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    The One I Was
    The One I Was
    The One I Was
    Audiobook9 hours

    The One I Was

    Written by Eliza Graham

    Narrated by Sue Pitkin and Michael Page

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    About this audiobook

    Restless, troubled Rosamond Hunter has spent most of her life running away from the past, filled with guilt about her involuntary role in her mother’s death. When her nursing job brings her back to Fairfleet, her childhood home, to care for an elderly refugee, she is forced to confront the ghosts that have haunted her for so long.

    Her patient, Benny Gault, first came to Fairfleet, England, in 1939, having fled Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport train.

    As his health fails, he and Rosamond begin to confide in each other. At first their tentative friendship revolves around the love they both shared for Rosamond’s glamorous grandmother, Harriet, but as their trust in each other grows, guilty secrets are exposed and history is turned on its head.

    From the acclaimed author of Playing with the Moon and Restitution comes a beautiful and haunting tale of friendship, redemption and forgiveness across generations.

    Revised edition: This edition of The One I Was includes editorial revisions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 21, 2015
    ISBN9781501247750
    The One I Was
    Author

    Eliza Graham

    Eliza Graham spent science lessons reading Jean Plaidy novels behind the textbooks, sitting at the back of the classroom. In English and history lessons, however, she sat right at the front, hanging on to every word. In the school holidays she visited the public library multiple times a day. At Oxford University she read English literature on a course that regarded anything post-1930 as too modern to be included. She retains a love of Victorian novels. Eliza lives in an ancient village in the Oxfordshire countryside with her family. Her interests (still) mainly revolve around reading, but she also enjoys walking in the downland country around her home. Find out more about Eliza on her website: www.elizagrahamauthor.com, Facebook: @ElizaGrahamUK or Twitter: @eliza_graham.

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    • 4/5
      When Rudy told Roselyn his story. I really enjoyed this book.
    • 5/5
      This book was really easy to get into and I loved it. The characters were pitched just right - even the nasty ones. The sort of story that leaves you wanting more -always the best kind!
    • 4/5
      The One I Was tells of three different, but intertwined, stories. Benny Gault is an old man, dying at Fairfleet, his home. He came to England on the Kindertransport in 1939 but something is troubling him as he reaches the end of his life. Rosamond Hunter is the nurse appointed to look after him in his final days but she is linked to Fairfleet and being there may or may not be a good thing for her. And there is also the story of Clarissa and her children, Rose and Andrew, and what happened to them 30 years before Rosamond goes to look after Benny.This is a really interestingly weaved together story and although I guessed a couple of the plot developments, I still enjoyed reading them as they arose. I thought this was a well-plotted novel with interesting characters. A pleasant read that kept me turning the pages.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this book. It was well-written, well-researched, and kept me on my toes. I could never imagined the turns it was about to take, each twist was a shock. My heart ached with joy, distress, and longing as I watched Benny's life come to an end. But it was so much more than that - it was also watching his entire life and the lives of three generations of Fairfleet residents. It was a story of triumph, of failure, and of accepting in order to let go. Rosamond's employer knew that she'd be the perfect match for Benny Gault, but probably didn't know how perfect. Not only were there a myriad of secrets for Benny to reveal before he could die in peace, there were many more to be revealed by Rosamond before she could live in peace. The two are perfect soul-bearers for each other, each able to understand each other more than anyone else alive could.