Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. Caleb, a wampanoag from the island of marthas vineyard, seven miles off the coast of massachusetts, comes of age just as the first generation of indians come into contact with english settlers, who have fled there, desperate to escape the. For as long as schools are closed, were open, the audiobook company says about their new free offering to assist families during the. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are bethia mayfield, caleb cheeshahteaumuck. Praise for caleb s crossing calebs crossing could not be more enlightening and involving. Audible made hundreds of its kids audiobooks free during coronavirus. Calebs crossing could not be more enlightening and involving. Geraldine brooks talks about her new novel, caleb s crossing. There, bethia finds herself reluctantly indentured as a housekeeper and can closely observe caleb s crossing of cultures. Caleb cheeshateaumauk was the first native american to graduate from harvard college back in 1665. I did find the narration a little stilted at times. Listen to crossing the wire by will hobbs available from rakuten kobo.
It may be that she was trying to recreate how english speech would have sounded in that time period. Crossing the wire audiobook by will hobbs 97814407563. Whether theyre for on iphone, on android, from audible, online, on ipod. Like brooks beloved narrator anna in year of wonders, bethia proves an emotionally irresistible guide to the wilds of marthas vineyard and the intimate spaces of the human heart. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month. Sephy who is a cross and callum who is a nought have been great friends from. The first edition of the novel was published in 2011, and was written by geraldine brooks. Bethia mayfield is a restless and curious young woman growing up in marthas vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band of pioneering english puritans. At age twelve, she meets caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a. Caleb s crossing i enjoyed this book although it was a little slowpaced. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 306 pages and is available in hardcover format. Caleb s crossing gives voice to his little known story. A bestselling tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure from the author of the secret chord and of march, winner of the pulitzer prize.
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