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In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer - its sunlight and storms - into 22 crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to her grandmother with the care of a new parent. Together they amble over coastline and forest in easy companionship, build boats from bark, create a miniature Venice, write a fanciful study of local bugs. They discuss things that matter to young and old alike: life, death, the nature of God, and of love. "On an island," thinks the grandmother, "everything is complete." In The Summer Book, Jansson creates her own complete world, full of the varied joys and sorrows of life.
©1972 Tove Jansson (Moomin Characters); translation copyright 1974 by The Estate of Tove Jansson; Introduction copyright by Kathryn Davis (P)2022 TantorLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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- Narrado por: Pamela Dillman
- Duración: 4 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 383
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The four Melendy children live with their father and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, in a worn but comfortable brownstone in New York City. There's thirteen-year-old Mona, who has decided to become an actress; twelve-year-old mischievous Rush; ten-year-old Randy who loves to dance and paint; and thoughtful Oliver, who is just six-years-old.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent for children and adults
- De Dale en 05-15-04
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The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
- De: Eudora Welty
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat, Jessica Almasy, Victor Bevine, y otros
- Duración: 32 h y 18 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 185
This complete collection includes all of the published stories of Eudora Welty. There are 41 stories in all, including those in the earlier collections A Curtain of Green, The Wide Net, The Golden Apples, and The Bride of the Innisfallen, as well as previously uncollected stories.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Too Good For Audio
- De Yennta en 06-18-12
De: Eudora Welty
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The Lightkeeper's Daughters
- A Novel
- De: Jean E. Pendziwol
- Narrado por: Dara Rosenberg, Dawn Harvey, Tom Parks
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 164
Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth's eyes have failed. No longer able to linger over her beloved books or gaze at the paintings that move her spirit, she fills the void with music and memories of her family, especially her beloved twin sister, Emily. When her late father's journals are discovered after an accident, the past suddenly becomes all too present. With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing community service at her senior home, Elizabeth goes through the diaries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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very good
- De Jason Burger en 09-17-17
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The Unreal and the Real
- Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin, Volume One: Where on Earth
- De: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrado por: Tandy Cronyn
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 88
The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories--as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself--the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day. Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world, from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Shame on you, Audible
- De Audrey McCombs en 07-03-20
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I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- De: Margaret Craven
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 3 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 314
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 274
The touching story of a young, mortally ill priest who spends his last days working among the Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uncanny insight...
- De MetaThink en 03-22-15
De: Margaret Craven
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The Shipping News
- De: Annie Proulx
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
- Duración: 12 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 830
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 727
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 728
At 36, Quoyle, a third-rate newspaperman, is wrenched violently out of his workaday life when his two-timing wife gets her just desserts. He retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As three generations of his family cobble up new lives, Quoyle confronts his private demons - and the unpredictable forces of nature and society - and begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Can't Explain Why I Love This Book
- De Polly en 03-06-12
De: Annie Proulx
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The Plover
- De: Brian Doyle
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 9 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 107
Declan O Donnell has sailed out of Oregon and deep into the vast, wild ocean, having had just finally enough of other people and their problems. He will go it alone, he will be his own country, he will be beholden to and beloved of no one. No man is an island, my butt, he thinks. I am that very man.... But the galaxy soon presents him with a string of odd, entertaining, and dangerous passengers, who become companions of every sort and stripe. The Plover is the story of their adventures and misadventures in the immense blue country one of their company calls Pacifica.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Poetry, the sea and finally story
- De WA islander en 09-12-15
De: Brian Doyle
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The Shell Collector
- De: Anthony Doerr
- Narrado por: Hakeem Kae Kazim
- Duración: 7 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 315
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 267
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 268
The exquisitely crafted stories in Anthony Doerr's acclaimed debut collection take listeners from the African coast to the pine forests of Montana to the damp moors of Lapland, charting a vast physical and emotional landscape. Doerr explores the human condition in all its varieties - metamorphosis, grief, fractured relationships, and slowly mending hearts - and conjures nature in both its beautiful abundance and crushing power.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator not appropriate to the book.
