The thunder of giants

Daisy Sound Recording 2015

1937. Andorra Kelsey - 7'11 and just over 320 pounds - is on her way to Hollywood to become a star. Hoping to escape both poverty and the ghost of her dead husband, she accepts an offer from the wily Rutherford Simone to star in a movie about the life of Anna Swan, the Nova Scotia giantess who toured the world in the 19th century. Told in parallel, Anna Swan's story unfurls. While Andorra is seen as a disgrace by an embarrassed family, Anna Swan...

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Edition:

Daisy edition

Description:

1 DAISY disc (8 hours, 49 minutes) : sound ; 12 cm
digital DAISY
4 3/4 in

Notes:

Access restricted to persons who are visually impaired or physically disabled and cannot use conventional print materials
Read by Tandy Cronyn
Audio and text
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, 2015
Reproduced from: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2015. 9781490658513
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software
Studio original

Control Number:

3315210

Other Authors:

Centre for Equitable Library Access (Canada)
Cronyn, Tandy, 1945-

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