Reviews by Paul

Name: Paul (Keighley, United Kingdom)
Reviews Written: 6
Titles Rated: 6

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  • Silesian Station
    By David Downing
    Narrated By Simon Prebble
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    Summer, 1939. British journalist John Russell has just been granted American citizenship in exchange for agreeing to work for American intelligence when his girlfriend, Effi, is arrested by the Gestapo. Russell hoped his new nationality would let him safely stay in Berlin with Effi and his son, but now he's being blackmailed.
    UNABRIDGED 11 hrs and 16 mins
    Silesian Station | [David Downing]
    Silesian Station
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    "Momentum Continues"
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    It's not breakneck in any way, but well crafted, interesting, thought-provoking and very well narrated.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes
    By Alan Bennett
    Narrated By Alan Bennett
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    Two unexpected tales written and read by the best-selling author of The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories and The History Boys."The Greening of Mrs Donaldson" - Mrs Donaldson is a conventional middle-class woman beached on the shores of widowhood after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with, then satisfactory and finally dull. But when she decides to take in two lodgers, her mundane life becomes much more stimulating...
    UNABRIDGED 3 hrs and 52 mins
    Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes | [Alan Bennett]
    Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes
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    "Amusing"
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    Very light, enjoyable and amusing stories. Excellently read by the author, whose observations are as sharp as ever.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Runaway
    By Martina Cole
    Narrated By Lisa Coleman
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    (51)
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    When Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are thrown together as children in the East End their fate is sealed. Cathy's miserable life as a prostitute's child changes forever when she's forced into care. The ordeal that follows leaves her with no choice but to run away to Soho, and she learns to survive in the violent heart of London's underworld. Meanwhile, Eamonn, who fled to New York, has gained a reputation as a ruthless villain.
    UNABRIDGED 18 hrs and 16 mins
    The Runaway | [Martina Cole]
    The Runaway
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    "Gratuitously....."
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    Long, violent and graphic. Will not be purchasing reading or listening to any more by this author.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Stettin Station
    By David Downing
    Narrated By Simon Prebble
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    In the fall of 1941, Anglo-American journalist John Russell is still living in Berlin, tied to the increasingly alien city by his love for two Berliners: his 14-year-old son, Paul, and his longtime girlfriend, Effi. Forced to work for both German and American intelligence, he's searching for a way out of Germany. Can he escape and take Effi with him?
    UNABRIDGED 9 hrs and 47 mins
    Stettin Station | [David Downing]
    Stettin Station
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    "Best of the three"
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    Excellent third book and the best of the three. They should be read in sequence to appreciate the development of the story. Awaiting the fourth, Potsdam Station.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Zoo Station
    By David Downing
    Narrated By Simon Prebble
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    By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent 15 years in Berlin, where his German-born son lives. He writes human-interest pieces for British and American papers, avoiding the investigative journalism that could get him deported. But as war approaches, he faces the prospect of having to leave his son and his longtime girlfriend.
    UNABRIDGED 10 hrs and 4 mins
    Zoo Station | [David Downing]
    Zoo Station
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    "Good Start"
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    Good start to a series of three books by the same author and narrator. John Russell's character and dilemmas are believable. It prompted the further purchase of the other two.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The White Tiger
    By Aravind Adiga
    Narrated By Bindya Solanki
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    Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2008.
    Balram Halwai is the White Tiger - the smartest boy in his village. Too poor to finish school, he has to work in a teashop until the day a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in Delhi. The city is a revelation. Balram becomes aware of immense wealth all around him, and realizes the only way he can become part of it is by murdering his master. The White Tiger presents a raw and unromanticized India, both thrilling and shocking.
    UNABRIDGED 8 hrs and 15 mins
    The White Tiger | [Aravind Adiga]
    The White Tiger
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    "What a great book!"
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    A most unusual and compelling story which paints a disturbing and moving portrait of India. The narration is superb and gives the listener a memorable experience. Highly recommended

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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