04108cam a2200385 4500 231521174 TxAuBib 20150531120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780792778042 0792778049 8b8628fc-e707-4bc1-8e83-9dc19959e38e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 590614 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982404031 590614 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Mason, Bobbie Ann. The Girl in the Blue Beret [Libby] : A Novel. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2011. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 294MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 294MB. Fiction. Historical Fiction. Bobbie Ann Mason's late father-in-law, a WWII bomber pilot who crashed in Belgium and was helped by one of the French Resistance escape-and-evasion networks, is the inspiration for Marshall Stone, this novel's hero. Narrator Fred Sullivan presents a gravelly voiced Stone, former bomber pilot, now in his sixties and forced to retire from flying jumbo jets. Except for his repeated mispronunciations of Artie Shaw's "Frenesi," Sullivan has precise diction that captures much of the period feeling. Stone's melancholy as he deals with retirement is just right, and when he decides to revisit the Resistance families who helped him, Sullivan's voice reflects his hesitation. Throughout this sentimental journey, Sullivan keeps his emotions on a tight leash. Mason intertwines past and present, history and fiction with seamless storytelling, while Sullivan makes the listening easy. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>Inspired by a true story, the bestselling author of <i>In Country</i> offers a gorgeous, haunting novel about an airline pilot coming to terms with his past, and searching for the people who saved him during World War II. After Marshall Stone's B-17 bomber was shot down in occupied Europe in 1944, people in the French Resistance helped him escape to safety. One of the brave French people who risked their lives for him was a lively girl in Paris—a girl identified by her blue beret. After the war Marshall returned to America, raised a family, and became a successful airline pilot. He tried to forget the war. Now, in 1980, he returns to France and finds himself drawn back in time—memories of the crash, the terror of being alone in a foreign country where German soldiers were hunting down fallen Allied aviators, the long months of hiding. Marshall finds the people who helped him escape from the Nazis and falls in love with the woman who was the girl in the blue beret. He also discovers astonishing revelations about the suffering of the people he had known during the war. Bobbie Ann Mason's novel, inspired by her father-in-law's wartime experiences, is a beautifully woven story of love, war, and second chances.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-01 20:00:02. Sullivan, Fred. http://sandoval.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8b8628fc-e707-4bc1-8e83-9dc19959e38e http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1138-1/590614-TheGirlInTheBlueBeret.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1138-1/590614-TheGirlInTheBlueBeret.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8B8628FC-E707-4BC1-8E83-9DC19959E38E&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1138-1/590614-TheGirlInTheBlueBeret.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1138-1/590614-TheGirlInTheBlueBeret.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8B8628FC-E707-4BC1-8E83-9DC19959E38E&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)