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Climate activist Shirley Watts has dedicated her entire life to protecting the planet for future generations. But constantly fighting for Mother Earth has taken its toll over time, leaving her in a precarious relationship with her adult daughter, Lela. When Shirley’s latest climate stunt lands her in serious legal jeopardy, Lela reluctantly lets Shirley stay with her and her boyfriend while awaiting her upcoming trial.
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recording broke up a lot
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The Shallows
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Emma and Ariella, neighbours in one of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs, appear to have it all—perfect homes, perfect husbands, perfect lives. But they both know dark secrets lurk beneath the surface and shallow waters can’t hide Ariella’s. Now she has been found murdered. Her daughter filmed the killing. Not knowing what she’s filmed, Emma’s daughter Kiki innocently uploads footage of Ariella’s brutal death. Emma fears the worst—the killer will know what she and Kiki have seen. Their safe suburban lives no longer exist.
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Surprising and refreshing
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The Jane Austen Collection
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Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.
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Not a faithful rendition
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By: Jane Austen
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- Daniel
- 02-21-24
Uneven but worth listening to if you like Calvino
An intriguing technical challenge set by a master but execution is muddled. The work is divided into two parts, each leveraging the archetypes of Tarot cards as narrative building blocks. The eponymous first section, though a bit mechanical at times, is more successful than the second section ‘The Tavern of Crossed Destinies’ which becomes repetitive and unfocused. The author’s note at the end of the book helps to explain the root of this imbalance and Calvino’s method in structuring this text; his note leaves the reader with some empathy toward the flawed result.
TLDR: this shouldn’t be the first Calvino book you read but it’s not terrible. Would recommend for Tarot enthusiasts, maybe.
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