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Bright Day, Dark Night

Adams Family, Book 15

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Bright Day, Dark Night

By: Mary Jane Staples
Narrated by: Annie Aldington
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It is summer 1941, and the country is still at war. In the Devon village of Ashleigh, however, evacuees from the London blitz are living in an atmosphere of rural peacefulness, although Daisy Ricketts of Bermondsey isn't sure if she'll ever get on with carping Mrs Mumford, the subject of whispers because of her husband's mysterious disappearance.

David, the elder son of Tommy and Vi Adams, meets Kate Trimble, a cockney girl from Camberwell who has just arrived in Ashleigh with her aunt. Kate is imaginative and precocious, while David is happy-go-lucky, and as the war is directly affecting the lives of so many other members of the Adams family, Kate and David establish a friendship in the summer sunshine of Devon. But as their friendship develops some exciting undercurrents, an incident occurs which brings home to them the darker intrigues of wartime and provides a devastating shock to everyone.

©2011 Mary Jane Staples (P)2021 Audible, Ltd 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Village War

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I have listened to all of the Adams family books so far and enjoyed this one the most of all. Annie's narration is perfect and the WW2 detail fascinating. 👌

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fantastic narration as always. Charming storyline, but enough of Polly already! I really wish she were written out of these books long ago. Also I do wish the narrator would stop saying she said he said she said, its so annoying. We know who is speaking we don't need to be told.

fantastic narration

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Another great book in Mary Jane staples (Tim's) series.
I feel so sad for Felicity, but
her and Tim together make a
lovely couple, Tim is so funny!
Thanks very much for the Adams family series. I wish you would carry on and don't stop at
29. After all it is an odd number.
Also Annie old girl, have you been practicing your narration?
I t is tremendously good, and you can do practically every voice and accent. Well done,
spiffing old duck.

Brilliant!

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Loving this series of books. Nice to follow the lives and loves of the Adams families.

Another 10/10

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All I have to say is I’m still going !! I’m at book 16 now. Love these books !!! A must read

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