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Title: The Secret of Summerhayes

Author: Merryn Allingham

Narrator: Lara J. West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-17

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A war-torn summer

A house fallen into ruin

A family broken apart by scandal...

Summer 1944: Bombed out by the Blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory, most of the rooms have been shut up, the garden is overgrown and the whole place feels as unwelcoming as the family themselves.

Struggling with the realities of war, Alice is plagued by anonymous letters and haunting visions of her old household. At first Beth tries to convince her it's all in her mind but soon starts to unravel the mysteries surrounding the aristocratic family's past.

An evocative and captivating tale, The Secret of Summerhayes tells of dark secrets, almost-forgotten scandals and a household teetering on the edge of ruin.

Members Reviews:

An engaging historical story that will hold you captive from start to finish!

Firstly, I just have to mention the stunning cover of THE SECRET OF SUMMERHAYES by Merryn Allingham. While the image above is lovely it does not do justice to this richly coloured and atmospheric cover that made me pick it up straight away and dive into its pages.

Now onto the novel itself.

It is the summer of 1944 and the army has arrived in force at Summerhayes estate, which is nothing new as the crumbling manor has been the home to soldiers for a while now. In a small section of the house lives Alice Summer, the owner of the estate, and her last remaining helpers, Mr. Ripley, and Bethany Merston. Bethany, who acts as a companion to Alice, is trained as a school teacher but when her school was destroyed by the war, she was lucky to find the job in Summerhayes, even if Alice can be a handful at times. When strange letters begin to arrive that haunt Alice, it soon becomes apparent that somebody wants to scare her or worse.

Can Bethany with the help of a certain soldier, uncover the truth? And as they delve into the past history of Summerhayes will the truth destroy Alice?

THE SECRET OF SUMMERHAYES by Merryn Allingham is a richly layered historical story that paints a picture for you as you get lost in the drama. There are so many in-depth and likeable characters in this story and you immediately become connected to what is happening and need to know how it ends. That's not to say that all of the characters have that effect - I won't name the one that made my skin crawl from the very beginning, I'll let you find that out for yourselves.

âThe harsh reality of the war is depicted expertly throughout, and Summerhayes comes alive as we begin to imagine what it used to look like in its former glory and then in its shambling ruins. There is a dark and mysterious undercurrent that runs throughout this story and as Bethany makes it her mission to protect Alice from the past, she soon realises that to keep Alice safe she has to dig up old memories and many secrets and betrayals will come to light.

THE SECRET OF SUMMERHAYES by Merryn Allingham is everything I hoped it would be and so much more, and I am now going on a shopping spree to treat myself to some of the author's other titles - The Buttonmaker's Daughter, The Girl from Cobb Street, The Nurse's War, and Daisy's Long Road Home.

THE SECRET OF SUMMERHAYES by Merryn Allingham is an excellent book with an excellent plot and excellent characters.

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Title: Parliament of Rooks

Subtitle: Haunting Brontë Country

Author: Karen Perkins

Narrator: Fleur Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-17

Publisher: LionheART Publishing House

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

No matter how hard life is, humanity has the power to make it bearable -- or worse. Parliament of Rooks, the new historical paranormal novel in the award-winning Yorkshire Ghosts series, contrasts the beautiful, inspiring village of Haworth today with the slum -- or rookery -- it was during the industrial revolution: rife with disease, heartache, poverty, and child slavery in the mills. In 2017, life expectancy in the UK is 81. In 1848 Haworth, it was 22. Nine-year-old Harry Sutcliff hates working at Rooks Mill and is forever in trouble for running away to the wide empty spaces of the moors -- empty but for the song of the skylark, the antics of the rabbits, and the explorations of Emily Brontë. Bound together by their love of the moors, Emily and Harry develop a lasting friendship, but not everyone is happy about it -- especially Martha, Harry's wife. As Martha's jealous rages grow in ferocity, Harry does not realize the danger he is in. A hundred and fifty years later, this danger also threatens Verity and her new beau, William. Only time will tell if Verity and William have the strength to fight off the ghosts determined to shape their lives, or whether they will succumb to an age-old betrayal. The Yorkshire Ghost Stories are all stand-alone, complete books, and can be listened to in any order.

Members Reviews:

Absolutely gripping!!

Could not put this book down. Excellent insight into how it was for mill workers in Victorian times and a fantastic ghost story tying the past and the present.

Gripping

Loved this book. loved the history. was really taken back to that time. Definitely recommend

Good read!

Put simply, I really enjoyed this book.

