Hiddensee: A Tale Of The Once And Future Nutcracker
- Author: Gregory Maguire
- Narrator: Steven Crossley
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 10:03:44
Synopsis
In this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.
Gregory Maguire’s novels have been called ""bewitching,"" ""remarkable,"" ""extraordinary,"" ""engrossing,"" ""amazing,"" and ""delicious."" Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked, Wonderland in After Alice and Dickensian London in Lost, Maguire now takes us to the Black Forest of Bavaria and Munich of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffman. Hiddensee recreates the backstory of the Nutcracker, reimaging how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how it magically guided an ailing little girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a snowy Christmas Eve. It also brings to life the mysterious godfather Drosselmeier—the ominous, canny, one-eyed toymaker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky’s ballet—who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter.
But Hiddensee is not just a retelling of a classic story. Maguire discovers in the flowering of German Romanticism a migrating strain of a Hellenic mystery-cult, and ponders a profound question: how a person who is abused by life, short-changed and challenged, can access secrets that benefit the disadvantaged and powerless. Ultimately, Hiddensee, offers a message of hope. If the compromised Godfather Drosselmeier can bring an enchanted Nutcracker to a young girl in distress, perhaps everyone, however lonely or marginalized on the eve of a winter holiday, has something precious to share.
Chapters
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021 Chapter 19
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022 Chapter 20
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023 Chapter 21
Duration: 16min -
024 Chapter 22
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025 Chapter 23
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026 Chapter 24
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027 Chapter 25
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028 Chapter 26
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029 Chapter 27
Duration: 07min -
030 Chapter 28
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031 Chapter 29
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032 Chapter 30
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033 Chapter 31
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034 Chapter 32
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035 Chapter 33
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036 Chapter 34
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037 Chapter 35
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038 Chapter 36
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039 Chapter 37
Duration: 07min -
040 Chapter 38
Duration: 09min