The Survivors

De: Kate Furnivall

Narrado por: Imogen Church

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'A thrilling rollercoaster of a read' Dinah Jefferies, author of The Sapphire Widow
Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Betrayal.

‘Directly I saw him, I knew he had to die.’

Germany, 1945. Klara Janowska and her daughter Alicja have walked for weeks to get to Graufeld Displaced Persons camp. In the cramped, dirty, dangerous conditions they, along with 3,200 others, are the lucky ones. They have survived and will do anything to find a way back home.

But when Klara recognises a man in the camp from her past, a deadly game of cat and mouse begins.

He knows exactly what she did during the war to save her daughter.

She knows his real identity.

What will be the price of silence? And will either make it out of the camp alive?

‘A compelling, edge-of-your-seat story set in a refugee camp immediately after World War II, where a woman will do anything to protect her child. Full of twists and turns’ Julie Cohen, bestselling author of Together

‘A superb read; brilliantly crafted, exciting, very moving and researched meticulously. Fantastic, my best read of the year’ Lesley Pearse, Sunday Times bestselling author

'This gripped me from the start. What a story! Kate Furnivall treads where others have not thought to go. Beware of anyone who comes between a mother and daughter - especially Klara and Alicja' Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author of Blood Sisters and The Dead Ex

Further praise for Kate Furnivall
'Gripping. Tense. Mysterious. Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you’ve read the final word' Jane Corry
'Exquisitely heart-wrenching & utterly engrossing' Penny Parkes
'A thrilling, compelling read. Wonderful!' Lesley Pearse
‘Wonderful . . . hugely ambitious and atmospheric’ Kate Mosse
‘A thrilling plot … Fast-paced with a sinister edge’ Times
‘Truly captivating’ Elle
‘Perfect escapist reading’ Marie Claire©2018 Kate Furnivall (P)2018 Simon & Schuster UK

Another great one by Kate Furnivall

Great book, another wonderfully told story that shows the not so mainstream aspect of WWII.

Beautifully written and narrated

Imogen is marvellous as always! Beautiful story of grit, perseverance and the unbinding unconditional love between a mother and her child, love blossoming the unlikeliest of places, and the gentleness and strength of the human soul.

Really interesting

I read and listen to a variety of novels. I enjoy World War 11 holocaust fiction in particular. This was a little different in that it took place immediately after World War 11, although the book does go back and forth in time from 1939 to post WW11. A lot takes place in a displacement camp in Germany, where the main character and her daughter are placed hoping to be sent to England. She recognizes someone else in the camp, a German man who was an SS officer in Poland. But he has a different name now, going by her dead brothers name. I won't go into any more details, but the book follows the description Audible has given. The narrator was wonderful, every character has their own voice. She did equally well with both adults and children. I definitely want to listen to more books she has narrated. This book goes into the lives of Germans after the war, the struggles the people had that were placed in these displacement camps, and conflicts between the British, Americans, and Soviets. I prefer audiobooks that are not so suspenseful I get really tensed up. If I'm reading the book I can skip through it rapidly, not so much with listening. This book kept me interested throughout, highly enjoyed the narrative, but was not so intense I had to turn my phone off. The ending was a bit of a surprise, wasn't expecting what happened, but didn't really change anything in the story.

WONDERFUL story, did not like the narration

I loved the book but had to start several times bc the narrator for main character was distracting. It sounded like she is accustomed to reading horror stories, maybe? Also, the voices for extra characters were close to cartoon-ish. Really good story, thought, and was glad I tried, again.

GREAT STORYLINE!!

I truly enjoyed this book. It’s the first time I’ve read post WWII fiction and I’m appalled at how ignorant I was to the continued suffering of the “DPs”. Thinking about what these poor souls had to go through to try and retrieve even a sliver of what their lives were prior to the war...utterly imaginable. Once again, however, I am in awe at the resilience and pure hearts that still emerged from the ashes of that horrible time in history.

I can’t believe I’m writing this, as Imogen Church is in my top two favorite narrators, but I found her reading to be over enunciated and super dramatic. In addition, aside from the voice she used for David, all of the other male characters ended up sounding like dumb oafs. It wouldn’t deter me from listening to her again, not at all, but just a warning that it might be annoying to some ears.

The last 2-3 hours were spent wishing that I had another 10 left to go. I really didn’t want it to end!

ENJOY!!!!