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GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms.
“An enrapturing tale of survival . . . Eckstine has poured a ton of heart into her characters.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“The richly textured prose quickly pulled me into [Junie’s] treacherous yet magical world.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake
Sixteen years old and enslaved since she was born, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongside her family, and tending to the white master’s daughter, Violet. Her daydreams are filled with poetry and faraway worlds, while she spends her nights secretly roaming through the forest, consumed with grief over the sudden death of her older sister, Minnie.
When wealthy guests arrive from New Orleans, hinting at marriage for Violet and upending Junie’s life, she commits a desperate act—one that rouses Minnie’s spirit from the grave, tethered to this world unless Junie can free her. She enlists the aid of Caleb, the guests’ coachman, and their friendship soon becomes something more. Yet as long-held truths begin to crumble, she realizes Bellereine is harboring dark and horrifying secrets that can no longer be ignored.
With time ticking down, Junie begins to push against the harsh current that has controlled her entire life. As she grapples with an increasingly unfamiliar world in which she has little control, she is forced to ask herself: When we choose love and liberation, what must we leave behind?
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Critic reviews
“Junie . . . has such a raw beauty that absolutely captivated me. . . . Junie’s quiet strength comes from the stark, uncompromising truth of enslavement, creating a tension that kept me completely immersed in her world. Eckstine crafts a narrative that is both haunting and profoundly moving, and her prose is wildly vivid.”—CityBeat (Cincinnati)
“The richly textured prose quickly pulled me into the protagonist’s treacherous yet magical world. I was drawn to the story of Junie, an enslaved teenager with a love of books and nature who must navigate difficult truths about her family and friendships in order to survive her times.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake
“Propulsive and haunting, young Junie takes on the many burdens handed to her while reaching for the hope she wasn’t meant to have. Erin Crosby Eckstine breathes urgency, wit, and resilience into her preternaturally gifted protagonist. Junie is a lush and immersive story about power, reckoning, love, and redemption. . . . A true beauty of a book.”—Diane Marie Brown, author of Black Candle Women
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In the fall of 1959, Freda Gilroy arrives on the campus of Fisk University full of hope, carrying a suitcase and the voice of her father telling her she’s part of a family legacy of greatness. Soon, the ugliness of the Jim Crow South intrudes, and she’s thrust into a movement for social change. Freda is reluctant to get involved, torn between a soon-to-be doctor her parents approve of and an audacious young man willing to risk it all in the name of justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully Told
- By Dr. Judy A. Alston on 02-19-25
By: Nancy Johnson
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Isola
- A Novel
- By: Allegra Goodman
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Allegra Goodman
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. That journey takes a unexpected turn when Marguerite, accused of betrayal, is brutally punished and abandoned on a small island.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Magical and marooned
- By Gaylene Knowles on 03-13-25
By: Allegra Goodman
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Listen to Your Sister
- A Novel
- By: Neena Viel
- Narrated by: Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd, Zeno Robinson
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. When Jamie’s actions at a protest spiral out of control, the siblings must go on the run. Taking refuge in a remote cabin that looks like it belongs on a slasher movie poster rather than an AirBNB, the siblings now face a new threat where their lives–and reality–hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story and excellent performances
- By S K on 02-24-25
By: Neena Viel
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Red Clay
- By: Charles B. Fancher
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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In 1943, when a frail old white woman shows up in Red Clay, Alabama, at the home of a Black former slave—on the morning following his funeral—his family hardly knows what to expect after she utters the words “… a lifetime ago, my family owned yours.” Adelaide Parker has a story to tell—one of ambition, betrayal, violence, and redemption—that shaped both the fate of her family and that of the late Felix H. Parker. But there are gaps in her knowledge, and she’s come to Red Clay seeking answers from a family with whom she shares a name and a history that neither knows in full.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story, strong characters
- By Amazon Customer on 04-23-25
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Harlem Rhapsody
- By: Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1919, a high school teacher from Washington, D.C arrives in Harlem excited to realize her lifelong dream. Jessie Redmon Fauset has been named the literary editor of The Crisis. The first Black woman to hold this position at a preeminent Negro magazine, Jessie is poised to achieve literary greatness. But she holds a secret that jeopardizes it all. W. E. B. Du Bois, the founder of The Crisis, is not only Jessie’s boss, he’s her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Horrible Representation
- By Kwana Nicholas on 04-05-25
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Good Dirt
- A Novel
- By: Charmaine Wilkerson
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well. The crime was never solved—and because the Freemans were one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England—the case has had an enduring, voyeuristic pull for the public. The last thing the Freemans want is another media frenzy splashing their family across the papers, but when Ebby's high profile romance falls apart, that's exactly what they get.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Moments of brilliance
