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The Lady and the Unicorn

By: Tracy Chevalier
Narrated by: Cornelius Garrett
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Jean Le Viste, a 15th-century nobleman close to the King, hires an ambitious artist to design six tapestries celebrating his rising status at Court. A talented miniaturist, Nicolas des Innocents overcomes his surprise at being offered this commission when he catches sight of his patron's sumptuous daughter, Claude. His pursuit of her pulls him unwittingly into the web of fragile relationships between husband and wife, parents and children, lovers and servants.

©2003 Tracy Chevalier (P)2004 BBC Audiobooks Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Middle Ages Marriage

Critic Reviews

"The story she weaves is as lush as the tapestries she describes, and her colorful characters leap off the page. A romantic, beautiful book. ( Booklist)
"The genuine drama Chevalier orchestrates as the weavers race to complete the tapestries, and the deft way she herself weaves together each separate story strand, results in a work of genuine power and beauty." ( Publishers Weekly)
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This story probably just doesn’t translate to audio very well. However the narrator’s jarring, shouty range of bawdy English accents superimposed on French characters was just a trial to listen to. I listened to the end out of loyalty to Tracey Chevalier’s hard work & other great works but frankly it was a chore.

Fairy tedious tale

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A little messy it the flow when it was changing scenes between characters or situations

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I loved the whole book. The narration was superb, done by a very gifted actor.

The characters, the tension (would the tapestry be finished on time). The tapestry itself, tellling its own story.

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Enjoyed different characters taking a chapter. Horrifying to understand the way in which women were seen: chattels, or sex objects. Chevalier has woven another illuminating tale.

View of the Plight of Women - 1490s

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