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Crooked Heart

A Novel

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Crooked Heart

By: Lissa Evans
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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Paper Moon meets the Blitz in this original black comedy, set in World War II England, chronicling an unlikely alliance between a small time con artist and a young orphan evacuee.

When Noel Bostock - aged 10, no family - is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge - a 36-year-old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it.

Noel's mourning his godmother, Mattie, a former suffragette. Wise beyond his years, raised with a disdain for authority and an eclectic attitude toward education, he has little in common with other children and even less with the impulsive Vee, who hurtles from one self-made crisis to the next. The war's provided unprecedented opportunities for making money, but what Vee needs - and what she's never had - is a cool head and the ability to make a plan.

On her own, she's a disaster. With Noel, she's a team.

Together, they cook up a scheme. Crisscrossing the bombed suburbs of London, Vee starts to make a profit and Noel begins to regain his interest in life. But there are plenty of other people making money out of the war - and some of them are dangerous. Noel may have been moved to safety, but he isn't actually safe at all....

©2015 Lissa Evans (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers
Dark humor Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction England Fiction Comedy War
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I really enjoyed the story, the humour and the heart of it, but what made all the difference for me was Karen Cass's outstanding narration. I've listened to so many audio-books and she's the best I've ever heard. Each character is so fully realized and recognizable but never exaggerated. In my listening experience I've found it's often a challenge for a narrator to convincingly speak in the voice of the opposite gender but even this she pulls off flawlessly. A terrific listen.

Brilliant narration

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