I love the Brontes and Haworth and so the subject matter drew me initially. However, it was the intermingling of past and present that kept me totally involved.

Will be seeking other works from this author. The narration in the flat Yorkshire accent was just perfect and made me rethink my perceptions of the Brontes entirely.

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Title: White Robes: An Interesting Army

Subtitle: Kunoichi Companion Tales, Book 1

Author: David Kudler

Narrator: Maura Vaughn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Author's Republic

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

One of history's most amazing armies is born, and its soldiers wear silk robes.

Lady Mochizuki Chiyome is mired in grief. Recently widowed by Japan's endless civil war, she has become tired of mourning, tired of wearing the white robes that are the traditional Japanese garb of grief. On the road, she encounters two young women who open her eyes to a whole new purpose in life - and a new way to end Japan's century of bloodshed.

Members Reviews:

WHITE ROBES

This is a short prequel to RISUKO and the reader is first introduced to Chiyome, a woman who has seen enough of sorrow and loss. A hundred years of war has delivered nothing but loss to all. The future promises more of the same. Until...Mieko and Kuniko. When Chiyome is first introduced to the two girls she believes they are shrine maidens. However, a bit of trouble visits the two girls during the night and Chiyome witnesses a remarkable moment of strength and honor. It is then that Chiyome realized that Mieko and Kuniko must be trained KUNOICHI, an anonymous army. Invisible.

Love a story with a kickass heroine! This prequel is just enough to peak one's curiosity. It's a promising adventure.

Five Stars

Excellent. Too short but excellent.

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Title: The Greatest Living Englishman

Author: Jim Yoakum

Narrator: Tony Green

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-17

Publisher: Precision Chicken

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Set in 1919, The Greatest Living Englishman tells the comedic adventures of "England's Worst Poet" Colin Gilfeather Millaney: an egotistical - though loveable - rhymer who is wholly untouched with even the faintest speck of talent. He is so awful that people throw rotten produce at him on the streets. They buy his books, just to throw at him. But that does not stop him from penning his doggerel, or inflicting it upon what he claims is the "misguided" public.

Members Reviews:

Another Great Book From Jim Yoakum

As someone who has enjoyed several of Jim Yoakum's books, when I was offered a review copy ofThe Greatest Living EnglishmanI leapt at the chance to read and review it. One thing that strikes me with Jim Yoakum is that with every book he writes, he attempts to do something new. While many authors rely on convention and patterns, Yoakum makes every effort to produce an original and intriguing piece every time he publishes. The Greatest Living Englishman is no exception to this. Bumbling, pompous, lowbrow Colin Millaney is the quintessential anti-hero thrust into the bosom of high society at the birth of the roaring twenties. Millaney, who possesses all the pride and grandeur of Oscar Wilde with none of the talent to back it up, is much more analogous to a modern day grumbling Jeremiah in his common unfiltered view of the world. Yoakum mixes fictional symbolic characters with actual historic figures in this short story that is sure to please. The audio version is a fully immersive experience, with an excellent narrator, and a consistent ambiance that bring the scenes to life. My biggest criticism would be the long pauses between chapters. Some went on for so long that I thought my iPod had frozen. If you can get past that, the story itself is a definite winner.

Something a little different

What made the experience of listening to The Greatest Living Englishman the most enjoyable?

It was something out of the ordinary. Actually, it was quite ordinary so much so that it wasn't.

What did you like best about this story?

It was a view of life that many wouldn't care to know, yet here we are.

What three words best describe Tony Greens performance?

Not for me.

If you could rename The Greatest Living Englishman, what would you call it?

Life of an ordinary bastard

Great fun

Which character as performed by Tony Green was your favorite?

Of course the Maestro

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Who would be best to play the maestro in a movie? It woulld have to be someone very serious like Di Nero or someone like that

Keep calm and carry on.

I enjoyed this book the character development was done very well by the author. The narrator did a good job in bringing this story to life with different voices and well chosen sound effects. This book is not too long, and a great way to pass the time.

Funny book and I like the sound effects on it

This was an interesting and entertaining book. It was pretty short, but I thought the author did a good job of developing his characters. I thought it was quite funny and there were a few parts of the book where I laughed out loud. I listened to the Audible audio edition narrated by Tony Green. I liked his narration a lot, and I liked the added sound effects. The production quality, however, could use some improvement. The pauses between chapters were a bit too long.

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Title: Time's a Thief

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: B. G. Firmani

Narrator: Emily Rankin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-17

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Eighties New York springs to gritty, vibrant life in this piercingly romantic and compulsively listenable coming-of-age novel. A beautiful, sad, funny, altogether bewitching debut.

