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Liberation Square

By: Gareth Rubin
Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Gareth Rubin
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Liberation Day written by Gareth Rubin, read by Nicola Walker and Gareth Rubin.

1952. Soviet troops control British streets

After the disastrous failure of D-Day, Britain is occupied by Nazi Germany, and only rescued by Russian soldiers arriving from the east and Americans from the west. The two superpowers divide the nation between them, a wall running through London like a scar.

When Jane Cawson calls into her husband's medical practice and detects the perfume worn by his former wife, Lorelei, star of propaganda films for the new Marxist regime, she fears what is between them. But when Jane rushes to confront them, she finds herself instead caught up in the glamorous actress's death.

Nick is soon arrested for murder. Desperate to clear his name, Jane must risk the attention of the brutal secret police as she follows a trail of corruption right to the highest levels of the state.

And she might find she never really knew her husband at all.

©2019 Gareth Rubin (P)2019 Penguin Audio 20th Century Crime Fiction Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Military Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Marriage Crime War England

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So interesting, couldn't stop once I'd started. Always loved the work of Nicola Walker. Not expected ending.

Better than expected

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I enjoyed this imaginative story of what life might have been like in the UK at the end of World War !!, if the Nazis had succeeded in invading followed by opposing Soviet forces. A situation leading to a divided country similar to post war Germany with a wall separating the two sectors. It is chilling to imagine Anthony Blunt as the chief in the Soviet sector with Guy Burgess and Kim Philby in key positions. It is a gripping story of an unexplained death and clandestine dealings set in the Soviet sector of the UK and the imagined privations and curbs on freedom that were actually suffered by people behind the real Iron Curtain post WWII.

Nicola Walker's narration is excellent, however the author should stick to writing as his narration style is poor: thankfully his contributions were short and few in number.

Alernative dystopian scenario of post WWII life

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I did want to like this book more. It’s an interesting premise and I love Nicola Walker but it was just messy with so many subplots that I just ran out of willingly-suspended disbelief!
Also, I’m sorry but having the author read the announcements was an indulgence that just felt a bit jarring alongside the professional narration.

A bit of a dog’s dinner

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I like alternate history books and the setting of this one really made for an interesting story.
As murder mysteries go it was simple and had a surprising twist at the end

murder in the red state

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Loved this novel. A great concept well executed. Gripping plot with good characters. Nicola Walker provides fantastic narration, such a good actress

Best listen in a long time

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