The Amber Keeper

By: Freda Lightfoot

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

After her mother's suicide, Abbie Myers returns home to the Lake District with her young child - and no wedding ring. Estranged from her turbulent family for many years, Abbie is heartbroken when she hears that they blame her for this tragedy.

Determined to uncover her mother's past, Abbie approaches her beloved grandmother, Millie, in search of answers. The old woman reveals the story of how she travelled to Russia in 1911 as a young governess and became caught up in the revolution.

As Abbie struggles to reconcile with her family, and to support herself and her child, she realizes that those long-ago events created aftershocks that threaten to upset the fragile peace she longs to create.

Set against the backdrops of the English Lake District in the 1960s and the upheavals of revolutionary Russia, The Amber Keeper is a sweeping tale of jealousy and revenge, reconciliation and forgiveness.

©2014 Freda Lightfoot (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

couldn't stand the narrator's voice

good story but narrarator's vice was irritating and detracted from the story. some kind of rise in get voice at the end of wits grated on my nerves.

A spellbinding story

I loved the story, especially the narration . . . her voice changes accurately reflect the age of the teller.
The history linked to the novel is more fiction than fact, but as a fictional story it's interesting.

Wonderful Book!

One of the best books I've read in a long time. The part that took place in Russia was so interesting. I will look for more books by this author.

loved it

enjoyed the book very much and the narrator did a very good job too loved it

liked the story

What made the experience of listening to The Amber Keeper the most enjoyable?

I was hooked on the story

What did you like best about this story?

the time line

Have you listened to any of Susan Duerden’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Any additional comments?

a good story line, could be ture

Great story

Well written and engaging. Two stories told intertwined past and present all come together in a sweet ending. I couldn't stop listening.

wonderful historical fiction of three generations

Three strong women over three generations. Love, intrigue. and many questions answered as you read.

Not sure

I'm going to read this book. I suspect I'll like it. But the reader in the audiobook had this singsong way of reading that I found distracting and annoying. I found myself hating the reading instead of listening to the book.

The Amber Keeper

Awesome, loved it, will probably listen to it again, totally sucked me into the story

just couldn't get through it

Can't really review the actual story. The narrator was just too much for me. I got 3 hours in before I had to give up. The premise of it still intrigues me but I won't try unless a new version with a different narrator is available.