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The Ballymara Road

By: Nadine Dorries
Narrated by: Emma Gregory
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Summary

On Christmas morning Kitty Doherty gives birth to her baby - who is immediately taken away for adoption in America. But Kitty's life is hanging by a thread, her only hope a dangerous journey through snow to Ballymara and her Irish family. Meanwhile, in Chicago, Sean and Alice try to set up a new life far away from the families they have deserted in Liverpool.

©2015 Nadine Dorries (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"As fast-paced as it is entertaining. An addictive novel to be devoured at one sitting." ( Sunday Express)
"Engaging...cinematic and powerful" ( The Times)

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Great story

Loved this book and the whole series. Could not stop listening and did not want the story to end

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Excellent story and series

I have enjoyed all of the books in this series so far. This one drawing together threads from the previous books. A great craic altogether! Dark, sad, rich, intelligent, surprising and exploring all too true themes of abuse within the Catholic Church. Characters real and authentic for the era portrayed. Moving and well written. The audible versions, like listening to a gripping radio play. Excellent listen.

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Wonderful set of stories

That's it I have read the whole set, fantastic especially this one, great characters , you laugh you cry you squirm but you love it. Well I did very very much.
Thanks Nadine Dorries please keep writing,

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Fabulous crafted story

Artful, sensitive and gritty story based on historical reality of abuse in the Catholic Church. But intermingled with the joyous human spirit born out of poverty and and repression. The characters were amazing and you were drawn into the situation and story by the artful narration which was superb.

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Captivating!

Thoroughly enjoyed this series, I wish it didn't have to end! You become part of the Street & it's people yourself. It would be lovely it it was made into a TV drama.

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Ballymara road .book 3 by Nadine Dorris

Another brilliant follow on story .cant stop listening to find what happens next. Emma gregory is excellent at reading and expressing the characters accents , i love these books especially through audio books, ican fully enjoy listening and colouring my stress & anxiety books enabeling me to completely switch off from everyday stresses and im able to feel part of the story. I cant wait for book 4 🐞👏💐

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A brilliant story brilliantly narrated. A really enjoyable book

A brilliant story brilliantly narrated. A really enjoyable book have read all available Nadine Dorries books hope for more.

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Absolutely brilliant!

All of the books in this Four Streets trilogy were brilliant. Tough topic so not for the light hearted but very very well done. Had me hooked from start to finish. The narration was also fabulously done.

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Three Moving Books

The three books in this series were so well written and read that they held me spellbound from beginning to end. I hope the writer will give us more stories of this quality. I really did not want to finish. Congratulations to the writer and also the reader.

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Another fine family sags of the Four Streets

Again we are taken to the Four Streets and catch up with the families who live there. This is the third in the series and does a nice job of concluding the various storylines from the first two books. It is well read by Emma, who does an excellent job of all the different voices so there is no confusing which character is speaking.
Very clever twists and turns throughout the three books and some good outcomes. I would have liked to see another chapter at the end rather than have all the endings related by a character who just spoke about all that had happened in one long speech! Was this another case of the agent wanting the author to meet a deadline instead of finish the book properly? Shame

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