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    Bleak Landing
    Bleak Landing
    Bleak Landing
    Audiobook8 hours

    Bleak Landing

    Written by Terrie Todd

    Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins

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    About this audiobook

    In the dead-end Canadian town of Bleak Landing, twelve-year-old Irish immigrant Bridget O’Sullivan lives in a ramshackle house and dreams of another life, even as the Great Depression rages. Routinely beaten by her father and bullied by schoolmate Victor Harrison, the waifish yet fiery redhead vows to run away and never return. Just a few short years later, run she does—fleeing the unspeakable repercussions of her father’s gambling. In Winnipeg, Bridget lands a job at a garment factory, the first step on her journey to shed her past and begin anew.

    When her father dies, Bridget—now a striking and accomplished woman—returns home to claim her inheritance. But she has no identification to prove her stake, and no one in town recognizes her—except Victor, who has become a pastor and a candidate for town mayor. Though war has wounded him, his secret affection for Bridget remains, and now he’s the only one who can help her prove her integrity. But can he also prove he’s a changed man worthy of her forgiveness?

    As Victor preaches of freedom in faith, will his words spark Bridget’s once-hopeless heart and lead her to the life she’s been seeking?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 15, 2017
    ISBN9781543601145
    Bleak Landing
    Author

    Terrie Todd

    Terrie Todd is an award-winning author who has published eight stories with Chicken Soup for the Soul and two stage plays with Eldridge Plays and Musicals, and she has written a weekly Faith and Humor column for six years. Terrie’s first novel, The Silver Suitcase, and her second novel, Maggie’s War, were both published by Waterfall Press. Terrie works part-time as an administrative assistant at city hall. She lives with her husband, Jon, on the Canadian prairies, where they raised three children and now enjoy the shenanigans of four grandsons. You can catch up with her latest escapades at www.terrietodd.blogspot.com and www.facebook.com/terrie.todd.31.

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    • 5/5
      Absolutely loved it. Loved her journey to redemption. Also, the narrator was just perfect!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Although fairly predictable ending, this book is much more about the journey. Beautiful book, beautiful narration. An absolute heart-warming story.

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    • 5/5
      Grabs your attention from the first paragraph! Narrator was excellent!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A story of sadness, friendships, forgiveness and healing . Must listen to or read!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed the reading of this book! What a difference the right people, time & God’s love can mean in someone’s life!

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    • 5/5
      This book was wonderful. The story spanned the most realistic and complex character’s lives. It was hard to stop listening. The narrator is excellent.

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    • 5/5
      The narration was as beautiful as the story! I loved the weaving together of the good and the bad coexisting in the 1940s just like it always has it always will. No Bloom and doom but no rose colored glasses either.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book from the very very beginning- I was hooked! And the narrator was just awesome as well!!!
    • 5/5
      Oh how I loved this story. Heart warming! I looked forward to more like this.
    • 3/5
      I love hate listening to this book the author makes the main character Bridget so mean selfish unkind cold hearted just plain no good apart from that the story flows well the rest of the characters were good but same too nice like Maxine but I would take she anytime over selfish Bridget
    • 3/5
      Saw that it was read by one of my favorite narrators and that the premise seemed interesting…. Missed the fact that it’s Christian literature… thankfully the nearly 2/3rds of the book is fairly light on the religious bit… but it does come on heavy in the end.
      All in all it was a decent book, in spite of a few lulls and drags - it really does go into the minute details of Bridgette’s life and she is a rather unpleasant self centered character… though I will give credit to the author for creating a realistically flawed, truly human character.
    • 4/5
      What a lovely story. Good for the heart and soul.
    • 5/5
      i love this story. Very well written and read. Keep up the great writing.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this very much. Sensitive and with strong characters.
    • 4/5
      Bleak landing by terrie Todd
      (Scribd audiobook )
      An interesting story about a little Irish girl named Bridget from Ireland who lost her brother and mother during her family’s crossing to America and is for live with her abusive and neglectful father when they landed in America . This made even more unbearable by most of the community not only turning a blind eye to her plight but not really welcoming her in the community.

      Then Bridget heard a deal her father (who gambled often) regarding bridget her 15rh birthday and a promise to a man he owed money too. Bridget runs away the morning of her 15th birthday. and sets off to make her own Way.

      Heavily overtoned with christianity ideals. Its a good book in spite of it.




      Would i buy it? No