The Shawl Free Audiobook Download by Cynthia Ozick


"My grandfather had a shawl, and he loved its beauty. So when he died, I took the shawl for myself." The Shawl is about a woman who takes care of her deceased grandfather's property after his death. When she discovers that this property includes the ancient shawl, she goes to great lengths to have it restored and to keep it safe from selfish people.

The Shawl, a novel by Cynthia Ozick narrated by Yelena Shmulenson is an exploration of questions of faith, religious identity, and love.

The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick, narrated by Yelena Shmulenson, offers a window into the world of a woman who is plagued by the fear that she doesn't belong. She is a woman like any other and yet she does not know why people insist on setting her apart. The narrator's desperation to find out what drives her fate with such finality is palpable.

Cynthia Ozick's novel, "The Shawl" is about a 19th-century Hasidic woman who leaves her village and moves to America to pursue the life of a courtesan.

"The Shawl is a story of love and its consequences. A year in the life of a girl, now grown up, on the eve of her marriage. She fantasizes about her beloved late mother's shawl, woven by hand and with such artistry that only she could wear it; but when she finally gets it, it will not fit around her shoulders."

The Shawl audiobook by Cynthia Ozick is a fiction novel that explores the consequences of war, the power of dreams and its aftereffects. It tells the stories of six fictional British Jews whose lives were shaped by World War II. In a hospital in London during the Crimean War, Dr. John Dancer leaves his wife for another woman, and drifts between her bed and that of his beloved Billy Moses, who is about to die.

Published Date 2008-11-12
Duration 2 hours 4 minutes
Author Cynthia Ozick
Narrated Yelena Shmulenson
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Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Fiction & Literature
Parent Category Literary Fiction, Short Stories

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