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Coming Home

By: Rosamunde Pilcher
Narrated by: Helen Johns
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Rosamunde Pilcher's best-selling, heartwarming tale of innocence and youth set during the 1930s.

Born in Colombo, Judith Dunbar spends her teenage years at boarding school while her beloved mother and younger sister live abroad with her father. When her new friend, Loveday Carey-Lewis, invites Judith home for the weekend to Nancherrow, the Carey-Lewises' beautiful estate on the Cornish coast, it is love at first sight.

She falls in love, too, with the generous Carey-Lewises themselves. With their generosity and kindness, Judith grows from naive girl to confident young woman, basking in the warm affection of a surrogate family whose flame burns brightly. But it is a flame soon to be extinguished in the gathering storm of war. And Judith herself has far to travel before at last...coming home.

©1995 Fiona Mary Pilcher (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton

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Excellent Story, Brilliant Narration

A fan of Rosamunde Pilcher’s work, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Although it is long, I didn’t ever lose interest in the story, and warmed to the well-rounded and believable characters.

Helen Johns’ voicing of the various characters is amazing! The only fault I could find with her pronunciation is of the Sydney suburb of TURRAMURRA. Her Australian accent did not ring true in places, but this is a minor matter.

The story, set just before, during and after WWII, would appeal to anyone interested in this era.

A very enjoyable read!

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Outstanding narration

For the last 4 days I’ve used every spare minute to listen to this story. Historical fiction is one of my loves and Rosamunde’s writing is very easy to read but what was so amazing was the narration by Helen Johns. What an amazing talent! Her gentle but expressive telling of the story, along with being able to manage a variety of accents seamlessly was truly wonderful. It’s what made this story so special. Thank you so much Helen.

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Amazing

Epic book
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Loved it. Wish it went on forever . What a writer. Highly recommend

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Beautiful story!

Laughed, cried, got mad and fell in love with Helens voice. Lovely story, hope the next one is just as good

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One of my all time favourite books.

I've read it twice myself, then thoroughly enjoyed listening to Helen read it to me. Her voice was perfect. The story is beautiful and the characters capture your heart.

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amazing

i loved this story. it was happy and sad and i learned a lot about that era - things i thought I knew but didn't. i highly recommend this audio story.

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Love this classic

I've read the book at least 4 times over the years and this is the second time I've listened to the audiobook. It's like putting on a warm blanket, the characters are so likeable and you really feel like you become a part of the family. love it!

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Amazing

This was my first by Rosamunde Pilcher, such a wonderful book can’t wait to read the next!

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Highly recommended

Loved every bit. Wonderful narrator. Very evocative and just delightful. Fantastic listen for lock down.

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Disappointed SO much!

Dreadful, dreadful, dreadful narrator. Couldn't get through first 3 pages. What a shame! For such a wonderful author, Rosamonde Pilcher deserves much better .

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