Rachel Louise Lawrence has 2 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is East of the Sun and West of the Moon.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Summary
“A great white bear waits outside, and he has promised to make us rich if he can only have our youngest daughter.” Often called the Scandinavian "Beauty and the Beast", this Norwegian folktale follows the journey of the youngest daughter of a peasant, who - for the sake of her poor but large family - agrees to leave everything she has ever known and accompany a white bear to his mountain castle. After discovering the white bear’s true identity, she seeks to rescue him from a forced marriage to a troll princess. Her search leads her to the homes of the Four Winds, who may be her only hope in locating where her beloved now resides - in a castle which lies east of the Sun and west of the Moon. This book also contains "King Valemon, the White Bear", another search-for-the-lost-husband variant from Asbjørnsen and Moe’s collection of Norwegian folktales. [Folklore Type: The Search for the Lost Husband - the Animal as Bridegroom]
©2014, 2020 Rachel Louise Lawrence (P)2020 Blackdown Publications
Ancient Scottish Tales: Unabridged Edition
Summary
“I wish that the Brown Bull of Ringlewood would come and carry me off.” In this collection of folk and fairy tales from the Scottish Highlands, we are transported to an enchanted world of persecuted heroines and courageous heroes, scheming stepmothers and monstrous beasts, swan maidens and talking cats, murderous robbers and thieving giants, benevolent fairies and mysterious strangers, and much more... Whether it is a tale of romance or revenge, legend or magic, this unabridged anthology - collected by the folklorist, Peter Buchan - has a story for everyone and is essential reading for lovers of classic Scottish folktales. Tales: "The Red Etin" (ATU-303: "The Twins or Blood-Brothers") "The Young Prince" (ATU-851: "The Riddle of the Suitor") "The History of Mr Greenwood" (ATU-955: "The Robber Bridegroom") "The Cruel Stepmother" (ATU-706: "The Maiden Without Hands") "Rashen Coatie" (ATU-510B: "Unnatural Love" + ATU-511: "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes") "The Brown Bull of Ringlewood" (ATU-425A: "The Search for the Lost Husband") "The Thriftless Wife" (ATU-1541: "For the Long Winter" + ATU-1653: "The Robbers Under a Tree") "Green Sleeves" (ATU-313: "The Magic Flight") "The Princess with the White Petticoat" (ATU-510: "Cinderella and Catskin" + ATU-886: "The Girl Who Could Not Keep the Secret") "The Black Cat" (ATU-326A: "Soul Released From Torment") "The Widow’s Son and the Old Man" (ATU-30: "The Ogre’s Heart in the Egg") "The Widow’s Son and the King’s Daughter" (ATU-300: "The Dragon Slayer") "The King of Morocco" (ATU-325: "The Magician and His Pupil") "The Princess of the Blue Mountains" (ATU-400: T"he Man on a Quest for His Lost Wife")
©2019 Rachel Louise Lawrence (P)2020 Blackdown Publications