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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.
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Multiple Stories Obfuscate Narrative
- By Stephnsea on 08-12-23
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
great read
Reviewed: 03-28-24
loved it. great reader. complex. a little challenging with introduction of all the characters and subplots. but very rewarding.
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Tea Shop Cozy Mysteries, Books 1-6
- Cozy Mystery Collections, Book 2
- By: Katherine Hayton
- Narrated by: Sara Morsey
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
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Fifty-something widow Willow Foxglove's dream is to operate a herbal tea shop. If only she could stop tripping over dead bodies long enough to organize the business! When murder comes to peaceful Aniseed Valley, Willow Foxglove is on the case. Believing the local sheriff to be unequal to the challenge, she pursues leads in between building a new tea shop and looking after her Maine Coon kitten, Mavis.
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Classy & enjoyable for 50 + set
- By Firstsnow on 01-04-22
- Tea Shop Cozy Mysteries, Books 1-6
- Cozy Mystery Collections, Book 2
- By: Katherine Hayton
- Narrated by: Sara Morsey
enjoyable reads every one
Reviewed: 03-15-24
would be better if 2 readers as some characters, like Harmony, need a different voce.
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Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me.
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Absolutely beautifully Written❤️
- By Love bug23 on 05-02-22
- Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
a read for everyone
Reviewed: 06-07-22
no holds barred glimpse into her life. and delivered dynamicly. Lots of rough language., but that was her life. thank you Viola.
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An Anonymous Girl
- By: Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Seeking women ages 18-32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she’s thinking...and what she’s hiding.
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Amazing
- By Frances Hampton on 01-09-19
- An Anonymous Girl
- By: Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Julia Whelan
good read
Reviewed: 04-13-19
plenty of plot twists. reader was great with voices added to the twnsion with the flipping back and forth between characters' thoughts and actual words.
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The President Is Missing
- By: Bill Clinton, James Patterson
- Narrated by: Dennis Quaid, January LaVoy, Peter Ganim, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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The White House is the home of the president of the United States, the most guarded, monitored, closely watched person in the world. So how could a US president vanish without a trace? And why would he choose to do so? An unprecedented collaboration between President Bill Clinton and the world's best-selling novelist, James Patterson, The President Is Missing is a breathtaking story from the pinnacle of power.
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Dreadful Narration!
- By Miss L on 06-07-18
- The President Is Missing
- By: Bill Clinton, James Patterson
- Narrated by: Dennis Quaid, January LaVoy, Peter Ganim, Jeremy Davidson, Mozhan Marnò
loved it. great journey.
Reviewed: 08-13-18
Great collaboration. I am sure they enjoyed writing as well as I enjoyed reading. I highly recommend.
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The Testament of Mary
- By: Colm Toibin
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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Meryl Streep’s performance of Colm Tóibín's acclaimed portrait of Mary is hailed by the New York Times Book Review as “an ideal audiobook,” presenting the three-time Academy Award-winner in “yet another great role.” Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Colm Tóibín's The Testament of Mary presents Mary as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity. In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son's crucifixion. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel. They are her keepers, providing her with food and shelter and visiting her regularly. She does not agree that her son is the Son of God; nor that his death was "worth it"; nor that the "group of misfits he gathered around him, men who could not look a woman in the eye," were holy disciples. This woman who we know from centuries of paintings and scripture as the docile, loving, silent, long-suffering, obedient, worshipful mother of Christ becomes a tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone, in a portrait so vivid and convincing that our image of Mary will be forever transformed.
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hated it
- By bibliophile on 06-14-14
- The Testament of Mary
- By: Colm Toibin
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
deeply moving.
Reviewed: 07-27-18
Meryl was outstanding. Moments in Christ's life from his mother's view. what she must of felt.
might be too intense for some. but great read.
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Rose Under Fire
- By: Elizabeth Wein
- Narrated by: Sasha Pick
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Rose Justice is a young pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. On her way back from a semi-secret flight in the waning days of the war, Rose is captured by the Germans and ends up in Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi women's concentration camp. There, she meets an unforgettable group of women. These damaged women must bond together to help each other survive.
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Breathtakingly Beautiful
- By Valeria on 01-26-15
- Rose Under Fire
- By: Elizabeth Wein
- Narrated by: Sasha Pick
AMAZING TREATMENT OF A TOUCHY SUBJECT
Reviewed: 07-08-15
Would you listen to Rose Under Fire again? Why?
Yes, Not an easy book to read. But an amazing amalgam of stories brought together for a gripping saga of the story of Nazi concentration camps. Beautifully written and performed.
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Gone Girl
- A Novel
- By: Gillian Flynn
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge.
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Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!
- By Theodore on 01-20-13
- Gone Girl
- A Novel
- By: Gillian Flynn
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
Great summer read
Reviewed: 08-07-12
Would you consider the audio edition of Gone Girl to be better than the print version?
absolutely
Have you listened to any of Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
no
Any additional comments?
Recording helped with the flips between character narrations and flips through time periods.
Definately kept my attention.
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