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The Lost Letters of Aisling
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon, Stephanie Cannon
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable courage by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Lighthouse Keeper.
Rainey’s grandmother makes a startling request: Take me home. To Ireland, the country she fled post-World War II. Though they’re inseparably close, Rainey knows few of her grandmother’s secrets. Until they arrive at Aisling—the majestic estate on the southern coast of Ireland where her grandmother was raised—and Rainey discovers a collection of seventy-year-old letters in a trunk.
Dublin, 1945. The Germans surrender, celebrants crowd the streets, and fourteen-year-old Evie meets her best friend, the spirited Harding McGovern. Years on, they are more like sisters when rumors begin that Harding works in the black market trade—a source of wealth that could give her a dream life in America but could also cause great danger. Evie is uncertain of the truth but will stand by Harding, whatever the cost.
As Rainey uses the letters to reunite her grandmother with the past, what unfolds is a never-forgotten story of family, friendship, and love, and the healing that comes from letting go of secrets.
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Critic reviews
“Ellingsen’s latest is full of beautiful descriptions of Ireland and well-built relationships between her characters. Fans of Ellingsen’s Starlight Cove will enjoy this departure from that series, and new readers will enjoy reading about this tumultuous time in Irish history, when the war was over but peace was not guaranteed. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton’s The Secret Keeper or Michelle Gable’s The Bookseller’s Secret.” —Booklist
“Rich and evocative, The Lost Letters of Aisling is a portrait of true friendship and the long-reaching sacrifices made to protect the ones you love. A beautiful blending of past mysteries and present betrayals, fans of Karen White will adore this book.” —Susan Crandall, author of Whistling Past the Graveyard and The Myth of Perpetual Summer
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Nancy C.
- 14-04-24
Disappointing.
This is a story about Evie a 96 year old woman returning to Ireland from the US after an absence of over 75 years, accompanied by her American grand-daughter.
The storyline moves between 1945 - 52 to the present day. The main character, Evie meets a girl called Harding in Dublin in 1945 when both were teenagers, they eventually become friends.
The portrayal of Evie, aged eighteen in 1949, and Harding was silly. Evie behaved / spoke more like a seven year old child.
The narration by Aoife McMahon was disappointing at times. She used a "sing song" childish voice more suitable to a young child. This narrator is always superb, she makes stories come alive. Maybe she was narrating in such a childish voice because it suited the author's silly childish text for an eighteen year old woman.
The narration of Rainey, the American grand-daughter, by Stephanie Cannon was harsh American, however it softened during the story, thankfully.
While the story is fictional, historical facts should be accurate. In chapter one Evie comments about the uniforms of the "American soldiers who had questioned us at the blockade leading into the city" There were no American soldiers on duty in the Republic of Ireland during WW11 or officially at any other time.
Overall a mixed audio book. It had nice moments, especially as the story progressed. However it was an endurance test in the beginning to continue listening to a silly, immature girl, I nearly abandoned the book.
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