Carrie Hiltz
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The Empress
- A Novel
- By: Gigi Griffis
- Narrated by: Ellie Rose Boswell, Dominic Burgess
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 1853, and Princess Elisabeth “Sisi” of Bavaria has been very clear: She will wait for the head-over-heels love the poets speak of, or she will have no love at all. Just because her older sister, Helene, is eagerly heeding their mother’s advice and preparing to marry Emperor Franz of Austria does not mean Sisi must also subject herself to such a dutiful existence. Sisi knows there is more to life than luncheons and corsets—if only someone would let her experience it all firsthand.
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Just half of the story
- By rhon on 07-11-24
- The Empress
- A Novel
- By: Gigi Griffis
- Narrated by: Ellie Rose Boswell, Dominic Burgess
Disappointed and Confused
Reviewed: 05-04-24
So this is a “novelization” of the Netflix series. I expected it to add depth and complexity to the series, but it somehow has less of both. And it’s a bit too mushy for my tastes. It also ends at the wedding, which I was surprised and confused by, because the first season continues long after the wedding… and there’s no sequel that I could find. I didn’t hate it. It was an enjoyable listen, but the series is better. The series is one of the best things I’ve seen, and so well done. This novel felt like a stripped down version of it.
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The Woman in the White Kimono
- A Novel
- By: Ana Johns
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura’s prearranged marriage to the son of her father’s business associate would secure her family’s status in their traditional Japanese community, but Naoko has fallen for another man - an American sailor, a gaijin - and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When it’s learned Naoko carries the sailor’s child, she’s cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations.
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DO NOT LISTEN! Decent story, HORRIBLE narration!!!
- By David Meier on 05-07-20
- The Woman in the White Kimono
- A Novel
- By: Ana Johns
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Lauren Ezzo
Beautiful, Heartbreaking Story
Reviewed: 09-15-23
I personally loved the narration. I thought both narrators performed the story with eloquence. It’s a fascinating story that tells of the dark history between the Americans and Japanese, one I had not previously known. Warning, it will likely make you cry. I actually don’t think a book has ever made me cry so hard.
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
- By: Lisa See
- Narrated by: Ruthie Ann Miles, Kimiko Glenn, Alex Allwine, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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The thrilling new novel from number-one New York Times best-selling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been abandoned and adopted by an American couple.
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***EXCELLENT*** Six stars if I could !!
- By ROBIN on 04-10-17
Wow
Reviewed: 11-04-21
Phenomenal book, if you like sobbing hysterically. But no really, absolutely incredible story, very well written.
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