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What the Wind Knows
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Will Damron
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller.
In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything....
Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time.
The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. Mistaken for the boy’s long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman’s disappearance is connected to her own.
As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland’s independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether she’s willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she’d find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make?
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- Rachel
- 23-03-19
Magic!
I can’t even describe the beauty of this story. Let your mind go and suspend your disbelief. Let yourself tumble headlong into another world. I did it myself 35 years ago when I left the States to come to Ireland, to marry and raise a family in Annie’s world. For me, Ireland has never lost its magic.
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- Book addict
- 30-04-19
It was ok
Amy Harmon is an incredible storyteller so I was hoping this book would be great. Unfortunately, it was all a bit lacklustre. It was obviously incredibly well researched and it was interesting to get more insight into the earlier roots of the Irish conflict (as I’m British so have some prior knowledge). However, it was so bogged down with being a history book that the pace dragged and the story just plodded along. The book is clearly a labour of love and lots of thought has gone into it, but the chemistry between the main characters never really grabbed me. The narration wasn’t great either and they should have got an Irish narrator for Thomas’ part at least. It’s still worth a listen, but there’s too many negative points for me to give it more than 3 stars. Try the author’s Law of Moses series instead if you want a good example of her work.
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- Jane Chester
- 08-06-21
Perfect.
A beautiful escape with twists and turns, some history and some romance. Enjoyed the narration and characters.
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- Evie
- 24-04-21
Wonderful, poignant, beautifully performed
Love this audible, my favourite. With the wonderful Yeats and true life characters woven into a beautiful love story. Characters are so well formed.
It has ended and I miss them.
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- Sally
- 06-01-22
Beautiful book
Wonderful poetic writing, beautifully read. A fascinating and gripping story. Well worth a listen. Thoroughly enjoyable
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- mizzah
- 16-11-24
Difficult to listen to the accents
I wish that the readers had dispensed with the accents and just read the book, e.g., Michael Collins was from Cork. The pronunciation was poor (Dáil, gardaí).
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- miss M L Springett
- 26-04-19
What the Wind Knows
Thoroughly enjoyed the story. Characters so real and descriptions of Ireland , present and past, enthralling.
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- David B.
- 19-07-19
A story to fuel the Imagination
I was absorbed in the story from the first page to last. Really felt like I was there.
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- Di.
- 03-06-22
What the wind knows
One of the best stories I’ve ever read. Interesting facts, Wonderful and moving, Read it twice.
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- LJ Knox
- 25-05-19
Absolutely Brilliant
I loved this from start to finish, it was such a moving story and I have never read/listened to one like it. It was so very easy to listen to. I'm very fussy when it comes to my Audio books, but when I listened to a few sentences of the sample I purchased straight away.
The narrator's voices were captivating and were perfect for the characters and story. This will stay with me for a long time to come .
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