- De Janet en 02-18-17
De: Anthony Doerr
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Nurk
- The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew
- De: Ursula Vernon
- Narrado por: Bill Knowlton
- Duración: 3 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 22
Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew. But when a mysterious plea for help arrives in the mail, he invokes the spirit of his fearless warrior-shrew grandmorther, Surka, and sets off to find the sender. It seems the prince of the dragonflies has been kidnapped, and Nurk is his last hope for rescue. Such a mission would be daunting for even the biggest, baddest, and bravest of shrews, and Nurk is neither big nor bad, and only a little brave. But he does his very best - and hopes his grandmother would be proud.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- De D L en 01-27-23
De: Ursula Vernon
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Tortilla Flat
- De: John Steinbeck
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,052
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 907
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 911
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a Camelot on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging—men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Book
- De LTCKEL en 09-06-14
De: John Steinbeck
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Italian Shoes
- De: Henning Mankell
- Narrado por: Henry Strozier
- Duración: 9 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 264
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 187
With more than 30 million copies of his works published, in 37 languages, award-winning author Henning Mankell may be Sweden's most accomplished novelist. Here he crafts the icy, atmospheric tale of Fredrik Welin, a disgraced surgeon living in exile on a small island. When Fredrik receives a surprise visit from a lover he abandoned decades earlier, he begins the difficult road to redemption.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nothing like Kurt Wallander
- De Pamela en 10-18-12
De: Henning Mankell
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Egg & Spoon
- De: Gregory Maguire
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 12 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 697
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 625
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 624
Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. Her brothers have been conscripted into the Tsar's army and taken as servants in the house of the local wealthy landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in St. Petersburg - a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena's age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book Ever!!!
- De Kindle Customer2 en 10-15-14
De: Gregory Maguire
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Miracles on Maple Hill
- De: Virginia Sorensen
- Narrado por: Cynthia Bishop, the Full Cast Family
- Duración: 4 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 188
A father's wounded heart. A mother's patient love. An eager boy, an impetuous girl, and, above all, the healing power of nature. These are the classic ingredients that fill Virginia Sorensen's Newbery Award-winning novel with a tender power and lift it to classic status.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful, uplifting book for all ages
- De carmela en 01-09-08
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Mrs. Mike
- De: Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,040
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 876
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 877
A moving love story set in the Canadian wilderness, Mrs. Mike is a classic tale that has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. It brings the fierce, stunning landscape of Canada to life and tenderly evokes the love that blossoms between Sergeant Mike Flannigan and beautiful young Katherine Mary O'Fallon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How could I have missed this all these years?
- De Dale C. Farran en 01-30-10
De: Benedict Freedman, y otros
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Out Stealing Horses
- De: Per Petterson
- Narrado por: Richard Poe
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 500
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 338
Multiple award-winning author Per Petterson delivers an eloquent, meditative novel. 67-year-old Trond Sander lives secluded in a far corner of Norway. Casting his mind back to 1948, he recalls a horse-stealing prank with his best friend that turned tragic and changed his life forever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quiet and powerful
- De KP en 01-24-10
De: Per Petterson
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Cannery Row
- De: John Steinbeck
- Narrado por: Jerry Farden
- Duración: 5 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,490
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,007
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,990
Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Henri, Mack and his boys, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and most poignant works.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Five stars with a Caveat
- De Bette en 04-23-12
De: John Steinbeck
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Sculptor's Daughter
- De: Tove Jansson, Kingsley Hart
- Narrado por: Sara Kestelman
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Dive into Tove Jansson's spellbinding memoir and be transported to early 20th-century Helsinki where you'll experience the magic and fears of a childhood infused with the freedom and natural beauty of Finland. Hailed by Ali Smith for its evocative prose, Jansson's memoir unveils the enchantments of a world where winter ice is a playground of mysteries, balalaika parties radiate warmth, and Christmas takes on epic proportions when viewed from a child's eyes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The description
- De Dorothy en 09-13-24
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Notes from an Island
- De: Tove Jansson, Alexander Chee - introduction
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy
- Duración: 2 h
- Versión completa
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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Historia0 out of 5 stars 0
In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunström, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless island in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, where for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the visual artist, Tuulikki “Tooti” Pietilä, lived, painted, and wrote, energized by the solitude and shifting seascapes. The island's flora, fauna, and weather patterns provided deep inspiration which can be seen reflected in all of Jansson's work, most famously in her novel The Summer Book and her longstanding comic strip and novels for children, Moomin.
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Fair Play
- De: Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal
- Narrado por: Emma D'Arcy
- Duración: 2 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Fair Play is a poignant portrayal of the intricacies of love and work through the lens of two women, both accomplished artists, whose intimate relationship defied societal norms. Set against the backdrop of Helsinki and summers on their remote island paradise, Jansson weaves together the nuanced details of the women's creative lives, offering a rich tapestry of their daily routines, artistic process, and innermost thoughts. Through the lens of their unique relationship, we witness a true example of progressive love, where generosity and respect are key to a beautiful and thriving partnership.
