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The Victory Garden

By: Rhys Bowen
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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From the best-selling author of The Tuscan Child and the Her Royal Spyness series comes a beautiful, heart-rending novel of a woman’s love and sacrifice set during the First World War. The tender tale is exquisitely performed by Saskia Maarleveld, a narrator with over 325 audiobooks—including multiple AudioFile Earphones Award-winners—to her name.

As the Great War continues to take a devastating toll on the globe, Emily Bryce meets Robbie, a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot who is set to be deployed to the frontlines. After a whirlwind romance, the two fall in love and marry. After Robbie ships out, Emily volunteers as a land girl, tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. Not long after, however, Emily receives devastating news; Robbie has been killed in the line of duty. Grief-stricken, Emily—who has just discovered that she is pregnant—turns to an unexpected source of hope. In the pages of a long-forgotten journal from a medicine woman who devoted her life to the gardens she now tends, she finds not only comfort and solace—but perhaps a path to her destiny.

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Cosy Family Life Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction World War I Transportation Heartfelt War Mystery
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A departure for Rhys Bowen

Not Rhys Bowens usual work. Rather clichéd. A gentle enough story. If this had been my first Rhys Bowen there would not have been a second.

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Entertaining story

We enjoyed the story, initialy wasn't to sure but it became compulsive listening. recommended

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Lovely easy listen

I have enjoyed all Rhys Bowen's stories and this one was no different. Very light and easy to listen to with a decent knowledge of history. Samaria Maarleveld is a wonderful narrator for this story with a very good ear for accents and even a fairly convincing Irish accent that is usually the Waterloo of so many narrators. Her reading was very convincing and made the story flow well.

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Thank you!

A really lovely story, read beautifully. Thank you! I will look for more books by the same author.

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Brilliant

Brilliant story, would definitely listen to it again. Full of suspense and love. 10 out of 10

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Fabulous Book!

I have just listened to this wonderful story. I feel so sad to have finished it! What a talented author Rhys Bowen is. I am so delighted to have discovered her work. I have also listened to The Tuscan Child and the Venice Sketchbook. Both equally superb !

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Victory

Following,in my opinion,a slightly weak start the storyline was great fun.
I found myself getting involved with the characters wishing to shout at the vicars wife and the spiteful cook. I would have liked to learn if Justin and Emily got together


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Brilliant

Brilliant book, did not see the twist in the ending coming. Interesting tale of the plight of the main characters and how they overcame it in their own right in a soft way rather than an angry one in an era where girls were viewed as chattels by men! High praise for the gentle, soft way in which Rhys Bowen handled this storyline. Will definitely buy more of her books. The narrator Saskia Maarleveld on the audible version was excellent and will look out for more of her narrations on Audible books. Recommended.

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lovely story

Interestingly set in WW1. Neat ending twist.
However I didn't enjoy the narrator's voice.
overall a well constructed & engaging story almost detailed by the narrator.

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superb

another superbly written and narrated book from Rhys Bowen. I'm hooked and look forward to many more of her books

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