Audiobook Details
Blow on a Dead Man's Embers
by Mari Strachan narrated by Jenni Lea-Jones
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Genre: Non-Fiction » War
Age Group: Adult
Book Ref.: RTL2273
ISBN: 978 1 40749 795 2
Publication Date: 1st February 2012
Duration: 10h 30m (approx.) on 9 CDs
CD Edition
Price: £25.52
Blow on a Dead Man's Embers is a gripping and moving portrait of a society emerging from the shadow of war.
In the aftermath of the Great War, Non Davies wakes one morning to find her husband crouching under the kitchen table in a cold sweat and with fear in his eyes, shouldering an imaginary rifle. Non realises that the dark secrets of Davey's behaviour are working their way ever closer to the surface - secrets that will shatter the fragile happiness of their community if they ever become known.
About the Narrator
Jenni Lea-Jones trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Since graduating in April 2005 she was a voice over for the acclaimed BBC series Coast and performed for BBC Radio 4. Her theatre experience includes playing Shelia in Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking and Maid Marian in Peter Griffiths' Maid Marian.
Reviews and Press Quotes
The Independent
“Strachan has a voice and vision all her own.”
The Scotsman
“Strachan's finest gift... is a talent for telling stories with grace and compassion... The book has momentum from first to last.”
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