Journey to the River Sea

By: Eva Ibbotson

Narrated by: Imelda Staunton

An Amazon adventure set in the wilderness of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and memorable characters, read by actress Imelda Staunton.

It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson's highly colourful, joyous adventure.

Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal.
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award.

©2005 Eva Ibbotson; (P)2005 Macmillan Digital Audio

Critic reviews

Exciting, adventurous, exotic. A book for people who like stories with brilliant ideas and interesting places. The main character is brave, kind and loves reading!

Wonderful!

Wonderful book. I loved the Amazon setting. Accurate and adventurous. I loved the voice of the reader.

excellent!

story was performed perfectly to bring out the best of this wonderful novel. one of my favorite books as a kid & now one of my favorite audiobooks

Delightful

A light, fun adventure story. Tightly written and beautifully performed. Perfect for a car ride with tweens.

I liked it!

The narrator was excellent! It was a cute and creative story for one long rainy day.

Abridged

The book is abridged and you are not told that at time of purchase. I have listened to the story many times on CD. Although the narration is good and the story is excellent-it is marred by the interference of the thought police. Abridging the book is a travesty.