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The Secret Garden
- By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrated by: Carrie Hope Fletcher
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Mary Lennox starts her life as an unhappy victim of circumstance. After the loss of her parents, she moves to rural Yorkshire to live with a distant uncle where she resents the wildness of the countryside. At first, she struggles to find a place in this new existence. Although unsure about her surroundings and its occupants, through the gentle guidance of the maid she gradually becomes interested in the story of Mrs Craven, who apparently used to spend her time in a garden at the house, the key to which has vanished.
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Fabulous
- By Lady Lightning on 05-19-20
- The Secret Garden
- By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrated by: Carrie Hope Fletcher
Lovely story
Reviewed: 04-08-24
5 star from beginning to end. Performance wonderful, story precious, Couldn't put it down.
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All the Little Live Things
- By: Wallace Stegner
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Scarred by the senseless death of their son and baffled by the engulfing chaos of the 1960s, Joe Allston and his wife, Ruth, have left the coast for a California retreat. And although their new home looks like Eden, it also has its serpents: Jim Peck, a messianic exponent of drugs, yoga, and sex, and Marian Catlin, an attractive young woman whose otherwordly innocence is far more appealing—and far more dangerous.
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Another winner from Stegner
- By B.J. on 10-22-12
- All the Little Live Things
- By: Wallace Stegner
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
filled with sadness
Reviewed: 04-26-22
Found it sad and full of struggle.Ending tragic. Would have liked for ending to have given the heroine some peace instead of more trauma.
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Reagan
- By: Brett Harper
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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He was the unlikeliest of presidential candidates - dismissed by opponents as a movie actor, a right-winger trying to undo the work of liberals stretching back to Franklin Roosevelt. Yet Ronald Reagan made it to the White House, taking office in a time of economic turmoil, waning prestige abroad, and a general dampening of the American spirit. Reagan's patriotism, wit, and optimism lifted the nation and brought it through several crises.
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Are political leaders like this extinct?
- By Don Rood, Jr. on 03-25-21
- Reagan
- By: Brett Harper
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
Remarkable Life of a remarkable Man.
Reviewed: 04-18-22
5 star story, well narrated, remarkable man. last chapter about Alzheimers had me weeping. Don't miss this read!
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The Reservoir
- By: David Duchovny
- Narrated by: David Duchovny
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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The Reservoir follows an unexceptional man in an exceptional time. We see our present-day pandemic world and New York City through the eyes of a former Wall Street veteran, Ridley, as he, in his enforced quarantined solitude, looks back upon his life. He examines his wins, his failures, the gnawing questions - his career, his divorce, his estranged daughter - and questions what it all means and who he really was.
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had hope but it's just a self indulgent work.
- By james on 05-30-21
- The Reservoir
- By: David Duchovny
- Narrated by: David Duchovny
Interesting
Reviewed: 06-03-21
Found the story near the end confusing. Rather interesting concept but wasnt sure about the ending. Well read.
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Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family
- By: Maria Von Trapp
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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In this joyful and charming book, Maria von Trapp (from The Sound of Music) unveils for you the year-round Christian traditions she loved - traditions that created for her large family a warm and inviting Catholic home and will do the same for yours.
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Enjoyable look at Old World Rituals
- By Courtney Delaney on 06-25-22
- Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family
- By: Maria Von Trapp
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
Pleasant
Reviewed: 05-15-21
Narrator good. This is a book that would be more relevant to Roman Catholics. Lots of references to saints prayed too, rosary, etc Interesting Catholic traditions.
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The Widow of the South
- By: Robert Hicks
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Lorna Raver, Stephen Hoye, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
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Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war. This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, McGavock's home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property where more than 1,000 were laid to rest.
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A Story Of The South
- By Sara on 03-10-17
- The Widow of the South
- By: Robert Hicks
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Lorna Raver, Stephen Hoye, Scott Brick
Recommended
Reviewed: 04-23-21
Exceptional in all aspects. A good listen. Lived next to Carnton Plantation and story is a good representation of Carrie McGavock and the plantation.
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My Dad the Spy
- By: Stewart Copeland
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Drummer with The Police, Stewart Copeland, sets out to uncover the truth about his father, Miles Axe Copeland ll - musician, raconteur, international businessman... and, it turns out, secret CIA operative. Going back to the 1950s to trace his father’s involvement in the birth of the CIA, Stewart enters a murky world of dictators and dirty tricks. He learns about his dad’s role in overthrowing governments, assassination plots, and befriending an infamous Soviet double agent.
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An okay story, but what did we really learn?
- By ZUrlocker on 09-19-20
Entertaining and informative!
Reviewed: 09-25-20
Knew Stewart in different capacity. Didn't know him as an author. Totally entertained. Humorous, informative, well produced, great reflection of fathers legacy and nice to incude brother and sisters thoughts. Love and pride in father and mother weaves throughout recollections. Loved it and highly recommend.
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