The Girl with Glass Feet
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The Girl with Glass Feet
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Narrated by:
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Jilly Bond
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By:
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Ali Shaw
About this listen
A mysterious and frightening metamorphosis has befallen Ida MacLaird – she is slowly turning into glass, from the feet up. She returns to St Hauda’s Land, where she believes the glass first took hold, in the vain hope of finding the one man who might just be able to cure her��.
Midas Crook is a young loner, who has lived on the islands his entire life. When he meets Ida, something about her sad, defiant spirit pierces his emotional defences. As Midas helps Ida come to terms with her affliction, they begin to fall in love. What they need most is time – and time is slipping away fast. Will they find a way to stave off the spread of the glass?
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If you can suspend your disbelief that people as so painfully in-articulate, not that implausible, and that weird creatures exist then read this book and allow it to invoke lots of emotions. Sad and tender, a true love story.
Compellingly frustating
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I agree with the other reviewer that its hard to believe people can be so relentlessly unable to communicate - his parents, the Japanese guy, Midas - none of them TALK! The prose is lovely, with some beautiful descriptions of the land and weather, and the inner thoughts of Midas and Ida and the other characters that are given a voice, some only briefly, are always interesting, but I found myself sometimes thinking "just get on with it for heaven's sake"! I don't think I'd have had the patience to read it, and would certainly have read the end long before I reached it.
Well read, if a little chirpily at times - the narrator has to be related to Samantha Bond the actress (her surname is Bond so its possible). I kept thinking of that TV ad for Aerial washing powder - Brrrrrilliant! She has very similar voice tone and cadence. Her voicing of the various characters was excellent, especially Ida and Midas, the principle characters.
So - good for a long patient listen, worth hanging on in there, and worth it for some lovely descriptions that really catch the ear.
Beautifully written, but strangely frustrating!
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It is one of the most original, insightful novels I’ve ever read. And I lend it a lot. I could get evangelical about it, but won’t. You have to read/listen to it yourself
Favourite for a long time
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If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
I think this is definitely for the refined fairer sex, I just got bored, really sorry, love the title and the synopsis but well not much seemed to be happening.What was most disappointing about Ali Shaw’s story?
Nothing much happenedWhich scene did you most enjoy?
All boringWhat character would you cut from The Girl with Glass Feet?
Not really botheredAny additional comments?
It might be a man thing, I think this book just was not for me. I think I will keep away from anything five starred as 'beautifully written.' short speak for yawn.....Maybe its a man thing
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