In 1946, at the war’s end, British Col. Lewis Morgan moves his family into a stately German home, sharing quarters with the German nobles residing there. Rhidian Brook portrays a devastated, broken country in the process of being de-Nazified. Unfortunately, we get a better feel for the country than for the characters, with whom it’s sometimes hard to connect. Leighton Pugh, a British actor, changes his accent for each character and reads rapidly. Occasionally he’s a bit over-the-top, but overall he’s an easy listen. Grade: B–
(Read by Leighton Pugh, Random House Audio, 8 CDs, 9 hours and 30 minutes)
