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Ellie

By: Lesley Pearse
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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About this listen

 Ellie is a sweet-natured brunette, generous of heart with a sparkling smile and an accent that reveals her East End background. Bonny is beautiful and spoilt, with cascades of blond hair, the brightest pair of blue eyes and a mouth like Cupid's bow. The two girls meet in London at the end of the war when, seduced and abandoned by two American airmen, they pool their wits and resources and set off to make a living on the stage. Amidst hardship and austerity, immersed in the glamour and ruthlessness of life in variety theatre, their story is one of sacrifice, ambition, and friendship against all odds.©1996 Lesley Pearse (P)2007 Isis Publishing Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt War
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The story is quite good, not one of my favorites but I did enjoy it. I was put off by the recording which is not in time with chapters making it difficult to return to sometimes at they would end mid chapter

Good story but terrible recording

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Where does Ellie rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Ellie is in the top 10 per cent of Audible books for me.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ellie, of course. But Bonnie was the girl you love to hate and added so much interest to the story. Can’t believe she was the one who ended up ‘happy ever after’ after treating people so badly all her life. How did she manage to continue to get her own way?

What does Anne Dover bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Anne is very easy to listen to.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Quite a few.

Any additional comments?

I can’t wait for the sequel Camillia to be available on Audible.

Totally absorbing

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Great narrator.
Though the book was long it was always great to listen to.
In the car. On my wonder boom while doing house work. Easy.

Excellent story

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Iit was an ok read/listen not the best of lesley's story. Found the story predictable and at times tedious. Didn't like the ending

not my favourite of Lesley's books

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not her best work, terribly abrupt ending too. The ending should have stretched to include some of the new beginnings

odd meandering

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Not my favourite book by Lesley Pearse story very boring and a sad end.

Sad

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