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Island of Secrets
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
A beautiful, heartbreaking story of sacrifice and love in the face of evil.
'The story started at dawn on the 14th of September, 1943....'
All her life, London-born Angelika has been intrigued by her mother's secret past. Now planning her wedding, she feels she must visit the remote Crete village her mother grew up in.
Angie's estranged elderly grandmother, Maria, is dying. She welcomes Angie with open arms - it's time to unburden herself and tell the story she'll otherwise take to her grave. It's the story of the Nazi occupation of Crete during the Second World War, of horror, of courage and of the lengths to which a mother will go to protect her children. And it's the story of bitter secrets that broke a family apart and of three enchanting women who come together to heal wounds that have damaged two generations.
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- tracey renz
- 27-03-19
A wonderful book told so well with such love
i enjoyed every moment of this book it opened my eyes to the shocking way in which more innocent people lost their lives to the nazis...disgusting vile creatures!
i cried more than once and i feel i now want to visit the memorial and pay my respects.
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- e deoliveira
- 13-10-22
Not as good as some other of her novels
I have to echo the sentiments of other listeners. I enjoyed the part set in the 1940’s far better than the rest of the plot. I found Angelina quite irritating- a weak silly girl given a whiny voice by the narrator. If she was supposed to be a mature woman she didn’t come across as one- more like a teenager. I stuck with it - it was okay but not her best novel. Also this is the fourth of her novels I’ve listened to, and whilst interesting for the historic content, they all do seem to be rather similar.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-05-19
Terrible narration and repetitive narrative
I can't seem to finish this book, it is repetitive and a dull story with an awful main character. I bought it because i love Victoria Hislop's books and this was recommended but it's terrible - what makes it worse is the performance by the narrator - lots of shrieking which made it painful to listen to. Really disappointed.
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- A. Richards
- 24-09-18
loved it
a story of many secrets which slowly unravel.
some mention of the terrible war which brought heartache to a Greek village called Crete.
a lot of twist and turns and educational.
sad and happy events.
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- Bubblemate
- 08-09-18
Island of secrets
Lovely book keep you interested all the while as there is some think happening all the time.
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- Eve F
- 28-10-17
Amazing sto
Difficult to stop listening
I will not forget this book.
Makes one think .we are so lucky.
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- Clare
- 15-09-17
Brilliant and Very Touching
A Brilliant Read. such a touching g story with the Greek With to lift the spirit.
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- Fiona McWatters
- 18-03-24
Nice Book
The historical parts of this book at very good. Angelina is so whingy and selfish it wasn't fun listening to her!! But the rest was good!
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- Q
- 12-03-24
Irritating lead character
It definitely wasn’t for me. I stuck with it until the end, but it wasn’t a book I enjoyed. Some of the bits based in the Second World War period were interesting, but the present day bits were just a bit OTT and annoying, the lead character and her mother were just irritating and the London accents were terrible (like an episode of East Enders) overall there’s just too many characters and too much jumping around.
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- Dean Stuart
- 12-06-23
Excellent
Really enjoyed this book and the sad history that accompanied the story , well worth listening too
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