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This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler.
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The sensational biography of Princess Diana, now revised to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. When Diana: Her True Story - in Her Own Words was first published in 1992, it forever changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy.
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Wonderful overall with one issue...
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By: Andrew Morton
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Those Wild Wyndhams
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- Narrated by: Claudia Renton
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
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They were confidantes to British prime ministers, poets, writers, and artists, their lives entwined with the most celebrated and scandalous figures of the day, from Oscar Wilde to Henry James. They were the lovers of great men - or men of great prominence... They lived in a world of luxurious excess, a world of splendor at 44 Belgrave Square and later at the even more vast Clouds, the exquisite Wiltshire house on 4,000 acres, the "house of the age", designed in 1876 by the visionary architect Philip Webb - the model for Henry James' The Spoils of Poynton.
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SLOW START BUT STICK WITH THIS ONE
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By: Claudia Renton
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Franklin and Lucy
- President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life
- By: Joseph E. Persico
- Narrated by: Ted Barker
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest figure of the 20th century. While FDR's official circle was predominantly male, it was his relationships with women - particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd - that most vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman.
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Franklin and Lucy
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- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
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Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter
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The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumor and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern before her time, whose story has been shielded for years from public view.
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Incredibly Frustrating
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Franklin and Eleanor
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Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt’s marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR’s lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor’s purported lesbianism - and many scandals in between - the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals.
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Inspired by the facts, not the book
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Clever and ambitious, Emma Jung yearned to study the natural sciences at the University of Zurich. But the strict rules of proper Swiss society at the beginning of the 20th century dictated that a woman of Emma's stature - one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland - travel to Paris to "finish" her education, to prepare for marriage to a suitable man. Engaged to the son of one of her father's wealthy business colleagues, Emma's conventional and predictable life was upended when she met Carl Jung.
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Carl plays center stage
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By: Catrine Clay
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Zelda Fitzgerald
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- By: Sally Cline
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Zelda Fitzgerald was the mythical American Dream Girl of the Roaring Twenties who became, in the words of her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, "the first American flapper." Their romance transformed a symbol of glamour and spectacle of the Jazz Age. When Zelda cracked up, not long after the stock market crash of 1929, Scott remained loyal to her through a nightmare of later breakdowns and final madness.
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The Beautiful and the Bungled
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Clementine
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By Winston Churchill's own admission, victory in the Second World War would have been "impossible without her". Until now, however, the only existing biography of Churchill's wife, Clementine, was written by her daughter. Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine her due with a deeply researched account that tells her life story, revealing how she was instrumental in softening FDR's initial dislike of her husband and paving the way for Britain's close relationship with America.
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Exasperating At Times But Very Good--
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The Diana Chronicles
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In The Diana Chronicles, you will meet a formidable female cast and understand as never before the society that shaped them: among them, Diana's sexually charged mother, her bad-girl sister-in-law, Fergie, and, most formidable of them all, her mother-in-law, the Queen. Add Camilla Parker-Bowles, the ultimate "other woman" into this combustible mix, and it's no wonder that Diana broke out of her royal cage into celebrity culture, where she found her own power and used it to devastating effect.
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One of the best Diana's
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By: Tina Brown
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt was born into the privileges and prejudices of American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism. She overcame debilitating roots: in her public life, fighting against racism and injustice and advancing the rights of women; and in her private life, forming lasting intimate friendships with some of the great men and women of her time.
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One of the Great Americans I knew too little about
- By Ray M on 07-19-20
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- Victoria
- 02-27-14
Great story, terrible reader
What made the experience of listening to The Sisters the most enjoyable?
They were a fascinating family and the writer tells their story well.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Sisters?
The story of Unity Mitford is tragic, strange and dramatic.
How could the performance have been better?
Find a reader who can pronounce things properly and who can read a sentence following the punctuation. As others have said, this TERRIBLE reader stops mid sentence at times, pauses, then finishes the sentence. If she did this at a comma or semi colon it might make some sense, but she just runs out of breath at random points. She obviously did not read the material ahead of time. Even more annoying is the fact that she didn't bother to learn the correct pronunciation of various English names and place names, e.g. High Wycombe, where the Mitfords rented a summer place. It is mentioned frequently and she pronounces it High Why-comb, when it should be High Wick-um. It is INCREDIBLY off putting, as is her changing pronunciation of Redesdale, the family surname. Sometimes it's Reds-dale. Sometimes it's Reeds-dale. Ugh, just ask someone, lady!
Any additional comments?
Audible: maybe you need to pay more attention to the readers you hire!!!! I've had this problem with other books recently. Who are these people you're hiring? Could I read one of the books? I promise to do a better job than this person!
