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All the Broken Places
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
1946. Three years after a cataclysmic event that tore their lives apart, a mother and daughter flee Poland for Paris, shame and fear at their heels, not knowing how hard it is to escape your past.
Nearly 80 years later, Gretel Fernsby lives a life that is a far cry from her traumatic childhood. When a couple moves into the flat below her in her London mansion block, it should be nothing more than a momentary inconvenience. However, the appearance of their nine-year-old son, Henry, brings back memories she would rather forget.
Faced with a choice between her own safety and his, Gretel is taken back to a similar crossroads she encountered long ago. Back then, her complicity dishonoured her life, but to interfere now could risk revealing the secrets she has spent a lifetime protecting.
All the Broken Places is John Boyne's masterful sequel to his classic best seller The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, taking a character from that novel on a journey to a place she never goes—the past. Through her story, he explores the aftermath of the war and the effects of a lifetime of guilt.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-07-2023
All the broken places
I hesitated about writing a review however reading comments from some stirred me into responding…I respect the writer’s inexplicable commitment to this time in life….as is and has been mine to a less detailed expression. I was engrossed chapter by chapter and was critical of the Australian segment until I realised that I was in judgement about an experience I wanted to believe I would have handled quite differently. In hindsight I realised we do what we do because of all the misplaced emotions that at the time seemed so important and overwhelming. It was a thoughtful story, and that is what I look for - because of the writer’s ability to cause me to reflect and respect this tenuous time of my life.
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- Amazon Customer. Jules_Pix
- 01-03-2023
When a Sequel is Brilliant
Just buy this audio and be transported to a world of grief, guilt and hope. What a follow up book. Clever, menacing and yet totally nuanced.
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- Hayley
- 30-07-2023
Compelling
I could not stop listening to this audiobook. It brought up so many mixed emotions as many of the characters are unlikeable. They are however, fully developed and nuanced and we begin to understand the complexity of life and human nature.
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- Chris Hardwicke
- 02-06-2023
Both engaging and challenging.
This is fourth book I have read by this author - and been amazed and engrossed by each story, for different reasons.
For me, the author's summation at the end of the book, voiced very eloquently how I felt: each emotion resonating, but at the same time the question of, what may I have done in a similar situation. Well worth the read!
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- Sunny
- 16-11-2022
A great listen
Once again John Boyne kept me listening to his story.
His books never fail to grab me and I highly recommend All the Broken Places. I was unable to stop listening. I just had to know how Gretel’s story ended.
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- Jenny
- 30-11-2022
This one will stay with me
Brilliant narration of a story that is truly captivating whilst challenging our beliefs about what constitutes culpability of one of the worst periods in history. I thoroughly enjoyed it and couldn’t stop listening. It will haunt me for some time.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-12-2022
Absolutely fabulous
My only complaint was the narrator’s Australian accent. Haven’t heard anyone speaking like that in my 75 years living in Australia and found it quite annoying. Otherwise I loved it.
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- Russell
- 28-01-2023
Engrossing
Well performed and accurately read (following the text is so much better when listening) John has coupled this sequel to his most popular work in a way that grows the reader’s experience.
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- Jay
- 26-02-2023
Loved it
Loved this one…. Couldn’t stop listening. I do think that the meeting between Gretel and Kurt was unnecessarily juvenile. She was a grown woman after all but the description of her still present romantic infatuation did not ring true. I also don’t feel it was necessary for Kayden and Eleanor to be expecting a child. That made it a bit twee and/or trite. Other than that it was a cracking sequel. The Australian accent was terrible… but other than that the narration was good. Will be. Using the paperback for my shelves and also for gifts.
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- Annie Reeves
- 11-10-2023
Best read in a long time
Really well narrated and just a great story! Didn’t realize it followed The Boy in the Striped Pajamas which I haven’t read
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