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Between the Rivers

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Between the Rivers

By: David Johnson
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 Join Emma Sue Martin on her epic battle and discover the fierce determination and incredible spirit that make her a true American hero. Based on true events, Between the Rivers is bestselling author David Johnson’s riveting tale of one woman's unwavering dedication to her land and her refusal to bow down to the powers that be.

Step back in time to the year 1900 and meet Emma Sue Martin, a baby born into the world without a mother. Raised on sheer grit and unshakable determination by her tough father, Emma Sue inherits the family's sprawling five-hundred-acre farm after he passes away when she's just seventeen.

Despite pressure from well-meaning neighbors who urge her to sell the farm or find a man to take care of her, Emma Sue remains steadfast in her love and commitment to the land that has been in her family since 1781. She's determined to stand on her own two feet and make a life for herself in the only place she's ever called home.

But her steadfastness is put to the ultimate test when the federal government initiates a decades-long campaign of forced removal of Emma Sue and her neighbors from the region known as Between the Rivers, nestled in the wilds of western Tennessee and Kentucky. While many of her friends and neighbors resign themselves to their fate, Emma Sue refuses to budge, arguing with authorities, "Why should I move and make my home somewhere else when I'm already home?"

As if her battle with the government wasn't enough, Emma Sue also finds herself facing unexpected complications of the heart. Despite her initial reluctance, she falls head over heels for Sam Holden at the age of forty-one, and they finally marry when she's fifty-two. But as we all know, love is never easy, and their journey is fraught with challenges and surprises. Action & Adventure Women's Adventure Women's Fiction Fiction Heartfelt
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Slow to get started. Got interesting in the middle. Sad ending. AI narration was ok, but I prefer the human emotion.

Tear jerker

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Using an AI vocal to do the reading made the author sound like he was illiterate. Seriously if your going to read this don’t use audible.

Terrible reading.

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The narrator was so bad, I couldn’t bear another minute. I’d like to hear the story, but not like this.

Horrible narrator

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While I found it very interesting hearing the story of the TVA land grab of the 50’s and early 60’s, this story was the most poorly written story I have ever heard on audible. To top off the poor writing, the computer narration was horrible. There was no emotion or feeling shown in the reading. I only finished it because I had nothing else. Would NOT recommend.

Terrible!

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I could NOT get into this story. I tried and tried and could only get to chapter 6.
The artificial narrator voice is painful to listen to.
I switched to another book that was narrated by two people, and couldn’t stop playing through the book. It makes a huge difference.

A. I. Narrators Suck Life Out of Story.

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Okay. I tried to get through the awful narration, but when a man who died alone in a hollow was alive later on, I couldn’t do it anymore. If I could return it, I would!!!

Horrible narration

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This book brings a whole new appreciation for Land Between the "Rivers". I would love nothing more than to this be put into a movie.

Excellent

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