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The Illegal Gardener
- The Greek Village Series, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Suzanne Heathcote
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
A delightful glimpse into the lives of two very different people who became friends and were both better for it. A rare friendship that changed their lives and may change yours a bit too.
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- sugarmax
- 11-05-15
fantastic
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Definitely didn't want to stop listening. Sad that it's over but looking forward to book 2.
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Just a lovely story about two people struggling through life who meet up by accident and become friends. Simple and easy listening. No twisty turning plot to keep up with. A feel good story.
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- dave R
- 06-05-15
Great storyline
Great storyline line well narrated. Would not have seen to choose this book but it came as a daily deal so I gave it a go.. I found that I got engrossed in it... Did not want it to end !
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- Kaggy
- 04-07-16
Well meaning but dull and annoying
The suffering and exploitation of the illegal immigrants was well portrayed and actually very moving in places. I just didn't enjoy the relationship between the two main characters. Juliette is a self-centred and self-pitying woman, given to crying jags with tiresome frequency. I also felt very uncomfortable with her referring to her new friend as a 'house boy'. Let’s face it, she is somebody who was prepared to exploit the immigrants for their cheap labour and was generally irritated by their presence and the difficulties of having to pay and feed them. Her portrayal as an overall force for good was therefore a bit too rich for me. This was one of my bargain purchases, so I can't really complain too much, but l I thought this book was boring, irritating and far too safe given the seriousness of the subject matter.
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- Vava
- 10-05-15
Rambling enjoyable yarn
Liked it. A soothing silliness. Descriptions could be better, there were a lot of 'the' in the descriptions. The grass was green. The sky was blue. The and so on. Descriptions didn't flow. But the rest was great as a relaxing listen.
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- Sue
- 11-05-15
Lovely gentle story
Where does The Illegal Gardener rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Not the most exciting storyline but one very easy to listen to.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Story transports reader to a very tranquil and romantic, rural Greece.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It's a relaxing, "feel good" story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-05-15
Enjoyable listen
Lovely story set in Greece of the friendship between Juliette and Aamen. I'll probably buy the next in the series.
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- Bernice
- 17-07-15
Really good!
Not sure where I heard about this audiobook, probably recommended by a fellow audible listener, but this was a very enjoyable book. A bit of a love and healing story, but really very good. Both the story and performance were excellent, so I will be listening to others in the series.
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- Julie
- 10-06-15
Loved this charming story from beginning to end
I picked this book up as a Daily Deal and I'm so pleased I did. It's beautifully written and narrated, I could practically feel the heat and smell the hot trees.
Following listening to book 1 of the Greek Village series I downloaded more of the series to my Kindle and read them on holiday. I don't get time to read books now I'm back at home and rely heavily on my Audible account, I just wish that more of this series had been narrated.
I've been recommending the series to all my friends as top holiday reading!
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- Sheila
- 16-05-15
So Enjoyable!
Such a lovely story! can't wait for the next one!
A simple but great storyline set in a favourite country of mine
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- dominique
- 12-05-18
Wonderful Escapism
Having read all of Sara Alexis books I am now listening to them on Audible and they are still fresh & wonderfully absorbing. She transports one to another life in Greece where people are still unsophisticated and charming(even the rogues!) iI do hope there will be many more on audible in the future.
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