Colony, Anne Rivers Siddons
Colony, Anne Rivers Siddons
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Colony

Author: Anne Rivers Siddons

Narrator: Judith Ivey

Abridged: 3 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/28/2006

Synopsis

""An outstanding multigenerational novel...We are hooked from the moment we meet Maude.""  --New York TimesAn unforgettable story of love, acceptance, and tradition from New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons. When Maude Chambliss first arrives at Retreat, the seasonal home of her husband's aristocratic family, she is a nineteen-year-old bride fresh from South Carolina's Low Country. Among the patrician men and women who reside in the summer colony on the coast of Maine, her gypsy-like beauty and impulsive behavior immediately brand her an outsider. She, as well as everyone else, is certain she will never fit in. And of course, she doesn't...at first. But over the many summers she spends there, Maude comes to cherish life in the colony, as she does the people who share it with her. There is her husband Peter, consumed with a darkness of spirit; her adored but dangerously fragile children; her domineering mother-in-law, who teaches her that it is the women who possess the strength to keep the colony intact; and Maine native Micah Willis, who is ultimately Maude's truest friend. This brilliant novel, rich with emotion, is filled with appealing, intense, and indomitable characters. Anne Rivers Siddons paints a portrait of a woman determined to preserve the spirit of past generations—and the future of a place where she became who she is...a place called Colony.

About Anne Rivers Siddons

Anne Rivers Siddons is the New York Times bestselling author of 19 novels that include Nora, Nora, Sweetwater Creek, Islands, Peachtree Road, and Outer Banks. She is also the author of the nonfiction work John Chancellor Makes Me Cry.

About Judith Ivey

Judith Ivey has received two Tony® and two Drama Desk awards; she starred in the television series Down Home and has appeared in seventy-five stage productions and twenty films.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheryl on February 16, 2009

For me, this is without a doubt Siddons' best book . I have re-read it twice now, and still enjoy every page. Highly recommended for exquisite descriptions of the coastal area of Maine, for a detailing of the privileged lives of those summering in that area and their relationship to the people who l......more

Goodreads review by Madi on July 02, 2013

Loved it. I've read on my Nook for years, but I have a hard cover copy of this book and I honestly think there is no better way to read Anne Rivers Siddons than an actual physical book with yellowed pages and a glass of Merlot.. or two.. or hell, an entire bottle... ;) This is a long one, but definite......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 03, 2018

3.5 stars. I mostly enjoyed it. It's definitely pulpy and soap-opera-ish in places (there was one scene where Maude shoots a German spy who had washed ashore from a U-boat or some shit and invaded her home and honestly it's hilariously ridiculous). Also the snobby maneuverings of WASP summer vacatio......more

Goodreads review by D on September 20, 2015

My all time favorite book! The author's writing resonates with me. I feel myself immersed in the stories and they become part of me. I think a small part of that is that Anne Rivers-Siddons is Southern, as am I. The writing just flows for me. I do not find that at all with British authors, for examp......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn on July 24, 2024

SPOILER ALERT The multi-generational saga I've just completed nearly earned five stars. It beautifully chronicles Maude's life from the age of 18 in her husband's cherished Maine, particularly in the Cape Rosier area. Those familiar with the locale will connect, yet one wonders if the country clubs a......more

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