Jill Wayne
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Bluebeard
- By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,293
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,157
In 1919, Kathryn Wombacher finds a lonely-hearts ad placed by one Walter Andrew: "Would be pleased to correspond with a refined young lady or widow. Object, matrimony.” Kathryn and Walter fall in love and marry within weeks. What Kathryn doesn’t know...is that her new husband is really James “Bluebeard” Watson, a notorious West Coast serial killer who catfished and married 22 women, murdering 10.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Performances
- By HappyMom on 05-24-24
- Bluebeard
- By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, Adrian Pasdar, full cast
Great short listen based on a true story!
Reviewed: 09-10-24
Enjoyed this very much. Like listening to an old time radio show with the sounds and voices creating the mood. Did some googling after I finished and makes it all the more interesting because it’s based on true events.
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By Any Other Name
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,039
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,937
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,937
Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shakespeare’s wealth of works penned by a female
- By Brendolynne on 08-27-24
- By Any Other Name
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, Jayne Entwistle, Andrew Fallaize, Joe Jameson, John Lee, Nicholas Guy Smith, Simon Vance, Steve West
Great story!
Reviewed: 09-09-24
Loved this book! The mix of Elizabethan England and present day is very compelling. How far women have come (or not) in the past 400 years spawns lots of thoughts. Highly recommend this book!
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How the Light Gets In
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Maynard
- Narrated by: Joyce Maynard
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Following the death of her former husband, Cam, fifty-four-year-old Eleanor has moved back to the New Hampshire farm where they raised three children to care for their brain-injured son, Toby, now an adult. Toby’s older brother, Al, is married and living in Seattle with his wife; their sister, Ursula, lives in Vermont with her husband and two children. Although all appears stable, old resentments, anger, and bitterness simmer just beneath the surface. How the Light Gets In follows Eleanor and her family through fifteen years (2010 to 2024).
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3 out of 5 stars
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Touching but over-long and very sentimental
- By David H on 08-25-24
- How the Light Gets In
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Maynard
- Narrated by: Joyce Maynard
Loved this book!
Reviewed: 07-06-24
Count the Ways was a fabulous read—but I don’t think you need to read it before this one. Wonderful story and the weaving in of real current events during the story was a plus. Love her books!
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A Calamity of Souls
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: David Baldacci, MacLeod Andrews, Sisi Aisha Johnson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,763
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,507
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,506
Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this book!!!!
- By shelley on 04-17-24
- A Calamity of Souls
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: David Baldacci, MacLeod Andrews, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Kiiri Sandy, Cary Hite
Wonderful if sobering story
Reviewed: 04-26-24
One of Baldacci's best. Timely and sometimes hard to listen to but a good story for us all to hear.
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The Truth About the Devlins
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Lisa Scottoline
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 442
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 402
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 402
TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm—except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he murdered one of their clients, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the firstborn son and Most Valuable Devlin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just fun!
- By Lisa on 05-11-24
- The Truth About the Devlins
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Lisa Scottoline
Great story and pace
Reviewed: 04-20-24
Great and interesting story—couldn’t stop listening. Love Lisa Scottoline’s books. And of course Mr Ballerini’s performance always a treat!
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The Princess of Las Vegas
- A Novel
- By: Chris Bohjalian
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Grace Experience
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 115
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Story4 out of 5 stars 115
Crissy Dowling has created a world that suits her perfectly. She passes her days by the pool in a private cabana, she splurges on ice cream but never gains an ounce, and each evening she transforms into a Princess, performing her musical cabaret inspired by the life of the late Diana Spencer. Some might find her strange or even delusional, an American speaking with a British accent, hair feathered into a style thirty years old, living and working in a casino that has become a dated trash heap.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Cheap movie ticket
- By april on 03-25-24
- The Princess of Las Vegas
- A Novel
- By: Chris Bohjalian
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Grace Experience
Fun read!
Reviewed: 04-03-24
Bohjalian’s stories are often a little dark and this one is no exception. I thought the narrator who voiced Chrissy was great but the Betsy/Marissa just so so. I enjoyed the book—have read all of this author’s books.
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This Is How It Always Is
- A Novel
- By: Laurie Frankel
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,705
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,322
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,298
When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. But Claude is not like his brothers. One day he puts on a dress and refuses to take it off. He wants to bring a purse to kindergarten. He wants hair long enough to sit on. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story mirrors our life -- to a point -- spoilers
- By 1mom3kids on 11-14-17
- This Is How It Always Is
- A Novel
- By: Laurie Frankel
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
An outstanding and very timely read
Reviewed: 04-03-24
Wonderful and heartbreaking story. Treats the subject of transgender with respect and compassion. I thought it was excellent.
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Looking for Jane
- By: Heather Marshall
- Narrated by: Sarah Borges
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 391
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 346
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 345
2017: When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession, she is determined to find the intended recipient. Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network in Toronto known only by its whispered code name: Jane.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gripping historical fiction story of the Janes
- By Barbara S on 03-09-23
- Looking for Jane
- By: Heather Marshall
- Narrated by: Sarah Borges
Outstanding read
Reviewed: 03-27-24
As an adoptee born in 1952 this book hit me deeply in many ways. Although I always knew I was adopted, I know others for whom it was kept a secret. Heather Marshall does a fabulous job weaving her characters' stories. A wonderful story especially at this time when women 's rights are being challenged.
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The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 47,150
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45,017
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Story5 out of 5 stars 45,020
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW. Just Wow
- By Joanne DeVuono on 02-08-24
- The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
Loved this book!
Reviewed: 02-14-24
Couldn’t stop listening once I started. This was my era—I was a teenager in the 60’s so the story really resonated with me. Such a different time for women.
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Count the Ways
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Maynard
- Narrated by: Joyce Maynard
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 617
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 539
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 539
In her most ambitious novel to date, New York Times best-selling author Joyce Maynard returns to the themes that are the hallmarks of her most acclaimed work in a mesmerizing story of a family - from the hopeful early days of young marriage to parenthood, divorce, and the costly aftermath that ripples through all their lives
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4 out of 5 stars
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AA Deeply Felt Story that Sometimes Goes Too Far Afield…
- By Molly on 07-18-21
- Count the Ways
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Maynard
- Narrated by: Joyce Maynard
Wonderful, moving story
Reviewed: 01-24-24
I thought this was a fabulous book—I was sobbing at the end as it touched me so deeply. It’s about the messiness of families and of life in general and also about love, connection and forgiveness. I loved it.
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