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The Olive Tree
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Harry Whittaker, Lucinda Riley, Various
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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It has been 24 years since a young Helena spent a magical holiday in Cyprus, where she fell in love for the first time. When the now crumbling house, Pandora, is left to her by her godfather, she returns to spend the summer there with her family. At the difficult age of 13, her son, Alex, is torn between protecting his mother and learning the truth about his real father. Both Helena and Alex know that life will never be the same once Pandora's secrets have been revealed.
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Best Lucinda Riley Book - Perfect Summer Read
- By Karissa on 07-23-16
- The Olive Tree
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Harry Whittaker, Lucinda Riley, Various
Standing ovation - bravo!
Reviewed: 10-04-16
This book is published under two titles: The Olive Tree and Helena's story.
The first book I read of this talented author was Hot House Flowers. Eagerly I searched for more stories and have consistently loved her work. Entranced by the Seven Sisters series, this book appeared unexpectedly.
What courage it takes to depart from a tried and true genre. The Olive Tree still leaves me wanting more.
Truly this book illustrates both literally and verbally the depth of her talents.
Narrated by Lucinda Riley herself and her son - the story takes us to Cyprus as we join a family on their summer holidays. All families have secrets and secrets are bound to come out.
If Lucinda ever decided she wanted a career change - she'd be snapped up as a narrator in a heartbeat. Her son does a superb job as well. Truly would love to spend a meal with such a talented and vivacious family.
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A Desperate Fortune
- By: Susanna Kearsley
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
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For nearly 300 years, the cryptic journal of Mary Dundas has kept its secrets. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas travels to Paris to crack the cipher.... Jacobite exile Mary Dundas is filled with longing - for freedom, for adventure, for the family she lost. When fate opens the door, Mary dares to set her foot on a path far more surprising and dangerous than she ever could have dreamed.
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Suggestion to listen with volume low & treble off
- By KristenLashley on 08-14-15
- A Desperate Fortune
- By: Susanna Kearsley
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
Jacobites- love and honor
Reviewed: 04-15-15
Loved the story. Am very partial to the Jacobite risings. Love how she wove characters in from Firebird. Bravo!
If you like Diana Gabaldon; Kate Morton; Jojo Moyes you will enjoy this.
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An Irish Country Doctor
- A Novel
- By: Patrick Taylor
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but already he knows that there is nowhere he would rather live than in the emerald hills and dales of Northern Ireland. The proud owner of a spanking-new medical degree and little else in the way of worldly possessions, Barry jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice. At least until he meets Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly.
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Something's Missing ... But It's Not the "F Bomb"!
- By Bookworm on 09-06-13
- An Irish Country Doctor
- A Novel
- By: Patrick Taylor
- Narrated by: John Keating
Lovely story
Reviewed: 02-26-15
Great story about the life of a young GP just starting out with a newly minted medical degree. The narrator does a superb job of talking you back to Ireland. Some listeners may struggle to understand the brogue- but it makes the story all that better!
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The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
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With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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HEARTBREAKINGLY POIGNANT AND INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL
- By PatrioticMimi on 02-17-15
- The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
Loved the WWII love story and more
Reviewed: 02-11-15
This was a lovely story of courage, love, humanity and family during WWII. The true heroins and heroes in the French Resistance. Frances' dirty little secret regarding the Jews and the horror of the camps.
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A Place of Secrets
- A Novel
- By: Rachel Hore
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 14 hrs
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In Rachel Hore's A Place of Secrets, auction house appraiser Jude leaves London for her dream job at Starbrough Hall, an estate in the countryside, examining and pricing the manuscripts and instruments of an eighteenth-century astronomer. She is welcomed by Chantal Wickham and Jude feels close to the old woman at once: they have both lost their husbands. Hard times have forced the Wickham family to sell the astronomer's work, their land and with it, the timeworn tower that lies nearby. The tower was built as an observatory for astronomer Anthony Wickham and his daughter Esther, and it served as the setting for their most incredible discoveries.
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This was a fantastic book!
- By Maria on 03-04-12
- A Place of Secrets
- A Novel
- By: Rachel Hore
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
Loved it
Reviewed: 04-27-13
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Really enjoyed story along with the plot and character development.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jude- having the courage to look beyond what seems so ordinary and her ability to love once again
Which scene was your favorite?
The moth hunt
Any additional comments?
Love Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley. Bought this book only since some else mentioned this story was as lovely as those from the aforementioned authors. I am so glad to find another author who held my rapt attention for the whole performance.
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