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The Shop Girls of Lark Lane
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- Bean
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comfortable
wee bit predictable but nice story. looking forward to the next in the series. thanks
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I loved this book
Loved it, great story, well written & well read also.
I any hoping for a next installment, Can Jack really have changed?
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- may
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Great story
Really enjoyed this story and listening to voice telling the story I would recommend this book
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Clara Newton is the new Housemother of Shilling Grange Orphanage. Many of the children have been bombed out of their homes and left without families, their lives torn apart by the war, just like Clara’s. Devastated by the loss of her fiancé, a brave American pilot, she is just looking for a place to start again. But the orphans are in desperate need of her help.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved it.
- By D. Gross on 08-30-21
By: Lizzie Page
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The Factory Girls of Lark Lane
- Lark Lane, Book 1
- By: Pam Howes
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
1940, Liverpool: Alice Turner and her best friend, Millie Markham, work for the war effort at Rootes munitions factory, making shell caps and Halifax bombers. Alice’s sweetheart, Terry, is home from the front for a brief period of leave. But the honeymoon is soon over. Terry must go back to the dangers of Nazi-occupied France, and the ever-present air raid sirens quickly bring Alice back down to earth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Average
- By Kindle Customer AP on 01-11-23
By: Pam Howes
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My Silent Daughter
- A Gripping Powerful Uplifting Story of a Mother’s Love
- By: Emma Robinson
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Ever since Ruby was tiny, she has been unique. Her smiles are magically rare, and she likes things done in a very particular way - her blocks are always color-coded, and her toy animals stand in regimented lines. She’s also the daughter of Sara’s dreams - even on days when being a mother to a three-year-old is exhausting. Not everyone understands Ruby like Sara does though. Not Sara’s husband Mike, and certainly not her disapproving mother-in-law, Barbara. So when circumstances force their family to move in with Barbara, Sara knows it’s going to make motherhood even harder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Empathy
- By DeMVH on 06-18-21
By: Emma Robinson
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The Home
- By: Karen Osman
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 167
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Story4 out of 5 stars 151
Angela was just a baby when she was abandoned, and a children's home is no place to grow up. When manager Ray takes girls off to his 'den' in the garden, they always come back crying.... So, when wealthy couple James and Rosemary come to choose a child to adopt, Angela is desperate to escape. Years later, Angela starts to search for her birth mother, Evelyn, hoping to heal the scars of her childhood. But strange and sinister events start to unfold. And Evelyn fears she may not survive her daughter's return.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Did not see the twist coming
- By Michelle Yaple on 08-20-19
By: Karen Osman
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The Star and the Shamrock
- By: Jean Grainger
- Narrated by: Siobhan Waring
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 961
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 853
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Story5 out of 5 stars 848
When her husband doesn’t come home one day, Ariella realizes that the only way she can ensure her Jewish children’s safety is to avail of the Kindertransport, but can she bear to let them go? A thousand miles away, Elizabeth Klein has closed herself off from the world. Losing her husband on the last day of the Great War and her child months later, she cannot, will not, love again. It hurts too much. But she is all Liesl and Erich Bannon have.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Chapters in wrong order!!!
