03347cam a2200385 4500 225308594 TxAuBib 20150531120000.0 ||||||s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780792745914 0792745914 fcd96d76-c5f0-4699-898e-c9cd52aca191 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 109686 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982484545 109686 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Naslund, Sena Jeter. Abundance [Libby] : A Novel of Marie Antoinette. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2006. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 504MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 504MB. Fiction. Contrary to the title's implications, this is a rather ordinary novel. Instead of an abundance of intrigue or passion, this audiobook remains flat and superficial. Susanna Burney's narration is adequate, but pauses between sentences are frequently long to the point of awkwardness. Her pacing, too, is slow--but the novel itself seems so, creaking along like a carriage on a rocky road. Burney enlivens some of the characters with subtle voice shifts, but overall the result is a plodding story with few peaks and valleys. Devotees of Marie Antoinette and her life may find the plot appealing but should be aware that flaws that may go unnoticed on the page seem glaring when heard aloud. L.B.F. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>Marie Antoinette was a child of 14 when her mother, the Empress of Austria, arranged for her to leave her family, her country, and her home to become the wife of the 15-year-old Dauphin, the future King Louis XVI of France. Far from home and thrust into the role of woman, wife, and queen, Marie Antoinette lived a brief-but astonishing-life. Based on impeccable historical research, Abundance reveals a Marie Antoinette who rebelled against the formality and rigid protocol of the court; an outsider who became the target of a revolution that ultimately decided her fate. Naslund has created a portrait of a woman very different from the figure we think we know.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Winner - Best Book. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-07-14 20:00:03. Burney, Susanna. http://sandoval.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=fcd96d76-c5f0-4699-898e-c9cd52aca191 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/109686-Abundance.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/109686-Abundance.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FCD96D76-C5F0-4699-898E-C9CD52ACA191&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/109686-Abundance.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/109686-Abundance.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FCD96D76-C5F0-4699-898E-C9CD52ACA191&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)