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The Orphans
- Narrated by: Ainslie McGlynn
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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The Orphans
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Publisher's Summary
Orphan Fleur Appleby is adopted by a loving undertaker and his wife and she quickly develops a special gift for helping bereaved families. Her ambition to be the first female mortician in the country is fuelled by her plan to bring more women into the male dominated funeral industry.
Raised in the outback of South Australia's Flinders Ranges, Tom Catchlove is faced with a life-changing tragedy as a young boy. He works hard but dreams big, striving for a future as a wool classer.
A chance encounter between the two children will change the course of their lives.
By adulthood Fleur finds herself fighting for the survival of the family's business, while her widowed father drinks away generations of prosperity and a new, conniving stepmother wants Fleur gone. When Tom emerges from the isolation of the desert to find new work at the port woolstores, his path crosses with Fleur's again - only to be caught up in a murder investigation, in which they can only trust each other.
At once tragic and triumphant, The Orphans is an unforgettable story about a unique bond between two children that will echo down the years, and teach them both about the real meaning of life, of loss, and of love.
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- Dianne Pridham
- 03-12-2022
Great Australian Story.
Loved the characters, the interwoven lives of city & country. Extremely interesting glimpse of a rarely talked about subject. Loved the prologue by Fiona, it finished the book beautifully . Thank you.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-10-2022
Informative and believable
Great story, plausible with defined characters.Easy reading and the heroine maintains her status throughout.
Most enjoyable thankyou Fiona.
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- Karen Saunders
- 27-06-2024
Worth the listen
I loved how I could relate to the story, having grown up in the southern Flinders Ranges.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-12-2022
definitely recommend
loved it. beautiful story very insightful on the era of times and shows how far woman has come
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- Gorgeousgran
- 18-11-2022
Brilliantly written and researched story of Undertakers and Wool processors in the early 20th C.
Love Fiona Mac ‘s books. The story of Fleur and Tom initially meeting as children then again as adults is so powerfully written. I listened to the story on Audible over 3 days whilst doing my house work etc . Just loved it and a great way to get the household jobs done. More books coming !
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- Glenda Sweeney
- 16-01-2023
The best
Absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. Will definitely recommend it to my friends
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- Sarah White
- 11-12-2022
A good feel good story
Love Fiona’s writing. The letter part did not sit well with me as too cliched and unbelievable but I get the need for it as a formula. Overall I enjoyed the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-07-2024
Lovely story
A lovely story set in Australia which acknowledges the many challenges of living in the bush and the complexity of family life.
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- SANDRA DANIELS
- 19-12-2022
Worth the listening to
I could not put this book down so well read I listen to this pin just few days usually it takes me weeks to finish a book
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- Donna
- 28-12-2022
Good read
Thoroughly enjoyed the story and the narrator. Unusual subject and I learnt a lot from it
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