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    The Road Beyond Ruin
    The Road Beyond Ruin
    The Road Beyond Ruin
    Audiobook13 hours

    The Road Beyond Ruin

    Written by Gemma Liviero

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld and Angelo Di Loreto

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    About this audiobook

    For some people in post–World War II Germany, the battle is not over.

    August 1945. As Stefano, an Italian POW, heads toward home across war-ravaged Germany, he encounters a young child beside his dead mother. Unable to leave him to an unknown fate, Stefano takes the boy with him, finding refuge in a seemingly abandoned house in a secluded woodland.

    But the house is far from vacant. Stefano wakes at the arrival of its owner, Erich, a former German soldier, who invites the travelers to stay until they can find safe passage home. Stefano cautiously agrees, intrigued by the disarming German, his reclusive neighbor Rosalind, and her traumatized husband, Georg. Stefano is also drawn to Monique, the girl in a photograph on Rosalind’s wall, who went missing during the war.

    But when he discovers letters written by Monique, a darker truth emerges. This place of refuge could be one of reckoning, and the secrets of the past might prevent the travelers from ever getting home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9781978629097
    The Road Beyond Ruin
    Author

    Gemma Liviero

    Gemma Liviero is the author of the historical novels The Road Beyond Ruin, Broken Angels, and Pastel Orphans, which was a finalist in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. In addition to novel writing, her professional career includes copywriting, corporate writing, writing feature articles and editorials, and editing. She holds an advanced diploma of arts (writing) and has continued her studies in arts and other humanities. Gemma lives with her family in Queensland, Australia. For more information, visit www.gemmaliviero.com.

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    • 4/5
      This is an excellent story. I could not put this book down. I would have given it five stars if it had not been for the out-of-sequence-time-jumping at the end when the story was wrapped up, It was absolutely frustrating to sort out the sequence in my head. Maybe it would have been different if I had read the book versus listening to it on audio but nonetheless, I didn’t like that part.
    • 5/5
      A riveting story! I really enjoyed the characters, most of them anyway. A very surprising story. I loved the female narrator, the male was okay, I didn’t like his rendition of a woman’s voice, it wasn’t goo.
    • 5/5
      Excellent characters made an gripping tale. Highly recommend. Top draw.
    • 2/5
      The ending is disjointed and hard to follow. I had to back up several times to review the information. One major character is left unresolved (Or, maybe I need to back up again.)
    • 5/5
      Loved listening, occasionally got confused where and when but overall enjoyed the story
    • 5/5
      Great book! Full of unexpected events. Erich was ruthless…his own mother. Interesting from the beginning cheer up to the ending.
    • 4/5
      A little slow to start but worth the wait.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting and suspenseful the entire book
    • 5/5
      The book was intriguing! Male reader smacked lips constantly which was very irritating and gross. Female reader did an awesome job!
    • 4/5
      Interesting story. One thing this book makes clear is that even though the Second World War was over things didn’t just automatically return to normal.