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Outstanding listen

Revisado: 06-18-17

A brilliantly written fictional account of of a Royal Navy action to rescue British and American nationals from a civil war. The characters are well drawn and the writing is superb - didn't want it to end

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Weird, Dark, Different but Good

Revisado: 11-01-15

Hard to put in any pigeon hole - this book is beautifully written and narrated but can be quite dark at times.

Daniel Weyman's voice is an excellent match for the expansive, but not pretentious, use of vocabulary. Our hero? claims to be an English Literature graduate and it reminded me a bit of a darker younger version of a David Lodge book.

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More connected short stories than a single novel

Revisado: 11-01-15

Its not terrible, the main character and the stories are interesting but it isnt a single gripping novel like his best can be.

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Excellent sequel to Harold Fry

Revisado: 08-04-15

This is NOT an action thriller it is a quiet English book about quiet British people making their way in life (and death) - at times it is very sad but also has many good one liners from the characters in the Hospice.

A lovely narration really helps this be a good listen.

You probably want to listen to Harold Fry by the same author first but that isn't necessary.

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Good story - perhaps too abridged

Revisado: 08-04-15

A well written and narrated novel set around the Spanish Civil war. It explains a little of the history and atmosphere at the time in the natural flow of the story.

Nicely narrated and an easy listen it is perhaps too harshly abridged when compared with Dominion by the same author on Audible that was much better as unabridged.

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Great story but not an easy listen

Revisado: 08-04-15

This history is packed with characters and twists and turns, being an ignorant geek I had never heard of this episode of history, the incompetence of the diplomats and the poor strategy of both the German military and the American president offset against the surprising competence and efficiency of the codebreakers in room 40.

It is a hard listen as it needed to be read a little more slowly to allow the dense information in the story to be absorbed. Still worth the effort as it explained a lot to this ignoramus.

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Save your money

Revisado: 06-27-15

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A different author?

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In the space of about 5 minutes the deputy director of the NSA explains to the ex CIA analyst what collateral damage is and the Secretary of State explains to the same analyst that Iran is a terrorist state - your disbelief will not be suspended!

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Believable and well researched

Revisado: 12-09-12

What about Daniel Weyman’s performance did you like?

Sonorific voice that suited the main character

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In May 1940 the meeting between Halifax Chamberlain and Churchill really did have a slightly surprising outcome - Churchill formed the government - despite the King and much of the Conservative party favouring Halifax - this what if book looks at what would have happened if the meeting had gone the other way.My real life great uncle (a member of the war cabinet) is killed in this book!

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Enjoyable read

Revisado: 05-19-11

It took a few minutes to get into, but this tale of a late night radio presenter in London has been the best book I have read / listened to all year-

It takes a little while to establish the main characters but rapidly you care about their outcome in a slightly odd and unpredictable story.

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