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Coming Home to Brightwater Bay
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance
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"Joyous - a treat of a tale that whisks your heart away to the beautiful shores of Orkney. Prepare to fall in love with this fantastic series!" (Miranda Dickinson)
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- Trevelyan
- 06-07-21
Brilliant!!
Thank you Holly, I really, really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed travelling to Orkney with you, I enjoyed meeting the folk who live there, I enjoyed the relationships between the lovely main characters and I really didn't want it to end. As always, wonderful narration by Karen Cass and excellent accents.
Such a lovely way to drift off to sleep every night and I can't wait for the next one.
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- Marcus Selvadurai
- 22-03-21
Thoroughly enjoyed this book
A really heart warming story. Loved the characters and the whole setting. You really feel you are there and are part of the story. I want to go to Orkney and experience the nature there. Didn't want to stop listening but also didn't want the story to end...
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- S A Webb
- 28-07-21
Beautiful
stunning setting. I really felt I was there. Beautifully written and narrated. loved every character.
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- CATRIONA
- 21-07-21
Delightful
Really enjoyed this story set on Orkney, the narrator did a grand job of the voices and accents. Really lovely gentle story and beautifully written.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-21
Wow!
I couldn't stop listening! A wonderful story that made me fall in love with the characters and want to visit Orkney again. Karen Cass is my favourite narrator! And I've already purchased another book by Holly Hepburn.
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- carly russell
- 01-07-21
Comfort Reading at its best
There's only one problem with Holly Hepburn books, they have to end! Another incredible story with loveable characters that you hate to leave, couldn't put it down!
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-06-21
Loved it!
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters, the way it flowed and the escapism of Orkney.
More like this please.
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- Cherry
- 07-05-21
Fabulous!
Once again Holly Hepburn has catapulted the reader to an escape from real life.
The return of a familiar character always makes me feel like I’m welcoming an old friend!
I thoroughly enjoyed this feel-good book. There are some laugh out loud moments and finished it wanting more as always. Karen Cass is the familiar voice of Hollys books and I’m glad she was the narrator once again.
I’d definitely recommend this book!
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- linda Lebentz
- 11-04-21
Absolutely brilliant
Fantastic book my praise goes to the author I loved it. It has everything x
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- Mayfair
- 13-03-21
Lovely to immerse yourself in
A great book to take you out of yourself.
So easy to imagine the scenery and the people.
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- Sarah Hasbrook
- 13-05-21
Such a beautiful story!!
This was my firtst book by Holly Hepburn and I absolutely loved it. I found myself swept away immediately and couldn't help falling in love with the people and island. Can't wsit to read another of her books!
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- FIRE
- 22-03-21
Liked this book but was hoping Mary would pick the Viking not the librarian .
But I must admit I have only chosen books read by Karen Cass . She is one of the best narrators I have ever heard and to be truthful I pick my books by the narrators then before they authors.
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- Cleopatra
- 05-09-21
Super fun read
What a wonderful story. The narrators are fantastic and I will be reading more from this author .