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The Widow and her Hero

By: Thomas Keneally
Narrated by: Beverley Dunn, David Tredinnick
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 In 1943, when Grace and Leo Waterhouse married in Australia, they were part of a young generation ready to sacrifice themselves to win the war, while being confident they would survive. Sixty years on, as Grace recounts what happened to her doomed hero, she can say what she suspected then: that for many men, bravery is its own end. The tale she tells is one of great love, lost innocence, a charismatic but unstable Irish commander, dashing undercover missions against the Japanese in Singapore, and - in her eyes - reckless, foolhardy exploits. As fresh details continue to emerge, Grace is forced to keep revising her picture of what happened to Leo and his fellow commandoes - until she learns about the final piece in the jigsaw, and an ultimate betrayal.

As absorbing as it is thought-provoking, this timely novel poses unsettling questions about what drives men to battle and heroic deeds, and movingly conveys the life-long effect on those who survive them.

(P)2007 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd©2007 Serpentine Publishing Co. 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction War & Military War Imperial Japan Singapore
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What disappointed you about The Widow and her Hero?

most boring voice and a very poor storey

What was most disappointing about Thomas Keneally’s story?

very slow storeyboring voice

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I probilly will not buy any moor of this authers books

poor quality of the reader

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