The Bridal Chair

By: Gloria Goldreich

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

As a child growing up in 1920s Paris, Ida Chagall copes with her father Marc Chagall's brilliant artistic mind and overbearing ego and the tight leash he keeps on her. But as Ida blossoms into a young woman, she begins to glimpse freedom and opportunities for herself.

When she falls in love for the first time, her father paints "The Bridal Chair" as her wedding present, a symbol of his anger that pierces Ida to the heart. Against a backdrop of the Nazi invasion of France, Ida fights for her own survival as an independent young woman while nurturing the dark, creative genius of her parents.

©2015 Gloria Goldreich (P)2015 Recorded Books

You will not want to stop listening!

This is a book that will keep your attention from the very first page to the last word. It combines factual information and the historical periods of the great artist Marc Chagall with the authors imagination. It is very well written and very well narrated by Barbara Rosenblat.
I would recommend to those who like historical fiction, reading about artists, and the Jewish experience in Russia in the early 20th Century, later in Eastern & Western Europe and what they did to survive. As the coordinator of a Book Club I definitely recommend this to Book Clubs.
I gave this book 5 star ratings in all categories because I really feel it is that good. It is the first book in a while that I have taken the time to write a review.

the narrator was extremely distracting

The story is wonderful. However, I had to stop listening and get the printed version. The narrator sounds like she is dehydrated and the constant dry mouth sounds are very distracting. If this type of thing does not bother you, by all means get the book from audible. If, like me, you are disturbed by this then get the printed version. It is a fantastic story.

Good story but distracting narration

The story was solid and enjoyable but the narrator could be heard turning pages, there were repeated lines several places and you could hear mouth sounds, like a dry mouth while speaking. It could have been edited and sound produced better to eliminate these distractions. The narrator read well, intoned with variation for various characters but at times it interfered.

An important story but distracting reader

The reader made annoying swallowing sucking chewing slurping noises as she read it was very distracting

Beautiful!

What a Beautifully written and wonderfully narrated book. My life stopped for several days as I listened to this captivating tale. The story was told by a woman whose voice was perfectly matched to the vivid descriptions of Gloria Goldreich’s historical novel. I look forward to reading her other books, and others narrated By Barbara Rosenblat.