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Home Fires
- Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-05-21
engrossing
I really enjoyed this book. It dealt with some very thought provoking issues sensitively and well. the story cantered along and I had to keep listening to find out what happened to this lovely( mostly) group of women and men. So nice to read a book set in Australia too.
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- Sarah Griffiths
- 29-05-20
had me sobbing
I came across this after hearing another of Fiona Lowe's audio books.
I was blown away by her writing in the previous story but this has now become one of my favourites from this sort of genre. It is a heart wrenching story, and had me sobbing multiple times.
would 100% recommend 💜
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- Mona-Alisa
- 27-06-22
Not my Favorite Fiona Lowe Books (*trigger warning)
I found Home Fires slow to start and depressing. I should have expected sadness and pain in a book about the horrific fires in Australia. Also, there should have been trigger warnings about domestic violence and sexual violence (rape).
I’ve read most of Fiona Lowe's books, and I have given five stars, which I’m very stingy with, to 2 of her books. I’m a big fan. It seems the author tried to diverge from her signature stories. I hope I don’t read another that ends with referrals to abused women organizations and telling you to get help if this triggers you, e.g., the fires and there devastations.
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- carrie
- 14-04-22
Recurring theme
I like this author and I’ve listened to a few of her books. There’s a recurring theme in her books of abusive relationships where the wife puts up with controlling, abusive behavior from her husband. It’s hard to listen to. She does character and story development well though and the narrator is great.