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Halfway
- By: Michael Honnah, Imeldha Eloni
- Narrated by: Patricia Allison, Lenny Henry, Arinzé Kene, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 971
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 951
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 951
Leading the field of artificial intelligence, Halfway, a subsidiary of Soul-Tech, provides customers with the opportunity to digitally upload their minds so that in the eventuality of their death, loved ones will be able to communicate with an AI simulation and gain closure. But at what cost?A year after her brother Mark’s death, Florence is still consumed by grief. And though her parents encourage her not to dwell on the past, Florence decides to visit Halfway and speak to the simulation of Mark that was created not long before his passing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Edge of my seat
- By ChidiA on 06-09-24
- Halfway
- By: Michael Honnah, Imeldha Eloni
- Narrated by: Patricia Allison, Lenny Henry, Arinzé Kene, George Mackay
Netflix bound
Reviewed: 06-23-24
This series is riveting- it has Netflix series written all over it and I can't wait to view it. Another smash from Team Elba🎉✨
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I Came to Say Goodbye
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Tai Hara, Jennifer Rani
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,022
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,525
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,490
It was four o'clock in the morning. A young woman pushed through the hospital doors. Staff would later say they thought the woman was a new mother, returning to her child - and in a way, she was. She walked into the nursery, where a baby girl lay sleeping. The infant didn't wake when the woman placed her gently in the shopping bag she had brought with her. There is CCTV footage of what happened next, and most Australians would have seen it, either on the internet or the news.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Free and Fantastic!
- By Marilyn Welch on 02-07-22
- I Came to Say Goodbye
- By: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Tai Hara, Jennifer Rani
Taken aback!
Reviewed: 07-12-23
I wasn't prepared for this story, but I'm so glad I listened to it. It took me back to my work in a child advocacy center and family/criminal courts in the US.
I was reminded of the time that I had to look at the bruised face and blackened eyes of a 5 yr while we waited to interview her about her injuries.
I had to conjure the strength to play with her as if everything were ok, when it wasn't. In this case, it was also a case of an overworked underpaid young mother that left her kids in the care of a boyfriend while she worked because she couldn't afford childcare.
This story touches on so many issues and how they impact not only a family, but a community.
Thank you for being brave enough to breathe life into these stories.
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Exeter Season 3
- By: Ronnie Gunter, George Ducker
- Narrated by: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ray McKinnon, Marcus Henderson, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 150
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Story5 out of 5 stars 150
Detectives Coleen Clayton and Lester Pruitt are searching for a missing person when they turn up a dead body. Fitting into a pattern of gruesome homicides hitting South Carolina, the case bears an unnerving resemblance to one from 30 years ago—one that still haunts Exeter. The killer has become a legend, spawning countless ghost stories and Halloween costumes. A killer named Crouchback. But Crouchback died in prison 30 years ago, right?
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5 out of 5 stars
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I LOVED this!
- By Donita on 05-19-23
- Exeter Season 3
- By: Ronnie Gunter, George Ducker
- Narrated by: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ray McKinnon, Marcus Henderson, full cast
Captivated from start to finish
Reviewed: 06-23-23
I love this series! My husband and I were on a road trip and we wanted some easy listening. Well, careful what you wish for! This series had us hooked and we went through all of the seasons on the road.
I desperately want this to be a Netflix series... it will be a hit!
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Cat & Vivian
- A Novella
- By: Amanda Eyre Ward
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Catherine Taber, Cynthia Darlow, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,929
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,520
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,521
Vivian, a former reporter and a newlywed, doesn’t know what to do with herself after an incident with her husband forces her to question their partnership and her future. Yearning for the ocean air and a sense of home, she retreats to Tybee Island to clear her head and visit her Nana, a retired PI who now struggles with dementia. The phone rings: Catherine Grant, a housewife living in a private development nearby, woke up to find her husband and their baby girl missing, and she is desperate for help.
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1 out of 5 stars
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dreadful, depressing story
- By Marcia Schoonover on 08-06-22
- Cat & Vivian
- A Novella
- By: Amanda Eyre Ward
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Catherine Taber, Cynthia Darlow, Matt Boren
Things that make you go hmmmm...
Reviewed: 05-18-23
I didn't connect with this story at all and called it quits after an hour.
The story was a ramble, perhaps that was the point- to be lost in ones mind and words!?!?
The line about the " white women raped by black gangs" was a very poor use of words. It added no value to the story and was utterly distasteful.
Words, even in a bad story matter!
The only redeeming quality was the narrator- her voice was lovely.
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Blink
- A psychological thriller with a killer twist you'll never forget
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,750
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,708
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,665
Three years ago Toni's five-year-old daughter, Evie, disappeared after leaving school. The police have never been able to find her. There were no witnesses, no CCTV, no trace. But Toni believes her daughter is alive. And as she begins to silently piece together her memories, the full story of the past begins to reveal itself - and a devastating truth. Toni's mind is trapped in a world of silence. Her only chance to save herself is to manage the impossible: she must find a way to make herself heard. She must find her daughter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- By Michelle Harder on 05-09-17
- Blink
- A psychological thriller with a killer twist you'll never forget
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
Wish I could give this 10 ✨✴️⭐
Reviewed: 08-13-22
This is by far the best book in my library. The narrator is brilliant as she moves through the different characters. So many cringe worthy moments in the plot - I was hooked until the very end. Brava!
