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The Seduction of Water
- Narrated by: Christine Marshall
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-15-08
- Language: English
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Regular price: $20.97
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Publisher's Summary
The piece recounts an eerie Irish fairy tale her mother used to tell her at bedtime - and nestled inside is the sad story of her mother's death, a strange, untimely end in a fire 30 years ago.
When Iris returns to the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, the place where she grew up, to write her mother's biography and search for her mother's missing manuscript, she unravels a haunting mystery that threatens to envelope her.
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- Susan Delaney
- Newmarket, Ontario Canada
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Disapointing
This book seemed to have great promise, but never really followed through. There was no character development and as a result, instead of being caught up by the story, I felt like I was on the outside looking in, always waiting for something to happen. It was confusing in parts and I struggled to finish.
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- Tammy
- 04-16-09
Great listen but abrupt ending!
I really enjoyed this book all the way til I got to the end. It was somewhat suspenseful without expecting murder or anything bad. But, I was disappointed in the end. I felt like it just ended without being sure what the outcome was for some of the characters. That was the only disappointment.
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- Lulew
- California, United States
- 05-22-12
Okay
The Seduction of Water lacked any true seduction. It was not the worst book I have listened to by far, but not one I would listen too again. It was predictable and just left you wanting. Could have been a truely good story, but it falls flat. Okay if you just want something to listen to. I'd wait until it was on sale to purchase or just find something else if I had to do it over again. At the end of the novel, I just felt disappointed. Characters were flat and never really cared about them. I kept waiting for the bad guy to pull off a mask and say, "I'd of gotten away with it too if it weren't for those pesky kids!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-13-12
Story could have been edited better.
Not a bad story. Found they could have shorten it. Started to lose interest near the end as a result. Narration was o-kay.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Jane
- Sioux Falls, SD, USA
- 11-18-08
Charming, complex, almost Literary
Densely interwoven with leitmotifs, fantasy and fairytale allusions, character and plot echoing archetype and rich language, this book only disappoints toward the end, when it settles down into a thriller/mystery plot tie up. Over all an enticing and delightful listen.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful