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The Slow March of Light
- A Novel
- Letto da: Stephen Graybill, Christa Lewis
- Durata: 10 ore e 54 min
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A riveting and emotionally gripping novel of an American soldier working as a spy in Soviet-occupied East Germany and a West German woman secretly helping her countrymen escape from behind the Berlin Wall
In the summer of 1961, a wall of barbed wire goes up quickly in the dead of night, officially dividing Berlin. Luisa Voigt lives in West Berlin, but her grandmother lives across the border and is now trapped inside the newly isolated communist country of East Germany. Desperate to rescue her grandmother and aware of the many others whose families have been divided, Luisa joins a secret spy network, risking her life to help bring others through a makeshift underground tunnel to West Germany. Their work is dangerous, and not everyone will successfully escape or live to see freedom.
Bob Inama was an outstanding university student with plans to attend law school when he is drafted into the US Army. Stationed in West Germany, he is glad to be fluent in German, especially after meeting Luisa Voigt at a church social. As they spend time together, they form a close connection. But when Bob receives classified orders to leave for undercover work immediately, he does not get the chance to say good-bye.
With a fake identity, Bob’s special assignment is to be a spy embedded in East Germany. His undercover job will give him access to government sites to map out strategic military targets. But Soviet and East German spies, the secret police, and Stasi informants are everywhere, and eventually Bob is caught and sent to a brutal East German prison. Interrogated and tortured daily, Bob clings to any hope he can find - from the sunlight that marches across the wall of his prison, to the one guard who secretly treats him with kindness, to the thought of one day seeing Luisa again.
Author Heather B. Moore masterfully alternates the stories of Bob and Luisa, capturing the human drama unique to Cold War Germany as well as the courage and the resilience of the human spirit.
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- J&J
- 22/09/2021
OMG what a great Book!
When I downloaded this free book from the Plus Catalog I didn’t expect it to be much different than other good Post WW2 Stories, BUT OMG, this was a GREAT BOOK! The story and characters drew me in and I couldn’t stop listening. This biography is a whole different look at the Cold War told from a man who experienced it first hand. A story of true perseverance, strength, and attitude of gratitude. Don’t miss this book, it’s an all around 5 star.
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- Chris
- 14/09/2021
Moving Story
I encountered a YouTube interview with Bob Inama and just had to read this book. It was well worth it. I loved the story. It was a great review of a portion of the cold war history. Bob was amazing! What an honest, hopeful, hero of a man.
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- Addison
- 28/09/2021
Wow.
Found myself on multiple occasions sitting in my car long after the chapter had finished and the book put on pause, just contemplating The impossible choices these deep and beautiful characters were faced with.
An introspective book, the main characters will be a personal inspiration to get me through times of difficulty for years.
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- Lorijean
- 18/09/2021
Powerful
Thank you for writing this powerful book. I had a very hard time of putting it down. The way that you described somethings I could almost picture the scene in front of me. Such an amazing book.
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- Sheep Lady
- 17/09/2021
This book touched my soul!
It is a deeply emotional story of an American hero and humanitarian. The author captured these true life events beautifully and I will not forget the example of true brotherly love
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- Mark Anthony
- 16/01/2022
Interesting story about the Cold War
I love historical novels and this was free. I enjoyed the end very much. I will admit I wasn’t very compelled to finish the book at the beginning, but something told me to finish it. The reward was to get insight to a soldier’s experience and their after military life. I have so much admiration and respect for our military and this story is a great depiction of one soldier’s journey. Thank you for writing this novel.
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- Anonymous
- 19/11/2021
Amazing retelling of a heartwarming story
This book is so well written and tells a hard and beautiful story. Bob inama faced so much as his time as a spy. This book does an amazing job of capturing his love, and faith throughout his difficult journey. My heart breaks for all that occurred during the cold War, and this story does well to share the intensity, uncertainty, and terrifying times that the world faced. May we all strive to have the faith, love and compassion of these characters.
