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Cartes Postales from Greece
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Victoria Hislop, Esther Wane, Gareth Armstrong, James Gant, Sandra Duncan
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new audiobook from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times number one best-selling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread and The Sunrise. It is fiction in full colour - magical and unique.
Week after week the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A. With their bright skies, blue seas and alluring images of Greece, these cartes postales brighten her life. After six months, to her disappointment, they cease. But the montage she has created on the wall of her flat has cast a spell. She must see this country for herself.
On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens, a notebook arrives. Its pages tell the story of a man's odyssey through Greece. Moving, surprising and sometimes dark, A's tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture but also of a desire to live life to the full once more.
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"Victoria Hislop writes so vividly about the Med, you can almost feel the scorching heat." (Good Housekeeping)
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- V
- 06-11-17
Fragmented and tenuous
Struggled to finish it. Some of the narration was wooden and lifeless. The volume level was inconsistent between the different voices. The concept behind the story did not work for me, it just seemed to be an excuse to link unconnected fables in one book, the result was disjointed.
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- Helen
- 17-05-17
Wonderful - dig out your passport!
I cannot wait for my next trip to Greece after reading this. Lots of short stories and fables woven into the main narrative. Each tale provoking a different emotion and mood, and each as captivating as the last. The whole thing beautifully read by the author and others. I've bought the book so that I can re read my favourite stories and list all the places I need to go to asap!!
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- Jackie
- 04-10-16
Refreshingly different
Refreshingly different from her novels, almost a Documentary containing wonderful stories both ancient & modern about Greece.Whilst I loved The Island & The Thread, I was disappointed by The Sunrise & for me, Cartes Postales is as I said 'refreshingly different'
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- Mrs
- 03-10-16
A beautiful story.
This story was in fact a series of short stories, each good in their own way, with a rather nice background story tying them all together. Very enjoyable.
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- Bibliodd
- 26-01-23
Greek treasury of short stories
Modern perspectives of a traveling writer whose own story proved intrinsic the tragedies and mysteries he encounters & shares.
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- Wendy Barton
- 15-10-22
Disappointing.
I really enjoyed Hislop's The Island and The Return but found this disappointing. Some of the individual stories were fascinating and one was genuinely chilling but I found the overall framework and characters unrealistic and too simple. I thought Ellie was under-drawn and Anthony was a bit wet. I also found some of the narrators' voices too public school for me. It has made me want to visit Greece again though!
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- Lisa leaning
- 05-09-22
a tedious story
i didnt finish it . I was disappointed after reading and loving the island. This book makes zero sense . I couldnt take to the characters and the story was a jumble !!!
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- Miss Colleen Newton
- 10-10-21
Sensual and alive, beautiful Greece
It was like being there, beautifully written and narrated, I loved it. This was my first Audible audio book and I'm hooked.
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- Karen J
- 04-09-21
Great nook
I really enjoyed this book but wished the individal stories had lasted longer. Would thoroighly recommend this great book.
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- Diana at The Saker
- 17-08-21
Wonderful
So evocative of Greece. I loved every moment of this book. I'll read it again.
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