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The Sanctuary Sparrow
- The Seventh Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- Narrated by: Vanessa Benjamin
- Series: Brother Cadfael, Book 7
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
On a spring evening in 1140 Shrewsbury, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy sound—a hunt in full cry. Pursued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts in to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself fighting off armed townsmen to save a terrified young man.
Accused of robbery and murder is Liliwin, a wandering minstrel who performed at the wedding of a local goldsmith’s son. The cold light of morning, however, will show his supposed victim still lives, although a strongbox lies empty. Brother Cadfael believes Liliwin is innocent, but finding the truth and the treasure before Liliwin’s respite in sanctuary runs out may uncover a deadlier sin than thievery—a desperate love that not even the threat of hanging can stop.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- John H
- 02-26-12
Disappointing
Would you try another book from Ellis Peters and/or Vanessa Benjamin?
Yes Ellis Peters is a first rate story teller. Yes I have enjoyed Vanessa Benjamin when the story fits her vocal range.
What didn’t you like about Vanessa Benjamin’s performance?
Females sound like children imitating grownups when attempting to reproduce male voices. The storyline is too masculine for a female narrator. Predominantly male characters.
Was The Sanctuary Sparrow worth the listening time?
No
Any additional comments?
To be fair males also fare poorly when attempting to voice female characters.
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- Elisabeth
- 05-13-21
Annoying disturbances
I love this series, and found this story interesting and unpredictable. Unfortunately the enjoyment of this story was marred by disturbing noises that often made understanding difficult.
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 09-29-19
Using Audible Ruins My Reading Pleasure!
The reason for my giving a low rating to this book is because this is the 5th Audible book in this wonderful series where the Audible doesn't match with the Kindle written version. I couldn't read along as I like on my Kindle Fire. The recording would stop everytime I attempted to read.. So now I will check my library or do without the Audible. The reader was excellent; I just couldn't follow along.