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Lights Out Liverpool
- De: Maureen Lee
- Narrado por: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Duración: 13 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
As Britain stands alone against a monstrous enemy, the inhabitants of Pearl Street face hardship and heartbreak with courage and humour. The war touches each of them in a different way: for Annie Poulson, a widow, it means never-ending worry when her twin boys are called up and sent to France; Sheila Reilly's husband, Cal, faces the terror of U-Boat attacks; Eileen Costello is liberated from a bitter, loveless marriage when her husband is sent to Egypt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De Tansy Adderley en 10-03-18
De: Maureen Lee
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There'll Be Blue Skies
- De: Ellie Dean
- Narrado por: Annie Aldington
- Duración: 10 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
When sixteen-year-old Sally is evacuated to the English south coast, she is terrified by what lies ahead of her. All she knows are the sights and sounds of London's East End – but Sally swallows her tears as they leave the familiar landmarks behind, knowing that she has to be a Grown-Up Girl and play mother to her six-year-old brother Ernie. Playing mother is nothing new for Sally – their real mother Florrie, a good-time girl, hasn't even come to the station to wave them off and Ernie, crippled at an early age by polio, is used to depending on his older sister.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The audible reading was poor
- De Connie Palla en 03-02-19
De: Ellie Dean
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The Nightingale Girls
- De: Donna Douglas
- Narrado por: Penelope Freeman
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
Three very different girls sign up as trainee nurses at a big London teaching hospital in 1934. Dora leaves her overcrowded, squalid working-class home for a better life. But has she got what it takes to keep up with other, better-educated girls? And will her hated stepfather ever let her go? Helen is born for the job; her brother is a doctor, her all-powerful mother a hospital trustee. But will Helen’s secret misery be her downfall? An aristocratic rebel, Millie’s carefree attitude will find her up in front of Matron again and again. Will she ever care enough to make a nurse? Or will she go back to the glamorous life she was born to?
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2 out of 5 stars
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For young girls
- De deborah jernigan en 12-31-16
De: Donna Douglas
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The District Nurses of Victory Walk
- De: Annie Groves
- Narrado por: Alex Tregear
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Alice Lake has arrived in London from Liverpool to start her training as a District Nurse, but her journey has been far from easy. Her parents think that she should settle down and get married, but she has already had her heart broken once and isn’t about to make the same mistake again. Alice and her best friend, Edith, are based in the East End, but before they’ve even got their smart new uniforms on, war breaks out, and Hitler’s bombs are raining down on London.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Look at the Role of the District Nurse
- De Jean en 04-30-19
De: Annie Groves
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An Orphan in the Snow
- De: Molly Green
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Liverpool, 1941. Troubled by a dark family history and the pain of seeing her country torn apart by war, young June Lavender finds new hope when she takes a job at the Dr Barnardo's children's home. There she meets Lizzie McRae, a little girl who is the spitting image of June's sister, who died tragically years before. Against the matron's wishes, the two girls form an unexpected bond as June tries to get the traumatised orphan to speak.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The title doesn't fit the story
- De mrsmlbj en 11-23-22
De: Molly Green
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District Nurse on Call
- De: Donna Douglas
- Narrado por: Penelope Freeman
- Duración: 12 h y 42 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 21
West Yorkshire, 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street, Agnes is looking forward to making her mark as the village's first district nurse, confident she can make a difference in the locals' lives. But when she arrives, she's treated with suspicion, labelled just another servant of the wealthy mine owners. The locals would much rather place their trust in the resident healer, Nella Black.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing Ending
- De Intelligent Beauty en 12-14-20
De: Donna Douglas
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The Woman of the House
- Mossgrove, Book 1
- De: Alice Taylor
- Narrado por: Aoife McMahon
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
An enchanting and nostalgic tale of Ireland in the 1950s by Ireland’s favourite writer, Alice Taylor. The Phelans have owned Mossgrove for generations. The small, rural Irish farm has been the pride of them all until Ned's wife, Martha, arrives and begins to undermine generations of hard work and happiness. She resents the deep history of the place and sets about making it her own, shutting out what is left of Ned's family. She is particularly jealous of Ned's sister, Kate, a local nurse and doting aunt to Martha's children.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brings you right there
- De Amazon Customer en 08-26-20
De: Alice Taylor
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Lavender Road
- De: Helen Carey
- Narrado por: Annie Aldington
- Duración: 14 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Lavender Road boasts a pawnbroker, a pub, two rows of terraced working class homes, and, at one end, the big house owned by the local brewer. When war breaks out, the lives and fortunes of the families who live in Lavender Road are changed out of all recognition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story with wonderful, believable characters!
