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The Yellow Wife
- A Novel
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother’s position as the estate’s medicine woman and cherished by the Master’s sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world. She’d been promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday, but instead of the idyllic life she imagined with her true love, Essex Henry, Pheby is forced to leave the only home she has ever known. She unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous Devil’s Half Acre.
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A Real page turner
- By Elizabeth Early on 01-19-21
- The Yellow Wife
- A Novel
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Great Read!
Reviewed: 04-27-21
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book! A love Robin Miles as a narrator so I knew the performance would be great. I live in the Richmond area so it was nice to hear about landmarks and streets that I know very well and some of the history behind them (especially Virginia Union University). Such a great story!
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Mrs. Everything
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Weiner
- Narrated by: Ari Graynor, Beth Malone
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in 1950s Detroit, they live in a perfect “Dick and Jane” house, where their roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the world more fair; Bethie is the pretty, feminine good girl, a would-be star who enjoys the power her beauty confers and dreams of a traditional life. But the truth ends up looking different from what the girls imagined. Jo and Bethie survive traumas and tragedies.
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Absolutely beautiful
- By Courtney Engle on 06-13-19
- Mrs. Everything
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Weiner
- Narrated by: Ari Graynor, Beth Malone
great story!
Reviewed: 09-03-19
Enjoyed this book very much. Looked forward to listening to it every time I got in the car. Great story about sisterhood, family and life. I highly recommend!
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She Would Be King
- A Novel
- By: Wayétu Moore
- Narrated by: Wayétu Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Wayétu Moore’s powerful debut novel, She Would Be King, reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia’s early years through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond. Gbessa, exiled from the West African village of Lai, is starved, bitten by a viper, and left for dead, but still she survives. June Dey, raised on a plantation in Virginia, hides his unusual strength until a confrontation with the overseer forces him to flee. Norman Aragon, the child of a white British colonizer and a Maroon slave from Jamaica, can fade from sight when the earth calls him.
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Beautiful example of magical realism.
- By Danielle on 10-07-18
- She Would Be King
- A Novel
- By: Wayétu Moore
- Narrated by: Wayétu Moore
One of a kind!
Reviewed: 03-18-19
I really enjoyed this book and didn't want it to end! I will definitely listen to it again. The characters and story are so complex that I felt like I missed some parts. I wasn't sure what was going on in the beginning which made me want to listen even more. This book and story is so unique and I loved it!
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Girl, Wash Your Face
- Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
- By: Rachel Hollis
- Narrated by: Rachel Hollis
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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As the founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Rachel Hollis developed an immense online community by sharing tips for better living while fearlessly revealing the messiness of her own life. Now, in this challenging and inspiring new book, Rachel exposes the 20 lies and misconceptions that too often hold us back from living joyfully and productively.
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More for women who are mothers
- By MeredithNCSU girl on 04-07-18
- Girl, Wash Your Face
- Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
- By: Rachel Hollis
- Narrated by: Rachel Hollis
Inspirational and Motivational
Reviewed: 06-15-18
I enjoyed listening to the book! It has something for everyone. My husband even listened to some of it and he could relate to it. Highly recommend this book :)
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