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  • By: Caroline Wallace
  • Narrated by: Katy Sobey
  • Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (173 ratings)
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The Finding of Martha Lost

By: Caroline Wallace
Narrated by: Katy Sobey
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Summary

Martha is lost. She’s been lost since she was a baby, abandoned in a suitcase on the train from Paris. Ever since, she’s waited in the station's lost property for someone to claim her. It’s been 16 years, but she’s still hopeful.

In the meantime, there are mysteries to solve: secret tunnels under the station, a suitcase that may have belonged to the Beatles, the Roman soldier who appears at the same time every day with his packed lunch. Not to mention the stuffed monkey that someone keeps misplacing. But there is one mystery Martha cannot solve. And now the authorities have found out about the girl in lost property.

Time is running out - if Martha can’t discover who she really is, she will lose everything....

©2016 Caroline Wallace (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

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Relentlessly frustrating.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I stuck with this to the bitter end hoping it would end with the interest it initally started with. Sadly, I didn't find this as enjoyable as other readers seem to have done.

What was most disappointing about Caroline Wallace’s story?

The constant repetitive phrases really began to grate on my nerves...so much I found myself actually talking out loud, begging the reader to wander off-script. I'm afraid the sections detailing the life of Mal and The Beatles felt like a poor attempt to crowbar the author's research into the text. The end was entirely predictable.

What does Katy Sobey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I think she did fair job. She portrayed Martha very well. Not so well with Max - the Ozzie accent dipped in and out.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

No

Any additional comments?

It's rare I come across a book with such good reviews and then find myself disappointed but occasionally I don't get it and this is one of those times.

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A very moving story

A Beautifully narrated, wonderful story with amazing images. I think I may have even cried.

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I got this to last a month; I didn't turn it off!

A beautiful fairytale of innocence, love, friendship and violence, wonderfully read in Martha's true voice.

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Loved it! Easy read from start to finish.

Great performance for a truly entertaining story. Darkly comedic with wonderful characters you really got to know and care about.

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Loved Martha

This book is written from Matha's viewpoint and the author does it beautifully. The phrasing was lovely.
So as not to spoil the story I'll just say that I don't see the point of some elements as they don't really add anything but padding but not enough to be detrimental.

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Unusual & enjoyable .

A very enjoyable listen . A mystery with many turns ..

I would recommend this as a quirky mystery .

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What absolute rubbish !

Would you try another book written by Caroline Wallace or narrated by Katy Sobey?

no

Has The Finding of Martha Lost put you off other books in this genre?

yes

What didn’t you like about Katy Sobey’s performance?

Probably a very good narrator, just had an awful story line to work with

What character would you cut from The Finding of Martha Lost?

Them all, can't understand how this was ever published.

Any additional comments?

Bought this book as part of buy one get one free, or it would have been returned.

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A teeny bit annoying

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

We listen in order to relax at the end of the day and it was perfectly suited to that.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

I didn't find any scenes particularly outstanding, it wasn't that sort of book I didn't think.

Did The Finding of Martha Lost inspire you to do anything?

NO

Any additional comments?

This was a reasonably enjoyable listen. I found the repetitive speech tags annoying I truly did and perhaps when it was narrated they should have been adjusted for a spoken delivery. Apart from that the reveal at the end was apparent by the time we reached it but all in all it was pleasant enough. It is odd that a few weeks after we listened to this a part of Lime Street Station did collapse and both my husband and I said "Ah well, Martha must have gone out without her rock!!"

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Heartwarming story

A quirky book, very well written and delivered. I say quirky in the nicest possible way, this story drew me in because from the first few pages till the last. Some great characters and a fascinating story, funny, inspiring in equal measure. It made me laugh and brought a tear to my eye.
I'm not going to give away any of the story but I'll just say it's about an orphan living in the lost property office on Lime Street Railway Station.
There are some lovely characters, well described, who come into the story and populate the life story of the innocent and naive orphan.
The narrator does a great job of making the characters come to life.
A lovely, heartwarming story that I will definitely listen to again at some point in the future.

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Gave up on this one

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Less use of the verb 'said'

What could Caroline Wallace have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Included more description and less dialogue.

Did Katy Sobey do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

Yes

What character would you cut from The Finding of Martha Lost?

Not applicable

Any additional comments?

I gave up on this story before the end. The concept was good - girl abandoned at birth in a lost property, and her search for her past and true identity. The narrative is from the perspective of the protagonist, Martha, who is a girl of limited worldly experience, ie limited to Lime Street station. Perhaps the language used in the narrative was intended to reflect the naivety of the main character. However, I found the constant repetition of 'Elizabeth said...he said...she said...' tedious and then, ultimately irritating. So much so, that I eventually stopped listening. So I shall never know if Martha Lost became Martha Found. Sorry Caroline. 🙁

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