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Last Words

By: Shari J. Ryan
Narrated by: Stephanie Willis, Susan Larkin, Chris Kayser
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Number one best-selling novel Last Words is where reality meets fiction and the lines in between are blurred by forbidden love.

Amelia - 1942: The inside of my closet held the last bit of my freedom before I was torn from my home and shoved onto a dark train. Our destination was even darker. "Women and children to the right. Men to the left," they shouted at us. Everything was taken from me, leaving only the smoke-filled air, piercing screams, and soul-burning cries. I was slowly starved and weakened to the bone, but there was a man - a Nazi - who brought me extra food. He called himself a prisoner too, but he scared me, and I wondered if he was the enemy I should fear the most.

Emma - current day: My grandmother hid her past in an old diary under her bed. The tattered, brown leather book sat there for years until she asked me to find it and read her unspoken words. Now, her stories and secrets are consuming every moment of my life.

She's dying...and asking for a man no one in our family has ever heard of. I never imagined a handwritten book could change my entire life, but it has. It opened my eyes to a new beginning, and I learned that love is not the unsaid word my grandmother has refused to speak. It's an action - it's longevity, taboo, and sometimes forbidden. Do we fight for what's wrong, or do we spend our lives searching for what's right? Last words were never spoken because love doesn't stop until a heart is no longer beating.

©2017 Shari J. Ryan (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

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Amazing story

The sad history of WWII written through a love story. This is a must listen.

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Touching Story

Considering this is a fictional story, I thought it was a really good book. This story isn’t about all of the injustices that occurred during WW2. It’s a story of love, endurance and compassion.
Sure Emma was a little immature but once she realized the true hardships people can endure, she looked at life differently. The book was better without preconceived notions of what it should be. I’m glad I didn’t rely on the lowest reviews. I was not disappointed.

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a book of incredible courage

couldnt put it down !
the courage and strength they had going through the holocaust.

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Touching story

Touching story all the way to the end…great characters. Amazing story…very captivating. Highly recommend

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excellent!

listened almost straight through! this is probably one of the best Audiobooks I have downloaded. narrators are wonderful, story is riveting. I felt like I was reading the journal myself. I did cry when it ended

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awesome book

loved this read, really makes a person think about the choices they make and the outcomes

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Intriguing

Started a little slow, but keep reading or listening. I couldn’t wait to keep listening and such a good love story.

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Excellent!!!! Couldn’t stop listening!!

I loved this book, it kept me guessing until the very end! I literally couldn’t stop listening!! So well written and I loved the narrator’s voice!!

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a great book

excellent story and performance
l truly enjoyed this heartwarming and tender story I do love in the worst of times even in the best of times. thank you for this wonderful book

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A Forever Love

What a story of Love found then lost.! A moving Holocaust survival story. Highly recommend.

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