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Timothy of the Cay

By: Theodore Taylor
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
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This uplifting chronicle of a boy’s recovery from blindness is a moving reflection of the ways that friendship can permanently join the lives of two very different people. Master storyteller Theodore Taylor traces the lives of two friends - an American boy and a old West Indian - after they are rescued from a deserted island.

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The narrator has a lovely gentle voice and voices the characters quite well. The story switches between characters and between past and present. It is painfully sweet and at the end I was wanting more.

A lovely story of friendship

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The story continues from where "The Cay" left off following Phillip and his journey to gain his eyesight back. While also a prequel for Timothy telling the story how he became interested in the sea and his quest to become a captain of his own boat. And of course ultimately how he ended up crossing timelines with phillip in the first book.

Each chapter interchanges between each timeline continuing the story. It was easy to listen to and quite short. But I always wondered what happened next, as I orginally read this story when I was in primary school. It's taken me 15 years to find out the rest and I am glad I found this audio book to wrap it up.

Recommended if you enjoyed the first book.

Relaxing listening

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The story does not disappoint as a sequel to "the cay" which I would highly recommend reading before hand. In this sequel the epic continues as well follow the parallel journeys of Philip after the cay, the the life of Timothy before he enters the story of "the cay". The character of Timothy comes alive in this and the narrator's rendition of the Caribbean accents are brilliant!

Excellent continuation of the series

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