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Tears of the Moon
- Narrated by: Kate Hood
- Series: Lily Barton, Book 1
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
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- Lyndy
- 14-05-16
I want to visit Broome
A wonderful story. A bit too many coincidences in parts but heartwarming characters.
I guess it's a bit of Mills & Boone romance, but with an historic base story.