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Beautiful Days
- Stories
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Stephen Graybill, Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 27
The diverse stories of Beautiful Days explore the most secret, intimate, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike ourselves....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poor editing
- By Needles on 11-18-18
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Beautiful Days
- Stories
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Stephen Graybill, Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 02-06-18
- Language: English
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What I Lived For
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 28 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
Jerome "Corky" Corcorn. A money-juggling wheeler dealer, rising politico, popular man's man, and successful womanizer. It is a Memorial Day weekend, and we are about to live with him, breathe with him, and sweat with him....
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1 out of 5 stars
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A challenge to get through..
- By Notsokeen on 04-13-20
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What I Lived For
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 28 hrs
- Release date: 07-23-19
- Language: English
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Extenuating Circumstances
- A Treasury of Crime & Suspense Fiction
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 8
Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Dark
- By Lady in the Pink House on 01-26-23
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Extenuating Circumstances
- A Treasury of Crime & Suspense Fiction
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-28-22
- Language: English
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Hazards of Time Travel
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 138
A recklessly idealistic girl dares to test the perimeters of her tightly controlled (future) world and is punished by being sent back in time to a region of North America - “Wainscotia, Wisconsin” - that existed 80 years before....
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1 out of 5 stars
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T.E.D.I.O.U.S.
- By BBBonilla on 12-07-18
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Hazards of Time Travel
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 11-27-18
- Language: English
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Carthage
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen, David Colacci
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 131
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Story4 out of 5 stars 127
Zeno Mayfield's daughter has disappeared into the night, gone missing in the wilds of the Adirondacks....
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Major Disappointment!!
- By Anne on 01-23-14
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Carthage
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen, David Colacci
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-21-14
- Language: English
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Night, Neon
- Tales of Mystery and Suspense
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel, Chelsea Stephens
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a brand-new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery and suspense stories....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A perfect collection of stories
- By Gabrielle Britton on 11-23-23
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Night, Neon
- Tales of Mystery and Suspense
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel, Chelsea Stephens
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 08-03-21
- Language: English
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The Cat Saw Murder
- The Rachel Murdock Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Dolores Hitchens, Joyce Carol Oates - introduction
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
When Rachel Murdock and her sister Jennifer receive a call for help from their favorite niece, Lilly, in Breakers Beach, California, they quickly hop a train from Los Angeles to see her-but not before collecting their prized cat Samantha in a picnic basket and bringing her along for the ride.
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The Cat Saw Murder
- The Rachel Murdock Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Series: The Rachel Murdock Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 03-26-24
- Language: English
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A Fair Maiden
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Angela Goethals
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 635
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 636
Sixteen year-old Katya Spivak is out for a walk on the gracious streets of Bayhead Harbor when she's approached by silver-haired, elegant Marcus Kidder....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intense, Sad, and Gripping
- By Jean Clarenson on 04-12-21
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A Fair Maiden
- Narrated by: Angela Goethals
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-31-09
- Language: English
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Black Water
- By: Joyce Carol Oats
- Narrated by: Amanda Plummer
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19
Oates creates an unforgettable allegory about power, morals, and ambition. The ghost of an American tragedy is resurrected in order to give voice to its silenced victim - an idealistic young woman too easily seduced by a Camelot fairy tale....
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting but maybe not for audio
- By wainstead on 11-16-20
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Black Water
- Narrated by: Amanda Plummer
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-12-19
- Language: English
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Zero-Sum
- Stories
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Olivia Rose Barresi, Amy Jensen, Max Meyers, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3 out of 5 stars 3
A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dark irony
- By Lyn Relph on 08-08-23
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Zero-Sum
- Stories
- Narrated by: Olivia Rose Barresi, Amy Jensen, Max Meyers, Linda Jones, Karissa Vacker, Cassandra Campbell, Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-18-23
- Language: English
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Miao Dao
- Dark Corners collection
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 756
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 676
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Story4 out of 5 stars 677
A girl comes of age with a vengeance - and help from a friend - in a tale of unnerving suspense from National Book Award winner and literary master Joyce Carol Oates....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not scary, not great reading.
- By Smurfnibble on 01-04-19
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Miao Dao
- Dark Corners collection
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Series: Dark Corners Collection
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 09-27-18
- Language: English
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Lovely, Dark, Deep
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4 out of 5 stars 69
A piercing and evocative collection, Lovely, Dark, Deep reveals Joyce Carol Oates at her most imaginative and unsettling....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Definitely Dark and Deep
- By Monica on 01-10-17
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Lovely, Dark, Deep
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 09-09-14
- Language: English
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A Book of American Martyrs
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Tavia Gilbert, Kirsten Potter
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4 out of 5 stars 132
Luther Dunphy is an ardent Evangelical who envisions himself as acting out God's will when he assassinates an abortion provider in his small Ohio town....
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1 out of 5 stars
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NO! Just NO! INSULTING!
- By Jill Reynolds on 06-01-17
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A Book of American Martyrs
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Tavia Gilbert, Kirsten Potter
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-07-17
- Language: English
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Cardiff, by the Sea
- Four Novellas of Suspense
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
In these psychologically daring, chillingly suspenseful pieces, the author of We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde writes about women facing threats past and present....-
5 out of 5 stars
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All stories in collection
- By Betsy Ross on 12-10-22
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Cardiff, by the Sea
- Four Novellas of Suspense
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 10-27-20
- Language: English
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48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Sarah Welborn
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
When a woman mysteriously vanishes, her sister must tally up the clues to discover her fate....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clever and horrifying
- By Joan Sutton on 03-19-23
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48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister
- Narrated by: Sarah Welborn
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 03-14-23
- Language: English
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The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares
- Novellas and Stories of Unspeakable Dread
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Adam Verner, Christine Williams
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4 out of 5 stars 51
An incomparable master storyteller in all forms, in The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Joyce Carol Oates spins six imaginative tales of suspense.....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Unsettling
- By Michael on 07-03-12
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The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares
- Novellas and Stories of Unspeakable Dread
- Narrated by: Adam Verner, Christine Williams
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 12-06-11
- Language: English
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American Appetites
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
Ian and Glynnis McCullough are the envy of their affluent friends. But suddenly, an unexpected plea for help and a cancelled check send their tranquility spinning out of control....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Book By Joyce Carol Oates
- By Jason on 12-06-12
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American Appetites
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-14-10
- Language: English
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Babysitter
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne, Max Meyers
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 82
From one of America’s most renowned storytellers—the best-selling author of Blonde—comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a backdrop of shocking murders in the affluent suburbs of Detroit....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insidious Evil
- By Edward Martinez on 09-09-22
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Babysitter
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne, Max Meyers
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-23-22
- Language: English
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A Widow's Story
- A Memoir
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Ellen Parker
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 243
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4 out of 5 stars 185
In a work unlike anything she's written before, Joyce Carol Oates unveils a poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of her husband and the aftermath....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Breathless!
- By Pamela Harvey on 02-18-11
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A Widow's Story
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Ellen Parker
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-15-11
- Language: English
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The Doll-Master
- And Other Tales of Terror
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Robert Fass, Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
From one of our most important contemporary writers, The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror is a bold, haunting collection of six stories....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By Kelly on 10-17-19
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The Doll-Master
- And Other Tales of Terror
- Narrated by: Robert Fass, Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 10-08-19
- Language: English
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