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- Patricia
- 08-02-19
A riveting story that will keep your interest.
The entire book was a history lesson in post Civil War South. Since it was also something that we studied in school I was interested to see how it would be portrayed in this fiction book. The sociological areas were treated factually as I understood in history. I enjoyed the book but couldn’t understand why the heroine was portrayed as a White or even a light skinned African American on the cover when she was definitely a darker skinned free woman of color. Good book. Hard to quit listening to.
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- J. Miller
- 07-22-20
Read like a Senior Writing Project - Grade: c-plus
Perhaps because I am an English Teacher, I am overly critical sometimes, but not this time. I had such high hopes. Such a great story idea. Finally, after not being able to connect to the main character or the mediocre writing, I bailed. The Narrator was fine, nothing great but was struggling with the material. a perfect Meh.
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- Shayla Williams
- 10-04-20
Horrible reader, even worse main character.
Effie is an idiot savant. Complete genius at human anatomy, but needs someone to hold her hand through every other thing that crosses her path. She doesn't know what a baseball bat is called, or that the sport is played by teams. She speaks out of a thesaurus, but can't form a complete sentence when her crush looks her way. Finally bangs the guy, and fantasizes about all the gory details of losing her virginity while embalming a corpse.
The author is great at research, and the side characters were interesting.
The reader's voice is awful. For some of the book, she uses poor accents for certain characters. Other times, she doesn't bother. When she does do a "man" voice, it sounds like a child's interpretation of their chain-smoking grandpa. TERRIBLE
I couldn't finish this, and the paperback is in my kitchen trash.
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- Phyllis
- 12-08-19
Embalming Lesson?
Really? The profession of the protagonist appeared to have no connection to the plot other than as a device to ramble on unnecessarily about embalming a corpse. Even the one circumstance where there was a weak connection (embalming a victim of a beating), the circumstance was so forced and unrealistic as to be silly. The repeated references to funeral “work product” added nothing to the plot.
The characters had limited motivation and were not drawn successfully as to seem the least bit realistic. The “love story” made no sense with such a weak and uninteresting main character.
I finished it on a plane when I could not download another book from my library. Other than that, I would not have bothered.
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- Christy Zawodniak
- 09-23-19
most excellent
l loved this boom. It is well written and well read. Defiantly recommend this book.
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- Grits1973
- 02-07-20
Worthy of love
Effie was "programmed" as an experiment by her white caretakers to be distant and not show her emotions. She is person who only wants to help others. It is unfair that she does not find love like she deserves. The story ended to soon.
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- Elizabeth A Chin
- 09-30-23
Good book
I enjoyed the book about the south and this time period. Little slow at first, but well, written and while by
the end of the book you can figure out what’s going to happen, it was still a good read.
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- lorna
- 09-17-23
Really good
I loves this story. Strong women characters were interesting. I loved Effie. I’d recommend this book
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- Abbymae
- 09-01-23
A slice of perfection
Perfect historical fiction story for me, with the science/medical aspect, wonderful heroine, interesting
characters & great narration. I didn't want it to end. Well done.
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- CJ Laird
- 08-26-23
Fantastic
I agree…couldn’t stop listening! What an amazing story! The characters were fantastic and it’s like the story came alive.
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As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at 19, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools while those who owe money are turned away to starve.
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Best book I've listened to all year.
- By Nathan Vidrine on 03-25-16
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Between Earth and Sky
- By: Amanda Skenandore
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In Amanda Skenandore's provocative and profoundly moving debut, set in the tragic intersection between white and Native American culture, a young girl learns about friendship, betrayal, and the sacrifices made in the name of belonging. Told in compelling narratives that alternate between Alma's childhood and her present life, Between Earth and Sky is a haunting and complex story of love and loss, as a quest for justice becomes a journey toward understanding and, ultimately, atonement.
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The true story of Native Americans and the settling of America
- By Bree on 09-01-19
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The Orphan Collector
- By: Ellen Marie Wiseman
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In the fall of 1918, 13-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia's overcrowded streets and slums, and from the anti-German sentiment that compelled her father to enlist in the US Army, hoping to prove his loyalty. But an even more urgent threat has arrived. Spanish influenza is spreading through the city. Soon, dead and dying are everywhere. With no food at home, Pia must venture out in search of supplies, leaving her infant twin brothers alone....
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Author is an AMAZING storyteller!
