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Title details for The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross - Available

The Beast's Heart

A Novel of Beauty and the Beast

by Leife Shallcross
Jim Dale
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A luxuriously magical retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in seventeenth-century France—and told from the point of view of the Beast himself.
I am neither monster nor man—yet I am both. I am the Beast.
He is a broken, wild thing, his heart’s nature exposed by his beastly form. Long ago cursed with a wretched existence, the Beast prowls the dusty hallways of his ruined château with only magical, unseen servants to keep him company—until a weary traveler disturbs his isolation.
Bewitched by the man’s dreams of his beautiful daughter, the Beast devises a plan to lure her to the château. There, Isabeau courageously exchanges her father’s life for her own and agrees to remain with the Beast for a year. But even as their time together weaves its own spell, the Beast finds winning Isabeau’s love is only the first impossible step in breaking free from the curse....

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  • Release date

    February 12, 2019

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781984847058
      • File size: 390850 KB
      • Duration: 13:34:16

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Jim Dale gives a captivating narration of this alluring adaptation of the classic tale "Beauty and the Beast," told from the point of view of the Beast. Dale's portrayal of a beastly man who is trying to hold onto his humanity is powerful and moving. Dale's heartrending tone trembles with the anguish of the Beast's loneliness. Deftly controlled modulations convey his bittersweet moments of joy, which are at once surprising, satisfying, and sad as the prospect of remaining in a beast's form looms. With evocative high tones, Dale depicts the beautiful Isabeau, effectively conveying her inner conflict as her tenderness for the Beast grows. An enchanting performance of a magical story. M.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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