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The Waddi Tree
- By: Kerry McGinnis
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
Two branches of the McAllister family lead very different lives on cattle stations in Central Australia. Rob, a stickler for correctness, manages a wealthy, company-owned property while his easygoing brother Sandy struggles to support his wife and son on an impoverished leasehold. When tragedy throws the families together, ultimately driving them even further apart, it's Sandy's young son Jim who suffers the most.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable
- By Louise on 08-06-08
- The Waddi Tree
- By: Kerry McGinnis
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
Lovely tale of the Australian outback.
Reviewed: 06-03-13
What made the experience of listening to The Waddi Tree the most enjoyable?
Well narrated and a glimpse into a life in outback Australia.
What other book might you compare The Waddi Tree to and why?
It is always good to listen to a story of pioneers.
What does Humphrey Bower bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Very descriptive story, I love family sagas.
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The Golden Land
- By: Di Morrissey
- Narrated by: David Tredinnick
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 12
Natalie is a young Gold Coast mother with a loving husband, two small children, and a happy lifestyle. While helping her mother move house, she finds a little box containing a Burmese artifact. When Natalie learns its unique history through a letter left by her great-great uncle, it ignites her interest in its origins and her uncle’s unfulfilled plans for this curio. Her investigations collide with her own dramatically changing circumstances and create a dilemma that challenges the core of her marriage as she finds herself immersed in two very different golden lands.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Could have been better.
- By Penelope on 12-21-13
- The Golden Land
- By: Di Morrissey
- Narrated by: David Tredinnick
A gentle relaxing read
Reviewed: 04-25-13
Where does The Golden Land rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Easy to listen to before falling asleep.
Have you listened to any of David Tredinnick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Similar to the others.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, it is too long for that (unless you are on a plane).
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The Captive Queen
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
France, 1152. A beautiful woman is escaping through France, leaving behind two young daughters and a shattered marriage. This woman is Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and her sole purpose is to marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, a man destined for greatness as King of England. Theirs is a union founded on lust which will create a great empire. It will also create the most notoriously vicious marriage in history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed it!
- By Vikki on 08-31-12
- The Captive Queen
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
I really enjoyed it!
Reviewed: 08-31-12
Where does The Captive Queen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Alison has done a great job of merging history and a tale and bringing it to life.
What about Julia Franklin’s performance did you like?
I thought Julia was a great narrator.
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Queen Isabella
- Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 21 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Popular historian Alison Weir has crafted best-selling biographies of such prominent icons as King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. A master at uncovering fascinating and little-known details, Weir brings these historical figures to life with a brilliant blend of entertainment and scholarship. No English queen has drawn more ire than the vilified Queen Isabella. Weir, at long last, delivers the definitive biography of one of the most controversial members of English royalty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating from first sentence to the very end.
- By Stuart Hagmann on 10-29-12
- Queen Isabella
- Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Just a history lesson
Reviewed: 08-31-12
What would have made Queen Isabella better?
I thought the history would be woven into a story as it was in The Captive Queen.
What was most disappointing about Alison Weir’s story?
It was just like a history lesson.
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