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Promises Made Under Fire

By: Charlie Cochrane
Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
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France, 1915: Lieutenant Tom Donald envies everything about fellow officer Frank Foden - his confidence, his easy manner with the men in the trenches, the affectionate letters from his wife. Frank shares these letters happily, drawing Tom into a vicarious friendship with a woman he's never met. Although the bonds of friendship forged under fire are strong, Tom can't be so open with Frank - he's attracted to men and could never confess that to anyone.

When Frank is killed in no-man's-land, he leaves behind a mysterious request for Tom: to deliver a sealed letter to a man named Palmer. Tom undertakes the commission while on leave - and discovers that almost everything he thought he knew about Frank is a lie....

©2013 Charlie Cochrane (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Friendship

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The story premise is good and the characters are likeable. The narration was good too.

Enjoyable Story

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A review for an audio book is slightly different to a review for a written book, they are the same story but for an audiobook to work, especially if the listener has not read the story first, the narrator has to be able to convey the right tone, inflection and pace for the story to resonate without the listener loosing track of what is going on. The narrator for Promises Under Fire is Kevin Stillwell, and his narration in a slow, dry, English voice is perfect. Even though I could have been doing anything while listening to the story I found myself absorbed in it.

Wonderful Story

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What did you like most about Promises Made Under Fire?

I like the build up of the characters, the great description, the of-the-time appropriate vocabulary used (that I had to look up to discover what they meant) and small idiosyncrasies of all the characters.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the twist to the story. Although somewhat guessable as the protagonist also wonders, I enjoyed how it was woven well before me.

What about Kevin Stillwell’s performance did you like?

The narration was sincere and variable which was good. Only issue I had was that the characters are meant to be in the 20-30s but with the narrators' voice, it made them sound much older. However, given the times that this was set, it may well be that this is how the projected their voices and spoke.

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

As secret love intended.

Any additional comments?

A perfect short story with a clear beginning and end that leaves the reader fulfilled.

A genuine love story that would warm your heart

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