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 Arthur and Jake are the sons of a farmer in the mid-1930s, when life is tough and another world war is looming. Arthur is solid and dutiful, set to inherit the farm and his father's character; Jake is younger, attractive, mercurial and dangerous to know. A young woman, Laura, comes into the community and tips the fragile balance of sibling rivalry over the edge... And then there is Ian, son of the local doctor, thoughtful, idealistic, and far too sure that he knows the difference between right and wrong. By now it is the 50s, and the world has changed - a little, but not enough...©2006 Mary Lawson (P)2008 Recorded Books LLC Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Heartfelt

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A Richard and Judy Book Club selection.
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The story, performance and the whole “colour” of this book is well worth investing your time. Don’t hesitate to get it. I chose it on recommendation of Graham Norton on one of the book club programs. Now I am a big fan of this writer.

Wonderful!

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Entertaining and thrilling with characters you want in your own life and some you would run a mile from.
The skipping between the two timescales was done effortlessly and whilst you think you just can’t wait to hear the continuation of one part of the story you are immediately engrossed in the other.
The narrator sounded like an old friend telling me a wonderful yarn that I never wanted to end.

Wonderful from start to finish.

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Astonishing book. Assured, fascinating characters and narrative. After I finished it I would find myself thinking of little morsels of description days later. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

Stays with you for days

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This was a really good story and we'll narrated but really spoiled by the fact that the chapter markers on audible were incorrect. The story unfolds by moving back and forth in time making it even more important that you know when the narrative shifts are going to come. The lack of accurate chapters markers made it really difficult to pace my listening and I kept having to leave the story at key moments when ordinarily I would have known whether I had time to listen to the end of a chapter.

Inaccurate chapter markers!

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I love the writing of Mary Lawson and I have recommended this book to so many friends.

Highly recommended

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