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Goodbye to Budapest
- A Novel of the Hungarian Uprising
- Narrated by: Samantha Desz
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Family and freedom. It's worth fighting for what really matters.
Budapest, 1952. When Katalin and her father, Márton, are woken by the ringing of the doorbell in the dead of night, it can mean only one thing. The Secret Police have come to arrest him on charges of subversion. But Katalin knows her father is innocent.
In a communist society where ordinary people live in fear of the dreaded Secret Police, suspicion and betrayal are rife. While Márton endures the injustice of being wrongly accused, Katalin must find out who among her friends and acquaintances she can truly trust.
But there is a glimmer of hope in the darkness. The death of Stalin is a spark that ignites a fuse. For the first time it seems that change is possible.
In October 1956, a student-led demonstration soon turns into a bloody battle to overthrow the hated communist regime. Confronted by Soviet tanks, young and old take to the streets, armed with Molotov cocktails, bravery, and cunning.
Katalin and those she loves must fight for freedom. They must fight to survive.
Packed with authentic historical details, Goodbye to Budapest is a panoramic novel of courage, sacrifice, and the indomitable human quest for freedom.
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- Trisha
- 04-08-21
Well researched and well narrated.
A well written story which prompted me to read the actual events which I had not fully grasped previously. The narrator is very good and keeps the story flowing. I hope to read or listen to other novels from this author having read Oranges for Christmas before this one. Both are captivating.
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- liliana
- 31-05-21
A lesson from the past
I'm highly subjective by rating this book a 5 star because I come from a former communist party. The horrible practices of the Soviet Union are well known and this is not the first book I read about this. And yet everytime there's a story about fighting and escaping communism, I always ask myself "how can man be so cruel to one another?!'. Goodbye to Budapest is, to me, a book about hope. I've visited the beautiful city of Budapest and learned about its 1956 history while walking the streets, seeing the cinema, the former TV station, AVO HQ (a dark building even today).
so many people had to flee their homes, their country, to leave behind a rich and wonderful heritage.
my only hope is that by having these books around, we might learn from the past and never repeat those mistakes. that we will not let a cruel minority take charge and change the lives of millions.
I highly recommend this book after you've also read The Iron Curtain by Anne Applebaum and Matei, Brunul by Lucian Dan Teodorovici.
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- Ankie
- 04-12-21
Goodbye to Budapest
I like the voice in perfect English with, as far as I can judge, the right Hungarian pronunciation where needed.
Anyone who loves Budapest and Hungary the way I do should listen to this story.
It’s very interesting history.
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