The Mask
Gelesen von Grant Hurlock
Florence Irwin
(4,25 Sterne; 6 Bewertungen)
The mask is the one which we all wear, even though unconsciously, to hide our thoughts and feelings. Alison Terry wore one, though she had never realized it until she faced a crisis in her life. Alison, a girl of sympathetic mood and action whose keen intelligence is overbalanced by the inexperience of innocence and a sheltered upbringing, goes to New York with her erratic husband, Phil Howland. She passes through various stages of disillusionment inevitably resulting from cheap boarding-house life, association with the undesirable friends of her husband, and the discovery that Phil himself is selfish and lacking in ambition, a man whose chief interests seem to lie in restaurant-life and gambling. Then comes tragedy in the loss of their little child in a horrible accident for which Phil is responsible. The splendid strength with which Alison forces him to forgive himself and the subsequent loneliness and suffering, lead to the establishment of a mutual bond of sympathy, understanding and encouragement which starts them on the road to their ultimate happiness. Miss Irwin has written a story that rings true, and its publishers recommend "The Mask" with unusual confidence. (Summary from 1917 dust-jacket blurb) (8 hr 41 min)
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Loved it!
Wendy Mathieu
(5 Sterne)
This was such a good story despite the description that gives a bit much information. Shows how things can change in a marriage if one person puts in the effort on behalf of both. It came across as weakness sometimes, but it required a lot of strength on the part or the main character. The reader doesn't use a lot of expression but he is very clear and I quite enjoyed his reading.
duncalino
heads up!
(1 Sterne)
The synopsis have a warning..: SPOILER ALERT. Why read a book if you know the entire story. This is a book report not a synopsis. Please Librivox, you are doing no one any favors. Have this and all others like it rewritten. The synopsis should contain a teasing morsel not a banquet