Francesca "Chess" Varani is an ultra-bright, sassy, but vulnerable Barnard freshwoman from a blue-collar background in the vibrantly gritty New York City of the mid-'80s. She strikes up a volatile and somewhat toxic friendship with drama-queen classmate Kendra Marr-Löwenstein and falls into the bewitching orbit of her Salingeresque, high-toned family. Upon graduation she moves into the Marr-Löwenstein house in the West Village as a secretary/girl-of-all-work to the soignèe literary intellectual Clarice Marr (think Susan Sontag but blondly coiffed and dressed in Chanel) and receives the sentimental education and emotional roughing up New York bestows on all of its new arrivals - including a love affair with Clarice's glamorously damaged son, Jerry.

The story is related by Chess in sadder but wiser fashion from the distance of a financially beset 2008 and the depths of a crap job taken of necessity, tinged with the poignancy of time and choices made and not made.

Critic Reviews:

"Firmani really captures the grit and promise of 1980s New York, with too many cigarettes and dingy punk shows, when it was both unusual and magical for kids to come...for school.... A leisurely exploration of character and place that, when you connect to Chess, packs a wallop." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

I loved this book

I loved this book. It's touching, humorous, and very real all at the same time. Having been about the same age as the author during the 80s, and having moved to New York City in 1990 as a young artist, a lot of the descriptions and scenarios ring so true and bring back memories I had forgotten. However I'm sure the time period and context don't exclude other generations of readers from other parts of the world; most of us over 25 can relate to what this self-reflective, quirky, articulate narrator is talking about. Highly recommend.

Easy to read

This was that kind of book that you begin and then just fall into â it was engaging and effortless to read. There have been so many stories set in Manhattan and here we go, another one, but I mean, how many narrators give you two coming-of-age stories?!

At the core were Francesca Variani, Italian Catholic, and the Jewish Kendrick Lowenstein, who met as students at Barnard. Chess (Francesca) is inadvertently engulfed in Kendra's dysfunctional family, but her own family was so dysfunctional that she couldn't be objective. I thought it an interesting note that both girls shared the experience of cold emotionless mothers and useless fathers, one distant, the other cruel.

I loved this book on so many levels. The author's descriptions of New York neighborhoods and subways give the setting genuine depth. When she said that Los Sures had Dominican or Puerto Rican flags hanging which looked like something from a Childe Hassam painting, I knew exactly what she meant.

There's a small roster of characters, some more preplexing than others, but you're not left trying to keep track of who did what.. She nailed Clarice in one paragraph: "Lunch with Clarice was an exercise in what it was to be a WASP.

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Title: Devil's Elbow

Subtitle: A Harbor Secret, Book 2

Author: Kristie Dickinson

Narrator: Allyson Voller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-09-17

Publisher: Kristie Dickinson

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Harbor Springs, an idyllic resort town in northern Michigan, has always drawn visitors. However, hundreds of years before it was known for sailboats, cottages, and fudge, it was known for its hunting, fishing, and tribal conflict.

Kylie Branson thought she was getting a quiet day at the Good Hart Beach with her boyfriend, Jason, and dog, Cupcake, until a fawn ventures down to the water for a drink. When Cupcake takes off after the fawn, Kylie and Jason chase her to the ravine of Devil's Elbow, where they discover what appears to be human remains. Intrigued by the DNA results and the types of bones left behind, Kylie delves into the history of the area and soon uncovers a secret that has been kept for hundreds of years, discovered, and then hidden again. Could the Native American sign at the bend warning of an evil spirit be more than a legend? Could there be a deeper meaning behind the local ghost stories, reported sounds of a drum, voices after dark, and even apparitions? Follow Kylie as she learns about the history behind the treacherous curve in the Tunnel of Trees known as Devil's Elbow.

Members Reviews:

Past meets Present

Both the author and narrator were new to me. I loved how this book had multiple stories woven into one. The tragic love story based on Indian myth, the poem as a basis for legend, and the current love story. The author and narrator are extremely talented. I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher.

Very Entertaining Read

Where does Devil's Elbow rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

top half

What was one of the most memorable moments of Devil's Elbow?

When the fatal arrow was let loose

Have you listened to any of Allyson Vollers other performances before? How does this one compare?

first listen for me

If you could rename Devil's Elbow, what would you call it?

I have no idea

Any additional comments?

I freely received this audio book from the author/narrator or publisher and am freely offering my unbiased review.

Great Read

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoy how the story flowed from past and present.

Any additional comments?

