Fallen Skies
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Bianca Amato
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Philippa Gregory
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Lily Valance wants to forget the war. She's determined to enjoy the world of the 1920s, with its music, singing, laughter and pleasure.
When she meets Captain Stephen Winters, a decorated hero back from the Front, she's drawn to his wealth and status. In Lily he sees his salvation – from the past, from the nightmare, from the guilt at surviving the Flanders plains where so many were lost. But it's a dream that cannot last. Lily has no intention of leaving her singing career.
The hidden tensions of the respectable facade of the Winters household come to a head. Stephen's nightmares merge ever closer with reality and the truth of what took place in the mud and darkness brings him and all who loves him to a terrible reckoning ...
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-06-24
Heartwarming story beautifully told
Couldn’t put the book down made me think of real people living in this time period
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- Kim N.
- 05-03-25
A truly engaging narrative that held my attention from beginning to end.
A window into trauma and ptsd resulting from service during WW1...although the main protagonist, Lilley, was very well rendered, the unpredictable nature of the antagonist, Steven, and resultant perverse desensitisation to violence exposed the extreme psychological damage had through conflict.
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- KW
- 20-08-24
Couldn’t stop listening to it.
Such a good story and so well read. Am sad I’ve finished it. Such good social history.
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- Anne Shuker
- 25-06-24
The effects of ww1 in the 1920's on everyday people.
Thought provoking. wonderful social history of the years after ww1. great story plot . fab book.
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- Carla
- 02-03-25
wow
so different from anything of hers I have read before. It was a raw unapologetic look at the unspoken effect of the war and stiff upper lip/hidden world of post war life.
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- Henry’s Glam-ma
- 14-12-24
Excellent opposing views of life after WW1
My first Philippa Gregory and won’t be my last. A well written story of life beginning again after WW1. The expectations are high but norms are crumbling. The horrors of the war are unflinching and there’s some nasty accounts of it. Factual probably interwoven into the story. Lily’s stage life lightens the load. Very enjoyable with a mystery thrown in. Would recommend for history fans and fans of Ms Gregory.
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- Mrs D
- 07-02-25
Bit of a sudden ending!
This story had some good bits, but was unnecessarily long and drawn out in places, I was willing for it to get a move on. Then in the last few chapters when it became more gripping, I could have thought of several really good twists and endings, which is why I was disappointed that all the eventual plot build-up resulted in such a sudden and thin conclusion. It seemed too rushed. Very good narration though.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-09-24
Poignant and troubling
Beautifully told and a gripping story. Not a predictable plot and really felt like you were there. Couldn’t stop listening!
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- Jacqueline Howard
- 08-09-24
Setting the scene
What a brilliant piece of work! It gives a picture of the struggles of post WWI not just the veterans but people, families and the cultural struggle of what was normal in society before and then after. The detail that paints the picture is brilliantly done.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-24
it was such a great story really enjoyable
the narrator was excellent which added to the story it was well paced a great thriller
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