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  • The Star of Kazan

  • By: Eva Ibbotson
  • Narrated by: Ruth Jones
  • Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (64 ratings)

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The Star of Kazan

By: Eva Ibbotson
Narrated by: Ruth Jones
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Summary

In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. They take her home, and Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of a house belonging to three eccentric Viennese professors. She is happy there but dreams of the day when her real mother will come to find her.

And sure enough, one day a glamorous stranger arrives at the door. After years of guilt and searching, Annika's mother has come to claim her daughter, who is in fact a Prussian aristocrat and whose true home is a great castle. But at crumbling, spooky Spittal, Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her new-found family.

Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining story is a timeless classic for readers young and old.

©2005 Eva Ibbotson (P)2005 Macmillan Digital Audio
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The Star of Kazan

It is an amazing story good for children and Adults. The small girl her friends her fake mother horrific school and her new friend Zed. Don’t forget the great aunt and the trunk. I recommend this book for you.

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AWESOMENESS

This book is awesome, so sad I finished it. Next I hope I will be able to get dragonfly pool. But then I will have finished all Eva Ibbotson books.

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Amazing

So great I love it , I absolutely adore all of Eva ibbotson’s books , they are so so so good ❤️

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A true parent is the one who loves you for real

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it's a beautiful story about true friendship, love and being genuine

Would you ever listen to anything by Eva Ibbotson again?

Yes, absolutely! She's a fantastic author. You cannot help but get involved in her story and sympathise with the characters.

What does Ruth Jones bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

She has a good expression and makes the story come alive.

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Any additional comments?

Although it's a story that not many of us can relate to, the characters are very real, alive and true. The story has some unexpected twists, which makes it extra interesting.

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Awesome book

I enjoy the book and I love this author
I would also recommend Journey to the River Sea (also by Eva Ibbotson)

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