The Keeper of Happy Endings

De: Barbara Davis

Narrado por: Robin Siegerman, Hope Newhouse

An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.

Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread. It’s said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. But devastating losses during World War II leave Soline’s world and heart in ruins and her faith in love shaken. She boxes up her memories, stowing them away, along with her broken dreams, determined to forget.

Decades later, while coping with her own tragic loss, aspiring gallery owner Rory Grant leases Soline’s old property and discovers a box containing letters and a vintage wedding dress, never worn. When Rory returns the mementos, an unlikely friendship develops, and eerie parallels in Rory’s and Soline’s lives begin to surface. It’s clear that they were destined to meet - and that Rory may hold the key to righting a forty-year wrong and opening the door to shared healing and, perhaps, a little magic.

©2021 by Barbara Davis. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Historically sound with a thread of supernatural intrigue, this exploration of shared experiences, learned adaptations, and the power of trust is a book that fans of Catherine Ryan Hyde, Erica Bauermeister, and Lucinda Riley will fall in love with.” (Booklist)

“This intriguing novel is magically woven together with sorrow, surprises, and happiness, just like the wedding gowns of ‘The Dress Witch’.” (Historical Novel Society)

“Davis’s tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing - and yet everything - in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them. The Keeper of Happy Endings is a perfect blending of romance and mystery with a sprinkling of magic - heartwarming and satisfying. Don’t miss it!” (Kerry Anne King, best-selling author of Whisper Me This and Everything You Are)

Different voice for same character

I enjoyed the book but the readers almost ruined it. Having multiple readers is one thing, but to change the voices of characters between chapters is awful. I’d recommend reading over listening as the story is good.

STUNNINGLY POIGNANT

What an intricate and beautifully woven story. There is so much joy and sadness, beauty and hope contained in these chapters. I was captivated throughout and at times, moved to tears. The performance of Soline by narrator Robin Siegerman is a tour de force. Absolutely incroyable!! (incredible!!)

For anyone who has spent time in France, you will immediately discern the narrator's French accent is as authentic as it gets. And for those who disagree, I respectfully submit that you may be more used to the slightly softer North Americanized style French accent typically performed by some narrators. Thankfully, this story called for a true French accent and narrator Siegerman delivers it to perfection.

Highly recommended. The happy ending is particularly moving.

WHAT A TWIST...great story.......love happy ending

So happy about ending....turned dread into happiness..........the good always overcomes bad...

took a little to get into but probably due to me not focusing.....once I did was captured!

I loved this book

When I first started this book, I thought oh no, I’m not going to be able to understand it because one of the readers was very heavily French accented English. I quickly got used to it and equally quickly fell in love with the character. All of the characters in this book are very well developed and I was deeply invested in each of them. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and look forward to future books by her.

Beautiful story

This was my forth Barbara Davis book in a row. Enjoyed the story strong women, deep loves and a little magic. could have done with a little less French accent otherwise again total enjoyment

Loved this story!!

The Keeper of Happy Endings is my favorite book so far this year... highly recommended for lovers of romance, enchantment and touching characters. The chills are still running up and down my spine :D

Beautiful story that intricately wove the story together!

The story was absolutely brilliant! I loved it! The strong French accent on one of the main characters was difficult at first to understand, but you get used to it pretty quick! The tough part with the voices came towards the end. I noticed it around chapter 40. The voices were very inconsistent and so different from chapters 1-39. It was very confusing. I had read about this in the reviews before I purchased it…but it was quite a bit more distracting than I had even imagined. The character of Camilla was unrecognizable at times and the other 2 main characters’ voices were inconsistent. But I was so invested in the storyline by that time, that I definitely knew I’d listen to the end! I love this book and can promise you it’s worth reading all the way through!!

The Narration was a bit distracting.

I agree that Rory and Camilla’s voices briefly changed towards the end of the book. It was annoying. Also, Soline was hard to understand, especially when she was younger. The story was good, but predictable.

Review

Very interesting
Great character descriptions
Really enjoyed it, look forward to other books from author

Great Story/Narration Not

I throughly enjoyed the story but found the narration distracting. Solene’s heavy French accent was hard to listen to at times. Chapter 41 and another later chapter they changed narrators which was also annoying. Over all a 4 but would recommend reading it to get the full affect.