- By Lynne S. on 10-24-20
By: Jean Grainger
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Everyday Lies
- By: Louise Guy
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
At first glance Emma and Lucie seem very different, but they share an unspeakable vice. Beautiful, wealthy Emma appears to have it all with a loving husband and a seemingly successful life, but a restless craving has driven her to foolish actions. Meanwhile, young widow Lucie is struggling to make ends meet while coping with a troubled five-year-old.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A very irritating listen
- By David Gowing on 05-25-23
By: Louise Guy
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Where the Story Starts
- By: Imogen Clark
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,078
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 907
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 901
As single mother Leah struggles to get her children ready one morning, the doorbell rings. Standing on the doorstep of their terraced house in Whitley Bay is a well-dressed stranger, Clio, who feels an emotional tie to the house that she can’t explain.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too whispering
- By Lynn on 11-04-19
By: Imogen Clark
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Helena's Secret
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Lucinda Riley, Harry Whittaker
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Please note this title is also published as The Olive Tree. It has been 24 years since a young Helena spent a magical holiday in Cyprus, where she fell in love for the first time. When the now crumbling house, 'Pandora,' is left to her by her godfather, she returns to spend the summer there with her family. At the difficult age of 13, her son, Alex, is torn between protecting his mother and learning the truth about his real father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best
- By Cleber Fernandes on 05-17-18
By: Lucinda Riley
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The Woman Who Kept Everything
- By: Jane Gilley
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
79-year-old Gloria Frensham is a hoarder. She lives amongst piles of magazines, cardboard boxes and endless knickknacks that are stacked into every room of her home and teeter in piles along the landing and up the stairs. She hasn’t left the house in years, but when a sudden smell of burning signifies real danger, she is forced to make a sudden departure and leave behind her beloved possessions. Determined she’s not ready for a care home, Gloria sets out to discover what life still has to offer her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unique story
- By Amazon Customer on 10-19-20
By: Jane Gilley
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The Perfect Stepmother
- A Totally Gripping Psychological Suspense Thriller
- By: Karen King
- Narrated by: Susie Riddell
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Lily has always had a simple dream: to be happy like her parents were. But their love story was cut tragically short when - after a devastating battle with cancer - Lily’s mother died. Lily was heartbroken, but also desperately worried about her grieving dad, not to mention five-year-old Emma. So, Lily is shocked and concerned when he suddenly decides to remarry. It’s only Lily who can’t trust her. Who won’t trust her. And when Emma goes missing - could Lily be right? What if the greatest danger to them all is the woman now living in their family home?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing narration and riveting story
- By Elizabeth on 08-31-21
By: Karen King
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The Seven Sisters
- The Seven Sisters, Book 1
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 446
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 444
Maia D’Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home–a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva–having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died. Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage–a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil . . .
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narration spoil great story
- By Kindle Customer on 05-31-21
By: Lucinda Riley
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 139
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A glimpse into the past
- By Luci-Lu on 10-27-21
By: Mary Gibson
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The Seafront Tea Rooms
- By: Vanessa Greene
- Narrated by: Fiona Paul
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
The Seafront Tea Rooms is a peaceful hideaway, away from the bustle of the seaside, and in this quiet place a group of women find exactly what they've been searching for. Charismatic journalist Charlotte is on a mission to scope out Britain's best tea rooms. She knows she's found something special in the Seafront Tea Rooms, but is it a secret she should share?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Delightful.
- By Kathryn @theBookDate on 12-18-15
By: Vanessa Greene
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The Angels of Lovely Lane
- Lovely Lane, Book 1
- By: Nadine Dorries
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
It is 1953, and five girls are arriving to start their training at St Angelus Hospital. Dana has escaped from her family farm in Ireland. Victoria is running away from an aristocratic background. Beth is an army brat and throws her lot in with bitchy Celia Forsyth, and Pammy has come from the wrong side of the tracks. When an unknown girl is admitted after a botched backstreet abortion, a tragedy begins to unfold which will rock the world of St Angelus to its foundations.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nurses soap opera
- By RueRue on 10-26-16
By: Nadine Dorries
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The Magnificent Mrs. Mayhew
- By: Milly Johnson
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
The brand-new novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Perfectly Imperfect Woman - a gorgeous listen full of love, life and laughter. Sophie Mayhew looks like she has the perfect life. Wife of rising political star John F Mayhew, a man who is one step away from the top job in the government, her glamour matches his looks, power, breeding and money. But John has made some stupid mistakes along the way, some of which are threatening to emerge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I enjoyed this audio book
- By C. Fonda on 10-23-21
By: Milly Johnson
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Christmas by the Book
- By: Anne Marie Ryan
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Performance