The Prussian Captain

Name: The Prussian Captain
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Ann Brough
ISBN: 9781705295687

Author: Ann Brough

Narrator: Mary Sarah

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/16/2021

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

Synopsis

1898 . . . Edward turned twenty nine-years-old on the ship. Looking out over the gray water back towards America, his heart ached for both the country he had adopted and loved, and for the woman he had lost there. He was returning to England without having "made good". Without any fortune.

When Edward meets Gertrude and is captivated by her youth and beauty, his hope for the future is transformed. But this is an era when the rich and poor of England each have their own firmly defined limits. More than any social boundary is a far greater problem—he's already married.

Giving a glimpse into the realities of the very wealthy and the desperately impoverished of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, The Prussian Captain is the story of two opposite lives colliding. One is marked by finery, decorum, servants, and first-class adventures crisscrossing the Atlantic. The other is stuck in a life of abuse, alcoholism, and the depressed state of the working poor of industrialized England.

About Ann Brough

Ann Brough is the author of three novels based on true facts remembered and recorded by her mother and grandmother. It is Ann's belief that all families have stories to tell-some fascinating and exciting. She is inspired by the hardships and heartaches her ancestors experienced, and was excited to write what she knows about their lives. Her novels are based in Staffordshire, England, where Ann grew up. She now lives with her husband, David, on the shores of beautiful Lake Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brianne on December 30, 2017

Not my favorite I really wanted to like this book. However, I'm not really sure what the point of the story was? It had potential as the author delved into the characters well But it just didn't go anywhere.......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on September 06, 2017

The first thing that grabbed my attention was the style with which the book was written. I read the promotional chapter and said "I must read this book". The whole book did not disappoint, I read it quickly, for me. It is a story of two families of entirely different economic backgrounds, and how two......more

Goodreads review by Harry on September 13, 2020

The book is well written and kept my attention. It was a sad story of a man in love but couldn’t marry and when he finally got what he always wanted, that also was denied him. The experiences of life at the bottom of the social structure compared to life at the top of the social structure were stark......more

Goodreads review by Arne on September 10, 2017

A Reader’s Review Ann Brough, The Prussian Captain. The Prussian Captain The title is a ruse. The ‘captain’ is a toy - a boy’s toy that belongs to one of the characters of the book, Edward. Edward was born to privilege; the toy captain was Edward’s constant companion through childhood right into his s......more

Goodreads review by Angela on October 08, 2017

I was really looking forward to reading this book - a true story - and it certainly didn't disappoint! I read it in a day! The story revolves around two families from very different backgrounds, between the late 19th and 20th century The Wrightson family were a very wealthy family and well travelled......more