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Catherine Called Birdy - Abridged

by Karen Cushman

Narrator Kate Maberly

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Length 3 hours 1 minute

Language English

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An abridged audiobook of the historical fiction classic, a Newbery Honor Book.

Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man—any rich man, no matter how awful.

But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call—by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. Unfortunately, he is also the richest.

Can a sharp-tongued, high-spirited, clever young maiden with a mind of her own actually lose the battle against an ill-mannered, piglike lord and an unimaginative, greedy toad of a father? Deus! Not if Catherine has anything to say about it!

Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman, tells in diary form the story of her fourteenth year—the year 1290.

Historical Fiction YA Fiction

Karen Cushman’s first book, Catherine, Called Birdy, was a Newbery Honor winner and her second, The Midwife’s Apprentice, was awarded the Newbery Medal. She was an adjunct professor in Museum Studies at John F. Kennedy University for 11 years, before retiring to Vashon Island, near Seattle, Washington, in order to write full time.

Kate Maberly is an English actress, director, and musician who has appeared in film, television, and theater. Her film appearances include The Secret Garden, Finding Neverland, and Standing Up. Onstage she played Juliet in the Midas Touch Theatre Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Her audiobook narration for Catherine Called Birdy received an Audie Award in 1995.