At the Back of the North Wind (Radio Theatre) [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Murray Watts (Author), Philip Glassborow (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Radio Theatre

In this Radio Theatre audio drama adaptation of George MacDonald's classic story, a beautiful woman known as the North Wind blows through a small village in Victorian London, and everyday lives are mysteriously enveloped by a power and a glory. Along the way, she visits a poor stable boy named Diamond and takes him with her on her journeys. At the Back of the North Wind explores the place of death in our lives, social injustice, and our deep need for love and forgiveness.

C. S. Lewis, author of the classic Chronicles of Narnia series, said of MacDonald, "What he does best is fantasy--fantasy that hovers between the allegorical and the mythopoeic. And this, in my opinion, he does better than any man. MacDonald is the greatest genius of this kind whom I know."

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

Little Diamond, the sickly son of a poor Victorian cabby, during a deathly fever, takes a trip across the River Styx and back again to warm the spirits of those around him. In a soothing Scottish brogue, Tom Fleming narrates the 1871 novel and plays the part of a kind tutor. With energetic innocence and proficiency beyond his years, Pax Baldwin reads the role of the remarkable 7-year-old, while Juliet Stevenson portrays North Wind, a character who is at once beautiful and comforting while being haunting and ominous as Diamond's guide to the other side. With a full cast and Dolby sound, Focus on the Family brings MacDonald's classic to a new generation. S.E.S. 2006 Audie Award Finalist © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Tyndale Entertainment (January 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589972503
• ISBN-13: 978-1589972506
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,395,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul has been writing since he was 10, starting on a typewriter he got for Christmas. Since then, he's published plays, sketch collections, songs and novels. Not to mention his 20 years of work on the popular children's audio program "Adventures in Odyssey," and its companion series "Radio Theatre." He won a Peabody Award for his drama "Bonhoeffer," and an Audie Award for his "Life of Jesus" epic. He has dramatized CS Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" and more recently "The Screwtape Letters." His novels include "The Mill House," "Epiphany" and his latest, "TSI: The Gabon Virus" with Dr. Walt Larimore. Paul lives in Colorado Springs.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At the Back of the North Wind, March 13, 2006

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Again, Radio Theatre by Focus on the Family has exceeded our expections with "At the Back of the North Wind." We listen over and over again to all of their radio theatre productions. So much fun to listen to in the car! It's as if you're watching a movie, except you get to use a little imagination.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great pleasure to listen to, March 17, 2007

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This production by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre was a great pleasure to listen to. The miles in car passed as I listened to this great production.