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The Ship of Brides

By: Jojo Moyes
Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
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Publisher's Summary

Australia, 1946: 650 brides are departing for England to meet the men they married in wartime. But instead of the luxury liner they were expecting, they find themselves aboard an aircraft carrier, alongside a thousand men.

On the sun-baked decks, old loves and past promises become distant memories, and tensions are stretched to the limit as brides and husbands change their minds. And for Frances Mackenzie, it soon becomes clear that the journey is more important than the destination....

©2005 Jojo Moyes (P)2005 W F Howes Ltd

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Not my favourite from this author

I’ve read lots of Jojo Moyes and love her work. This one was good but not her best. I think there were a few too many characters so it took me a bit to get them all straight in my head. But it was an interesting story and was resolved well in the end.

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Enjoyed the story immensely

I loved the story line and the narrator was great. I went to bed each night with my earphones in so that I could keep on listening throughout the night.

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A fantastic journey

Nicolette McKenzie brings the characters of this amazing story to life, her narration of each character so realistic the reader feels the sadnes, joys and fears of each one. I was even starting to dread what I thought might be the outcome of this story, so cleverly does Jojo Moynes weave her tale. Loved it!

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Stunning Story Telling!

I loved this book and couldn’t stop listening! I loved the intricacies of many of the characters and the ending was also wonderful!

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Beautiful and engaging. I

I enjoyed this book from start to finish. the characters were wonderfully real and engaging

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Recommend

Another one that was hard to put down. The narrator was fabulous, characters and story very well fleshed out. Brilliant read!

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Surprising and educational

I really enjoyed this story! I had no idea about the bride ships, and being Australian I thoroughly enjoyed learning about it through this great story.

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Great Story

I enjoyed this book very much. The narration was excellent. The characters were well-drawn and evolved slowly during the story-telling to reveal their true natures and personalities. An interesting read.

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loved it

Could sometimes be confusing to follow but the story wss very interesting and the narrator awesome.

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incredible narration of a fantastic plot.

the best book I have ever listened too. usually I listen to books when I am on a road trip. I made extra time specially to listen to this book.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.