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  • When a Child Is Born

  • A Chronicles of St. Mary's Short Story
  • By: Jodi Taylor
  • Narrated by: Zara Ramm
  • Length: 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,832 ratings)

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When a Child Is Born

By: Jodi Taylor
Narrated by: Zara Ramm
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Summary

The time-travel series that everyone's talking about.... Jodi Taylor's The Chronicles of St. Mary's is back with a short story.

It's Christmas Day 1066, and a team from St Mary's is going to witness the coronation of William the Conqueror. Or so they think.... However, history seems to have different plans for them, and when Max finds herself delivering a child in a peasant's hut, she can't help wondering what history is up to.

Jodi Taylor is and always has been a history nut. Her disinclination to get out of bed for anything after 1485 can only be overcome by massive amounts of chocolate and sometimes, if it's raining, not even then.She wanted to write a book about time travel that was a little different and, not having a clue how difficult this would make her book to classify, went ahead and slung in elements of history, adventure, comedy, romance, tragedy, and anything else she could think of. Her advice to booksellers is to buy huge numbers of her books and just put one on every shelf.

©2013 Jodi Taylor (P)2015 Audible, Ltd
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It's the little things

Yes it's a short story and no nothing massively exciting or momentous happens but this story shows that it's the little things in life that make the big differences.

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Changing History

Fantastically fun short story from the St Mary's Chronicles, just lose yourself in some fun adventures with our famous time travelling historians, It's Christmas Day 1066 and a team from St Mary's is going to witness the coronation of William the Conqueror, Or so they think, However, History seems to have different plans for them and when Max finds herself delivering a child in a peasant's hut, they end up introducing parliament, Government as we know it today, cracking characters and plot, absolute joy to read, another great preformence from narrator Zara Ramm, highly recommended...😁

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Interesting idea well written

I like this, nice light reading, clever idea, well narrated i will be reading more of these

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Brilliant short story

I am a massive fan of St Mary's and have read all of the main 13 books so far. This Christmas short story was the usual wonderful blend of humour, entertainment and new information. Loved it.

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short but sweet

A nice sweet read, or rather listen. cute little story works best alongside the others.

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A wonderful seasonal story...with a good ending.

Lovely little Christmas story, just right for this time of year. The usual humorous touches and a little bit of English history (to follow up in your own time!) at the end.

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It makes me wonder.

Good story. Just enough to make it enjoyable!d without being too deep or too frothy.

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Nice little short story

Quick enough to listen to in your dinner break. A little Christmas tale with a St Mary's twist!

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A little jewel

Great, just great. A little jewel of a story. Perfectly formed and magically told as usual

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Zara is Max

love the author her characters a lovely story and love historical references recommend completely 👍

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