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Chosen Forever

By: Susan Richards
Narrated by: Lorna Raver
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Publisher's summary

When Susan Richards adopted an abused horse rescued by the local SPCA, she didn't know that the memoir she would write about the experience would become a best seller.

The book led to a book tour, in the course of which, Susan reconnected with family and friends whom she had cut herself off from. She had given up on romance, but at the second reading of her tour she encountered the man who had sold her his house 24 years earlier, Dennis Stock, a world-famous photographer. Despite her many qualms about age and intimacy, they fell in love.

©2008 Susan Richards (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Charismatic....her charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light....Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path....each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord in everyone who enjoyed her first book." (Booklist)

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Ugh!!!

Proving the adage that a best seller is almost never followed up with another book as good as the first, Chosen Forever departs from the winning formula of Chosen by a Horse to focus on the neuroses, insecurities, and familial dysfunction of the author. I was hoping for a continuation of her story telling skills about animals. Instead, I got an almost day by day biography of her life after writing Chosen by a Horse, some of it so intimate that I felt like a voyeur.

The corner I kept hoping she'd turn never came.

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listener beware

listening to this book in public is bound to cause, at very least, sideways glances. People may even ask if you are ok. You will find yourself laughing out loud, gasping and possibly wiping away a tear. just recommend the book and keep listening. it is worth it.

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Great continuation of Chosen by a Horse

A well read sequal. I enjoyed it as much as the first book.

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Great follow up

It was very lovely to catch up with old friends. So very glad to hear life was embraced so well.

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I enjoyed this book.

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I enjoyed this book , but not as much as the first one " Chosen by a Horse. " I did like the narrator, she has an easy voice to listen too.

What about Lorna Raver’s performance did you like?

Liked her voice.

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another job well done

I loved this story. The narrator did a fantastic job. It was as good as the first one. You won't be disappointed.

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Couldn’t get through it

The story started out well enough,introducing snippets of the author’s life and how it had contributed to her personality. However, she became increasingly tone deaf as she spoke of the privileged environment from which she came. The narrator also affected an upper class accent that became grating to the ears. I got to the last hour and had to quit.

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Started out well

Then it turned into what I would describe as insipid The narration was not bad just not interesting.

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Love it, even though I don't ride horses.

I love this book! I love the reader! I love how honest Susan writes. And I was surprised at how often her experiences aligned with my own. Multiple times I quickly turned my head in surprise, looking over at the phone with my eyes wide opened! Well paced, I was sorry when it ended. Now on to her first book! Happy it's the same reader!

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Wonderful

I listened to this book on audible. I first listened to “chosen by a horse” so I had the background, not that it was necessary, but it was nice. I really loved listening to this book as much as the last. I think that having the right person to read a book is so important. Lorna Raver did a fantastic job conveying the sarcasm and whit that Susan wrote. Delightful!

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