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The Last Bookshop in London
- A Novel of World War II
- By: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,004
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,319
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,280
August 1939: London is dismal under the weight of impending war with Germany as Hitler’s forces continue to sweep across Europe. Into this uncertain maelstrom steps Grace Bennett, young and ready for a fresh start in the bustling city streets she’s always dreamed of - and miles away from her troubled past in the countryside. With aspirations of working at a department store, Grace never imagined she’d wind up employed at Primrose Hill, an offbeat bookshop nestled in the heart of the city - after all, she’s never been much of a reader.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very very seldom
- By Sherry Tritt Holton on 04-27-21
- The Last Bookshop in London
- A Novel of World War II
- By: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Great story
Reviewed: 02-05-22
Very well done and kept my interest-have reread it several times so can tell I liked it!
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Catching the Wind
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,387
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,972
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,948
What happened to Brigitte Berthold? That question has haunted Daniel Knight since he was 13, when he and 10-year-old Brigitte escaped the Gestapo agents who arrested both their parents. They survived a harrowing journey from Germany to England, only to be separated upon their arrival. Daniel vowed to find Brigitte after the war, a promise he has fought to fulfill for more than 70 years.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Labyrinth of Intrigue
- By Jean on 12-22-18
- Catching the Wind
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
Didn’t like !
Reviewed: 01-10-21
Girl was obnoxious—-couldn’t enjoy the story at all.
First time I couldn’t in all my years of audible!!
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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
- By: Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy - Translated by
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 528
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 461
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Story4 out of 5 stars 460
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and...no qualms about a little murder. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only 18, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late 80s, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Cruelty is NOT comedy
- By AB on 08-18-20
Terrible obscenity —took away from story
Reviewed: 11-05-19
Would not recommend it at any age reader & I read a lot ! Should have a caution -
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11 people found this helpful
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An Innocent Client
- Joe Dillard, Book 1
- By: Scott Pratt
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,902
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,193
In this bestselling debut, criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he's tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can't resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Legal Thriller!
- By Wayne on 12-03-15
- An Innocent Client
- Joe Dillard, Book 1
- By: Scott Pratt
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
Did not like book
Reviewed: 05-24-19
Bad language-& I usually like Patterson but couldn’t get past that! So didn’t read much of it. Disappointed!
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Lavender Road
- By: Helen Carey
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Lavender Road boasts a pawnbroker, a pub, two rows of terraced working class homes, and, at one end, the big house owned by the local brewer. When war breaks out, the lives and fortunes of the families who live in Lavender Road are changed out of all recognition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story with wonderful, believable characters!
- By Kathleen Bailey on 03-27-24
- Lavender Road
- By: Helen Carey
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
Not good -wanted to erase stars that I mistakenly clicked
Reviewed: 04-11-19
This was rather juvenile & not much of a story-I don’t give up on a book easily but this one has no appeal for me-couldn’t listen very long-thx
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The Boy Born Dead
- A Story of Friendship, Courage, and Triumph
- By: David Ring, David Wideman, John Driver
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 120
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Story5 out of 5 stars 122
Audie Award, Faith-Based Non-Fiction, 2016. In 1953, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, a baby boy was born - dead. The attending physician set his little body aside and tended to his mother for 18 minutes. Now, more than 60 years later, that boy leads an internationally known ministry that encourages hundreds of thousands every year. The Boy Born Dead tells his incredible story from the perspective of his best friend, David Wideman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tearjerker and Triumph
- By Andre on 05-25-16
- The Boy Born Dead
- A Story of Friendship, Courage, and Triumph
- By: David Ring, David Wideman, John Driver
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
Wonderful book
Reviewed: 08-29-16
This book is one of the most heartfelt and touching book I've ever read and have to thank you for offering it. No one could listen to this and not be inspired! I plan on researching this man to see where he may be speaking. The reader was perfect too .
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
- A Novel
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,504
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,816
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,795
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is 77 years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus crazy. She is also Elsa's best and only friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply splendid.
- By B.J. on 07-27-15
- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
- A Novel
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
Backman is one of my favorites BUT
Reviewed: 03-24-16
What would have made My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry better?
A bit too long and hard to understand the story???
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry?
can't remember now-the story line sounded good but did not deliver
Any additional comments?
I kept listening to this book and might have like reading it from a book better-another distracting book. And I do read a lot!!
thanks
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Sing You Home
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer, Brian Hutchison, Mia Barron
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,034
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,373
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,378
Music has set the tone for most of Zoe Baxter’s life. And it’s music that brings her back to love. When fertility issues lead to a divorce, Zoe throws herself into her career as a music therapist. As an unexpected friendship with a woman slowly blossoms into love, she makes plans for a new life, but to her shock and inevitable rage, some people - even those she loves and trusts most - don’t want that to happen.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Solid Listen
- By SilasFinch on 03-02-11
- Sing You Home
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer, Brian Hutchison, Mia Barron
Music too distracting
Reviewed: 03-24-16
What disappointed you about Sing You Home?
The music that went on and on so I couldn't concentrate on it.
How could the performance have been better?
No music
Any additional comments?
I like this author but guess I'll get it from the library next time. Thanks
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
- By: Natasha Pulley
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,279
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,155
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,155
It's 1883. Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six months later the mysterious timepiece saves his life, drawing him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. At last he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori, a kind, lonely immigrant from Japan. Although Mori seems harmless, a chain of unexplainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Story
- By Jennifer Wadsworth on 09-05-15
- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
- By: Natasha Pulley
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
Did not like this book at all
Reviewed: 03-24-16
What disappointed you about The Watchmaker of Filigree Street?
I did not realize it would be like it was--and kept hoping it would improve-it was too supernatural and I don't like those.
What was most disappointing about Natasha Pulley’s story?
Not real at all
What didn’t you like about Thomas Judd’s performance?
Reading fine as are all your books
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment
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A Man Called Ove
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69,433
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63,131
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63,049
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon - the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him "the bitter neighbor from hell". But behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Laughed and I Cried
- By Bill on 08-22-15
- A Man Called Ove
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: George Newbern
Made me laugh out loud !
Reviewed: 12-17-15
One of the funniest books I have ever read! Each chapter got better but whole thing wonderful . Reader was perfect . Buying it for presents ! Super
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