
The Library of Lost Dollhouses
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Narrated by:
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Emily Rankin
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Caroline Hewitt
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Elise Hooper
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"This beautiful page-turner kept me reading all night." —Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library
"This one’s an absolute gem." —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen
When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatures.
Tildy Barrows, Head Curator of a beautiful archival library in San Francisco, is meticulously dedicated to the century’s worth of inventory housed in her beloved Beaux Art building. She loves the calm and order in the shelves of books and walls of art. But Tildy’s life takes an unexpected turn when she, first, learns the library is on the verge of bankruptcy and, second, discovers two exquisite never-before-seen dollhouses.
After finding clues hidden within these remarkable miniatures, Tildy sets out to decipher the secret history of the dollhouses, aiming to salvage her cherished library in the process. Her journey introduces her to a world of ambitious and gifted women in Belle Époque Paris, a group of scarred World War I veterans in the English countryside, and Walt Disney’s bustling Burbank studio in the 1950s. As Tildy unravels the mystery, she finds not only inspiring, hidden history, but also a future for herself—and an astonishing familial revelation.
Spanning the course of a century, The Library of Lost Dollhouses is a warm, bright, and captivating story of secrets and love that embraces the importance of illuminating overlooked women.
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Veronica Stratton, a specialty food broker with a business on the cusp of brilliant success that would change the trajectory of her life, visits her parents in idyllic Estes Park for Christmas. She's fresh from a breakup with her longtime boyfriend, so she's eager to reconnect with her beloved family in the mountains and forget about her troubles for a few days. But with the holiday comes a DNA test from her younger sister that confirms her secret suspicions: she's adopted. Having the truth out in the open leaves her feeling unmoored in ways she didn't anticipate.
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A miss from an otherwise good author
- By Hillary J. Wucherer on 05-16-25
By: Aimie K. Runyan
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Small Ceremonies
- A Novel
- By: Kyle Edwards
- Narrated by: Chris Mejaki, Yolanda Bonnell, Dillan Meghan Chiblow, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Word on the street is that this is the Tigers' last season. For Tomahawk “Tommy” Shields, an Indigenous, image-obsessed high school student from Winnipeg, the potential loss of his team serves as a stark reminder of his uncertain future. He can't help but feel that each of his peers has some skill or gift that he lacks, yet each of their perceived virtues hides darker truths, too.
By: Kyle Edwards
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Glitter in the Dark
- By: Olesya Lyuzna
- Narrated by: Amber Dekkers
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Ambitious advice columnist Ginny Dugan knows she's capable of more than solving other people's beauty problems, but her boss at Photoplay magazine thinks she's only fit for fluff pieces. When she witnesses the kidnapping of a famous singer at Harlem's hottest speakeasy, nobody takes her seriously, but Ginny knows what she saw—and what she saw haunts her.
By: Olesya Lyuzna
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
- By: Allan Gurganus
- Narrated by: Barbara McCulloh
- Length: 49 hrs and 54 mins
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Allan Gurganus's Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All became an instant classic upon its publication. Critics and fans alike fell in love with the voice of 99-year-old Confederate widow Lucy Marsden, one of the most entertaining and loquacious heroines in American literature. Lucy married at the turn of the 20th century, when she was 15 and her husband was 50. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood.
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Make sure you listen until the end!
- By Ladygem222 on 10-21-22
By: Allan Gurganus
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To Catch a King
- By: Jack Higgins
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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1940. Hitler’s terrifying war machine will soon roll through England, and in its wake Hitler plans to enthrone puppet monarchs under Nazi control. For these roles he demands none other than the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Berlin. Brilliant SS officer Walter Schellenberg is ordered to “persuade” the Duke and Duchess to the Nazi cause. But when Shellenberg impulsively aids the escape of beautiful Jewish nightclub singer Hannah Winter, he plunges them both into a dark arena of intrigue and betrayal.
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Audacious plot
- By Raney Dixon on 03-17-22
By: Jack Higgins
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The Secret Life of Beatrice Alright
- Can a Broken Heart Lead You Home?
- By: Brooke Harris
- Narrated by: Roisin Rankin
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Beatrice Alright is the queen of silver linings. She can find a spark of hope in any situation. Even when her partner delivers earth-shattering news that leaves Bea and their four-year-old, Ellie, without a home, she refuses to panic. Because Bea believes that what she does have is more important–her job at St Helen’s Hospital, which offers a warm, dry shelter for her and Ellie to stay while she figures things out. By day Bea cleans the wards, by night she tucks her daughter into bed between mops and buckets. And tries so hard to hold on to hope.
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I loved the narrator. I was completely drawn into the story. I could picture it as if watching a movie.
- By elane j. on 04-22-25
By: Brooke Harris
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The Blanket Cats
- By: Kiyoshi Shigematsu, Jesse Kirkwood - translator
- Narrated by: Yuriri Naka
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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A peculiar pet shop in Tokyo has been known to offer customers a unique opportunity: the chance to adopt one of seven special cats whose "magic" is never promised, but always received. But there are rules: these cats must be returned after three days. They must eat only the food supplied by the owner, and they must travel to their new homes with a distinctive blanket. In The Blanket Cats, we meet seven customers, each of whom is hoping a temporary feline companion will help them escape a certain reality.
By: Kiyoshi Shigematsu, and others
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Love in the Present Tense
- By: Catherine Ryan Hyde
- Narrated by: David Coburn, Jeremy Redleaf, Duana Speights
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son. Life has given her every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force her to trust her neighbor Mitch with watching Leonard while she goes off to work. Then one day Pearl drops her son off, and never returns.
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Amazing
- By Linda McMurray on 04-18-16
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Light a Penny Candle
- By: Maeve Binchy
- Narrated by: Kate Binchy
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through 20 turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals.
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Abridged
- By Amazon Customer on 01-16-18
By: Maeve Binchy
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
- By: Laurie R. King
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective.
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A fabulous new take on Sherlock Holmes
- By Steph on 04-14-14
By: Laurie R. King
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A Lethal Engagement
- By: April J. Skelly
- Narrated by: Chris Tester, Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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1890. American heiress, Cora Beaumont is celebrating her engagement to Terrance Tristan, the second son of a duke. Their union will solidify Cora's place in British society and put her in a rare position of power, but as they embark on the Lady Air’s maiden voyage to England, Cora soon finds that not everyone in society is accepting of her recent engagement, and tensions fly as high as the airship. When a body is discovered the first night on the ship, with a calling card for Cora on the victim, she’s determined to find the killer hidden among the passengers before they come for her next.
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Love Love Love!!!
- By Danielle on 06-05-25
By: April J. Skelly
I listened to the audio version (twice in a row, because it was that enjoyable!) and I loved the voice & style of the narrator.
Delightful and captivating novel
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What a delight!
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fun and unforgettable
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such warm and beloved characters
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Wonderful plot
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Lessons learned and courage to be honest to yourself. Secrets are never a good idea.
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What a shame . . . (Spoiler)
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