The Loud Halo (Common Reader Editions) - Softcover

Beckwith, Lillian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888173521 ISBN 13: 9781888173529

Publisher: Akadine Pr, 2002

Synopsis

A tourist's view of Hebridean Island-life is a cottage in the Highlands and a cow for milk. For Lillian Beckwith, it's storm-force winds, lashing hail and stinging rain. Or evenings of summer calm and molten sunsets. Not forgetting the company of cantankerous cows and election fever which sweeps through the island when one of the candidates brings a loudspeaker van to the island -- known as the loud halo to the islanders...

About this title

From the Publisher:

Filled with the same sort of happy spirits, eccentric characters, and amusing anecdotes which distinguished its predecessors, The Loud Halo brings to a humorous and spirited conclusion a wonderful trio of narratives. Originally published in 1964.

From AudioFile:

Enlivened reading, coupled with Gordon's ability to capture the personality of each character, reflects all the natural, good-natured, hardy and sometimes whimsical aspects of life with the Hebrides before WWII. Gordon moves easily from the learned British accent of Beckwith to a modified Scottish pronunciation, all the while keeping the listener's interest in the plot and the delightful people. Her enthusiasm for the story appears in the chipper, energetic tone of her voice. She times the delivery of lines so that the humor inherent in these folk and their stories lives again through her performance. P.A.J. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Akadine Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1888173521
• ISBN 13: 9781888173529
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 271