The Lost Book of the Grail

A Novel

By: Charlie Lovett

Narrated by: Charles Armstrong

Arthur Prescott is happiest when surrounded by the ancient manuscripts of the Barchester Cathedral library, nurturing his obsession with the Holy Grail and researching his perennially unfinished guidebook to the medieval cathedral. But when Bethany Davis arrives in Barchester to digitize the library's manuscripts, Arthur's tranquility is broken. Appalled by the threat of modern technology, he sets out to thwart Bethany, only to find in her a kindred spirit - and a fellow Grail fanatic. Bethany soon joins Arthur in a quest to find the lost Book of Ewolda. Arthur and Bethany peel back layers of history, and when the future of the cathedral itself is threatened, Arthur and Bethany's search takes on grave importance, leading to discoveries about the Grail and each other.

©2017 Charlie Lovett (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC

A humanistic, interesting, and educational story.

Lost Book fo the Grail is another wonderful book by Charlie Lovett, loved for a creative interesting and educational story. It is a book of compassion, hope, discovery, and relationships that you can get lost in a story that resinates in your mind, heart, and soul for the rest of your life.

Interesting take on the Grail legend

Well written, erudite perspective on the Grail mythos. The reader's presentation of the American's speech left something to be desired. She sounded like Bugs Bunny.

Best I've listened to in a while!

The humor and suspense kept me listening all day. Even the writing style was well matched with the plot. The characters were lovable and the setting sounded like a place I wanted to visit. The tiny amount of profanity was used in a playful way. If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be "clever". I'll definitely listen to this more than once.

Wonderful!

This is one of those books that not only held my interest but left me grinning in delight at the end. I loved it.

As for narration, it's true that the voice for Bethany, an American woman, is at odds with the rather ethereal description of her appearance. My advice is to just accept it and enjoy the story. Charles Armstrong has a smooth, beautiful delivery.

The Lost Book of the Grail is interesting, uplifting, and engages on a higher level. It’s also downright fun.

Highly recommended.

Very Enjoyable

As others have mentioned, the narrator has a very bad American accent. However the overall story was highly enjoyable.

Enjoyable book!

very enjoyable book! the narrator kept listeners engaged. It never felt boring. I also enjoyed the adjustments to speaking pace that the narrator used with different characters.

A Lot of Fun...But

What did you like best about The Lost Book of the Grail? What did you like least?

The story was fine...a little misogynistic (a promiscuous male character who preys on women, romantic leads with a major age difference), but my issue was with the narration. The narrator has a lovely English accent, until he attempts an American accent. The main female character sounds like a 1930's gangster. I've lived in the U.S. for a long time, and I've never heard nineteen pronounced "nine-een." I barely made it through the reading.

Bill Bryson meets Dan Brown

Loved this book! Humor, detail, and a great story. A delightful new twist on the grail story. Thank you Charlie Lovett.

A little slow, but relaxing.

Slow, plodding. Perfect for mindless listening on a long commute. Good to unwind to after a long day.

Engrossing

Engrossing story, performed with grace. I especially recommend it to those who enjoy English church history and a little Christian theology.