

Caravan
Author: Dorothy Gilman
Narrator: Roslyn Alexander
Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/21/2012
Categories: Fiction
Author: Dorothy Gilman
Narrator: Roslyn Alexander
Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/21/2012
Categories: Fiction
Dorothy Gilman is the author of the Mrs. Pollifax series of novels, as well as several others. She divides her time between Norwalk, Connecticut, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This is probably one of my favorite books ever! I read it in high school and have re-read it several times since, something I don't do often. If you have ever read Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax series you know they are quick and fun, but they are mediocre in comparison to Caravan. It is a jewel of a story!......more
Writing 2 stars (quite pedestrian) & storyline 3 stars. I did love this story no matter how preposterous it was. The book opens as Lady Teal is ruminating about her past life & the secrets she has kept. From life growing up as a carney kid, her lonely years at a boarding school and the harrowing lif......more
An elderly Caressa writes a letter to her daughter revealing past events that she kept secret once becoming Lady Teal, wife of Sir Linton. It was an intriguing look at an American girl in a pre-World War I world who grew up in a circus and later tried to become more "ladylike" after her mother saves......more
Really fun period adventure story with elements of magical realism. Second time I've read it - it's that good!......more
Would never have picked up on my own (had never even heard of it!) but was given to read by a co-worker while I awaited some library books. The beginning was interesting, the core of the story well-told though a bit too detailed (as in easy to glaze over the details given the description and amount......more