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The Italian Girls
- By: Debbie Rix
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 907
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 806
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 801
Each morning Livia Moretti makes her way from an apartment overlooking Florence’s famous Duomo to a nearby café, where she drinks espresso and reads the newspaper. To the crowds of tourists who pass by, nothing about Livia will be memorable. She is simply an old lady. They walk on without knowing the part she played in ensuring the future of this beautiful city. And to Livia now, those dark days feel very far away. But today, when she opens the paper, she sees a name she has not heard for a long time. A name that will bring memories flooding back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing. Katie Villa as narrator was superb.
- By pt on 07-10-21
- The Italian Girls
- By: Debbie Rix
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
Beautifully honest and mesmerising
Reviewed: 11-09-24
This story, although a novel, is based on true events and people of WWII. It is captivating and captures the emotions so well that you can almost imagine what it was like to live during that time. A definite must to listen to.
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Beyond the Moonlit Sea
- A Novel
- By: Julianne MacLean
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb, Graham Halstead, Reba Buhr
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,682
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,510
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,506
Olivia Hamilton is married to the love of her life, Dean, a charismatic pilot who flies private jets for the rich and famous. But when he vanishes over the Bermuda Triangle, Olivia’s idyllic existence unravels. After years of waiting, Olivia must eventually let go of the fragile hope that her beloved husband might still be alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic book! Loved it!
- By Tasha Lynn on 07-05-22
- Beyond the Moonlit Sea
- A Novel
- By: Julianne MacLean
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb, Graham Halstead, Reba Buhr
Disappointing ending
Reviewed: 10-16-23
Enjoyed the story which had a good blend of mystery and romance but the end was so disappointing.
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The Last Bookshop in London
- A Novel of World War II
- By: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,946
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,264
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,225
August 1939: London is dismal under the weight of impending war with Germany as Hitler’s forces continue to sweep across Europe. Into this uncertain maelstrom steps Grace Bennett, young and ready for a fresh start in the bustling city streets she’s always dreamed of - and miles away from her troubled past in the countryside. With aspirations of working at a department store, Grace never imagined she’d wind up employed at Primrose Hill, an offbeat bookshop nestled in the heart of the city - after all, she’s never been much of a reader.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very very seldom
- By Sherry Tritt Holton on 04-27-21
- The Last Bookshop in London
- A Novel of World War II
- By: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
A delightful surprise!
Reviewed: 09-28-23
I didn't know what to expect from The Last Bookshop in London but I was absolutely captured by this novel. it gives a real and human view of life sitting the early World War II days with all the unknowns and fears but told with such compassion and care. it is a beautiful story of courage, grit and how good overcomes all. An absolute delight! The narration is exceptional, just what I have come to expect from Saskia. I most certainly will listen to more of Madelein Martin's books.
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The Great Alone
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 391
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 390
Alaska, 1974. Untamed. Unpredictable. A story of a family in crisis struggling to survive at the edge of the world, it is also a story of young and enduring love. Cora Allbright and her husband, Ernt, a recently returned Vietnam veteran scarred by the war, uproot their 13-year-old daughter, Leni, to start a new life in Alaska. Utterly unprepared for the weather and the isolation, but welcomed by the close-knit community, they fight to build a home in this harsh, beautiful wilderness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating
- By Sophia Maritz on 08-15-20
- The Great Alone
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Up there with Yhe Nightingale
Reviewed: 07-30-23
I was sucked into this book from the first page. Very different to one of my other Hannah novels, The Nightingale, but just a human a story and brilliantly performed. A Hannah must read.
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This Place of Wonder
- A Novel
- By: Barbara O'Neal
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo, Amy Landon, Alaska Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,560
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,429
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,424
When famed chef Augustus Beauvais dies, he leaves behind a celebrated reputation—and four women grappling with loss, anger, pain, and the question of how the world will turn without him...
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wish I would have waited to purchase
- By Admirer of great books; critic of bad books. on 07-25-22
- This Place of Wonder
- A Novel
- By: Barbara O'Neal
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo, Amy Landon, Alaska Jackson
An okay read
Reviewed: 06-20-23
I struggled to get into this book, and it wasn't my favourite Barbara O'Neal novel. I think I was put off by the performance, but the story was rich. I was eager to hear the end, but I don't feel like I miss the characters now that I have finished the novel.
