Patty Deffenbaugh Karber
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The Heart's Bidding
- Amish Calling, Book 1
- By: Kelly Irvin
- Narrated by: Devon O'day
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
At twenty-nine, auctioneer Toby Miller is a notorious bachelor. But his job keeps him on the road for months out of the year, and he knows no Plain woman could want a marriage that would force her to live and raise children alone. Thankfully, Toby’s content to dedicate his life to the family business, especially now that his grandfather is retiring. So why does his heart keep longing for something—or more specifically, someone—he can’t have?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very different and enjoyable
- By Patty Deffenbaugh Karber on 05-05-24
- The Heart's Bidding
- Amish Calling, Book 1
- By: Kelly Irvin
- Narrated by: Devon O'day
Very different and enjoyable
Reviewed: 05-05-24
First with a taste of Kentucky Amish. Good and definitely different. Already started # 2 back to back
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The Last Green Valley
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,822
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,170
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,147
In late March 1944, as Stalin’s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bear’s intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they reluctantly follow the wolves—murderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect “pure-blood” Germans? The Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too Religious
- By Laurie N. on 06-02-21
- The Last Green Valley
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
Great book!
Reviewed: 09-08-22
Other reviewers have been rather hard on the way the book is categorized. “Too much religion.” It’s an important part of how the family copes with all the conflict and dangerous situations they face. This is a subject that has been addressed well and extensively researched. It gives you a glimpse of the way other ethnic groups were persecuted. My husband’s grandparents were ethnic Germans lured to the Ukrainian area for their farming abilities and the offer of land. They weren’t involved in any of the World Wars and began to immigrate to the US prior to 1890 because they were conscientious objectors as Mennonite’s and men being conscripted into military service.
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The Last Story of Mina Lee
- By: Nancy Jooyoun Kim
- Narrated by: Greta Jung
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 837
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 736
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Story4 out of 5 stars 734
Margot Lee's mother is ignoring her calls. Margot can’t understand why, until she makes a surprise trip home to Koreatown, LA, and finds that her mother has suspiciously died. Determined to discover the truth, Margot unravels her single mother’s past as a Korean War orphan and an undocumented immigrant, only to realize how little she truly knew about her mother, Mina.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Audio Recording Terrible, distracting
- By Amazon Customer on 09-02-20
- The Last Story of Mina Lee
- By: Nancy Jooyoun Kim
- Narrated by: Greta Jung
Wow! One of my favorite reads for the summer.
Reviewed: 09-06-22
First book by this and anything based around Korean tradition, the Korean War and people who fled to the US not knowing what had happened to family members they were torn from and didn’t know whether they were dead or alive. A glimpse of PTSD in the way they adapted to a new country and a way of life. Eye opening and makes me ready to search for more about the subject and the area. My dad was a Seabee during the time but area he was deployed to was the Aleutian Islands. If I hadn’t trained as an RN I definitely would be a history major. Sounds like a Korean holocaust. Not much cultural diversity in West Central Arkansas.
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The Angel of Vienna
- By: Kate Hewitt
- Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
Nazi-occupied Vienna, 1940. As bombs fall over Europe, Hannah Stern is a 27-year-old nurse who is just trying to survive. When she takes a position at Vienna’s esteemed psychiatric hospital, Am Steinhof, she thinks it will take her away from the danger. Her estranged half-brother has arranged the job for her on the condition that she must take his son, Willi, there too. He insists it’s a place where Willi will be safe. And Hannah soon forms a close bond with the sweet, fragile child in her care.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreaking
- By Dogs, Cats, and Kids on 05-02-25
- The Angel of Vienna
- By: Kate Hewitt
- Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk
What a book
Reviewed: 07-07-22
Engrossing. Surprise ending. A part of WWll I was aware was aware of but 1st thing I have read on the subject.
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Mistress of the Ritz
- A Novel
- By: Melanie Benjamin
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 886
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 795
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 790
Nothing bad can happen at the Ritz; inside its gilded walls, every woman looks beautiful, every man appears witty. Favored guests walk through its famous doors to be welcomed and pampered by Blanche Auzello and her husband, Claude, the hotel’s director. Until June 1940, when the German army sweeps into Paris, setting up headquarters at the Ritz. Suddenly, with the likes of Hermann Goëring moving into suites once occupied by royalty, Blanche and Claude must navigate a terrifying new reality. One that entails even more secrets.
