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The Frozen River
- A Novel
- De: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrado por: Jane Oppenheimer, Ariel Lawhon
- Duración: 15 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,662
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,940
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,939
Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town’s most respected gentlemen—one of whom has now been found dead in the ice.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Oh dear
- De Barbara en 12-08-23
- The Frozen River
- A Novel
- De: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrado por: Jane Oppenheimer, Ariel Lawhon
Beautifully written and moving
Revisado: 09-05-24
It’s all the things a novel should be.
It’s sad, but compelling. I loved the husband-wife relationship and the satisfying ending. The narrator does a great job and the author’s note is not to be missed.
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The Library
- De: Bella Osborne
- Narrado por: Julia Franklin, Harry Lister Smith
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
Tom is a teenager and blends into the background of life. After a row with his dad and facing an unhappy future at the dog food factory, he escapes to the library. Tom unwittingly ends up with a bagful of romance novels and comes under the suspicion of Maggie. Maggie is a pensioner and has been happily alone for 10 years, at least that's what she tells herself. When Tom comes to her rescue, a friendship develops that could change her life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous!
- De Susan T en 02-04-23
- The Library
- De: Bella Osborne
- Narrado por: Julia Franklin, Harry Lister Smith
Fabulous!
Revisado: 02-04-23
I’m hard to please with books. Most of the time I take issue with something or feel like one or more of the characters didn’t read real or right, somehow… but I’m happy to say that this was a lovely read. I am thoroughly charmed by the characters of Tom and Maggie and all the secondary characters were good, too. I laughed and cried and am sad to come to the end.
This is a lot like Wednesday Wars or Have You Seen Louis Valez, but with more charm (and Britishness).
It also has the library, book themed stuff and family angst of The Library of Lost and Found, but again with MUCH more charm and cohesion to the story.
This is definitely my favorite “book themed” read so far this year. I’m putting Ms Osborne in my list of authors to read more of in future.
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The Bloodletter's Daughter
- A Novel of Old Bohemia
- De: Linda Lafferty
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie
- Duración: 13 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 579
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 500
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 503
In 1606, the grand city of Prague hides an ugly secret: the emperor’s bastard son, Don Julius, is afflicted with a madness that pushes the prince to unspeakable depravity. Banished to a remote corner of Bohemia, Don Julius comes under the care of a bloodletter who works to purge the vicious humors coursing through the young royal’s veins. When the prince meets the bloodletter’s daughter Marketa, his madness sparks a frenzied - and dangerous - obsession.
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3 out of 5 stars
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TMI - Great Research/Poor Editing
- De Tango en 02-03-13
- The Bloodletter's Daughter
- A Novel of Old Bohemia
- De: Linda Lafferty
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie
Couldn't get past the first few chapters.
Revisado: 12-02-15
Seems like it is written to titillate and appeal to the basest appetites. I was disgusted with almost every character. I finally decided I'd had enough. This one is for the trash bin.
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