Being familiar with the Harbor Springs area, I was especially drawn into the story with the interesting historical and present day perspectives. I found myself caring deeply about the main characters and could not put the book down. I highly recommend this book!

:"Devil's Elbow: Bends My Ear!

Where does Devil's Elbow rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

I have to admit I wasn't sure if I was going to like it at first, but it soon grabbed me and I now rank it right up there with the best I have heard. It took me into a whole other world, and isn't that what good entertainment is supposed to do?

I felt like I came to know and more importantly care about the characters and my attention was held throughout the story.

What did you like best about this story?

I thought the author captured the essence of what Native American life might have been like and I found it very believable and listenable. I know she had a lot of work invested in doing research, and it paid off in my opinion. It kept my interest.

They were people from a different time and culture facing human situations - something everyone can relate to from any generation.

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Title: My Thomas

Author: Roberta Grimes

Narrator: Roberta Grimes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-17

Publisher: CFA Publishing & Media

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When Martha Skelton finds herself falling in love with a shy young burgess named Thomas Jefferson, it feels like an inconvenience. Widowed at 22, Martha has no desire to lose the independence she has gained in the wake of her husband's death. But she cannot deny her feelings indefinitely. Despite her intentions, her friendship with Thomas develops into an intense and all-consuming love.

History casts a shadow on Martha's newfound joy. Through her father's slave and mistress, Betty Hemings, she comes to understand the true nature of slavery, an institution she has always taken for granted. As Betty's revelations tear down the walls of her ignorance, Martha begins to work with her husband to end the despicable practice forever.

This story is true. Thomas Jefferson was such an obsessive record-keeper that we know what he was doing nearly every day of his adult life, and all the public things he is quoted as saying in My Thomas come from his contemporary writings. Martha's marriage to Thomas spanned the decade from 1772 to 1782, so it put her at the center of the audacious grab at freedom that was the American Revolution. Jefferson's writings suggest that if he had not been widowed, he would have retired from politics following the war and devoted himself to finding a way to end slavery that could have truly and forever healed the separations between the races. It is hard to hear Martha's story now and not think about what might have been.

Members Reviews:

Very romantic!

This was written as a diary and was a wonderful insight into the relationship Jefferson had with his wife and their true love story. I enjoyed it and would recommend it highly. Gives a new perspective on who the real Mr. Jefferson was as a man and a human being. There is no way a reader would ever think he fathered any children by Sally Hemming. Perhaps his scoundrel brother who lived with Jefferson, but certainly not Thomas.

Jefferson Still Lives

Writer Roberta Grimes' first novel is a marvel. A historical novel whose detail, scope, and depth seem much greater than the book's slightly more than 300 pages. "My Thomas" captures the complicated nature and depth of Thomas Jefferson's wife, Martha, who died just ten years after the couple was married-- and whom Jefferson mourned the rest of his life.

The novel is presented as Martha's own journal of her life with Thomas, and the hand of the author is neither seen nor felt anywhere in the book. The reader is totally immersed in Martha's life, in the person she must have been.

Grimes' mastery of the tone of life in late 18th century Virginia is complete. Her characters live, breathe, and speak with such truth and realism that the reader is drawn unconsciously into the complicated and fascinating lives of Martha and Thomas.

Thomas Jefferson's love for his Martha was so total that, when she died, he destroyed their correspondence in his grief. This deep love fuels the lives of both characters as the tides of the Revolutionary War ebb and flow, and American independence becomes a reality.

Grimes' poetic style captures the details and the currents of Martha's life. "My Thomas" is a superbly crafted exploration of the lives of two individuals made complete by one another.

Each character has his or her history and complexities. Details are rich, and beautiful moments are bountiful in this world of Monticello and the American Revolution.

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Title: Radio Girls

Author: Sarah-Jane Stratford

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Riveting historical fiction that brings to life early British radio and one woman who finds her voice working with the brilliant BBC staff.

London, 1926. American-raised Maisie Musgrave is thrilled to land a job as a secretary with the upstart British Broadcasting Corporation, whose use of radio - still new and electrifying - is captivating the nation. Soon Maisie is gaining confidence as she arranges broadcasts with famous writers and politicians, but she's also caught up in a growing conflict between her two bosses: John Reith, the formidable director-general of the BBC, and Hilda Matheson, director of the hugely popular Talks programming. But when Maisie unearths a shocking conspiracy, she and Hilda join forces to make their voices heard both on and off the air...and then face the dangerous consequences of telling the truth for a living.

Members Reviews:

First-Rate Invigorating Story

NOTE: I received an ARC of this book via Penguin Random Houseâs First To Read in order to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions contained herein are my own.

