If you have never read Whelan, you might want to start with Homeless Bird which is just amazing but I plan to work my way through all her books. So.for fans of Historical Fiction I can't recommend this book enough. I fell in love with Grandfather with his twinkling eyes and fun bird loving nature bu I think the book could have ended at the point the evil neighbors scheme was discovered. I think had my mood been different I would have focused on those scenes more (maybe) but just was not in the mood.Īs others mention, it does lose power toward the end. I have already gone through some depression due to our present circumstances so I will tell people there is much focus on disease and for me, I had to skim much of that. Especially not with Covid 19 being so prevalent. I just wasn't quite in the mood to read about Influenza. The negatives have nothing to do with the book. That, along with her beautiful and descriptive prose, make Whelan's books so interesting to read. Her young women are Free Spirited and unbound by Society's norms and expectations.
I so like that Whelan writes strong protagonists.
Rachel wants to be a doctor and heal people and she will not let much stand in her way. She is such a beautiful writer.Īnd once again, the theme is independence. Well, it does in Listening for Lions as well. The sense of atmosphere is so compelling and in my review of Homeless Bird I had said the Prose glows. Animals seem to play a big role in her writings and in Lions, you will meet birds and wild ponies and hear Rachel talk of her love for Lions. Whelan's books, at times, read almost like poetry. The vivid descriptions of Africa were stunning, particularly the animal descriptions. What I liked best about this book is what I adored about Homeless Bird. (Not romantic love.(this book has no romance in it). I do not want to say to much but what this book is really about is Rachel's journey as she comes into herself and develops her own identity encountering many obstacles along the way as well as much love found in the most surprising places. To tell you the truth, that is just the surface of the book. Rachel becomes enmeshed in a scheme by her evil neighbors who temporarily assume charge of her, through lies and deceit. Tragically, Rachel's parents both wind up catching it and they do not survive, leaving Rachel on her own. Rachel is a young girl and her parents run a hospital where they treat people with influenza. While Listening for Lions did not make it onto the list of my favorites, I still think it is a good read that many fans of Historical Fiction will enjoy. The first, Homeless Bird, was extraordinary. This is the second book I have read by Gloria Whelan. They wrote books and painted pictures, and if they ever stopped talking, which I was sure they would never do, they planned to change the world.”
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