Shipwreck, Maureen Jennings
Shipwreck, Maureen Jennings
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Shipwreck

Author: Maureen Jennings

Narrator: Charles Leggett

Unabridged: 1 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/23/2022


Synopsis

A retired police detective tells a story from his family's history. This is his story...

On a cold winter morning in 1873, a crowd gathers on the shore of a Nova Scotia fishing village. A stormy sea has thrown a ship onto the rocks. The villagers work bravely to save the ship's crew. But many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all of the deaths. With the priest's help, Will- who grows up to be a famous detective- solves his first mystery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Selena on March 25, 2008

This is definitely the most difficult of the three plays to read because the wave of hope and youthful ambition that begins to roll out the action of the first play unravels, leaving our main characters as disillusioned ex-patriots, scattered all over Europe, some in forces exile, some imprisoned, s......more

Goodreads review by Tom on September 11, 2008

A good first act cannot make up for the unspeakable nightmare of that second act, as Alexander Herzen moves to the center of play and begins talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and wondering why his wife is c......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on August 11, 2007

Saw the transcendent serial production of the trilogy during consecutive weeks at Lincoln Center (thx G'ma!), while reading the scripts in between shows. Amazing on every level. Not only vintage Stoppard, but an epic career centerpiece.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 25, 2012

One of the great plays of our time. Read it in the correct order. It is second in Stoppard's trilogy on Russian intellectuals.......more

Goodreads review by Playwright42 on August 01, 2011

Natalie is one of the best female characters in contemporary theatre. She's smart, unapologetic, and never hides. She knows exactly who she is, and it shows.......more