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The Violin Maker's Daughter
- Narrated by: Annie McKenzie
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
When the Nazis march onto the cobbled streets of Colmar on November 1st 1940, Josef, a Jewish violin maker, gathers his wife and daughters closely to him and tells them everything will be alright.
But one year later, three sharp knocks on the door at midnight turn his 17-year-old daughter Sarah’s world upside down. As the oldest child, Sarah must be the first to leave her family, to make her escape in a perilous journey across France via Paris to Poitiers. And she must hide who she is and take a new name for her own safety. For now, bilingual Sarah is no longer a French Jew but a German girl.
As she bids farewell to her beloved father and family, Sarah has hope, against all odds, that she will see them again when the war is over. But, travelling through the mountains she finds herself in terrible danger and meets Ralf, a German deserter, who risks his own life to save her.
Ralf and Sarah continue their journey together, keeping their identities secret at all cost. But when Ralf is captured, will Sarah pay the ultimate price for sharing who she really is?
A gripping and heartbreaking account of love, bravery, and sacrifice during the terror of war. A story of standing up for what you believe in, even if it’s going to break your heart. Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Ragged Edge of Night.
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- Mrs Curzon Tussaud
- 20-09-19
Terrific story, maddening narration.
I so nearly gave up on this book because of the annoyingly mannered narration. Unnecessary pauses between words from beginning to end. Were they for dramatic effect? There were also mispronunciations: “victuals” has a silent C, copse was mispronounced, also Basel. Surely these mistakes can be bloopered out? Oh dear.
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- Lynn
- 27-11-19
Lovely story awful narration
The story was very enjoyable but lacked complexity and was predictable. Nothing like the brilliant Tattooist of Auschwitz. Saying that l found the characters delightfully human, relatable and compelling and listened to the end.
The worst part was the narration with northern english accents used to differentiate some the characters. The staccato style of reading to add dramatic effect was irritating and overused.
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- Emily
- 21-09-22
Fascinating and touching
Interesting story, tense and you can see the main character grow a lot.
I'm glad I persevered with the reader and there has been much discussion about her voices. I had to laugh when there was a character with an accent from the North of England conversing with a Scot when we were supposedly in occupied France.
However the voice of the lecherous German soldier was spectacular, as was the voice of the shallow social climber. The voices got better as the book progressed.
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- Jamey Appleby
- 17-09-23
Definitely fiction!
The main character is annoying and yo-yos between abject terror and reckless outbursts. If this were actually WW2, she would have been caught (along with most of her acquaintances) half way through the book. The writing is repetitive and the plot is simple.
Narrator doesn’t help make this any more engaging.
There are definitely better examples of historical fiction out there.
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- Shireen
- 01-02-20
Probably a good storyline but...
I couldn’t listen another minute to the narrator!!! The story was completely ruined by her voice! The different voices she attempted were completely off putting!
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- Obsidion
- 15-02-20
Violin makers daughter
The way this book is read has completely put me off continuing. It is false, the understanding of the tale is entirely missing. The accents are totally out of sync with the narrative. The expressive reading it deserves is missing.
I have tried 4 times to listen but will return it.
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- anne
- 01-04-20
The Violin Makers Daughter
The narrator was poor ,which didn't help the story. I found it very hard to cope with the main character !
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