The Wartime Book Club
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The Wartime Book Club
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Narrated by:
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Imogen Church
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By:
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Kate Thompson
About this listen
*BASED ON A TRUE STORY, CONTAINS 50+ PAGES OF EXTRA CONTENT ON THE REAL PEOPLE THE BOOK IS INSPIRED BY*
Jersey, 1943. When the German Army invades the tranquil island, librarian Grace La Motée is determined to keep her services running. Ordered to destroy books which threaten the Nazi regime, she refuses, instead hiding them away and fighting back by forming a book club: a lifeline to help islanders escape the terror of war, one chapter at a time.
But soon Grace's quiet acts of bravery become even more perilous. She's harbouring dangerous secrets - ones that put her life in danger - and when tensions turn to violence, she is forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance . . .
Based on astonishing real events, The Wartime Book Club is a love letter to the power of books in the darkest of times - as well as a moving story that brings to life the remarkable, untold story of an island at war.
'One of the very best books I've read in a long time' PETER JAMES
'Engaging' RACHEL HORE
'Both heartwarming and heartbreaking' GILL PAUL
'A poignant masterpiece' MADELINE MARTIN
'A book to be savoured and remembered' GILL THOMPSON
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- JayAsh
- 03-03-2024
Such a great performance I felt like I was listing to a movie
A fantastic historical fiction. Based on the wartime period of 1943-1945, each chapter switches between the perspectives of Grace and Bea, two best friends who live through the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
Grace, a librarian and overly cautious but extremely kind person, and Bea the spirited, cheeky and most daring of the two go through their day to day activities, each partaking in their own little resistance against the German riechstag in an attempt to help others and potentially save lives. This fictional heartwarming story, interwoven with true stories of heroic actions partaken by some truly remarkable people are what make this well written story feel so vividly real.
The performance by Irene Church was especially impressive. Her ability to switch between characters, with wildly varying accents and energies to match are what added to the performance to make this audio book really enjoyable.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-04-2024
FANTASTIC
Narration, storyline and characters all tied together perfectly. Loved the way all the people of Jersey stuck together giving a real sense of community. A terrific read, thank you 😊
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- Netta T
- 26-03-2024
The story
Narration for this book was absolutely terrible
That was not enough variation between voices to make the story well understood.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-05-2024
loved this read...loved it
...such a great story, had it all love hate punishment the lot... during some nleak and horrible times in history...have booked my holiday to check the island....was so well written and plots so real, the authors notes just as interesting..
loved it
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- Anonymous User
- 19-03-2024
The characters were fabulous
This is a wonderful story of hope prevailing through the tragedy of war. Beautiful characters and well researched. I really want to visit the library 😊
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- Tracey
- 05-07-2024
Dreadful
This was so ridiculous I fast forward most of it. The narration was awful and shouty. A waste of a credit
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