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Wuhan

By: John Fletcher
Narrated by: Bruno Roubicek
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A multi-stranded historical epic set in China in 1937, when Wuhan stood alone against a whirlwind of war and violence.

Everyone's heard of Wuhan in connection with Covid-19. But 80 years ago it was equally famous as the first place on earth to decisively defeat fascism.

In 1937 Japan invaded China, slaughtering 20 million Chinese – mainly civilians. As vast swathes of the country fell to the invaders, Wuhan was appointed wartime capital and symbol of Chinese resistance. China, a medieval society, began a desperately needed reorganisation – transforming itself militarily, educationally, medically and culturally.

Their heroic efforts in Wuhan halted the Japanese.

Weaving together a multitude of narratives, Wuhan is a historical fiction epic that pulls no punches: the heart-in-mouth story of a peasant family forced onto a thousand-mile refugee death-march; the story of Lao She – China's greatest writer – leaving his family in a war-zone to assist with the propaganda effort in Wuhan; the hellish battlefields of the Sino-Japanese war; the approaching global war seen through a host of colourful characters – from Chiang Kai-Shek, China's nationalist leader, to Peter Fleming, British journalist based in Wuhan and a prototype for his younger brother Ian Fleming's James Bond.


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I absolutely love this audio book. The reader (listener) is taken on a journey through China during the period just a couple of years before the outbreak of WW II in Europe. In fact we don’t travel all through China but follow the stories of some different characters and their physical journeys as well as the development of their lives and families. Apparently this is John Fletchers first book and I think this book Wuhan will be a hard act to follow because it is so brilliant.
The narrator Bruno Roubicek reads as if reading you a story and I find this works very well with this book. The narrator has a very pleasant English accent (no accent we English would say) and I find his pace and style very easy on the ear.
The reader (listener) will find themselves really caring about the characters and the outcomes. I particularly love how the author has tied up so much true history and politics into the story and although this is a work of fiction it really is not total fiction. Those who know a bit about history and politics, probably older readers like me (silver surfers) will see how cleverly the author has captured so many events taking place at the time of the story as well as relevant events that took place before and the global political landscape, and has created an exciting and captivating story which you just can’t put down.
This book is worthy of attention by those big film maker people and I have the impression that it could make a real good blockbuster.
I so much recommend this audio book and can say that of all the books I have had from audible this is right up at the top as an absolute favourite. Buy it now it’s so good.

A masterpieces and a page turner

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