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Letters from the Lighthouse
- Narrated by: Victoria Fox
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
February 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, 12-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother, Cliff, are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper.
Desperate to be helpful, Olive becomes his post girl, carrying secret messages (as she likes to think of the letters) to the villagers. But Olive has a secret of her own. Her older sister, Sukie, went missing in an air raid, and she’s desperate to discover what happened to her.
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- walker
- 02-05-20
Thank you for this lovely book
I love it amazing fantastic great 👍🏻 read this book and for sure 🌇🌇 amazing novel 10
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- Sandy b
- 13-02-23
Incredible, definitely read!
This book is amazing and I recommend it to anyone and everyone. It is set in 1941 and truly connects with the horrible things that happened to the Jews in the War, while also creating a mysterious and suspenseful atmosphere about the unknown that is hidden from many,
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- Sarah Campbell
- 16-09-19
Teen Wartime Drama
This book captures the imagination with it's details and sense of place of life in WWII. Following the story Olive, living under the backdrop of the war. Well worth a listen. Especially good for teachers to give pupils first hand accounts of the war.
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- Nick
- 30-07-19
Fantastic story - very apt for the present.
Young children sent to the coast, to avoid the wartime dangers of London, come across something suspicious. Their sister is involved in something with secret code and the person she's been writing to has no knowlege of her. Is this a misunderstanding or could she be a spy?
The book is well written and the narration is good, though hesitant at times.
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- Anasarah
- 06-07-21
Quite light story
I really enjoyed it. The subject was serious but the story was not heavy. Yes, it was predictable and a bit like child story but after listening to some heavy books recently I really enjoyed this one.
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- TrudyW
- 13-07-21
A welcome change
This book made a lovely change from the crime books I normally read. Well observed and written. You could feel for the evacuated children - what a frightening thing it was. All depended on who you stayed with. I really enjoyed this read.
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- Sue Poet/Educator
- 09-09-24
Brilliant
excellent book, great atmosphere and poignant without apology. Thought provoking read and as relevant to today's wars.
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- S S.
- 05-06-21
Very enjoyable
A really enjoyable story - with good characters and expertly narrated.
Quite a short story but entertaining.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-07-21
Courageous in Devon
A story of twists and turns taking place during WWII from the prospective of a 12 year old girl whose father was missing believed killed. Also tells the story of the Kinder Transport and the terrible action of the Nazis against the Jewish people. Heartwarming and poignant showing that some British people could react almost as badly as the Nazi's until they learned just what happened on Kristal Nacht . I liked listening to the book so much that I straightway played it again.
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- Sigrin
- 04-07-21
Children’s age 9-99 WW2 story
Beautifully written and excellently narrated tale of evacuees the Devon coast , spies, fleeing Jews and the treat of s German invasion to Britain
Great book for young and old alike
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