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The Runaway Orphans
- By: Pam Weaver
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Desperate to escape their stepfather’s house, sisters Amy and Lillian stow away aboard a train full of children being evacuated from London and the threat of Hitler’s bombs. Arriving in the seaside town of Worthing, they are taken in by kindly Norah and her husband, Jim. With their future now entrusted to strangers, can the girls finally find a safe harbour in these dark days of war? And will they find the strength to confront what they have been running from, when their past finally catches up with them?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nothing Special!
- By M. Ryder on 03-14-23
- The Runaway Orphans
- By: Pam Weaver
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
Not predictable, had me guessing til the end.
Reviewed: 09-19-24
Historic Novel with a different twist. Likable characters and one very detestable one. Surprising end.
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By Any Other Name
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,034
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,932
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,932
Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shakespeare’s wealth of works penned by a female
- By Brendolynne on 08-27-24
- By Any Other Name
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, Jayne Entwistle, Andrew Fallaize, Joe Jameson, John Lee, Nicholas Guy Smith, Simon Vance, Steve West
Great story in the 1500’s! Totally trite in the 2020’s.
Reviewed: 08-25-24
Very interesting and informative regarding Shakespeare’s life. Really enjoyed the story about Emilia Bassano.
However, the book was less interesting in modern times and seemed very trite.
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A Death in Cornwall
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,036
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 942
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 943
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nothing about the Arab Israeli conflict
- By Bart Binning on 07-29-24
- A Death in Cornwall
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
How surprisingly unoriginal it was. It is nothing like the earlier Gabriel Allon books
Reviewed: 08-13-24
Redundant and boring. No character development. Nothing like the earlier books. They have lost their excitement. Wont listen to any mire
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The Collector
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 886
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 711
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 708
Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world’s most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The performance was the high point.
- By Michael D Westlund on 07-25-23
- The Collector
- A Novel
- By: Daniel Silva
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Formulaic
Reviewed: 08-10-23
This series is always enjoyable but this latest book is very predictable. There was virtually no character development or surprises.
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