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    The Girl on the Cliff
    The Girl on the Cliff
    The Girl on the Cliff
    Audiobook14 hours

    The Girl on the Cliff

    Written by Lucinda Riley

    Narrated by Gerri Halligan

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    About this audiobook

    Troubled by recent loss, Grania Ryan has returned to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. It is here, on a cliff edge, that she first meets a young girl, Aurora. Strangely drawn to Aurora, Grania discovers that their families are deeply entwined. From a bittersweet romance in wartime London to a troubled relationship in contemporary New York, the Ryans and the Lisles have been entangled for a century.
    A mysterious and haunting new novel from the bestselling author of Hothouse Flower
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781407497563
    The Girl on the Cliff
    Author

    Lucinda Riley

    Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with all cultures around the world. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a seven-season TV series. Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Italian Bancarella prize, The Lovely Books award in Germany, and the Romantic Novel of the Year award. In 2020 she received the Dutch Platinum award for sales over 300,000 copies for a single novel in one year – an award last won by J K Rowling for Harry Potter. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised a series of books for children called the Guardian Angels series, based on stories told to her children whenever they were facing a challenging situation. Harry then wrote the books, and they are now being published internationally. Though she brought up her four children mostly in Norfolk in England, in 2015 she fulfilled her dream of buying a remote farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, which she always felt was her spiritual home, and indeed this was where her last five books were written. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on June 11th 2021, surrounded by her family.

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    • 5/5
      This is the last Lucinda Riley audiobook I have heard on Everand. I have listened to them all! Enjoyed every second of all of them and hope I find a similar good author now to continue.
    • 5/5
      Extremely sensitively and beautifully considered text and plot. An intergenerational history that could likely apply to many of us. I particularly enjoyed that it followed a very strong female line.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely beautiful. I could not stop listening. It’s one of those books then when you’re done you miss you new friends. So lovely. Prepare to cry/sob real tears.
    • 3/5
      Some endearing characters but I found the plot a bit flimsy compared to her other books and the ending seemed to go on and on and was a bit predictable.
    • 5/5
      Worth the read. I love all her books, but specially this story. Lucinda Riley is a phenomenal author!

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    • 5/5

      Such a wonderful writer just finished wiping the tears thank you and rest in peace

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Lucinda Riley is masterful in the telling of a story that in many ways can bring wisdom to all that happens in our lifetime.

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    • 5/5
      What a wonderfully emotional book. I loved every minute of it. In typical Lucinda Riley style it is well written and researched.

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