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Sea of Memories

By: Fiona Valpy
Narrated by: Heather Wilds
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When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets…

In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe. They spend the summer together, exploring the island’s sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, and, for the first time in her life, Ella feels truly free.

But the outbreak of war casts everything in a new light. Ella is forced to return to Scotland, where she volunteers for the war effort alongside the dashing Angus. In this new world, Ella feels herself drifting further and further from who she was on the Île de Ré. Can she ever find her way back? And does she want to?

From the windswept Île de Ré to the rugged hills of Scotland, Sea of Memories is a spellbinding journey about the power of memory, love and second chances.

©2018 by Fiona Valpy. (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Women's Fiction War
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lovely story. well worth a read. good story line and nice reader, easy to listen to

A beautiful story, well worth a read.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a great story and well written. However I found there was no pause at the end of each sentence and it tended to run together.

easy listening

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A wonderful story of love and hope, patience and understanding and most of all, forgiveness. A story to encourage you to stop and remember all the challenges and disappointments and also all the very good things we need to remember to appreciate!

A beautiful story

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This is a lovely, gentle, easy to listen book. Set in both France and Scotland it tells the story of first love, loss, heartache and recovery. Whilst the narration was not my favourite it did not detract from my enjoyment of the story.

Lovely Story

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a beautiful book about family., love, and what makes our heart sing.❤
perfect choice of reader.

beautiful

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a beautifully written story of the many changing facets of love during a lifetime. Thank you for writing it.

loved this beautiful story.

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Well written with tenderness and nostalgia balanced with reality of life’s journey. Moving. Thanks Fiona

Just beautiful....

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I read and listened to this at the same time. It is partly set in WWII, but doesn't get stuck there. The narrator had a good command of accents which helped to differentiate between the characters, but it still kept the book at a three instead of a four.

Happiness is a choice.

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Loved every second of listening to this story. Beautifully read and Fiona’s characters and descriptive words are wonderful.

Sea of memories

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Such wonderfully beautiful characters. l felt privileged to share their life as I read their stories. My feelings are hard to put into words. Just read it and you will love it like I dud. xx

a winner by a great author

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