All the Lights Above Us, M. B. Henry
All the Lights Above Us, M. B. Henry
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All the Lights Above Us

Author: M. B. Henry

Narrator: Jean Ann Douglass, Christa Lewis, Cecile Delepiere, Emma Fenney, Elisabeth Lagelée

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2022


Synopsis

June 6, 1944. Allied forces hit the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Among the countless lives shattered are those of five spirited women with starkly different lives. As the war reaches its tipping point, each of the women fight for the survival of themselves, their countries, and their way of life during one of the most pivotal days in history. American expatriate Mildred, better known as Axis Sally, has a thriving career as a Nazi radio propagandist, but her conscience haunts her. Meanwhile, across the English Channel, young medical volunteer Theda is pushed to her limit as shiploads of casualties dock in Portsmouth. Closer to the front, intrepid Flora aids the French resistance while seeking out her vanished parents. Iron-willed Emilia has climbed the Gestapo ranks, but she is now bent on betraying them. Finally, dignified Adelaide’s faith is shaken when she is forced to quarter German soldiers. Now, during the most perilous twenty-four hours of their lives, all five women must summon courage they never knew they had as they confront the physical dangers of war alongside treacherous family secrets, heartbreak, and the ability to trust themselves. For these women, their inner strength is their only hope. But is it enough? How far can one person go for the things they believe in?

About M. B. Henry

M.B. Henry is a lifelong student of history, especially military history, who has visited battlefields and historical sites all over the world. She has a degree in Cinema and Comparative Literature and has served as a historical consultant and researcher on films and television in Los Angeles. She lives with her husband and two cats in Indiana.

About Jean Ann Douglass

Jean Ann Douglass is a performer, a playwright, an audiobook narrator, and a writer who is passionate about connecting deeply with her characters and bringing them to life. Based in Brooklyn, New York, she has worked professionally in communications, interactive video design, insurance, and human resources, and she holds a bachelor's degree from Tulane University and a master's degree from Brooklyn College.

About Christa Lewis

Christa Lewis is a classically trained actress who graduated from Boston University. She got her start in voice acting at the international television station DW-TV and has been a regular on hundreds of cartoons, museum guides, documentaries, and commercials. Now a full-time audiobook narrator with over three hundred titles to her credit, she has earned multiple Earphones Awards, a SOVAS Voice Arts Award, a Sultry Listener’s Award, a Listeners’ Choice Award, and multiple Audie nominations.

About Cecile Delepiere

Cécile Delepière is an actress, director, and founder of Dollkillerfilms. She has made appearances on High Maintenance and The Ulysses Project. Her short films have been nominated for multiple awards at both the Indie Film Festival and the UK Film Festival. The co-creator of Diary of an Actor, a web series about the art and craft of acting, she currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

About Emma Fenney

Emma Fenney is a professional actor and voice artist who is particularly interested in Shakespeare and classical adaptations. She trained as an actor at Drama Studio London after earning her degree in drama and theatre arts at Goldsmiths College, University of London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on April 27, 2022

So many times when we think about D-Day, we are imagining the storming of the beaches. But it was so much more than that. There was an American in Berlin who had become "Axis Sally" and was trying to pretend a trial for treason was not imminent. In the coastal towns of France, there was immense dest......more

Goodreads review by Karren on February 28, 2022

All the Lights Above Us is a story about the D-Day landing on the 6th of June 1944, written from five women’s points of view and it’s about what happens to them over a twenty four hour time frame. Mildred Gillars is American living in Berlin and she works as a Nazi radio propagandist. She reads infl......more

Goodreads review by Inés on July 03, 2022

This story was beautiful set during WW2. It tells us about the lives of five different women, Mildred, Flora, Theda, Emilia and Adelaide. They are affected differently by the war, located in different places. I was intrigued by reading different views of how they were affected by the same War. It wa......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on May 15, 2022

This was a beautiful,historical story set during in the invasion of the latter half of the Second World War. It was set in three different cities with a few characters. I really enjoyed this story and I found the descriptions really spot on. A really interesting story to read. My thanks to Netgalley......more