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- Andrea Ables
- 07/11/2021
Beautiful Story
This was a really touching story, really made my heart full and tears flow. It was even better realizing it was a mostly true account :)
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- marie jackson
- 28/10/2021
deeply moving
the narration of this book was so important to feeling the emotions created by the events on this man's life. nuance. accent, emphasis and tone combined to make this book more memorable than if I had read it hearing my own voice. the written word would not have been enough to draw out the visceral responses I felt. the story was well written and compelling; I couldn't stop or pause without knowing when I could resume listening. thank you for a rich and meaningful experience.
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- Ian Folkman
- 26/09/2021
I enjoyed the book
Well done and interesting. An easy listen with some tense moments. I would recommend this to friends.
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- Trisha
- 19/06/2022
Profound yet inspirational
A well written and well narrated account of an amazing and seemingly humble person who experienced and suffered so much. The account is told in a captivating way with a story line that I could not put down. It has made me reflect much on all that people were challenged by during this very difficult period of history. Thank you for a touching yet excellent audio book.
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- C H.
- 01/12/2023
Fact & Fiction
I really enjoyed this book but as it is with American films and history, the author has done the same... Mixed facts with fiction.
Its hard to understand why some people need to do this! It's either to embellish a story that lacks something or, to enhance the story and give it more substance. Either way you begin to mix the fact with the fiction. Personally, I find that issue troublesome.
However in this particular case it doesn't detract from a very well written story.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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- Siobhan H.
- 19/11/2023
Fantastic!
A gripping tale of events from start to finish. Highlighting a time in history post WW2 and the long, cold shadow it cast. A really great way to wrap a biography. Highly recommended.
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- Sometimes it's a Zebra 🦓
- 13/11/2023
The Slow March of Light
I think this could have been a really good novel had the author had a bit more leeway with the truth, or if Bob had been a bit more forthcoming - He didn't read like a real person. The (mostly) fictitious female character seemed way more like an actual human being than Bob did. He didn't have any faults at all!
The author managed to create a good book around the limitations she faced in terms of either Bob's own lack of introspection, or his lack of fully sharing his personal insight with Moore.
I especially found it really interesting to hear about the post WW2 era in Germany, particularly Berlin. I don't really know too much about the Cold War. You don't really hear too much about this time in German history - all the books or movies etc.. choosing to focus on the preceding World War.
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- Stuart C. Taylor
- 08/07/2023
Disappointing
The principal interest here is the true story of courage and suspense on which the novel is based. However, it is sorely let down by poor writing (very pulpy style and cliched imagery) and a truly awful performance by Stephen Graybill. How on earth he was chosen is astonishing. He sounds completely bored and he delivers his lines as if he's reading a railway timetable. He makes no effort whatsoever with German pronunciation and seems to think Adolf should be pronounced Adoff. Christa Lewis is better - she pronounces the German very well, but her style is also rather dull and she insists on giving her male characters a ludicrous gruff voice (rather like a small child trying to imitate a monster). I could have coped with the indifferent and colourless writing style if not for these two performances, which completely ruined it for me.
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- Utente anonimo
- 08/02/2023
Incredible book
This is an amazing book without cliches and is well researched. It is one of my favourites so far from audible and would recommend to all.
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- Utente anonimo
- 03/02/2023
Inspired
A wonderful story of truth and composition that leaves you hoping and willing for the right outcome. Fast paced and read beautifully by the narrators, each chapter fills you with hope and possible dread. For those that that have knowledge of the Stasi and the brave people of divided Berlin, this is a must.
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- Eala
- 23/11/2022
Loved it!
Really enjoyed this. What an inspirational and lovely man, who endured so much. Such a great book.
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- drp
- 10/11/2022
humanity in the darkest hours
Bobs story is one of amazing strengths & helps the reader to have an understanding of the Cold War from different perspectives
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- Utente anonimo
- 09/11/2022
beautiful trueish story
Beautiful trueish story, well performed. The god stuff's a bit american for my taste, but I guess it's important to the protagonist and that's good enough for me.
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