The Last Correspondent by Soraya M Lane

 

I am writing this review after researching other reviews online and adding my own inputs along the way.

Journalist Ella Franks has blown her cover of writing for a newspaper under a male pseudonym. She is obviously then given the pink slip. It is but obvious that Ella wont take this lying down. She knew she was dedicated, hard working and had the nose for the news. So when she gets a chance to become a correspondent in war-torn France, she leaps at it with open arms. Anything to prove a point.

Journalism was not a career for women. Well, there was no concept of career. And for women, none in the horizon. You could write, be a writer, poet - more of a hobby. But, don't walk into a man's territory and expect people to accept you.

Ella pairs up with American photo journalist Danni Bradford to cover important news. She and her best friend & partner Andy is determined to cover the events in Normandy. 

I could listen to the book only till here. The story is fantastic surely and it's a topic close to my heart. But, the narrator is just painful. She drawls on every word and it is jarring to the ears. I kept myself in a loop to listen and drop it, but I was unable to concentrate or understand the story. I have read good reviews about the author and was thoroughly disappointed that I could not finish the book only because of bad narration.

Anyways, from here is what I understand the story is:

A tragedy brings Danni, Ella & Chloe [Andy's sister who had supposedly joined the resistance] and they form a team to stand by each other and help the other follow their dream. Stuck in a war zone and fighting to stay alive, was this worth it all?

That's for me and you to find out. I am going to give the e-book yet another chance and see how the story unfolds.