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Secrets of a Charmed Life
- By: Susan Meissner
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,242
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,711
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,692
Current day, Oxford, England. Young American scholar Kendra Van Zant, eager to pursue her vision of a perfect life, interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades...beginning with who she really is. What Kendra receives from Isabel is both a gift and a burden--one that will test her convictions and her heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rare 5-Star Across the Board!
- By Imamomof4 on 06-14-15
- Secrets of a Charmed Life
- By: Susan Meissner
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
Life lessons
Reviewed: 07-31-24
Loved this story and it was told so well. So many lessons that have come out of wars.. wish more people would take the time to listen.
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Small Mercies
- A Novel
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,435
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,280
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,280
In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessey is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the projects of “Southie,” the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to tradition and stands proudly apart. One night Mary Pat’s teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn’t come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sadly these streets are my home…
- By shipyardjay on 05-10-23
- Small Mercies
- A Novel
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Mary Pat did not wait for the law to deal with the issues at hand. She handled it!
Reviewed: 03-09-24
In the first quarter of the book I was not sure I was going to finish it. Language was awful. But I am sure glad I did not put it down.. it had my full attention after that. Well done! 👍
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Rock Bottom, Tennessee
- By: Kimberly Nixon
- Narrated by: Dani Nelson
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Life is hard for Ruby growing up in poverty on the wrong side of the mountain on her grandfather's farm where literally the sun didn’t shine. The Appalachian setting isn’t her friend as she searches for an easy life at the "tippy-top" with contentment and security. Ruby makes a series of bad decisions, causing her life to tumble into an unexpected outcome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Family story well told
- By Kindle Customer on 01-19-24
- Rock Bottom, Tennessee
- By: Kimberly Nixon
- Narrated by: Dani Nelson
Family story well told
Reviewed: 01-19-24
I loved this story. We all have history of our grandparents or great grandparents on what they had to do to survive in the depression years. This story is one that is really interesting about a smart, intelligent woman who did what she had to do to survive. With that choice she also lost much. Story told by her granddaughter is really worth reading or listing too. Looking forward to reading Kimberly’s next book coming in April. 2024.
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Lady Tan's Circle of Women
- By: Lisa See
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim, Justin Chien
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,423
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,039
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,036
According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations—looking, listening, touching, and asking—something a man can never do with a female patient.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Beautiful Novel from Lisa See!
- By TuxedoedCorgi95 on 06-06-23
- Lady Tan's Circle of Women
- By: Lisa See
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim, Justin Chien
We, women, are so blessed to live in USA with lots of choices and freedom.
Reviewed: 12-11-23
Very well told story of women’s life contained. Can’t even imagine the pain they had to also go through wrapping up toes and feet to make them small. Crazy
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The Light Between Oceans
- A Novel
- By: M. L. Stedman
- Narrated by: Noah Taylor
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,729
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7,775
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,737
In 1918, after four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia to take a job as the lighthouse keeper on remote Janus Rock. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes only four times a year and shore leaves are granted every other year at best, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Three years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel is tending the grave of her newly lost infant when she hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up on shore carrying a dead man and a living baby.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story.....terrible narrator.
- By Sandra on 08-14-12
- The Light Between Oceans
- A Novel
- By: M. L. Stedman
- Narrated by: Noah Taylor
Loved this Story
Reviewed: 09-04-23
This is beautifully written. Adding as a must read for book club. Know there will be a lot of different thoughts on right and wrong.. what would you do if it happened to you on all sides?
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Night
- By: Elie Wiesel
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,859
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,535
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,541
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Gold Medal, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel offers an unforgettable account of Hitler's horrific reign of terror in Night. This definitive edition features a new translation from the original French by Wiesel's wife and frequent translator, Marion Wiesel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book consumed me
- By Ella on 01-24-06
- Night
- By: Elie Wiesel
- Narrated by: George Guidall
This book should be read by all!!
Reviewed: 06-18-23
I read a lot of different WWII stories on how the nazis stoled the Jews lives. The loss of families, homes, and the terrible tortures and deaths of millions. This story of the young man who remembers seeing such a horrific tragedy of deaths of his mother, sister, and father and so many others. Amazing that he survived! Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing this again and rewriting it to bring it back for current generations to read. I honor you Elie Wiesel! May God bless you for keeping the faith and sharing your story to keep it alive.
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Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30,142
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27,263
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27,197
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! It’s a Masterpiece
- By Billy on 10-25-22
- Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Would make a good TV series
Reviewed: 01-20-23
So Sad… but so real in todays world. So many children who survives a loss of both their parents due to drugs and crime are put in foster care. Some come out doing well. A lot more end up like their parents due to alcohol, drugs, crime and so poor.
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The Measure
- A Novel
- By: Nikki Erlick
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,769
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,981
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,967
It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live. From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?
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2 out of 5 stars
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heavy content
- By Cherece on 09-12-22
- The Measure
- A Novel
- By: Nikki Erlick
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Wow!! Great story!
Reviewed: 11-27-22
Really enjoyed this story. Had a lot of meaning for today’s world. The narrator did a fabulous job. Thanks so much.
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If You Tell
- A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,531
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23,115
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,034
After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now. For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horribly Depressing, Detailed Description of Abuse
- By Andrea on 12-20-19
- If You Tell
- A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
Scary to know
Reviewed: 02-16-22
Story well told. Such horrific people in this world. Makes you wonder how many more children live in hell and unable to tell.
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The River Why
- By: David James Duncan
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 324
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 287
Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable experiences.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I Can't Listen to This
- By Tom on 05-13-19
- The River Why
- By: David James Duncan
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Great audible book
Reviewed: 01-12-22
Wonderful story and Dick Hill as the narrator did an excellent job. I think if I read the book I would not have pictures the characters the same. Well done Mr Duncan and Mr. Hill for very entertaining stories and message. 👏👏
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