• When You Dance with the Devil

  • By: Gwynne Forster
  • Narrated by: Susan Spain
  • Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (117 ratings)

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When You Dance with the Devil

By: Gwynne Forster
Narrated by: Susan Spain
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Publisher's summary

When You Dance with the Devil explores the complicated lives of two lost souls looking to start over at a Maryland boarding house.

Fannie Johnson has seen darn near all the world has to offer at her Thank the Lord Boarding House. It is home to a variety of interesting people who regard each other as family. One such is Sarah Jolene Tilman, who, after spending 35 years under the thumb of her vindictive mother, is ready to strike out on her own. In stark contrast, Richard Peterson has done more than his share of living and is looking for simpler pleasures. Under Fannie's watchful eye, each will embark on a path of self-exploration and find that life is nothing if not a wildly unpredictable journey.

Essence best-selling author Gwynne Forster writes thought-provoking tales of love and personal growth.

©2006 Gwynne Forster (P)2006 Recorded Books LLC

Critic reviews

"The characters' earnestness will appeal to readers looking for a light pick-me-up." (Publishers Weekly)

What listeners say about When You Dance with the Devil

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I did not want this book to end...

This was one of my favorite books I've downloaded so far. It was a very easy listen and just a great story. The narrator had a very pleasant sounding voice and she did fabulously when changing from one person to another. Believable! I wish that the author would write a sequel. In a nutshell, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Simple nice story with ups and downs in the lives of the characters. I may listen to it again, which is something I rarely do.

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Plenty of Suspense

The story held my interest and offered enough suspense to be a "page turner" ...The central character is very likable and I cared what happened to her. Who her father turned out to be was a good surprise... Interesting story.

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    5 out of 5 stars

WONDERFUL

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Like the other review, I listed to this book while at work and there were times it was so good that I became distracted. I would definitely suggest this book to anyone. The narrator definitely helped because she changed her voice for each character and you could really hear the emotion in her voice. WONDERFUL!!

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    5 out of 5 stars

GREAT

This book was absolutely wonderful. I loved it. I could not put it down. Most of the books I've listened to are at work so it could pass the the day while I am working. After listening to it from work, I would go home and re-listen to certain parts. I writer made me feel as if I was sitting right there on the sceen. I guess you can add some credit to the reader of this book, they added character and dept to the book as you listened. I would strong recommend this book.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Save your money..

This book is a huge waste of time and money...I gave it a good 2 hrs. before I let myself scrap it..shallow characters, mindless plot, I can't find one good thing to say...

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I tried...

This book was so hard to find interesting. The main character was so annoying and naive. The other characters were uninteresting as well. The whole storyline was so far fetched and unbelievable. Nobody acts that way in real life.

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boring with 1 dimentional characters.

I struggled to finish this book. The characters were one dimentional and boring. All talk and no action. The main character wants you to feel sorry for her without going into depth of why we should feel sorry for her. It's predictable and uninteresting.

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Pauses

Too many pauses by the narrator. Good story but would have been enjoyable had the narrator been better.

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Great narrator, storyline... not so much.

The narrator was great, I thoroughly enjoyed listening. The storyline was blah. It was tiresome listening to a grown women not use common sense AND constantly blamed everything on her mother. I didn’t finish the book. 🙄

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NOT an impressive listen...

I was not impressed with this book. It started out slow and ended in an uncanny way. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this book.

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