Sabastian & Melissa Book 1, by Victoria Walker Audiobook Tour!

The Winter of Enchantment # 1
(Sebastian and Melissa)
Author: Victoria Walker
Narrator: Kim Bretton
Length: 4 hours 13 minutes
Publisher: Victoria Clayton Limited⎮2020
Genre: Fantasy; Children’s
Release date: Jun. 15, 2020
Synopsis:
      A magic mirror enables Sebastian to travel from his Victorian world of winter snow and Mrs Parkin to a magic world of Melissa, Mantari, and wicked Enchanter and many other exciting people.
     This wonderful audiobook follows in the great tradition of the E. Nesbit magic books.
     Since its first publication in 1969 it has proved its appeal to children of every age.

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REVIEW by LAWonder10:
Sabastian was a quiet boy. His father left on a trip with his new wife and told Sabastian that when he returned, he would have a surprise for Sabastian.
While his father was gone, something strange happened when he visited his favorite shop. Sabastian had to make a decision to do something he knew his father wouldn't like, or to be obedient and ignore the situation...He couldn't just ignore the problem!

Sebastian and Melissa venture into dangerous and mysterious adventures in solving the problem. Everything is reliant upon Sabastian's memory.

Join along with Sabastian and Melissa and meet the very unique, intriguing  and strange characters. This is a fantastical journey to the unknown. mysterious, frightening, peculiar and stunning experiences.

The ending is solid, yet one word creates a final cliff-hanger.

Kim Bretton does a fantastic job narrating this story. However, since it is for children, I recommend that the book be purchase also, so the illustrations are viewed along with the story because of the large variety and unique characters depicted, as well as the strange scenes.

I recommend this for older elementary age and Middle Grade students
I offer a Four Stars rating for this audio.
*This was gifted me with no pressure for a positive review. This is my honest review.

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ABOUT the Author

Victoria Walker was twenty-one when she wrote The Winter of Enchantment in 1968. A second story about Sebastian and Melissa, The House Called Hadlows, was published in 1972. In 1973 she went to Cambridge University to read English and married immediately after finishing her degree. Two children followed and two decades passed before she began to write under her married name of Victoria Clayton. She lives with her husband in Northamptonshire.
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 Meet the Narrator

Kim is an accomplished and award winning actress and director with West End/Broadway theatre credits. Kim has narrated over 35 audiobooks and counting. She is also an in demand voice over talent in the commercial and corporate arena and owns her own class A recording studio in Nashville. Kim is from the UK but has lived in NYC, L.A. and now Nashville TN. She continues to work in Theatre, Film and TV as an actress and a director alongside narrating audiobooks and commercial voice overs.
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