B. Maxwell
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Shadow of the Moon
- By: M. M. Kaye
- Narrated by: Tara Ochs
- Length: 34 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 310
The author of The Far Pavilions returns us once again to the vast, intoxicating romance of India under the British Raj. Shadow of the Moon is the story of Winter de Ballesteros, a beautiful English heiress come home to her beloved India. It is also the tale of Captain Alex Randall, her protector, who aches to possess her. Forged in the fires of a war that threatens to topple an empire, their tale is the saga of a desperate and unforgettable love that consumes all in its thrall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Has always been a great story.
- By Sian on 06-08-14
- Shadow of the Moon
- By: M. M. Kaye
- Narrated by: Tara Ochs
"Shadow of the Moon," like "The Far Pavilions"
Reviewed: 02-14-24
As with "The Far Pavilions," "Shadow of the Moon" is written with the authenticity that only someone who has spent a large part of her life in the country can achieve. Kaye's love for India and it's people shines through with many references to those native Indians (bot Muslim and Hindu) who remained loyal to their English masters and officers. The history of India under the East India Company and then under the Raj is so compelling that the reader to want to know more. This is a book you will never want to end. One you will read again and again as I have done. My criticism is not of M.M Kaye's book or her style. It is of the narration which displays a very poorly imitated British accent.
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Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4 out of 5 stars 110
This classic novel has been thrice adapted for the screen by the BBC. Mary Smith relates the story of her time with middle-aged spinster sisters Miss Matty and Miss Deborah. Witty, poignant, and often ironic, Cranford is the tale of what these two women will do to remain respectable, proper, and kind with only moderate means.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Lovely Relaxing Listen
- By Tami on 09-18-12
- Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
A lost age
Reviewed: 02-04-24
My Grandparents were born during the reign of Queen Victoria in Derbyshire. "Cranford" so reminded me of Butterton, a village in Derbyshire where relatives of both Grannie and Grandpa live to this day. I found it a charming, humorous and sensitively written work. It has made me go back to my other favorites from the Georgian and Victorian eras.
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Nine Lives to Die
- A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
- By: Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 146
Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with an all-new mystery starring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, intrepid kitty sleuths Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker, the ever-faithful crime-solving corgi. This time around, Harry and her animal friends track a killer whose trail has gone as cold as the weather in December.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's like catching up with old friends!
- By Placeholder on 03-13-15
- Nine Lives to Die
- A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
- By: Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
Engaging
Reviewed: 02-17-17
This is a well laid out story. It weave two sets of murders together in an exciting and fun way.
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Murder She Meowed
- By: Rita Mae Brown
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 207
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 206
What do steeplechase, playing cards, and daggers have in common? They all play vital roles in the intricately woven plot of Sneaky Pie and her human cohort Rita Mae Brown in this delightful mystery. While Mary "Harry" Haristeen and her cat Mrs. Murphy attend the annual steeplechase at Montpelier, Mrs. Murphy discovers something amiss. During the celebration following the race, one of the jockeys is found dead in the barn, a dagger through his heart and the queen of clubs impaled by the dagger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Animal Lover's Delight
- By K. Adkins on 01-08-09
- Murder She Meowed
- By: Rita Mae Brown
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
Relaxing to be a cat?!
Reviewed: 02-15-17
Harry refects on how relaxing it must be to be a cat. Just tell that to Mrs. Murphy and Pewter-- and don't forget T. Tucker, the adorable Welsh Corgi!
I love this series and even enjoy re-reading various titles. The only blemish in this book? Well, see if you can figure that out for yourself. The characters are well fleshed out and the scenery makes me want to visit central Virginia!
The voice of the narrator, Kate Forbes, is a delightful Virginian accent. Enjoy this book as much as I have and you will have had a wonderful escape from your daily world!
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The Deeds of the Disturber
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 5
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,950
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,560
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,544
After an adventurous season spent excavating at Dahshoor, and narrowly averting the clutches of the Master Criminal, Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody Emerson and her spouse prepare for a quiet summer in England. The social and domestic routine, though interrupted by the precocious escapades of their only child, Ramses, hardly seems much of a challenge for the indomitable Emersons.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Narrator
- By Wende on 03-30-05
- The Deeds of the Disturber
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 5
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Don't ask me!
Reviewed: 02-12-17
Don't ask me! I am the last person to critique an Amelia Peabody book. That is because I am an unabashedly unashamed fan of the intrepid Feminist scholar and her dashing husband, Radcliffe's Emerson. So I refuse to critique on the ground that it will reveal me as hopelessly in love with the entire Amelia Peabody Series.
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Lion in the Valley
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 4
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,261
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,800
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,790
Amelia Peabody, archaeologist and woman extraordinaire, should have greeted the approaching excavation with transports of joy. Nothing in the world could compare with exploring the muddy, musty corridors of some bat-infested pyramid. And at Dahshoor, to which she was headed, there existed some particularly fine specimens.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Delicious Confection
- By Coffee Lover on 11-24-05
- Lion in the Valley
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 4
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Loved it! T
Reviewed: 02-10-17
The interfacing between Amelia and Sethos is priceless! His appeal to her higher nature is just the ticket! Would she yield to his evil charms?
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Murder on the Prowl
- By: Rita Mae Brown
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 171
Filled with frisky pets and fine suspense, the Mrs. Murphy mysteries are instant New York Times best sellers. Fans love the sleuthing team of spunky postmistress "Harry" Harristeen and Mrs. Murphy, her savvy tiger stripe cat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and T. Tucker rock!
- By B. Maxwell on 02-09-17
- Murder on the Prowl
- By: Rita Mae Brown
- Narrated by: Kate Forbes
Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and T. Tucker rock!
Reviewed: 02-09-17
I loved this book-- but then I love all the books written by Sneaky Pie Brown! The residents of Crozet are delightful and one feels attached to certain characters right away while others take a little more time to develop. Harry, as always, is a font of curiosity. Her independent nature is softened by her reluctant vulnerability. My favorite part of the book, of course, involves the furry stars and their close brush with the bobcat. Mrs. Murphy's clever interaction with the young fox plays in nicely!
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