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Daughters of the Night Sky
- By: Aimie K. Runyan
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,804
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,635
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,634
Russia, 1941. Katya Ivanova is a young pilot in a far-flung military academy in the Ural Mountains. From childhood, she's dreamed of taking to the skies to escape her bleak mountain life. With the Nazis on the march across Europe, she is called on to use her wings to serve her country in its darkest hour. Not even the entreaties of her new husband—a sensitive artist who fears for her safety—can dissuade her from doing her part as a proud daughter of Russia.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Kindle Customer on 03-02-18
- Daughters of the Night Sky
- By: Aimie K. Runyan
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati
I've felt honored to know of the Night Witches
Reviewed: 07-06-20
This was a story that moved me even though I knew nothing about the existence of the group of valiant women pilots who served in the Russian air force during WW II. My father served in the US Army & my generation grew up with many, many stories & movies about the war but usually presented from the masculine viewpoint. The author makes it clear in her afterword that other than generally following only the movements of this group of pilots, navigators & support crews along with scanty published info from the actual subjects of this fictional account, her imagination brought to vivid life a tale that kept me engaged throughout. The narration was also top notch.
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Kristin Lavransdatter
- By: Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally - translator
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 45 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,544
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,280
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,270
As a young girl in 14th-century Norway, Kristin is deeply devoted to her father, Lavrans, a kind and courageous man. But when as a student in a convent school she meets the charming and impetuous Erlend Nikulaussøn, she defies her parents in pursuit of her own desires. Her saga continues through her marriage to Erlend, their tumultuous life together raising seven sons as Erlend seeks to strengthen his political influence, and finally their estrangement as the world around them tumbles into uncertainty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A formerly famous classic few have heard of
- By Christina -- Audible on 05-26-17
- Kristin Lavransdatter
- By: Sigrid Undset, Tiina Nunnally - translator
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Boooooooring!
Reviewed: 07-09-19
I tried & tried to finish this but it just wasn't going anywhere, at least nowhere I wanted to torture myself to keep listening. Zzzzzzzzz.....
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How to Get Run Over by a Truck
- A Memoir
- By: Katie McKenna
- Narrated by: Katie McKenna
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,499
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,383
People often say, "I feel like I've been run over by a truck." Katie actually was. On a sunny morning bike ride in Brooklyn, 24-year-old Katie McKenna was forever changed when she was run over by an 18-wheeler. Being crushed under a massive semi wasn't something Katie should have survived. After 10 hours of emergency surgery, she woke to find herself in a body and a life that would never be the same.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny and an amazing story.
- By T. Thompson on 12-16-16
- How to Get Run Over by a Truck
- A Memoir
- By: Katie McKenna
- Narrated by: Katie McKenna
Never give up on life!
Reviewed: 01-07-19
A very real girl who is sometimes incredibly irritating and other times amazingly inspired. I almost quit listening early on as I was put off by Miss McKenna's apparent self-centeredness but then realized that her tenacious grip on life and determination to heal is, along with the ferocious love of her family and friends a very important key to her amazing survival.
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The Shape of Water
- By: Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,025
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,473
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,456
The Shape of Water is set in Cold War-era Baltimore at the Occam Aerospace Research Center, which has recently received its most sensitive asset ever: an amphibious man captured in the Amazon. What unfolds is a stirring romance between the asset and one of the janitors on staff, a mute woman who uses sign language to communicate with the creature.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb
- By E. Chadwick on 03-29-18
- The Shape of Water
- By: Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
Love is the answer.
Reviewed: 12-23-18
A beautifully tender story of hope and redemption. The narrator seamlessly switched between characters and soon I knew who was speaking within a couple of words. I'm very glad to have found this book and will be recommending it to all my friends.
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Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
- A Collection of Outlander Fiction
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Robert Ian MacKenzie, Allan Scott-Douglas, Davina Porter, and others
- Length: 24 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,196
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,719
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,705
The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two new works and five previously published
- By Mary R on 07-03-17
- Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
- A Collection of Outlander Fiction
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Robert Ian MacKenzie, Allan Scott-Douglas, Davina Porter, Jeff Woodman, Diana Gabaldon
Another fascinating collection of stories!
