The House in the Middle of the Street

De: Jennifer Sklias-Gahan

Narrado por: Jennifer Sklias-Gahan

Duración: 1 h y 16 m

Resumen del Editor

There once was a house, and it sat in the middle of a simple and quaint treelined street. A beautiful woman named Rebecca lived in this house with her faithfully devoted husband and their newborn daughter. They were happy, and they were proud.

The house had originally belonged to a great-great-aunt of Rebecca's named Minerva. She lived in the house all the days of her life, and she died there on the very last night of the year. In her final earthly wishes, Minerva bequeathed the house to her next of kin and all of its belongings, including a golden sealed letter reading "Instruction for the Keeper of the House", to be given to whomever took legal ownership of the house.

None of her next of kin came forward to claim the house. Some neighbors speculated that the relatives passed on such a beautiful home because of the rumored hauntings attached to it; the wild sobs of a young woman heard through the winter winds as the year closed, coupled by a sturdy knocking at the front door that emanated onto the street. The house sat and sat, empty until the law firm handling Minerva's estate located Rebecca as being the next in the family line to inherit the house and all its belongings, if she so wanted.

Rebecca and her husband were thrilled and received the house gratefully. This stroke of luck came at just the right time in their lives as they were starting a family. With the arrival of autumn, Rebecca and her husband moved into the house welcoming this new chapter in their lives, on this street, and in this house. It was the house of their dreams. As the last leaves of autumn blew out, in came the arrival of their first child; their daughter was born.

On the very last day of the year, Rebecca prepared a "special" bread for her family's first New Year's Eve together. As she opened the kitchen window to let in the cool winter breeze, she heard a sturdy knocking at their front door. She peeped out the window and saw two children standing there, a boy and a girl.

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Wonderful

Wonderfully written and narrated. A beautiful story to listen with the ones you love, Enjoy.

Uncap your jars

Creepy & arresting. Was hooked from the first couple of minutes. The subtle message underneath made me think about the baggage handed down from my family over the generations.

The House in the Middle of the Street.

Jennifer Sklias-Gahan writes and performs a  darkly beautiful story that has a flavor of a Victorian gothic fairytale and the depth of Greek drama. Ms. Sklias-Gahan’s wonderful velvet voice narrates this fable  using myths and metaphors to tell a story of two little children who visit the house in the middle of the street and nothing in that house is ever the same again.
Ms. Sklias-Gahan’s charming dramatization of each character’s voice is just one of the many gems of this audiobook that I loved. Another special  touch is the original music sprinkled throughout this intriguing tale. 
Jennifer Sklias-Gahan’s   amazing ability to create the chilling voices of spooky little children, as she narrates her perfect story, rewarding us with a poignant message at the end.
 Just in time for Halloween and the long nights ahead.

Bravo

 

Joyce Romano

incredible story. what a masterpiece

my advice is to listen and watch the illustrations. I didn't have any interactions during listening to it. so for me time flew by and the author voice transfer me through this tale.

won't spill the secrets how it finishes, but trust me, you will learn from it.

waiting for the next one.

Captivating!!

you will be drawn in from begining to end! Jennifer's voice and perfromance is captivating!!

A MUST LISTEN!

A beautiful listen by the author! You can’t wait to hear whats next. Great job!

Spellbinding!!

What a beautifully written & gorgeously narrated story. You will be mesmerized by every suspenseful word, so eloquently spoken by the brilliant writer; Jennifer Sklias-Gahan. What a perfect piece for Halloween & New Years & all holidays in between. Treat yourself to The House In The Middle Of The Street.

Captivating!

Such a captivating story, we were on the edge of our seats! Jennifer is absolutely amazing!

A lovely, haunting story, and beautiful performance

Jennifer Sklias-Graham’s voice is musical and magical, and I could not stop listening to this. Enjoy!

A new way to be reminded

One begins to listen and think they might know the story or some version of it, embracing the Art of ghostly storytelling …..but then comes unexpected twists and a merging of different mythologies…..and back into the mythology of “the old house” that we all reserve for mind bending tales…. And as the ending unwinded, and you keep thinking again it might end a certain way it, guessing, it ends sweetly with a very simple message of “clarity” …one sometimes we need to feel and not just hear. And for me, at just the right time.