Amber J Dougherty
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Perilous Passages
- The Wellington Mysteries, Vol. 2
- De: Edale Lane
- Narrado por: Jennifer Lewis
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 16
After solving a minor case for a major payout, Stetson embarks on a trip to America with Evelyn and her burlesque company, hoping to find her long-lost father. But the inventive detective leaves with an unidentified art thief still at large. Musician Evelyn has grown to love the unique woman who bends the rules to pursue her dreams. But facing the disapproval of her family and society at large, how can their relationship move forward?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heroine I’m happy to follow on her adventures
- De Avid Listener en 02-17-24
- Perilous Passages
- The Wellington Mysteries, Vol. 2
- De: Edale Lane
- Narrado por: Jennifer Lewis
Another set of fun little mysteries
Revisado: 12-18-23
I enjoyed this follow up to Daring Duplicity. They're fun, nicely written and narrated, and I'm looking forward to more adventures!
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Bowery Girl
- De: Kim Taylor Blakemore
- Narrado por: Ann Shanks Etter
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1
New York, 1883: Gamblers and thieves, immigrants and street urchins, Do-Gooders and charity houses, impossible goals and impossible odds. The Bowery is a place where you own nothing but your dreams. And dreams are the only things that come cheap for pickpocket Mollie Flynn and prostitute Annabelle Lee. Pleasure is fleeting—and often stolen. Nights at Lefty Malone's saloon, sneaking into the Thalia Theatre. Then it's back to their airless, windowless tenement room and the ongoing struggle to keep a roof over their heads and bread in their stomachs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Friendship and Survival in the Bowery
- De Amber J Dougherty en 02-06-23
- Bowery Girl
- De: Kim Taylor Blakemore
- Narrado por: Ann Shanks Etter
Friendship and Survival in the Bowery
Revisado: 02-06-23
Historical New York is my favorite setting for novels, so I had to jump on this one. On May 24, 1883, The Great Bridge opened to connect the cities of New York and Brooklyn across the East River, offering up new opportunities for dreamers on both sides...
Welcome to New York in the Gilded Age - mansions are being built Uptown, but we don't see any of that in The Bowery, where immigrants struggle to pay rent for their tiny tenement rooms, and the only way to survive is to break the law... or turn their backs on friends in an effort to "better" themselves. But Bowery Girl isn't about Rich vs Poor; this is a gritty little look at loyalty, prejudices, and love within the lower classes.
Kim Taylor Blakemore writes "This is not a novel about pain or poverty. It is a story of friendship and survival, and the ability to dream in the midst of insurmountable odds." Bowery girl will show you a lot of pain and poverty, though. It has to. And it'll look at how that pain and poverty make both friendship and survival challenging. It forces the characters to ask questions - the reader, too.
On a bright side note, a fun part of historical fiction is the ability to include "cameos" by real life figures, and I appreciated the hat tip to Annie Hindle, famous male impersonator.
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Daring Duplicity
- Adventures of a Lesbian Victorian Detective (The Wellington Mysteries, Book 1)
- De: Edale Lane
- Narrado por: Jennifer Lewis
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Victorian Era England. Stetson revels in being unconventional. So when society shies away from her independent nature, the bold woman creates an imaginary boss and opens her own detective agency. And her keen observational skills, convincing disguises, and Holmesian methods quickly bring in a string of tough-to-crack cases. Struggling to squeeze a personal life in around a series of hazardous investigations, Stetson worries she'll never find a woman of like-passions. But with her heart set on true love despite the risk, she carries on hunting for the perfect relationship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great story and fabulous narrating
- De Janice Best en 08-17-22
- Daring Duplicity
- Adventures of a Lesbian Victorian Detective (The Wellington Mysteries, Book 1)
- De: Edale Lane
- Narrado por: Jennifer Lewis
Fun Female Detective Stories
Revisado: 08-18-22
Daring Duplicity is a collection of five short stories featuring Stetson Goody, a female detective whose background in theatre opens doors for her in male-dominated Victorian London - in the most interesting and exciting ways! I enjoyed picturing all of Stetson's characters. The writing is light; the stories are easy and fun. The narration really made the story, though! I'm disappointed that I cannot find other books narrated by Jennifer Lewis - I hope she does more. I'll also look forward to the continued adventures of Stetson Goody.
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