
Girl in the Red Coat
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Narrated by:
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Antonia Beamish
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By:
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Kate Hamer
Carmel Wakeford becomes separated from her mother at a local children's festival, and is found by a man who claims to be her estranged grandfather. He tells her that her mother has had an accident and that she is to live with him for now. As days become weeks with her new family, eight-year-old Carmel realizes that this man believes she has a special gift.... While her mother desperately tries to find her, Carmel embarks on an extraordinary journey, one that will make her question who she is - and who she might become.
©2016 Kate Hamer. Published by Melville House Publishing. Recorded by arrangement with Kate Hamer, care of ICM Partners Incorporated.Recording copyright 2015 WF Howes.Recording copyright 2015 WF Howes. (P)2016 HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksListeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
Beth and Carmel and mother and daughter, separated from their husband and father, respectively. Beth and Carmel's dad couldn't make their marriage work, so Beth was Carmel's primary care giver. One day on a mother/daughter outing to a soft of fair, Carmel seems to have wandered off, away from Beth. It was something that she did often, and each time it alarmed Beth. This time however, she didn't come back.
Weeks go buy, months, years.. Beth continually blames herself of course and looks for her daughter every day, in a fog of depression and devastation.
Every other chapter is Beth talking about her trials without her daughter, and Carmel tells the story of what happens to her with her new family- who are evangelicals who believe that Carmel has a natural healing powers and need her to make money at big church productions-- in America. Beth and Carmel and all of their family live in the UK.
The good- The portrayal of Beth as a grieving parent is believable and makes the reader extremely empathetic. The character development of Beth is very strong.
The bad- These is a lot of repetition in the book. It gets to the point where the listener is frustrated because not a lot happens, and there are several things in the story that don't quite make sense. The ending is simply not satiable either- I wanted more, I wanted lose ends tied up.
Regardless, great first novel. I hope there is a sequel so we find out what happens to the characters.
3 stars overall
Very Ambitious First Novel
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Don’t leave us wondering
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When I first got this book, I was afraid that there would be parts of the story I didn't want to hear, like really horrible, violent things happening to Carmel. Fortunately, none of that happened. The story kept me interested throughout, although there were many times that I felt that Carmel had ample opportunity and clues to figure out that Gramps lied to her. I also wasn't thrilled with the ending of the book, which made me feel very "wait, what? That's it?" Felt a little cheated. I mean, even the resolution with Gramps wasn't fully explained. But, as you can see, I gave the book 4 stars overall because I really did like listening to it and I liked the story, even though there were points of frustration.Good listen with a few issues
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Slow but engaging
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good story....but disappointing ending
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Need More
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Bit of a bummer
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great story
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wonder-ful
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