The Amber Keeper, Freda Lightfoot
The Amber Keeper, Freda Lightfoot
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The Amber Keeper

Author: Freda Lightfoot

Narrator: Freda Lightfoot

Unabridged: 10 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/01/2014

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of revolutionary Russia, The Amber Keeper is a sweeping tale of jealousy and revenge, reconciliation and forgiveness.English Lake District, 1960s: A young Abbie Myers returns home after learning of her mother’s death. Estranged from her turbulent family for many years, Abbie is heartbroken to hear that they blame her for the tragedy.Determined to uncover her mother’s past, Abbie approaches her beloved grandmother, Millie, in search of answers. As the old woman recounts her own past, Abbie is transported back to the grandeur of the Russian Empire in 1911 with tales of her grandmother’s life as a governess and the revolution that exploded around her.As Abbie struggles to reconcile with her family, and to support herself and her child, she realizes that those long-ago events created aftershocks that threaten to upset the fragile peace she longs to create.

About Freda Lightfoot

Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot has been a teacher and a bookseller, and in a mad moment even tried her hand at the 'good life'.Inspired by this tough life on the fells, memories of her Lancashire childhood, and her passion for history, she has published forty family sagas and historical novels including Daisy’s Secret and Watch for the Talleyman.Freda has lived in the Lake District, in Cornwall, but now spends her winters in Spain and the rainy summers in the UK.For more information about Freda, visit her website: www.fredalightfoot.co.uk.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie on July 05, 2019

Very interesting story set in two different timelines, 1911-19 in Russia during the revolution and the late 60's in England's Lake District. It follows the lives of Millie, an English governess for the Russian aristocracy, and her granddaughter Abby, recently returned to England with her young daugh......more

Goodreads review by Anne (Booklady) on January 03, 2016

I have mixed feelings about The Amber Keeper. The historical parts in which Millie (Abbie's grandmother) recalls her times in Russia between the years 1911 - 1919 were excellent. But when reverting to the present day of 1963 England were not so good. The writing, in my opinion, was off. And Abbie wa......more

Goodreads review by Karla on August 27, 2020

*PopSugar2020 Reto #21: Publicado en el mes de mi cumpleaños* “Qué sabios somos todos en retrospectiva. Desafortunadamente no fue posible volver atrás y cambiar el pasado: sólo se podía seguir adelante hacia un nuevo futuro”. Una historia conmovedora teniendo como fondo el fin de la Rusia zarista. Me......more

Goodreads review by Cristina on October 12, 2020

3,5 Aunque puse un 4, por la historia de Rusia que considero está muy bien definida......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on September 28, 2024

This is a family saga and a historical novel in one. The imagery is the gem of the story, and the author introduces a believable cast of characters, including the wonderful grandmother. There are two worlds, the English Lake District and Russia during the Russian Revolution, both of which the author......more

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