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  • The Star of Kazan

  • By: Eva Ibbotson
  • Narrated by: Ruth Jones
  • Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (51 ratings)

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The Star of Kazan

By: Eva Ibbotson
Narrated by: Ruth Jones
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Publisher's summary

In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. They take her home, and Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of a house belonging to three eccentric Viennese professors. She is happy there but dreams of the day when her real mother will come to find her.

And sure enough, one day a glamorous stranger arrives at the door. After years of guilt and searching, Annika's mother has come to claim her daughter, who is in fact a Prussian aristocrat and whose true home is a great castle. But at crumbling, spooky Spittal, Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her new-found family.

Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining story is a timeless classic for readers young and old.

©2005 Eva Ibbotson (P)2005 Macmillan Digital Audio
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I had never heard of this book until now, as a mother, and wish I had read it in my childhood. The memorable characters and mysterious storyline kept me and my son and daughter (9 and 8) fascinated.

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great story!

loved the story! I especially enjoyed the ending where everything falls out just fine.
The narrator did a great job at bringing the people to life.
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not recommended for pleasure

Eva ibbotson's books have been favorites of mine for years. unfortunately, the performance in this audio book rather killed it for me. the accents were inconsistent & there for distracting & the melody played in between each chapter was depressing

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