- De Kathleen Bailey en 03-27-24
De: Helen Carey
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The Quiet Professor
- De: Betty Neels
- Narrado por: Anne Cater
- Duración: 5 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
Megan thought she had it all - a good job, a caring family and a fiancé whom everyone agreed would make her a wonderful husband. But then her perfectly constructed world fell apart, and she found that her one hope was Professor Jake van Belfeld. He seemed determined to rebuild her life - but why was he taking such a personal interest in her? He couldn't think that her heart needed his attention, too, could he?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Sharon D. Anderson, Ph.D. en 07-02-17
De: Betty Neels
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Life Skills
- De: Katie Fforde
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 73
Suddenly released from her engagement and out of work, Julia Fairfax is looking for a new direction in life. When a classified ad catches her eye, she embarks on a hilarious trip through the English canals in a rickety hotel boat. Along the way, she encounters hard-to-please guests, an unsettling ex-boyfriend, and the challenges of cooking in a tiny galley with rattling crockery.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This book starts out great-
- De erin en 12-01-06
De: Katie Fforde
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Christmas at Thrush Green
- De: Miss Read
- Narrado por: Nicolette McKenzie
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang up their stockings, families go to church together and everyone enjoys the treats of the festive season. And when it snows as the carol singers make their way round the cottages on the green, it looks as if Christmas will be perfect this year. But not everything is as peaceful as it seems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wish there were more
- De Anne Milnes en 10-26-20
De: Miss Read
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The Drowned Village
- De: Kathleen McGurl
- Narrado por: Maggie Mash
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
It’s the summer of 1935, and 11-year-old Stella Walker is preparing to leave her home forever. Forced to evacuate to make way for a new reservoir, the village of Brackendale Green will soon be lost. But before the water has even reached them, a dreadful event threatens to tear Stella’s family apart. Present day, and a fierce summer has dried up the lake and revealed the remnants of the deserted village. Now an old woman, Stella begs her granddaughter Laura to make the journey she can’t.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book
- De Susan T Boswell en 10-22-20
De: Kathleen McGurl
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A Share in Death
- De: Deborah Crombie
- Narrado por: Michael Deehy
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,866
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,507
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,497
A week's holiday in a luxurious hotel is just what Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duncan Kincaid needs. But his vacation ends dramatically with the discovery of a dead body in the whirlpool bath. Despite a suspicious lack of cooperation from the local constabulary, Kincaid's keen sense of duty won't allow him to ignore the heinous crime, impelling him to send for his enthusiastic young assistant, Sergeant Gemma James. But the stakes are raised significantly when a second murder occurs....
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3 out of 5 stars
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series readers, start here
- De connie en 02-09-13
De: Deborah Crombie
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
- A Novel
- De: Kate Atkinson
- Narrado por: Pearl Hewitt
- Duración: 12 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 442
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 383
Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Kate Atkinson multi-generational story
- De Satisfied Customer en 11-08-18
De: Kate Atkinson
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Nurse, Come You Here!
- More True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle
- De: Mary J. MacLeod
- Narrado por: Jill Tanner
- Duración: 10 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 488
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 445
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 444
Mary J. Macleod and her husband left the London area for an idyllic place to raise their young children in the late '60s, and they found the island of Papavray in the Scottish Hebrides. There they bought a croft house on a "small acre" of land, and Mary J. (also known as Julia) became the district nurse.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- De Catt Pataky en 09-02-17
De: Mary J. MacLeod
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The Little Orphan Girl
- De: Sandy Taylor
- Narrado por: Aoife McMahon
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
When Cissy Ryan’s real mother comes to claim her from the workhouse, it’s not how she imagined. Her family’s tumbledown cottage has ice on the inside of its windows and is in an isolated, poverty-stricken village in the muddy Irish countryside. But when Cissy is allowed to help neighbour Colm Doyle and his horse named Blue on their milk round one morning, Cissy starts to feel as though friendship could get her through anything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful heart breaking story.
- De kanga2012 en 07-08-20
De: Sandy Taylor
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Call the Midwife
- A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
- De: Jennifer Worth
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,307
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,380
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,354
At the age of 22, Jennifer Worth left her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in postwar London’s East End slums. The colorful characters she met while delivering babies all over London - from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lived to the woman with 24 children who couldn't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers of the city’s seedier side - illuminate a fascinating time in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book I've listened to this year
- De Richard en 06-12-13
De: Jennifer Worth
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A Sixpenny Christmas
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Total1 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución2 out of 5 stars
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Historia1 out of 5 stars
- Catherine
- 01-22-14
So boring
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I listen to it when I have run out of the current story I am listening too. It helps on the long drive home that is about all.
Would you ever listen to anything by Katie Flynn again?
Yes I have listened to her before and enjoyed but this story is boring and slow
How did the narrator detract from the book?
n/a
What character would you cut from A Sixpenny Christmas?
all of them!!!
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