Heart’s Blood

By: Juliet Marillier

Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart

Whistling Tor is a place of secrets: a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress belonging to Anluan - a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the region in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan's family and his people, and the woods themselves hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom.

Then the young scribe Caitrin appears in Anluan's garden, admiring the rare plant known as heart's blood. Retained to sort through entangled family documents, Caitrin brings about unexpected changes in the household, casting a hopeful light against the despairing shadows.

But even as Caitrin brings solace to Anluan, and the promise of something more between them, he remains in thrall to the darkness surrounding Whistling Tor. To free Anluan's burdened soul, Caitrin must unravel the web of sorcery woven by his ancestors before it claims his life - and their love....

©1972 Walter Rodney (P)2018 Tantor

Beautiful Story

If you enjoy beauty and the beast type of stories this book is for you. Lovely story that brought tears to my eyes at the end. The narration was good and the story engrossing.

Enchanting and Mysterious!

A fantastic book with twists and turns! This author creates some of the best stories Ive had the pleasure to read. I was completely absorbed into it and the characters and situation brought to life. The audiobook was great. I have the physical book to read, then the audiobook book to continue with it on my daily commute. Excellent story telling, the audiobook reader did a marvelous job. Overall, loved it!

Well told Irish Folktale

Easily relatable romance that held my interest most of the time. It might have been just slightly too long but the end was reward to a faithful listener. Well done

A bit disappointing

Easy to listen to, but I felt the story drag a little. Interesting storyline but wish the heroine would have been a bit of a stronger character. The story feels generational possibly appealing to an older audience.

Great story but a bit long

This was a creative take on the classic, Beauty and the Beast. The love story was believable and I enjoyed the way Caitrin's character grew and become stronger. The 2 reasons this book didn't get 5 stars is it was a bit too long and the story really dragged in some places. The 2nd reason is the names were a bit confusing and I often found myself not knowing which character she was talking about. I know the strange names are part of the story and I probably wouldn't have felt that way if I was reading the book rather than listen to it.