Thespian Thursday! Richard Armitage performing “The Christmas Hirelings” audiobook was a delight! January 24, 2019 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1207)

Wednesday night, I finished listening to “The Christmas Hirelings” (cover art below)  audiobook from Audible and performed by the talented British actor Richard Armitage. It was a delight!

The story is about a stubborn prideful father in his lonely old age, his longtime friend who wants to help the father, and the little children who come to visit over Christmas and help the old father learn how to love again.

The final hour is especially touching and tense–with an illness and death looming. Yet, this story ends on a heartfelt and hopeful note.

“The Christmas Hirelings” is a poignant and beautifully written and performed story. Once again, Richard Armitage (image below courtesy of TeresaA, Thanks!) shares his masterful storytelling with us.

And at just under four hours, “The Christmas Hirelings” audiobook can be leisurely listened to over two nights. I usually like to split up even the shorter audiobooks–like this one–into different days of listening, and savoring each moment.

I highly recommend “The Christmas Hirelings” by Mary Elizabeth Braddon in audiobook form performed by Richard Armitage!  I loved it!

Wishing you a lovely day! Hugs <3 & Cheers! Grati ;->

P.S.  The link below has a behind the scenes clip and pix of Richard Armitage performing this story, as well as several “favorite moments” sound clips at the bottom of the page:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Christmas-Hirelings-Audiobook/B07L5WYT38?ref=a_lib_c4_libItem_0_B07L5WYT38&pf_rd_p=ae76b2bb-e63d-4a67-b357-dab3dee05ca1&pf_rd_r=HJVHXFTFBJ6JMHN1AFEQ&#038;