
Once We Were Here
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Gary Bennett
On October 28, 1940, Mussolini provides Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas with an ultimatum - either allow Axis forces to occupy their country or face war - and Greece’s response is swift: “Oxi!” they say. “No!”
In a small village nestled against the radiant waters of the Aegean Sea, Alexei, the son of a local fisherman, and his best friend Costa - who were both born on the same night 18 years earlier and have been like brothers ever since - leave their homes, like all the other young men in their village and throughout Greece, to bravely fight for their country.
But before they go, Alexei asks Philia, the girl he’s loved his entire life, to marry him, which sets into motion events that will change the lives of these three and their family and friends forever, beginning an unforgettable story of courage, survival, sacrifice, and the strength of the human spirit.
A spellbinding novel and sweeping epic, Once We Were Here introduces listeners not only to the heart-pounding dangers and horrors of war but also to the heart-breaking emotions and sacrifices of those who fight and whose lives war intrudes upon.
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Great WWII novel
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The narrator was excellent, the story line was very interesting and held my attention throughout the whole story.
I just happened upon this book and wondered where is the world it has been and why haven’t I heard about it before.
I hope more people will read it and boost its ratings to the top because it was excellent, and I don’t say that about many books!!
Where has this book been??
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Narration was superb.
Great story...
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A facet of WW2 that we haven't heard enough about
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My only criticism of the audio is that it had to end
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Can’t wait for the movie or tv series!
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Beautiful
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Once we were here
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Phenomenal characters and a story I couldn’t put down.
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I was so excited to listen to this audiobook, because I haven’t read much about Greece during World War II. However, this book was so much fiction, and so very little historical, that I cannot give it a good rating. As an avid reader of both fiction and nonfiction World War II books, some of the events that happened in this story were so far-fetched, that I truly believe the author did no research at all before writing the story. While the author might have considered the Greek point of view for this VERY fictional novel, it is as if he knew nothing about the Germans, German occupation of countries, German retaliation for very minor events (let alone huge incidents!), German weapons and vehicles, etc. I truly believe that the author just wanted to write a story with Greek main characters and simply decided to place it in the 1940s…
As well, I found the writer’s pacing and time-bending or time-slowing of various points throughout the story too unbelievable.
While the two main characters were likable enough, part of the story is a love story, and I never felt any sort of connection to the love interest. As well, I felt that all other secondary characters were fairly flat and of little interest.
I also struggled with the narrator /reader of the entire story, who seemed to struggle with a Greek accent, and Greek pronunciation of many words.
I very rarely give one stars. I can almost always find something to tell other people about a reason that they may want to read the book however, in this case, I will not be recommending it to anyone and should someone ask me, I would give a firm “no, do not read do not listen to.”
Nope.
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