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Wild Swan
- A Story of Florence Nightingale
- By: Patti Callahan
- Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,868
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,619
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,610
In this captivating historical novella narrated by Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo, New York Times best-selling author Patti Callahan Henry celebrates the life of the mother of modern nursing and one of history's greatest heroines: Florence Nightingale. In this poignant story, a young woman has just discovered her divine purpose to become a nurse, and struggles to make that dream a reality. While traveling abroad with her close friend, Selina Bracebridge - another strong woman living an unconventional life - a rare opportunity arises for Florence to practice medicine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Florence’s journey to being a nurse
- By Annissa Armstrong on 12-10-20
- Wild Swan
- A Story of Florence Nightingale
- By: Patti Callahan
- Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo
Beautiful story and expertly written
Reviewed: 08-05-21
This is such a lovely, well written and well read story. I've been part of team Flo for a while and this story took my admiration to a deeper level.
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Dead in the Water
- Welcome Back to Scumble River, Book 1
- By: Denise Swanson
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,262
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,137
A twister, a kidnapping, and a murder - oh my! Scumble River may never be the same. For school psychologist Skye Denison, there's certainly no place like home. When a violent tornado devastates her small hometown of Scumble River, she can't see how the community will ever recover - especially since town councilman Zeke Lyons appears to have perished in the twister. But things get even worse for Skye when her police chief husband, Wally, disappears in the midst of investigating Zeke's death, and evidence arises pointing to foul play.
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4 out of 5 stars
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BRING BACK THE VOICE OF SCUMBLE RIVER!
- By Sandy on 02-15-18
- Dead in the Water
- Welcome Back to Scumble River, Book 1
- By: Denise Swanson
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Ummmmmm, wtf!?
Reviewed: 07-11-21
Hmmmmm, is the narrator a person or bot!??!? This story was tragically bad and the narrator worse. The narrator read this as if it were a rom-com with light-hearted humor, it was so confusing and terrible. Please redo with a different narrator, it might be a better book.
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Zikora
- A Short Story
- By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,771
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,547
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,536
When Zikora, a DC lawyer from Nigeria, tells her equally high-powered lover that she’s pregnant, he abandons her. But it’s Zikora’s demanding, self-possessed mother, in town for the birth, who makes Zikora feel like a lonely little girl all over again. Stunned by the speed with which her ideal life fell apart, she turns to reflecting on her mother’s painful past and struggle for dignity. Preparing for motherhood, Zikora begins to see more clearly what her own mother wants for her, for her new baby, and for herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great quick listen.
- By Tally on 11-09-20
- Zikora
- A Short Story
- By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
Visceral, real, and beautiful
Reviewed: 03-06-21
This story is so important and beautifully written. The daughter becomes the mother and has a very real reality check about life, parenting, motherhood, love, loss, rejection, and womanhood. She becomes the reflection of her mother whom she thought weak, as she faces the truths about choices, controlled circumstances, freedoms and the loss of each.
I don't have enough words to describe how powerful the truths of this story sound.
Simply Brilliant!
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Lethal in Old Lace
- The Consignment Shop Mysteries, Book 5
- By: Duffy Brown
- Narrated by: Amy Tallmadge
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 725
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 660
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Story4 out of 5 stars 654
There are two social functions in Savannah guaranteed to get people talking: weddings and funerals. And just as consignment shop owner Reagan Summerside agrees to marry the hunky Walker Boone, her neighbors, sisters Annie Fritz and Elsie Abbot, step up their business as professional mourners. They are so successful that the Sleepy Pines Retirement Center has hired them as a part of their retirement package. But then the residents at Pines suddenly begin dying at an alarming rate. And the sisters are the first suspects.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lethal in Old Lace
- By Denise Exume on 05-28-20
- Lethal in Old Lace
- The Consignment Shop Mysteries, Book 5
- By: Duffy Brown
- Narrated by: Amy Tallmadge
Lovely telling of Savannah
Reviewed: 03-02-21
But a desperate, impossible, and terrible story. I found it as something to dull the mind and pass the time. I could not finish it.
The silver lining is that I have visited several of the restaurants mentioned so I gave stars for the culinary palate
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Manuscript Found in Accra
- By: Paulo Coelho, Margaret Jull Costa - translator
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 865
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 759
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 750
The latest novel from number-one internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the community assembles to seek the wise counsel of a Greek Copt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding story and performance
- By Jim S on 12-13-13
- Manuscript Found in Accra
- By: Paulo Coelho, Margaret Jull Costa - translator
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Beautiful wisdoms for a life well lived!
Reviewed: 01-14-21
Every part of this book is a memorable moment. This is truly a blueprint for life and living in your personal truth, peace, and harmony.
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