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Cilka's Journey
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,261
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,780
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,755
Cilka is just 16-years-old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: She is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. But did she really have a choice?
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5 out of 5 stars
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YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS BOOK
- By Amazon Customer on 10-08-19
- Cilka's Journey
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
Amazing story based on a true event happening after WWII
Reviewed: 07-11-23
Amazing story based on a true event happening after WWII. Cilka’s story is heart wrenching and a beautiful story of human resilience and hope in the face of unthinkable tragedy. Cilka’s journey is an inspiration.
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The Soldier’s Girl
- By: Sharon Maas
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,226
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,139
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,124
When young English nurse Sibyl Lake is recruited as a spy to support the French resistance, she doesn’t realize the ultimate price she will end up paying. She arrives in Colmar, a French town surrounded by vineyards and swarming with German soldiers. Her fear is dampened by the joy of being reunited with her childhood sweetheart Jacques. Sibyl’s arrival has not gone unnoticed by Commander Wolfgang von Haagan. She realizes that letting him get closer is her best chance of learning enemy secrets. Yet despite her best intentions, Sibyl finds that betrayal does not come easy to her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good storyline
- By Cinnabelle on 04-02-21
- The Soldier’s Girl
- By: Sharon Maas
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
Amazing story beautiful narration
Reviewed: 01-27-20
The master narration by Henrietta Meier truly brings the amazing story to life. It does deeply into the treacherous life of female spies during World War II.
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Dollbaby
- A Novel
- By: Laura Lane McNeal
- Narrated by: January Lavoy
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,707
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,525
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,522
When Ibby Bell's father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father's urn for good measure. Fannie's New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever been - and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum - is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannie's black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By WMF on 10-08-14
- Dollbaby
- A Novel
- By: Laura Lane McNeal
- Narrated by: January Lavoy
Amazing Book with Great Heart
Reviewed: 08-26-17
The story is full of delightful details about the tumultuous yet blessed life of Miss Fanny who is an eccentric old lady from the South. The story takes us back into to time and we get to see snippets of her as a young woman and mother. Although much tragedy befalls this family, you see much love and respect among all who live and work in the big old house. Young Ibby who has also lead a tragic life comes to find a home with the eccentric Miss Fanny and the two ladies who so lovingly take care of her and the big old house, Queenie and Doll Baby. This author is skilled at pulling the reader into the story with intricate story lines and deep character development. Be careful. You may just be surprised by all these characters can endure and the secrets they reveal.
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My Real Children
- By: Jo Walton
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4 out of 5 stars 113
It's 2015, and Patricia Cowan is very old. "Confused today," read the notes clipped to the end of her bed. She forgets things she should know - what year it is, major events in the lives of her children. But she remembers things that don't seem possible. She remembers marrying Mark and having four children. And she remembers not marrying Mark and raising three children with Bee instead.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A strange take on an otherwise simple story.
- By Lauren on 01-08-15
- My Real Children
- By: Jo Walton
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
Intriguing
Reviewed: 12-29-15
What did you love best about My Real Children?
Nothing is decided at the end of this book. Which path did Patricia (Pat) really take? Did she marry the man who would make her life miserable? Did she take the unconventional path? Why can't she figure out which of her memories are real? Which of the dear children she remembers are her real children? Are the others really a figment of her imagination? Does she even really want to know or would she rather just keep her happy memories?
Who was your favorite character and why?
Things are clear in the memory of sweet Patricia until dementia takes over and she can't remember the details of her life after a life-changing decision. Did she say yes to the overbearing man who would become her husband or did she say no and follow a completely unconventional and controversial path. Was she known to those she loved as Patricia or as Pat?
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Nothing about this novel is ordinary. This book will leave you guessing long after the last page has been read. It leaves you wondering about Patricia (Pat's) choices in life as well as your own.
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