A Fado for the River

The Trilogy for Freedom, Book 1

De: Geoffrey Wells

Narrado por: Cameron Smith

Duración: 8 h y 23 m

Resumen del Editor

Gida works for the shipping company and knows too much. In Mozambique, on the verge of revolution three warring factions want the name of the ship smuggling guns. Her life is in danger…if they find her. But she meets Raf, a visiting student on vacation. His curiosity about the country—and her, draws the attention of the secret police and soon they must flee across the border. But first she needs to disappear.

Raf fakes her death. However, the lovers split up, disagreeing about their commitment to the freedom fighters struggling for the self-determination of the Mozambican people. Loveless years slip by, until Raf, now an American TV executive gets a blackmail note, accusing him of murdering Gida. Now he must find her. As if destined to be forever caught up in the fado, the shadow song of the Portuguese people, his regret and melancholy compels him to prove he did not murder her. Yearning to be liberated from his own emotional apathy, he sets out to uncover her treacherous life as a double agent. This is the first book of The Trilogy for Freedom.

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A FANTASTIC AUDIOBOOK OF AN EQUALLY BRILLIANT EBOOK!

First of all, my disclaimer: I received a complimentary audiobook in return for my honest review of Geoffrey Wells's novel A FADO FOR THE RIVER. This is the first novel in THE TRIOLOGY FOR FREEDOM.

Although I got this audiobook as a free download, unlike ARC ebooks, Audible does not allow ALC to be given prior to the release date. I can understand that restriction, since the author, publisher and Audible as well as everyone else involved in the production of an audiobook all lose terribly if a copy is unlawfully distributed prior to its release. But, I did promise to post my truthful review on its release date, and I will never post a review without listening to the entire audiobook.

I think this book is one of the best audio performances that I have ever listened to, and my Audible library has about 1,600 audiobooks since 2014.
I seriously benefitted from listening to the audiobook while reading along with the Kindle edition ebook.

Because this novel deals with political and moral ambiguities, almost 50 years of history about an area of the world I knew little of, sometimes my mind would wonder when I was just reading the ebook; but listening to the audiobook at the same time kept me focused on all the intrigue and action taking place in the novel.

I don't ever want to ruin a reader or listener's experience with spoilers so I don't discuss what happens in a work I review. But I would strongly encourage anyone interested in espionage, social unrest, difficult moral and ethical dilemmas, as well as anyone who wants to learn about the history of Portugal and Mozambique from before the 1970s until today to enjoy this great audiobook!

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✨️💚✨️Audio Book Review✨️💚✨️

Book: A Fado For The River
Author: Geoffrey Wells
Rating: 4.5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5

Wow, what an intriguing read!

I was hooked right from the beginning and actually finished it within a couple of days.

It had so much going on and it dealt with super deep subjects.

It gave me a completely new perspective on civil war & the military and touched on a world issue that I didn't even know about.

I loved the added second chance romance sub plot since it made you connect more with the MMC.

You get:
• Tough Subjects
• Political Intrigue
• Second Chance Romance
• Military
• Kidnapping
• Black Mail
• Civil War

I highly recommend this one! The audiobook narrator was amazing. Available on ebook, paperback, and audiobook.