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Untangled
- Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
- By: Lisa Damour
- Narrated by: Lisa Damour
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
We expect an enormous amount from our teenage girls in a world where they are bombarded with messages about how they should look, behave, succeed. Yet we also speak as though adolescence is a nightmare rollercoaster ride for both parent and child, to be endured rather than enjoyed. In Untangled, clinical psychologist Lisa Damour provides an accessible, detailed, comprehensive guide to parenting teenage girls. She believes there is a predictable blueprint for how girls grow; seven easily recognisable "strands" of transition from childhood through adolescence and on to adulthood.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worldly view
- By Amazon Customer on 06-18-24
- Untangled
- Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
- By: Lisa Damour
- Narrated by: Lisa Damour
An absolute MUST READ for any parent or care giver
Reviewed: 06-07-23
They day raising children doesn't come with a manual but Lisa has really gone to great lengths to try give parents and care givers an easy to understand 'manual' to understanding what is going on with our adolescent girls, how to approach various situations, when to be concerned and what to say. I listened to it from stay to finish and now I'm going to listen to it again, making notes that I can go back to.
in the last 2 weeks that I've been listening to the audio book, I have already applied so many of the revelations I have learnt and my relationship with my eldest daughter is already MUCH better. I cannot recommend this book enough!!!!
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The Rose Code
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 153
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 152
Three very different women are recruited to the mysterious Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla has the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses - but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, working to translate decoded enemy secrets. Self-made Mab masters the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and the poverty of her East-End London upbringing. And shy local girl Beth is the outsider who trains as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this story
- By Mike Reed on 05-01-21
- The Rose Code
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Yet another winner
Reviewed: 09-21-22
Although the Rose Code starts off a bit slow, it develops into an excellent and believable story. Expertly delivered by Saskia Maaarleveld!!! I just wish Kate had given the research credits at the end like she food for her other books. Worth a read if you are aKate Quinn fan.
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The Diamond Eye
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
In the snowbound city of Kiev, aspiring historian Mila Pavlichenko’s life revolves around her young son—until Hitler’s invasion of Russia changes everything. Suddenly, she and her friends must take up arms to save their country from the Führer’s destruction. Handed a rifle, Mila discovers a gift—and months of blood, sweat and tears turn the young woman into a deadly sniper: the most lethal hunter of Nazis. Yet success is bittersweet. Mila is torn from the battlefields of the Eastern Front and sent to America while the war still rages. There, she finds an unexpected ally.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another exceptional work!
- By Anonymous User on 08-10-22
- The Diamond Eye
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Another exceptional work!
Reviewed: 08-10-22
Yet another excellent work by Kate Quinn and expertly narrated by Saskia. By all accounts, the story is very close to exact happenings, with some brilliant tweaks by Kate to make it one you can't put down!
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The Huntress
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
On the icy edge of Soviet Russia, bold and reckless Nina Markova joins the infamous Night Witches - an all-female bomber regiment - wreaking havoc on Hitler’s Eastern Front. But when she is downed behind enemy lines and thrown across the path of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, Nina must use all her wits to survive. British war correspondent Ian Graham has witnessed the horrors of war from Omaha Beach to the Nuremburg Trials. He abandons journalism after the war to become a Nazi hunter, yet one target eludes him: the Huntress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutley loved it.
- By Tren on 04-30-20
- The Huntress
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Another excellent Kate Quinn novel
Reviewed: 07-18-22
It took me some time to get into this novel but it had a strong story and finish. I still think The Alice Network is Quinn's best novel but this is a good read none the less.
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The Four Winds
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 121
Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she’d yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa’s world is shattered to the winds. Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey?
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2 out of 5 stars
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So depressing
- By Teresa's kindle on 05-06-21
- The Four Winds
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
A great deep read that will leave you appreciative
Reviewed: 06-15-22
This was an excellent book, deep with chapters that you could just feel the constant struggle faced by Elsa. But press on, it makes the end so much more worthwhile. Another stunner by Kristin Hannah.
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