Fontaine Ralston
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Friday's Child
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Owen Findlay
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story5 out of 5 stars 44
Hero Wantage is desperate to change her fate. When the dashing Lord Sherry proposes out of the blue, Hero is overjoyed—she'll escape a life as a governess and, once they wed, he can finally claim his inheritance. But as Hero attempts to social climb in glamorous London society, Sherry is concerned that her naivety will ruin them both and takes drastic action. The chaos that follows will push friendships—and hearts—to breaking point.
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5 out of 5 stars
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so much fun!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-16-24
- Friday's Child
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Owen Findlay
Best narrator ever
Reviewed: 04-08-25
So witty. Every character is engaging. Heyer’s quality of writing is so very rare. The narrator imbued a wonderful story with a soupcon of hilarity a la PG Wodehouse.
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Taste
- My Life Through Food
- By: Stanley Tucci
- Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,659
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,100
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,064
Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table, and now he takes us beyond the savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them. Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should include a pdf of recipes
- By Jen Griffin on 10-23-21
- Taste
- My Life Through Food
- By: Stanley Tucci
- Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
Just fantastic
Reviewed: 12-11-21
And since the author is also the narrator, the pronunciation of all the words, foreign and English, is always correct. Of course, had to buy The Tucci Table immediately!
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Cold Comfort Farm
- Penguin Classics
- By: Stella Gibbons
- Narrated by: Pearl Mackie
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 409
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 353
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 353
When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at 19, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex. At the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the doomed Starkadders: cousin Judith, heaving with remorse for unspoken wickedness; Amos, preaching fire and damnation; their sons, lustful Seth and despairing Reuben; child of nature Elfine; and crazed old Aunt Ada Doom, who has kept to her bedroom for the last 20 years. But Flora loves nothing better than to organise other people.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very, very amusing, a go to if one needs cheering
- By Laura G. M on 11-05-20
- Cold Comfort Farm
- Penguin Classics
- By: Stella Gibbons
- Narrated by: Pearl Mackie
Not all that funny
Reviewed: 09-03-21
Almost lighthearted, but too formulaic to be fun. Each character is a tight package of predictable characteristics according to his archetype: the bohemian, the self-righteous preacher, the rake, the domineering matriarch, the slut, etc., but none has thoughts, a soul, or reaches out of his prescribed persona. Accordingly we see though Flora's eyes, but never into her heart or mind. For a period comedy that is beautifully written with believable pathos and quirky characters rendered with an uncritical eye, I prefer, I Capture The Castle, by Dodie Smith.
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Lord Langley Is Back in Town
- Bachelor Chronicles Series, Book 8
- By: Elizabeth Boyle
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 93
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 93
Lord Langley and Minerva, Lady Standon, began their faux engagement with three simple rules set down by the baron's all-too-proper (and utterly unlikely) bride-to-be....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books ever!
- By Christy on 05-20-22
- Lord Langley Is Back in Town
- Bachelor Chronicles Series, Book 8
- By: Elizabeth Boyle
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
Don't miss this one!
Reviewed: 07-01-21
So many fun characters. The storyline is not The Usual. Steamy but not raunchy. Characters from other books in the series are referred to, making the world of this story interconnected. And, of course, Susan Duerdon's narration is the icing on the cake. She pulls the whose confection together with her clear, ladylike diction. I'm listening for the second, but not the last, time.
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The Luckiest Lady in London
- By: Sherry Thomas
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 552
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 504
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Story4 out of 5 stars 503
Felix Rivendale, the Marquess of Wrenworth, is The Ideal Gentleman, a man all men want to be and all women want to possess. Even Felix himself almost believes this golden image. But underneath is a damaged soul soothed only by public adulation.Louisa Cantwell needs to marry well to support her sisters. She does not, however, want Lord Wrenworth-though he seems inexplicably interested in her. She mistrusts his outward perfection, and the praise he garners everywhere he goes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely story, extremely well-written
- By Jonna on 04-14-14
- The Luckiest Lady in London
- By: Sherry Thomas
- Narrated by: Corrie James
Not your typical Romance
Reviewed: 06-24-21
Sherry Thomas is an amazing writer. Her prose is solid and complex. Her characters are unusual but believable. I hope she will write for many years to come. The voice of the narrator did not draw attention to itself making the story paramount. Altogether a pleasure to hear.If you don’t enjoy a racy read,however, you should pass this book by.