- By MyLastRomanceNovel on 03-01-25
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People of Means
- A Novel
- By: Nancy Johnson
- Narrated by: Nancy Johnson, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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In the fall of 1959, Freda Gilroy arrives on the campus of Fisk University full of hope, carrying a suitcase and the voice of her father telling her she’s part of a family legacy of greatness. Soon, the ugliness of the Jim Crow South intrudes, and she’s thrust into a movement for social change. Freda is reluctant to get involved, torn between a soon-to-be doctor her parents approve of and an audacious young man willing to risk it all in the name of justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully Told
- By Dr. Judy A. Alston on 02-19-25
By: Nancy Johnson
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Three Days in June
- A Novel
- By: Anne Tyler
- Narrated by: J. Smith-Cameron
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start, she loses her job—or quits, depending on whom you ask. Tomorrow her daughter, Debbie, is getting married, and she hasn’t even been invited to the spa day organized by the mother of the groom. Then, Gail’s ex-husband, Max, arrives unannounced on her doorstep, carrying a cat, without a place to stay, and without even a suit. But the true crisis lands when Debbie shares with her parents a secret she has just learned about her husband to be. It will not only throw the wedding into question but also stir up Gail and Max’s past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simple, Enjoyable, performed 5 stars
- By PM on 02-14-25
By: Anne Tyler
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The Boy from the Sea
- A Novel
- By: Garrett Carr
- Narrated by: Stanley Townsend
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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Ireland 1973, a baby boy is found on the beach of a close-knit fishing village. Fisherman Ambrose Bonnar offers to bring the child into his own family: his son, Declan, wife, Christine, and up the lane, Christine's sister and aging father. The townspeople remain fascinated by the baby, now named Brendan, as he grows into a strange yet charismatic young man.
By: Garrett Carr
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Blues Highway
- A Migration Journey from the South to Chicago
- By: Carla D. Williams
- Narrated by: Drama Simpson
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Blues Highway is one migration story of Blacks from the American South, aided initially by the Pullman porters broad reach into the world beyond. Moving on to the next generation, the porter Sidney sets up his daughter Janet to take hold of his barber shop. As she navigates her life, opportunities and social conditions shift. The power of Janet and Frank's relationship moves the saga forward, touching honestly and deeply on the forces of change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome Narration!
- By Sonja R😁 on 02-29-24
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Scream of Silence
- Demons, Book 1
- By: Bryan Cassiday
- Narrated by: Alex Zonn
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The hit man Gordon Carney, his wife Karen, who is a frustrated writer trying to break into print, and their son Brady move into a Spanish-style bungalow in the Hollywood Hills where they experience inexplicable and chilling events. Becoming paranoid Karen suspects the other family members of plotting against her. She comes to believe the house is driving them crazy because it’s haunted. She hires a medium, who Gordon thinks is a quack, to exorcise the house.
By: Bryan Cassiday
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Zeal
- A Novel
- By: Morgan Jerkins
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Shayna Small
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Spanning over a hundred and fifty years, Morgan Jerkins’s extraordinary novel intertwines the stories of these star-crossed lovers and their descendants. As Tirzah's family moves across the country during the Great Migration, they challenge authority with devastating consequences, while of the legacy of heartbreak and loss continues on in the lives of Harrison's progeny.
By: Morgan Jerkins
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The Unexpected Diva
- A Novel
- By: Tiffany L. Warren
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Born into slavery on a Mississippi plantation, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield has been raised in the safety of Philadelphia’s Quaker community by a wealthy adoptive mother. Sheltered and educated, Eliza’s happy childhood always included music lessons to nurture her unique gift: a glorious three octave singing voice that leaves listeners in awe. But on the eve of her twenty-fourth birthday, young Eliza’s world is thrown into a tailspin when her mother dies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Story
- By Cynthia on 04-26-25
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The Edge of Water
- By: Olufunke Grace Bankole
- Narrated by: Nicole Cash
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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In Ibadan, Nigeria, a mother receives a divination that foretells danger for her daughter in America. In spite of this warning, she allows her to forge her own path, and Amina arrives in New Orleans filled with hope. But just as Amina begins to find her way, a hurricane threatens to destroy the city, upending everything she’d dreamed of and the lives of all she holds dear. Years later, her daughter is left with questions about the mother she barely knew, and the family she has yet to discover in Nigeria.
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Thirteen
- By: Victoria Dean
- Narrated by: Victoria Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In Thirteen, Victoria Dean takes the listener on a journey through the multifaceted landscape of horror. This collection of thirteen short stories offers a tryst into the paranormal, the terrors of the mundane, and what the dark shadows may be hiding around every corner.
