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Medieval Woman

Village Life in the Middle Ages

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Medieval Woman

By: Ann Baer
Narrated by: Sarah Whitehouse
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A history of peasants in the Middle Ages, the story takes the listener into the life of Marion, the carpenter's wife, and her extended family as they struggle to survive through hardship, featuring a year in their lives at the mercy of the weather and the Lord of the Manor.

Existing without soap, paper or glass and only with the most basic of tools, we learn how they survive starvation, sickness, fire and natural disaster in their home on the edge of the Weald.

©1998 Ann Baer (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Fiction Historical Fiction Thought-Provoking Inspiring Middle Ages Fiction

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wonderfully narrated beautifully written. truly immersive. can we have a part 2 please. not my usual genre at all but would certainly recommend.

unexpected delight

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A detailed account of rural medieval life concerntrating on one woman anf her family in a non specified year, ( but i imagine life didn't change much down the decades, ) a pretty relentless round of domestic chores, the vagaries of diet during the year, small and larger tragedies interspersed with the occasional village celebration. My only criticism was that the reader was rather well spoken for most of the characters but that was a small point. Certainly seemed well researched and gave a sense of the precariousness and mundanity of the average peasants life though also a few celebrations of small pleasures .

Following the year in a peasant woman's life

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Loved this audiobook, detailed description, I could imagine the characters, where they lived and the trials and tribulations of medieval times, especially for the women folk. Please can we have a follow on book

Great listen

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I'm searching here in desperate hope of a second book!
Enjoyed this immensely. Sad to come to the end.
I would love to hear more about Marion, Peter, Alice and Peterkin

Gutted it's over

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An engaging and informative listen, which keeps you interested in the family and in the background and details of life in a small medieval village. Made me glad that I live now and not then!

Informative and Well Narrated

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didn't expect it to be written like a diary but the detail was fantastic. really brought the era to life.

brilliantly written and narrated. Didn't expect i

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Absolutely loved this book! The insight into a way of living long past was so interesting.

Wonderful

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I found this book very enjoyable.
Well read and informative about the life of a woman living a very hard life in Medieval times. Makes you appreciate how much better my life is.

Enjoyable

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Quietly rich and beautifully told story of everyday medieval life, with a thoughtful and caring woman at its heart.

Quietly rich and beautiful

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listened to the whole story I could picture the goings and coming as I was there. such wonderful research by the author. please please write more .

fantastic medieval history

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