Pont Neuf

By: Max Byrd

Narrated by: Natasha Soudek

Can a young war correspondent find herself and follow her heart? In this work of historical fiction, 20-something Annabella “Annie” March arrives in France in 1944 intending to write about the war. Soon, however, Annie begins to distance herself from her sometimes-mentor, sometimes-rival - the great Martha Gellhorn - and Gellhorn’s larger-than-life husband, the novelist Ernest Hemingway. She turns to photography in the hopes of making her own name and, to her delight, discovers that images come more easily than words.

At a party one night, Gellhorn introduces Annie to a pair of American GIs: the intense, blue-eyed John Michael Shaw, from illustrious New England stock, and the handsome, good-natured Bennett Templeton Adams, a Midwestern boy-next-door. A love triangle between Annie and the two soldiers begins to simmer. As the war against the Axis Powers rages on, Shaw and Adams are called to duty. Shaw is a legend in the trenches, Adams a brilliant tactician, and neither can get Annie March out of his head.

Unbeknownst to Shaw and Adams, Annie has made up her mind - until a snap decision in the face of evil threatens to change everything for all three of them. Told with gripping emotional force and enthralling historical detail, Pont Neuf is an unforgettable story of desire and danger and a harrowing reminder of the uncertainty of war.

Creator Max Byrd, master of the historical novel, and award-winning narrator Natasha Soudek combine forces to deliver a thoroughly engaging and entertaining listen.

©2019 Max Byrd (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC

Narrator Somewhat Illiterate

The narrator of this book, though quite adept with languages, does not seem to know the difference between cavalry and Calvary. One is a military term that refers to soldiers mounted on horseback. The other is the name of the hill on which the Lord Jesus Christ's cross was erected; also known as Golgotha.

Ms. Soudek should be ashamed of her ignorance, or perhaps it's merely sloth on her part.

Left me wanting more....

Slow to start, but worth it. I want to know the "rest of the story".

Did not finish

Did not care for story and really did not like narration. Not sure what it was but not worth my time.

worth the listen but a bit annoying

This is clearly a skilled writer. The writing is lively, engaging and smart...in some places downright striking. But this is a flawed novel, leaving me unsettled by an awkward ending, Narrator is very good, with a great voice, excellent French pronunciation. But there are some rather odd errors...saying "raff" for R.A.F. (royal air force), calvary for cavalry...a few others. These are minor but distracting. BTW author, while U.S. Grant was known as "unconditional surrender..." and this was so early on, I don't think unconditional surrender were the terms at Appomattox with Lee.

interesting take on liberating France

The narrators take you into the past. You don't realize when the story ends. please listen