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While We're Apart

By: Ellie Dean
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
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The compelling new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Some Lucky Day.

It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her eighteenth birthday and said goodbye to her childhood sweetheart Jack, when she learns that her house has taken a direct hit during a tip and run raid.

With both her parents dead and her home destroyed, a distraught Mary moves in with Jack’s parents. But her father's trunk is still intact amid the ruins, and Mary discovers a shocking secret amongst his diaries.

Mary travels to Cliffehaven on the south coast in search of answers. Here she is billeted with
Peggy Reilly’s fearsome sister, Doris. When warm-hearted Peggy befriends Mary, she discovers the young woman’s secret.

But she begins to regret getting involved, for there can only be trouble ahead...

 Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Heartfelt
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THE EIGHTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN

When war reveals a family secret, it can only bring trouble . . . It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her eighteenth birthday and said goodbye to her childhood sweetheart Jack, when she learns that her house has taken a direct hit during a tip and run raid.
I love the characters and their stories…Ellie Dean is an excellent storyteller. I look forward to her next instalment. Brilliant!
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Jim's voice was awful spoilt the story but love these books funny but touching great story line

Jim's voice was awful spoilt but love these book

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I'm working my way .through the series a bit higgilty piggilty as I started mid way to.the end with.good old fashioned books, then started audible and you notice the different narrators and how they.portray characters like Cordelia, Ron and Jim. some good, some not so.

reading the series

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I think it should be obligatory for new narrators to listen to a couple of books in the series before they narrate. Jim, a cheeky Irish man became a cockney , even though you could hear the writing had an Irish lilt. Every characters voice had changed and Rosie sounded like a dumb blonde , when she was far from that. This series is brilliant. I’m so invested in the storyline. Poor narration ruins things especially when the reader is a few books in.

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I love these stories, they weave together so cleverly. My only niggle was the narrator, she played the characters very differenty, all the women had odd, very dumb voices and Jim went from being Irish to being an intimidating Cockney, the narrating voice however, was good. Looking foreard to the next in the series and the narrator is back to an original.

So much coming together, gave me goosebumps

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I love the Cliffehaven books so far. Peggy is such a caring character. Definitely better than her sister Doris

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