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The Chalky Sea

The Canadians Series, Book 1

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The Chalky Sea

By: Clare Flynn
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
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Two troubled people in a turbulent world

In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see him again. Two days later, her humdrum world is torn apart when her sleepy English seaside town is subjected to the first of many heavy bombing attacks.

In Ontario, Canada, Jim Armstrong is uncertain whether to volunteer for the army. When he uncovers the secret his fiance has been keeping from him his decision is clear. A few weeks later he is on a ship bound for England.

Gwen is forced to confront the truth about her past and her own feelings for her husband. Jim battles with a bewildering and hostile world far removed from the cozy life of his Canadian farm. War brings horror and loss to each of them - can it also bring change and salvation?

©2017 Clare Flynn (P)2018 Tantor 20th Century Historical Historical Fiction Romance Fiction War

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Nice story, but the narration is awful & it is distracting. The Canadian accents were "not bad," but the others were dreadful. Overal the narration took all the emotion out of the story.

Accents

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A bit of social history from world war 2 with romantic background. Kept me listening

Feel good

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I really struggled to finish this story. I didn't like the narrator at all she spoilt it for me.

Poor story made worse by narration

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The story was fine, nice characters but it took a while to get going and it never really felt like it settled. What really let it down was the narration. It was done in a ‘British’ accent (using the term loosely) that obviously wasn’t native to the narrator and it was distractingly bad. Think Queen Elizabeth’s 21st birthday speech mixed with a bad cockney accent in the style of Moira Rose from Schitt’s Creek…

Nice enough story, awful narration

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The bad narration. Mispronunciation of words. It distracted from the story… it would have been much better if narrated by a British person

The bad narration. Mispronunciation of words. It distracted from the story

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I couldn’t find fault on in any part of the book possibly that we didn’t know what happened to Jamie

A happy ending

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I enjoyed the book. story tells the lives a few people. through to war years. end came a bit short. should maybe if added what happened to Jim. did he survive. left wondering what happened to him

war time story

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this story was very good with lovely, likeable characters. the narration was a little odd! I had to iw the speed down, as she talked so fast. some words were pronounced in a strange manner. but overall I would definitely recommend.

Good story

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I didn't finish this book and gave up after Chapter 4 . The mispronunciation of words was distracting and there was no expression in the narrator's voice. I'm glad it was from the plus catalogue and that I didn't waste money on it. The story seemed promising though

Poor narration

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The worst fake English accent, as a result, never got past chapter 2. Shame as the story was developing well.

Dreadful narration

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