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Courtney's War

By: Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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Paris, 1939. Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard - despite his objections to the Nazi regime - is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day.

Meanwhile, Saffron - recruited by the Special Operations Executive and sent to occupied Belgium to discover how the Nazis have infiltrated SOE's network - soon finds herself being hunted by Germany's most ruthless spymaster. Confronted by evil beyond their worst imaginings, the lovers must each make the hardest choice of all: sacrifice themselves, or do whatever they can to survive, hoping that one day they will be reunited.

Courtney's War is an epic story of courage, betrayal and undying love that takes the listener to the very heart of a world at war.

©2018 Wilbur Smith (P)2018 Audible, Ltd 20th Century Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance War & Military War Survival Belgium Military Imperialism Africa

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For an enjoyable escape with twists and turns Wilbur Smith never lets you down. I look forward to the next episode.

Always enjoy a good Courtney story

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Another amazing novel from the master of adventure and romance thoroughly enjoyed the one great narration👍🏽😁

Another Great

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Courtney’s War - really enjoyed book
Enjoyed this book, unusual to have a female WW2 agent, with a clever plot
Was expecting a different ending
Good narration

Courtney’s War - really enjoyed book

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All the Wilbur Smith books I’ve read have been largely set in Africa. Courtney’s War is set in WW2 so barely touches Africa. Multiple story lines all come today to create a beautiful and powerful piece of work

Best Wilbur Smith book yet

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Great story with the backdrop of WW2 from both sides representing the German solders not the SS
With a love story that doesn’t get in the way, female bravery and male courage fought by self sacrifice in ideals that makes us human

Narrator Barrett that could make a phone book interesting

Gives a great historical journey

Epic storytelling

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Enthralling, every human emotion, wrapped in many hours of intrigue. What a master story teller. The very best for so many years.

Awesome again the very best

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Another cracking book by Wilbur Smith with good narration by Sean Barrett. Hard not to keep listening. Such heart wrenching pieces about how the Germans treated the Jews and other prisoners. The personal lives of Gerhardt and Saffie and how the war affected them both brought tears to my eyes, and got the pulse racing.
The South African accents and pronunciations were a bit off, but if you’ve never lived there you might not notice that. Well done! I’d thoroughly recommend this book

A cracking story

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I would only encourage the listener not to start with this book. Google search will give the information to what order the Wilbur Smith Courtney series of books should be followed. They intertwine past references that make each book easier to understand. From the captain Francis in 1600s to captain Saffron Courtney in the 1930-40s each book describes the determination of the Courtney family to succeed against all odds. Although Wilbur Smith is not writing accurate historical stories he try’s to follow history with the fiction Courtney characters playing their part, lots of reference to true historical timelines and leading political - armed forces personnel.
This book like all of the Courtney books is a great listen with is exceptionally well narration by Mr Sean Barrett. and for me takes me away from my own everyday life. The plot is with the book before you buy, so no need to explain that.
I hope there is another book to follow on explaining what happens to the main characters in this book. Just seems a little unfinished business.
Congratulation MR W Smith and David Churchill on another great read:listen.
What a shame a big film company did not make the films to these books as the the films that have been made are low budget and should of never been made.

Another great listen

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This was an easy book to listen to for a long time. I didn't find myself loosing where I was in the story. Very well researched and the narration was spot on. It's my first Wilbur Smith and I'll probably listen to a few more. It is a stand alone book even though it does have a few references to previous books in the series.

Good listen

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As always with Wilbur Smith a great story, my biggest gripe was with the narrator almost whispering at times. I do most of my listening in the car and struggled to hear the narrative at times which us most frustrating.

Narrator not the best

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