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The Last Runaway

Yazan: Tracy Chevalier
Seslendiren: Laurel Lefkow
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 Honor Bright is a sheltered Quaker who has rarely ventured out of 1850s Dorset when she impulsively emigrates to America. Opposed to the slavery that defines and divides the country, she finds her principles tested to the limit when a runaway slave appears at the farm of her new family. In this tough, unsentimental place, where whisky bottles sit alongside quilts, Honor befriends two spirited women who will teach her how to turn ideas into action.

“The best thing she's written since Girl with a Pearl Earring.” ROSE TREMAIN

“A joy.” MAGGIE O’FARRELL

“Addictively compelling.” THE TIMES

“Highly recommended.” THE INDEPENDENT

“A gripping and potent novel which shows Chevalier at the height of her powers.” THE EXPRESS

“A quietly powerful and gripping novel.” THE MAIL©2013 Tracy Chevalier (P)2013 AudioGO Ltd Historical Fiction Kurgu Samimi Hukuk Ohio
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Generally I hate historical novels, I'm a narcissistic reader and strip the stories, character insights and any other bookmeat for what they give me, so wont touch anything historical as I feel it has no relevance. However, I just love Tracy Chevalier's work, her themes are so well woven into the plots, and the characters are interesting, there's just enough politics (feminist issues in this one) to hook without being didactic. They are all different, Victorian Mourning for Falling Angels, and Quilts for this one, really worth reading.

hate historical novels, love Tracy Chevalier.

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loved it, wanted to just keep listening. Highly recommend. Will look for other books by the same author for sure

loved it!

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Last Runaway to be better than the print version?

Don't know as can't see well enough to read whole books any more.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I really liked Virginee (sic) who brought a degree of reality to her situation and that of her children.

Have you listened to any of Laurel Lefkow’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Not to my knowledge.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I don't have time to even consider a single sitting listen but I would have got through it quicker on holiday,

Any additional comments?

As this was someone else's choice, I was very agreeably surprised to findI liked it. I would actually rate it as one of the best books I have listened to this year. The narrator brilliantly dealt with the varying accents in the book and it was difficult to switch off at times so compelling was the story. Excellent all round.

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This is an amazing tale – a naive young woman from Dorset, a Quaker, who accompanies her sister emigrating to Ohio. She soon discovers that even the northern states are riven with moral conflicts around slavery. She tries hard to hold fast to her beliefs, but comes under massive pressure to compromise. A beautifully told tale, superbly read.

Moral conflicts in pre-abolition America

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I love Tracy Chevalier books and really enjoyed this one. The story builds and the characters really come to life. The narrator is American which is fine as it is set in Ohio and in short bursts her Voicing of the Dorset accent of the main character is fine however in the longer passages which required a Dorset accent we drifted off to Yorkshire or even Lancashire!! 😉 Anyway - I recommend this book.

Story and characters build through the book

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