Fallen Skies: A Novel
Written by Philippa Gregory
Narrated by Bianca Amato
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Can a family's mannered traditions and cool emotions erase the horrors of war from a young couple's past?
Lily Valance is determined to forget the horrors of the war by throwing herself into the decadent pleasures of the 1920s and pursuing her career as a music hall singer. When she meets Captain Stephen Winters, a decorated veteran, she's immediately drawn to his wealth and status. And Stephen, burdened by his guilt over surviving the Flanders battlefields where so many soldiers perished, sees the possibility of forgetting his anguish in Lily, but his family does not approve.
Lily marries Stephen, only to discover that his family's façade of respectability conceals a terrifying combination of repression, jealousy and violence. When Stephen's terrors merge dangerously close with reality, the truth of what took place in the mud and darkness brings him and all who love him to a terrible reckoning.
Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory is the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on women’s history. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen including The Other Boleyn Girl. She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and was awarded the 2016 Harrogate Festival Award for Contribution to Historical Fiction. She is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. She was awarded a CBE title for services to literature and charity in 2022. She welcomes visitors to her website PhilippaGregory.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved the story and the post WW1 era in which it takes place. Wonderful characters, the storytelling by the author can’t be beat. The only thing is, I wish there had been an epilogue. I felt like the ends should have been tied up a bit more neatly, especially with it being such a long story.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Loved the book but the recording cut off at places so it wasn’t possible to understand what was going on at times. The end, especially, was cut off.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! It was a page turner!A book you didn't want to put down.