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The Present

By: Johanna Lindsey
Narrated by: Laural Merlington
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Publisher's Summary

Johanna Lindsey brings back her popular Malory family in this special holiday story, bringing her scandalous Malorys face-to-face with their distant gypsy kin. Fans will get a chance to see how it all started as their mysterious grandmother's gypsy kin comes to them for help, and another Malory falls head-over-heels for a member of the tribe.
©2001 Johanna Lindsey (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Love it

A wonderful book to fill in some gaps and provide some history. Love that it includes all the Malorys.

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Nice little ekstra book

like that Johanna Lindsey made a book whit the storry of Molly and Jason.
Nice, sweet and fun. And the we get the story about the gypsy.

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  • 04-24-09

A sleeper, as in puts you to sleep

I am a big fan of Johanna Lindsey, but this book did not do "it" for me. I kept falling asleep every time I listened to it.

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Love the Mallory fam

Johanna is one of my favorites. Narration was amazing. Although i had read about the Mallory’s way back when the audio was a very good choice.

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a good history on how the Mallory family came to be. it was well read by the narrator

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Must have, especially for Christmas!!

Love this stand alone story, I've had this book for several years and it's a holiday tradition. When you're decorating for Christmas, baking holiday cookies, sitting in front of your fireplace, or whatever you do for the holidays, make this wonderful story of joy a part of your life. The narrator was awesome as well.

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The President

I enjoyed this book immensely. I cried when the grandmother died. It was just a wonderful book to read. I think it may be my favorite but I have a few more in the series to go.

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must read

could not stop laughing . great book.
loved the story it shows how could not stop listening

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Recommended

Such a good story. It is different from the stories up to this point but a wonderful way to learn of the past. Catching up on who had how many children was terrific.

Laural Merlington did a fantastic job narrating. she brought the story to life.

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summary is wrong

the summary says one thing but the story is not about that. still a very good book but not what you were expecting when reading the summary

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The Best of the Mallory Series so far

This is the best of the Mallory Series that I have listened to so far and beautifully read.