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A Burning
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Priya Ayyar, Deepti Gupta, Soneela Nankani, Neil Shah, Ulka Simone Mohanty
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK! • A "gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary" (USA Today) about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies—and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.
Jivan is a Muslim girl from the slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir is an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party and finds that his own ascent becomes linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely—an irresistible outcast whose exuberant voice and dreams of glory fill the novel with warmth and hope and humor—has the alibi that can set Jivan free, but it will cost her everything she holds dear.
Taut, symphonic, propulsive, and riveting from its opening lines, A Burning is an electrifying debut.
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The Third Daughter
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The turn of the 20th century finds 14-year-old Batya in the Russian countryside, fleeing with her family endless pogroms. Desperate, her father leaps at the opportunity to marry Batya to a worldly, wealthy stranger who can guarantee his daughter an easy life and passage to America. Feeling like a princess in a fairytale, Batya leaves her old life behind as she is whisked away to a new world. But soon, she discovers that she’s entered a waking nightmare. Her new “husband” does indeed bring her to America.
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brilliant novel based on shocking truth
- By Rochelle Jewel Shapiro on 07-05-20
By: Talia Carner
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The German House
- By: Annette Hess
- Narrated by: Nina Franoszek
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess’ international best seller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator - caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power - as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation’s past.
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Just ok
- By Jennifer on 12-16-19
By: Annette Hess
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I Couldn't Love You More
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- By: Esther Freud
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack
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A sweeping story of three generations of women, crossing from London to Ireland and back again, and the enduring effort to retrieve the secrets of the past.
By: Esther Freud
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A House for Mr. Biswas
- By: V. S. Naipaul
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
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A House for Mr. Biswas, by Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul, is a powerful novel about one man's struggle for identity and belonging. Born into poverty, then trapped in the shackles of charity and gratitude, Mr. Biswas longs for a house he can call his own. He loathes his wife and her wealthy family, upon whom he is dependent. Finding himself a mere accessory on their estate, his constant rebellion is motivated by the one thing that can symbolize his independence.
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Performance makes a fatal mistake. No Trini accent
- By Christopher on 01-04-19
By: V. S. Naipaul
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
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- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
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In this breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport. As India starts to prosper, the residents of Annawadi are electric with hope. Abdul, an enterprising teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away.
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An Antidote for Shantaram
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By: Katherine Boo
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What You Have Heard Is True
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What You Have Heard is True is a devastating, lyrical, and visionary memoir about a young woman’s brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others. Written by one of the most gifted poets of her generation, this is the story of a woman’s radical act of empathy, and her fateful encounter with an intriguing man who changes the course of her life.
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Beautiful story
- By Norhilda on 05-09-19
By: Carolyn Forché
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On Division
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In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, just a block or two up from the East River on Division Avenue, Surie Eckstein is soon to be a great-grandmother. Her 10 children range in age from 13 to 39. Her in-laws, postwar immigrants from Romania, live on the first floor of their house. Her daughter Tzila Ruchel lives on the second. She and Yidel, a scribe in such demand that he makes only a few Torah scrolls a year, live on the third. Wed when Surie was 16, they have a happy marriage and a full life, and, at the ages of 57 and 62, they are looking forward to some quiet time together.
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A great book
- By Sab on 04-24-20
By: Goldie Goldbloom
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The Parted Earth
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Spanning more than half a century and cities from New Delhi to Atlanta, Anjali Enjeti’s debut is a heartfelt and human portrait of the long shadow of the partition of the Indian subcontinent on the lives of three generations.
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Riveting
- By MSE on 05-14-21
By: Anjali Enjeti
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The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted
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It is 1968 in rural Australia and lonely Tom Hope can't make heads or tails of Hannah Babel. Newly arrived from Hungary, Hannah is unlike anyone he's ever met - she's passionate, artistic, and fiercely determined to open sleepy Hometown's first bookshop. Despite the fact that Tom has only read only one book in his life, the two soon discover an astonishing spark. Recently abandoned by an unfaithful wife - and still missing her sweet son, Peter - Tom dares to believe that he might make Hannah happy.
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Listener beware
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The Parisian
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A masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man, from his studies in France during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its battle for independence.
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Overly ambitious
- By Placeholder on 06-16-19
By: Isabella Hammad
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Pearl in a Cage
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On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek. The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives.
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Pearl in a Cage
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Berlin, 1989. Siblings Rune and Lotte are shaken awake by Mama and told to follow her quietly into the night. Last time they snuck away from Papa, with Mama bruised and broken, they were back within a week. But this time they are starting a new life, Mama says - where nobody can ever hurt them again. Ten years later, the memories of their escape are blurry; Mama is long gone, and the siblings are back at Papa’s house.
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Heartbreak to Joy
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- Karen T.
- 07-19-21
Great book and superb narration!
Wow, thisnis an amazing political fiction with superb performances from all the narrators, I couldn't stop listening!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-15-23
Fantastic, heartbreaking
There is no silver lining, or happy storyline to lift the reader’s spirit throughout the book. The story follows themes of politics, justification and morality. I appreciate the story’s brevity which balanced character development and detail, with meaningful messages.
Not a lighthearted, feel-good read. But if this story is true to reality, then it is a powerful and sobering story to hear. One that would make a fantastic basis for academic discussion.
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- Caroline
- 09-13-20
Hard to believe this could really happen
The best part of reading is learning about other cultures. I listened to this one twice (rare for me) because I felt like I missed a lot of “clues” the first time. It’s a complex story about a culture I know very little about. It’s political too. All countries have issues with politics.
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- Kate
- 07-02-20
Great read
The storyline was fantastic. Easy read! I loved how the audible story had different voices for different characters. Highly recommend!!
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- Anonymous User
- 08-06-20
A good read book
Loved it. A sad but easy read and well connected book! How a much young non native writers first attempt can be so awesome!! I was recalling my Bengal vividly
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- Amgal23
- 06-24-21
Stunning Debut!
The three main characters are so well developed they will not leave your thoughts. Lovely, the superstar of this novel, is so honest and refreshing, her inner dialogue was pure and genuine. The Weasel, you will know which character I am referring to as you read, is despicable. At first, you think it's naivete, but you quickly realize it's not. Then there is the Sacrifice with a small voice in a world that is overshadowed by power and corruption. Integrity is on full display in this heartbreaking read.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-26-20
Brilliant first novel
A superb first novel told in voices which also make for a superb audiobook. My favorite so far this year!!!
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- Cathy A. Briggs
- 08-11-21
Heartbreaking….
Outstanding debut, characters that live beyond the pages, vivid images of modern life in a caste society, so painfully relevant, even in the West. Worth every minute!
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- Heather Janetzko
- 02-16-22
Hope Doesn't Win in this One
The characters are great, the narrators that voice them are excellent, but I wanted things to be less realistic and there to be some happiness at the end. I guess when it comes to fiction, I prefer it to allow me to escape to places that end in less heartache.
As a study of corrupt politics, selfishness, the fickleness of humanity, how those with more power take advantage of those with less, and how hardship influences the need to put oneself first, this certainly gives good fodder for book club discussions.
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- TT
- 11-02-20
Excellent!
I found this book to be one of the best I have listened to this year! This was a multi-layered,
story with many themes. Loved the performances by the narrators.
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