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The Black Mountain: Quick Reads 2022

By: Kate Mosse
Narrated by: Yolanda Kettle
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The Black Mountain is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Kate Mosse.

It is May, 1706. Ana, a young Spanish woman, lives in a small town on the north-west coast of Tenerife with her mother and twin younger brothers. The town is in the shadow of a mighty volcano, which legend says has the devil living inside it. However, there has been no eruption for thousands of years and no one believes it is a threat.

One day, Ana notices that the air feels strange and heavy, that the birds have stopped singing. Tending the family vineyard, a sudden strange tremor in the earth frightens her. Very soon it will be a race against time for Ana to help persuade the town that they are in danger and should flee before the volcano erupts and destroys their world. Will they listen? And Ana herself faces another danger . . .

 Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Renaissance Small Town & Rural Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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I have always loved Kate Mosse's books and this tale is no exception. This is the sad tale of Ana, set in 1706, and her desperate pleas to make herself heard and listened to over the rich and corrupt men of her little town. Her father has already been murdered by these officials for trying to warn of an impending tragedy. Now they are trying to silence her!

Another great tale from Kate Mosse.

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I like to read short stories between more in depth stories as a kind of commercial break.

Uncomplicated read

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I’m afraid the performance was disappointing. It sounded like she was reading each passage for first time. The story was fine if a little predictable.

Good sense of place and time.

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This was my first Kate Mosse listen/read. I found the narration, though professionally done, seemed to me to be out of sync with the story if that makes sense. I found I just couldn't listen to it. I recommend a listen before purchasing. I don't feel I got an idea of KM style from this experience, but I'll keep going! :-)

Not my thing

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