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Gifts for Our Time
- Rivenshaw Saga, Book 4
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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The final instalment in the Rivenshaw series set at the end of WWII in Lancashire.
Germany 1939, and Christa Sommer boards the Kindertransport, unsure that she'll ever see her beloved mother and father again.
Once in England she is taken in by elderly Mrs Pelling, who grows to love Christa as the daughter she never had. But in 1945 Mrs Pelling dies. While her will cannot be found, her money-grabbing niece appears out of the blue to claim her inheritance and turfs Christa out, with only a suitcase to her name.
The prejudice against Germans still runs high in England, and Christa is unable to secure a job or a place to stay. Luck comes her way when a lady she saves from being mugged turns out to be Mayne Esher's friend Daniel's mother.
Taking pity on Christa, they take her to Rivenshaw, where they plan to start a new life as part of the Esher building firm. There, Christa is welcomed with open arms, and she soon develops a love for the place, the people and Daniel. But Esherwood is not the trouble-free sanctuary she first thinks.
Determined to do their bit for soldiers returning from the war, they have agreed to allow the council to build prefabs on some of Esherwood's garden.
But an empire-building town planner seems set on taking all of Mayne's land for the war effort. Mayne has also discovered a secret door at the back of the old Nissen hut, with a complicated locking mechanism that has local locksmiths dumbfounded. Just what is hidden behind the door to warrant such high security?
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- jenlynlew
- 29-03-24
The various characters were depicted so brilliantly by the story teller, It brought the whole saga to life !!
Couldn’t put it down!
Anna Jacob’s knows how to hold you in the grip of the characters & love the happy endings
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- Amazon Customer Scobie
- 04-10-22
Exceptional Narration and story
Exceptional narration.. Great story.. Listening to all her books because the are great series and story lines but narration by Julia is "icing on the cake"
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- Ms. Judy L. Sturgis
- 23-12-22
Heartwarming
I love these characters and will miss them now that I have finished the saga.
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- Gilly
- 18-10-19
Loved These Books
I have loved these books I hope there will be another to follow on the series
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- Dawn Leary
- 19-02-21
Last in the Series?
This is the last book of the series, but so many questions are left unanswered.
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- Mouse2560
- 09-07-23
Thoroughly enjoyable
Terrific storyline narrated by the brilliant Julia Franklin.
I do hope there is more to come.
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- Barbara the healer
- 21-10-19
Is this the end for this series?
I really enjoyed all the twists and turns of this story, and of the series. Can it really be the end for this story? I suspect so, most of the loose ends have been tied up. Thank you to Anna Jacobs, and to Julia Franklin
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-05-22
Would like more books to the series
I enjoyed the series but feel there could be more as It seemed only partly finished as to what happened to all the different characters hope Anna will continue with series
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- Ken James
- 15-02-20
Poor edditing
Story jumped about like leap-frog. Spoilt the whole thing for me even though I tried twice to enjoy the drama.
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