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Ruby Flynn
- Narrated by: Noreen Leighton
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
The FitzDeanes are wealthy. They have Ballyford Castle in Ireland and a growing shipping business in Liverpool, but a previous generation made a terrible mistake and now there are whispers that the family is cursed, unable to produce a living heir.
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- sarah
- 17-06-17
Great book 😊
Nadine Dorries, as usual delivers! Love this book as I love everything Nadine Dorries has ever written!
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- Mr Peter R Davies
- 08-02-16
Ruby Flyn
Really enjoyed the story had to keep on listening till finished. onother great book by Nadine Dorries.wonderfully narrated by Noreen Leighton.
13 people found this helpful
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- Sandra
- 08-07-19
From the convent to the castle!
Nadine Dorris paints a lovely picture of life in rural Ireland just after WW11 but takes you a while to work out quite when the story is set. Well written with a good storyline and believable characters, which are well read and easy to identify as Noreen does and excellent job with the various accents.
I was just a little disappointed with the ship storyline which had a big build up up fizzled out with only a short mention of what happened and no explanation. Maybe another case of the author being told the book was too long or the deadline approaching so it had to be finished quickly. ( we readers do notice a sudden ending you know!)
There was so much more I wanted to know. Some was resolved in the epilogue but it would have been lovely to have had that as another chapter.
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- L Hayes
- 19-10-17
What A Lovely Story
Nadine Dorries is very quickly becoming one of my favourite Authors. This story is beautifully written and would definitely appeal to all Downton Abbey enthusiasts. I was drawn in by this book and felt and loved each of the characters, except Rory Doyle!!
Beautifully narrated by Noreen Leighton. I would most certainly recommend this story, hence the five stars.
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- EmmnaC
- 07-02-17
brilliant book just wish it had been longer
Excellent narration. Great story reminds me of Downton Abbey. I just wish the story was longer and the author went into each of the characters lives more. Pity as there is so much scope to make the book longer.
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- cecilia stewart
- 06-04-16
A story that dragged
Didn't really enjoy this book not up to authors usual standard too mills and boony
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- Jyne Mills
- 22-05-19
Ruby Flynn By Nadine Forties. By Noreen Leighton.
Good start but struggled to Finnish. it just seemed to go on and on I the story was ok it might have been just me? I would read the authors books again.
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- V_Nerdbooks
- 18-04-21
Ruby
loved it .I loved every book I read of Nadine .Cannot wait to read the next one .Good story line
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-02-16
I loved this book.
This is another wonderful offering from Nadine Nourishing. I wish they would create a filmplay based on this story.
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- Julia ward
- 22-05-22
Ruby Flynn
a very enjoyable Sunday read, well written and narrated. really liked the house hold staff .