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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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- Annie
- 06-12-17
The Postcards
I love Victoria Hislop’s books, however, I was slightly disappointed in this one.
Postcards arrive, addressed to a name that Ellie doesn’t know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A. They brighten her life. However, after six months, they stop.
Ellie decides that she must see the place for herself & as she leaves for Athens, a notebook arrives. She snatches it up & takes it with her.
The notebook tells of a young man’s, presumably A’s, journey through Greece.
Of course, one weak point in the book, in my opinion, the two meet.
It was better on a second listen!
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- Mrs Amy Harris
- 09-12-19
Not my Fave
I love Victoria Hislop, but this book I struggled with, I tried the audio version and the book and couldn't get to grips with either.
Such a shame as I've loved all her other books. This one just wasn't for me.
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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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- 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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- sally smith
- 27-08-18
charming collection of stories
a wonderful way to record a variety of stories and tales that reflect the life of modern and historical Greece.
the mix of readers voices brought the boom to life
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- Cybercat
- 28-10-17
Greece in my Heart. Perfect.
A lovely story beautifully told. I've never visited the Peloponnese and this has been a delightful introduction. Other parts of Anthony's travels were familiar to me. An engaging and engrossing book for everyone.
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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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- J Elwin
- 11-06-20
Well worth listening to
I suspect that if I'd read this I would not have enjoyed it so much but it was brought to life, for me, by the reader.
Some readers/listeners have suggested that this is a random selection of short stories linked by a tenuous thread or a travelogue enticing one to Greece.
I don't agree. I felt very connected to the emotions of both man and girl. They are decent, intelligent, sentient human beings with deep, undemonstrative emotions. Victoria Hislop made their own stories interesting.
Also I was, almost always, captivated by the tales told along the way - some were shocking.
A lovely satisfying, believable ending.
Thank you.
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- MissMoftheUK
- 11-10-20
I want to book a holiday back to Greece....
I loved hear the stories of different individuals as I listen. It makes me want to book a ticket to Greece right away.
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- android1968
- 11-10-16
Not her best
Having really enjoyed Victoria Hislop's previous novels, I was a little disappointed in this book. It felt more like anthology of short stories read by a variety of narrators none of whom really gave an engaging performance other than Dan Stevens. I'm not a particular fan of short stories - I prefer something that you can get your teeth into, so alas this was not the book for me.
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