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When a Rogue Meets His Match
- By: Elizabeth Hoyt
- Narrated by: Ashford McNab
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 304
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 302
Ambitious, sly, and lethally intelligent, Gideon Hawthorne has spent his life clawing his way up from the gutter. For the last ten years, he's acted as the Duke of Windemere's fixer, performing the duke's dirty work without question. Now Gideon's ready to quit the duke's service and work solely for himself. But Windermere tempts Gideon with an irresistible offer: one last task for Messalina Greycourt's hand in marriage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even better than the first book!
- By Rlane on 12-11-20
- When a Rogue Meets His Match
- By: Elizabeth Hoyt
- Narrated by: Ashford McNab
Narrator?
Reviewed: 03-12-21
Good story and I really liked the characters. The narrator’s male voice, however, sounded robotic. This totally ruined the book for me. The robot voice made it impossible to understand the hero’s change from brute to prince.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
- By: James Boswell
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 51 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 139
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
Charming, vibrant, witty and edifying, The Life of Samuel Johnson is a work of great obsession and boundless reverence. The literary critic Samuel Johnson was 54 when he first encountered Boswell; the friendship that developed spawned one of the greatest biographies in the history of world literature. The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterization, and paints a vivid picture of 18th-century London, peopled by prominent personalities of the time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!
- By Tad Davis on 02-02-18
- The Life of Samuel Johnson
- By: James Boswell
- Narrated by: David Timson
Nothing compares to Boswell's work
Reviewed: 02-08-20
How I wish I had Dr Johnson's vocabulary so I could string together enough superlatives to describe this lovely tribute. And I wish I could let Mr B know how much he has done for posterity by recording events and great men of the early Georgian era. So much wisdom and common sense here. And such platonic love. Im a better person for having listened to it.
The reader deserves an Oscar, too. The people all come to life and are all distinct. Plan to read the Hebrides book soon.
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The Queen and I
- By: Sue Townsend
- Narrated by: Angela Thorne
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
When a Republican party wins the General Election, they strip the royal family of everything and send them to live on a housing estate in the Midlands. Exchanging caviar for boiled eggs, servants for a social worker named Trish, the Queen and her family learn what it means to be poor among the great unwashed. Is their breeding sufficient to allow them to rise above their changed circumstance or deep down are they really just like everyone else?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Made me smile......in commuter traffic
- By Amy on 02-22-14
- The Queen and I
- By: Sue Townsend
- Narrated by: Angela Thorne
Funny as Heck
Reviewed: 01-27-20
When I need a laugh, I reread The Queen and I. It never fails to crack me up with each family member adapting to life in the projects according to his natural bent and each Hell Close inhabitant acting wise while being bracingly tacky. Two of my favorite angles were Harris the corgi’s adventures in the hood and how dear, regal Queen Elizabeth kept her dignity and bravely shouldered the responsibilities of her new life. A beloved book and a favorite. Sue Townsend, I wish I could give you a hug for bringing good-hearted hilarity into my world.
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Vicar of Wakefield
- By: Oliver Goldsmith
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4 out of 5 stars 50
The simple village vicar, Mr. Primrose, is living with his wife and six children in complete tranquility until unexpected calamities force them to weather one hilarious adventure after another. Goldsmith plays out this classic comedy of manners with a light, ironic touch that is irresistibly charming.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Snidely Whiplash Ravishes Hapless Maidens
- By Joseph R on 12-26-09
- Vicar of Wakefield
- By: Oliver Goldsmith
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
Excellent excellent excellent
Reviewed: 12-21-19
Oh that Mr. Goldsmith had written more in his short life. On to She Stoops To Conquer!
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The Lady and the Highwayman
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,969
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,737
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,732
Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school in 1830s Victorian London. She is also a well-respected author of stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories - the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Charles King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats, intelligent detectives solving grisly murders, and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cute and fun story
- By D. Adriene on 09-30-19
- The Lady and the Highwayman
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Cant believe I listened to it all
Reviewed: 12-18-19
Cute story. Upbeat. A little juvenile and incomplete. Narrator was good with one woman's voice, more than one woman was indistinguishable. Very unconvincing as a man. In fact, terrible as an American man A more accomplished narrator would have improved the book. Hope the writer keeps at it.
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