Little Ida
The Story of a Family Tree
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Emily A D-Cole
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Little Ida is a spruce tree that grows up with a family in Appleton, Wisconsin. Planted next to the house, with a bench nearby, she watches and listens to the comings and goings of Mama Ida, Papa George, and their five daughters, all of whom are unconventional for their time, from the Depression into the early 1970s. Even though Little Ida can’t talk, she certainly has many thoughts and opinions as she observes and chronicles births, deaths, and other family milestones, bringing history to life.
As change comes to the world and change comes to the family, Little Ida’s roots burrow in the ground and into the hearts of the people she loves.
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
Single mom Lexie Bell hopes to make this first Christmas in their new home special for her six-year-old son, Brock. Festive lights and homemade fudge, check. Friendly neighbors? Uh, no. Stanley Mann lost his Christmas spirit when he lost his wife and he sees no point in looking for it. Until she shows up in his dreams and informs him it's time to ditch his scroogey attitude. Stanley digs in his heels, but she's determined to haunt him until he wakes up and rediscovers the joys of the season. He can start by being a little more neighborly to the single mom next door.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartwarming
- By Bette Hansen on 10-07-21
By: Sheila Roberts
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The Brides of the Big Valley
- 3 Romances from a Unique Pennsylvania Amish Community
- By: Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter, Richelle Brunstetter
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
In an area of Pennsylvania called The Big Valley, a uniquely blended Amish community thrives in which three distinct groups of Amish identify themselves by the colors of their buggies' tops - white, black, or yellow. Join New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and her granddaughter in experiencing the stories of three young women who search for faith and love within this special place.
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3 out of 5 stars
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stilted dialogue
- By CS Seepe on 12-02-19
By: Wanda E. Brunstetter, and others
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Christmas in Winter Hill
- By: Melody Carlson
- Narrated by: Marisa Blake
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Krista Galloway is not a fan of Christmas. After her rough childhood in multiple foster homes, the holiday season just brings too many bad memories to the surface. But when she accepts a job as a city manager in the mountain town of Winter Hill, Washington, Christmas is part of the deal. The small town is famous for its Christmasville celebration, something that the city manager...well, manages. As she tries to make her tiny new apartment feel like home for her and her eight-year-old daughter, Emily, Krista begins to wonder if this move was a mistake.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sweet Christmas story
- By NC on 11-27-19
By: Melody Carlson
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The Crow's Call
- Amish Greenhouse Mystery, Book 1
- By: Wanda E. Brunstetter
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4 out of 5 stars 122
When Vernon King, his son, and son-in-law are involved in a terrible accident, three women are left to cope with their deaths, as they become the sole providers of the family they have left. The women’s only income must come from the family greenhouse, but someone seems to be trying to force them out of business.
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5 out of 5 stars
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another great story
- By Maria Vest on 01-11-21
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Bring on the Blessings
- A Novel
- By: Beverly Jenkins
- Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 285
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 265
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Story5 out of 5 stars 263
Bernadine Brown is a woman with money to spend. Henry Adams is a town in desperate need of cash. But after Bernadine puts up the money, she has some ideas about how the town should be run. Will the townspeople be willing to shake up their comfortable lives to share the gift they’ve been given with others who really need it?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not my idea of a Christian story
- By DJ Stevenson on 04-12-21
By: Beverly Jenkins
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The Wanderer
- Thunder Point, Book 1
- By: Robyn Carr
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,025
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,627
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,621
Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land’s unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he’s been left an old friend’s entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community’s destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful.
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5 out of 5 stars
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4.5 The Wanderer Stars
- By whatcha.listening.to on 11-09-17
By: Robyn Carr
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Clara Callan
- By: Richard B. Wright
- Narrated by: Anne Twomey, Joanna P. Adler
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Two sisters, small-town Ontario, 1934. Canadian author Richard Wright tells their story, from the ordinary to the extraoridinary with an eye for the commonplace and poignant sense of the larger undercurrents that change people's lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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charming intimate refreshing
- By L on 09-10-04
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Deep in the Valley
- Grace Valley, Book 1
- By: Robyn Carr
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,946
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,738
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,723
Welcome to Grace Valley, California - where blood runs thicker…ties are stronger…and love is all the more sweet. Visitors to the town often remark about the valley's peace and beauty - both of which are plentiful. Unlocked doors, front porches, pies cooling in the windows - this is country life at its finest. But visitors don't always see what lies at the heart of a community. Or just beyond.… June Hudson grew up in Grace Valley, the daughter of the town doctor. Leaving only to get her medical training, she returned home and followed in her father's footsteps.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Marriage Made in Heaven
- By Robbie on 04-16-13
By: Robyn Carr
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Maude
- By: Donna Mabry
- Narrated by: Shana Gagnon
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,872
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,671
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,667
In 1906 I was barely over 14 years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. She said, "You've always been a good girl, Maude, and done what I told you. Now you're going to be a married woman, and he will be the head of the house. When you go home tonight after your party, no matter what he wants to do to you, you have to let him do it. Do you understand?"
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration made listening almost unbearable
- By Sandra on 01-07-16
By: Donna Mabry
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Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
- By: Ann B. Ross
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 854
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 748
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 749
Miss Julia, a recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow and unceremoniously announces that the child is the bastard son of Miss Julia's late husband. Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small Southern community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal - and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence turns her life upside down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Miss Julia is 60+ yrs old.. reader is too young
- By jennifer on 07-13-12
By: Ann B. Ross