A Land Remembered
Patrick Smith
Nov 2011 · Recorded Books · Narrated by George Guidall
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In this best-selling novel, Patrick D. Smith tels the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history. A best-selling novel of Florida historical fiction, A Land Remembered was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and received the state's highest literary award from the Florida Historical Society, the 1986 Tebeau Prize for the Most Outstanding Florida Historical novel.
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Elaine Hobbs
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November 8, 2022
I love this story and the narration. 10 stars out of 5! This is our book club choice this month; I've listened to a lot of books, but none compare to this. The narrator is by far the best I've ever heard ...his style, intonations, voices for the different characters, the emotions he puts into it...all are perfect. The story itself is captivating and the author's descriptions take me right there. I've never cried with a book before, but I'm so invested in this family and their journey, I can't help it. Especially chapter 26. Pick this book and read it. Better yet, listen to it.
Darien
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July 4, 2021
As an audio book it doesn't get much better than this. buy it and give it a fair shot.
Henry Stanley
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January 22, 2021
The best poignant and accurate book about Florida since Marjorie Keenan Rawlings', "The Yearling."
About the author
George Guidall is one of the most prolific narrators of audiobooks in the world. He has recorded nearly 650 unabridged novels, everything from "Crime and Punishment" and "The Iliad" to "Snow Falling on Cedars." He began his career as an actor, appearing on Broadway and touring Europe with Helen Hayes in the "Glass Menagerie," " Miracle Worker" and "The Skin of Our Teeth." He received an Obie Award for Best Performance Off-Broadway, and has continued his performances in theater for over 40 years. Guidall has also appeared on television, with roles on the soap "One Life to Live" and "Law and Order," and in movies such as "Malcolm X" and "Tales from the Darkside." His first job reading audiobooks was for the Library of Congress' American Foundation for the Blinds' Talking Books. Since then he has won the most prestigious Audiobook Award, the Audie Award, for Best Unabridged Narration of a novel for his recording of John Irving's "A Widow for One Year." He won the Audie again in 2000 for Wally Lamb's "I Know This Much is True."
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