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Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,405
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,178
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,164
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So incredibly boring
- By Rhonda Morrison on 08-05-23
- Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Beautiful story
Reviewed: 09-28-23
I loved this story. It made me want to buy a cherry orchard in Michigan. What some thought was boring, I thought was a detailed look into a life and the decisions we make. And of course Meryl Streep narration was superb
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51,375
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47,092
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Story5 out of 5 stars 47,015
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- By Christine T on 05-17-22
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
Stunning Novel
Reviewed: 07-20-22
I absolutely loved this story. Each character was delightful to get to know. Wonderful writing and character development. I grew up on an island in the Puget Sound so the setting was very familiar to me. The narration was spot one and lovely to listen to.
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The Last House on the Street
- A Novel
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,214
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,954
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,952
Architect Kayla Carter and her husband designed a beautiful house for themselves in Round Hill’s new development, Shadow Ridge Estates. It was supposed to be a home where they could raise their three-year-old daughter and grow old together. Instead, it’s the place where Kayla’s husband died in an accident - a fact known to a mysterious woman who warns Kayla against moving in. The woods and lake behind the property are reputed to be haunted, and the new home has been targeted by vandals leaving threatening notes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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✫✫ 5 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 01-12-22
- The Last House on the Street
- A Novel
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
Absolutely Beautiful
Reviewed: 06-22-22
I almost skipped this book…..but it was actually the negative reviews that drew me in. I could tell from the, “I don’t want to read about politics” and the, “there’s enough politics in real life, I don’t want to read about it” that this book was likely extraordinary, and I was right. To those reviewers, racism and the brutality that people of color have faced in America through out our history and today is NOT politics. It is human tragedy. And it is the very discomfort you feel about it that is the most important. Your own white supremacy is alive and well and you cannot face it….just like the characters in this book. We are still facing the exact same bigotry in our society today. The writing was fantastic and the narrator completely on point. Well worth the credit.
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January
- By: Alix E. Harrow
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,510
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,817
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,809
In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world, and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A princess in a castle can't fend for herself
- By Summer on 11-11-19
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January
- By: Alix E. Harrow
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Loved so much!
Reviewed: 02-27-22
Absolutely beautiful, stunning story. This book was some of the best writing I have encountered in a long time. Right away I was pulled into the story, the worlds…the beautiful imagery. Let yourself fall into the story. Wonderful narration, story line and plot. Left me wanting more.
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The Paper Palace
- A Novel
- By: Miranda Cowley Heller
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,171
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,132
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,121
It is a perfect July morning, and Elle, a 50-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace” - the family summer place she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: Last night, Elle and her oldest friend, Jonas, crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The story has too much child abuse discription
- By DTurek on 07-14-21
- The Paper Palace
- A Novel
- By: Miranda Cowley Heller
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
Beautiful
Reviewed: 07-31-21
I will admit it took me a little while to get into this book...but once I did I was so taken with it. The writing is like nothing I have heard before. The authors descriptions of every day moments left me mesmorized. So much of what is importnat in life is between the lines. This story is brutal at times...the pain of it hard to bear. But it's a beautiful portrait of authentic Amercian life that is rare. Some of the other reviews of it being "crude" clearly are not deep enough to take in such story.
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The Things We Do for Love
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,669
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,884
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,847
Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t recommend enough for anyone craving a read with which you can really connect
- By Sarah C. on 06-23-21
- The Things We Do for Love
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
A story for the slow witted
Reviewed: 07-31-21
I love me some KH....but holy moly is this book terrible. The writing is worse than a Hallmark movie. There's zero depth of character making it feel hollow and annoying. Don't waste your credit on this one. She has so many other amazing books to choose from.
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Beneath the Shadows
- By: Sara Foster
- Narrated by: Lorna Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,273
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,576
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,563
When Grace’s husband, Adam, inherits an isolated North Yorkshire cottage, they leave the bustle of London behind to try a new life. A week later, Adam vanishes without a trace, leaving their baby daughter, Millie, in her stroller on the doorstep. The following year, Grace returns to the tiny village on the untamed heath. Everyone - the police, her parents, even her best friend and younger sister - is convinced that Adam left her. But Grace, unable to let go of her memories of their love and life together, cannot accept this explanation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yes! Without a doubt LISTEN TO THIS BOOK!
- By Eric the Red on 02-18-20
- Beneath the Shadows
- By: Sara Foster
- Narrated by: Lorna Bennett
Loved it!
Reviewed: 06-16-21
This book was offered for free and so I really didn’t have any expectations. Loved the story line and the narrator. I was pulled into the story right away. I loved the imagery of the small village and the eccentric characters. It was all very easy to picture. I feel like I want to visit this part of the world now
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The Family Upstairs
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dom Thornburn
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,824
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,376
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,318
Gifted musician Clemency Thompson is playing for tourists on the streets of Southern France when she receives an urgent text message. Her childhood friend, Lucy, is demanding her immediate return to London. It’s happening, says the message. The baby is back. Libby Jones was only six months old when she became an orphan. Now 25, she’s astounded to learn of an inheritance that will change her life. A gorgeous, dilapidated townhouse in one of London’s poshest neighborhoods has been held in a trust for her all these years. Now, it’s hers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Did Not Disappoint... I LOVE LISA JEWELL
- By Tawny on 11-06-19
- The Family Upstairs
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dom Thornburn
A great listen
Reviewed: 11-14-19
I love most of Lisa Jewell’s book and this one didn’t disappoint. Uncomfortable and creepy and totally compelling. I only wished it were a bit longer. I hope for my audio books to be at least 10 hours long. The narration on the book was flawless. Love those British accents.
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The Silent Sister
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,792
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,316
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,283
In The Silent Sister, Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and she's in New Bern, North Carolina cleaning out his house when she finds evidence to the contrary. Lisa is alive. Alive and living under a new identity. But why exactly was she on the run all those years ago, and what secrets are being kept now?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not My Cup of Tea
- By Taryn on 01-11-15
- The Silent Sister
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
I really liked this one
Reviewed: 08-10-19
Despite the bad reviews I gave this a shot and I actually really liked it. It was predictable, but that really didn't take away from the story. It kept me up listening each nigh until I finished it. Not my favorite narrator, but decent enough.
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Ask Again, Yes
- A Novel
- By: Mary Beth Keane
- Narrated by: Molly Pope
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,807
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,075
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,074
In Mary Beth Keane's extraordinary novel, a lifelong friendship and love blossoms between Kate Gleeson and Peter Stanhope, born six months apart. One shocking night their loyalties are divided, and their bond will be tested again and again over the next 30 years. Heartbreaking and redemptive, Ask Again, Yes is a gorgeous and generous portrait of the daily intimacies of marriage and the power of forgiveness....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grabs Hold of Your Heart and Doesn't Let Go
- By Amazon Customer on 09-05-19
- Ask Again, Yes
- A Novel
- By: Mary Beth Keane
- Narrated by: Molly Pope
Beautiful
Reviewed: 07-28-19
It is very rare that I read a book where the author gets right the depth of what it is to be human. The dichotomy of what it is to carry our human story and still find it in us to love. What an amazing story. I just loved it. The narrator did a masterful job.
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