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Kristin Lavransdatter
- By: Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally - translator
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 45 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,548
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,283
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,273
As a young girl in 14th-century Norway, Kristin is deeply devoted to her father, Lavrans, a kind and courageous man. But when as a student in a convent school she meets the charming and impetuous Erlend Nikulaussøn, she defies her parents in pursuit of her own desires. Her saga continues through her marriage to Erlend, their tumultuous life together raising seven sons as Erlend seeks to strengthen his political influence, and finally their estrangement as the world around them tumbles into uncertainty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A formerly famous classic few have heard of
- By Christina -- Audible on 05-26-17
- Kristin Lavransdatter
- By: Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally - translator
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Norwegian Saga
Reviewed: 08-08-19
I enjoyed this detailed account into life in Norway during the 14th Century. Follows Kristin from birth to death telling a typical life of a woman during the middle ages in Scandinavia. Reminded me of an adult "Little House on the Prairie." Great for history bluffs or anyone interested in Norwegian culture.
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Sense and Sensibility
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,410
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,256
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,188
In this Audible Exclusive production, Academy Award® nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) narrates one of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Sense and Sensibility. In this timeless tale of misguided romance and heartbreak, two teenage heroines must overcome the pitfalls of Georgian England’s high society in order to achieve the love and happiness they seek. The admiration that Pike has for Austen’s work is shown clearly through this passionate delivery of Austen’s first published novel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You Must Listen to This Book!
- By Judy Ann on 08-23-18
- Sense and Sensibility
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
Characters Created to Touch the Heart
Reviewed: 02-12-19
This is one of the best novels ever written and Rosamund Pike is wonderful in her dramatic reading. Two sisters with strikingly different personalities (one with sense and the other a drama queen/ or with extreme romantic sensibilities) have a change in fortune. A new home introduces them to new friends who will make lasting impressions. Both become broken-hearted but how they respond to their sorrows sets the stage for plot twists and turns that keep the reader eager to hope for goodwill to prevail. A classic with rare insides to human nature and family dynamics.
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The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill
- Tales From Ivy Hill, Book 1
- By: Julie Klassen
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,934
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,771
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,769
The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. But when the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant owner. Jane has no notion of how to run a business. However, with the town's livelihood at stake and a large loan due, she must find a way to bring new life to the inn. Despite their strained relationship, Jane turns to her resentful mother-in-law, Thora, for help.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most enjoyable Book!!
- By KN on 03-18-17
- The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill
- Tales From Ivy Hill, Book 1
- By: Julie Klassen
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
Good Read; Much better than its sequel.
Reviewed: 01-18-18
i really enjoyed this book primarily about Jane Bell and her mother-in-law, Thora Bell. written in Julie Klasdrn's usual Jane Austen style.
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Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 88,009
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 78,786
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78,470
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge - until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents - but they quickly realize the dark truth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I was rivetted, finished in three days.
- By Lin Cloward on 06-26-17
- Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
Great Story Based on True History
Reviewed: 10-31-17
Georgia Tann, founder of the Tennessee Children's Society, earned big bucks helping elite families adopt babies and children. But were the children evolved in her brokage scheme orphans? Hear the captivating tale about a famly torn apart, babies stolen at birth and children kidnapped from their homes. Great read!
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