
The Tenth Island
Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores
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Narrated by:
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Rebecca Mozo
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By:
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Diana Marcum
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer comes an exuberant memoir of personal loss and longing, and finding connection on the remote Azorean islands of the Atlantic Ocean.
Reporter Diana Marcum is in crisis. A long-buried personal sadness is enfolding her - and her career is stalled - when she stumbles upon an unusual group of immigrants living in rural California. She follows them on their annual return to the remote Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean, where bulls run down village streets, volcanoes are active, and the people celebrate festas to ease their saudade, a longing so deep that the Portuguese word for it can’t be fully translated.
Years later, California is in a terrible drought, the wildfires seem to never end, and Diana finds herself still dreaming of those islands and the chuva - a rain so soft you don’t notice when it begins or ends.
With her troublesome Labrador retriever, Murphy, in tow, Diana returns to the islands of her dreams only to discover that there are still things she longs for - and one of them may be a most unexpected love.
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"Mozo's performance breathes life into the real-life people in this audiobook.... Marcum's words and Mozo's performance are a lovely combination, which is sure to help listeners escape to a more tranquil place - at least in their minds." (AudioFile)
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Basically, this is a memoir - but if you have some wanderlust, warning - you might find yourself interested in the Azores! The lesson to learn from this book is that while the TV travel shows are fun to watch, the best way to truly learn about a new place is to stay for a while, make friends, live like a native, and visit more than once. Worth a listen!
Fun Memoir-Travelogue
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A sweet and evocative account of the Azores
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Amazing Get Away from it Book
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very visual book
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Sounds like home!
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Good Human Interest Piece
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Author Diana Marcum’s journalistic expertise and research inform this delightful book: memoir, travelogue, immersion in Portuguese and Azorian history, romance, confessional, and thoughtful essay on a remote and beautiful land with timeless and relevant lessons in traditions and sustainability.
Entrancing, romantic, educational and entertaining
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Fascinating story about Azores and Azores diaspora
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