Ghislain and Trahaearn

By: Larry K. Landau

Narrated by: Peter Walters

Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Both young and old will enjoy this heartwarming tale of a boy who, at 16 years of age, returns from the summer pastures higher up in the mountains, where he had been watching and caring for his father's sheep, only to find their home ransacked, the stables burned to the ground, and all the animals, including the dogs, killed. Then he saw what looked like freshly dug graves, with their family name, 'd'Aboux', scratched on the large boulder behind the three mounds of soil. Momo, the wheelwright and blacksmith, was a good friend. He'd know what happened here. As he sat on the ground, contemplating what to do next, he saw the little puppy coming towards him. Margot, a mostly white Pyrenean Mastiff lay dead inside the still smoldering stables. Her pups were scattered about here and there. It was obvious that they'd been brutally murdered, all except for this little black and white one.

Ghislain's mind, which was going blank with the shock of it all, suddenly perked up as he called the pup "petit bonhomme", or little fellow, and gathered him into his arms. From there they went to the Basque Coast, to a small seaport called Saint-Jean-de Luz. If he only knew what adventures awaited them in the days and months to come. His puppy would continue to grow at a ridiculous rate, and very soon now the moniker, little fellow, would become obsolete. In a place called Wales, a young girl named Branwen would give his black and white dog a proper Welsh name, that of Trahaearn, which in her language meant 'strong as iron'. Yes, Ghislain and Trahaearn would make a name for themselves in Caernarfon, but that would pale in comparison with what would happen later. After Wales...came the "New World"! And "N'dakinna", home of the Alnobak, the Penobscot, the Kennebec, as well as other tribes. To these brave and noble people, Ghislain and Trahaearn, who lived right there among them, were the stuff of legends!

©2020 Larry K Landau (P)2021 Larry K Landau

The narrator brought story to life

I really enjoyed listening to the reading of this book . The story is captivating and adventurous . The narrator did great job bringing it to life! Highly recommend this book.

Excellent. Best audio book that we have listened

Excellent. Best audio book that we have listened to in a long time. The story is very well written and the adventures along the way are described with excellent details.

The narration just adds to this story. Peter Walters is an excellent choice for the reading of this book.

We are anxiously awaiting book two.

I received this audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great adventure

I read the book and it kept my attention it was such an excellent story line, I couldn't wait to get the audio version wanted to hear the pronunciation of their names and the places they traveled made the story come alive even more. The storyline is great and the narrator Peter Walters did a great job, strong voice yet tender when needed. What can I say there's alot of memorable moments in this adventure chills and edges of your seat thrills, romance, tears and more. Ghislain and his best pal Trahaearn show how a dog "can" be your best friend, my heart broke at times. You can almost feel like your actually there living the adventure with them.
The setting and locations awesome... Perfectly written. I recommend this book 100%. Thanks Larry for a great adventure

Old World Story At It’s BEST

Have you ever wondered what it may have been like 300 years ago to live and survive to have a career and fall in love this book sums it up nicely I LOVE the narration here on audible that guy was amazing you feel like your watching a movie it’s so well done.