The Archers Ambridge At War, Catherine Miller
The Archers Ambridge At War, Catherine Miller
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The Archers: Ambridge At War

Author: Catherine Miller

Narrator: Patricia Hodge

Abridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2020

Synopsis

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the beloved radio show, Ambridge at War takes readers back to before it all began . . .

‘Intriguing, comforting and endearingly familiar’ Katie Fforde
 
It’s 1940 and war has broken out. It is midnight at the turn of the year, and Walter Gabriel speaks the same line that opened the very first radio episode –  'And a Happy New Year to you all!' For Ambridge, a village in the heart of the English countryside, this year will bring change in ways no one was expecting.
 
From the Pargetters at Lower Loxley to the loving, hard-working Archer family at Brookfield Farm, the war will be hard for all of them. And the New Year brings the arrival of evacuees to Ambridge, shaking things up in the close-knit rural community.
 
As the villagers embrace wartime spirit, the families that listeners have known and loved for generations face an uphill battle to keep their secrets hidden. Especially as someone is intent on revealing those secrets to the whole village . . .
 

About Catherine Miller

Catherine Miller is the author of 18 novels under her own name and other pseudonyms. Born to an Irish family in London, her career took her from producing radio commercials to being a voiceover agent for various stellar actors. Nowadays she writes all day at home in Surrey, occasionally lifting her head to raise her daughter and feed the dogs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynne on November 09, 2020

Really, really wanted to enjoy this, the latest in The Archers novelisations. Contrary to the hype, this is not the first novel to explore the world of Ambridge before the Archers began; novels have been appearing based on Radio 4's behemoth since the 1950s and several exploring the history of the e......more

Goodreads review by Jo on January 20, 2021

Loved reading about well known Ambridge families during the war. Look forward to more in this series.......more

Goodreads review by Joanna on December 25, 2020

Review to come......more

Goodreads review by The Literary Shed on October 29, 2020

Like so many, growing up, Sunday mornings were given over to listening to The Archers’ omnibus on Radio 4. As soon as the iconic music came on, everyone would fall silent: my mother wouldn’t allow anyone to speak while we were whisked away to the quintessentially English world of Ambridge. Years lat......more

Goodreads review by Mrs B on June 05, 2021

Not having listened to the Archers on the radio, or being familiar with any characters, I was curious to read this and learn more. Generally, the book paints a charming and interesting picture of rural life, with stalwart villagers and petty crimes and secrets that become magnified because they are s......more

Quotes

‘Intriguing, comforting and endearingly familiar’ Katie Fforde

‘The opening words of the first radio episode of The Archers 70 years ago set the scene for a novel that takes readers back to before the much-loved “everyday story of country folk” began . . . Nostalgia for avid listeners with long memories’ Choice

‘In this new novel celebrating the 70th anniversary of the beloved radio show, we follow the lives of the families of Ambridge before it all began . . . families that listeners have known and loved for generations face an uphill battle to keep their secrets hidden’ Countryside

‘An inventive cosy crime prequel to the “everyday story of country folk”, first aired 70 years ago . . . a good novel tautly constructed and often laugh-aloud funny’ The Times

‘You don’t need to be a fan of The Archers to enjoy this . . . It’s a comfort blanket of a book with a rich vein of spicy intrigue’ Woman

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