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It is 1857, and Reverend Geoffrey Wilson has departed England to prove the literal truth of the Bible. The expedition heads towards Tasmania, where he is convinced he will find the real Garden of Eden. But the other passengers have their own agendas. Dr Potter is developing a sinister thesis, and the ship is crewed by smugglers of contraband brandy and tobacco. As the English passengers near Peevay's land, their bizarre notions become painfully at odds with reality. Their destination is no Eden but a world of hunting parties and colonial ethnic cleansing. A mighty collision is approaching....
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- Henwhisperer
- 02-01-18
Excellent cast, worth the listen
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, I would recommend it for the history of Tasmania.
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character was the ship’s captain. The narration of his character had something to do with it, I’m sure. Humorous even though nothing ever seemed to go his way.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not just one particular moment, but everything that had to do with the indigenous people.
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- Joy Easton
- 02-22-18
I’m trying but it’s a chore
I’m nearly 12 hrs into this book, but I don’t really care about the characters. I keep thinking it’ll start coming together but it doesn’t seem like it’s going to. Perhaps there are too many points of view?
I’m seriously thinking about asking for an exchange. Even though there are some good narrators, the stories are just too drawn-out. I’m just not interested.
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- C. Swain
- 07-07-21
Superb story and narration
I read this wonderful book when it first came out, but hearing the multiple narrators really brings it to life. The themes, history, characters, plot, wit, and writing could not be better. Finally, each voice was perfect for each of the many characters.
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- Dr. F. R. Frankenburg
- 11-02-22
One of the best audible books
A wonderful story about the sad discovery by Europeans of Tasmania. The different narrators have distinctive voices and fascinating accents that make the story come to life. I learned a lot from this book, was vastly entertained while at the same time being shocked by humanity’s narrow mindedness and cruelty. I would give it more stars if I could
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- David
- 02-26-20
Tedious
Simple story that was draw out beyond any reason, simple characters that acted within the predictable roles; fortunately I fell asleep though much of it and only went back once to understand the change in predictable action somewhere after to 10 hour mark.
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Before the Ballad Novels there was Elizabeth Mc.
- By Barbara Kindle Customer on 12-12-17
By: Sharyn McCrumb
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Zoo Station
- John Russell WWII Spy, Book 1
- By: David Downing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4 out of 5 stars 29
By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent over a decade in Berlin, where his son lives with his mother. He writes human-interest pieces for British and American papers, avoiding the investigative journalism that could get him deported. But as World War II approaches, he faces having to leave his son as well as his girlfriend of several years, a beautiful German starlet. When an acquaintance from his old communist days approaches him to do some work for the Soviets, Russell is reluctant, but he is unable to resist the offer.Â
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping
- By Nancy on 06-08-23
By: David Downing
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The Heretic's Wife
- By: Brenda Rickman Vantrease
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
From best-selling author Brenda Rickman Vantrease comes The Heretic's Wife, a magnificent tale about the power of love and the perils of faith. Tudor England is a precarious place for booksellers Kate Gough and her brother John, who offer forbidden translations of the Bible. Caught between warring factions—led by English opponents of the Lutheran reformation and Henry the VIII himself—Kate embarks on a daring adventure that will lead her into a dangerous marriage and a web of intrigue that pits her against powerful enemies.
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Letters from an Unknown Woman
- By: Gerard Woodward
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story3 out of 5 stars 6
With her children evacuated and her husband at the front, Tory Pace is grudgingly sharing the family home with her irascible mother, working at the local gelatin factory - to help the war effort - and generally doing just about as well as could be expected in difficult times. Her quiet life is thrown into turmoil, however, when her prisoner-of-war husband, Donald, makes an outrageous demand for sexual gratification: He wants a dirty letter!
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5 out of 5 stars
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World War II Era Worth a Read
- By Martha on 06-10-13
By: Gerard Woodward
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The Apothecary's Daughter
- By: Julie Klassen
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 745
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 617
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 616
After enjoying London's sophisticated society and the attentions of wealthy suitors, Lilly returns home to help her ailing dad. Determined to resurrect his apothecary business, Lilly labors tirelessly - praying her family's secrets and her rivals' schemes won't cloud her future.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good light PG listening
- By connie on 06-03-11
By: Julie Klassen
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The Queen of the Tearling
- A Novel
- By: Erika Johansen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,077
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,824
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,816
Magic, adventure, mystery, and romance combine in this epic debut in which a young princess must reclaim her dead mother’s throne, learn to be a ruler - and defeat the Red Queen, a powerful and malevolent sorceress determined to destroy her. On her 19th birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Volume changed a lot
- By Nik on 12-20-14
By: Erika Johansen
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Highland Laddie Gone
- By: Sharyn McCrumb
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4 out of 5 stars 22
In her third outing as amateur sleuth, Elizabeth MacPherson has the chance to revel in the rites of the old country at the annual Glencoe Mountain Games. But the innocent ethnic fair is cursed when the loathed Colin Campbell is found murdered. When a second reveler is found dead, Elizabeth lays to hunt and untangles all....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Before the Ballad Novels there was Elizabeth Mc.
