Saving Rebecca

A WW2 historical novel about a mother’s devotion

By: Alex Amit

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In the shadow of the Nazi regime, one woman fights to shield her daughter from the talons of evil.

Paris, 1941. Sarah, a Jewish woman, finds herself trapped in the city with her five-year-old daughter, Rebecca, as World War II rages on. Desperate to escape the tightening grip of Nazi oppression, they attempt to flee to neutral Spain. However, their hopes are shattered as they are captured by the French police and sent to the Drancy internment camp, located north of Paris, where French Jews are being ruthlessly rounded up by the Nazi authorities.

Within the confines of the camp, surrounded by a bleak reality, Sarah strives to preserve Rebecca’s innocence through enchanting tales of a bear and the good hunters who watch over it. Yet, even as she weaves these tales of hope, Sarah must also teach her daughter the harsh lessons of survival and how to defend herself against those who seek to harm them.

As time slips away, it becomes increasingly clear that the Germans are determined to send all the Jews in the camp to a single, horrifying destination – a notorious camp in the East, only whispered about in fearful tones.

With the fate of the trains looming ever closer, Sarah faces an impossible choice. Will she find a way to keep Rebecca safe from the iron grasp of the Nazis, or will their fates be sealed by the cruelty of war?

This powerful women’s fictional novel tells the story of a mother’s unwavering love, a testament to the unbreakable bond between parent and child in the face of unimaginable adversity. This book will grip your heart and linger in your mind long after the final page is turned.

You become part of the book!

When you can put yourself in the book, live through a character, you know it’s a great read…

Great story

The AI voice was very hard to listen to. I’ll make sure I never listen to an AI read book again.

Some confusion with narrator at times

There were 2 narrators: the mom and the policeman. It would have been easier to distinguish this if a male virtual voice had read his part. Otherwise, it was a great read.

the story line

I don't like virtual voice. It sometimes hard to continue to listen , but for a "free" book I guess I get it.

Virtual voice ruins everything I listen to

This is such a beautiful story, but it was completely ruined for me by the virtual voice! That flat computerized voice, having no personal intonation or enunciation of words is so obnoxious to me, and I will never waste time again.

Writers and publishers, having your book so poorly narrated — actually not narrated at all, just a computer spitting out words without any inflection whatsoever — is such a disservice to the reader. I hope more authors will take into consideration how integral a good narrator is to the entire story. Narration makes a book come alive.
I’ve passed on several books that I was really interested in — because I saw the narrator was virtual.