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The Winter Ghosts

By: Kate Mosse
Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
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Publisher's summary

Nothing is as it seems . . .

France, 1928. It is ten years since the Great War ended, but Freddie Watson is still haunted by the loss of his beloved brother. Driving through the foothills of the Pyrenees, his car spins off the road in a snowstorm. He takes refuge in an isolated village and there meets the captivating Fabrissa. They spend the night talking of love and loss and war.

By daybreak, Fabrissa has vanished and Freddie has discovered that he alone holds the key to an ancient mystery, one which leads him deep into the mountains and to a cave that conceals a shocking secret . . .

'A wonderfully haunting winter's tale. Stop the clock and read it in one sitting' She
'A great read . . . Mosse writes movingly about loss and atmospherically about France' Daily Mail
'Beautiful and haunting, this is a great story of love, loss and courage' Woman

Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt
©2009 Mosse Associates Ltd (P)2009 Orion Publishing Group

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loved it!

what a great story. the characters are well developed and the story moves along nicely.

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Another Great Kate Mosse Book!

The Winter Ghosts is in some ways very different from Kate's previous books, but also similar in other ways. It is a great "read/listen" and I highly recommend it!

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Terrible narration

What disappointed you about The Winter Ghosts?

The narrator has such a thick accent that you cannot understand a word he says. I stopped listening within 15 minutes of starting so I have no idea if this would be a good story or not.

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Frustration - could not understand a word the narrator spoke

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A Bit Boring

I didn't really enjoy this book. Kate writes really well, but I think this story was a bit of a flop. Nothing really happened that wasn't already anticipated. I normally love her books, but this one was not for me!

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Deadly boring

I'm not sure there's a plot here. Just self involved ruminations by a young man regarding his dead brother. There's no suspense and no "ghosts". The only interest was the setting in rural France which does give a touch of "atmosphere." Unfortunately the narrator is a boring as the "story."

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