- By Barbara Kindle Customer on 12-12-17
By: Sharyn McCrumb
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Zoo Station
- John Russell WWII Spy, Book 1
- By: David Downing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4 out of 5 stars 29
By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent over a decade in Berlin, where his son lives with his mother. He writes human-interest pieces for British and American papers, avoiding the investigative journalism that could get him deported. But as World War II approaches, he faces having to leave his son as well as his girlfriend of several years, a beautiful German starlet. When an acquaintance from his old communist days approaches him to do some work for the Soviets, Russell is reluctant, but he is unable to resist the offer.Â
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping
- By Nancy on 06-08-23
By: David Downing
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The Other Child
- By: Charlotte Link
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 17 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4 out of 5 stars 67
In the tranquil northern seaside town of Scarborough, a student is found cruelly murdered. For months, the investigators are in the dark - until they are faced with a copycat crime. The investigation continues as they struggle to establish a connection between the two victims. Ambitious detective Valerie Almond clings to the all too obvious - a rift within the family of the second victim - but there is far more to the case than it first appears. Soon Valerie is led toward a dark secret inextricably linked to the evacuation of children to Scarborough during World War II.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An intriguing whodunnit
- By mindusq on 04-29-13
By: Charlotte Link
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The Flight of Gemma Hardy
- A Novel
- By: Margot Livesey
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 283
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Story4 out of 5 stars 279
Fate has not been kind to Gemma Hardy. Orphaned then neglected, young Gemma seemed destined for a life of hardship and loneliness. Yet her bright spirit burns strong. Fiercely intelligent, singularly determined, Gemma overcomes each challenge and setback, growing stronger and more certain of her path. Now an independent young woman, she accepts a position as an au pair on the remote and beautiful Orkney Islands. But Gemma’s biggest trial is about to begin....
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4 out of 5 stars
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f you loved Jane Eyre, you will like this novel.
- By Cecilia on 02-09-12
By: Margot Livesey
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Paradise in Chains
- The Bounty Mutiny and the Founding of Australia
- By: Diana Preston
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Celebrated historian Diana Preston presents betrayals, escapes, and survival at sea in her account of the mutiny of the Bounty and the flight of convicts from the Australian penal colony. The story of the mutiny of the Bounty and William Bligh and his men's survival on the open ocean for 48 days and 3,618 miles has become the stuff of legend. But few realize that Bligh's escape across the seas was not the only open-boat journey in that era of British exploration and colonization.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Very Dry "read"
- By Sue on 07-18-19
By: Diana Preston
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The Red and the Black
- By: Stendhal
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 343
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 256
So what would Al Gore choose if he had a book club? Gore named Stendhal's The Red and the Black, a 19th century classic chock full of adultery, betrayal, and moral vacuity, as his favorite book on a recent broadcast of Oprah. It's a bit shocking of a choice, given his wife and running mate's position on clean, wholesome literature. Listen and decide for yourself the merit of this presidential pick.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Almost perfect
- By Erez on 05-29-08
By: Stendhal
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Beyond the Black Stump
- By: Nevil Shute
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4 out of 5 stars 125
When Stanton Laird, American geologist, goes prospecting for the Topeka Exploration Company in the savage Australian outback, he finds something a good deal more precious than oil.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Davina Porter is a wonderful narrator
- By Brian PDX on 07-26-14
By: Nevil Shute
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Innocent Traitor
- A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, Davina Porter, Bianca Amato
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,795
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,902
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,906
The child of a scheming father and ruthless mother, Lady Jane Grey is born during a time when ambition dictates action. Cousin to Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, she is merely a pawn in a political and religious game in which one false step means a certain demise. But Lady Jane has remarkable qualities that help her to withstand the constant pressures of the royal machinery far better than most expect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superior listen!
- By Jt on 03-05-07
By: Alison Weir
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Treasure Island
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the tale of the crew of the Hispaniola as they travel across the sea in search of the long-lost treasure of the infamous Captain Flint. When Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map in the sea chest of an old sailor who had been staying at his parents' inn, he sets off on an adventure in search of the captain's hidden fortune.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Forever classics
- By Alexander on 02-21-15
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 717
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 620
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Story5 out of 5 stars 616
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You don't know the whole story.
- By Justin Sluyter on 05-01-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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Hannay: His 5 Adventures
- By: John Buchan
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 49 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
In The Thirty-Nine Steps, Hannay struggles to thwart an assassination plot designed to hasten war between Britain and Germany. Later he is plucked from the trenches first, in Greenmantle, to frustrate a plot to ferment an uprising in the Islamic world; and then, in Mr. Standfast, to undertake a vital secret mission against a German spy ring operating among pacifist elements in England. After the war, his adventures continue in The Three Hostages; and then in The Island of Sheep, when an old oath to protect the son of a friend from his days in Africa draws him into new danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enriching and Addictive!
- By Craig Bjorkman on 06-03-23
By: John Buchan
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A High Wind in Jamaica
- By: Richard Hughes
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4 out of 5 stars 159
Set in the 19th century against a backdrop of island life and the vast surrounding seas, A High Wind in Jamaica is the gripping story of the Bas-Thornton children, whose parents send them back to England following a hurricane in the postcolonial Caribbean they call home. Having set sail, the children quickly fall into the hands of pirates. As their voyage continues, things take an awful turn
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5 out of 5 stars
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Prose that reads like a Child's Fever Dream