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The Ship of Brides

By: Jojo Moyes
Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
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Australia, 1946: 650 brides are departing for England to meet the men they married in wartime. But instead of the luxury liner they were expecting, they find themselves aboard an aircraft carrier, alongside a thousand men.

On the sun-baked decks, old loves and past promises become distant memories, and tensions are stretched to the limit as brides and husbands change their minds. And for Frances Mackenzie, it soon becomes clear that the journey is more important than the destination....

©2005 Jojo Moyes (P)2005 W F Howes Ltd
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Absolutely loved it !

This was so enjoyable due in most part to the very gifted narrator who slipped seamlessly between characters I sometimes struggle with narrators but this lady was fantastic I really didn't even notice it was just the one person it was that good. I loved the story very touching and loved the history, great listen sad its finished. cannot recommend highly enough

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a lovely well read story

Well read and I found myself on the ship of Queen Victoria with all those excitable wives.

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absolutley riveting

What an absolutely brilliant book.
So many emotions and different stories of individuals.
I never wanted the book to end!!
another fantastic novel by Jojo Moyes.
excellent narrator Nicolette Mckenzie brought this book to life.

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Lovely warming story

Loved the narrator. This story was wonderful and to have it intertwined with snippets of true press announcements made it all the more moving.

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A facinating story

I enjoyed this story very much . The narrator was perfect and dealt well with the different voices.

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great performance...

characters a bit stereotypical but overall a good read. great idea for a story....check out pathe news for scenes of the war brides arriving Plymouth.

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Intriguing

Well having listened to this I’ve looked up the transportation of Australian brides to the UK. All very interesting. Loved that the book keeps you guessing until the end.

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Australia to England

Such a lovely story both of sadness leaving families in Australia and the the happiness when landing in England, but not for all. The way the brides managed with everything on board the ship was explained so well and the lovely ending was beautiful. I really enjoyed listening to this story and the narrator, Nicolette Mckenzie, was excellent.

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A story of Australian war brides

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and took the trouble to look up the history of aircraft carrier in question and discovered that many of the events depicted actually happened. The story unfolds quite slowly, which is evocative of the long passage of the warship from Australia to Plymouth via the Suez Canal.

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Best ending EVER!

Love love love love this book. The ending made me shed tears of joy. Wonderfully written and narrated.

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