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Rita

Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom | Member Since 2007

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  • The Pale Criminal | [Philip Kerr]
    The Pale Criminal
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    The Pale Criminal

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Philip Kerr
    • Narrated By Jeff Harding
    Overall
    (35)
    Performance
    (1)
    Story
    (1)

    During a sweltering heat wave in the summer of 1938, the German people anxiously await the outcome of the Munich conference, wondering whether the Fuhrer will plunge Europe into another war. Meanwhile, private investigator Bernie Gunther is hired by a rich widow to find out who has been blackmailing her, as well as by the Berlin criminal police to track down a serial killer. Temporarily promoted to the rank of Kommissar, Gunther sets out to solve the dual mysteries amid the tensions of pre-war.

    chris says: "Second in the series and just as good"
    "Great period feel"
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    i really enjoyed the hard-boiled detective in this series and the backdrop of 1930s Berlin provides a sinister atmophere. All the series are good but I did not enjoy Philip Kerr's other books. Luckily he has return to the Bernie Gunther stories

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  • The Poisonwood Bible | [Barbara Kingsolver]
    The Poisonwood Bible
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    The Poisonwood Bible

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Barbara Kingsolver
    • Narrated By Dean Robertson
    Overall
    (107)
    Performance
    (5)
    Story
    (5)

    The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil.

    Linda says: "Compelling"
    "Epic african story"
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    An epic tale of a baptist minister who takes his reluctant family of wife and four girls from Georgia to the congo in 1960. The story is told in the 5 female voices and all are changed by the experience. The book is not narrated as stated by Dean Robertson but ? by the author. All five voices are different, offering alternate perspectives on Africa The family disperses following a death. I found the story gripping but the second half not as satisfactory(a bit of a polemic). However I would strongly recommend this audio - it inspired me to read more of modern African history.

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