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The Secret Wife
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman, Thomas Judd
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
The stories of two very different women, linked by the secrets and lies of history, merge together as past and present weave together in this stunning story of love, loss and resilience.
2016. Kitty, fleeing from a devastating revelation in her own life, finds herself at her great-grandfather's cabin in Lake Akanabee. There she discovers a gorgeous necklace, which leads her uncover to long-buried family secret.
1914. Tatiana, Grand Princess of Russia, falls in love with Dmitri, a Russian solider, as she nurses him back to health. The world is an uncertain place, especially for the Romanov family, and as their romance plays out the world as they know it rapidly crumbles around them.
Critic reviews
"Like Vanity Fair crossed with Poldark...Stunning epic." (Claudia Carroll)
"A terrific adventure story, full of romance and atmospheric detail - a great escapist read." (Liz Trenow)
"No Place for a Lady is a gripping historical read about two sisters caught up in the Crimean War: one a young bride following her soldier husband, the other her sister who signs up as a nurse to try and rescue her sister. It's a story of love, both romantic and sibling, against a backdrop of a vividly created historical setting, with an ending which is at once uplifting and heartbreaking I couldn't put it down." (Julia Williams)
"A galloping good story." (Natasha McEnroe, director of the Florence Nightingale Museum)
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- Tripster
- 06-09-16
Laura Kirman is a terrible reader & has let the author down
I couldn't bear more than 10 mins of Laura Kirman's voice so I can't comment on the actual story (Amazon didn't give you option of leaving a null review - sorry to the author). Kirman's voice too staccato & clipped, no natural flow / no magical weaving of the story - just reminds me of being scolded by a prim headmistress. Urgh.
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- Allison Gordon
- 28-09-16
Brilliant book could not put it down highly recommended read it you won't be disappointed
Brilliant book could not wait to get home get comfy and start listening to the book again . Give it a go it's a page turner
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- Mrs K S Warne
- 16-10-16
History / drama / romance / mystery - it's got it all
This was a fascinating book, based largely on truth but cleverly interwoven into a modern day sub plot.
I learnt a lot about the Russian Revolution without it being too 'biographical'.
The first part is very much romantic historical but the second part left me desperate to read more as the book moved forward in time and the mystery developed, leaving me wondering how it was going to link the sub plot with the main story - and with real life events.
Very clever
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- C. L. Butler
- 08-10-18
Couldn't listen to the narrators
Great story but the narration is awful. No intonation, etc, just reading directly in monotone...a real shame
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- Vicks1963
- 27-11-16
Fabulous story. I found it difficult to put down.
loved it and in the end I wished it had been true as it was so well written and was plausible.
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- Lainie
- 11-10-20
The Secret Wife
What a story and one that could be true or one would like to think/hope so....beautifully narrated and a good story line sensitively told
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- DeeKing
- 24-12-18
So enjoyable!
Loved it from start to finish. Great story, well told. now in just sorry it's finished!
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- Kathryn
- 23-02-17
Beautifully written, tear jerking love story loosely based on true accounts
Best book I've read in the last year, now I need to find something to replace it
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- Mike Lamont
- 18-11-16
Great story.
great story with wonderful narration. Would throughly recommend. to fans of historical fiction. A must read.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-08-23
Excellent story. So very well read.
Excellent story which could be so true.
Very well read by male and female readers which added to the enjoyment of the 20th & 21st century readings.
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