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The Almost Sisters
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- Narrated by: Joshilyn Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of Gods in Alabama presents a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the distinctions between perception and reality - the stories we tell ourselves about our origins and who we really are.
Superheroes have always been Leia Birch Briggs' weakness. One tequila-soaked night at a comics convention, the usually level-headed graphic novelist is swept off her barstool by a handsome and anonymous Batman.
It turns out the caped crusader has left her with more than just a nice, fuzzy memory. She's having a baby boy - an unexpected but not unhappy development in the 38-year-old's life. But before Leia can break the news of her impending single-motherhood (including the fact that her baby is biracial) to her conventional Southern family, her stepsister Rachel's marriage implodes. Worse, she learns her beloved 90-year-old grandmother, Birchie, is losing her mind, and she's been hiding her dementia with the help of Wattie, her best friend since girlhood.
Leia returns to Alabama to put her grandmother's affairs in order, clean out the big Victorian that has been in the Birch family for generations, and tell her family that she's pregnant. Yet just when Leia thinks she's got it all under control, she learns that illness is not the only thing Birchie's been hiding. Tucked in the attic is a dangerous secret with roots that reach all the way back to the Civil War. Its exposure threatens the family's freedom and future, and it will change everything about how Leia sees herself and her sister, her son and his missing father, and the world she thinks she knows.
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When Emily Cavanaugh inherits a fortune from her great-aunt, she expects her life to change. She doesn't expect to embark on a murder investigation, confront the man who broke her heart 35 years before, and nearly lose her own life. Emily travels to the sleepy coastal village of Stony Beach, Oregon, to claim her inheritance, centered on a beautiful Victorian estate called Windy Corner but also including a substantial portion of the real estate of the whole town.
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Starts with great promise, but....
- By Wendie Lubic on 07-16-16
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The Sound of Glass
- By: Karen White
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer, Susan Bennett
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
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It has been two years since the death of Merritt Heyward's husband, Cal, when she receives unexpected news - Cal's family home in Beaufort, South Carolina, bequeathed by Cal's reclusive grandmother, now belongs to Merritt. Charting the course of an uncertain life - and feeling guilt from her husband's tragic death - Merritt travels from her home in Maine to Beaufort, where the secrets of Cal's unspoken-of past reside among the pluff mud and jasmine of the ancestral Heyward home on the Bluff.
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You'll LAUGH, LOVE, and maybe CRY a little
- By Jennifer on 08-08-15
By: Karen White
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Falling Home
- By: Karen White
- Narrated by: Lyssa Browne
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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Cassie Madison has it all: A high-powered advertising career; a stylish Manhattan apartment; and a sophisticated, rich, and gorgeous fiancé. It's a far cry from her childhood in Walton, Georgia, home of the annual Kudzu Festival and hot, sticky summers. And then there are all the bad memories, the heartache. When Cassie's estranged sister calls to say that her father is dying, Cassie knows it's time to set aside her feelings and go home and face the sister she hasn't seen in 15 years.
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Could not finish
- By G. Moore on 06-08-11
By: Karen White
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Nothing but Trouble
- By: Susan May Warren
- Narrated by: Anne Pepperidge
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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In this lively tale by RITA and Christy Award finalist Susan May Warren, 28-year-old PJ Sugar wants to shed her reputation for being nothing but trouble. But her efforts to be the favorite daughter, best friend, perfect aunt, fetching beauty, and hometown hero - all at once - trigger both laughter and tears.
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There has to be more!!
- By Sally D Busekist on 03-27-19
By: Susan May Warren
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The Wangs vs. the World
- By: Jade Chang
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
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Charles Wang is mad at America. A brash, lovable immigrant businessman who built a cosmetics empire and made a fortune, he's just been ruined by the financial crisis. Now all Charles wants is to get his kids safely stowed away so that he can go to China and attempt to reclaim his family's ancestral lands - and his pride. Outrageously funny and full of charm, The Wangs vs. the World is an entirely fresh look at what it means to belong in America - and how going from glorious riches to (still name-brand) rags brings one family together in a way money never could.
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Spectacular
- By Barbara on 10-11-16
By: Jade Chang
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Ain't She Sweet?
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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The girl everybody loves to hate has returned to the town she'd sworn to leave behind forever. As the rich, spoiled princess of Parrish, Mississippi, Sugar Beth Carey had broken hearts, ruined friendships, and destroyed reputations. But 15 years have passed, and now she's come home - broke, desperate, and too proud to show it. The people of Parrish don't believe in forgive and forget. But none of them have reckoned on the unexpected strength of a woman who's learned survival the hard way.
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wonderfully read
- By older reader on 06-14-20
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What Happened to My Sister
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- By: Elizabeth Flock
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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Nine-year-old Carrie Parker and her mother, Libby, are making a fresh start in the small town of Hartsville, North Carolina, ready to put their turbulent past behind them. Violence has shattered their family and left Libby nearly unable to cope. And while Carrie once took comfort in her beloved sister, Emma, her mother has now forbidden even the mention of her name. When Carrie meets Ruth, Honor, and Cricket Chaplin, these three generations of warmhearted women seem to have the loving home Carrie has always dreamed of. But as Carrie and Cricket become fast friends, neither can escape the pull of their families' secrets.
