Uncertain Voyage, Dorothy Gilman
Uncertain Voyage, Dorothy Gilman
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Uncertain Voyage

Author: Dorothy Gilman

Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/20/2012


Synopsis

Dorothy Gilman, famous for her best-selling Mrs. Pollifax mysteries, crafts a novel pulsing with international intrigue and psychological drama. Uncertain Voyage is certain to hold you spellbound with its tale of a timid young American woman who finds herself in situations that would test anyone's courage. Melissa Aubrey is touring Europe alone as part of her quest to establish her self-reliance. Still recovering from a nervous breakdown brought on by a disastrous marriage, Melissa is fragile, to say the least. When one of her fellow travelers makes an urgent plea that she deliver a small package to an address in Majorca, Melissa is thrown into a dizzying whirlwind of romance, mystery and danger. Narrator Alyssa Bresnahan's elegant, expressive voice evokes the artistic young heroine's changing states of mind. With her performance you will experience the thrill of adventure in foreign lands right alongside Melissa.

About Dorothy Gilman

Dorothy Gilman is the author of the Mrs. Pollifax series of novels, as well as several others. She divides her time between Norwalk, Connecticut, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Reviews

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on November 20, 2019

I became a Dorothy Gilman fan through her standalone stories. From her ‘young adult’ fantasy to “An Uncertain Voyage” being reviewed today; I am sampling all but the “Mrs. Pollifax” volumes from which she derived fame! If her series is superior to this less-known work I treasure so much, I am in for......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on October 14, 2021

As the next step in Melissa's recovery from her breakdown, she sets off on her own for a trip to Europe. Much of the story is inside her head as she talks her way through the challenges that she may or may not be ready to face. That repetition can get tiresome for the reader. This was written in 196......more

Goodreads review by Agnes on February 05, 2013

I started off reading a Dorothy Gilman book because I remembered the Miss Polliflax series and wanted a light mystery. But in "Uncertain Voyage" I found a novel that reflected back a lot of the things I read in my "spiritual" authors like Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson. It's about a woman who......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on June 14, 2021

I usually like Dorthy Gilman a lot, but this is my least favorite of her books so far. Although the story is good I disliked the main character, a woman so plagued with doubt about her self worth that she actually questions her own existence. Although I had sympathy for this character at the beginni......more

Goodreads review by Susan on November 04, 2017

Most of the reviews here have more to do with Gilman's Mrs. Polifax series than the book itself. On its own merit, Uncertain Voyage is a fine tale of someone recovering from a mental breakdown who finds the courage to go on after more setbacks. Intrigue ensues, but the main focus is on Melissa Aubre......more