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The Canary Girls
- The Bomb Girls, Book 2
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Series: The Bomb Girls, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- shirlivalentine
- 04-07-20
This narrator wasn’t for me !!!!
Having already listened to Them Munitions Girl’ by same author but narrated by Ann Dover it is a terrible shame that Ann isn’t reading the rest of the books in the series. Ann Dover in my opinion is the best narrator of all, very clear and she has the knack of being able to read the story and drawing you into it.
A very good story from start to finish, left me wanting to hear more. Such a shame about the narrator, the whole series should have been read by the same person. It took me a little time to figure out who was who in this second book as they weren’t portrayed in the same way as the first book.
Having said all that I did enjoy this second story very much , I was kept captivated.
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- theresa nikray
- 22-07-21
Great story
I have read all previous stories in this series, I have enjoyed all of them, except with The Canary Girls, wasn’t pleased with narrator at all
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- mrs susan white
- 17-05-21
a wonderful story a great listen.
the narrator of this book wonderful she brings the book to life....couldn't pick better. brilliant.
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- areilly
- 05-05-21
Disappointed
Loved the first book but had to stop listening to the this one because of the narrator.
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- Nicole Jones
- 11-11-20
Heartbreaking story
Great storytelling. Shocking story but fantastic. Gutted it had to end. My stomach is in knots.
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- Ms. Elizabeth A. Hearn
- 11-08-20
Feel good war era love stories
Ups and downs of life and love in Gosport in WWII. Focusing on the factory women workers, it follows a set of exciting and awful events that develop the characters, relationships and community through hard times and good.
Narration good but would be nice if the beginning of each chapter and section started a bit more accentuated as it all blurs into one.
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- Janet Jones
- 29-06-20
Another book I loved
Absolutely loved yet another book by this author, a very moving story. The narrator was very good as well.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-05-20
Wonderful
Loved the story, have a good insight of what it must have been like to live through this period. Only disappointment was the narrator was changed, unfortunately i did not think she is as good as the narrator of the first installment.
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- Beryl
- 09-10-19
Canary Girls
Lovely story but sad at the end
I am reading the series and it’s good to follow the different caricature.
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- vjj
- 22-04-19
Very good book
1st of series I've read. liked the characters in it, bit sad at the end though.