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Shelter from the Storm
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-25-16
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $28.91
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- ElizabethAnn
- Lebanon, VA, United States
- 01-22-17
Please, Audible!?! More Ellie Dean!!
If you could sum up Shelter from the Storm in three words, what would they be?
Warm, Inspirational, Comforting
What was one of the most memorable moments of Shelter from the Storm?
It's difficult to describe just one moment. All of Ellie Dean's "Beach View Boarding House" series of books are memorable. The story changes with the addition of new characters being introduced with their own set of troubles, problems, etc. However, the best part for all of us who absolutely love Ms. Dean's series is the core family at the center of each book.
The warmth of Peggy and Ronan Reilly, as well as other members of the Reilly family, spread throughout the UK and abroad during WWII is what draws back the many fans of this series!
It's not like a "cozy mystery" because even though many of the new characters bring mysterious problems with them into the welcoming warmth of Beach View house, murder is not one of them.
If you like WWII Homefront stories from a British perspective as I do, then you will love them. I dare you not to "fall in love" with Ronan Reilly or the lovely but strong Peggy Reilly.
Have you listened to any of Julie Maisey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes, in other Beach View Boarding House books. She's a lovely narrator in all of the stories.
If you could rename Shelter from the Storm, what would you call it?
I think this is perfect. The author, Ellie Dean, is an amazing author and her titles and her prose bear this out.
Any additional comments?
Yes, my additional comments are directed towards Audible in the USA. Please, please, don't forget all of us readers/listeners in the states that truly love this author, series, and the genre of WWII Homefront in the UK perspective. If at all possible, please make these books available to all of us here in the USA. Thanking you in advance!
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-12-16
Great story!
Another great story from this author and am waiting eagerly for the next to come out.
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- Susieann
- 06-12-18
The best so far
I was enthralled with the story from the beginning and couldn't stop listening to it.
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- Animal lover
- 04-28-18
Addictive stories
I love Ellie Deans series of Cliffhaven. The narrator, Julie Maisey is one of the best, easily slipping from character to character. I shall be very sad when the series ends.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-04-17
certainly a tear jerker
Yes, it bought tears to my eyes, but throughly enjoyable. love the story & narrator
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- Mouse2560
- 09-29-16
Another Ellie Dean
Been waiting for this book the 11th in a series, very much enjoyed, loved all the characters including the new ones.can't wait for next one
Narrated by Julie Massey, brilliant, she brings every character to life, hope she is reading the next book
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- Jenny
- 09-16-16
Lovely surprise
It was a lovely surprise to find Ellie Dean had written another book in this series. It was narrated beautifully as usual by Julie Maisey. Each book picks out a different difficult aspect of life during WW2, and this one concentrated on a story less covered by others in this genre. The outcome is often unsurprising but these books are written so well that I don't mind being able to guess even though I don't see how the story is going to get there because it is in the telling of the story that these books are little gems.
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- Sylvia ball
- 10-15-16
Loved it
A very heartwarming story loved it. The narration was very good . i feel I know the characters.