-
At the Water's Edge
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, World
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy for $21.31
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
The new novel from the best-selling author of Water for Elephants.
A gripping and poignant love story set in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands at the end of the Second World War.
After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1944, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis' father, a former army colonel who is already ashamed of his colour-blind son's inability to serve in WWII.
To Maddie's horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favour (and generosity) is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster, and when he finds it he will restore his father's name and return to his father's good graces.
In January 1945 they hitch a ride on a ship across the Atlantic while the war is still raging all around them. And Maddie, now alone and virtually abandoned in a foreign country, must begin to work out who she is and what she wants - the vacuous life she left behind or something more real?
What she discovers - about the larger world and about herself - opens her eyes not only to the dark forces that exist around her but to the beauty and surprising possibilities of life.
Critic Reviews
More from the same
What listeners say about At the Water's Edge
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- susan langton
- 10-14-15
terrible accents
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
someone that can't tell the difference between a scottish and irish accent
What didn’t you like about Justine Eyre’s performance?
terrible - her scottish accent was the worst I have ever heard
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Ellie Gage
- 09-01-15
Poor narration :-(
Average story read by a terrible narrator! Ive never heard such awful accents! Was trying!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Rebecca Ward
- 06-02-15
Dreadful
This is the worst book I have ever read/listened to. Think Mills and Boon meets Monarch of the Glen. And that's kind. Narrator wildly irritating and kind of bleated her way through it with Scottish accents that make Dick Van Dyke look like Laurence Olivier.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Saxena
- 07-06-18
avoidable
I went through the whole book thinking something interesting and gripping would emerge but it was g lat drab. I was carried away by other review comments. will be more careful in future.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jackie
- 11-08-16
A good follow up to Water for Elephants
Don't be put off by the element of the story which is about searching for the Loch Ness Monster - it is about so much more! The cruelty of war and individuals & the strength required to survive. The odd flight of fancy is acceptable too in a very readable story.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anne
- 05-16-16
accent mixup
lovely story, took a bit of time to get into.
the Scottish accents sound very Irish which I found distracting, being Scottish myself.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 04-08-20
An absolute favourite.
Masterful writing. I read the paperback a few years ago before giving to friends so they could enjoy its magic. I never re-read books but I had to re-read this one!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Donna
- 05-31-15
Great story
The narration of Justine Eyre took a bit of getting used to, the quivering of her voice Got on my nerves a bit. Putting that aside the story developed well and I enjoyed the building of characters. Madeleine was brought through the book with honesty and I felt true to someone of her background unable to push back against her world of bullies.
