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Ian Stuart
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Nevil Shute
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Life in the Corbett family turned upside down when the first German bombs struck their well-ordered street. But life goes on through fire and destruction, life and love rising from the rubble of London and “the Blitz.”
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Allan had been away from Coombaragana, flying in the Royal Air Force. Now he has returned, wounded and disillusioned, to his ancestral home. Days before, Jessie Proctor had taken her own life. Why? Allan looked at the young face in the photograph in Jessie’s passport and froze. He knew who she really was.
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She was from the hills of Yorkshire, country born and bred. He was a city boy. By the stream where they fished they were two young people falling in love. Overhead, the bombers roared, threatening to blow their idyllic world, so young, so fresh, to smithereens.
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Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet.
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Beyond the Black Stump
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Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet.
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An all time favorite I have read many times...
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This true modern masterpiece is built around the two fateful words that make up the title and herald the end - “Alas, Babylon.” When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness....
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One apocalypse--hold the zombies
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The Murphy Shepherd Starter Set: Books 1-2
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Now packaged together in an exclusive audio bundle, discover the first two books in the riveting Murphy Shepherd series from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin. Combining the heart-wrenching emotion of Nicholas Sparks with the edge-of-your-seat tension of John Grisham, The Water Keeper and The Letter Keeper explore the true power of sacrificial love to heal all wounds.
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A great series by Charles Martin
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It's June 1941, and the low point of the war. England throws wave after wave of RAF bombers across the Channel, but somehow the Luftwaffe is able to shoot them down at will. The skies, indeed, the war itself seem to belong to Hitler.
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Set against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this captivating story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home.... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore.
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Marvelous story line, Excellent narration
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December 1940. As German bombs fall on Southampton, England, the city's residents flee to the surrounding villages. In Upton village, amid the chaos, newly married Ellen Parr finds a girl asleep, unclaimed at the back of an empty bus. Little Pamela, it seems, is entirely alone. Ellen has always believed she does not want children, but when she takes Pamela into her home, the child cracks open the past Ellen thought she had escaped and the future she and her husband, Selwyn, had dreamed for themselves. As the war rages on, love grows where it was least expected, surprising them all.
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Nasty reviews, why? Beautiful book.
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This classic captures the endearing relationship between a man and his grandson as they fish and hunt the lakes and woods of North Carolina. All the while the Old Man acts as teacher and guide, passing on his wisdom and life experiences to the boy, who listens in rapt fascination.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Glad to see this Classic on Audible
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The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
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Every day, Albert Entwistle makes his way through the streets of his small English town, delivering letters and parcels and returning greetings with a quick wave and a “how do?” Everyone on his route knows Albert, or thinks they do—a man of quiet routines, content to live alone with his cat, Gracie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a Treat!
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The Girl with No Name
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Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is one precious photograph of the family she has left behind. Lonely and homesick, she is adopted by a childless couple. But when the Blitz blows her new home apart, she wakes up in a hospital with no memory of who she is or where she came from. The authorities give her a new name and dispatch her to a children's home. With the war raging around her, what will become of Lisa now?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Omit the “f” words!
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Going Solo
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Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving, and always colorful adventures. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this fascinating man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Live of a master, read beautifully
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Night of the Fox
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In the fifth year of conflict, the master plan for the invasion of Hitler’s Channel stronghold is the Allies’ greatest secret. National security demands it doesn’t fall into enemy hands. So when Colonel Hugh Kelso is pulled from the sea off German-occupied Jersey in April 1944, a major crisis erupts. Because Kelso is still alive and knows the exact details of the imminent invasion, to ensure the success of their offensive, the Allies launch a suicidal mission to rescue the Colonel...or silence him forever.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Glad it was a Daily Deal rather than full priced
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She was from the hills of Yorkshire, country born and bred. He was a city boy. By the stream where they fished they were two young people falling in love. Overhead, the bombers roared, threatening to blow their idyllic world, so young, so fresh, to smithereens.
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
An old man lies dying during the rainy season in the Queensland outback. And in the night, slipping in and out of an opium sleep that drifts him towards death, he draws his listener into a tale that opens onto incredible horizons.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stay with this book; it's worth it!
