Karen Weitz Curtis
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The Matchmaker
- A Novel
- By: Elin Hilderbrand
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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In this moving story about losing and finding love again, a woman sets out to find the perfect matches for those closest to her. Forty-eight-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, while others, her husband, celebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who is clearly engaged to the wrong man, call it meddlesome. But there's no arguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance.
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Very Entertaining
- By CLT on 09-01-15
- The Matchmaker
- A Novel
- By: Elin Hilderbrand
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
The characters and their development
Reviewed: 08-30-24
I thought this was a wonderful story of love. We could use more of it in this world..
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Only the Beautiful
- By: Susan Meissner
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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California, 1938—When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser’s daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert’s spacious house with a secret, however—Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she’d never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant.
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Seeing the world in colors…
- By Bridgeman Family on 03-04-24
- Only the Beautiful
- By: Susan Meissner
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Jorjeana Marie
Learning about eugenics and the treatment girls suffered
Reviewed: 05-11-24
It was a beautiful book, a bit depressing but a real learning experience. Beautifully written.
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My Name Is Barbra
- By: Barbra Streisand
- Narrated by: Barbra Streisand
- Length: 48 hrs and 7 mins
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Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in the history of popular music. She has been nominated for a Grammy 46 times, and with Yentl she became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major motion picture. In My Name Is Barbra, she tells her own story about her life and extraordinary career.
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BARBRA IS LIKE BUTTAH!
- By JoeGato57 on 11-08-23
- My Name Is Barbra
- By: Barbra Streisand
- Narrated by: Barbra Streisand
I want to thank Barbra for taking me with her through her journeys.
Reviewed: 02-17-24
I have not finished the book, but want to say that I don’t want it to end.
I had no idea that Barbra Streisand was such a deep, compassionate, self-aware, champion for human and women’s rights.
I feel as if she has taken me around the world with her .
My brothers are successful filmmakers in Los Angeles .
I would love for her to reach out to me .
I am a true admire and I’m fascinated by her intelligence and accomplishments.
Sincerely,
Karen Weitz
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Mary Jane
- A Novel
- By: Jessica Anya Blau
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kinnunen
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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In 1970s Baltimore, 14-year-old Mary Jane loves cooking with her mother, singing in her church choir, and enjoying her family’s subscription to the Broadway Showtunes of the Month record club. Shy, quiet, and bookish, she’s glad when she lands a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor. A respectable job, Mary Jane’s mother says. In a respectable house.
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👍
- By Alana Torres on 05-22-21
- Mary Jane
- A Novel
- By: Jessica Anya Blau
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kinnunen
Great message that music and creativity binds everybody
Reviewed: 01-04-24
Wonderful messages and feel good story.
I highly recommend.
This takes place in the 70s but applies to all ages.
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The Secret Life of Violet Grant
- By: Beatriz Williams
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
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Passion, redemption, and a battered old suitcase full of secrets: The New York Times best-selling author of A Hundred Summers returns with another engrossing tale of lost love and female ambition that crosses generations.
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USE YOUR CREDIT ON ANOTHER BOOK
- By KBS on 05-11-18
- The Secret Life of Violet Grant
- By: Beatriz Williams
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Lots of twists and turns
Reviewed: 09-20-23
The only part I am not sure if was if Violet ended up marrying her true love.
No spoilers
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The Great Alone
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
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Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.
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A Long, Hard Slog Through Endless Despair and Heartache
- By Morro Schreiber on 04-11-18
- The Great Alone
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Amazing story and narrator
Reviewed: 06-22-23
This is one of the few books that actually brought me to tears. They were not. Sad tears, but rather emotions.
It is a story about love and courage.
Great listen .
I would give the narrator six stars
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Winter Garden
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
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Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.
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I thought I made a mistake
- By A. Musser on 11-29-17
- Winter Garden
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
Great Story
Reviewed: 06-18-23
This was a little slow in the beginning, but this is a very special story. It teaches you about the history of Russia and the invasion by the Germans, and what it was like to live through this.
The story was woven with romance and love, sadness, and no spoilers… A happy ending .
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Identity
- A Novel
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
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Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.
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Loved the new book
- By Jaimie Scarrow on 05-24-23
- Identity
- A Novel
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Thank you Nora!
Reviewed: 06-01-23
She is back in the best way!!!!!
Did not want it to end.
I thought the dog might save her as well.
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Fly Away
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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Fly Away is the story of three women who have lost their way and need each other - plus a miracle - to transform their lives. An emotionally-complex, heart-wrenching novel about love, family, motherhood, loss, and redemption, Fly Away reminds us that where there is life, there is hope and where there is love, there is forgiveness. Told with her trademark visceral storytelling and illuminating prose, Kristin Hannah reveals why she is one of the most beloved writers of our day.
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Pretty Book Cover. One Darned Depressing Novel
- By tooonce72 on 04-26-13
- Fly Away
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
Wonderful and heart-wrenching story
Reviewed: 05-27-23
Kristen Hannah seems to understand life, love, and mourning to the core.
Detailed story about every kind of love.
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While Justice Sleeps
- A Novel
- By: Stacey Abrams
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Stacey Abrams
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to hold her life together - excelling in an arduous job with the court while also dealing with a troubled family. When the shocking news breaks that Justice Wynn - the cantankerous swing vote on many current high-profile cases - has slipped into a coma, Avery’s life turns upside down. She is immediately notified that Justice Wynn has left instructions for her to serve as his legal guardian and power of attorney.
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Good story, Bad Reader, I still recommend
- By Renee A. Kaplowitz on 05-12-21
- While Justice Sleeps
- A Novel
- By: Stacey Abrams
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Stacey Abrams
Fabulous story and thought narration was great
Reviewed: 05-03-23
I have no idea why people were complaining about the narrator
I thought the story was brilliant, and that the author has an amazing mind.
You do have to concentrate to keep up with her .
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