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  • By: Elizabeth Wein
  • Narrated by: Sasha Pick
  • Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Rose Under Fire

By: Elizabeth Wein
Narrated by: Sasha Pick
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Summary

Audie Award Finalist, Teens, 2014

Rose Justice is a young pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. On her way back from a semi-secret flight in the waning days of the war, Rose is captured by the Germans and ends up in Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi women's concentration camp. There, she meets an unforgettable group of women, including a once glamorous and celebrated French detective novelist whose Jewish husband and three young sons have been killed; a resilient young girl who was a human guinea pig for Nazi doctors trying to learn how to treat German war wounds; and a Nachthexen, or Night Witch, a female fighter pilot and military ace for the Soviet air force.

These damaged women must bond together to help each other survive. In this companion volume to the critically acclaimed novel Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein continues to explore themes of friendship and loyalty, right and wrong, and unwavering bravery in the face of indescribable evil.

©2013 Copyright © 2013 Elizabeth Gatland. (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic reviews

"A carefully researched, precisely written tour de force; unforgettable and wrenching." ( Kirkus Reviews -for Code Name Verity)
An incredibly assured debut novel, full of convincing detail, heart-stopping emotion and tension.' - The Bookseller (for Code Name Verity)
‘This astonishing tale of friendship and truth will take wing and soar into your heart.’ - Laurie Halse Anderson New York Times bestselling author (for Code Name Verity)
his is one of those books I want to thrust into the hands of every young adult ? or adult! ? reader: a story so artful, sound and exceptionally well-written that it would be tragic to miss out on it.' - Toronto Star (for Code Name Verity)

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Excellent book!

I loved this book. It gave a real insight into life in Ravensbrück and the strength of the women who were there. The narrator was fantastic. Highly recommended!

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captivating and so so important

this book is like getting two or even three stories at once.
we get to hear what happened to Maddie after "Codename Verity", we read about the exciting life of Rose Justice transport pilot, and then..... then another story begins.
it manages to distill the horrors of a hazy camp without the gory/sensational details.
through the story and through Rose's eyes and memories you experience it all without realizing that this is those horrible things history told us.
it was very difficult for me, and yet I couldn't stop listening.

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A slow burner which really takes off

I absolutely loved "Codename Verity" so I was a little apprehensive as to whether this novel could live up to it and, in the beginning, I did think it was very slow moving. Stick with it. The second part is equally as compelling as Verity (if not more) and the graphic descriptions of the conditions at Ravensbruck utterly heartrbreaking. I do like the clever way that Wein helps us understand the villains as well as the heroines and I do love a book full of very brave girls. I absolutely loved it!

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Amazing

I loved the first book in the series 'Code Name Verity' and I loved this too. Horrifying, moving, and inspiring. Brilliant performance - so many accents!

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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!

Just incredible. READ IT. LISTEN IT TO. YOU WILL NOT REGRET. (Make sure it's too the very end though)

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Heart breaking story ruined by ghastly accents

Is there anything you would change about this book?

It took a long time to get to the heart of this story. I could have stood alone without bringing in the back story and characters from Operation Verity.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would have got to the story of how Rose ended up in the concentration camp much more quickly.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The voices used to represent some of the non-English characters were so over the top that they were incomprehensible at times and at others, just plain irritating. Not to mention completely unauthentic. I am a native English speaker and have many Polish friends, but none of them sound like they do in this recording. My 18 year old daughter wanted to turn the recording off, even though we found the story heart breaking and we were rooting for the characters.

Do you think Rose Under Fire needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No. Another book along the same vein would be wonderful, but not a follow up.

Any additional comments?

An important story that fictionalises some terrible historical truths completely ruined by terrible narration.

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Excellent narration

Would you consider the audio edition of Rose Under Fire to be better than the print version?

The performance by Sasha Pick was exceptionally good.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Rose Under Fire?

The narration of the polish characters in the concentration camp were particularly memorable.

Have you listened to any of Sasha Pick’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I haven't listend to Sasha;s work before, but would definitely look for her readings again. I had really hoped she would win the Audie award that this book was nominated for.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The book is an emotional rollercoaster, and an interesting insight onto the holocaust from a first person perspective.

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Amazing book!

Amazing book! Really helps to understand what happened in concentration camps - definitely would recommend for someone who’s interested in the subject

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Very moving

An exceptional story which at times was very hard to listen to as it felt so real - a very captivating listen

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Interesting Story

While the narrator read the story very well, the accent she used for one character was quite hard to understand. The story was interesting but I’d rather not know the ending until the end. It’s hard to be as invested in a story when you know roughly how it ends fairly near the beginning. If the story had been told sequentially I’d have been riveted.

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