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Saydee Dickinson
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By:
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Monica Hesse
About this listen
In a breathless, haunting, and rich historical mystery, New York Times bestselling author Monica Hesse speaks to the depths of trauma and the power of memory.
Seven months ago, Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” female switchboard operators employed by the US Army. She spent her nights memorizing secret connection codes to stay ahead of spying enemies, and her days connecting vital calls between platoons and bases and generals, all trying to survive—and win—a brutal war. Their lives were in Edda’s hands, and one day, in fateful seconds, everything went wrong.
Now, Edda is back in Washington, DC, working as an American Bell Telephone operator, the picture of respectability. But when her shift ends, Edda is barely hanging on, desperate to forget the circumstances that cut her time overseas short. When Edda receives a panicked phone call from someone who utters the fateful code word “Brightwood,” she has no choice but to confront her past. With precious few clues and help only from Theo, a young man bearing his own WWI scars, Edda races to uncover what secrets may have followed her across the ocean.
Timely and unforgettable, The Brightwood Code sheds light on hidden history and the brutality of being a woman in a war built by men.
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Critic reviews
“The Brightwood Code has everything I love in a book, an overlooked history woven into a fascinating narrative, and a strong heroine forging her own path forward.”—Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick The Downstairs Girl
“I finished this book in one sitting, and I still can’t stop thinking about Monica Hesse’s stunning exploration of women’s trauma (and their undervalued roles!) in the First World War. The Brightwood Code is a gripping historical mystery, with powerful feminist themes and a perfectly complex resolution that feel as relevant today as ever.”—Jordyn Taylor, award-winning author of The Paper Girl of Paris, Don’t Breathe a Word, and The Revenge Game
“Readers biting their nails over Edda’s fictional journey will come up for air amazed by the real heroism of the Hello Girls. Monica Hesse has a genius for illuminating the darker corners of history with a kaleidoscope of heartbreaking characters and astonishing plot twists.”—Elizabeth Wein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Verity and Stateless
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With his long hair and penchant for guitar, teenage Justin is the spitting image of his idol, Kurt Cobain—a resemblance that has often marked him an outcast. When the long-simmering abuse from his uncle finally boils over, Justin has no choice but to break free, in a violent act that will haunt him, and try to make it on his own as a runaway. Meanwhile, in rural Montana, Rene Bouchard, a rancher nearing retirement, grieves the recent death of his wife. Her passing has revealed precisely how fractured the family has become—particularly the relationship between Rene and his daughter, Lianne.
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A literary masterpiece!
- By Susan on 07-14-24
By: Joe Wilkins
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The Prospectors
- A Novel
- By: Ariel Djanikian
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Samara Naeymi
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The middle daughter of struggling California fruit farmers, Alice Bush is accustomed to feeling inferior and destitute. But when her elder sister’s husband strikes a vein of gold in the Yukon Territory, Alice finally seizes control of her destiny by joining a wave of white settlers making the dangerous trek to the Klondike. What follows is an awakening of ambition for the quietly opportunistic Alice.
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- By Teresa Lee Baker on 10-09-23
By: Ariel Djanikian
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Stay Dead
- By: April Henry
- Narrated by: Tessa Netting
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In the aftermath of a car accident that claimed the life of her senator father, sixteen-year-old Milan finds herself adrift, expelled from her third boarding school. Milan’s mother, who has assumed the senate seat, diverts her private plane to pick up her daughter.
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Great reader
- By Amazon Customer on 06-27-24
By: April Henry
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The Boy with the Star Tattoo
- A Novel
- By: Talia Carner
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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1942: As the Vichy government hunts for Jews across France, Claudette Pelletier, a young and talented seamstress and lover of romance novels, falls in love with a Jewish man who seeks shelter at the château where she works. Their whirlwind and desperate romance before he must flee leaves her pregnant and terrified. When the Nazis invade the Free Zone shortly after the birth of her child, the disabled Claudette is forced to make a heartbreaking choice and escapes to Spain, leaving her baby in the care of his nursemaid.
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Great history lesson
- By Kathy on 03-30-24
By: Talia Carner
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Beyond the Tracks
- A WW2 Novel Based on Harrowing True Events
- By: Michael Reit
- Narrated by: Mike Paul
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Jewish families of Berlin start disappearing in nightly raids, 21-year-old Jacob Kagan knows it’s only a matter of time before the trucks come for him. Along with his family and best friend, he flees the country he’s always called home to find shelter in a Dutch refugee camp. Before long, the Netherlands falls to the Nazi war machine - Jacob’s new home is transformed into a transit camp with weekly trains bound for the horrors of the Eastern concentration camps.
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Beyond
- By Ellen, Ontario, Canada on 01-16-22
By: Michael Reit
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The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Moorman
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Widowed at thirty-five, Josephine Reynolds wishes she could disappear, but her concerned sister convinces her to buy their ancestral home, a Craftsman bungalow in disrepair and foreclosure. It's a welcome distraction, and Josephine can't believe her luck when she finds the home's original door in a salvage yard. When she installs the door and steps through it, Josephine is transported into 1927, where she meets her great-grandmother Alma, a vivacious and daring woman running an illegal speakeasy in the bungalow's basement.
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Family Connecting
- By JLW on 02-10-25
By: Jennifer Moorman
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Within These Wicked Walls
- A Novel
- By: Lauren Blackwood
- Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Andromeda is a debtera — an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn’t thrown her out before she could earn her license. Now her only hope of steady work is to find a Patron — a rich, well-connected individual who will vouch for her abilities.
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Really loved it
- By NightOwl on 11-17-21
By: Lauren Blackwood
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Sleep Like Death
- By: Kalynn Bayron
- Narrated by: Hewot Tedla
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Princess Eve was raised with one purpose: to destroy the Knight, an evil sorcerer who terrorizes Queens Bridge with his wicked magic. Her own unique magic--the ability to conjure weapons from nature--makes her a worthy adversary. Far too many of subjects of Queens Bridge have been devastated by the Knight’s trickery. As she approaches her seventeenth birthday, Eve is ready to battle. But her mother, Queen Regina, has been acting bizarrely, talking to a strange mirror alone every night.
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The delivery of the audiobook
- By Yi'Sheika Lawrence on 07-06-24
By: Kalynn Bayron
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Great story! Captivating and educational
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Great story!
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