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The Sea Gate

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The Sea Gate

Auteur(s): Jane Johnson
Narrateur(s): Jayne Entwistle, Barrie Kreinik
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“I need your help getting Chynalls in order so I can stay in my own house. Come down right away!”

After the death of her mother, Rebecca is sorting through her empty flat. Starting with the letters piling up on the doormat, she finds an envelope postmarked from Cornwall. In it is a letter that will change her life forever. A desperate plea from her mother’s elderly cousin, Olivia, to help save her beloved home.

Rebecca arrives at Chynalls to find the house crumbling into the ground and Olivia stuck in hospital with no hope of being discharged until her home is made habitable.

Though slightly daunted, Rebecca sets to work. But as she peels back the layers of paint, plaster and grime, she uncovers secrets buried for more than seventy years. Secrets from a time when Olivia was young, the Second World War was raging, and danger and romance lurked round every corner …

©2020 Jane Johnson (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing 20e siècle Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction féminine Historique
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The dual time settings greatly appealed to me and is what attracted me to this novel. However there was far too much descriptive detail for my liking. The first 2 thirds meandered nearly loosing me but I did enjoy the last third and the ending.

I enjoyed listening to the narration done of Becky’s character but not so much Olivia’s, it was a bit sharp on my ears.

Light weight historical fiction

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This one wasn’t worth the credit. I found it full of stereotypes and old tropes that have been used far too many times. The story was extremely predictable. I knew exactly what was going to happen by the end of chapter 8, so I scanned ahead to the last few chapters and found out that my guess was right. The narration was okay for the contemporary setting but distractingly bad for the wartime years.

Disappointing and Predictable

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