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Good pace & reading made it totally listenable

Revisado: 08-25-24

Really absorbing holiday listen cleverly constructed story with interesting characters & some good insights. Eg the life of a child in care & prison but not depressing.

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Another great yarn

Revisado: 08-18-24

Thoroughly enjoyed, expertly read and enough twists&turns to keep me awake in the small hours wanting to know what happened next. Definitely not too many characters as each one well defined & different. I don't normally read detective novels but Tony's, sorry Anthony has me hooked.

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Refreshing approach to a familiar topic

Revisado: 01-24-23

I found the story very absorbing because of the way it was written, using two different timelines but about the same person. The Author's way of letting you get into that person's head worked very well & topics he covered, especially those to do with male dominance and abused, were sensitively and realistically described. But the story has a big cast all of them interesting and well portrayed. It is a well woven story of history and personal tragedy. Like all good stories I found myself going back when I had finished to review some of the clues I may have missed!

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Another great book by this author

Revisado: 09-22-22

Satisfyingly well written
This is an atmospheric and believable story. Occasionally I found the jumping back and forth in time confusing, kept me on my toes!

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Absolutely loved this

Revisado: 05-19-22

Another great story from Sarah! And so refreshing that the protagonist was a female of advanced years, and wonderfully wicked and intelligent. I grew up in this part of the world but live overseas now. This book was beautifully written and described everything I remember so well. Felt quite bereft when I finished it❤️

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Absorbing listen

Revisado: 05-19-22

The Narrator was the icing on the cake. A long and mostly intelligent and intesting story about a woman who was not Instantly likeable, other characters and settings enhanced the life srory of this unusual 18th century woman of Science .

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Some interesting detail

Revisado: 06-13-21

Told from various points of view left me unable to engage with the characters, Elf was the most interesting, Jasper the least.

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Exquisite writing

Revisado: 05-24-21

I listened entrancrd by both the writing and the reader. I didn't want it to end and for this reason I think I found the end slightly disappointing, hence the 4 stars . This book will give you images that will last in your head for years. The way the author writes about death is authentic and moving, not voyeuristic.

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Intesting story well told and Wonderfully read

Revisado: 01-22-21

Well crafted story.
Every chapter kept me wanting more. The reader had great skill and brought the characters to life.

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An absorbing story, the writing made up for the somewhat irritating narrator.

Revisado: 09-22-19

Great saga covering a family's history over a generation, articulating how each member's story is uniquely affected by their childhood. Fiona Kidman is one of the best writers of New Zealand fiction and this work didn’t disappoint, but I was irritated by the way the narrator pronounced New Zealand place names and attempted the dialect, this fine writer deserves better. Incidentally I like this narrator reading other books, just wonder why a New Zealand narrator wasn’t used for this book?

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