The Frozen River

The Canadians, Book 3

By: Clare Flynn

Narrated by: Jenny Hoops

Three strong women make their way in 1950s Canada

English hairdresser, Ethel, is alone after the deaths of her family and her wartime fiancé. Widow and single mother, Alice, bringing up two daughters, receives an unexpected inheritance that will transform her life. War bride, Joan, is mother to three small children with a fourth on the way and money in short supply. All are brought together in a rural Canadian town where they each try to build a future - often in spite of the men in their lives.

Each woman has a different idea of happiness. Will any or all of them achieve it?

©2018 Clare Flynn (P)2020 Clare Flynn

Narrator fail

I listened to the first two books, and enjoyed both, but this third is disappointing. Not the fault of the author, but the narrator is different and I couldn't help be disappointed with it. I am sure her voice is perfect for some stories, not this one. It would grate on my nerves to listen, I only did so because I liked the story.

Narrator off putting

I really enjoyed the first 2 books in this series, and am happy to be able to continue following the characters. I did find a fair bit of repetition within the story which I did not find in the first 2 books. The narrator did not deliver as did the narrators in the first 2 books, in fact, it took quite a bit of forbearance to continue listening to a rather harsh and irritating pitch to what is actually quite a gentle story - disappointing.

Slow, boring very little to do with Canada

Would have liked to get a better understanding of uniquenesses of Canadian life. This farm life could have been anywhere. The narrator made it sound like a high school play. Wish it would have flowed using the same narrator as the first two books.

Narrator, Awful

It’s a great story, highly recommended. But for me, the narrator’s often high-pitched, piercing voice ruined it for me and I chose to stop listening.

Who is this old woman

I really enjoyed this series until I got to this last book. then all of a sudden the narrator aged about 50 years. her voice sounded so old I could not take the picture of the character that I've had in my mind and attach it to this voice. I almost didn't finish the book because of that and then at the very end this young woman's voice appears was very strange