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Beyond That, the Sea
by Laura Spence-Ash
Beyond that, the sea by Laura Spence-Ash
Beatrix is sent to America during WWII to be kept safe and away from the danger of her London home. Her mother is devastated, her father terrified. This starts the story of Bea and her relationship with her foster family, to be told over decades. You really get to know the characters and see them throughout change, tragedy, love and family. I loved it. It was a sweet coming of age story with the perfect amount of characters to keep the story moving and engaging, but not overwhelming. I think both the Dad’s were my favourites, they offered a unique perspective to Bea growing up that I don’t usually read about.
I think listening to this on audio is what made it enjoyable. It was a beautiful story but slow and long, my least favourite aspects of a book. So I am honestly surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did, I really need to remember this and choose audio for the slow moving character driven novels from now on!
Thank you to @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for my copy!
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Beatrix is sent to America during WWII to be kept safe and away from the danger of her London home. Her mother is devastated, her father terrified. This starts the story of Bea and her relationship with her foster family, to be told over decades. You really get to know the characters and see them throughout change, tragedy, love and family. I loved it. It was a sweet coming of age story with the perfect amount of characters to keep the story moving and engaging, but not overwhelming. I think both the Dad’s were my favourites, they offered a unique perspective to Bea growing up that I don’t usually read about.
I think listening to this on audio is what made it enjoyable. It was a beautiful story but slow and long, my least favourite aspects of a book. So I am honestly surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did, I really need to remember this and choose audio for the slow moving character driven novels from now on!
Thank you to @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for my copy!
#macmillanaudio #myaudiobooks #mybooks #audiobooks #listentobooks #netgalley #bookworm #historicalfiction #characterdriven #bookthoughts #bookishthoughts #bookreview #audiobookstagram #audiobookreview #bookrecommendations #canadianbookstagram #bookstagrammer