Diane Proia
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,895
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,104
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Multiple Stories Obfuscate Narrative
- By Stephnsea on 08-12-23
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
James McBride understands what it means to be human…
Reviewed: 01-10-24
In the face of loss, abuse, bigotry, exploitation, misogyny, violence and hatred there can be justice, joy, love, friendship, goodness and hope…
“The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” is a story about Humanity. It is a hard life, living on Chicken Hill.
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Nutshell
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,921
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,912
From the best-selling author of Atonement, Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. A bravura performance, it is the finest recent work from a true master. To be bound in a nutshell, see the world in two inches of ivory, in a grain of sand. Why not, when all of literature, all of art, of human endeavour is just a speck in the universe of possible things?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Long Version, and the Short.
- By Ilana on 09-19-16
- Nutshell
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
If you want to read a thriller that brings to mind an exquisite Bordeaux....
Reviewed: 03-09-17
Then Ian McEwan's "Nutshell" is for you. Straying from the typical 3rd person voice - to "first" person with a twist (no spoilers here) Mr. McEwan uses words and prose like a gourmet chef uses premium ingredients and fine presentation in their cooking.
Masaharu Morimoto meet Ian McEwan- both masters of their domain! I devoured this novel as I would lobster with wasabi pepper sauce at Nobu in NYC. Enjoy every word - ps (spoiler alert!!!). Everyone gets their just desserts in the end. A satisfying ending.
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