to the breaking point by the inexplicable suffering he witnesses and experiences, he discovers unexpected sources of strength as he presses onward in the hope of recovering his son—and himself.

©2011 Ignatius Press (P)2023 Ignatius Press

A beautiful story of a father’s faith and love

This story broke my heart and healed it all at once. “A broken heart is the only whole heart”. The unexpected twists and turns, connections will keep you hoping and guessing the whole time. The cast of characters is so memorable and I really wish I could visit the Kingfisher bookstore, not to mention Siberia in Spring. I was sad this story had to end.

Beautiful and gripping story!

The story is perfectly paced, engaging, suspenseful, and full of warm complexity. The narrator….boggles the mind. Why an otherwise wonderful actor and reader would choose to do voices the way he does is beyond me. He missed his calling as a Muppet.

Amazing story on the beauty of fatherhood

One of the best books about how fatherhood is an imperfect image of God, and yet, when tested in fire is the closest imagine we have of God’s boundless love. I am a mother and this book healed my in many ways! Praise God!

Great story despite the narration

I really enjoyed this book however, the voices that the narrator created were grating at times

Just read it

not a fan of this audio performance. The story is really great, if a little long.

A Beautiful Book

Absolutely stunning story. So inspired. Was impressed by the narrator’s accents but wished the main character was stronger sounding. Would 10/10 recommend this book!

The narration was incredible, but I also enjoyed seeing the lengths to which a father would go to for his son.

The narrator did an excellent job especially given the number of characters and accents. Although this is a long story, I found it engaging early on. I also appreciated how the author wove the theme of how faith helps during times of suffering throughout the book. Also, I appreciated learning how others live very humbly compared to American standards. It left me with a renewed gratitude for all that we enjoy in this country.

High-pitched voices are even worse when sped up

While I greatly admire Kevin O’Brien‘s ability to narrate a 39 hour work, especially one with such varied languages within it, I do wish his performance of voices had been less dramatic. They not only arranged from a grading high pitch to a gruff, almost yelling tone, but they also Arranged in volume so that I often had to adjust the control as I was listening. Also, making the main character’s voice more high-pitched made him seem less than a hero upon listening. I’m not experienced this with other narrations of novels, so I really don’t know what to make of it… The novel itself was excellent! Really just wish the narration that accompanied it was able to give it a more worthy representation.

Beautiful epic story of a father’s love.

I did not enjoy this narration. Narrator has range but should refrain from women voices entirely.

Spiritually moving, enlightening, encouraging!

The Father's Tale was captivating! I couldn't guess how such a complicated plot would end. More importantly, it led me to pray like the main charactar: "Do what You want with me,"