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Signal Moon

A Short Story

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Signal Moon

By: Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Andrew Gibson
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye comes a riveting short story about an impossible connection across two centuries that could make the difference between peace or war.

Yorkshire, 1943. Lily Baines, a bright young debutante increasingly ground down by an endless war, has traded in her white gloves for a set of headphones. It’s her job to intercept enemy naval communications and send them to Bletchley Park for decryption.

One night, she picks up a transmission that isn’t code at all—it’s a cry for help.

An American ship is taking heavy fire in the North Atlantic—but no one else has reported an attack, and the information relayed by the young US officer, Matt Jackson, seems all wrong. The contact that Lily has made on the other end of the radio channel says it’s…2023.

Across an eighty-year gap, Lily and Matt must find a way to help each other: Matt to convince her that the war she’s fighting can still be won, and Lily to help him stave off the war to come. As their connection grows stronger, they both know there’s no telling when time will run out on their inexplicable link.

©2022 Kate Quinn (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. 20th Century Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction Short Stories Time Travel War

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Critic reviews

“The touch of fantasy interjected into this compelling audiobook is a unique departure from author Kate Quinn's usual historical fiction.… The narrators make the characters so real that listeners can suspend disbelief and feel their tension, grit, and cleverness. Both narrators display considerable linguistic talent as they portray these heroes with warmth and bravado.”—AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner
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Nicely put together story and well executed performance making it difficult to put down. Obviously fiction but excellent idea and execution.

Enthralling quick read/listen

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Storyline has an unusual twist. Beautifully written, Kate Quinn knows how to write stories and the narrators know how to tell her stories

Great short story

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I dont usually buy short stories but this one is absolutely amazing and worth buying.

Excellent

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The most enthralling short story I’ve ever read and I’m 77. Brilliant from start to finish. The narration was spot on too. Any more like this?

Wonderful

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What a very different tale, unusual which make a nice change and very well read.

Such a lovely story.

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best short, or long, story I've listened to in years. And I want another one:)

short, sweet and really rather moving

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Brilliant short story, listened without knowing what the story was about which gave me a real 'WHAT', left me wanting more of the two characters and brought a tear at the end, but in a good way 🥰

Loved it

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Absolutely loved this, both narrators brought WW2 and the 21st century blend to life. The story is captivating and I listened to the last chapter close before realising I had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. Almost a modern day take with a twist on the David Niven film A Matter of Life and Death, I think it’d make a perfect film

Simply Brilliant

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As a child of 2nd world war Veterans, things are never discussed for very good reason. it came as no surprise to hear what Lady Rose went through in her job, like countless other brave souls!

It could be possible

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Have loved all the Kate Quinn books I’ve read and this was no exception. Wonderful.

I just wish it was longer!

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