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3 out of 5 stars
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2nd half was good
- By Amazon Customer on 07-05-19
- Mistress of the Ritz
- A Novel
- By: Melanie Benjamin
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Good story performance detracts from story
Reviewed: 02-01-22
Too much jumping from narrators and as you go from characters the dates and times aren’t consecutive but sometimes more than a year. You guys are better than this.
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When Time Stopped
- A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains
- By: Ariana Neumann
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 515
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 456
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Story5 out of 5 stars 455
In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in war-torn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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yesterday as fresh as today
- By reader mother on 02-17-20
- When Time Stopped
- A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains
- By: Ariana Neumann
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Best researched holocaust survivor I've read.
Reviewed: 08-28-20
A gripping book by the daughter of a holocaust survivor, a daughter. Highly recommend book.
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The Beantown Girls
- By: Jane Healey
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,079
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,579
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,565
1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She’ll work in city hall, marry her fiancé when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when her fiancé is reported missing after being shot down in Germany, Fiona’s long-held plans are shattered. Determined to learn her fiancé’s fate, Fiona leaves Boston to volunteer overseas as a Red Cross Clubmobile girl, recruiting her two best friends to come along. There’s the outspoken Viviana, who is more than happy to quit her secretarial job for a taste of adventure.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting history, just not my cup of tea
- By Amy Hammond Hagberg on 04-03-19
- The Beantown Girls
- By: Jane Healey
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
WWll from another view
Reviewed: 08-21-20
The first I've read about what some of the women did toward the war effort. Has it's thrills, chills and humor as well. I got it as a free read but would gladly pay to read it again.
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A Tale of Two Sisters
- By: Merryn Allingham
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
When Alice Verinder’s beloved sister Lydia goes missing, Alice boards the Orient Express bound for Topkapi Palace in Constantinople, determined to find her. Lydia was governess to the Sultan’s young children and though her letters spoke of exotic delights and welcoming hosts, the reception Alice receives is decidedly cold. Now, as Alice digs deeper into the secrets of a land foreign to her, she has only Englishman Harry Frome to help her. But as their search uncovers unforeseen dangers and exposes an unexpected ardour, is Alice ready for the truths they’ll uncover?
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5 out of 5 stars
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1st read by the author
- By Patty Deffenbaugh Karber on 04-18-20
- A Tale of Two Sisters
- By: Merryn Allingham
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
1st read by the author
Reviewed: 04-18-20
I didn't know what to expect and I have little knowledge of Ottoman Turkish life. The book is engaging and I have to say I had to hold my breath hoping for the heroine and hero. Immensely entertaining.
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House on Endless Waters
- A Novel
- By: Emuna Elon
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 486
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 431
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Story4 out of 5 stars 423
Renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to promote his books, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Historical Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon footage portraying prewar Dutch Jewry and is astonished to see the youthful face of his beloved mother staring back at him, posing with his father, his older sister…and an infant he doesn’t recognize.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, worth the listen, but not great.
- By Npleaf on 02-11-20
- House on Endless Waters
- A Novel
- By: Emuna Elon
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
touched on a subject from the Holocaust I'd never
Reviewed: 03-12-20
it was a little slow starting but I began to learn other things that happened during the holocaust. it also mentions the emotional trauma suffered by the survivors next generation. it backs up the professional opinion of a psychologist (also in an Audible book) who is a camp survivor. highly recommended for people wanting to be able to pass on to our next generations.
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She's in a Better Place
- By: Angela Elwell Hunt
- Narrated by: Carol Monda
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
The novels of New York Times best-selling author Angela Hunt have garnered the Holt Medallion, Christy Award, and countless other honors for their cutting-edge Christian themes. In this compelling sequel to She Always Wore Red, a busy single mom runs a Florida funeral home. But her mortuary work becomes even more poignant when her assistant discloses his terminal illness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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interesting
- By Public persona on 06-04-11
- She's in a Better Place
- By: Angela Elwell Hunt
- Narrated by: Carol Monda
Enjoyable from so many aspects!
Reviewed: 01-27-20
This is the 3rd of a series by the author. It combines realistic family drama, Spirituality with some humor thrown in. I purchased the series originally on release and am so glad to have it in my Audible library. This author is one of my early inspirational reading favorites.
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