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Narrated by:
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Josie Lawrence
About this listen
Marigold's daughter thinks she is the most beautiful mum in the world, but she wishes she wouldn't spend so much money and stay out all night - it's scary.
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Imagine that you live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses. You've known your neighbors for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really? On a midsummer night, as a festive neighborhood party is taking place, preteen Pip discovers her 13-year-old sister Grace lying unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner of a lush rose garden. What really happened to her?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- By Julie on 11-03-17
By: Lisa Jewell
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The Playdate
- By: Louise Millar
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4 out of 5 stars 49
Single mother Callie has come to rely heavily on her best friend Suzy. But Callie suspects Suzy's life isn't as simple as it seems. It's time she pulled away - going back to work is just the first step towards rediscovering her old confidence. So why does she keep putting off telling Suzy about her new job? And who will care for her rather frail daughter, Rae, while she is gone?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Good
- By Delah on 05-03-12
By: Louise Millar
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The Stopped Heart
- A Novel
- By: Julie Myerson
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Lucinda Clare
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 53
Mary Coles and her husband, Graham, have just moved to a cottage on the edge of a small village. The house hasn't been lived in for years, but they are drawn to its original features and surprisingly large garden, which stretches down into a beautiful apple orchard. It's idyllic, remote, picturesque: exactly what they need to put the horror of the past behind them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not What I expected.
- By Heather on 04-26-16
By: Julie Myerson
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The Darkest Secret
- A Novel
- By: Alex Marwood
- Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,302
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,171
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,174
Real estate mogul Sean Jackson is throwing himself a splashy 50th birthday party, but trouble starts almost immediately: His ex-wife has sent his teenage daughters to the party without telling him; his current wife has fired the nanny; and he's finding it difficult to sneak away to his mistress. Then something truly terrible happens: one of his three-year-old twins goes missing. No trace of her is ever found. The attendees of the party, nicknamed the Jackson Associates by the press, become infamous overnight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- By Christina on 09-14-16
By: Alex Marwood
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I Heart New York: A Novel
- By: Lindsey Kelk
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 126
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 116
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Story4 out of 5 stars 114
Angela Clark is in love - with the most fabulous city in the world! When Angela catches her boyfriend with another woman at her best friend's wedding, she's heartbroken and desperate to run away. With little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins, and her passport in hand, Angela decides to jump on a plane for... NYC! Settling into a cute hotel and quickly bonding with benevolent concierge Jenny - a chatterbox Oprah wannabe with room for a new best friend, Angela heads out for a New York makeover....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly wonderful!!!
- By Vicky Red on 04-04-17
By: Lindsey Kelk
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Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
- Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
- By: Louise Rennison
- Narrated by: Stina Nielson
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 337
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Story4 out of 5 stars 195
Several things about 14-year-old Georgia Nicolson's life are very wrong. Her bedroom smells like her little sister probably peed somewhere, but she can?t find where. Angus, her enormous cat, keeps terrorizing Mrs. Next Door's poodle. Dad's gone off to look for work in New Zealand. And one of her friends has rated Georgia's nose a zero on a scale from 1-10. But what's really driving her crazy is that Sex God Robbie doesn't give her the time of day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious listen for pre-teens and adults
- By Kristi on 10-08-05
By: Louise Rennison
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The Good Goodbye
- By: Carla Buckley
- Narrated by: Ali Ahn, Suzy Jackson, Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,310
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,093
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,087
Two cousins, Rory and Arden, lie unconscious in a hospital burn unit. The fire, which broke out in their shared college dorm room, killed another student, and the police want answers. Tension between Rory and Arden's parents was already at an all-time high before the fire, owing to a recent financial crisis and the decline of the family business. As the parents huddle anxiously in the waiting room, carefully avoiding the subject of their own unraveling relationships, disturbing truths come to light.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I could not stop listening.
- By Amy Davis on 05-29-16
By: Carla Buckley
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Summer at the Comfort Food Café
- The Comfort Food Cafe, Book 1
- By: Debbie Johnson
- Narrated by: Dawn Murphy
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
The Comfort Food Cafe is perched on a windswept clifftop at what feels like the edge of the world, serving up the most delicious cream teas, beautifully baked breads and carefully crafted cupcakes. For tourists and locals alike, the ramshackle cafe overlooking the beach is a beacon of laughter, companionship and security - a place like no other, a place that offers friendship as a daily special and where a hearty welcome is always on the menu.
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1 out of 5 stars
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incredibly boring!
- By Share Faerber on 12-23-19
By: Debbie Johnson
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What My Best Friend Did
- By: Lucy Dawson
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4 out of 5 stars 117
Alice's life has become a bit boring lately. Her friends are busy getting married and having babies, but she's not ready for those changes in her own life - not even sure she still loves her boyfriend. Then she meets Gretchen. A brand-new, fun and unencumbered friend. Gretchen knows how to have a good time, and she also has a totally gorgeous brother. Before she knows it, Alice has been swept up into her new best friend's world. But Gretchen has a dark secret. Will Alice learn the truth before she throws her old life away?
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3 out of 5 stars
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hmm
- By Claire Lieber on 03-11-19
By: Lucy Dawson
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About a Girl
- By: Lindsey Kelk
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
The brand new summer bestseller from the immensely popular Lindsey KelkTess Brookes has always been a girl with a Plan. But when the Plan goes belly up, she’s forced to reconsider.After accidently answering her flatmate Vanessa’s phone, she decides that since being Tess isn’t going so well, she might try being Vanessa. With nothing left to lose, she accepts Vanessa’s photography assignment to Hawaii - she used to be an amateur snapper, how hard can it be? Right? But Tess is soon in big trouble.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ahhh okay...
- By lzydaizy on 08-02-16
By: Lindsey Kelk
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The Things We Never Said
- By: Susan Elliot Wright
- Narrated by: Kate Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 161
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story4 out of 5 stars 144
In 1964, Maggie wakes to find herself in a mental asylum, with no idea who she is or how she got there. Remnants of memories swirl in her mind - a familiar song, a storm, a moment of violence. Slowly, she begins to piece together the past and the events which brought her to this point.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Anonymous User on 01-18-22
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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
- By: Katherine Rundell
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can't prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist called "a glorious adventure". Wilhelmina Silver's world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!
- By Clayton on 10-11-24
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- BIYIDAN YUE
- 04-23-23
Read it once again as an adult
My mom bought me her teen books when I was a kid. I never noticed so much hidden info from this book until I read it again after 14 years. When I was a kid, it felt like a good story. Now, the story sounds like a realistic relatable real life. Wilson always does a good job on her books. I love her. Only one exception is about the audio performing, Marigold is clearly bipolar but she’s not stupid. The audio actress made her sounds goofy and stupid, she didn’t portray the character well.
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