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  • The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water

  • A Novel
  • By: Erin Bartels
  • Narrated by: Mia Barron
  • Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (338 ratings)

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The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water

By: Erin Bartels
Narrated by: Mia Barron
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Publisher's summary

When Kendra Brennan moves into her grandfather's old cabin on Hidden Lake, she has a problem and a plan. The problem? An inflammatory letter from A Very Disappointed Reader that's keeping her from writing her next novel as long as its claims go unanswered. The plan? To confront Tyler, her childhood best friend's brother - and the man who inspired the antagonist in her first book - in order to prove to herself that she told the truth as all good novelists should.

What she discovers as she delves into the murky past is not what she expected. Facing Tyler isn't easy, but facing the consequences of her failed friendship with his sister, Cami, may be the hardest thing she's ever had to do.

Award-winning novelist Erin Bartels searches the heart with this lyrical exploration of how a friendship dies, how we can face the unforgivable, and how even those who have been hurt can learn to love with abandon.

©2022 Erin Bartles (P)2022 Recorded Books
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thought this book would be boring-I was so wrong!

As I started listening to this book, I really thought I'd have to struggle to finish it. To my surprise this book was everything but boring or dry. I found it to a tender coming of age, love, life story. I recommend it and hope you'll enjoy as much as I did.

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I loved this book

From the very start, till the end and everything in between. I loved the characters. Loved the narrator. Did not want it to end.

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I LOVED this book!

Facebook kept you entertained the whole time. nice easy Flow to it great narration! and stuck in my mind well after I was done reading it.

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A Story of Coming of Age

If you are interested in the events that can affect adolescence and how they think, you will enjoy this more.

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Great writing, too close to home

It was suspenseful and deep. It wasn't a perfect happy ending like you would suspect though. The writing was great but I don't like how the main character was punished by her best friend that wasn't very likeable to me.

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Overly self-indulgent narrator, bad written

I like unlikable characters - this was not it. it was just plain bad written.

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A fun read … a romance with depth

Carried me right through… even the parts I could see coming had a sweetness as they unfolded.
Thoroughly enjoyed the whole book
An “oh, darn, is it over?” Book for me.

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Struggled to finish

Predictable but warm and heart felt. The German narration was a bit much. It just didn't fit for me.

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Another wonderful story by Bartels

Erin Bartels has an amazing way of guiding her readers in seeing the story from all sides. I have loved her stories from her first book and am always thrilled when she writes a new one. Each of her books has touched me in a different way. I want to say that they keep getting better, although I enjoyed her first as much as her most recent.

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omg wonderful

I'm not sure how I ended up downloading this book but I'm so glad I did. I needed to feel all that this book makes you feel. thank you for writing this. "a very impressed reader"

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