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Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,126
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,842
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,828
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So incredibly boring
- By Rhonda Morrison on 08-05-23
- Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Just not for me
Reviewed: 09-04-23
Could not get into it. The story was mostly just steady stream of talking and the characters’ voices were all too similar and hard to determine who was speaking.
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Necessary Lies
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Alison Elliott
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,547
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,088
Best-selling author Diane Chamberlain delivers a breakout book about a small southern town 50 years ago, and the darkest - and most hopeful - places in the human heart. After losing her parents, 15-year-old Ivy Hart is left to care for her grandmother, older sister, and nephew as tenants on a small tobacco farm. As she struggles with her grandmother’s aging, her sister’s mental illness, and her own epilepsy, she realizes they might need more than she can give. When Jane Forrester takes a position as Grace County’s newest social worker, she doesn’t realize just how much her help is needed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes the truth is hard to hear. Listen anyway
- By Nana on 01-26-15
- Necessary Lies
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Alison Elliott
I wanted to like it, but I could not
Reviewed: 02-03-20
The story was promising but honestly the narrator did not fit the dialogue. I listened to it almost all the way through and then had to give up. It wasn’t the voice so much as the intonation of her reading that just did not work for me. 🤔
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The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,439
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,438
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,369
From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can - visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books I listened to ever!
- By Vmcg on 05-11-19
- The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
Wonderful book
Reviewed: 01-10-20
I am not sure when I have read a book I enjoyed this much. It was written in such a conversational style that I felt like I was speaking directly with the characters. I’m missing them a lot now that I have finished the book.
I loved the use of different narrators and the pronunciations were completely believable.
I was worried that the fantasy element would overwhelm the story but it was so amazingly woven into the story and characters that I forgot it was fantasy. What a joy this book was!!
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The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,957
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 43,423
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43,141
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So, when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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About time!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-19
- The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
What a great book
Reviewed: 11-28-19
i totally enjoyed this book. I hated to finish it, but now I’m on the lookout for others by Jojo Moyes. Such a beautiful style of writing and the narrator was just right for this book. Thanks so much for an interesting and engaging experience.
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The Things We Cannot Say
- By: Kelly Rimmer
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon, Nancy Peterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 34,959
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31,407
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Story5 out of 5 stars 31,220
Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now 15 and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border, believing her neighbors that they pose no real threat, and dreams instead of the day Tomasz returns from college in Warsaw so they can be married. But little by little, injustice by brutal injustice, the Nazi occupation takes hold, and Alina’s tiny rural village, its families, are divided by fear and hate. Then, as the fabric of their lives is slowly picked apart, Tomasz disappears.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don’t Miss This One!
- By Mary Smiroldo on 08-06-19
- The Things We Cannot Say
- By: Kelly Rimmer
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon, Nancy Peterson
Well... not my favorite
Reviewed: 09-28-19
I wanted to like this book but darn that Alice character was hard to listen to. Too much whining and saying the same things over and over again. But Aleene was so much better and saved the entire book. Sorry I know lots of people liked it a lot but it grew very tedious with Alice’s voice and whining and self-righteousness.
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That Churchill Woman
- A Novel
- By: Stephanie Barron
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 948
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 825
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 819
The Paris Wife meets PBS’s Victoria in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history’s most remarkable women: Winston Churchill’s scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Entertaining Historical Romance Novel
- By Nicole on 07-24-19
- That Churchill Woman
- A Novel
- By: Stephanie Barron
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
What a story!
Reviewed: 05-16-19
I knew nothing about Jennie Jerome and I must admit her story was quite addictive. The narrator is wonderful and I highly recommend this as a summer read. Enjoy!
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The Romanov Empress
- A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
- By: C. W. Gortner
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,250
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,124
Narrated by the mother of Russia’s last tsar, this vivid, historically authentic novel brings to life the courageous story of Maria Feodorovna, one of Imperial Russia’s most compelling women, who witnessed the splendor and tragic downfall of the Romanovs as she fought to save her dynasty in its final years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure Excellence!
- By Bunny on 09-09-18
- The Romanov Empress
- A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
- By: C. W. Gortner
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
I learned a lot
Reviewed: 07-18-18
I really only knew a little about the Romanovs— basically the execution of Nicholas II Family. So this was a really thorough description of the rest of this interesting and doomed family. So sad to read but it provided incredible insight into the events leading up to the demise of the dynasty. Great storytelling technique.
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Circe
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55,976
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 50,451
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50,220
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refined writing with an intimate performance
- By Michael - Audible Editor on 04-11-18
- Circe
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Spellbinding Way to Tell the Circe Story
Reviewed: 04-16-18
I ❤️ Greek and Roman and Norse myths but they leave out much of the “mortal” emotions and this book made the Circe story come alive.
I was not sure at first about the story line, but honestly it was incredibly captivating once I got into it.
The author must have done massive research to develop the details of the book. The images she conjures are so real, I do think this would make a wonderful film. So happy I bought it!!!🤗
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The Thrall
- The Viking Hero Series, Volume 1
- By: Njord Kane
- Narrated by: Kimberly Worthy
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 5
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Story3 out of 5 stars 5
When Viking raiders attack a quiet Norse village, a small boy's life is ripped apart as he's carried away by sea and sold into a life of servitude. But when this young boy with veins full of fire and a head full of ideas comes of age, he is not what he seems to be.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Surprised, but not in a good way.
- By HR01 on 05-26-18
- The Thrall
- The Viking Hero Series, Volume 1
- By: Njord Kane
- Narrated by: Kimberly Worthy
Not my favorite.
Reviewed: 01-25-18
I was disappointed in this book. It was not what I thought it would be
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The Sisters of Versailles
- Mistresses of Versailles Series # 1
- By: Sally Christie
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 337
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 304
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Story4 out of 5 stars 303
Set against the lavish backdrop of the French Court in the early years of the 18th century, The Sisters of Versailles is the extraordinary tale of the five Nesle sisters - Louise, Pauline, Diane, Hortense, and Marie-Anne - four of whom became mistresses to King Louis XV. Their scandalous story is stranger than fiction but true in every shocking, amusing, and heartbreaking detail.Court intriguers are beginning to sense that young King Louis XV, after seven years of marriage, is tiring of his Polish wife.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book I've listened to in ages
- By Dr. A. on 01-09-16
- The Sisters of Versailles
- Mistresses of Versailles Series # 1
- By: Sally Christie
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
Sorry, I can't finish it
Reviewed: 06-20-17
I tried to like this but it was a ridiculous book made more so by an overacting reader.
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