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The Light Behind the Window
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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From the Sunday Times best-selling author of the Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley's The Light Behind the Window is a breathtaking and intense story of love, war and, above all, forgiveness.
The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story, she too embarks on her own journey of discovery, realising that the château may provide clues to her own difficult past and finally unlock the future.
The past: London 1943. A young office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is drafted into the SOE, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact in her very first hours in France, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies. Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland and her beloved husband, Constance finds herself drawn into a complex web of deception, the repercussions of which will affect generations to come.
Note to listeners: in the US, this book is published under the title The Lavender Garden.
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- K. Bailey
- 07-09-20
Great story as usual
A great story, enjoyed it very much but the narration was a little testing. I found the very strong French pronunciation of French peoples names and places really irritating and the Yorkshire voices extremely dull and sometimes rushed, thought I’d accidentally pressed the speed up button sometimes !!!
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- Ken Smith
- 17-04-21
Brilliant
Loved it - as with all Lucinda Riley's but this one was particularly good and the narration was clear and creditable bearing in mind the difference accents the narrator needed to master.
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- Marie van der Merwe
- 04-07-22
Good listening
Loved it. story about hardship and loyalty. worth listening to.
Teach some life lessons
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- Mary
- 04-12-22
Brilliant Story we’ll read
I have really enjoyed this book. I could not put it down. All the twists and turns, beautifully written. Cannot recommend too fully.
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- Cathy
- 24-06-23
Beautifully written and narrated
I love listening to books set in this period of history but usually steer clear of storylines which switch between the past and present as they are usually so formulaic. Having read the positive reviews i decided to give this book a go. I’m so glad I did. It’s a beautiful story which is so well written, you get completely drawn into the characters lives and can visualise being there. Just wonderful! I’ll definitely look for more books by this author.
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- Kaal01
- 14-06-23
Enjoyed
Another book by one of my favourite authors 5 stars once again now looking for another of her books
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- Lesley
- 17-03-23
Another Lucinda hit
I so enjoy her book they are written so smoothly that the characters and the plot are vivid and exciting you find yourself drawn into the era and lives of the story and there is always an entrancing twist.
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- Nicky
- 14-02-23
Loved it
This was an amazing book just a brilliant story. Loved every page of it. Excellent
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-23
Love Lucinda Riley
Always a good listen with this author. The story is riveting and doesn’t disappoint brilliant
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- jackie lee
- 25-12-23
Amazing
Another beautiful book by Lucinda, onto the next one , great stories, gripped from start to finish
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