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- KEG
- 11-16-13
Great story read by bored, tired reader
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A terrific narrative ruined by an astonishingly lazy read. I have read this collective biography in its printed form, & planned to listen to this audio version out of fondness for the story. The book is read by narrator Annie Wauters in a hoarse, tired, monotone voice. Her shortness of breath when grappling with long passages is unsettling after a few hours. How anyone can sleep-walk through such an enthralling family story is perplexing. One senses that the reader tackled 18 hours of reading in a single, sluggish sitting, and gives the impression of not paying attention to the content, rather simply 'getting through it'. Nothing about the read is specific to the material. The vocal tone does not vary, much less convey drama or tension. Sentences are awkwardly phrased, as if being encountered for the first time. Had I not read the book in print form, the logic of some passages would have been lost in the dullness of the read. I honestly, around the three hour mark, began to worry for the health of the breathless, at times near-wheezing reader. Additionally, I cannot understand the inappropriate selection of an American reader for a story of a family of women who define Englishness. It is tonally jarring, on top of the exhausting performance. That this is a book about a group of women renowned for their exuberance and verbal wit, read by a narrator who personifies fatigue, is disappointing. If a listener is expected to invest 18+ hours of time, the producers of the audio book should be more interested in honoring the story with a more engaging read.
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- Willy
- 10-29-13
The narrator killed the story!
What made the experience of listening to The Sisters the most enjoyable?
I already broadly knew the story of the Mitford Sisters and looked forward to the details in this biography.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Sisters?
Specially the story of Decca and Esmond really touched me. It was beautiful.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrator killed the story. Many times I had to rewind to find out what she said. Or she thought the sentence had finnished and the tone of her voice went down, only to find out that there were still some words she had forgotten ... Shame, really killed it for me
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I had thought I would be most touched by Nancy Mitfords story, but it was Decca's story that really moved me!
Any additional comments?
Please have someone else read the story again!!
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- Banafche
- 05-04-14
very annoying narrator I could not even finish fir
Would you try another book from Mary S. Lovell and/or Annie Wauters?
perhaps with a good narrator
What was most disappointing about Mary S. Lovell’s story?
NARRATOR REALLY BAD
What didn’t you like about Annie Wauters’s performance?
MONOTONUS AND BORING!!WASTE OF TIME
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
DISAPPOINTMENT
Any additional comments?
YOU NEED TO CREDIT THIS BOOK SO THAT I MAY PURCHASE ANOTHER
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- Gretchen
- 04-19-14
poor narrator
What did you like best about The Sisters? What did you like least?
The story was wonderful and held my attention to the end, but the narrator was the worst I have ever heard. She could not understand how to read punctuation. Her tone of voice and volume changed in mid-sentence which made it difficult to follow and annoying.
Would you be willing to try another one of Annie Wauters’s performances?
never
Was The Sisters worth the listening time?
yes
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- Judith B
- 04-27-15
Fascinating subject ruined by narrator
Amazing story and appallingly wooden narrator. She mispronounced words and paused in sentences where there was no pause making it almost nonsensical. Unbelievably bad and to be avoided. It says something for the content of the book that I was able to grit my teeth and get through 18 hours.
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- Chrissie
- 04-15-15
TERRIBLE narration
This book/audiobook proves that in fact a very good book can be destroyed by a terrible narrator. Annie Wauters does the narration. The ups and downs of voice inflection should tell you when a question is being posed or when a sentence is over. Wauter’s intonation was consistently wrong. She stops in the middle of a sentence, and it sounds like the sentence is over. Surprise, surprise! It isn’t! She continues with the last half of the sentence. Time and time again I was confused. Such reading makes it almost impossible to follow what is being said. Her speed is sometimes too rapid and other times too slow. Words are mumbled. No, not all words, but too many. And for the majority of the reading her tone is f-l-a-t. She drones on. I never expected that I would have such trouble understanding text simply due to bad narration. When I started the audiobook I was forewarned that the narration was bad, but I wanted to read this book so I figured I could manage. Yes, I managed and some parts are better than others, but honestly she destroyed the book for me. Just following the lines was such a challenge that all reading enjoyment totally evaporated. Do NOT choose the audiobook.
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- Sharon
- 02-24-15
A narrator lets this down badly
A fascinating story of some fascinating women made boring and tedious by a dreadful narrator. Typical disregard for punctuation is a serious distraction ie. "He was the head of the horses and ponies... I adored..." and "It was the German educated... prof... as Diana... called him" So distracting! Then the tone of voice, this woman is on auto pilot. She has absolutely no passion for her subject and has the uncanny ability to make even the Mitford family seem dull, urbane and above all simply boring.
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- International Roamer
- 05-27-16
Life is stranger than fiction
I really enjoyed this book looking into all the lives of the Mitford family. The only thing I found irritating was that, although the American reader did a wonderful job pronouncing French words, she slaughtered the pronunciation of English locations including High Wycombe and Clovelly. It would have helped to get a little input from the locals.
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- Ariadne
- 01-09-15
Painful & irritating to listen to :
I had read this book & thought it would be fun to listen to it! WRONG. Seems that the narrator is a non-native English speaker or unable actually to see the words, as there is no evidence of phrasing or understanding of meaning in an English sentence. I'll not fail to read reviews hereafter. If I can finish this book , I think my final judgement will be pity for the narrator, so I'll not return this book. Caveat Emptor is not just the name of a store in Atlanta....
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