• With You Always

  • Orphan Train, Book 1
  • By: Jody Hedlund
  • Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
  • Length: 11 hrs
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (329 ratings)

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With You Always

By: Jody Hedlund
Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
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When a financial crisis in 1850s New York leaves three orphaned sisters nearly destitute, the oldest, Elise Neumann, knows she must take action. She's had experience as a seamstress, and the New York Children's Aid Society has established a special service: placing out seamstresses and trade girls. Even though Elise doesn't want to leave her sisters for a job in Illinois, she realizes this may be their last chance.

The son of one of New York City's wealthiest entrepreneurs, Thornton Quincy, faces a dilemma. His father is dying, and in order to decide which of his sons will inherit everything, he is requiring them to do two things in six months: build a sustainable town along the Illinois Central Railroad, and get married. Thornton is tired of standing in his twin brother's shadow and is determined to win his father's challenge. He doesn't plan on meeting a feisty young woman on his way west, though.

©2017 Jody Hedlund (P)2017 Tantor

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This book drove me crazy

I don't like to give negative reviews, but I'm so frustrated that I wasted a credit on this book that I can't help it. The narrator is annoying. I didn't listen to a sample before I bought the book since I love all things orphan train....big mistake. I made it 11 chapters into the book and there is a woman that goes west on a train through the children's aide society, but she's 19 and going for a job. The story is really a romance and an irritating one at that. I hate it when authors are always telling me how the character feels instead of showing me. And I hate the romance formula where someone is hiding how they really feel to simply move the story along. I didn't finish the book and don't care how it ends. I'm sorry for being so negative. I can say that it seems like the author did a good job of researching and found an interesting story I didn't know about (that the children's aide society helped place female workers out west) and the story line would have been good if the length of the book was cut in half and the characters were more fully developed than described.

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Story okay, but reader is HORRIBLE!

I have listened to over a hundred audiobooks but can only think of a couple times I wasn't really positive about the reader. But this reader is beyond bad. She's PAINFUL. Her diction is so well-pronounced that it is so unreal! She often (especially the first chapter) reads as slowly and every word is pronounced as specifically as if she were reading to slow-witted (sorry for my using a very old word, but it's appropriate here) young children. She sometimes doesn't realize for which character she is reading. The story itself is so predictable overall, but so unbelievable! It had many phrases borrowed from countless other books. And the way she spoke for characters - mainly the main character - made me VERY MUCH DISLIKE HER.

Sorry to say, but this is truly terrible.

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If only things like this happened

More often than not. The world is full of rude, self centered, unkindness, trickery and lies. When you hear of a story where a man really does do things right and honorable to women, communities, stand up for what is right and not cave into the fear and pressure from their idiot peers, you wonder, why is this so rare when it’s so right? So biblical even. Look at the amazing men in history. They stood up for what was right. I Rd so sad that men today won’t give this deep thought and want to do what is right and please God and make their wives/women proud of them. Instead of hurt them and walk all over them as if they were of a lower race or species even! Enjoyable story and cool how to see how people really struggled in the beginning of USA

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Super book

This book had a great storyline and kept me hanging on every word. Will definitely listen to again!

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So very good!!

The more of Jody Hedman‘s books I listen to the more I love them!! Bravo on this one it was excellent, I can’t wait to see what’s next!

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Fascinating History with Romance

I enjoyed learning what life was like during this time period in New York City and Illinois. I found myself looking forward to when I could get back to enjoying the story, With You Always. I even dreamt about it at night and thought about it during the day as I went about my daily tasks. The romance touched my heart, but the Lord’s presence in their lives and in this book made it a 5 star book for me. Thank you for writing and sharing this book.

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Fantastic historical romance.

This story was so good. I love the historical elements as well as the romance. It was easy to listen to while multitasking and makes me want to read the rest of the series.

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I appreciate clean, good stories!

The only reason I didn’t give the story five stars was because it was very slow until the last 20 minutes. The performance was okay, but the narrator didn’t have the range of voice to differentiate between the men and women characters. Otherwise a good story, I just had to listen at 2.5 speed to get to the point.

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Just not sure…..

This wa a clean Christian fiction. Normally, I am very pleased with anything that Jody Hedlund writes. I own many of her books. This one was hard for me. I really can’t say if it was the characters or the narrator. I can say I borrowed this. I will not be purchasing it.

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The Best.

The best I’ve “read” during the last 2 years on Audible. All aspects were excellent. I’d select one of this author’s books anytime. Looking forward to my next listen,

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