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A Spring Affair
- De: Milly Johnson
- Narrado por: Colleen Prendergast
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 169
Lou Winter is a lonely woman who no longer realises she's being taken advantage of - whether by her mother or unfaithful husband Phil. Then one day she spots a magazine article on clearing clutter. What begins as an earnest spring-clean soon spirals out of control. The more Lou lets go of, the more light can get to those painful places at the centre of her heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really enjoyable.
- De Thalia en 10-07-12
- A Spring Affair
- De: Milly Johnson
- Narrado por: Colleen Prendergast
an affirming read for women
Revisado: 02-09-12
Where does A Spring Affair rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
highly enjoyable; I'll listen to it at least twice.
Those which are more difficult to understand or which have more complex storylines I listen to more than twice.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The solid Joe Broom was excellent and full of a few surprises.
Which scene was your favorite?
When Sue finally found a convincing reason to leave house and home.
If you could rename A Spring Affair, what would you call it?
Romance of the Skip (sp?)
Any additional comments?
I'll keep my eyes peeled for other titles by this author. The narrator was brilliant!
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Leaves Must When the Devil Drives
- De: Fred Secombe
- Narrado por: Fred Secombe
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Fred Secombe, a Church of Wales vicar, sings an old music-hall song at the election of a new bishop. Another new appointment is a curate, John Burton. Meanwhile, the archdeacon, Titus Philips, continues a vendetta against the vicar, to the annoyance of his wife. John Burton does sterling work on the council estate, and this prompts the vicar to begin more visiting in the parish. There, he attracts the attention of a young wife, and then the attention of her husband, who falsely accuses him of an affair.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I was very dispppointed
- De connie en 12-09-07
- Leaves Must When the Devil Drives
- De: Fred Secombe
- Narrado por: Fred Secombe
enjoyable enough to listen multiple times
Revisado: 01-30-12
Where does Leaves Must When the Devil Drives rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I enjoyed the characters, story and tone of this book and listened to it probably at least 3 times. I recommend Fred Secombe as an author and he does a first-rate job of narrating.
Any additional comments?
I've listened to at least 4 additional Audible selections since reading this one, so I can't remember alot of detail.
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Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
- A Novel
- De: Ntozake Shange
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 473
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 415
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 409
Ntozake Shange’s most beloved novel, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, is the story of three “colored girls,” three sisters and their mama from Charleston, South Carolina. Sassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a weaver like her mother, gone north to college and living with other artists in Los Angeles, trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories, and her dreams.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is a beautiful story, told by people that speak a beautiful dialect
- De Elaina Dariah en 08-12-20
- Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
- A Novel
- De: Ntozake Shange
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson
Way too weird for me.....
Revisado: 01-09-12
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Someone who's looking for a titillating listen.
Any additional comments?
It just wasn't for me. I bought it because I've enjoyed another book which was co-written by this author.
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Townie
- A Memoir
- De: Andre Dubus III
- Narrado por: Andre Dubus III
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 371
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 288
After their parents divorced in the 1970s, Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their exhausted working mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime. To protect himself and those he loved from street violence, Andre learned to use his fists so well that he was even scared of himself. He was on a fast track to getting killed—or killing someone else—or to beatings-for-pay as a boxer.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More like a 3.25 star rating
- De Suzn F en 03-15-11
- Townie
- A Memoir
- De: Andre Dubus III
- Narrado por: Andre Dubus III
Another myopic about an unguided teenager.
Revisado: 12-30-11
I'm really tired of listening to this bored and boring narrative.
Sorry I bought this title, even on sale.
I'd price it at $1.95.
If I finish listening to the end, it will be a miracle.
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Licence to Dream
- De: Anna Jacobs
- Narrado por: Nicolette McKenzie
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Meriel grows up in England a tomboy, helping her beloved grandfather with DIY. At school she discovers a talent and love for art, but her mother forces her to become an accountant. She’s good at that, too, but her heart isn’t in it. Ben and his wife have a dream of designing a country retreat, but when she’s killed in an accident, he’s left to struggle on alone. After her grandpop dies, Meriel emigrates to Australia, where she meets Ben.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully enjoyable story.
