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Anita Shreve
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An epic story, set against the backdrop of World War I, from best-selling author Anita Shreve.
When an American woman, Stella Bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in London, surgeon August Bridge and his wife selflessly agree to take her in.
A gesture of goodwill turns into something more as Bridge quickly develops a clinical interest in his houseguest. Stella had been working as a nurse's aide near the front, but she can't remember anything prior to four months earlier when she was found wounded on a French battlefield.
In a narrative that takes us from London to America and back again, Shreve has created an engrossing and wrenching tale about love and the meaning of memory, set against the haunting backdrop of a war that destroyed an entire generation.
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For Emily, accepting the proposal of Philip, the viscount Ashton, was an easy way to escape her overbearing mother, who was set on a grand society match. So when Emily's dashing husband died on safari soon after their wedding, she felt little grief. After all, she barely knew him. Now, nearly two years later, she discovers that Philip was a far different man from the one she had married so cavalierly.
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Superb writing, subverted by spiritless narration
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England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to Wych Elm House, the family's estate in the Sussex countryside. But there is much she never knew about her husband's origins...and the revelation of a mysterious death in the Forsyths' past is just the beginning.
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Interesting Story
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Hercule Poirot in Venice...!!!
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- Kathy
- 10-14-15
Have you ever been to the WWI front? Stella goes
This book gave the reader a lot of locations. You were able to meet Stella Bain and learn about her slowly as her story unfolds at the front and in England. With her loss of memory, you keep hoping to find out more about her as she seeks answers. Something from within her keeps driving her to the Admiralty in London. I really enjoyed the first 2/3rds of the book, but the ending was not as polished as I thought it should be. I felt as though I was a bystander at the front and in London but when she eventually learns who she is, it wasn't as tightly written and I kind of lost a portion of my involvement with the character. The narrator was fine and did not detract in my mind. I don't regret this book, but I'm not so sure I would read it again.
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- Jean
- 12-02-13
A captivating story
This is the first book I have read by Anita Shreve. I found the opening of the book gripping. I could imagine walking up not knowing where you are or who you are. Shreve has a young woman waking up in a military hospital in France in 1916, suffering from pneumonia, shell shock and debilitating pains in her feet from shrapnel. She cannot remember her name but remember she was a nurse’s aid and drove an ambulance. Stella spoke only a little French but a nun spoke English, from Stella’s accent they tried to figure out if she was Canadian or American. Shreve writes with a quite urgency about aspects of life during world war one. The descriptions of Stella’s time in the field and hospital in France are especially compelling. She delves into the nature of shell shock and memory loss. Shreve has created a memorable character in Stella, a woman more independent and forth right than the male authorities of 1916 are comfortable dealing with. One of the key attributes of Stella is she does not give up no matter how hard or dangerous the going may be. Toward the end of the book the extensive dialogue and courtroom testimony moves the story along swiftly. I like the way she ties up everything at the end of the book. I think Shreve did a good job showing the turmoil of the time and the rapidly social changes occurring during WWI. Hope Davis did a good job narrating the story.
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- pat
- 12-09-22
Stella Bain
I loved this book. The author draws the reader into the story in such a way that you don’t want to put the book down. Well done!
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- K. Crashley
- 08-20-21
Loved it
It kept my interest and I enjoyed the characters. I didn't want it to end!
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- kathleen
- 03-28-17
A beautiful story of one woman's life in war
Its a view of the wounds of the psyche from war and dedicated seekers of healing.
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- E. MCANDLER
- 07-08-15
Good story but got a lil dull
I found it lore predictable than other Anita Shreve books. I couldn't wait to
Finish 👀
The narrator was good at changing voices though.
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- Georgia
- 03-07-16
Wonderfully captivating read... or listen
The narrator/performer did well with capturing the characters' personalities as I had imagined them. It is another fine example of what I love about Anita Shreve's work, historically correct with interesting characters in a story that begs to continue reading.
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- B. L. Morrison
- 12-26-13
Anita Shreve, story teller extraordinaire
If you could sum up Stella Bain in three words, what would they be?
Vivid, compelling storyline
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Stella Bain is one of Anita Shreve best novels. I have read them all and this one did not disappoint
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- Jessica Cherry
- 05-09-17
This is the best book . I enjoyed the entire story.
Stella was a tale of a different time in history . The descriptions of times and places sound real. The emotions described touched me.
The characters were very human. I would highly recommend this book.
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- Julie Dickson
- 03-02-23
Wonderful story
My favorite novel will always be “the stars are fire“ but this book runs a close second
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