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Restless: A Novel
by William Boyd | Mystery & Thrillers
Registered by shemchin of Plano, Texas USA on Sunday, October 26, 2008
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10 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by shemchin from Plano, Texas USA on Sunday, October 26, 2008

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HGG to Vekiki's neighbor 

Journal Entry 2 by shemchin at London , Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, October 26, 2008

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HGG to Vekiki's neighbor 

Journal Entry 3 by shemchin at London , Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, April 20, 2009

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RABCK to Vekiki's neighbor 

Journal Entry 4 by wingVekikiwing from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, April 24, 2009

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I'm really touched by this lovely box of audio-books for Roanne (my friend, an avid reader, who lost her sight - she now goes through audio books at a rate of knotts!). When I opened this box i wsas nearly crying (with joy!) - its so so good of you Shemchin - especially as such thought has clearly gone into choosing each audiobook.

I will pass them onto her over the weekend, I normally load a few at a time onto her Ipod for her, and swap out as she is finished with them, so hopefully she will enjoy these & get them on the move fairly quickly 

Journal Entry 5 by wingVekikiwing from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, July 17, 2009

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Avalible for trade 

Journal Entry 6 by wingVekikiwing at Sent off as a Trade, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Friday, July 24, 2009

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Put in the post today as part of an audiobook trade - Thankyou! 

Journal Entry 7 by wingApoloniaXwing from Bremen, Bremen Germany on Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Received a great little parcel today!!!!
Two audiobooks, a book, chocolate and black tea!!!
And a note from Hieronymus the rat :-) (whose virtual home is here).
I'm in heaven!
Thank you so much, Vekiki!!! 

Journal Entry 8 by wingApoloniaXwing from Bremen, Bremen Germany on Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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I'm not that much into thrillers, suspence or spy novels, but as I heard good things about this one I thought why not... and enjoyed it. I liked the narrator's voice - especially how she mastered the two story lines (but she can't pronounce the name Jochen... pretty hard for non-German speakers anyway). The plot was particularly interesting as I had just watched a series about the Cambridge spies a few weeks ago.

From Wikipedia:
Restless, an espionage novel by William Boyd, was published in 2006 and won the Costa Prize for fiction. It is the story of a mother revealing to her daughter, in a series of written accounts, that she is not all that she seems to be. She is not Sally Gilmartin, as widely supposed, but Eva Delectorskaya, a half-Russian/half-English émigré co-opted after her brother Kolia's murder at an Action Francaise meeting, by Lucas Romer, working on behalf of the British secret services, in the run-up to the Second World War.
During his research for Any Human Heart, Boyd was interested in the "psychology of spying" and the motivations of Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, and Donald Duart Maclean in particular. Sally Gilmartin is a small cog in the machine that flourished before Pearl Harbor with the specific intent of luring the Americans to join the Second World War. This consisted of planting fake maps and spinning anti-German stories in foreign newspapers - dirty tricks and media manipulation.
According to the author, it is one of the first novels to deal with the British Security Coordination service in New York. The book gained general public interest when it was chosen for inclusion in 'Book Club 2007', on the UK television show Richard & Judy, and the commercial success of the novel is evident in its inclusion on numerous 'best-seller' lists throughout the world. 

Journal Entry 9 by wingApoloniaXwing from Bremen, Bremen Germany on Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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... the audiobook is travelling around in Germany & Switzerland now ...
AudioBookRing:
- Eprinzessin, Switzerland
- Schneefee, D
- chawoso, D
- LadyAmalie, D
- Lesenmachtfroh, D
- Can-Toi-Tete, D
- and back to me (to go abroad again)
 

Journal Entry 10 by wingApoloniaXwing at by mail, AudioRing -- Controlled Releases on Friday, October 02, 2009

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Travelling to Eprinzessin now.
Enjoy. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören! 

Journal Entry 11 by wingEprinzessinwing from Stäfa, Zürich Switzerland on Thursday, October 08, 2009

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I picked the CDs up at my parents home yesterday evening.
Thanks for shipping.

14.10.09 I put this audio book on my PC. The CDs are going to the letterbox today.

01.12.09 Finally I finished this Audio Book. It was very interessting and I think I will listen to it again, because there was too much information for one time (perhaps I should listen to it more continously...). 

