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Kaleo Griffith
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Kaje Harper
About this listen
For Jacob and Daniel, two young gay men aboard a US Navy ship in WWII, the risks are high. Not only the risks of injury and death from Japanese planes and submarines, but the risk of discovery. Only a special kind of love is worth taking that chance. But from the moment Daniel meets Jacob's eyes across a battle-scarred deck, he knows he has to try. Being together requires figuring out what it means to be gay in an era when they could be discharged, imprisoned, or worse for admitting the desires of their hearts. Their relationship is measured in stolen moments and rare days of precious leave, with no guarantee there will be a tomorrow. And, if they survive the war, they will need even more luck to keep their love alive through the years to come.
This novel was written as part of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group's 2012 Don't Read in the Closet writing event: Love is Always Write. It won the 2012 LGBT Rainbow Award for Best Gay Historical Romance in 2012 and has been rated by more than 1,300 users on Goodreads with an average rating of 4.41 stars.
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- Cory
- 05-14-18
Wonderful
Love. Nothing else need be said.
I strongly recommend this to everyone. A real work of emotion.
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- Rosita
- 02-12-17
One of the best Gay Love Stories I ever read
Would you consider the audio edition of Into Deep Waters to be better than the print version?
I love both. I first read the kindle edition and loved it.
Which character – as performed by Kaleo Griffith – was your favorite?
Daniel
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Love Lasts Forever
Any additional comments?
From WWII to 2011. After 70 years Jacob and Daniel are still deeply in love. Everyone should read this book! It's amazing!
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-31-21
Even better in audio
I enjoyed this as an ebook. I enjoyed it as audio. The narrator aged voices as the decades passed, which added to the quality of the reading.
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- Aly Trank
- 11-05-15
One of the Most Beatutiful Love Stories Ever
What made the experience of listening to Into Deep Waters the most enjoyable?
Everything. It was so beautiful!
Who was your favorite character and why?
The two main characters Jacob "Trip" and Daniel. They are both men of passion and their deep love for each other transcends time.
Which character – as performed by Kaleo Griffith – was your favorite?
Kaelo Griffith's Narration was superb but I love his Jersey accent he gave Jacob, which made him even more endearing.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
A Love that overcomes War and Societal Rules
Any additional comments?
if you have an appreciation for a good love story read this story. Just take my advice
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- Lady Di
- 07-11-21
Beautiful
What a beautiful story. I can’t say more than that. It took my breath away. Kaleo Griffith is my favorite narrator jack DuPont under a different name. This book must be read by millions. What an incredible writer and story. I sobbed with joy. Very few marriages love so deeply. We’ll done writer and narrator. Just a beautiful story. Thank you to the team!!!!!!!!!
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- Belen
- 05-03-16
PHENOMENAL!
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I almost made a enormous mistake. Because when I was offered a chance to read this story I almost said no because it’s a little outside my usual preferred romance genre era. And that would have been an mistake of gigantic proportion because this book slayed me in all the best ways.
Covering sixty-nine years of friendship, loyalty, and love this story uplifted me, broke my heart a little, then mended it, then filled it up. I love these characters so much.
I don’t know if it was Kaje Harper’s beautiful writing or Kaleo Griffith’s truly phenomenal narration or a combination of the two, but I loved this from start to finish. I was engrossed, enraptured and riveted throughout the entire story.
I haven’t listened to Kaleo Griffith before this audio, but I can assure you I will be grabbing something else of his after this. He takes these characters across their sixty-nine year relationship and ages their voices brilliantly. Do you know how hard that is to do? Believe me, I’ve heard a lot of narrators screw it up, but Griffith does it seamlessly. His performance was pure brilliance.
I cannot recommend this highly enough.
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- Jerry B.
- 03-01-19
Kaje writes another amazing book full of emotion
Review of Audio book. 5+ stars!
This was superbly narrated with separate accents and manners of speaking for all characters including aging their voices for the men in the 80's. By sheer coincidence I was listening to the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima on the actual anniversary of that day. The narration brought out all kinds of subtly that in my rush of reading the first time I guess I glossed over. So many great things are in this book. So much emotion is brought out with the narration. Another instance of fiction and life intersecting, my husband and I are in the process of moving his 88 & 89 year old parents into an assisted living facility. Their physical condition closely mirrors that of Daniel and Jacob. Kaje is uncanny in getting all the details so perfect.
This is a remarkable book by a remarkable author.
Incredible!
Review of written book (may 2012):
I am writing this review just days after the President of the United States of America said he believes two men or two women who love each other should have the right to marry. Not sure I even dared believe this would happen in my lifetime.
I'm loving this story. But I knew I would--It's Kaje so of course I would love it, plus it's a romance that takes place over 60 years. Thats just off the charts for me.
I loved the innocence and uncharted physicality of their coming together. On a ship at sea even! The way it is written makes it so believable. The sinking of the ship was so painful as was their separation for the duration of the war. Just as reading about Jacob reading Daniel's letters from the war and how the drawings became fewer and fewer and then stopped.
I love how Kaje wove so much GLBT history into the story. Stonewall, what a watershed monument in history. Even though the book started with these guys in the 1940's, the thoughts and sensibilities reflect my husband's and my experience starting our life in the very late 70's. We too went thru dealing with forcing our families to decide that they had to include both of us or neither of us. We both work too long and take each other for granted. We both struggle with how close to be in public to friends who are a little too "nelly" for our taste or sensibilities.
It's like she is writing personally for me. I just love this story. My husband and I are in our mid 50's and I know we have many years ahead. But I do fear what age will do to us. I fear falling and Alzheimer's and stokes. I want him to be with me always. Life is full of changes and humans are frail. The one thing that is constant just like Daniel and Jacob is our love for each other.
Now I am crying with joy at the beauty of the ending.
This is going on my favorites shelf!
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- Fangtasia
- 05-06-16
Into Deep Waters is excellent
It was a 5-star read when I first read it, and it's a 5-star on audiobook too. The narrator does a wonderful job all around.
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- L. Finder
- 07-15-16
A beautiful story.
This novel touched my heart. Well written and the narrator was excellent. The ending was happy yet it left me in tears. Beautiful.
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- Frank
- 08-22-17
Wonderful story
Loved this story - totally believable - beginning to end. We should all be so lucky!
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