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Beyond the Black Stump
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General4 out of 5 stars 163
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 141
When Stanton Laird, American geologist, goes prospecting for the Topeka Exploration Company in the savage Australian outback, he finds something a good deal more precious than oil.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Davina Porter is a wonderful narrator
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The Breaking Wave
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
Allan had been away from Coombaragana, flying in the Royal Air Force. Now he has returned, wounded and disillusioned, to his ancestral home. Days before, Jessie Proctor had taken her own life. Why? Allan looked at the young face in the photograph in Jessie’s passport and froze. He knew who she really was.
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5 out of 5 stars
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,139
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,915
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,911
Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hologram of a Decent Man
- De Jim In Texas! en 05-28-12
De: Nevil Shute
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On the Beach
- De: Nevil Shute
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- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,341
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,207
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,210
A war no one fully understands has devastated the planet with radioactive fallout from massive cobalt bombing. Melbourne, Australia, is the only area whose citizens have not yet succumbed to the contamination. But there isn’t much time left, a few months, maybe more—and the citizens of Melbourne must decide how they will live the remaining weeks of their lives, and how they will face a hopeless future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Personally a Tremendous Influence
- De N. Rogers en 06-07-14
De: Nevil Shute
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Pastoral
- De: Nevil Shute
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 159
She was from the hills of Yorkshire, country born and bred. He was a city boy. By the stream where they fished they were two young people falling in love. Overhead, the bombers roared, threatening to blow their idyllic world, so young, so fresh, to smithereens.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Historical romance set in WWII England.
- De Stan en 06-19-12
De: Nevil Shute
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In the Wet
- De: Nevil Shute
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
An old man lies dying during the rainy season in the Queensland outback. And in the night, slipping in and out of an opium sleep that drifts him towards death, he draws his listener into a tale that opens onto incredible horizons.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stay with this book; it's worth it!
- De Kathy en 06-19-12
De: Nevil Shute
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Beyond the Black Stump
- De: Nevil Shute
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 163
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 141
When Stanton Laird, American geologist, goes prospecting for the Topeka Exploration Company in the savage Australian outback, he finds something a good deal more precious than oil.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Davina Porter is a wonderful narrator
- De Brian PDX en 07-26-14
De: Nevil Shute
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The Breaking Wave
- De: Nevil Shute
- Narrado por: Patrick Tull
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
Allan had been away from Coombaragana, flying in the Royal Air Force. Now he has returned, wounded and disillusioned, to his ancestral home. Days before, Jessie Proctor had taken her own life. Why? Allan looked at the young face in the photograph in Jessie’s passport and froze. He knew who she really was.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Touching Tale
- De Jim In Texas! en 05-05-12
De: Nevil Shute
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Trustee from the Toolroom
- De: Nevil Shute
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,139
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,915
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,911
Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet.
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A war no one fully understands has devastated the planet with radioactive fallout from massive cobalt bombing. Melbourne, Australia, is the only area whose citizens have not yet succumbed to the contamination. But there isn’t much time left, a few months, maybe more—and the citizens of Melbourne must decide how they will live the remaining weeks of their lives, and how they will face a hopeless future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- Adayam mirsky
- 10-03-24
Excellent
This is my 4th Neville Shute novel. I’m still amazed I’ve never heard of him before. His down to earth non nonsense account of the event seems in the beginning unemotional, but a reading goes on we discover the amazing story very touching and emotional. An absolutely amazing narrator brings all the characters to life.
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- Michael
- 04-06-12
Time Well Spent: Novel of How Men Prevail
What did you love best about Ordeal?
With bombs falling around your house at night, and water getting shut off, what would you do? A good story in the Shute tradition: men and women doing some amazing things to protect those they love and follow the journey of their chosen values. Not the first Shute I've read, but if it was, I'd read more. It's enjoyable reading about common people solving problems and facing moral issues, and good people helping each other.
More in the Rattingan tradition (Separate Tables; the Browning Version) than the Rostand tradition (Cyrano de Bergerac) -- but both are good: benevolent and rational.
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- Eileen
- 02-12-12
Absorbing!
As with most Nevil Shute novels, this book seems to begin slowly. Once you're in the middle of the story though, you will realize that the beginning of the book introduces the characters and that their subsquent actions are built on the foundation laid in the first few pages. This book is a fascinating look at the "stiff upper lip" Britains at the beginning of the war- even more fasscinating when you realize that the book was written before the first bombs dropped! If you have read "On the Beach", you will recognize many of these characters as the literary parents of the people in Mr. Shute's last novel.
I highly recommend this and every other work by Nevil Shute.
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