The Beekeeper's Promise

De: Fiona Valpy

Narrado por: Henrietta Meire

An RNA Romantic Novel Award nominee.

Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Château Bellevue. The old château echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable woman’s story, a story that could change the course of her summer - and her life.

In 1938, Eliane Martin tends beehives in the garden of the beautiful Château Bellevue. In its shadow she meets Mathieu Dubosq and falls in love for the first time, daring to hope that a happy future awaits. But France’s eastern border is darkening under the clouds of war, and history has other plans for Eliane...

When she is separated from Mathieu in the chaos of German occupation, Eliane makes the dangerous decision to join the Resistance and fight for France’s liberty. But with no end to the war in sight, her loyalty to Mathieu is severely tested.

From the bestselling author of Sea of Memories comes the story of two remarkable women, generations apart, who must use adversity to their advantage and find the resilience deep within.

©2018 Fiona Valpy (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Wonderful but devastating

This book is beautifully written. As it does take place during the period of World War II, there are of course many tragic turn of events. The interweaving of current and past is well done. I would listen to this book again.

A book for women.

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Alluring storyline

A thoroughly absorbing novel with a twofold timeline. One story is set in 2017, the other in WWII. Interlaced with true (French) historical events which the author aptly blended seamlessly with her fictional characters that I almost believed they were realistic people/story. Each timeline is a story of its own but gradually bleed into each other 3/4th into the book with a bonding arch.

The narrator was a delight to listen/read to me! Will look for more audiobooks narrated by Henrietta Meire.

Will pick up Ms. Valpy other books to read as I enjoyed her ‘voice’.

Absolutely loved it!

I absolutely loved this book, and the narrator was perfect for this story. So much history but not in a sad way. ❤️

good story.

the accents were distracting. I found my mind wandering.
I liked how the past got tied up with present

Best book in awhile

What a wonderful story. The book was read beautifully and it enhanced the story experience. I will definitely recommend to others!

Enjoyed the story, but very difficult to understand the strong accents of the narrator

I had to rewind the story several tomes to try to understand what was being said. Most of he narration was very good but, over doing the accents to where terribly annoying at times.

I did enjoy the story.

Courage

Loved it ,we must never forget that time of history and what happened to people then.

Good story, difficult to understand narrator

This story was definitely worth reading, but if you struggle with listening to strong accents like I do, I would recommend actually purchasing a physical copy!

great read

slow at first but then I could not stop listening. I felt I was there during the whole boom