A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

Marvelous reading!

(5 stars)

Kentworth

This is such an enjoyable listen from beginning to end. How utterly interesting to obtain a somewhat different perspective on the settling of a wilderness area with it's harshness and cruelty. Brilliantly read with perfect clarity. I shall now need to see what other books Ms. Caldwell has contributed! I recommend this to anyone and everyone. Both the material and the narrator receive my kudos.

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

My very best favorite! Exceptional reading of an exceptional woman. Loved every second... It brought my real life memories of hiking the trails of RMNP roaring back. Longs Peak is emblazoned on my heart.

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

(4.5 stars)

Hipsophily

Wonderful. Laura has a wonderful voice and reads superbly

a real joy

(5 stars)

Tofgincin

a beautiful reading of a facinating story.

Unforgetable

(5 stars)

Roger32713

How wrong I was! I had envisioned this book to be a combination of a suburban lady’s vacation trip to the Grand Canyon with her Instamatic camera and a few episodes of Little House on the Prairie – all rather tame. But instead, it was like stepping on a land mine. From beginning to end, I was out of my comfort zone, on the edge of my seat, and full of apprehension at the adventures of this most remarkable lady, Isabella Lucie Bird. Not only was she an adventurer, but she possesses a consummate ability to use the English language to vividly describe her exploits. Of the many movies and books I have encountered in my lifetime, almost all have come and gone; but this tale will remain vividly with me forever. The book is narrated by Laura Caldwell. You will not fine a more superb and talented reader than she.

I'm ONLY give stars to the reader...

(5 stars)

Malola Zap

Yes. Only to the reader. I must admit my mind was running far away, so I wasn't listening attentively. It could easily be that I listened only half the book without my undivided attention. (Maybe even less.) Let this not taken as an insinuation of poor writing kills of Miss Bird (since this is the second book I've read/listen and I've enjoyed her style quite a lot) nor poor pacing from Miss Caldwell. The parts where I was most present were exquisite. Miss Bird was of a most interesting character. Also, though Bird was English, somehow the (slightly) Southern (?) accent of the reader perfectly set the imagery in front.

My poster girl

(5 stars)

Fulvia G

Isabella Bird is my poster girl for a brave, compassionate, capable, adventurous woman that bucks convention. She is an inspiration even in this day and age. I particularly liked this book, her descriptions are wonderful and her love and connection to nature and the landscape is palpable. Laura Caldwell does a great job reading this, I feel she really channels Isabella and enjoy her pacing and lilting accent. A real pleasure to listen to!

(5 stars)

tom

The reader is excellent — her soft and slightly grainy voice matches the languid and enchanting writing. The author is a skilled observer who offers lovely, often exquisite descriptions of her journey from the abundant farm lands of California through the dry plains of Wyoming to the soaring Rockies. She mixes naturalistic observations with insightful observations into the early colonizers of the West.