Journal Entry 12 by Schneefee from Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, October 19, 2009

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already arrived here on friday

 

Journal Entry 13 by Schneefee from Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, November 05, 2009

9 out of 10

well, okay... I really loved this audiobook. The narrator, either! But I had some problems visualizing the various names (I need to read something, when I only hear it, I always try to figure out how to spell it):
Lucas Romer was quite easy, as I know an Axel Römer - who can at least play the tune "The Earl of Mansfield", instead of being him, and I know how the Scots pronounce his name. So being english - although I also suspected him being a German for a while - he gotta be "Romer", not "Römer". Nevertheless, it was just strange having Axel's picture in mind when the Audiobook was talking about "Romer" - don't think Axel and Lucas have much in common ;-)
I could look up Eva Delektorskaja on amazon but her brother Kolja gave me a lot to think (in my head, I always saw a "Collier") - but Ruth's son really gave me a headache: Ioccan?? What kind of name is that??? Well - when I told my boyfriend about it, sitting in his car, driving to meet Axel on a halloweenparty, he suddenly said: "Could she maybe say Jochen?" Wow. I think that's it! The poor boy's name is Jochen!

Besides the thrilling story and the fantastic narrator, I also like this audiobook because it was recorded loud enough to be understood in my car as well as on my player, standing on lively crossroads when taking the dog out. Furthermore, the tracks weren't too long, which made switching the CDs from one player to another and then finding the right entry again fairly easy. 

Journal Entry 14 by wingchawosowing from Heusenstamm, Hessen Germany on Friday, November 13, 2009

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Sorry, CDs arrieved a couple of days ago, but I had forgotten to tell about.... 

Journal Entry 15 by wingchawosowing from Heusenstamm, Hessen Germany on Saturday, November 21, 2009

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Finished!
It was the first time I again try to hear an english audiobook and I realy enjoyed it.

It is clearly spoken excluded the names and German or French parts. I like the voice and pronaunciaton of the female narrator. 

Journal Entry 16 by wingchawosowing at -- Per Post/Persönliche Weitergabe--, Hessen Germany on Saturday, November 21, 2009

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Now it´s on the way to LadyAmalie. Hope, you enjoy it, too! 

Journal Entry 17 by wingLadyAmaliewing from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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The CDs arrived yesterday.

Thanks chawoso. I was pleased with the nice additions. I will enjoy the "coffee" while hearing to the CD. 

Journal Entry 18 by wingLadyAmaliewing from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Wednesday, December 16, 2009

8 out of 10

I liked the story as well. I found it fascinating and the narrators enunciation is really good. 

Journal Entry 19 by wingLadyAmaliewing at Postal release, BookCrosser -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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The Audibook will send to Lesenmachtfroh within the next days.

Thanks to ApoloniaX for sharing this lovely Audibook. 

Journal Entry 20 by wingLesenmachtfrohwing from Nürnberg, Bayern Germany on Saturday, December 26, 2009

9 out of 10

Just noticed, that I did announce the arrival of this audiobook. But for some while my PC was out of order. I'm in the middle of listening and I'm quite taken by the story. 

Journal Entry 21 by wingLesenmachtfrohwing from Nürnberg, Bayern Germany on Monday, January 04, 2010

8 out of 10

This story was a very good compagnion on my way to Switzerland. Like Schneefee I found it quite weired, that a person who had lived and studied in Germany couldn`t pronounce properly the name of her own son. But she tried as hard with the Yorkshire accent and the imitation of the male voice of Lucas Romer was very sexy. Nevertheless I liked the plot and the suspense really much and try to listen again till I get the adress of the next listener of the ring. 

Journal Entry 22 by wingLesenmachtfrohwing at -- Per Post geschickt/ Persönlich weitergegeben --, Bayern Germany on Saturday, January 09, 2010

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Geht an Can-Toi-Tete 

Journal Entry 23 by wingCan-Toi-Tetewing from München, Bayern Germany on Friday, January 15, 2010

7 out of 10

Arrived here yesterday. Thanks for sending!

13.02.10: Really interesting audiobook. But I think there was a little bit to much information for me. I wasn't able to follow the story steadily, but I think I got most of the story.
Thank you for the ring! 

Journal Entry 24 by wingCan-Toi-Tetewing from München, Bayern Germany on Saturday, February 13, 2010

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The audiobook is traveling back home. 

Journal Entry 25 by wingApoloniaXwing from Bremen, Bremen Germany on Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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Ring completed, the audiobook is with me - to go abroad again soon.
(I might listen to it again until then.) 

Journal Entry 26 by wingApoloniaXwing at International Audiobook Sweepstakes, Sweepstake Winner -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Travelling to the winner of the
International Audiobook Sweepstakes
March/April 2010.

Congratulations! 

Journal Entry 27 by smurphie from Banchory, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Ooooo I really really did win the Audiobook Rabck

Fabby :o)

Thank you so much 

Journal Entry 28 by smurphie at Banchory, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 19, 2011

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Finished listening to this today.

This one had me driving round to see what happened in the end I just couldn't wait to find out.

A thrilling end to this story. 



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