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5 out of 5 stars
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emma d'arcy needs to narrate as many books as possible
- De Kindle Customer en 08-23-24
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Notes from an Island
- De: Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal - Übersetzer, Tuulikki Pietilä
- Narrado por: Sandi Toksvig
- Duración: 1 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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Historia0 out of 5 stars 0
Set against the rugged backdrop of Klovharun, a barren skerry in the Gulf of Finland, ´Notes from an Island´ invites you into the intimate world of Tove Jansson and her partner, graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä, known affectionately as "Tooti."Aided by Brunstroem, an unconventional fisherman, Jansson races against time and the elements to build a cabin that would serve as their sanctuary for thirty summers. A declaration of the beauty of solitude, Notes from an Island is a touching homage to a mature love nurtured by the raw beauty of shifting seascapes.
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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The Copenhagen Trilogy
- Childhood; Youth; Dependency
- De: Tove Ditlevsen, Tiina Nunnally - translator, Michael Favala Goldman - translator
- Narrado por: Stine Wintlev
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 420
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 356
Called "a masterpiece" by The Guardian, this courageous and honest trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in the field of genre-bending confessional writing, explores themes of family, sex, motherhood, abortion, addiction, and being an artist. This program contains all three volumes of her memoirs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterpiece
- De David Batcher en 03-21-21
De: Tove Ditlevsen, y otros
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Cold Enough for Snow
- De: Jessica Au
- Narrado por: Angela Lin
- Duración: 3 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 17
A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo. They walk along the canals through the autumn evenings, escape the typhoon rains, share meals in small cafes and restaurants, and visit galleries to see some of the city’s most radical modern art. All the while, they talk: about the weather, horoscopes, clothes, and objects, about family, distance, and memory. But uncertainties abound. Who is really speaking here - is it only the daughter? And what is the real reason behind this elliptical, perhaps even spectral journey?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great audio!!
- De David en 12-18-22
De: Jessica Au
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Sculptor's Daughter
- De: Tove Jansson, Kingsley Hart
- Narrado por: Sara Kestelman
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Dive into Tove Jansson's spellbinding memoir and be transported to early 20th-century Helsinki where you'll experience the magic and fears of a childhood infused with the freedom and natural beauty of Finland. Hailed by Ali Smith for its evocative prose, Jansson's memoir unveils the enchantments of a world where winter ice is a playground of mysteries, balalaika parties radiate warmth, and Christmas takes on epic proportions when viewed from a child's eyes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The description
- De Dorothy en 09-13-24
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Notes from an Island
- De: Tove Jansson, Alexander Chee - introduction
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy
- Duración: 2 h
- Versión completa
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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Narración:0 out of 5 stars 0
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Historia0 out of 5 stars 0
In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunström, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless island in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, where for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the visual artist, Tuulikki “Tooti” Pietilä, lived, painted, and wrote, energized by the solitude and shifting seascapes. The island's flora, fauna, and weather patterns provided deep inspiration which can be seen reflected in all of Jansson's work, most famously in her novel The Summer Book and her longstanding comic strip and novels for children, Moomin.
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Fair Play
- De: Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal
- Narrado por: Emma D'Arcy
- Duración: 2 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Fair Play is a poignant portrayal of the intricacies of love and work through the lens of two women, both accomplished artists, whose intimate relationship defied societal norms. Set against the backdrop of Helsinki and summers on their remote island paradise, Jansson weaves together the nuanced details of the women's creative lives, offering a rich tapestry of their daily routines, artistic process, and innermost thoughts. Through the lens of their unique relationship, we witness a true example of progressive love, where generosity and respect are key to a beautiful and thriving partnership.
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5 out of 5 stars
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emma d'arcy needs to narrate as many books as possible
- De Kindle Customer en 08-23-24
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Notes from an Island
- De: Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal - Übersetzer, Tuulikki Pietilä
- Narrado por: Sandi Toksvig
- Duración: 1 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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Narración:0 out of 5 stars 0
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Historia0 out of 5 stars 0
Set against the rugged backdrop of Klovharun, a barren skerry in the Gulf of Finland, ´Notes from an Island´ invites you into the intimate world of Tove Jansson and her partner, graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä, known affectionately as "Tooti."Aided by Brunstroem, an unconventional fisherman, Jansson races against time and the elements to build a cabin that would serve as their sanctuary for thirty summers. A declaration of the beauty of solitude, Notes from an Island is a touching homage to a mature love nurtured by the raw beauty of shifting seascapes.