Radio Girls is a remarkable, captivating, and powerful story about determined, courageous,resilient women at the BBC during the turbulent years between WWI and WWII. Sarah-Jane Stratford magnificently intertwined history and fiction flawlessly in this most intriguing, captivating, biographical historical novel.

While this story follows the fictional character of Maisie, it is also a factual account of the life of one of Britonâs most influential woman, Hilda Matheson. Hilda's intelligence and perception transformed the airwaves as BBC's first Director of Talks enlightening and self-assuring the women of her time.

The story started out slow, but it was needed so one would know the backgrounds of both the real and fictional characters and how they fit together. It didn't take long before the story took off sweeping me back in time to the 1920s with intrigue and drama and it never lets go. I was drawn into the story as though I was one of the girls working right along with Maisie and Hilda in the Talks department. I wish it never had to come to an end.

Radio Girls as a whole was a fascinating look into the BBC during 1920s London which fully captivated me from beginning to end. I absolutely highly recommend this first-rate invigorating story.

Interesting mystery for fans of the early days of radio

'Radio Girls' is set in a pivotal and exciting part of British history, when the British Broadcasting Company (as it was originally called) was in its early days. With the exception of the protagonist, virtually all the characters involved are real people, although, of course, attributed dialogue between them is the author's invention. A young woman is hired as a secretary and, as she progresses in her career, she begins to suspect that dangerous secrets are being concealed that could have national and international repercussions.

The book is very well researched but sometimes reads like a mix between Nancy Drew and Barbara Cartland with the lead character constantly blushing and stammering with her heart hammering in her chest.

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Title: Jezebel Johnston

Subtitle: Devil's Handmaid

Author: Nancy Hansen

Narrator: Brian Held Jr.

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-11-17

Publisher: RadioArchives.com

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The call of the sea.

Born on the pirate island of Tortuga, 14-year-old Jezebel Johnston is a beautiful mulatto sired by an English privateer named Long Tom Johnston and Mofina, the madam of a well-known bordello. For most of her young life, Jezebel was mesmerized by her father's stories of life on the high seas. Eventually he sailed off on a new adventure and never returned. Frustrated by her own boring existence, Jezebel conceives of a daring plan to escape the island. She disguises herself as a boy and signs aboard the pirate ship, Devil's Handmaid, captained by the notorious Dandy Dan Abrams. Her disguise works and within hours she's sailing away from all she knows as she boldly challenges the dangers and threats that lie before her. Writer Nancy Hansen tells a story of clashing empires all seeking to expand their dominion into the New World. Amidst this expansion of wealth and influence, the pirates of the Caribbean were borne, a savage fraternity of outlaw sailors, murderers and scalawags who ruled the seas. Now comes the saga of a young girl willing to share their tempestuous adventures, cutlass for cutlass, until one day she will become the greatest pirate queen of them all.

Members Reviews:

Good one, but not for young kids...

I bought the book for my daughter and thankfully she didnt listen first. There was a bit too much sexual content and gore.

But, for me it was a pretty cool book. Very descriptive about battles and sea life.

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Titre: Le pays du nuage blanc (Trilogie Sarah Lark 1)

Auteur: Sarah Lark

Narrateur: Marine Royer

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 24 hrs and 57 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 11-24-16

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Résumé de l'éditeur:

"La légende veut que les premiers Maoris arrivèrent en pirogue depuis la Polynésie. La première image qu'ils eurent de la Nouvelle-Zélande fut cette île enveloppée d'un long nuage blanc. D'où le nom qu'ils lui donnèrent."

Londres, 1852. Helen, préceptrice de deux enfants dans une riche famille, répond à une annonce qui propose à des jeunes femmes de partir épouser des Britanniques installés en Nouvelle-Zélande. Sur le bateau qui la mène à Christchurch, elle se lie avec Gwyneira, une jeune noble galloise qui immigre à cause des difficultés financières de son père. L'amitié entre les deux femmes sera indéfectible malgré les épreuves, les désillusions et la haine, surtout, qui déchirera leurs deux familles. Mais elles auront la joie de voir leurs enfants s'unir et inventer une nouvelle vie, en osmose avec les autochtones et la nature.

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©2013 L'Archipel. Traduit de l'allemand par Jean-Marie Argelès (P)2016 Audible FR

Revues par les critiques:

La presse en parle :

'Le Pays du nuage blanc', à la faune et à la flore hors du commun, est un personnage à part entière de cette "saga grandiose sur la colonisation de la Nouvelle-Zélande et la culture des Maoris."

Der Spiegel