The Mill on the Floss

By: George Eliot

Narrated by: Laura Paton

Maggie Tulliver has two lovers: Philip Wakem, son of her father’s enemy, and Stephen Guest, already promised to her cousin. But the love she wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie’s struggle against her passionate and sensual nature leads her to a deeper understanding and to eventual tragedy.

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Star crossed lovers and cursed houses

A beautiful, haunting story of love, loyalty, and hardship. Wonderfully performed with sincerity and passion.

Perfect Voice

A mesmerizing performance of a novel that should be much better known. Maggie Tulliver is as complicated and brilliant as Jane Eyre, and her aunts, the tragicomic Dodson sisters, are incredibly alive in this performance.

Incredible narrator, incredible book

The narrator was incredible, giving such life and emotion to an already stunning book. George Elliot has such insights into the human heart and soul, and her characters are always so well developed and multi-dimensional. This book is no exception.

Such a thing as faithfulness

Finished "The Mill on the Floss" by George Eliot (after the audio Brothers Karamazov accompanied me in house cleaning chores.)

Highly recommended to understand the emotional turmoil of women tempted to break their commitments. In the strongest moments of Maggie Tulliver who appeared many times to be weak, she spoke to her "temptor"Stephen Guest:

"You feel, as I do, that the real tie lies in the feelings and expectations we have raised in other minds. Else all pledges might be broken, when there was no outward penalty. There would be no such thing as faithfulness.”

Bravo!

Excellent Prose & Narration

While I avoid female narrators, high pitch usually, Laura Paton is the exception. She is phenomenal! The story is very very good but I didn’t care for the ending. Hence the 4 stars. Very much worth a listen and I do recommend  this book.