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The Passage
- Wonderland Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
In the spring of 1685, Lord Hugo Everly, ardent supporter of the Protestant upstart the Duke of Monmouth, vanishes without a trace just before the Monmouth Rebellion, leaving future generations forever baffled as to what might have become of him.
In 2013, while visiting Everly Manor as part of her job as a location scout for a film production company, Neve Ashley stumbles onto a secret passage that leads her into the 17th century and straight into the path of the ill-fated lord. Neve is able to return safely to her own time, but she can't forget the man she met or the fate that's about to befall him. Against her better judgment, Neve decides to go back and warn Hugo of impending danger, not realizing that she's walking into danger herself, for history is never straightforward, and people's motives not always what they appear to be. Taken hostage by the very man she was trying to save, Neve is trapped in the 17th century, her fate now intertwined with that of her captor, and the future something that neither one of them could have envisioned.
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- Emmajo
- 23-06-17
Great story but very odd pronunciations <br />
The reader had a very strange accent - which is sometimes annoying - the story itself is good and an easy listen
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- Caroline McConnell
- 11-01-18
Outlander competitor!
meant as a stop gap for Outlander and couldn't stop!!! can't wait to see what Jem gets up too. wish he was an audio book!
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- J Ban
- 11-01-24
Storyline great! Pronunciations not so
The general storyline is very interesting, with good descriptions, but although the narrator has a soft voice, her very 1940’s newsreel accent along with American words, such as fall for autumn and pronunciation of simple English works, naïvety, pronounced as ‘naïvitay’ is very irritating and off putting, it’s neither one language or the other. Having said that though, the story line is good enough that I wish to continue the rest of the series for its conclusion.
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- Annis Rowan
- 26-03-17
Good story, uneven narration
What made the experience of listening to The Passage the most enjoyable?
The story
What did you like best about this story?
Time travel
Would you listen to another book narrated by Eva Kaminsky?
Not if she puts on a cod English accent, unless she learns how to do it properly. Her acting is fine, but her pronunciation is painful.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Neither. It was entertaining.
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- Teddy
- 30-10-23
Good story but irritating use of pronunciation and Americansisms
Poor research regarding English pronunciation and use of American words, e.g Creek instead of stream, butt instead of rear/behind/bottom-Butt is English is a water butt or barrel.
Good attempt at RP English accent but occasionally slipped a 1950’s accent as already pointed out by other reviewers.
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- Maureen Frost
- 29-04-23
Narration
I’m barely half way through the book but I feel the need to comment. I’m enjoying the story and the narrator’s voice is very pleasant when she is narrating, the problems arise when doing the voices. She regularly slips into the most peculiar pretentious upper class voice from pre 1950, not just the women from the present time, even Hugo is guilty! It’s bizarre. And then there are some American pronunciations and yet the narrator does sound English? There are loads of examples such as “naivety”. The English end to this word, sounds like “tee”, Americans, sounds like “tay”. It’s a shame having these constant irritants, will it result in my being unable to continue listening? I hope not.
I really cannot understand why there is so often a problem with the narrators? A poor narration can totally ruin an audible book. Why isn’t more care taken when appointing a narrator?
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-23
Story interesting.
Historically interesting but the narration was most bizarre at times. Spoilt it some what sadly.
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- Daniel
- 23-11-20
another time travel romance
historic time travel slow to start but drew you in towards the end worth sticking with
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- Christine
- 26-03-19
Good story
Enjoyed the story but the person that read it ground my nerves, she was not English she tried to speak as the Queen does but pronounced words completely wrong, it made me laugh in the end.
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- Mandy T
- 31-10-23
Just as good as the book
Enjoyed this. Its a good story but the only thing that put me off was the American slang and the authors incredibly posh accent. Like listening to the Queen. A bit annoying! I’ll carry on though.
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