- De Rio Delta Wild en 12-09-11
- Licence to Dream
- De: Anna Jacobs
- Narrado por: Nicolette McKenzie
Wonderfully enjoyable story.
Revisado: 12-09-11
Good characters, strong male and female characters. Wide range of character types, as well. Lovely ending. Interesting from start to finish.
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Bedpans and Bobby Socks
- Five British Nurses on the American Road Trip of a Lifetime
- De: Barbara Fox
- Narrado por: Emma Tate
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 21
'In my dreams, I was always in some vast landscape on a long, straight road. Driving. Always driving.' Gwenda had always loved the open road, but her home town of Newcastle didn't really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So, in 1957, with friend and fellow nurse Pat in tow, she left the dismal British winter behind and embarked on an amazing American adventure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What an adventure!
- De Christina en 10-25-11
- Bedpans and Bobby Socks
- Five British Nurses on the American Road Trip of a Lifetime
- De: Barbara Fox
- Narrado por: Emma Tate
What an adventure!
Revisado: 10-25-11
Seeing 1950s USA through the eyes of nurses from the UK was an unforgettable experience. These girls had pluck and they were great at making the characters they met come alive thru the written word. I enjoyed Emma Tate's narration and am on my 2nd go at listening to this marvelous tale.
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The Demon Under The Microscope
- De: Thomas Hager
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,497
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,551
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,549
The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. This incredible discovery was sulfa, the first antibiotic medication. In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of the drug that shaped modern medicine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book!!!!!
- De Amazon Customer en 05-21-08
- The Demon Under The Microscope
- De: Thomas Hager
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
cocky narrator grates on my nerves!
Revisado: 11-30-08
I'm very interested in the subject of this book, but I can't force myself to finish it. The narrator has an air of cockiness throughout, as though he's quite full of himself. Listening to him is like being stuck in class with someone I'd walk several blocks to avoid!
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Banker to the Poor
- Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
- De: Muhammad Yunus
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 666
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 369
In 1983, Muhammad Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with miniscule loans. Believing that credit is a basic human right, not the privilege of a few, Yunus aimed to support that spark of personal initiative and enterprise by which the poor might lift themselves out of poverty forever. Grameen Bank now provides over $2.5 billion in micro-loans to more than two million families in rural Bangladesh.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Will change the way you think about the economics.
- De R. Hilton en 01-18-08
- Banker to the Poor
- Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
- De: Muhammad Yunus
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
abridgement, please!
Revisado: 04-30-07
This is a remarkable and wonderful story. The details of how Gramin bank was begun, how it has grown, etc. are excellent. But...there's too much repetitive rhetoric delivered with great drama, as though the world could be altered or saved if enough passion and repetition could make it so. Those passionate narratives could be chopped out.
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So Much for My Happy Ending
- De: Kyra Davis
- Narrado por: Elenna Stauffer
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 130
When her boyfriend of three months, Tad Showers, proposes, 26-year-old April thinks that everything in her life is finally falling into place. Between her flaky, tree-hugging mother and her she-devil boss, marriage seems like the place she'll find love and security. Tad's exactly the kind of man April wants: smart, ambitious, and wildly romantic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Book SoSo Narrator
- De TRACY en 03-01-07
- So Much for My Happy Ending
- De: Kyra Davis
- Narrado por: Elenna Stauffer
follow your dreams uphill
Revisado: 02-19-07
Why do we resist telling our family and devoted friends about the problems we face? It makes for good story-telling, but it's also typical of life. This is a very good story and I enjoyed it. The narrator used some really strange voices which I found unpleasant and unrealistic, so I'll steer clear of that particular narrator in future.
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Broken for You Part 1
- De: Stephanie Kallos
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 6 h y 22 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 267
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Narración:0 out of 5 stars 0
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Historia0 out of 5 stars 0
When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come to Seattle to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and have spent many years building up protective armor against the outside world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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we're all a bit crazy
- De Christina en 01-18-07
- Broken for You Part 1
- De: Stephanie Kallos
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
we're all a bit crazy
Revisado: 01-18-07
An engaging listen. Made me wonder about what I won't tell people about myself and why. Well written and nicely narrated.
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