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Last Christmas in Paris

A Novel of World War I

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Last Christmas in Paris

By: Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb
Narrated by: Alex Wyndham, Billie Fulford-Brown, Morag Sims, Gary Furlong, Greg Wagland, Antony Ferguson, Derek Perkins, Jane Copland, Mary Jane Wells
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New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor has joined with Heather Webb to create this unforgettably romantic novel of the Great War.

August 1914. England is at war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believes—as everyone does—that it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the holiday among the romantic cafes of Paris.

But as history tells us, it all happened so differently…

Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the conflict—but how?—and as Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war he also faces personal battles back home where War Office regulations on press reporting cause trouble at his father’s newspaper business. Through their letters, Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fears—and grow ever fonder from afar. Can love flourish amid the horror of the First World War, or will fate intervene?

Christmas 1968. With failing health, Thomas returns to Paris—a cherished packet of letters in hand—determined to lay to rest the ghosts of his past. But one final letter is waiting for him…

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I smiled , I cried, I was enthralled with this story of letters set in the time of the first world war. Beautifully detailed events of the times. Wonderful narration and an engaging love story

Wonderful, heart wrenching story

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Utterly Captivating. A real insight into the pain, despair, sacrifice and resilience endured by WWI. The narration truly brought each character to life and I felt every emotion.
could not stop listening.

Captivating

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Just finished listening to this book, it's outstanding .Make sure you have tissues at the ready. Brings home the worries and heartbreak of the First World War.

I have loved every minute of listening to this and highly recommend it.

The narrators are fantastic, especially Alex Wynham.

The story is in epistolary form . I loved the romance between Tom and Evie. Again highly recommend.

Outstanding

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I thought all of the narrators were superb - so good to have different actors rather than one person doing different voices! The nature of this book lent itself really well to the audiobook format. More like a story as a play. Really lovely and gentle but also moving.

Perfect for this format

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Well written WW1 story built around an exchange of letters .
Plenty of historical context and social background.
The reading/ performance is excellent. I can highly recommend.

Beautiful, moving story

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