| The Snow Goose Contributor(s): Gallico, Paul (Author), Cosham, Ralph (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1482950383 ISBN-13: 9781482950380 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Ducks, Geese, Etc. |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.15 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On the desolate Essex marshes, a young girl named Fritha arrives at a remote lighthouse seeking help from its lonely inhabitant: Philip Rhayader, a crippled artist who has established a bird sanctuary on his land. The girl brings to him a wounded snow goose, which the gentle Philip takes under his care. Soon a friendship blossoms as he and Fritha nurse the bird back to health, though as the years pass, Fritha visits the lighthouse only when the snow goose is there. Then the outbreak of World War II draws Philip away from his home to help in the war effort--and suddenly Fritha has a new reason to return to the lighthouse. Beautifully written all the way through to its powerful ending, The Snow Goose has been in print since its original publication in 1941. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gallico, Paul: - Paul Gallico (1897-1976) achieved national acclaim as a sportswriter and editor at the New York Daily News. He created the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition and boxed with Jack Dempsey, swam against Johnny Weissmuller, golfed with Bobby Jones, and caught for Dizzy Dean. Gallico's novella The Snow Goose has been continually in print since 1941, and a number of his stories and novels were adapted for the screen, the best known being Lili and The Poseidon Adventure. Cosham, Ralph: -Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's The Beautiful Mystery. |