The Black Rose

De: Thomas B. Costain

Narrado por: David Case

Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire, and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East.

Entertaining and informative

David Case does an inspired reading of
this interesting and romantic historical novel. I was in total suspense as to how things would turn out.

Another great story.

Loved it. Constain never let's you down. The narrator does a great job. I hope to acquire more books.

Historical

I first read this 1940's book as a young 20 year old. Now I am 63. Whenever I need a story to pick me up, I return to it. I identify with an unlikeable hero who eventually has all his dreams come true but none in the way he imagined. Walter matures and develops as we all do just experiencing the trials life hands us. He learns what is most important and that some things in life are not fair.

Hauntingly great

I finished listening to, LIVING this audio book yesterday, and it's going to be a long time before I stop waking up in the middle of the night, and first things in the morning, repeating in my mind the dark-haired heroine's plaintive cry, "London? London?!" David Case (aka Frederick Harrison) doesn't simply read books he PERFORMS them and I, at least, FEEL every emotion the main character experience. I was ready to weep toward the climax praying everything (the most important thing in life) would work out as I fervently hoped in the end. The characters didn't feel like made-up people to me they were all written so real and, sublime icing on the audio book cake, splendidly brought to life by the narrator. IMO they don't write great sweeping and true-to-the-facts (no nauseating revisionist history) historical novels these days, and one that is also a totally engaging romance,

Lawrence of Arabia type of Epic adventure

great look at what English men would experience going through the crusade plagued lands and how Eastern ideas were regarded by Western minds.