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The Midwife's Confession

By: Diane Chamberlain
Narrated by: Angela Dawe, Cassandra Campbell, Abby Craden, Xe Sands, Cris Dukehart
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Dear Anna, What I have to tell you is difficult to write, but I know it will be far more difficult for you to hear, and I'm so sorry.

The unfinished letter is the only clue Tara and Emerson have to the reason behind their close friend Noelle's suicide. Everything they knew about Noelle - her calling as a midwife, her passion for causes, her love for her friends and family - described a woman who embraced life. Yet there was so much they didn't know.

With the discovery of the letter and its heartbreaking secret, Noelle's friends begin to uncover the truth about this complex woman who touched each of their lives - and the life of a desperate stranger - with love and betrayal, compassion and deceit.

©2011 Diane Chamberlain (P)2013 Tantor Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Midwife
Engaging Plot Twists • Compelling Characters • Stellar Performer Group • Emotional Depth • Intriguing Mystery
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The narration is distracting, especially Noelles character. Her cadence is unnerving. The young girls voices and Noelles voice are particularly

Distracting narrators good story

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We were thrilled to find Diane Chamberlain in Audible. I had searched many times and couldn't find her.

What a thriller! Loved It!

Missed her books!!!

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3.75 stars

There are multiple readers for the audio version of this book. All did a great job except the voice of the midwife. UHG! If she would have been the only reader, I wouldn't have finished listening.

This was an interesting story with lots of little mysteries. It kept my attention and I enjoyed it.
But, in the end, there were too many unanswered questions and I was left feeling unsatisfied.

Kept my attention but left me unsatisfied

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It was not Diane's very best book, but it was good. It took me awhile to figure out the relationships of all the characters. The ending had an unexpected twist and was the surprise that I have come to enjoy from Diane Chamberlain. I would recommend.

Good story

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The premise of this book sounded interesting to me, especially since two of my favorite voiceover artists, Xe Sands and Cassandra Campbell were doing part of the narrating. Both were outstanding, as always.

I’ve been doing voiceover work for decades, and the moment I hear an obnoxious narrator, I immediately return the book, no matter how highly it’s rated.

So…the moment I heard the horrible screeching voice of the woman portraying Noel, I knew I could not tolerate listening to her for another moment. It was truly worse than nails on a chalkboard. It made me dislike the character immediately, which could have been the point from the start.

For the first time ever, I chose to stick with this book because i knew eventually Xe would appear and make it much more pleasurable. Too bad it was so late in the story.

But every single time that woman started shouting, (somehow she managed to be simultaneously monotonous while shouting her lines,) I cringed through the entire chapter and doubled the speed hoping to make it less painful. I know I missed important parts because to me it felt like the book was all over the place.

Here’s what i really want to know. Who would cast her with this stellar group of performers?? And why oh why in the world did someone not tell her how to pronounce midwifery at the very least???? It’s the subject of the book! Yet she repeated it incorrectly over and over and over, like she wanted people to cover their ears. I hope someone learned a valuable lesson with this book. It could have been so much better. I’ll make sure to avoid anything she narrates in the future.

One narrator ruined the entire book for me

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Every book by this author I have read has been so good and always leaves me wanting to start another!

Loved this book!

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This one sat in my Audible library for several years before I finally decided to listen to it. I just kept pushing it to the side for some reason. It was a good book, but not stellar. It had several plot twists, but nothing that surprised or shocked me. I think the author prepares the reader well in advance if one is listening well. Having read and liked other Diane Chamberlain books, I'm glad I finished this one as well.

Good, but not stellar

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If the narrator for Noelle had been any good at all it would have been a perfect listen. It was painful listening to those chapters and I actually felt angry. I’m not sure who I was angry with. And what really bothered me the most was that she MISPRONOUNCED midwifery. Apparently many readers weren’t bothered by this narrator so don’t skip over this wonderful book.

Great Story

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Noelle’s voice was hard to listen to in the beginning. However , overall good storyline the twist and turns were perfectly timed to keep me interested

Good read

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It's been quite a while since I've listened to a book that I couldn't stop. I would sneak while at work or drive slowly home! It was great. Very well written, wonderful story!

Great, great story!

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