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Stars of Alabama
- A Novel by Sean of the South
- By: Sean Dietrich
- Narrated by: Sean Dietrich
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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When 15-year-old Marigold becomes pregnant amid the Great Depression, she is rejected by her family and forced to fend for herself. And when she loses her baby in the forest, her whole world turns upside down. She’s even more distraught upon discovering she has an inexplicable power that makes her both beautiful and terrifying - and something of a local legend. Meanwhile, migrant workers Vern and Paul discover a violet-eyed baby and take it upon themselves to care for her.
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Wow! How have I not heard of this?!?
- By Wren on 01-05-20
- Stars of Alabama
- A Novel by Sean of the South
- By: Sean Dietrich
- Narrated by: Sean Dietrich
Amazing
Reviewed: 08-14-22
One of the best listens in awhile. Keep me interested from start to finish.
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A Sitting in St. James
- By: Rita Williams-Garcia
- Narrated by: Machelle Williams
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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This astonishing novel from three-time National Book Award finalist Rita Williams-Garcia about the interwoven lives of those bound to a plantation in antebellum America is an epic masterwork—empathetic, brutal, and entirely human—and essential reading for both teens and adults grappling with the long history of American racism.
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Rita Williams-Garcia offers a unique perspective.
- By Meredith L. Burton on 06-26-21
- A Sitting in St. James
- By: Rita Williams-Garcia
- Narrated by: Machelle Williams
Great
Reviewed: 08-14-22
Great book. Held my interest throughout. Would recommend. Haven't heard of the author before this release.
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The Wedding Gift
- A Novel
- By: Marlen Suyapa Bodden
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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When Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa’s hand in marriage, he presents her with a wedding gift: the young slave she grew up with, Sarah. Sarah is also Allen’s daughter and Clarissa’s sister, a product of his longtime relationship with his house slave, Emmeline. When Clarissa’s husband suspects that their newborn son is illegitimate, Clarissa and Sarah are sent back to her parents, Cornelius and Theodora, in shame, setting in motion a series of events that will destroy this once-powerful family.
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I was up past 4 a.m. listening to this book!
- By Cynthia on 05-18-14
- The Wedding Gift
- A Novel
- By: Marlen Suyapa Bodden
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, January LaVoy
Reads like a kid's novella
Reviewed: 08-14-22
Couldn't get past the dialect and immature writing style of the first few chapters. I tried several times.
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