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Start by marking The Widow and Her Hero as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. Keneally's place as one of the most diverse living authors is confirmed by this, his 30th novel. I had a much more difficult time with David Tredinnick's narration for Leo's parts, because he just sounded so much older than I pictured Leo being at the time, and I could never quite reconcile the voice with the words.

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I had forgotten that The Widow and her Hero was longlisted for the Miles Franklin in 2008 when I saw the audio book at the library. I just liked the cover image, and the title was appealing. as Grace, and David Tredinnick is an utterly convincing Le. - - ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. Thomas Keneally's historical fiction is always gripping and probes far beneath the breathtaking movement of events to bring his characters close to us. This book is as absorbing and rewarding as his others. One person found this helpful.

Written by Thomas Keneally, narrated by Beverley Dunn, David Tredinnick. Sixty years on, as Grace recounts what happened to her doomed hero, she can say what she suspected then: that for many men, bravery is its own end. The tale she tells is one of great love, lost innocence, a charismatic but unstable Irish commander, dashing undercover missions against the Japanese in Singapore, and - in her eyes - reckless, foolhardy exploits.

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Actress Beverly Dunn is note perfect as Grace, who relates the story decades later in a series of remembrances during which Leo's fate is slowly revealed for the listener. Snippets of Leo's own words are woven through in the voice of David Tredinnick, and the technique effectively ties together the narratives of these wartime lovers.

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Written by Tom Keneally, Audiobook narrated by Beverley Dunn, David Tredinnick. Sixty years on, Grace is still haunted by the tragedy of her doomed hero when the real story of his ill-fated secret mission is at last unearthed

Written by Tom Keneally, Audiobook narrated by Beverley Dunn, David Tredinnick. Sixty years on, Grace is still haunted by the tragedy of her doomed hero when the real story of his ill-fated secret mission is at last unearthed. As new fragments of her hero's story emerge, Grace is forced to keep revising her picture of what happened to Leo and his fellow commandoes - until she learns about the final piece in the jigsaw, and the ultimate betrayal.

Narrated by Beverley Dunn. Books related to The Widow and her Hero. In 1943, when Grace and Leo Waterhouse married in Australia, they were part of a young generation ready to sacrifice themse.

I knew in general terms that I was marrying a hero. The burden lay lightly on Leo, and to be a hero’s wife in times supposedly suited to the heroic caused a woman to swallow doubt or to understate her demands. Although, as much as women now, we suspected men might be childish or make mysterious decisions, it wasn’t our place to say it for fear of damage to the fabric of what we had.