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The Photographer of the Lost
- Narrated by: Chris Harper, Lucy Paterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Until she knows her husband’s fate, she cannot decide her own....
An epic debut novel of forbidden love, loss, and the shattered hearts left behind in the wake of World War I.
1921. Families are desperately trying to piece together the fragments of their broken lives. While many survivors of the Great War have been reunited with their loved ones, Edie’s husband, Francis, has not come home. He is considered ‘missing in action’, but when Edie receives a mysterious photograph taken by Francis in the post, hope flares. And so she beings to search.
Harry, Francis’ brother, fought alongside him. He too longs for Francis to be alive, so they can forgive each other for the last things they ever said. Both brothers shared a love of photography and it is that which brings Harry back to the Western Front. Hired by grieving families to photograph gravesites, as he travels through battle-scarred France gathering news for British wives and mothers, Harry also searches for evidence of his brother.
And as Harry and Edie’s paths converge, they get closer to a startling truth.
An incredibly moving account of an often-forgotten moment in history, The Photographer of the Lost tells the story of the thousands of soldiers who were lost amid the chaos and ruins, and the even greater number of men and women desperate to find them again.
Caroline Scott is a freelance writer and historian specialising in WWI and women’s history. The Photographer of the Lost, partially inspired by her family history, is her first novel.
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- M
- 06-01-23
Excellent
If you like historical fiction or war time stories then you will enjoy this. It is interesting and very well performed!
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- Janet Jones
- 28-09-20
A very moving story.
A very sad morning book but also an informative one as well what is was like for the people of World War 1 and after it. Lest We Forget. The narrators were very good.
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- Ligs
- 16-01-20
Bit slow
Far too much gazing at tummy buttons for my taste. Serious topic, makes you keenly aware of the sacrifices made, but as a previous reviewer says - slightly disappointing and just too long.
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- R
- 06-11-19
Brilliant
One of the best books I have read this year. Narration fantastic. Story very poignant would definitely recommend.
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- Dr. J. Lane
- 24-11-19
Mildly disappointed
I have to confess to feeling mildly disappointed in this book. I'm not sure why, perhaps I expected something different. It is interesting, and is different from most first world war books, but felt it lacked the emotions of something like Birdsong.
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- megan
- 15-05-20
Interesting story but not an enjoyable read
The story is interesting and is about the war that isn’t often spoke about. I had never thought about the fallen soldiers graves, straight after the war and the people left behind to visit or see them. I see them now more than just a reminder. It took me a while to get through this book the story was interesting, slow places, but I didn’t find the story enjoyable but it’s right to be wrote like this.
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