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Toward the Sea of Freedom

The Sea of Freedom Trilogy, Book 1

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Toward the Sea of Freedom

By: Sarah Lark, D. W. Lovett - translator
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
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In mid-nineteenth-century Ireland, charming Kathleen and dashing Michael harbor secrets and dreams. Imagining a life beyond the kitchen and fields of the wealthy family they both work for, they plot to leave their homeland, marry, and raise the child Kathleen is secretly carrying. The luck of the Irish, however, is not on their side.

Soon, they find themselves swept up in circumstances they never could have fathomed. Kathleen is forced to marry against her will and immigrate to New Zealand. Michael is imprisoned for rebellion and exiled to Australia. As time passes and their new lives march on, they long for those stolen moments in the lush green fields of their native land. And they both still dream of escape, with no idea of how close fate will eventually bring them.

©2016 Sarah Lark (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Translation © 2015 D. W. Lovett. Australia, New Zealand & Oceania European Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Oceania Women's Fiction World Literature Romance Dream United Kingdom

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The book was obviously very well researched and the author was very knowledgeable about the Maori and their traditions and how the arrival of white people into their country changed the dynamic. The story is mostly about an Irish couple who are deported and the struggles they face to become more successful in
the antipodes than they were in Ireland during the potato famine.

Convicts transported to Australia and New Zealand

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I had read the book before and enjoyed the story. I thought I would enjoy the narration but very distracted by the wooden, clipped voice. Each word pronounced as though completely separate from the next, no flow.

Good story terrible wooden narration

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Good story but terrible narration, spoken too quickly, difficult to follow as it lacked intonation

Good story but terrible narration

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really enjoyed my listen of this book, about an era little spoken of today when men were sent to Australia rather than prison. loved every minute of this story

great period drama on a subject little spoken of.

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The storyline was entertaining & was nice to listen to while I walked my dog. A decent story with a satisfying ending.

At times the narrators poor accents for each character felt like listening to something from a bad west end stage play. But once I tuned this out the story was enjoyable.

Would have been great if the male characters were read by a male actor & female role by an actress.

Pleasant story

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