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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,852
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,320
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,320
Flight attendant Allegra Patel loves her job, but today is her twenty-eighth birthday and she’d rather not be placating a plane full of passengers unhappy about a long delay. There’s the well-dressed man in seat 4C desperate not to miss his daughter’s musical. A harried mother frantically tries to keep her toddler and baby quiet. Honeymooners still in their wedding finery dream of their new lives, while a chatty emergency room nurse dreams of retirement.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting premise
- By RondaR on 09-16-24
- Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
Thoroughly engaging and thought provoking
Reviewed: 11-26-24
Sometimes in novels when there are alit of seemingly unconnected characters, I find that tiresome. But in this one, I was invested in each of them as well as the main character. And I liked the unpredictability and ambiguity of the main premise.
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Welcome Home, Stranger
- A Novel
- By: Kate Christensen
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 43
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 43
An environmental journalist in Washington, DC, Rachel has shunned her New England working-class family for years. Divorced and childless in her middle age, she’s a true independent spirit with the pain and experience to prove it. Coping with challenges large and small, she thinks her life is in free fall–until she’s summoned home to deal with the aftermath of her mother’s death.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Well written but depressing
- By Michele on 01-06-24
- Welcome Home, Stranger
- A Novel
- By: Kate Christensen
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
Well written but depressing
Reviewed: 01-06-24
This book was well written, but the characters, with the exception of the protagonist, were not well-drawn enough for me, and the overall feeling was depressing. The little bit of hope at the end was not worth it. I found the narrator’s style distracting and difficult to understand at times.
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The Outside Boy
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Alan Devally
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,389
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,269
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,267
Ireland, 1959: Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother’s death in childbirth. The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling and prepare for their first communions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure Torture
- By Nena on 01-27-21
- The Outside Boy
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Alan Devally
A treat from start to finish
Reviewed: 06-29-22
Beautifully written, beautifully read. Sweet, moving, insightful. The characters, wonderfully realized, will stay with me for a long time.
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This Is How It Always Is
- A Novel
- By: Laurie Frankel
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,758
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,376
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,352
When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. But Claude is not like his brothers. One day he puts on a dress and refuses to take it off. He wants to bring a purse to kindergarten. He wants hair long enough to sit on. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story mirrors our life -- to a point -- spoilers
- By 1mom3kids on 11-14-17
- This Is How It Always Is
- A Novel
- By: Laurie Frankel
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
A true gem
Reviewed: 09-30-17
Beautifully written, beautifully read, beautifully realized. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all concerned.
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The Homecoming of Samuel Lake
- A Novel
- By: Jenny Wingfield
- Narrated by: Catherine Taber
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 271
Every first Sunday in June, members of the Moses clan gather for an annual reunion at “the old home place,” a sprawling hundred-acre farm in Arkansas. And every year, Samuel Lake, a vibrant and committed young preacher, brings his beloved wife, Willadee Moses, and their three children back for the festivities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVED LOVED LOVED this book!
- By Ryan's Mom on 03-11-12
- The Homecoming of Samuel Lake
- A Novel
- By: Jenny Wingfield
- Narrated by: Catherine Taber
Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird
Reviewed: 07-27-15
Not quite as perfect plot-wise, but close. The characters are real and touching, and the experience of seeing the world through a feisty young girl's eyes is again magical. The writing and narration are a pleasure. Highly recommended.
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