The Beloved Land

Song of Acadia

By: Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

The best-selling Song of Acadia series follows the affairs of two sisters from the French expulsion from Nova Scotia to the turmoil of the American Revolution. Anne in England and Nicole in America are separated by an ocean, but their hearts are still close. When they each receive a letter, they are suddenly called on a perilous journey back to their beloved homeland.

©2002 Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn

A bit to perfect to be believable.

I really enjoyed this series..... until the last 2 books. I felt they were dragging things out to long and especially the last book had Miracles happening so much and so perfect that it was a bit unbelievable. lol I also didn't like how you never heard much about Louise until you were at the end of the book.

Narrator is fabulous!

The book is awesome, but with Narrator is is that much more amazing. It’s like you are there in the story.

Story is dull

This book is very well written but the storyline lacks interest. Every character is flawless and of strong faith. Real people have flaws even when of godly character. There are three different couples in three different situations -all connected but sometimes confusing. The historical information was the most interesting part for me but, even it was weak. The reader was excellent.

the last in the series

the last book in the series. it ended well except the last chapter was rather preachy.

A Tapestry woven eloquently woven.

Loved this series. Love the authors. I just wish it continued. A beautiful story, indeed!

I loved all 5 books!

What made the experience of listening to The Beloved Land the most enjoyable?

Following the characters through so many challenges - great endings

What did you like best about this story?

The spiritual encouragement

What about Suzanne Toren’s performance did you like?

She does a great job with different voices and characters

Any additional comments?

Thank you for this series. I listened to all of them and wanted more.

Another great Janette Oke

Wonderful story weaving the lives of 2 families together. Has more characters than some of her books, and this makes for more suspense. Janette Oke is probably my favorite author! I highly recommend this book to anyone!

Put together oddly...

I love the historical setting and truth of the times weaved into this story. The narration was excellent. Overall I rated it a a 3 though because I had such difficulty getting into the story and I never did find out what happened to Ann's baby John. Maybe that is in the next book? I stop and start a lot during my day and when trying to get back into the book it was difficult because I wouldn't know at first if it was Nicole or Ann that the narrator was discussing. There were many characters discussed and not enough background given regarding them. I didn't feel like I knew much about the characters at all until the end of the book. I might try another of her books because of the excellent narration, historical background and because the book was not trashy like some of the historical romance novels.