Free Online Audiobook – The Ship of Brides By Jojo Moyes

The Ship of Brides is a book about a post-war second war brides who cross the seas of thousands to face their unknown future. At the end of the war, the young women fulfill the promises they made to the men they married during the war. We invite you to follow the next development of this great book.

Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book.

Review 1: The Ship of Brides audiobook by Lou

Being a born Aussie I approached this book with equal parts curiosity and apprehension. Curiosity because this topic of Australian war brides was unfamiliar to me except in the vaguest sense and apprehension because non- Australian writers rarely write Australian characters well without falling into the trap of stereotyping.

The story was interesting and unique. The plot meandered its way through the voyage rather than dragged as it gradually introduced and unpacked each character and his or her story. The main characters were well written but did appear to me to be cardboard cut outs of stereotypical 1940’s Australian women. Also, Jeans character in particular seemed to spew out clichéd Australian colloquisms so often that I suspect the author gleaned most of that characters dialogue from “an idiots guide to Aussie slang” or something similar.

The narration was really exceptional. The accents were very very well done and inflection and intonation were perfect.

All in all it was a good book. I think it lost points for me because of the stereotypes but I suspect that aspect won’t bother other listeners nearly as much as it did me.

Review 2: The Ship of Brides audiobook by Mary Higgins

I always love these based on truth fictionalized stories. I found that I cared for all of the characters, even the snobby one. The courage these young brides showed while being transported from Australia to England aboard an aircraft carrier at the close of WW II were astonishing. The cultural differences interesting, and the interaction of the 650 or so brides with the enlisted men on board fascinating. Many men English fighters, while stationed in Australia during the great war met and married–sometimes within weeks–young Australian women and then were sent back home or to other assignments leaving the brides behind. The royal navy was assigned to bring all of these brides back to England to reunite them with their husbands. This story is about one such ship–an aircraft carrier. Most of the other ships were more like cruise lines and not so nitty gritty with the enlisted men. The central thread that unites all of the characters is a growing relationship between a quiet nurse and an honorable officer. How they hid their admiration and eventually love from each other as well as all of the other characters is the suspenseful thread throughout the book.

I loved it not for the brilliant writing, which it did not have, but for the historical interest and learning something totally new about which I had never heard. Of the main characters (wives) developed and followed throughout the journey not all have happy endings being reunited with their loved ones. Some are removed from the ship and returned to Australia for various reasons. It was a good read and I am happy to have read it. It was worth my time.

Review 3: The Ship of Brides audiobook by Julie B

So, after reading some of the reviews I was hesitant to get this book – but it was a Kindle Daily Deal – and I loved all the other Jo Jo Moyes book so what the heck. I thought it was a wonderful book. Now, the beginning is a little misleading, but all is forgiven because that is what lends the book an air of anticipation to see what happens. And it does start off a bit slow – skips around the different characters – but give it time – believe me, it is worth it. I rarely find a book that keeps me so engaged. I also liked that the premise was so original. I didn’t know this even was something that had happened in history so that part was also intriguing. If this is one her first books, I can see how her writing has developed but started out pretty darn good.

 

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