Reviewed: 12-14-18
l had already read some of these stories but truly enjoyed the author's notes herein.
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Drums of Autumn: International Edition
- Outlander, Book 4
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 44 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 33,452
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28,437
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28,312
Diana Gabaldon's fans will be delighted to find Jamie and Claire as spirited and endearing as ever in this fourth installment of this magnificent saga. Twice Claire has used an ancient stone circle to travel back to the 18th century. The first time she found love with a Scottish warrior but had to return to the 1940s to save their unborn child. The second time she reunited with her lost love but had to leave behind the daughter that he would never see. Now Brianna, from her 1960s vantage point, has found a disturbing obituary and will risk everything in an attempt to change history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Re: Last 2 books in the Series
- By LBaum on 12-24-08
- Drums of Autumn: International Edition
- Outlander, Book 4
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
More fabulous adventures of Claire & Jaimie.
Reviewed: 06-30-18
Diana Gabaldon has done it again, plunged the reader into living history and Davina Porter does a marvelous job of bringing all the characters to full-blooded life.
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Drums of Autumn
- Outlander, Book 4
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 44 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 39,688
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33,859
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Story5 out of 5 stars 33,699
Diana Gabaldon’s fans will be delighted to find Jamie and Claire as spirited and endearing as ever in this fourth installment of this magnificent saga. Romance, history, and time travel blend once again as the couple builds a new life together in the wilderness of pre–Revolutionary America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Re: Last 2 books in the Series
- By LBaum on 12-24-08
- Drums of Autumn
- Outlander, Book 4
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
More fabulous adventures of Claire & Jaimie.
Reviewed: 06-30-18
Diana Gabaldon has done it again, plunged the reader into living history and Davina Porter does a marvelous job of bringing all the characters to full-blooded life.
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Outlander
- Outlander, Book 1
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79,645
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 67,673
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67,400
Why we think it’s a great listen: An all-time Audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices: time travel. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. But their blissful reunion is shattered....
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Time Travel VS Romance Quandary
- By Sara on 09-10-14
- Outlander
- Outlander, Book 1
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
History class has never been this absorbing!
Reviewed: 02-05-18
Ms. Gabaldon has certainly done her homework to make the 18th century come alive. Engrossing!
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Outlander
- Outlander, Book 1
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 32 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65,039
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54,859
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54,650
In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon. Their blissful reunion is shattered when she touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone ruins and is instantly transported to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans—in 1743. Will Claire find her way back to her own time, or is her destiny forever linked with Clan MacKenzie and the gallant James Fraser?
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2 out of 5 stars
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I may be the only woman alive who didn't like this
- By BeesKnees on 10-05-17
- Outlander
- Outlander, Book 1
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
History class has never been this absorbing!
Reviewed: 02-05-18
Ms. Gabaldon has certainly done her homework to make the 18th century come alive. Engrossing!
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Hunger
- A Memoir of (My) Body
- By: Roxane Gay
- Narrated by: Roxane Gay
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,588
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,008
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,981
In her phenomenally popular essays and long-running Tumblr blog, Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and body, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes her own body as "wildly undisciplined", Roxane understands the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Dark, thought provoking, sometimes frustrating
- By River Holmes-miller on 06-21-17
- Hunger
- A Memoir of (My) Body
- By: Roxane Gay
- Narrated by: Roxane Gay
WOW!
Reviewed: 01-09-18
A very powerful story told by a strong and fragile an VERY BRAVE woman. Roxane gives voice to women both large and not-so-large by telling us how she crafted her life, both clumsily and intentionally after the violence and hurt of being raped at the tender age of 12. The fact that she reads to us in her own lovely voice makes this a very intimate experience, opening our eyes and hearts to the very visable "invisible" people all around us. May this book help to bring about more acceptance and understanding of people of size, enabling more of us to see past the obvious external to the grace that is present within.
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