All This I Will Give to You

By: Dolores Redondo, Michael Meigs - translator

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

The award-winning international bestseller about the secrets and lies of one man that lead another into a treacherous house of strangers...

When novelist Manuel Ortigosa learns that his husband, Álvaro, has been killed in a car crash, it comes as a devastating shock. It won’t be the last. He’s now arrived in Galicia. It’s where Álvaro died. It’s where the case has already been quickly closed as a tragic accident. It’s also where Álvaro hid his secrets.

The man to whom Manuel was married for fifteen years was not the unassuming man he knew.

Álvaro’s trail leads Manuel deep into one of Spain’s most powerful and guarded families. Behind the walls of their forbidding estate, Manuel is nothing but an unwelcome and dangerous intruder. Then he finds two allies: a stubbornly suspicious police lieutenant and Álvaro’s old friend - and private confessor - from seminary school. Together they’re collecting the pieces of Álvaro’s past, his double life, and his mysterious death.

But in the shadows of nobility and privilege, Manuel is about to unravel a web of corruption and deception that could be as fatal a trap for him as it was for the man he loved.

©2016 Dolores Redondo Meira and Editorial Planeta, S. A. P. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2018 by Michael Meigs

Enrapturing

Translated from Spanish, there were numerous awkward sentences, but certainly not enough to hinder the flow or pace of the book. The biggest problem I had was keeping the names straight. The performer was so fluid with the names (people, locations, businesses) my desiccated ears had trouble distinguishing them. The story, however, was marvelous and kept me enthralled to the last word. The dialogue was very believable and, thanks to the performer, easy to follow. The twists and red herrings in the plot were extremely credible as we were easily able to follow the thought process and the perspectives of each of the major characters as they struggled (with us) to make cogent sense of the situations. There were no secrets or withheld information which the major characters possessed. We knew everything they did (and sometimes more) so our attempts to solve the increasingly convoluted puzzle was happening in real time. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and believe fans of serious “detective” stories will love it.

Finally!

I usually only listen to epic fantasies, but the last few books I’d selected fell short. I was scrolling through the Audible only selections looking for a free book and came across this one and I’m so glad I did. It wasn’t one of the free selections, but it was without a doubt one of the best I’ve come across in a while. It starts off great, increases momentum and ends great. Love the intrigue, twists and turns and speculation made through out the story. This is a must read!

Sure wish I could have my money back.

I struggled to get into this story. it just wasn't believeable. No one lives with another person without asking a few questions.

Strong beginning, mediocre body

The beginning was beautifully written, had me in the first couple of pages. The plot was interesting and I felt for the protagonist. The story did begin to meander a bit and became unbelievable, but I realize it is fiction.
Still worth the listen.

Atmospheric and Riveting

This book had me hooked from the start. The characters are intriguing and you find yourself drawn in and following Manuel. I loved it. I would urge you to read/listen to this narrative. It is worth every second

Great book

I truly enjoyed the narrative and the story. It took me awhile to keep all the names of the characters straight. Would recommend.

Read this!

This was an incredible story. The characters were so interesting and the narration was excellent. I couldn’t put it down.

engaging

intriguing, modern and interwoven themes with a surprising ending. inviting descriptions of Spanish geography and cuisine.

Not for me

An interesting setting, detailed characterization, mystery--what is there not to like? Well, the pacing is just this side of paint drying; the narrator seems to be a soporofic, and Gallicia, which should be a magical setting, never comes alive. It is hard to care much about the characters, and the mystery does not engage the listener much. Others may like this, but perhaps I should put it this way, it seems as if it is an overly literary approach to a mid 20th C or earlier British who done it of manners, taking place in rural Spain rather than in English outskirts among the aristocracy, missing what in the best of them could be noted as a tightness of plotting. This is less plotting and more plodding. I wanted to like this for all its surface charms, but half way into it I cannot stay awake long enough to finish it.

A mysterious trip to Spain

This book starts with questions. An author who is content to live life through his books and not face reality suddenly finds that his safety net is gone. This book shows or main character to be stronger than he first appears.

After a long wait I was disappointed

disappointing after the excellent trilogy. Also the translation was for the American market and became irritating

Brilliant

Brilliantly written, performed and a great in depth story. Definitely getting more of the authors works.