The Runaway Family

Name: The Runaway Family
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Diney Costeloe
ISBN: 9781666527056

Author: Diney Costeloe

Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown

Unabridged: 10 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 12/14/2021

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction, Family Life

Synopsis

Germany 1937: Fear and betrayal stalk the streets. People disappear. Persecution of the Jews has become a national pastime. When Ruth Friedman's husband is arrested by the SS, she is left to fend for herself and her four children. She alone stands as their shield against the Nazis. But where can she go? Where will her family be safe? Ruth must overcome the indifference, hatred, and cruelty that surrounds her as she and her family race to escape the advancing Nazi army's final solution. The Runaway Family was previously published as Evil on the Wind.

About Diney Costeloe

Diney Costeloe is the daughter of a London publisher and has been writing since she was five. First published under the name Diney Delancey, she has written romance as well as historical novels set against the backdrop of war in Europe. She and her husband enjoy traveling and have five grandchildren.

About Billie Fulford-Brown

Billie Fulford-Brown is a professionally trained narrator, actress, and voiceover artist. She enjoys bringing imagery and characters to life and creating an immersive world for listeners. When not narrating, she enjoys gardening, writing, and making balloon animals. She currently resides in Britain.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cathy on December 12, 2021

WOW! This was a very powerful novel! It is a chilling account of pre WWII Germany and man’s inhumanity to man. For some reason I got it into my head that Diney Costeloe was a historical fiction lite writer who penned books that used historical details as mere window dressing for a romance. I could n......more

Goodreads review by becky budd on March 25, 2016

Good story rubbish ending I loved it for the most part apart from the ending... it appeared the author simply couldn't be bothered to continue. I wove loved to have known what happened to the family in detail.......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on November 27, 2021

The Runaway Family by Diney Costeloe was about one mother’s attempts to keep her four children away from and safe from the Nazis during World War II. It was fast paced and engrossing. Billie Fulford-Brown did an amazing job performing the narration for The Runaway Family. This mother’s courage and r......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on December 01, 2021

I listened to the new audiobook version of this while on a walk and got way more exercise than I planned because I just couldn't stop listening. I lost an extra pound! SCORE! There are so many WWII stories coming out lately that it is rare to read something unique, but this really was. This is the st......more

Goodreads review by Katrien on December 25, 2021

3,5 ⭐️......more