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Breathtaking
- By Pink Amy on 03-11-24
By: Elizabeth Flock
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Carolina Moon
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Dean Robertson
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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Tory Bodeen grew up in a run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt - and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Her one escape was her neighbor Hope, who lived in the big house just a short skip away, and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn’t allowed to be at home: a child. Then Hope was brutally murdered, and everything fell apart.
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Good and Bad
- By paula lewis on 06-07-09
By: Nora Roberts
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The Lost Husband
- By: Katherine Center
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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"Dear Libby, It occurs to me that you and your two children have been living with your mother for - Dear Lord! - two whole years, and I'm writing to see if you'd like to be rescued." The letter comes out of the blue, and just in time for Libby Moran, who - after the sudden death of her husband, Danny - went to stay with her hypercritical mother. Now her crazy Aunt Jean has offered Libby an escape: a job and a place to live on her farm in the Texas Hill Country.
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wonderful story. narrator kind of a sad sack.
- By Susan Reynolds on 07-24-19
By: Katherine Center
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Summer of Two Wishes
- By: Julia London
- Narrated by: Natalie Ross
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Macy Lockhart’s life shattered in a moment with the news that her husband, Finn – serving in the military overseas – has been killed in the line of duty. Their ardent marriage is over, leaving Macy alone, empty, directionless. But while she tries to sustain herself with memories of Finn, who made her and their small Texas ranch the center of his life, it is wealthy Wyatt Clark who slowly brings joy back into her life - until the day that Finn, miraculously spared from death, returns home to claim his bride….
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Excellent!
- By Lady M on 05-01-13
By: Julia London
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How to Be an American Housewife
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- By: Margaret Dilloway
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington, Emily Durante
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How to Be an American Housewife is a novel about mothers and daughters and the pull of tradition. It tells the story of Shoko, a Japanese woman who married an American GI, and her grown daughter, Sue, a divorced mother whose life as an American housewife hasn't been what she'd expected. When illness prevents Shoko from traveling to Japan, she asks Sue to go in her place. The trip reveals family secrets that change their lives in dramatic and unforeseen ways.
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big disappointment
- By Kirsten on 04-12-12
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- Bobbi
- 07-18-17
Fantastic!
Joshilyn Jackson is a great storyteller, and listening to her delightful voice relate this story was pure joy - I laughed, I cried, I marveled at the talent that created such a multi-faceted novel that deals with some serious issues. Throughout, her incredible facility with words pulled me in and held me fast. Her characters are believably human, and flawed - as all of us are, in our own unique ways.
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- Minnesota
- 12-12-18
Meh
Hard to stick with as it moved pretty slow with excessive use of adjectives and descriptive text. Did have some surprises which is the only reason I stuck it out
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- Heather D. Nelson
- 02-23-21
Beautifully written!
I couldn’t put it down!
The author did a spectacular job of merging the genteel south with a nouveau marvel-esque subplot to wind its way around an incredible story of long-suffering friendship and sacrifice.
Brilliant !
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- sharon dibrito
- 05-19-20
Love this Author!
Joshlyn Jackson is an amazing author! This is the second audiobook of hers I have listened to and I’m not stopping now.
To read your own book with varying voices, inflection and love is an amazing talent.
Thank you for narrating your own stories!
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- Kimmy G
- 01-22-19
Loved this book!!
Best book I've read in a while! We need a sequel!!! How is Wattie? Does Leah & Batman get together? How is little James? Rachel, Jake & Lavender? I feel like I know these people!!
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- Beverly Casias
- 11-18-17
A must read!
Loved it! Once again, Joshilyn Jackson writes and narrates another wonderful story. Her characters are heartwarming and quirlky in the best possible way.
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- Shauna
- 09-29-19
I wanted to love this.... but.....
This is my first Joshilyn Jackson book. I so wanted to love it. I kept going and going because the narration was so good. But you rarely got to hear all the parts. There's not enough story and not enough interaction with the characters. It's just the narrator going on and on and no and on and on..... I want to hear more of the characters like it would flow like a story. But it was one character practially telling the whole thing. I wish I could say I fnished it, but I got very bored. I kept trying. The narration is supberb. Wish I would have heard that more with more of the charcters. I stopped about half way through
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- Vivienne F.
- 08-24-20
Fantastic Reading
The author who I am told studied drama reads this book and does a fantastic job of bringing the characters to full life. I was engaged from the first chapter because of this. The only reason I give 4 stars instead of five is because I think reading it I may have missed out on a lot of the cultural nuances and personality traits that probably only come through in the reading. This isn't a weakness, I'm just noting that other people who read this in my book club weren't as engaged and I think it has to do with how you interpret the dialogue and so on the written walk through you may miss out on that, possibly. But myself, I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
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- Tiffany's Tallies
- 04-17-18
WOW!!
Very few words words to write after having just completed this audiobook. Except you know, this was an absolutely lovely story. I can't say what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't what I received. If this says anything, I have already picked up another one of hers, The Opposite of Everything.
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- M&M Smith
- 01-01-18
Excellent story, don't listen around kids
Excellent story, many plots woven together around themes of family, sisterhood, the South, racism, hope, forgiveness, redemption. The profanity and some adult themes made it hard for me to listen (had to wait for time alone or earbuds.)
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