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Distant Shores

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley
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Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a future together. But after the children leave home, they quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job offer, Elizabeth puts her needs aside to follow him across the country. Until the sudden death of her father changes everything. Grieving and alone, she retreats to an isolated beach house where she packs away the last remnants of her parents' lives. There, the pieces of a past she never knew unfold to reveal a tender story of lasting devotion, the kind of steadfast commitment that Elizabeth admits is missing from her own marriage. Faced with her own disillusionment, she makes a terrifying decision, risking everything she has for a second chance at happiness.
©2002 Kristin Hannah (P)2004 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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This book is so real, it is a true life story of long marriages today.

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great story

love this author, all her stories have compenets that you can apply to your life.

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I really enjoyed the story but I wasn't satisfied with the ending. It could have had better closure.

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Great story

Narrator spoke too fast so I slowed it to .9 to make easier listening/understanding

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Poignant and heart stirring.

A quiet look into thoughts of love, loss and regret and what matters most in the end.

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Captivating!!

Amazing love and overcome story! Makes you want to know more about the characters and what happens next!

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Love love love

Reminded me of my life & how I’m trying to find that amazing powerful young women I use to be.:..however mine is not pretty tied up bow but I’m enjoying my life on my terms

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This Story Was Good

This was a good story. I liked the fact that there was romance but there was so much more to the story. The only character I did not like was the younger daughter Jamie. The narrator did a horrible voice and the character was just an unbelievable character to me. Overall I liked the story.

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Awesome Story

Great story about family and choices. Wonderful look at women’s role a primary caregiver and support to family and how we can place those we love needs above our own. Also inspiring all to put balance in our lives. Really enjoyed this book and the characters.

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Not my favorite Kristen Hannah book

Not my favorite Kristen Hannah book. Her newer books are much better. I started listening to her newer titles and Loved everything I've listened to of hers and thought I would try some of the older titles, but it was super predictable, slow to start. It wasn't terrible, just not as good as I was expecting.

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