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- Mark D
- 08-22-20
Bad audio
The story itself wasn't bad but the sound quality is awful. Sounded like it was recorded in a closet. Other than that it's a typical modern day attempt at Victorian gothic. The usual spiritualist and post great war losses.
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- Rebecca Hawkins
- 01-14-23
Excellent WWII era ghost story
This story was very well written and beautifully narrated. it's a page turning listen and I highly recommend it!
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- Dana Rampi-Cruz
- 12-01-21
Fun and Interesting
This book kept me interested and focused but I did struggle a little with the plots predictable nature. Even so, I'm glad I listened. The performer was a little quiet for my taste when in the main character role but her flexibility and range of other voices was great. Overall a decent listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-02-21
Alright
Narration was a little monotone. Story lacked sparkle and was fairly predicable. It was okay but nothing Earth shattering.
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- Rosie
- 04-16-22
Ghosts and mad women!
I nearly didn’t bother with this book, as some of the other reviewers were not very keen on it. However, I am very glad I did!
The sound was a bit odd - it sounded as though the narrator was being recorded with her head in a cardboard box, and yes, as mentioned by others, a couple of the words were mispronounced. However neither of these things detracted from my enjoyment and overall I really liked both the pace and the style of the narration - it kept me hooked into the story. The story itself was very enjoyable and had some twists and turns to keep readers guessing. The underlying theme of a traumatised country coping with changing times post-war, and the reactions to the changing roles of women, also provided an interesting backdrop. Social class was a strong theme, and the decay of the house with its ghosts and relics reflected the beginning of a time of change relating to social equality and opportunity. If you are looking for a story of a haunting, woven into a detailed and intriguing post-war historical plot, I’d highly recommend it.
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- katrina Mckechnie
- 04-09-22
interesting but slow paced
Overall I did very much enjoy this book, it was a nice little insight into the medium craze that hit around the wars. It has twists but overall the story could do with a little better pacing. It feels as though you get a lot of information and action at once then it teeters out to nothing for a good while then repeats. It's good for background listening though but I think if you were only sitting down to listen to it and do nothing else you could get a little bored.
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- Sarah
- 01-22-23
Dull
Not much of a story just endless description and narrator’s voice very flat. Slow paced. I thought it was supposed to be a gothic horror but it is not!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-15-22
Brilliant
Great story line and characters, really enjoyed it to the point that I had to keep listening until the end.
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- Mrs Sally Fort
- 08-20-21
OK but not great and the narration was too fast.
I think I'd have enjoyed this more if I'd read it. The narration was too quick and even after setting it to a slower speed which helped, I didn't feel the reader made an emotional connection to it. It lacked the usual nuances of good reading. As such it's hard to really review the book itself. I have read work of a similar nature and I would say it didn't quite live up to the best ones but was still a good story well written, with some lovely twists and turns. I didn't feel quite fully transported to the time and place, especially the time. Some more historic details would have helped. It was hard to work out when the story was set until the end.
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- Mrs S Foster
- 07-14-21
Overall lovely narration and great story
My only criticism is very small and written with a smile, please could someone let Katherine know how to pronounce ‘rifling’. It is ‘rifling’ to rhyme with ‘trifling’ not to rhyme with ‘whiffling’, it was so hard to not laugh which broke the tension of the story for me somewhat…😊😊
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- SamManc
- 02-26-21
Good but not quite great
I enjoyed this book a lot at the beginning and end but it did sag a bit in the middle and I almost stopped.
It was well written and I enjoyed it, it was a good example of gothic horror I’d say, up there in terms of story with Laura Purcell, I just wish it had been edited down a bit in the middle.
Great performance on the audiobook and I look forward to the next book by the author.
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- L. Sheppard
- 02-19-21
Unfulfilling
3.5 Stars
1. If you could sum up ‘The Quickening’ by Rhiannon Ward in 3 words, what would they be?
Sluggish, transparent and leaden (as in hue).
2. How credible/believable did you find the narrator/s to be?
Initially the tone of Katherine Press’s voice came across as impassioned and monotonous - however, in time I felt that it was well suited to the dismal/grim atmosphere that the novel tends to exude.
3. Any additional comments:
In part I found the storyline transparent and therefore it sadly fell short of my expectations. However, I did enjoy Rhiannon Ward’s literary style - it was aptly descriptive, at times affective and effortless - this I deeply appreciate. A short passage that I found memorable was “....the edges of grief begin to blunt....” - time assists with this, I’m sure many of us can relate. I also welcomed Louisa and George’s “lack of regard for convention”. Overall, this novel is very listenable.
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- R. J. Gladden
- 02-16-21
Much ado about nothing
On the face of it, and judging by the synopsis, I had great hopes of this book. However, I found it utterly, utterly tedious and persevered through it in the hope something exciting would finally happen. There was a medium, a seance, mysterious piano playing and a small child living on the estate, but this was the sum total excitement and just when I thought something would happen, it just didn’t. I persevered to the end and I was reminded of the occasion when I took my granddaughter to watch her favourite film “Annie” as a stage play at the theatre. ‘Live theatre’ I thought ‘what an exciting moment for the child’. As we left the theatre I said to her “and what did you like best Olivia?” “The end” said she. And this is how I feel about this book....the end was by far the very best bit.
