Bev Hollis

Not what I'd hoped for

Revisado: 09-26-15

This is a story set in the Uk with British characters so who narrated ? He sure wasn't British and it made this painful to listen to, not only was there frequent mispronunciation of words but the so called accents were appalling . One character was Welsh, and there were other strong Area accents attributed to various members of the team but the narrator clearly had no idea of what they should sound like. I've listened to many many books over the last few years and this book I have to say is a rare thing, a weak story and bad narration. Don't waste your money, credit or time.

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A delight

Revisado: 07-29-15

What a wonderful book written by an astonishing lady. At times eye watering funny to poignant and sad this book runs through all the emotions but as a life story it leaves you knowing that there really is wonderful, caring people in the world. This is not my regular reading fare but I also trained as a nurse so it caught my eye one day. As a nurse trained in the NHS I my own experiences followed many that Mary describes, especially the people that work in Hospitals, from Porters to Surgeons, catering staff to Sisters they really do exist as Mary describes. Hospitals are worlds in their own right , populated by their own very special people. Mary is not only one of those special people, but also a talented author who keeps you fascinated by her beautifully written autobiography. I started listening to this one evening, and finished at 4am, I didn't want to turn off the iPod. There are some books that stay with you forever, "sixty years a nurse" is one of those books.

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Don't waste your money

Revisado: 04-26-13

The author claims to have written a guided meditation in which you can create a pain free room in your own mind. And has failed. She wanders off the point going into explanations that are hugely distracting and prevent the listener from achieving any kind of self hypnosis or benefit. I only listened to this once and far from helping me to cope with my chronic pain it left me annoyed and feeling that I had been taken advantage of.

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Dont waste your money

Revisado: 10-03-10

Oh what a terrible thing the narrator has done to this wonderful book. I have the all the other books in this series in audible format (as well as written!), and loved each and every one. But this is appalling, the narrator is boring, and worse than that there has been no attempt to make sure that the pronunciation is in line with the other audio books. It makes it almost painful to listen to, and the voice of "Silk" at the end is cringe-making turning him into a slimy character instead of the intelligent and witty person we all know him to be. The book is written from the viewpoint of Belgarath telling his life history, but the audible version makes him sound bored and arrogant. I have given it one star only because I know the story to be, in fact, well worth reading the book. I expected this to be 5 stars, instead I got 30ish hours of the worst audio book ever.

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