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Watch Over Me
- Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
From the best-selling author of the Sarah Midnight Trilogy comes an instant classic - a beautiful and poignant love story about letting go and moving on.
Eilidh Lawson’s life has hit crisis point. Years of failed fertility treatments, a cheating husband and an oppressive family have pushed her to the limits. Desperate for relief, she seeks solace in the only place she’s ever felt at home - a small village in the Scottish Highlands. There, Eilidh slowly begins to mend her broken heart but soon learns she is not the only one in the village struggling to recover from a painful past.
Jamie McAnena, Eilidh’s childhood friend, is trying to raise his daughter Maisie alone. After Maisie’s mother left to pursue a career in London and Jamie’s own mother, Elizabeth, passed away, he has resigned himself to being a family of two. But sometimes there is more to a story than meets the eye.
Despite their reluctance, curious circumstances keep bringing Jamie and Eilidh together. For even when it seems all is lost, help can come from the most surprising places.
Daniela Sacerdoti was born and raised in Italy but has lived in Scotland for the past ten years. She holds a degree in Classics from the University of Turin and has taught Italian, Latin and Greek. She is also the author of the paranormal YA books The Sarah Midnight Trilogy.
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“This has got to be the most touching and emotional book I've read this year. Watch Over Me is such a delicate and beautiful read that you can't help but fall into the storyline from the first page. (5/5)” (Reabookreview)
“One of the best books I’ve ever read. This is a book that deserves to be read by everybody... An amazing debut novel from this magnificent writer who I am sure is going to be a massive success with, I hope, many more novels on the way in the future.” (Kim the Book Worm)
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- Sian
- 03-03-20
Sucked me in, listened in 2 sittings
I bought this on a buy one get one free offer,and didn’t expect to be so engrossed with it. I loved the story and narration, the way the story is told few several people’s view.
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- Mrs
- 02-01-17
A very easy to listen to story
I really enjoyed this book - just very easy to listen to, and a lovely story wth a happy ending!
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- Louise
- 11-07-17
Really enjoyed!
I loved & felt very connected to the characters and really enjoyed listening to those gorgeous Scottish accents. I love being transported into another time, place, world when I read and this novel sure did that.
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- Nichola Mollison
- 11-02-20
Watch over me.
This is such a wonderful story. I’ve got to listen to it again. The narrator is just perfect. I can’t recommend it enough.
Thank you Daniela Sacerdoti.
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- Lorraine K
- 04-07-14
a bit more than just a love story
I found the author's thoughts on the afterlife interesting. It was predictable, but enjoyable non the less.
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- julie panther
- 18-03-20
watch over me
absolutely brilliant I loved this, so lovely to hear a Scottish accent for a change with me being Scottish and all. but that's not what this is about the book was beautifully written characters amazing and it kept you wanting more if you're wanting a book to take you away to a beautiful real wee village in the highlands then this does it would definitely read this book again worth every penny
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- VJ
- 21-03-15
Beautiful Story.
This is one of the loveliest books I have had the pleasure of listening to via Audible.
A well written, heartwarming story with excellent narration. Made me want to go to live in Scotland!
Will certainly be listening to other books from this author and narrator.
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- caroline
- 22-03-15
Delightful.
The narration on this book was excellent, it made so much easier to listen to. I am going to try another of this authors books now.
A delightful story.
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- Kelly L S
- 06-05-20
Fab
Loved every minute. Especially in audio. I couldn't put it down. I'm sad its finished.
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- H. Petre
- 12-01-14
Twee and cosy, like a magazine story
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Not worth the listen. Storyline too predictable from early on. There were plot twists and turns, but direction still obvious. Too many descriptions of people's clothing and outfits.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Art world was unconvincingly portrayed: would an agent really drive up from London to rural Aberdeenshire to a gallery opening? Would an artist donate a work of considerable value to an Oxfam shop? The fictional town of Glen Avich is very strange. For a start, every one has blue eyes, apparently. Not a single character is mentioned as having brown eyes. Even with inbreeding, that would be truly remarkable. There are no farm animals nor farmers, no harvests, no unemployment, no oil, no fish farms or quarries, no teenagers, no social problems, no fights or addictions (apart from one which is quickly overcome by strength of will alone) in fact nothing much goes on apart from a lesbian relationship among some lesser characters, and the main romance. At one point,the main character plans to get a job as a nursery teacher in a nearby town, and buy a house and run a car on her salary alone. The artist/ blacksmith makes 'Scottish themed art including sculpture, wood cavings, jewellery AND metalwork. It is all is a little hard to believe.
What about Helen McAlpine’s performance did you like?
Good delivery, well paced. Accents were not spot on for North East Scotland and Southport, but that's a minor point. If It hadn't been for the reading (ie if this had been a book or a Kindle file) I'd have given up well before the end.
Did Watch Over Me inspire you to do anything?
It has made me want to avoid reading anything else by this author.
Any additional comments?
I grew up in a village in the West Highlands, as well as spending time in the North East of Scotland in the 1970s and quite honestly the place the author describes sounds more like Cloud Cuckoo Land than anywhere real. However, if you want a romance and are not much concerned with reality, this book will do the trick.
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