
The Girls
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Narrated by:
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Stephanie Zimbalist
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Lolita Davidovich
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By:
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Lori Lansens
When Rose, the bookish sister, sets out to write her autobiography, it inevitably becomes the story of her short but extraordinary life with Ruby, the beautiful one. From their awkward first steps, Ruby's arm curled around Rose's neck, her foreshortened legs wrapped around Rose's hips, to the friendships they gradually build for themselves in the small town of Leaford, this is the profoundly affecting chronicle of an incomparable life journey.
As Rose and Ruby's story builds to an unforgettable conclusion, Lansens aims at the heart of human experience, the hardship of loss and struggles for independence, and the fundamental joy of simply living a life. This is a breathtaking novel, one that no reader will soon forget, a heartrending story of love between sisters.
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Critic reviews
"A ballad, a melancholy song....The Girls glides by like a watercolor dream, finding its poetry in dailiness and the universalities of human desire and connection." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Lansens captures a contradictory longing for independence and togetherness." (Publishers Weekly)
I don't really want to say too much, other than, listen to it, or read it, it's worth the time.
Loved this book!
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Highly imaginative and lyrical "memoir"
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Beautiful story
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I had no idea, all throughout the book, that Ruby and Rose were fictional characters. The author brought them to life so poignantly!
What a beautiful read indeed!
Fictional
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transitions, but they weren't a big problem. The story left me wanting more, in a good way.
Engaging story
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Enjoyable
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Readers Lolita Davidovitch and Stephanie Zimbalist did an amazing job portraying The Girls, giving each a solid personality and a completely authentic demeanor. Ms. Davidovitch could have fallen back on her Canadian roots to make their rural Ontario accents a bit more believeable, but that isn't important to most listeners.
The incidental music in this recording is less-annoying than most incidental music, most of the time, and sometimes is actually appropriate. In any case, it's never overbearing or unpleasant.
Ordinarily, I shy away from sentimental stuff and "women's" fiction, but this was an enjoyable experience and I was very happy to have found this book on Audible (I was looking at buying a print copy). It is one of those books which lends itself beautifully to the audio format. Highly recommended.
Terrific material, great presentation:
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Interesting and Honest
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The girls, are a marvel of co-operation but yet each with their own independent, personalities and goals. If you always have wondered what the life of conjoined twins might be like, listen to this book. They experience, growing up, loss, joy everything you or I experience in life. Enjoy!.
I having a twin was especially touched by this novel.
Karen
Endearing, with theme: live life to the full.
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Great read...
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