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With Hope and Love

By: Ellie Dean
Narrated by: Marlene Sidaway
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Cliffehaven, 1945

The war in Europe is over, but for Peggy Reilly and the residents of Beach View Boarding House the effects of the conflict are still far-reaching.

Cockney evacuee, Ivy, and her sweetheart, Andy, are saving to get married and fulfil their dream of returning to the East End. But when tragedy strikes, Ivy is faced with a life-changing dilemma that only she can resolve.

Rita also faces an impossible choice when her sweetheart Peter proposes and asks her to live with him in Australia – just as her widowed father returns from the fighting in Europe.

Meanwhile Peggy must say goodbye to several of her evacuee chicks whilst she awaits the return of her family from Somerset and the news that her husband, Jim, can finally come home.

It’s a dream she’s held onto for six long years, but fate has one more twist in store.

©2019 Ellie Dean (P)2019 Penguin Audio 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction

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I have listened to all the previous books in this series and loved them all. I am saddened to say that I really couldn’t follow the ‘Cliffhaven’ saga with this narrator, she was awful. She just read the words printed, there were no ‘storytelling’ to it. Overall very disappointing.
Onwards to book number 18 in the series with whom I know is an excellent narrator, Julia Maisey.

Terrible narrator …

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I have loved every book in this series so far but this one was ruined by the reader who not only sounded far too elderly to imitate the voices of the younger characters but had no idea about pronouncing different accents. There were even several occasions when the accents attempted were given to the wrong character. Such a pity. I only hope she isn’t narrating the final book.

Disappointed

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Over the years the narrator has changed several times for this series, this in itself is jarring when you bocome accustomed to one persons interpretation, however so far I have always enjoyed the narration of these stories, until now! A very poor choice of new narrator for this book as ruined it for me, I have tried to listen to it but it is awful so gave up and bought the book and read it the old fashioned way. I am sad at this as I always enjoyed listening to these on a dog walk. I do hope they get julie masiey back on board for the last book!

Bad narration good story!

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.… this narrator is just not suitable for the Cliffhaven Series! The different accents needed are just not there and it was a struggle to listen to a very boring and unenthusiastic voice but did continue to the end as I love these stories and prefer to listen rather than sit down and read. It's an escape from doing hum drum jobs like ironing, and getting lost in the story. It makes it a more pleasurable experience. I much prefer Annie Aldington (my favourite narrator) or Julie Maisey. Hopefully one of them will be able to narrate the next book.

I'm so sorry but....

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The story as usual was Ellie Dean’s brilliant account of the family at Cliffehaven. However the narrator was very disappointing, nowhere near as accomplished as the previous narrators of the Cliffehaven series. I fervently hope Ms Sidaway is not given the task on the final book in the series.

Story terrific but.....

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