Michelle
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The Winter Guest
- By: Pam Jenoff
- Narrated by: Emily Bauer
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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Life is a constant struggle for the 18-year-old Nowak twins as they raise their three younger siblings in rural Poland under the shadow of the Nazi occupation. The constant threat of arrest has made everyone in their village a spy, and turned neighbor against neighbor. Though rugged, independent Helena and pretty, gentle Ruth couldn't be more different, they are staunch allies in protecting their family from the threats the war brings closer to their doorstep with each passing day.
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I liked it, but I doubt of I'd every buy it.
- By Star Trek it's not on 05-18-20
- The Winter Guest
- By: Pam Jenoff
- Narrated by: Emily Bauer
Well intentioned but kind of cheesy
Reviewed: 03-25-25
I enjoyed how the book explored the sisters’ relationship. The rest did not seem super believable though.
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Where the Sky Begins
- A Novel
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Emma Griffiths
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’ world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie’s beloved tearoom boss has been killed, and Josie herself is injured, with nothing left and nowhere to go. Evacuated to the English countryside, Josie ends up at the estate of the aristocratic Miss Harcourt, a reluctant host to the survivors of the Blitz. Now a threat looms larger than anyone imagined. And a dangerous secret is about to upend Josie’s life again.
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Probably the worst Rhys Bowen book I have read
- By Tony on 08-14-22
- Where the Sky Begins
- A Novel
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Emma Griffiths
Great heroine
Reviewed: 03-21-25
I really liked the lead character, Josie. She was optimistic and strong. I do wish though that she had gotten some confirmation of Mike’s story!
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Code Name Sapphire
- By: Pam Jenoff
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind.
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Such a disappointment.
- By V. Temple on 03-29-23
- Code Name Sapphire
- By: Pam Jenoff
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
A little soap-operish but I did learn
Reviewed: 03-13-25
The characters were a little bit like a soap opera, but I did learn more about what people went through.
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The Paris Housekeeper
- By: Renee Ryan
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Callie Beaulieu, Henrietta Meire
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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Paris, 1940 German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, forcing frightened citizens to flee. But not everyone has the luxury to leave. Camille Lacroix, a chambermaid at the world-famous Hôtel Ritz, must stay to support her family back home in Brittany. Desperate to earn money, Camille also acts as a lady’s maid for longtime guest Vivian Miller, a glamorous American widow—and a Nazi sympathizer. Despite her distrust of the woman, Camille turns to Vivian when her friend Rachel Berman needs help getting out of Paris. It’s then that Camille discovers that Vivian is not what she seems.
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Finding light through the fog of unsure trust, differences, and hope for survival.
- By Kindle Customer on 01-13-24
- The Paris Housekeeper
- By: Renee Ryan
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Callie Beaulieu, Henrietta Meire
Standard WWII novel but a little different
Reviewed: 03-06-25
I appreciated the relationship between Camille and Vivian, how it was often trusting but they couldn’t trust 100%. The narrator was also wonderful.
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The Secret Wife
- By: Gill Paul
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman, Thomas Judd
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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The stories of two very different women, linked by the secrets and lies of history, merge together as past and present weave together in this stunning story of love, loss and resilience. 2016. Kitty, fleeing from a devastating revelation in her own life, finds herself at her great-grandfather's cabin in Lake Akanabee. There she discovers a gorgeous necklace, which leads her uncover to long-buried family secret. 1914. Tatiana, Grand Princess of Russia, falls in love with Dmitri, a Russian solider, as she nurses him back to health.
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An unexpected jewel with refreshing perspectives
- By Amazon Customer on 12-17-16
- The Secret Wife
- By: Gill Paul
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman, Thomas Judd
Enjoyed learning about the Romanovs, yet …
Reviewed: 02-27-25
This was good and somewhat believable until a certain reunion in Europe, and then it went off the rails. Rosa’s character was also too good to be true. I did enjoy learning more about this time period though.
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Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
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Author went overboard hawking his site
- By CHughes on 06-25-19
- Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
Very practical and smart advice
Reviewed: 02-21-25
This book really did provide very wise approaches to building better habits. I think it really will help.
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Captivate
- The Science of Succeeding with People
- By: Vanessa Van Edwards
- Narrated by: Vanessa Van Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Do you wish you could decode people? Do you want to know exactly what to say to your boss, your date, or your networking partner? You need to know how people work. As a human behavior investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards studies the hidden forces that drive our behavior patterns in her lab—and she's cracked the code. In Captivate she shares a wealth of valuable shortcuts, systems, and behavior hacks for taking charge of their interactions at work, at home, and in any social situation.
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Eh
- By Dale on 04-30-17
- Captivate
- The Science of Succeeding with People
- By: Vanessa Van Edwards
- Narrated by: Vanessa Van Edwards
Highly useful and practical
Reviewed: 02-13-25
This was a really great book. Very useful and practical, as well as very interesting and fun to listen to.
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Mean Girls at Work
- How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal
- By: Katherine Crowley, Kathi Elster
- Narrated by: Kelley Hazen
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are...complicated. When they're good, they're great. But when they're bad, they can ruin your day, your week - even your year. Packed with proven advice from two of today's leading experts in workplace relationships, this one-of-a-kind guide gives women the tools they need to navigate difficult situations unique to women-to-women relationships - whether with a boss, a colleague, a client, or an employee.
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Simplicity of strategies suggested.
- By Frank R. on 01-07-24
- Mean Girls at Work
- How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal
- By: Katherine Crowley, Kathi Elster
- Narrated by: Kelley Hazen
Great practical advice
Reviewed: 02-07-25
This is good, specific, practical advice. It’s like having a wise mentor. Very ladylike and positive solutions.
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The Let Them Theory
- A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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In her latest groundbreaking book, The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins—New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's most respected experts on motivation, confidence, and mindset—teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can't control and start focusing on what truly matters: YOU. Your happiness. Your goals. Your life.
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“…Grant me the serenity…”
- By Rachel Cornell on 12-25-24
- The Let Them Theory
- A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
Learned a lot
Reviewed: 02-04-25
I learned a lot from this book, for sure. One question is- the author mentioned that most adults don’t know how to manage their emotions. So how to do that then? I would be interested in learning.
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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Erotica with Dragons
- By Trev on 05-13-23
- Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
Did not grab my interest
Reviewed: 02-01-25
This is like a Hunger Games fantasy with dragons and swearing. It didn’t really grab my interest, but some people might like it for the escapism.
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