Motherland (Audible Audio Edition) William Nicholson Gabrielle Glaister Whole Story Audiobooks Books
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Kitty is loved by two best friends Ed, a handsome hero, and Larry, not-so-handsome, not-so-heroic, but a good, kind man. Larry adores Kitty from the start, but Kitty finds Ed difficult to resist. When both men go off to war, Ed wins the highest military honour for his bravery. But sometimes heroes don't make the best husbands.
Motherland (Audible Audio Edition) William Nicholson Gabrielle Glaister Whole Story Audiobooks Books
I enjoyed the subject matter, characters and pace of the story. My only criticism is that the ending is rushed and seems to try and wrap things up to get the story over with.Product details
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Motherland (Audible Audio Edition) William Nicholson Gabrielle Glaister Whole Story Audiobooks Books Reviews
A good quasi-romance novel about getting on with life in times fraught with general conflict and dysfunction. "Motherland" is set for the most part during in WWII and early postwar England and follows the strivings of two men and the woman that they both love. Duty, honor and keeping the proverbial upper lip stiff are at the tale's heart throughout. The cast of secondary characters is large and often more interesting than the principals. While the storyline launches in a way similar to dozens of other books set in the period, it does eventually dig in and establish a kind of originality. The book's strength is in its dialogues which dominate and drive the plot. The author's experience as a screenwriter is evident and brings credibility to the interactions and growth of the characters.
I found the book a little slow in getting started, but eventually, when the main characters have been established and their qualities and seminal experiences taken place, the story grabs you. What I truly wish for for this entertaining novel (but doubt will come to pass) is a new title ("Motherland" doesn't really frame the tale all that well) and a new cover illustration (the current one is hilariously misleading). A good read.
British author and screenwriter William Nicholson's new novel, "Motherland" is, in part, peopled with characters he's included in previous novels. This novel, which takes place - mainly in the WW2 era England and post-war/independent India - begins and ends with a modern setting, which establishes some of the characters and their places in the story. By the way, "Motherland" seems to refer to the British Empire.
For me as an reviewer, the hardest reviews to write are the 3 star reviews. At , 3 stars are lumped in with "negative" ratings, but they really shouldn't be. It's fairly easy to write a 4 or 5 star review; basically you either liked the book or really liked the book. One and 2 star reviews are equally easy to write; just explain the reasons you hated a book or why you really hated a book. Three stars, on the other hand, mean a mixed bag. I wish would view three stars as "neutral"; neither good nor bad, and possibly appealing to readers, while other readers shouldn't bother with it.
Nicholson's three main characters - one woman and two men - form the ever-popular romantic triangle. As with all love-triangles, there are winners and there are losers. In "Motherland", war-time ATS driver Kitty must choose between two soldier-suitors she meets during her driving duties. The problem is that we have met "Kitty", "Ed", and "Larry" many times before. Oh they may have had different names and been active in different wars, but basically a war-time romantic triangle is just that...a war-time romantic triangle. And although William Nicholson tries hard, his characters just don't step off the page and distinguish themselves in the reader's imagination.
That is not to say "Motherland" is a bad book. It's not. It's just not a memorable one. The reader of war-time romances which continue into the dull days of the post-war will enjoy this book. He or she might just not remember it in a year.
Love found during the turmoil of war and the many ways that love is affected by war’s aftermath is a much written about subject and one I very much enjoy. In Motherland we find a love triangle involving two best friends – Ed, a troubled and impulsive Royal Marine commando and his more even-tempered best friend, liaison officer Larry – and Kitty, the woman they both come to love, who is stationed in Sussex working as an army driver when they both meet her in 1942. Following these three through the war and the many years to come after we see how the decisions made during the war will come to affect their lives immensely and how each will find that their life does not turn out as they had thought it would in those heady and exciting days of youth.
When Kitty first meets Ed she is instantly attracted to him. Used to men falling all over her with their declarations of love, Kitty is drawn to Ed’s confidence and charm and is intrigued by the deep sadness he tries to hide and his determination that he was meant to die young. Kitty soon only has eyes for Ed, which is a great sadness to Ed’s best friend, Larry, who falls deeply in love with the kind, beautiful and adventurous Kitty. Kitty and Ed have a whirlwind romance and then marry quickly before both men go off to fight in the ill-fated raid on Dieppe, France that will change their lives. When they both finally come home Larry must find a way to live a life of satisfaction without the one woman he loves and Ed must find a way to come to terms with the fact that he did not die as he had assumed and he is now a married man with a daughter born while he was away.
As could be expected of a married couple who barely know each other and have spent so much time apart, the years that follow aren’t easy. What Ed calls his darkness – that ever present sadness and feeling of being bad – is like a wall between the lovers, a wall that never fully comes down. Both struggle with their feelings of failure and dissatisfaction while their loyal friend Larry, who comes in and out of their life, continues to struggle with his actions during the war, what he should do with his life, the place God and love have in that life and how to love a woman other than Kitty. None of them seem to know how to change the unhappy path their lives have taken until Ed takes the matter into his own hands and with one shocking action changes everything.
With the vivid descriptions and the amount of time spent on ensuring the reader has a fully formed vision of the actions and emotions going on it is easy to see that the author is an award-winning screenwriter. Motherland perfectly captures what it would be like for these characters not only during the war but after and it was easy to sympathize with each main character as they struggled along unprepared for the life they were handed. The ending, while always in the back of my mind as a possibility, utterly shocked me when it occurred. It might seem strange for something I expected to still surprise me but it did, and it was beautifully written.
On the downside, the novel is written in the third person present tense, which can be distracting at times as it extends over a number of years. There were parts of the novel, such as Larry’s trip to India and his love affair with an artist’s muse, that didn’t serve any great purpose for me. Larry’s individual storyline and its concentration on art, duty and religion fell somewhat flat for me. The inclusion of a Prologue and Epilogue that take place in 2012 was also somewhat confusing for me as it didn’t seemed to have much to do with the main story other than to link it to the present.
All in all, Motherland was an enjoyable read and one I would recommend to historical fiction fans, especially those who enjoy novels that take place during and after WWII. It isn’t perfect but it does present some complex, well developed characters that will be hard to forget.
Very disappointed after reading many rave reviews.
I love books about the WW2 era, but this was a bore.
After forcing myself to read two chapters I gave up.
I didn't care about the characters or the plot and there were far too many wordy, dull descriptions.
The dialogue was straight from airport bookstore romance novels.
If you want a brilliant book set in this period, read "Fair Stood the WInd From France" by H. E. Bates.
I enjoyed the subject matter, characters and pace of the story. My only criticism is that the ending is rushed and seems to try and wrap things up to get the story over with.
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