Solsbury Hill, Susan M. Wyler
Solsbury Hill, Susan M. Wyler
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Solsbury Hill

Author: Susan M. Wyler

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2014

Synopsis

The windswept moors of England, a grand rustic estate, and a love story of one woman caught between two men who love her powerfully—all inspired by Emily Bront├½'s beloved classic, Wuthering Heights. Solsbury Hill brings the legend of Catherine and Heathcliff, and that of their mysterious creator, into a contemporary love story that unlocks the past.When a surprise call from a dying aunt brings twentysomething New Yorker Eleanor Abbott to the Yorkshire moors—and the family estate she is about to inherit—she finds a world beyond anything she might have expected. Having left behind an American fianc├®, here Eleanor meets Meadowscarp Macleod, a young man who challenges and changes her. Here, too, she encounters the presence of Bront├½ herself and discovers a family legacy they may share.With winds powerful enough to carve stone and bend trees, the moors are another world—one where time and space work differently. Remnants of the past are just around a craggy, windswept corner. For Eleanor this means ancestors and a devastating romantic history that bears on her own life, on the history of the novel Wuthering Heights, and on the destinies of all who live in its shadow.

About Susan M. Wyler

Susan M. Wyler has been writing since she was seven. A poet and historian with advanced degrees in cultural history from UCLA and Oxford, she has traveled the world, speaks four languages, teaches yoga and meditation, and is a writing teacher and an editor. She lives in Los Angeles.

About Kate Reading

Kate Reading is the recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been named by AudioFile magazine as a “Voice of the Century,” as well as the Best Voice in Science Fiction & Fantasy in 2008 and 2009 and Best Voice in Biography & Culture in 2010. She has narrated works by such authors as Jane Austen, Robert Jordan, Edith Wharton, and Sophie Kinsella. Reading has performed at numerous theaters in Washington D.C. and received a Helen Hayes Award for her performance in Aunt Dan and Lemon. AudioFile magazine reports that, "With subtle control of characters and sense of pacing, Kate’s performances are a consistent pleasure."

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on June 21, 2018

let's call this a 2.5. i really wanted to love this book, and it definitely has an audience, but it didn't work for my particular tastes. this is like a romance novel version of Wuthering Heights. which is not a pejorative statement, but one of classification. the core of this book is a woman finding......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on July 14, 2014

Solsbury Hill is a novel about a woman, Eleanor, who is content with her life in New York. She is dating a man, Miles, who she has known since she was a child and her clothing line is just taking off. Her life is shook-up, when she receives a phone call from England letting her know that her Aunt is......more

Goodreads review by Cinta on March 21, 2014

I got an ARC from Penguin Books in exchange for my honest opinion. I love Wuthering Heights, so I thought that a book based on that story would be a great reading. It seems I was mistaken. The book has been quite a disappointment and it is not that much related to Wuthering Heights, except for making......more

Goodreads review by Elyse on January 16, 2015

Oh my goodness, I can not believe this book was well reviewed and recommended to me. I am so glad it's over. So corny, predictable and silly story. A young woman living in NY just walked in on her long term boyfriend sleeping with another woman. She goes back to her apartment and low and behold gets......more

Goodreads review by Jenna on August 02, 2021

Five things about Solsbury Hill by Susan M Wyler 3/5⭐️s 1. This was my choice for a book that nods toward Wuthering Heights. And I was not wrong. It absolutely does. 2. The author is a poet and this is her only novel. The thing I’ve found with most novels written by poets is that the language and sym......more

Quotes

“Susan Wyler’s contemporary take on a classic love story is utterly beguiling. Solsbury Hill is a gorgeously well-written tale of a fraught love affair that takes you from New York to the wild gothic setting of the Yorkshire moors.” Fiona Neill, Sunday Times (London) bestselling author

“The Yorkshire setting is vividly drawn and its inhabitants satisfyingly complex.” Publishers Weekly

“With a nod to Wuthering Heights, vivid details of Yorkshire moors and deliberate, thoughtful pacing make for an enchanting story. Kate Reading’s precise narration gives the listener time to savor the atmosphere…Smart and engaging.” AudioFile

“[An] enjoyable read by an author worth watching.” Library Journal

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