
After the War Is Over
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Lucy Rayner
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By:
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Jennifer Robson
The internationally best-selling author of Somewhere in France returns with her sweeping second novel - a tale of class, love, and freedom - in which a young woman must find her place in a world forever changed.
After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. The daughter of a vicar, she has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others. Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she enjoys with the women at her boardinghouse.
Just as Charlotte begins to settle into her new circumstances, two messages arrive that will change her life. One is from a radical young newspaper editor who offers her a chance to speak out for those who cannot. The other pulls her back to her past, and to a man she has tried, and failed, to forget.
Edward Neville-Ashford, her former employer and the brother of Charlotte's dearest friend, is now the new Earl of Cumberland - and a shadow of the man he once was. Yet under his battle wounds and haunted eyes Charlotte sees glimpses of the charming boy who long ago claimed her foolish heart. She wants to help him, but dare she risk her future for a man who can never be hers?
As Britain seethes with unrest and postwar euphoria fattens into bitter disappointment, Charlotte must confront long-held insecurities to find her true voice... and the courage to decide if the life she has created is the one she truly wants.
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Would you try another book from Jennifer Robson and/or Lucy Rayner?
Not necessary to have read Somewhere in France to appreciate this "sequel"--devoted to a different (though connected) heroine. Despite referencing Pride & Prejudice at a key interchange in the novel, Robson is both too predictable, and too unrealistic, to pull off the requisite "happy" ending.What do you think the narrator could have done better?
While some of the heroine's flatmates might well be annoying dimwits, Rayner's ability to capture their annoyingness did nothing to enhance the enjoyability of listening to those scenes.Any additional comments?
One of the characters at one point calls the heroine a "self-righteous prig." While she at least has the decency to question herself about the comment, she fails to rise above the charge.Not yet the 21st century Jane Austen....
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I loved the story.
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Excellent details but story moved rather slow.
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Pretty Good
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The historical details, are, of course, beautifully researched, and written so well you feel you are in the scene. But it’s the performance that ruined my experience. The high and (sorry) squeaky delivery of many parts of the book make it almost unlistenable. I’m love to hear it read by a different reader… modulated for ear comfort.
Squeaky performance of OK story
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Captivating story, too long for audible
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Charolette
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More romance than history
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Absolutely Delightful!
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Jennifer Robson entranced me with SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE and I wasn't sure this sequel would meet the same standard. It did! The history, the characters, the emotions - excellent!
The narration was good. If I had to find one flaw (actually I have two) it was that the women's voices were a little "whiny." Not a deal-breaker by any means. The second flaw, again not a reason for me to downgrade my rating, was the story of the police strike. It was very tense for a while but it didn't really develop.
But I truly loved this book and I miss it already.
A favorite!
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