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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The Copenhagen Trilogy
- Childhood; Youth; Dependency
- De: Tove Ditlevsen, Tiina Nunnally - translator, Michael Favala Goldman - translator
- Narrado por: Stine Wintlev
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 420
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 356
Called "a masterpiece" by The Guardian, this courageous and honest trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in the field of genre-bending confessional writing, explores themes of family, sex, motherhood, abortion, addiction, and being an artist. This program contains all three volumes of her memoirs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterpiece
- De David Batcher en 03-21-21
De: Tove Ditlevsen, y otros
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Cold Enough for Snow
- De: Jessica Au
- Narrado por: Angela Lin
- Duración: 3 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 17
A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo. They walk along the canals through the autumn evenings, escape the typhoon rains, share meals in small cafes and restaurants, and visit galleries to see some of the city’s most radical modern art. All the while, they talk: about the weather, horoscopes, clothes, and objects, about family, distance, and memory. But uncertainties abound. Who is really speaking here - is it only the daughter? And what is the real reason behind this elliptical, perhaps even spectral journey?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great audio!!
- De David en 12-18-22
De: Jessica Au
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Moominvalley Detectives
- De: Tove Jansson, David McDuff - Translator
- Narrado por: Dario Coates
- Duración: 28 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
Ready yourself for cosy adventures with all your favourite characters from the Moomins! Follow along as Moomintroll and his friends play detective and help solve the mystery of Mrs Fillyjonk's stolen necklace, the disappearance of Hermulen’s last stamp, and much more. Heartwarming, joyful and filled to the brim with mystery, these short stories are perfect for young readers and is the ideal bedtime book option.
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Art in Nature
- De: Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal - Übersetzer
- Narrado por: Sophie Winkleman
- Duración: 3 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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Immerse yourself in this riveting short story collection where art takes center stage - but not always for the better. Journey with an elderly caretaker who resolves a couple's spat over a painting, revealing the art market's complexities. Follow a draughtsman whose obsession with locomotives derails his love life, and a cartoonist who risks his sanity to fill in for a troubled colleague. Through tales that are witty yet unsettling, Jansson confronts obsession, ambition, and the pitfalls of artistic endeavor.
De: Tove Jansson, y otros
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Elizabeth and Her German Garden
- De: Elizabeth von Arnim
- Narrado por: Nadia May
- Duración: 3 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 244
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 196
Indoors are servants, meals, and furniture. There, too, is The Man of Wrath, her upright Teutonic husband, inspiring in Elizabeth a mixture of irritation, affection, and irreverence. But outside she can escape domestic routine, read favorite books, play with her three babies and garden to her heart's content. Through Elizabeth's eyes we watch the seasons, from May's "oasis of bird-cherries and greenery" to the time when "snow carpets her Pomeranian wilderness".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cavorting in the Gardens
- De Joseph R en 08-20-09
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Austerlitz
- De: W. G. Sebald
- Narrado por: Richard Matthews
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 207
A small child when he comes to England on a Kindertransport in the summer of 1939, Jacques Austerlitz is told nothing of his real family by the Welsh Methodist minister and his wife who raise him. When he is a much older man, fleeting memories return to him, and obeying an instinct he only dimly understands, Austerlitz follows their trail back to the world he left behind a half century before. There, faced with the void at the heart of twentieth-century Europe, he struggles to rescue his heritage from oblivion.
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2 out of 5 stars
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To each their own
- De Sebastian Romero en 04-23-20
De: W. G. Sebald
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Housekeeping
- De: Marilynne Robinson
- Narrado por: Becket Royce
- Duración: 5 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 846
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 602
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 605
A modern classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, their eccentric and remote aunt. The family house is in the small Far West town of Fingerbone, set on a glacial lake, the same lake where their grandfather died in a spectacular train wreck and their mother drove off a cliff to her death.
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4 out of 5 stars
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errancy, abandonment, and madness
- De Emily en 07-19-11
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The Unworthy
- A Novel
- De: Agustina Bazterrica
- Narrado por: Imani Jade Powers
- Duración: 4 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 13
From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find—discarded ink, dirt, and even her own blood. A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened at the center of the convent and of pleasing the foreboding Superior Sister. Outside, the world is plagued by catastrophe—cities are submerged underwater, electricity and the internet are nonexistent, and bands of survivors fight and forage in a cruel, barren landscape. Inside, the narrator is controlled, punished, but safe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another one!
- De Greta Crowl en 03-12-25
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Hard Rain Falling
- De: Don Carpenter
- Narrado por: Elijah Alexander
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 141
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary connement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class - married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But they will meet again....