- By Nicole Newman on 08-06-20
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The Forgiving Kind
- By: Donna Everhart
- Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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For twelve-year-old Martha "Sonny" Creech, there is no place more beautiful than her family's cotton farm. She, her two brothers, and her parents work hard on their land - hoeing, planting, picking - but only Sonny loves the rich, dark earth the way her father does. When a tragic accident claims his life, her stricken family struggles to fend off ruin - until their rich, reclusive neighbor offers to help finance that year's cotton crop.
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Engaging, if not Riveting
- By GrandmaNurseHeather on 08-13-21
By: Donna Everhart
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The Road to Bittersweet
- By: Donna Everhart
- Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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For 14-year-old Wallis Ann Stamper and her family, life in the Appalachian Mountains is simple and satisfying, though not for the tenderhearted. While her older sister, Laci - a mute, musically gifted savant - is constantly watched over and protected, Wallis Ann is as practical and sturdy as her name. When the Tuckasegee River bursts its banks, forcing them to flee in the middle of the night, those qualities save her life. But though her family is eventually reunited, the tragedy opens Wallis Ann's eyes to a world beyond the creek that's borne their name for generations.
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Another good book
- By Karen K. King on 09-30-22
By: Donna Everhart
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The Plum Tree
- By: Ellen Marie Wiseman
- Narrated by: Madeleine Lambert
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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"Bloom where you're planted," is the advice Christine Bolz receives from her beloved Oma. But 17-year-old domestic Christine knows there is a whole world waiting beyond her small German village. It's a world she's begun to glimpse through music, books - and through Isaac Bauerman, the cultured son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for.
Yet the future she and Isaac dream of sharing faces greater challenges than their difference in stations. In the fall of 1938, Germany is changing rapidly under Hitler's regime....
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A good story, terrible narration!
- By Tyler on 01-30-14
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The Moonshiner’s Daughter
- By: Donna Everhart
- Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Generations of Sassers have made moonshine in the Brushy Mountains of Wilkes County, North Carolina. Their history is recorded in a leather-bound journal that belongs to Jessie Sasser's daddy, but Jessie wants no part of it. As far as she's concerned, moonshine caused her mother's death a dozen years ago. Her father refuses to speak about her mama, or about the day she died. But Jessie has a gnawing hunger for the truth - one that compels her to seek comfort in food.
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Story with potential, fell short.
- By Steven Kibe on 01-15-21
By: Donna Everhart
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What She Left Behind
- By: Ellen Marie Wiseman
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Ten years ago, Izzy Stone's mother fatally shot her father while he slept. Devastated by her mother's apparent insanity, Izzy, now 17, refuses to visit her in prison. But her new foster parents, employees at the local museum, have enlisted Izzy's help in cataloguing items at a long-shuttered state asylum. There, amid piles of abandoned belongings, Izzy discovers a stack of unopened letters, a decades-old journal, and a window into her own past.
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Ug.
- By Marina on 12-30-14
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The Life She Was Given
- By: Ellen Marie Wiseman
- Narrated by: Lori Gardner
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn't allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She's never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it's for Lilly's own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time - and sold to the circus sideshow.
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If you're sensitive to animal cruelty don't listen
- By Emily on 08-08-17
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The Second Life of Mirielle West
- By: Amanda Skenandore
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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Los Angeles, 1920s: Socialite Mirielle West's days are crowded with shopping, luncheons, and prepping for the myriad glittering parties she attends with her actor husband, Charlie. She's been too busy to even notice the small patch of pale skin on the back of her hand. Other than an occasional overindulgence in gin and champagne, which helps to numb the pain of recent tragedy, Mirielle is the picture of health. But her doctor insists on more tests, and Mirielle reluctantly agrees. The diagnosis - leprosy - is devastating and unthinkable.
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Unique historical fiction not often told
- By TCS on 04-21-22
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The Girl in His Shadow
- By: Amelia Blake, Audrey Blake
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
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Rescued from a pandemic’s wreckage and raised by the eccentric surgeon Dr. Horace Croft, orphan Nora Beady cares little for Victorian conventions. While other young ladies busy themselves with needlework and watercolors, Nora perfects her sutures and anatomical illustrations. Women face dire consequences if caught practicing medicine, but in Croft’s private clinic, Nora is his most trusted - and secret - assistant. That is, until the new surgical resident, Dr. Daniel Gibson, arrives.
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Surprisingly Wonderful!
- By Keisha Riker on 09-25-21
By: Amelia Blake, and others
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Memory Weaver
- By: Jane Kirkpatrick
- Narrated by: Erin Moon, Alma Cuervo, Suzanne Toren
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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