Heart’s Blood

By: Juliet Marillier

Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart

Whistling Tor is a place of secrets: a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress belonging to Anluan - a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the region in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan's family and his people, and the woods themselves hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom.

Then the young scribe Caitrin appears in Anluan's garden, admiring the rare plant known as heart's blood. Retained to sort through entangled family documents, Caitrin brings about unexpected changes in the household, casting a hopeful light against the despairing shadows.

But even as Caitrin brings solace to Anluan, and the promise of something more between them, he remains in thrall to the darkness surrounding Whistling Tor. To free Anluan's burdened soul, Caitrin must unravel the web of sorcery woven by his ancestors before it claims his life - and their love....

©1972 Walter Rodney (P)2018 Tantor

Beautiful Story

If you enjoy beauty and the beast type of stories this book is for you. Lovely story that brought tears to my eyes at the end. The narration was good and the story engrossing.

Enchanting and Mysterious!

A fantastic book with twists and turns! This author creates some of the best stories Ive had the pleasure to read. I was completely absorbed into it and the characters and situation brought to life. The audiobook was great. I have the physical book to read, then the audiobook book to continue with it on my daily commute. Excellent story telling, the audiobook reader did a marvelous job. Overall, loved it!

An amazing retelling! Kept me guessing!

I love retelling of fairy tales but after awhile you can guess where all the twists and turns are.
This was at times exactly the story of Beauty and the Beast. and at others I was on the edge of my seat trying to anticipate where it would go. then it was back to the story form without being too far afield.
it was very enjoyable.
The narrator pronounced all the names I'd probably have never done correctly on my own. I very much enjoyed it

Mispronounced Words Were Irritating

This story is well written and pulls you in the story. I love the fact that there are NO arbitrarily graphic love/sex scenes, yet the romance is subtly woven into the storyline. I will definitely read this book again!

Not the author’s best

Not the author’s best and that’s a disappointment. The reader’s mode of reading was full of tension from beginning to end, no variation. The story was alright.