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A Well Read, American Noir Novel from The 1960s
- De Frank Donnelly en 01-19-20
De: Don Carpenter
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A Room of One’s Own
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Marina Arnaudo
- Duración: 5 h y 24 m
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“A Room of One’s Own” is one of Virginia Woolf’s most influential works and a cornerstone of the feminist movement. In this brilliant essay, Woolf explores the limitations faced by women in the early 20th century, using captivating prose and the poetic style characteristic of a novelist. She compellingly argues that the lack of financial independence and a private space are key barriers preventing women from fully developing their literary talents
De: Virginia Woolf
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Clear
- A Novel
- De: Carys Davies
- Narrado por: Russ Bain
- Duración: 3 h y 6 m
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John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland—Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Yes, Another Island Book
- De Kate Juliff en 11-10-24
De: Carys Davies
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Memorial Days
- A Memoir
- De: Geraldine Brooks
- Narrado por: Geraldine Brooks
- Duración: 4 h y 56 m
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Many cultural and religious traditions expect those who are grieving to step away from the world. In contemporary life, we are more often met with red tape and to-do lists. This is exactly what happened to Geraldine Brooks when her partner of more than three decades, Tony Horwitz–just sixty years old and, to her knowledge, vigorous and healthy–collapsed and died on a Washington, D. C. sidewalk.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Uninspired, mediocre writing.
- De C. Tyler en 03-04-25
De: Geraldine Brooks
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Collected Fictions
- De: Jorge Luis Borges, Andrew Hurley - translator
- Narrado por: Castulo Guerra
- Duración: 27 h y 24 m
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For some fifty years, in intriguing and ingenious fictions that reimagined the very form of the short story—from his 1935 debut with A Universal History of Iniquity through his immensely influential collections Ficciones and The Aleph, the enigmatic prose poems of The Maker, up to his final work in the 1980s, Shakespeare’s Memory—Jorge Luis Borges returned again and again to his celebrated themes: dreams, duels, labyrinths, mirrors, infinite libraries, the manipulations of chance, gauchos, knife fighters, tigers, and the elusive nature of identity itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Borges Collected Fictions Trans Hurley
- De 0 en 09-08-23
De: Jorge Luis Borges, y otros
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Stone Yard Devotional
- A Novel
- De: Charlotte Wood
- Narrado por: Ailsa Piper
- Duración: 6 h y 37 m
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Burnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of rural Australia. She doesn't believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful and interesting story
- De Rory en 02-14-25
De: Charlotte Wood
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Summer Book
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- Ava
- 01-15-25
Swedish Finns
Tove Jansen, a Swedish-speaking Finn, writes a charming story of a woman and her granddaughter who live on an island off the Finnish coast. Narrator is fantastic and brings the characters to life.
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- Linda M. Smith
- 08-31-24
What A Wonderful Book
I loved the story of the relationship of the grandmother and the granddaughter. What a sweet connection as they mived through the days if summer having one adventure after another.
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- Kristen
- 07-16-22
Pure delight
What a wonderful compilation of tales. True joy in the relationship between a grandmother and her precocious granddaughter.
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- Annie Armstrong
- 04-14-22
GORGEOUS. FULL OF GRACE. NEEDED THIS.
Thank you for this exquisite audiobook. I wasn’t expecting much, because it’s been a tough time so I’m not expecting much of anything. This audiobook reminded me of the beauty of life, and not just reminded me, but gave me the experience of it. The narrator did an absolutely gorgeous job voicing the old woman, little girl, and all the characters. Sometimes narrators are super annoying when they voice old or young people, but Natasha Soudek brought an authenticity to it that mesmerized and sucked me in. It was like she was transmitting love, care, wisdom, and curiosity into my soul, which sounds super cheesy, but that’s how it was. This audiobook is important because it connected me with youth, the old age that is to come, and all the magic in between that makes living not just worth it, but (often) magical. Seeing simple things through the characters’ eyes, hearing their emotions and wisdom through the narrator’s wonderful voice… all of it shifted something in me. Thank you. Needed this.
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- Jacob
- 11-10-24
Dull Beyond Belief
Well written book, but there is absolutely no real conflict or connecting plot. Just mundane stories.
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- Stephanie King
- 12-27-24
why did they write this
want a waste of time. maybe because it was translated from its original language, but I doubt it. I hope others enjoy this more than I did. it seemed absolutely pointless.
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- William Hinkle
- 08-09-24
Not a good book by any stretch
This was painful to sit through. If it wasn’t free I would’ve been upset. Do not recommend to anyone especially if you’re older than 6.
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