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Jubilee Trail
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins
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Publisher's summary
Charting the trail across the Great Plains from New York City to the Mexican Territory of California, a headstrong couple embarks on a new life in this classic work of historical fiction as unforgiving, moving, and unpredictable as the frontier.
A recent finishing school graduate, 18-year-old Garnet Cameron is desperate for direction. Too driven for the restrictive manners of the upper class, Garnet is naturally drawn to Oliver Hale, a frontier trader from the West. Unlike the men to whom she's accustomed, Oliver treats Garnet as an equal and respects her independence. His tales of adventure on the plains thrill her. And his proposal of marriage is accepted. Garnet eagerly grabs hold of the promise and prospects of an exciting future, only to discover how ill-prepared she is for the punishing landscape of the Jubilee Trail and the even harsher realities of human nature.
Made into a feature film, Jubilee Trail is a classic novel of a woman in the old West, beloved not only for the rebelliousness and resilience of its heroine, but for its authenticity, its grand sweep, its unsparing intimacy, and its honest portrayal of the survivors and victims - and victors and villains - of a defiant American wilderness.
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The Lady: After her father's accidental death, it was up to young Fancy Cranson to keep her small family together. But to survive in the pristine woodlands of the Pacific Northwest, she had to use her brains or her body. With no other choice, Fancy vowed she'd work herself to the bone before selling herself to any timberman – even one as handsome, virile, and arrogant as Chance Dawson.
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One of My Favorite 'Re-Listen's'
- By KatieV on 05-12-14
By: Norah Hess
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Winter Collection
- Six Historical Short Stories (A Timeless Romance Anthology, Book 1)
- By: Sarah M. Eden, Heidi Ashworth, Annette Lyon, and others
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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Six award-winning authors have contributed brand new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection. A collection unlike any other, listeners will love this compilation of six sweet historical romance novellas, set in varying eras, yet all with one thing in common: Romance.
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Winter
- By Manila J. Dobbs on 08-12-23
By: Sarah M. Eden, and others
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The Bride’s House
- By: Sandra Dallas
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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The New York Times best-selling author of Whiter Than Snow, Sandra Dallas delivers a novel about the secrets and passions of three generations of women who live in a Victorian Colorado house. While the house is under construction in 1880, a 17-year-old servant imagines living in the “Bride’s House” with one of her several suitors. Decades later, the legacy and secrets of earlier Bride’s House women cause the current occupant to question what she really wants and who she truly loves.
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Skip this one!
- By Mom to 5 on 09-08-17
By: Sandra Dallas
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Archangel
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- By: Sharon Shinn
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
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A tale of the distant future by the author of The Shape-Changer's Wife brings listeners to a world in which the fate of all life rests on the voice of an angel.
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An All-TIme Favorite
- By Carol on 02-27-11
By: Sharon Shinn
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Mrs. Mike
- By: Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman
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A moving love story set in the Canadian wilderness, Mrs. Mike is a classic tale that has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. It brings the fierce, stunning landscape of Canada to life and tenderly evokes the love that blossoms between Sergeant Mike Flannigan and beautiful young Katherine Mary O'Fallon.
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How could I have missed this all these years?
- By Dale C. Farran on 01-30-10
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To Taste the Wine
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Chelsea Myles earns her living as an actress with her uncle's theater troupe, performing cheap plays on the streets of London and picking the customers' pockets. Until one night, a robbery goes awry and Chelsea is left holding a purse with enough gold to buy her passage to Australia, and the chance of a fresh start. Once on board the vessel, Chelsea is intrigued by a fellow passenger, Quaid Tanner, who is returning to his vineyard in Australia. As much as Quaid admires the feisty, courageous Chelsea, circumstances seem destined to keep them apart.
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Great story but too detailed in sex scenes for me
- By Private on 09-23-15
By: Fern Michaels
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One of Ours
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Claude Wheeler resembles the youngest son of an American fairy tale. His fortune is ready-made for him, but he refuses to settle for it. Alienated from his crass father and pious mother, all but rejected by a wife who reserves her ardor for missionary work, and dissatisfied with farming, Claude is an idealist without an ideal to cling to. It is only when his country enters the First World War that Claude finds what he has been searching for all his life.
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Cather's writing is impeccable
- By Kelly on 12-20-19
By: Willa Cather
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Mr. Fox
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- By: Helen Oyeyemi
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Fairy-tale romances end with a wedding and the fairy tales don't get complicated. In this book, celebrated writer Mr. Fox can't stop himself from killing off the heroines of his novels, and neither can his wife, Daphne. It's not until Mary, his muse, comes to life and transforms him from author into subject that his story begins to unfold differently....
