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Love, Nina
- A Nanny Writes Home
- De: Nina Stibbe
- Narrado por: Nina Stibbe
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
In 1982, 20-year-old Nina Stibbe moved to London to work as a nanny to two opinionated and lively young boys. In frequent letters home to her sister, Nina described her trials and triumphs: There's a cat nobody likes, suppertime visits from a famous local playwright, a mysteriously unpaid milk bill, and repeated misadventures parking the family car. Dinner table discussions cover the gamut, from the greats of English literature, to swearing in German, to sexually transmitted diseases.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This is laugh out-loud funny
- De susan c ball en 12-30-20
- Love, Nina
- A Nanny Writes Home
- De: Nina Stibbe
- Narrado por: Nina Stibbe
This is laugh out-loud funny
Revisado: 12-30-20
Nina's letters to her sister are sweet and detailed and at times hilarious. The narrator's deadpan reading of some of the kids' dialogue is perfectly pitched and super funny. Great observations and charming story.
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The Honourable Schoolboy
- A George Smiley Novel
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
- Duración: 20 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,379
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,225
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,220
The mole has been eliminated, but the damage wrought has brought the British Secret Service to its knees. Given charge of the gravely compromised Circus, George Smiley embarks on a campaign to uncover what Moscow Centre most wants to hide. When the trail goes cold at a Hong Kong gold seam, Smiley dispatches Gerald Westerby to shake the money tree. A part-time operative with cover as a philandering journalist, Westerby insinuates himself into a war-torn world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Conrad's Ghost Floats & Haunts this Sad Spy Novel
- De Darwin8u en 07-27-12
- The Honourable Schoolboy
- A George Smiley Novel
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
I could listen to Jayston read a cereal box!
Revisado: 12-30-20
An elaborate, methodical and tense spy novel, unfolding in great detail and incredible inside knowledge of the workings of the world of the Secret Service. Le Carre is such a master story teller, so brilliant in his depictions and his insights into the moods, gestures and actions of his characters. Jayston is terrific as narrator of this story.
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The Vanishing Half
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- De: Brit Bennett
- Narrado por: Shayna Small
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 25,994
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22,283
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22,173
The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, Southern Black community and running away at age 16, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: Their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her Black daughter in the same Southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for White, and her White husband knows nothing of her past.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Soap opera material
- De Sheila S en 06-06-20
- The Vanishing Half
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- De: Brit Bennett
- Narrado por: Shayna Small
A fascinating premise but disappointing
Revisado: 12-30-20
There was great opportunity to delve deeply into notions of identity, race, home, family. The story was very engaging and thoughtful but thin, I felt, on these profound issues.
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A Column of Fire
- De: Ken Follett
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 30 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,099
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 12,700
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,657
In 1558 the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, high principles clash bloodily with friendship, loyalty, and love. Ned Willard wants nothing more than to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious divide sweeping across the country, Ned goes to work for Princess Elizabeth. When she becomes queen, all Europe turns against England.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WONDERFUL--As Good as Pillars of the Earth!
- De 070316 en 09-13-17
- A Column of Fire
- De: Ken Follett
- Narrado por: John Lee
Fantastic story and terrific historical novel
Revisado: 12-09-20
Follett has such great characters, really engaging your support or disdain. The narrator had a couple of annoying minor distractions but overall kept an excellent pace and flow. What a great tale.
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- De: Mark Sullivan
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 17 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48,346
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43,326
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 43,140
Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls - but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier - a move they think will keep him out of combat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best Thing? It Really Happened!
- De Chip Atkinson en 08-07-17
- Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- De: Mark Sullivan
- Narrado por: Will Damron
Fascinating and remarkable book
Revisado: 08-09-17
Would you listen to Beneath a Scarlet Sky again? Why?
likely not. it was long
What was one of the most memorable moments of Beneath a Scarlet Sky?
taking the people across the mountains to safetly
Which scene was your favorite?
when Pimo and carlotto reunited
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I teared up at a couple of points
Any additional comments?
the reader got a little overly melodramatic which was distracting. otherwise a really amazing tale and all the more rewarding to "read" given so much was based on fact
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