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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 892
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 869
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 869
The flight attendant working a shift on her birthday. The mother struggling alone with two young children. The newlyweds excited about their tropical honeymoon . The overworked father missing his kid’s big show. The young man returning from his best friend’s funeral. The ER nurse wondering what retirement will bring. All strangers. All unsuspecting. Each with a life heading in a particular direction – or so they imagine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lots of promise
- By Tobesman on 11-11-24
- Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
Wonderful - loved it
Reviewed: 13-10-24
Such a fascinating story, I found it thought-provoking and inspiring. The characters are well rounded and so personable it’s as if I have known them all my life. Liane is clearly a master of characterisation and the narrators did a fantastic job of bringing them into being. Marvellous book, I enjoyed it immensely
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The Women of Chateau Lafayette
- By: Stephanie Dray
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Emma Bering, Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 23 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
An epic saga from New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book. well written.
- By lynne5 on 21-02-22
- The Women of Chateau Lafayette
- By: Stephanie Dray
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Emma Bering, Rachel L. Jacobs
Inspirational story of women in war time
Reviewed: 03-10-24
I found this novel educational, inspiring and also slightly depressing in the sense that the world must so often go to war to fight oppression- will humanity ever develop beyond this? The story itself contains graphic details of wartime violence and suffering, but for the most part I found it fascinating, entertaining and uplifting. Beautifully narrated by three different characters, the performances enhance the experience and kept me engaged with the three different time periods.
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Empire in Black and Gold
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 639
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 569
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 567
The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize. Only the ageing Stenwold Maker – spymaster, artificer and statesman – foresees the threat, as the empires’ armies march ever closer. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities’ leaders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration gold
- By Zoe Lewis on 08-03-21
- Empire in Black and Gold
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
Epic
Reviewed: 19-09-24
Took a while to get my head around the characters and the different ‘kindoms’ but the narration was fabulous and different accents helped to make things clear. Really enjoyed it
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Homecoming
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Claire Foy
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 583
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 583
Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, a local deliveryman makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia. Many years later and thousands of miles away, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for nearly two decades, she now finds herself laid off from her full-time job and struggling to make ends meet. Until a phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too long and sadly very predictable
- By S. Christie on 16-04-23
- Homecoming
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Claire Foy
Beautiful and compelling
Reviewed: 28-07-24
I loved this book. It had me hooked from the very beginning and I was sad to finish it. Excellent narration by Claire Foy
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The Women
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,011
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,951
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,951
‘Women can be heroes, too’. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances “Frankie” McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California’s idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just brilliant
- By dk.bookworm on 23-02-24
- The Women
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Incredible novel- a must read
Reviewed: 28-04-24
A moving and educational description of love and friendship during the time of the Vietnam war and beyond. I was fully invested in Frankie from the very beginning and shared her many heartbreaks as I went on her journey with her. An inspiring story that will stay with me forever
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Fruit of the Lemon
- By: Andrea Levy
- Narrated by: Ayesha Antoine
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
Faith Jackson fixes herself up with a great job in TV and the perfect flatshare. But neither is that perfect—and nor are her relations with her overbearing, though always loving, family. Furious and perplexed when her parents announce their intention to retire back home to Jamaica, Faith makes her own journey there, where she is immediately welcomed by Aunt Coral, keeper of a rich cargo of family history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book
- By Antonio Sanchez on 03-11-23
- Fruit of the Lemon
- By: Andrea Levy
- Narrated by: Ayesha Antoine
Wonderful story
Reviewed: 18-02-24
Loved this book, beautifully written and exceptionally well narrated. A joy to listen to, especially the second half when Faith visits Jamaica. I felt like I was there with her
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When God Was a Rabbit
- By: Sarah Winman
- Narrated by: Sarah Winman
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 222
Young Elly's world is shaped by those who inhabit it: her loving but maddeningly distractible parents; a best friend who smells of chips and knows exotic words like 'slag'; an ageing fop who tapdances his way into her home, a Shirley Bassey impersonator who trails close behind; lastly, of course, a rabbit called God. In a childhood peppered with moments both ordinary and extraordinary, Elly's one constant is her brother Joe. Twenty years on, Elly and Joe are fully grown and as close as they ever were. Until, that is, an earth-shattering event that threatens to destroy their bond for ever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fanbloodytastic!
- By Helen SJ on 04-08-23
- When God Was a Rabbit
- By: Sarah Winman
- Narrated by: Sarah Winman
Thoughtful and moving
Reviewed: 01-11-23
I really enjoy Sarah Winman’s storytelling and narration, she has a poetic style and impressive delivery.
Still Life is one of my favourite novels and this was equally engaging with a wistful tone that is also quite brutal in its honesty and melancholy.
I believe this story will stay with me.
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What Alice Forgot
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,737
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,406
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,396
When Alice Love surfaces from a beautiful dream to find she's been injured in a gym, she knows that something is very wrong – she hates exercise. Alice's first concern is her baby – she's pregnant with her first child, and she's desperate to see her husband, Nick, who she knows will be worried about her.But Alice isn't pregnant. And Nick isn't worried.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most enjoyable
- By adele on 17-03-14
- What Alice Forgot
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Wonderful as usual!
Reviewed: 20-02-23
I am addicted to the combination of Liane Moriarty’s gorgeous writing style, and the beautiful narration by Caroline Lee. Another marvellous, touching and thought-provoking listen
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