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The Perfume Collector
- A Novel
- By: Kathleen Tessaro
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,895
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,596
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,581
London, 1955: Grace Monroe is a fortunate young woman. Despite her sheltered upbringing in Oxford, her recent marriage has thrust her into the heart of London's most refined and ambitious social circles. Then one evening a letter arrives from France that will change everything. Grace has received an inheritance. There's only one problem: she has never heard of her benefactor, the mysterious Eva d'Orsey. Told by invoking the three distinctive perfumes she inspired, Eva d'Orsey's story weaves through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unbearable Narration
- By D McKay on 08-05-15
- The Perfume Collector
- A Novel
- By: Kathleen Tessaro
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
Great book to just escape
Reviewed: 01-26-19
Very fun storyline and good narration. Great book to just disconnect and enjoy. Characters are interesting and believable.
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The Virgin in the Garden
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4 out of 5 stars 27
In 1953, at an isolated boys’ school in the Yorkshire moors, is a young teacher, Alexander Wedderburn, whose imagination had been captured by the Queen Elizabeth of Shakespeare and Spenser and who has written an historical verse play about her. Now, suddenly, his play has been taken up by a wealthy patron of the arts who envisions its production on the most magnificent scale, for it is to be the climax of a local festival honoring the new Queen Elizabeth.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not worth a credit or buying
- By Patricia D. on 04-15-18
- The Virgin in the Garden
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Not worth a credit or buying
Reviewed: 04-15-18
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Cannot remember having such a hard time getting into a book. Could not even finish
What was most disappointing about A. S. Byatt’s story?
story line hard to follow - if there was one.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Couldn't find anything to keep me reading
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April Fool's Day
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 408
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 283
This is Bryce Courtenay's moving tribute to his son, Damon, a hemophiliac who died from medically acquired AIDS on April 1, 1991, at the age of 24. April Fool's Day is controversial, painful and heartbreaking, yet has a gentle humor. It is also life-affirming, and, above all, a testimony to the incredible regenerative strength of love: how when we confront our worst, we can become our best. This tragic yet uplifting story will change the way you think.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is A Love Story
- By Louise on 12-03-07
- April Fool's Day
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
Amazing -- a must read
Reviewed: 11-11-15
Would you consider the audio edition of April Fool's Day to be better than the print version?
I have not seen the print version
What did you like best about this story?
It is an amazing depiction of his family's struggle to care for their son who developed AIDS from a transfusion. Moving, tear jerking and real
Which character – as performed by Humphrey Bower – was your favorite?
All were great
What did you learn from April Fool's Day that you would use in your daily life?
Love is everything
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One Day
- By: David Nicholls
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,524
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,049
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,052
It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it but not everyone's cup of tea
- By Pamela J on 09-02-10
- One Day
- By: David Nicholls
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
Wonderful story
Reviewed: 01-15-12
Would you listen to One Day again? Why?
Yes, I had a hard time turning it off to do other things
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me cry
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The Distant Hours
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,271
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,323
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,323
Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long lost letter arrives one Sunday afternoon with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Right Mood At The Right Time
- By Simone on 11-13-12
- The Distant Hours
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Superb listening
Reviewed: 01-26-11
Kate Morton has an amazing way with characters and time movement - this is a most wonderful book that challenges the senses and invokes imagination by the reader to come up with an answer - before it comes to us. Wonderful and exciting. Wish she would write many more
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4 people found this helpful