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- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 377
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 282
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Award-winning poet Marisa de los Santos crafts an irresistibly touching debut novel. Love Walked In is a contemporary tale, steeped in nostalgic, cinematic charm, of love in all its forms. Unapologetically idealistic about love, Cornelia Brown appears to catch the break of a lifetime when the dashing Martin Grace, her own personal Cary Grant, comes strolling into her life. But it is Martin's connection to 11-year-old Clare Hobbes that touches Cornelia's heart in ways she never imagined.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dreadful audio quality
- De Marenghi en 09-16-11
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How to Be an American Housewife
- A Novel
- De: Margaret Dilloway
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington, Emily Durante
- Duración: 7 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 237
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 195
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 196
How to Be an American Housewife is a novel about mothers and daughters and the pull of tradition. It tells the story of Shoko, a Japanese woman who married an American GI, and her grown daughter, Sue, a divorced mother whose life as an American housewife hasn't been what she'd expected. When illness prevents Shoko from traveling to Japan, she asks Sue to go in her place. The trip reveals family secrets that change their lives in dramatic and unforeseen ways.
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2 out of 5 stars
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big disappointment
- De Kirsten en 04-12-12
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Lifted by the Great Nothing
- De: Karim Dimechkie
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Max doesn't remember his mother, who was murdered by burglars before they emigrated from Beirut to New Jersey. He lives with his father, Rasheed, who is enamored of his concept of American culture - baseball and barbeques - and tries to shed his Lebanese heritage completely.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Cheyenne en 06-13-15
De: Karim Dimechkie
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Tiger, Tiger
- A Memoir
- De: Margaux Fragoso
- Narrado por: Susan Bennett
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
One summer day, Margaux Fragoso meets Peter Curran at the neighborhood swimming pool, and they begin to play. She is seven; he is 51. When Peter invites her and her mother to his house, the little girl finds a child’s paradise of exotic pets and an elaborate backyard garden. Her mother, beset by mental illness and overwhelmed by caring for Margaux, is grateful for the attention Peter lavishes on her, and he creates an imaginative universe for her, much as Lewis Carroll did for his real-life Alice.
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3 out of 5 stars
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a weirdly loving diatribe against pervs.
- De Dane Flakeman en 05-21-11
De: Margaux Fragoso
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My True Love Gave to Me
- Twelve Holiday Stories
- De: Stephanie Perkins - editor
- Narrado por: Various
- Duración: 12 h y 56 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 110
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 102
You're going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins. Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or Kwanzaa, there's something here for everyone. So curl up by the fireplace and get cozy. You have twelve reasons this season to stay indoors and fall in love.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice Holiday Read
- De Doha en 11-23-16
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The Vine of Desire
- De: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Anju and Sudha formed an astounding, almost psychic connection during their childhood in India. When Anju invites Sudha, a single mother in Calcutta, to come live with her and her husband, Sunil, in California, Sudha foolishly accepts, knowing full well that Sunil has long desired her. As Sunil's attraction rises to the surface, the trio must struggle to make sense of the freedoms of America - and of the ties that bind them to India and to one another.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Vine of desire
- De Mz Shantay en 03-27-21
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Mr. Fox
- A Novel
- De: Helen Oyeyemi
- Narrado por: Carol Boyd
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 91
Fairy-tale romances end with a wedding and the fairy tales don't get complicated. In this book, celebrated writer Mr. Fox can't stop himself from killing off the heroines of his novels, and neither can his wife, Daphne. It's not until Mary, his muse, comes to life and transforms him from author into subject that his story begins to unfold differently....
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Great Novel, just Poor for Audio
- De James A. Dittes en 08-13-16
De: Helen Oyeyemi
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She Got Up Off the Couch
- De: Haven Kimmel
- Narrado por: Haven Kimmel
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 273
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 186
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 187
When we last saw Zippy, she was oblivious to the storm that was brewing in her home. Her mother, Delonda, had literally just gotten up off the couch and ridden her rickety bicycle down the road. Her dad was off somewhere, gambling or "working." And Zippy was lost in her own fabulous world of exploring the fringes of Moorland, Indiana.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great fun !!
- De Kim en 04-20-11
De: Haven Kimmel
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Orange Mint and Honey
- De: Carleen Brice
- Narrado por: Cherise Booth
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
After grad school, Shay Dixon feels like she's had enough for awhile. Inspired by her spiritual adviser - a soul-soothing blues player named Nina Simon - Shay calls her estranged mother Nona for the first time in years, and shocks herself by asking if it would be okay to come home for a while.
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4 out of 5 stars
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One For The Money
- De DiaRose en 09-25-17
De: Carleen Brice
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Vegas Rich
- Vegas, Book 1
- De: Fern Michaels
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 21 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 191
With a heart full of dreams, Sallie Coleman leaves Texas and heads west determined to get as far from the squalor of her dirt poor beginnings. With its shifting sands, smoky saloons, and bingo palaces, Las Vegas seems like a paradise. A paradise where an extraordinary twist of fate makes Sallie the most powerful businesswoman in Nevada.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get this booK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- De Amazon Customer en 09-26-10
De: Fern Michaels
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She's Come Undone
- De: Wally Lamb
- Narrado por: Linda Stephens
- Duración: 18 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,026
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,759
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,775
Meet Dolores Price. She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Beached like a whale in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before really going belly-up.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really disappointing narrator!
- De Jessica Williams en 01-21-12
De: Wally Lamb
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- De: Maya Angelou
- Narrado por: Maya Angelou
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,355
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,236
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,204
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. But years later, she learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Emotional & Powerful
- De Miss Toni en 06-30-13
De: Maya Angelou
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Priestdaddy
- A Memoir
- De: Patricia Lockwood
- Narrado por: Patricia Lockwood
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 941
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 848
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 846
Father Greg Lockwood is unlike any Catholic priest you have ever met - a man who lounges in boxer shorts, who loves action movies, and whose constant jamming on the guitar reverberates "like a whole band dying in a plane crash in 1972". His daughter is an irreverent poet who long ago left the church's country. When an unexpected crisis leads her and her husband to move back into her parents' rectory, their two worlds collide.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible narration--read, don't listen
- De Penelope en 08-06-17
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The Girl from the Train
- De: Irma Joubert
- Narrado por: Sarah Zimmerman
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 972
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 884
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 886
Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They mean to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl's unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story covering the middle of the 20th C.
- De john en 04-12-16
De: Irma Joubert
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The Star Side of Bird Hill
- De: Naomi Jackson
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 87
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
Two sisters, ages 10 and 16, are exiled from Brooklyn to Bird Hill in Barbados, after their mother can no longer care for them. The young Phaedra and her older sister, Dionne, live, for the summer of 1989, with their grandmother, Hyacinth, a midwife and practitioner of the local spiritual practice of obeah. Dionne spends the summer in search of love, testing her grandmother's limits, and wanting to go home. Phaedra explores Bird Hill, where her family has lived for generations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My absolute favorite book of all time
- De Eme en 07-16-15
De: Naomi Jackson
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Trading Dreams at Midnight
- De: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
- Narrado por: Shari Peele
- Duración: 10 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Diane McKinney-Whetstone, the award-winning and best-selling author of Tumbling, presents Trading Dreams at Midnight - - an Essence Book Club Recommended Read. Back in 1984, 15-year-old Neena's mother left and never came back. And now Neena is following in her footsteps.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Hard to follow
- De Nevada en 08-13-10