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- Bonita N. Jones
- 09-17-20
Un put down able story.
So well written and narrated. Absolutely believable, great atmosphere created and many spine tingling moments. Is there life beyond death, this writer certainly puts it up there. Loved Louisa and George. Great stuff
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Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss' struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets. Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested garret, factory girl Kate has only her own brave spirit and dreams of finding her father to keep her going. She has barely enough money to feed herself, or to pay the rent. The factory where she works begins to lay off people and it isn't long before she has fallen into the hands of the violent local money-lender.
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A glimpse into the past
- By Luci-Lu on 10-27-21
By: Mary Gibson
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Death at Greenway
- A Novel
- By: Lori Rader-Day
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning author of The Day I Died and The Lucky One, a captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha Christie’s holiday estate to care for evacuated children, but when a body is discovered nearby, the idyllic setting becomes host to a deadly mystery.
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Wonderful story & characters that kept me company
- By Kim Fountain on 10-24-21
By: Lori Rader-Day
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The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant
- By: Kayte Nunn
- Narrated by: Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon becomes her refuge. 2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love letters. Captivated by their passion and tenderness, Rachel determines to track down the intended recipient.
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Very predictable storyline.
- By Lil on 11-23-22
By: Kayte Nunn
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The Path of Thorns
- By: A.G. Slatter
- Narrated by: Louise Williams
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible—and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan—and who will suffer most if she does.
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Disappointed
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-23
By: A.G. Slatter
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The Nanny
- A Novel
- By: Gilly Macmillan
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Patience Tomlinson, Ben Eliot
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this compulsively listenable tale of secrets, lies, and deception, Gilly Macmillan explores the darkest impulses and desires of the human heart. Diabolically clever, The Nanny reminds us that sometimes the truth hurts so much you’d rather hear the lie.
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Great gripping story!
- By Jordan Zenzel on 10-01-19
By: Gilly Macmillan
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The Parisian
- By: Isabella Hammad
- Narrated by: Fiona Button
- Length: 20 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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A masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man, from his studies in France during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its battle for independence.
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Overly ambitious
- By Turtle on 06-16-19
By: Isabella Hammad
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The Bermondsey Bookshop
- By: Mary Gibson
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss' struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets. Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested garret, factory girl Kate has only her own brave spirit and dreams of finding her father to keep her going. She has barely enough money to feed herself, or to pay the rent. The factory where she works begins to lay off people and it isn't long before she has fallen into the hands of the violent local money-lender.
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A glimpse into the past
- By Luci-Lu on 10-27-21
By: Mary Gibson
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Death at Greenway
- A Novel
- By: Lori Rader-Day
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning author of The Day I Died and The Lucky One, a captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha Christie’s holiday estate to care for evacuated children, but when a body is discovered nearby, the idyllic setting becomes host to a deadly mystery.
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Wonderful story & characters that kept me company
- By Kim Fountain on 10-24-21
By: Lori Rader-Day
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The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant
- By: Kayte Nunn
- Narrated by: Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon becomes her refuge. 2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love letters. Captivated by their passion and tenderness, Rachel determines to track down the intended recipient.
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Very predictable storyline.
- By Lil on 11-23-22
By: Kayte Nunn
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The Path of Thorns
- By: A.G. Slatter
- Narrated by: Louise Williams
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible—and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan—and who will suffer most if she does.
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Disappointed
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-23
By: A.G. Slatter
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The Nanny
- A Novel
- By: Gilly Macmillan
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Patience Tomlinson, Ben Eliot
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this compulsively listenable tale of secrets, lies, and deception, Gilly Macmillan explores the darkest impulses and desires of the human heart. Diabolically clever, The Nanny reminds us that sometimes the truth hurts so much you’d rather hear the lie.
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Great gripping story!
- By Jordan Zenzel on 10-01-19
By: Gilly Macmillan
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A Study in Scarlet Women
- The Lady Sherlock Series, Book 1
- By: Sherry Thomas
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper-class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London. When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name.
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First-rate author and first-rate narrator
- By Lady Wesley on 03-25-17
By: Sherry Thomas
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The Mad Women’s Ball
- By: Victoria Mas
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The Salpêtrière Asylum: Paris, 1885. Genevieve is a senior nurse. After the childhood death of her sister, Blandine, she shunned religion and placed her faith in both the celebrated psychiatrist Dr. Charcot and science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugénie, the 19-year-old daughter of a bourgeois family that has locked her away in the asylum. Because Eugénie has a secret: She sees spirits.
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British accents?
- By KS on 05-22-22
By: Victoria Mas
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The Lindbergh Nanny
- By: Mariah Fredericks
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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