Who Was She?, Bayard Taylor
Who Was She?, Bayard Taylor
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Who Was She?

Author: Bayard Taylor

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/20/2014


Synopsis

Bayard Taylor (1825 - 1878) was an American writer and poet, best known for his translations of German literature, including his acclaimed Faust.

Who Was She? is a romantic mystery. The narrator is on vacation and discovers what he takes to be a secluded glen unknown to anyone else. But one day, he finds a wilted bunch of flowers and a book on the flat rock where he always sits. The book contains sketches and musings, clearly by an unmarried woman. The narrator finds a way to return the book, with his own message and an unlikely and mysterious correspondence begins, from which it becomes clear that this is the start of a strange unknown quest. But one with no map, no certain destination and few clues. The only important (and multi-layered) question is "who was she?"

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on July 12, 2017

Delightful book. A bookish man wakes up from his work to discover he is smitten with a mysterious woman. Many surprises in this short story. Both are characters not soon to be forgotten. There is unlooked for depth in this book that deals with gender equality and mutual respect.......more