I felt like I was actually there! And, for me, it brought back memories of my trip of a lifetime which I took to Morocco a couple years ago. I could feel the chill of the night in the mountains. I could see the beautiful mosaics and hand carved details. Last night I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning listening to this wonderful book which paints the picture, the history and the culture of the Alhambra in such vivid detail that I was enchanted and transported. I heartily recommend this book to anyone who savors wonderful stories, read well. I will listen to this book again, and I don't think or feel that way about most of the books I listen to even if I have truly enjoyed them. As the book ended I felt truly sad that it was over. I found him easy to listen to and clear in his reading. The reader has a voice that fits perfectly with the material. This entire volume is appropriate for family listening perhaps something much better to excite imagination than a pile of DVDs for the kids on a family vacation road trip. The end of each story left me with a positive sense of satisfaction. Each one is interesting, exciting, and has an ending in which right triumphs. The stories are in the Arabian Nights tradition and throughly enjoyable. The way he describes the people-in real life and in the stories-caused me to see and understand them well additionally the descriptions are frequently rather funny. I can hardly express how much I enjoyed this book! The detail that Irving wrote allowed me to see what he saw in the Alhambra, along the road to from, and the environs of Granada with great clarity.

Tales of the alhambra book