Perfectly Ordinary People

By: Nick Alexander

Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells, David de Vries, Helen Lloyd, Elizabeth Knowelden

In occupied France, two people sacrificed everything. Now their granddaughter has come looking for the truth…

Ruth’s childhood was a happy one, and her family—on her mother’s side—large and loving. But her father’s French origins have always remained a mystery. Now, with aged relatives beginning to die, Ruth decides to research her father’s family before it’s too late.

When she discovers a series of long-lost cassettes, everything she thought she knew about them shatters. The tapes expose an unimaginable truth–an epic wartime story of hidden love and sacrifice, stretching back to occupied France.

These long-buried confessions will rock Ruth’s family—and finally piece together the puzzle of her father’s heritage. But are any of them ready for the truth?

©2022 Nick Alexander (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Fascinating historical fiction

Wonderful story of a family finding their origins and discovering secrets long buried because of so much personal and political trauma. Intensely sad and miraculous at times, and most definitely worth reading.

But not an Ordinary story!

Loved this story! The narrator was brilliant and the story profound, horrifying, eye-opening, heart warming and inspiring. A must read!!

Engaging and important story that was well told

Great performance and lovely historical fiction. I laughed and cried and learned about experiences during WWll that aren't often talked about.

Amazing Story of sacrifice, love and relationships

I wasn’t sure what the story was going to be about not having read the synopsis. But very quickly I was captivated by the characters and the story. I found it all very moving, especially hearing about the horrors of trying to survive an occupied France, and being a homosexual living in a time when you couldn’t express your sexuality in the open.it’s so much more than just a story of peoples lives and how they survived. It is also a way to remember what people went through in World War III and away for us to all remember.

Best narration

I feel funny, even calling it narration. It was storytelling at its finest. The narrators brought the story to life. It was all ready to amazing story. Particularly the narrator who voiced Ruth, truly fabulous.