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The Violin Maker's Daughter
- Narrated by: Annie McKenzie
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
When the Nazis march onto the cobbled streets of Colmar on November 1st 1940, Josef, a Jewish violin maker, gathers his wife and daughters closely to him and tells them everything will be alright.
But one year later, three sharp knocks on the door at midnight turn his 17-year-old daughter Sarah’s world upside down. As the oldest child, Sarah must be the first to leave her family, to make her escape in a perilous journey across France via Paris to Poitiers. And she must hide who she is and take a new name for her own safety. For now, bilingual Sarah is no longer a French Jew but a German girl.
As she bids farewell to her beloved father and family, Sarah has hope, against all odds, that she will see them again when the war is over. But, travelling through the mountains she finds herself in terrible danger and meets Ralf, a German deserter, who risks his own life to save her.
Ralf and Sarah continue their journey together, keeping their identities secret at all cost. But when Ralf is captured, will Sarah pay the ultimate price for sharing who she really is?
A gripping and heartbreaking account of love, bravery, and sacrifice during the terror of war. A story of standing up for what you believe in, even if it’s going to break your heart. Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Ragged Edge of Night.
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- ardie bush
- 18-10-2020
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I found the narrator’s voice very irritating and her mispronunciation of the word ‘says’ infuriating. I wouldn’t have continued with the book but I didn’t have another downloaded ready to listen to.
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- paula wright
- 26-07-2019
Don’t give up on the book. It gets real good
I got very tired of listening to the main characters foolish self centered constant complaining that I almost quit listening to it and getting my credit back. Endless going on and putting people in danger She had to learn the hard way. After she comes into her more mature self the story really takes off and I hated to see it end. Excellent epilogue. t Look forward to more from this author
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- Rodney & Jennifer C
- 13-08-2019
Great story with one flaw!
While I enjoyed the story over all and the narration was amazing, I wish the writer had focused less on the naïveté of Sarah. I realize that it was important to the story but it took up way too much time in the story. Then to have it change instantly just to return was annoying. I wish the author had spent yet as much time developing all of her characters as she did this one.
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- Jennifer
- 11-08-2019
Maddening
I can’t get enough historical fiction surrounding WW2. However, this book had a main character far too distracting to qualify as such. While I understand she was written intentionally as annoyingly immature, it simply went too far and it was hard to get caught up in the complete story. I found it unbelievable that anyone could fall so head over heels in love with Sarah when their only experiences with her were overwhelmed by her ridiculous demeanor. It simply wasn’t fathomable. I also felt the Monique angle wasn’t fleshed out - just a few weak nods. I am curious if actually reading the book in print would take some of the whine out of Sarah - but I don’t think I’ll do that experiment.
9 people found this helpful
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- Beth
- 26-07-2019
riveting
this was the first time in a long time I couldn't put the book down. I liked that the characters had flaws. at times the story seemed a bit simplistic but I didn't mind. the story moved along at a nice pace.
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- tishatim
- 30-09-2019
don't bother
it's only very few books I cannot finish but this is one, I made it through 2/3's of the story only because a previous review stated "don't give up it gets real good" . well that did not happen, the only thing it did was get more maddening as it went on. Finally I had to close the book before I ended up throwing my computer across the room! People helping Jews escape Nazi Germany is usually filled with sacrifice, terror and heroism coupled with amazing courage on literally everyone's part but this book is full of immaturity and stupidity. Its a slap in the face to the French resistance unless the author redeemed her self in the chapters I couldn't/didn't read. it is impossible for me to recommend this book or to waste the credit. I had no objection to the narration.
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- Stevon
- 18-09-2019
entertaining
First time author for me. This is the story of a teenage French girl that in 1943 was forced to flee the Nazis in her home province of Alsace when it's discovered she was in fact, Jewish and not German as her parents were trying to hid behind. The story follows her trek around France, the situations she encountered and the people she met. Sometimes it seemed like she had a lucky star watching over her as she came close to danger, witnessed its horrors but never got completely swallowed up where she was ruined for life or worse. Still it was an entertaining story, another story of many that arose out of the ashed of World War II.
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- DDeFore
- 17-09-2020
enjoy
really enjoyed the storyteller and the story. the ending just happened so abruptly to me but it was a good listen!
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- elizabeth
- 04-09-2020
heroine
I struggled 2 finish. I don't like weak heroine. had 2 keep reminding myself she's only 17
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- Peggy
- 27-06-2020
The last part redeemed the book.
The book started out well. I found it to be interesting, however the immaturity of Sara and how much it was drawn out throughout the middle of the book was maddening. That could have been shortened significantly. The last part was satisfying. It would have been a better story if that section would have been given more time instead of Sara’s whining.
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- Kindle Customer Caboosema
- 19-04-2020
Good story
Sweet, but suspenseful. A coming of age story set in WW2. Appropriate for YA readers.
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- Jd Hughes
- 01-04-2020
The Violin Makers Daughter
The narrator was poor ,which didn't help the story. I found it very hard to cope with the main character !
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- Obsidion
- 15-02-2020
Violin makers daughter
The way this book is read has completely put me off continuing. It is false, the understanding of the tale is entirely missing. The accents are totally out of sync with the narrative. The expressive reading it deserves is missing. I have tried 4 times to listen but will return it.
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- Shireen
- 01-02-2020
Probably a good storyline but...
I couldn’t listen another minute to the narrator!!! The story was completely ruined by her voice! The different voices she attempted were completely off putting!
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- Lynn
- 27-11-2019
Lovely story awful narration
The story was very enjoyable but lacked complexity and was predictable. Nothing like the brilliant Tattooist of Auschwitz. Saying that l found the characters delightfully human, relatable and compelling and listened to the end. The worst part was the narration with northern english accents used to differentiate some the characters. The staccato style of reading to add dramatic effect was irritating and overused.
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- Mrs Curzon Tussaud
- 20-09-2019
Terrific story, maddening narration.
I so nearly gave up on this book because of the annoyingly mannered narration. Unnecessary pauses between words from beginning to end. Were they for dramatic effect? There were also mispronunciations: “victuals” has a silent C, copse was mispronounced, also Basel. Surely these mistakes can be bloopered out? Oh dear.
1 person found this helpful
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