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  • The Chalky Sea

  • The Canadians Series, Book 1
  • By: Clare Flynn
  • Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (20 ratings)
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The Chalky Sea

By: Clare Flynn
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Summary

Two troubled people in a turbulent world

In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see him again. Two days later, her humdrum world is torn apart when her sleepy English seaside town is subjected to the first of many heavy bombing attacks.

In Ontario, Canada, Jim Armstrong is uncertain whether to volunteer for the army. When he uncovers the secret his fiance has been keeping from him his decision is clear. A few weeks later he is on a ship bound for England.

Gwen is forced to confront the truth about her past and her own feelings for her husband. Jim battles with a bewildering and hostile world far removed from the cozy life of his Canadian farm. War brings horror and loss to each of them - can it also bring change and salvation?
©2017 Clare Flynn (P)2018 Tantor
Historical Fiction 20th Century
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  • 20-03-24

The bad narration. Mispronunciation of words. It distracted from the story

The bad narration. Mispronunciation of words. It distracted from the story… it would have been much better if narrated by a British person

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Accents

Nice story, but the narration is awful & it is distracting. The Canadian accents were "not bad," but the others were dreadful. Overal the narration took all the emotion out of the story.

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Poor story made worse by narration

I really struggled to finish this story. I didn't like the narrator at all she spoilt it for me.

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