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The Girl from Belgrade
- De: John L. DeBoer
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla, Natasha Soudek
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2
A young girl’s life is torn apart when her parents are killed in the NATO bombing of Belgrade, Serbia, during the 1999 Kosovo War. An embittered Katarina Petrovic grows up with a hatred for Americans and becomes a willing candidate for special training by Russian agents. Alex Baker commanded an Air Force Office of Special Investigations unit until an incident forced him to resign his military commission. Still in his thirties, he finds a new career as the owner of a Manhattan-based travel agency specializing in tour packages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating Story of Intrigue and Treachery
- De Laura J.S. en 01-28-23
- The Girl from Belgrade
- De: John L. DeBoer
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla, Natasha Soudek
Captivating Story of Intrigue and Treachery
Revisado: 01-28-23
John Deboer never fails to bring exciting stories to his growing legion of fans! His latest, The Girl From Belgrade involves a secret plan fraught with evil treachery. A young girl grows up with a festering animosity. She is determined to make those responsible pay for the Belgrade bombing that killed her parents years before. Deboer brings to readers a compelling story chock full of captivating characters caught up in a web of intrigue!
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Alone in the Light
- De: Benjamin W. Bass
- Narrado por: Phil Thron, Natalie Naudus
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
Two years and 6,000 miles away from the explosion that took his leg, Josh Carpenter struggles to reclaim his former life as a college student. Mary Fischer, a civilian for the first time in years, strikes out on her own to create a new, independent life away from the army and her controlling mother. The last time Josh saw Mary, his National Guard unit was leaving Kuwait, headed north to the war. The last time Mary saw Josh, she watched as his unconscious body was rolled onto a plane bound for a hospital in Germany.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating
- De Silvermist en 04-09-20
- Alone in the Light
- De: Benjamin W. Bass
- Narrado por: Phil Thron, Natalie Naudus
Deeply Moving Personal Experience
Revisado: 04-28-20
Alone In The Light is much more than a book or a story...it is a deeply moving, personal experience from which you must recover.
I finished reading/listening to Alone in The Light a few months ago. It has taken me quite a while to get to a place where I could write about the book. First let me say, Benjamin Bass has written an astounding debut novel. On the surface, this is a story about men and women in the National Guard. They have been called to serve in the war in Iraq. As we all know, "war is hell."
After suffering an injury, Josh appears to no longer have any interest in Mary. Yet, she continues to care about him. Mary can see the change in Josh. Mary goes through her own private hell as she watches the man she loves sink deeper and deeper into depression. Josh has become an angry man. Mary fears the man she cares so much about, might be gone forever.
Author, Benjamin W. Bass brings his readers complex characters of depth. Readers grieve right along with Mary. We wonder what is happening to the Josh we were introduced to in the beginning of Alone In the Light. But here and there we may see signs that Josh may not yet be completely broken. Somehow, through it all, Josh continues to care about his comrades. But he soon learns he his not the only one who returned mentally broken. We see Josh do what he can to rescue a friend. But try as he may, Josh is not mentally strong enough to save anyone, not even himself. PTSD is now what is controlling Josh.
Benjamin Bass expertly depicts Josh's downward spiral. Our hearts break right along with Mary's. We watch helplessly as Josh suffers both inwardly and outwardly. We wonder if Josh will ever be able to rescue himself back to the happy, friendly man he once was. Bass has created authentic characters with the power to pull readers relentlessly into Alone In The Light. If you read one debut novel this year, or if you just read just one novel this year, let it be Alone In The Light.
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