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A Great Novel, just Poor for Audio
- By James A. Dittes on 08-13-16
By: Helen Oyeyemi
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Tar Baby
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Jadine Childs is a Black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a Black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires. As Morrison follows their affair, which plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan and the deep South, she charts all the nuances of obligation and betrayal between Blacks and whites, masters and servants, and men and women.
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So good that I'm writing my first Audible review!
- By BL on 12-10-11
By: Toni Morrison
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The Moonflower Vine
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- By: Jetta Carleton
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On a farm in western Missouri, during the first half of the twentieth century, Matthew and Callie Soames create a life for themselves and raise four headstrong daughters. Jessica will break their hearts. Leonie will fall in love with the wrong man. Mary Jo will escape to New York. And wild child Mathy’s fate will be the family’s greatest tragedy. Over the decades they will love, deceive, comfort, forgive - and, ultimately, they will come to cherish all the more fiercely the bonds of love that hold the family together.
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I didn't want it to end!!!
- By Amanda H. on 01-20-21
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Dessa Rose
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This is the story of an extraordinary friendship between two remarkable women, both caught in the shadow of slavery in the 19th-century South. One is an escaped black slave under sentence of death; the other is white, yet committed to end the horrors her neighbors accept as a matter of course. Ruby Dee's passionate and sensitive readings gives a poignant sense of reality to this magnificent novel of courage, daring and love.
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One Star from Perfect
- By Marty on 01-26-18
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- Sunesarah
- 07-11-18
Favorite Author
I have actually read this book at least 50 times. No exaggeration! My grandfather gave me a copy of this book when I was in high school! I was enthralled with it and didn’t want it to end so I started it over when I got to the end! And I repeatedly did this! I was so excited when I found it on Audible I had to listen to it! It was even better than I remembered! I recommend this book to anyone one!
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- Bammerok
- 05-25-20
Easy listen
Read this book many years ago. Love all of Gwen Bristows books. Her research on the times makes for an educational treat along with the story.
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- Daisy
- 04-03-24
Great details of the time. It creates a movie in my head.
This book is timeless in allowing our minds to reach back to a time of more intrigue and adventure.
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- Traci S.
- 11-10-22
Wow
A wonderful story with diverse characters nestled in the rich history of the time. I was sad when it ended.
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- Melanie L.
- 04-29-24
Times past
I appreciated details of life in the 1800s and the depth of research to prepare for the story
I was snatched up short by the writing style and wording of the time in which it was written. That was both a fascinating and painful reminder of reality of another era in our more recent history.
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- Susan Weaver
- 08-30-21
Charming, entrancing
Full of interesting characters and narrator really brings them to life.
I will never get tired of reading and re-reading Gwen Bristow’s books!
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- Nancy
- 01-02-23
A Testament to America’s Pioneering Women
The story was about brave, non-conforming women who against all odds remained independent from the confines of marriage and society. The performance by the reader was excellent.
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- Happy House
- 11-15-23
Rediscovery.
Gwen Bristow finished her last historical story many years ago. I read one of her books soon after its 1970 publication. I have remembered it since then. Now that I enjoy audible more than reading, I have rediscovered this author. I found this book pleasing and well developed. The characters were individuals, not cookie cutter people. There were a few fun twists, and much Karma. The authors voice was pleasant and she distinguished between characters well.
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- Betty
- 08-05-24
Jubilee Trail about our old West!
Liked everything about the book! The characters were so realistic and the storyline was also very believable as a great story about our early West.
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- D. Fields
- 04-10-20
Hidden Gem! LOVED IT!
Do you get those emails from Audible about "hidden gems" in the Escape Package?? This book needs to be on the list.
This story combined with exceptional narration makes for an amazing audio experience. The pacing is perfect. Bristow expertly combines an ever advancing plot with ever deepening insights into her characters. While we follow along on the characters'
journeys, we also start to understand their backgrounds and motivations. These characters are so well written, so fully developed, that they became fully formed people in my imagination. Although there are quite a few lives to follow, the writing is so skillful that keeping up with all of them is never difficult.
Because this was originally published in 1950, the portrayal of indigenous populations does not mesh with current standards. However, what surprised me about this book is the author's subtle feminist slant. Bristow clearly appreciates strong women, but she also makes it clear that different women have different strengths. She is not anti-male, but she does not support weak men or men who use women for their own agendas. The characters in this book grow, mature, develop and evolve, and it is a joy to be along for the ride. The history of the trail and the history of California were also very interesting. Historical details are plentiful but never bog down the story.
Gabra Zackman's narration was excellent. Her tone is pleasing; her cadence is faultless. Each character is clearly delineated. Many women narrators struggle with men's voices, but not so here.
The only complaint I have is that there is not a sequel. I really want to find out what happened to the Brute. However, there are other Gwen Bristow books on Audible, and I am off to spend my credits on them.
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