By: Victoria Dean
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The English Problem
- A Novel
- By: Beena Kamlani
- Narrated by: Vidish Athavale
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Shiv Advani is an eighteen-year-old growing up in India. But he is no ordinary young man. Shiv has been personally chosen by Mahatma Gandhi to come to England, learn their laws, and then return home and help drive the British out of India. Before he leaves, his family insists he fulfill his arranged marriage, and he is hastily betrothed to a young woman he hardly knows. He arrives in London and soon discovers a world he is both repelled by and drawn to. Shiv knows his duty: get in, learn the letter of the law, get out.
By: Beena Kamlani
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Withered Hill
- By: David Barnett
- Narrated by: Ziggy Sobers
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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A year ago Sophie Wickham stumbled into the isolated Lancashire village of Withered Hill, naked, alone and with no memory of who she is. Surrounded by a thick ring of woodland, its inhabitants seem to be of another world, drenched in pagan, folklorish traditions. As Sophie struggles to regain the memories of her life from before, she quickly realises she is a prisoner after multiple failed escape attempts. But is it the locals who keep her trapped, with smiles on their faces, or something else, lurking in the woods?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story & narration
- By Anonymous User on 04-24-25
By: David Barnett
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The Chalk Artist
- A Novel
- By: Allegra Goodman
- Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk. Collin's art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines - until the moment he wipes it all away. Nothing in Collin's life is meant to last. Then he meets Nina....
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5 out of 5 stars
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another great novel from a really fine writer
- By Ken L. on 07-21-17
By: Allegra Goodman
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Deep Cuts
- A Novel
- By: Holly Brickley
- Narrated by: Jayme Mattler
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 44
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It’s a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy—who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it—can’t stop herself from overanalyzing the song, indulging what she knows to be her most annoying habit. But something is different tonight. The guy beside her at the bar, fellow student Joe Morrow, is a songwriter. And he could listen to Percy talk all night. Joe asks Percy for feedback on one of his songs—and the results kick off a partnership that will span years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Music infuses every note of this book
- By meredith quill on 04-22-25
By: Holly Brickley
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- Melissa Raymond
- 02-15-25
LOVE LOVE LOVE….
Beautifully written with unexpected twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat, then emotional, then excited! lol….. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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- JKW
- 03-02-25
Excellent!
I enjoyed the entire book. Narration was perfect. Author’s note at the end was quite interesting.
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- Elizabeth D.
- 03-22-25
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What a great story! Wonderful narration and the characters were well developed. You won’t regret this credit.
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- S. L. Barbee
- 02-13-25
I love the reader’s voice!
A gripping story. I loved it so much! Some of it was hard to listen to but once I got through those parts I was very happy I stayed til the end. How beautiful!
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- Raphaella Mccrary
- 04-25-25
Code of Conduct
I loved this book for it's excellent writing style, character development, and storytelling. But mostly I loved the writers commitment to honoring her family history by incorporating their story. Absolutely honorable! Every family should follow a code of conduct that pursues a better way of life for generations to come. The ending, while bittersweet, left me hopeful for Junie's future!
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- Dawn L. Hawkins
- 02-13-25
Captured by the story and storytelling
I rarely read novels but I throughly enjoyed Junie, watching the characters develop across my minds eye. Junie was more than just a young enslaved housemaid, but a young woman that had dreams, experienced love, and had high ideals despite her station. The storyteller was quite adept at making me believe that each individual character was present and had a breadth of emotions.
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- M. Ryder
- 03-21-25
Pretty Close To Perfect!!!
I took a chance with this audiobook as something that might be good for listeners preferring Historical Fiction and a wonderful performance, and after just finishing the story, I can truly say that this selection is worth your time and purchase. Despite the sample sounding great, the narrator actually managed to bring us that same kind of believability throughout the entire read. Also, I was a bit hesitant about the story having a ghost and the ghost appearing every so often to speak with one of the characters, but this aspect of the story never got out of hand nor made me question why I would want to continue with the book… Much to my surprise, the ghost portion worked well and didn’t feel at all silly. This audiobook looks at domestic abuse, LGBTQ, what does friendship really mean, and family bonds. Enjoy!.
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- Sandy B.
- 03-20-25
Very well written and excellent story telling.
I simply loved this book. I admired Junie’s strength and resistance to “tow the line”.. Junie marched to her own beat.
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- Barbara Lozinski
- 02-21-25
Junie
An amazing story, heart wrenching the mid 1800s. It describes life as a slave I could not put this down. I had to listen to it till the end and it brought me to tears again it’s an amazing book.
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- Mickeydo
- 02-21-25
Thank you
Amazing work and great story. Love this book a must read. I could not stop listening. I will miss this book
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