

A Severed Wasp
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Narrator: Kathleen Gati
Unabridged: 14 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 03/27/2018
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Family Life
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Narrator: Kathleen Gati
Unabridged: 14 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 03/27/2018
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Family Life
Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was an American author of more than sixty books, including novels for children and adults, poetry, and religious meditations. Her best-known work, A Wrinkle in Time, one of the most beloved young adult books of the twentieth century and a Newbery Medal winner, has sold more than fourteen million copies since its publication in 1962. Her other novels include A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and A Ring of Endless Light. Born in New York City, L’Engle graduated from Smith College and worked in theater, where she met her husband, actor Hugh Franklin. L’Engle documented her marriage and family life in the four-book autobiographical series, the Crosswicks Journals. She also served as librarian and writer-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in Manhattan for more than thirty years.
This is, by far, my very favorite L'Engle piece. Since she was a family friend, I grew up reading all of her books since they were what I always got for birthdays, Christmas and anniversaries of baptism. As I grew older, I was given books like this one, or A Live Coal in the Sea, and I fell in love......more
There are too many things I like about this book to give it three stars but too many thinks wrong with it to give it five. What I like: the overall story, revisiting Katherine and other characters from L'Engle's bibliography, the feel of the book, the ultimate message, all the pages I have dog-eared......more
One of the great pleasures for me in reading this book is the chapter by chapter unfolding of the petals of a great blossom, the way perspective and points of view shift on astounding plot turns revealing completely new ways of looking at the cast of characters and the rest of the book. And this KEE......more
If a student turned writing like this in, I'd be proud. If I had never heard of the author, I would probably put it down. From Madeleine L'Engle, it's disappointing (and oh, does it hurt to say that). I'm only pushing through out of loyalty to her. This book would probably make a dynamite short stor......more
This isn't my usual fare, but I'd read other L'Engle books previously and the blurb on the back cover sounded interesting--and goodness am I glad I picked this up. The depth and complexity of the characters are marvellous, and the way their personalities intertwine in the plot is superb. But more th......more