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Distant Shores

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley
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Publisher's summary

Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a future together. But after the children leave home, they quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job offer, Elizabeth puts her needs aside to follow him across the country. Until the sudden death of her father changes everything. Grieving and alone, she retreats to an isolated beach house where she packs away the last remnants of her parents' lives. There, the pieces of a past she never knew unfold to reveal a tender story of lasting devotion, the kind of steadfast commitment that Elizabeth admits is missing from her own marriage. Faced with her own disillusionment, she makes a terrifying decision, risking everything she has for a second chance at happiness.
©2002 Kristin Hannah (P)2004 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Captivating!!

Amazing love and overcome story! Makes you want to know more about the characters and what happens next!

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I really enjoyed the story but I wasn't satisfied with the ending. It could have had better closure.

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Poignant and heart stirring.

A quiet look into thoughts of love, loss and regret and what matters most in the end.

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Great story

Narrator spoke too fast so I slowed it to .9 to make easier listening/understanding

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Haunting Reality

This book is so real, it is a true life story of long marriages today.

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great story

love this author, all her stories have compenets that you can apply to your life.

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Good book

This was not as good as Nightingale or the Hreat Alone but it was good. More of a love story.

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Mixed Feelings

I enjoyed the story but struggled to get through it because of the narrator. As a result, reading this book would have been the best choice.
Kristin Hannah has had many excellent narrators for her audio books, but fell short this time.

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A storyline that hits close to home for many

I enjoyed the story very much. It's one a lot of middle aged women identify with closely. It was difficult to listen to though, and I wish I'd read the book instead. The narrator doesn't have a strong grasp on reading with punctuation in mind.

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An Excellent Book to Encourage Us All to Take Risks

I thought that this story was well worth listening to! Really liked the message of pursuing your dreams, and living life in the moment. Don't get so caught up in thinking about the future that you miss the beauty of what you have and living in the present. I also liked that the heroine dared to finally pursue her dream even at 45 and realized that it was enjoying the process of becoming an artist rather than becoming famous. This is a very good book for many to read as it teaches us not to live our lives on the sidelines and to take risks.

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