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The Black Moon

A Novel of Cornwall 1794-1795: Poldark, Book 5

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The Black Moon

By: Winston Graham
Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
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The Black Moon is the fifth novel in Winston Graham's sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark.

Cornwall, 1794. The birth of a son to Elizabeth and George Warleggan serves only to accentuate the rift between the Poldark and Warleggan families. And when Morwenna Chynoweth, now governess to Elizabeth's eldest son, grows to love Drake Carne, Demelza's brother, the enduring rivalry between George and Ross finds a new focus for bitter enmity and conflict.

©2015 Winston Graham (P)2016 Macmillan Digital Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Romance

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"From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more." ( Guardian)
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Oliver Hembrugh narrates these books so brilliantly. He sounds so much like Aiden Turner (Ross Poldark) that he completely painted images in my mind. Even the female roles were believable. The novels are, of course, incredible. I’ve listened to them all so many times & I never tire of them. Incredible

Excellent in every way

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Super story as always and Oliver is a great reader but he should take advice from a native Frenchie for pronunciation! Never mind that though, it's nothing compared with his great reading of a brilliant story

Fantastic as always

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Another gripping Poldark novel, retold through great narration.

As the series moved on, the historic, social, cultural and political backdrop becomes increasingly enriched. I've found myself checking out multiple threads from the story line; e.g Pitt, Wilberforce, the French Revolution, Napoleon (The Four Swans), the history of currency (The Four Swans - introduction of paper currency) etc. The series is proving to be a rounded educational stimulus as well as a darned good dramatic romp!

Inspiring an interest in European History

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Where does The Black Moon rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've listened to the previous books in the series and enjoyed them all. This book was equally as good.

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good old fashioned Cornish tale

Poldark's story

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If you could sum up The Black Moon in three words, what would they be?

Gripping plot, well narrated, good portrayal of characters

What other book might you compare The Black Moon to, and why?

The other Poldark books

What about Oliver J. Hembrough’s performance did you like?

Excellent. He is a brilliant reader and each character is different.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Don't know.

Any additional comments?

Thoroughly enjoyed it. I am going to have to listen to the next one.

You just want to keep on listening

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once one is involved in this family, one becomes a part of it
sequal please

captivating

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another gr8 one. please get the rest of this series
i loved it as usual. a mixture of action and emotion

moving

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Is there nothing Winston Graham can't do? I'm just about to start on Book 6 of this saga from Audible (I read most of the Poldark books years ago) and can't wait! His characters are so human, believable, wonderful, fallible and, in some cases, horrible, it's a joy to meet them and discover what they'll do next. They've never let me down yet!

Marvellous Poldark Saga

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Great story, so well written and perfectly narrated. Definitely recommend this story if you love historical drama it's a must listen to. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Brilliant

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thought this was brilliant, my favourite of the series so far. can't wait for the next

great

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