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Weyward
- By: Emilia Hart
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, Nell Barlow
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,093
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,089
In 2019, Kate flees an abusive relationship in London for Crows Beck, a remote Cumbrian village. Her destination is Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt, Violet, an eccentric entomologist. As Kate struggles with the trauma of her past, she uncovers a secret about the women in her family. A secret dating back to 1619, when her ancestor Altha Weyward was put on trial for witchcraft.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enticing story of the persecution and endurance of women across time
- By A. Hall on 08-02-23
- Weyward
- By: Emilia Hart
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, Nell Barlow
The connections between women
Reviewed: 15-10-24
One of my favourite reads of 2024, I'm so glad I stumbled across this. An intergenerational story of women and their strengths and the lies that are created to control and subdue them. I loved the use of tonnes of natural imagery. I'll definitely be rereading this, a new firm fave. And a really fantastic use of voices, the women who narrated for each character were the absolute perfect choices
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The Days of Abandonment
- By: Elena Ferrante
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4 out of 5 stars 91
An IndiBound best seller, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman's descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband, with two young children to care for. When she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful voice
- By J on 25-08-15
- The Days of Abandonment
- By: Elena Ferrante
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
A tough one to stick with, but really worth it
Reviewed: 01-10-24
There are some pretty devastating scenes in this little novel and it was tempting sometimes to take the more comfortable route by putting it down and not picking it up again. The characters have a lot of depth and complexity. The ugliness of humanity is portrayed through images of cruelty, neglect and self-hatred. But strength and compassion and resilience shine through too.
I'm glad I persevered, but it still felt like I could breathe freely again when the book ended.
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Mind Over Mother
- Every mum's guide to worry and anxiety in the first years
- By: Anna Mathur
- Narrated by: Anna Mathur
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story5 out of 5 stars 91
Mind Over Mother is full of light bulb moments of realisation. It will have you learning, laughing and loving yourself through the journey of motherhood. You will learn to address the most important conversation you'll ever have - the one inside your head, because investing in your mental health is the best gift you can offer yourself and your baby.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A kind and helpful read
- By waggledance on 17-03-22
- Mind Over Mother
- Every mum's guide to worry and anxiety in the first years
- By: Anna Mathur
- Narrated by: Anna Mathur
Great for new mums, great for those supporting new mums
Reviewed: 24-09-24
A helpful and easy to follow guide to looking after yourself and meeting your needs in the new normal of early motherhood. As a therapist and as a mum, I loved this book and it's concise and caring content
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Room
- By: Emma Donoghue
- Narrated by: Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Suzanne Toren, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,521
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,113
The story of a mother, her son, a locked room, and the outside world. It's Jack's birthday, and he's excited about turning five. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11 feet by 11 feet. He loves watching TV, and the cartoon characters he calls friends, but he knows that nothing he sees on screen is truly real – only him, Ma and the things in Room. Until the day Ma admits that there's a world outside....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen
- By Amazon Customer on 15-02-11
- Room
- By: Emma Donoghue
- Narrated by: Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Suzanne Toren, Robert Petkoff
I didn't want it to end.
Reviewed: 29-09-20
A firm new favourite. The first thing I've read by Emma Donoghue but definitely won't be the last
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My Sh*t Therapist
- & Other Mental Health Stories
- By: Michelle Thomas
- Narrated by: Michelle Thomas
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 799
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 691
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 688
When Michelle Thomas suffered her first major depressive episode six years ago, she read and watched and listened to everything about mental health she could get her hands on in an effort to fix herself. God, it was tedious. And, quite frankly, depressing. Which is the last thing she needed. What she did need was a therapist who would listen and offer a wellness strategy catered to her specific needs. What she got was advice to watch a few YouTube videos and a cheerful reminder that 'it could be worse'.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting & honest, but not what I was after.
- By Paul (the other one) on 01-10-19
- My Sh*t Therapist
- & Other Mental Health Stories
- By: Michelle Thomas
- Narrated by: Michelle Thomas
A tale of one woman's mental health struggle
Reviewed: 17-09-20
Didn't finish as I didn't like the writing style. I loved the allergy analogy though.
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
- By: Gail Honeyman
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,724
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,009
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,970
Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend. Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything. One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Now she must learn how to navigate the world that everyone else seems to take for granted – while searching for the courage to face the dark corners she’s avoided all her life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Viva Eleanor!
- By Kaggy on 30-06-17
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
- By: Gail Honeyman
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
A fab portrayal of a survivor of childhood trauma
Reviewed: 07-09-20
Loved the dashes of humour, the voice actor was spot-on. An empowering and heartwarming story.
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You
- You, Book 1
- By: Caroline Kepnes
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,295
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,161
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,158
When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the bookstore where Joe works, he is instantly smitten. Beck is everything Joe has ever wanted: tough, razor-smart, and sexier than his wildest dreams. He'd kill to have her. Soon Beck can't resist her feelings for a guy who seems custom made for her. When a string of macabre incidents tears her world apart, there is only one person she can turn to. But there's more to Joe than Beck realizes and much more to Beck than her perfect facade.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Oh yuck!
- By Kaggy on 08-12-17
- You
- You, Book 1
- By: Caroline Kepnes
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Addictive and next level creepy
Reviewed: 06-03-20
Came here after watching the TV adaptation on Netflix and was happy to find that the main character of Joe was even more twisted and easy to hate than his Netflix version. It can't be easy to write a character like Joe. I loved loved loved this book
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The Handmaid's Tale
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Amy Landecker, Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,916
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,028
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,010
The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of 21st-century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Top 5 this year!
- By Anonymous User on 08-05-23
- The Handmaid's Tale
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Amy Landecker, Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford, Elisabeth Moss
Immersive
Reviewed: 18-12-19
Absolutely loved this and cannot wait to listen to Testaments. As a new mum I was finding it hard to make time for hobbies and things I enjoy, but I was immersed in my first proper experience of audio books through this title. Cleverly written and easy to identify with, particularly as a young woman and mother.
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