Alzheimer's Canyon
One Couple's Reflections on Living with Dementia
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Jane Dwinell
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Kent Cassella
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In the middle of the night I wake up and don't know where I am. Am I in my house? My neighbor's house? Do I turn on the light? Do I get dressed? I turn to Jane, hold her hand, and let her bring me back to reality.
What do you do when your reality slips away? If you're Sky Yardley and Jane Dwinell, you accept each new challenge, reshape your life, and write.
When Sky was diagnosed with "probable early stage Alzheimer's" at age 66, he was determined to live as fully as possible. He researched dementia, talked about dementia, connected with other people with the disease, and wrote about it.
With humor and honesty, love and compassion, Sky and his wife Jane describe what it's like to live with a constantly evolving and mysterious new life.
"The brain is a mysterious thing," writes Jane, as Sky muses about traveling unmapped roads with no GPS.
Welcome to Alzheimer's Canyon: there is one way in, and no way out. Follow Jane and Sky as they navigate this journey they did not ask to take, a journey that balances pain, loss, and confusion with gratitude, wonder, and transformation.
©2022 Jane Dwinell (P)2023 Jane DwinellLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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When their only child was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the age of two, Maryanne O'Hara and her husband were told that Caitlin could live a long life or be dead in a matter of months. Thirty-one years later, Caitlin lost her battle with this devastating disease following an excruciating two-year wait on the transplant list and a last-minute race to locate a pair of healthy lungs. The sudden spiral of events left Maryanne in an existential crisis, searching to find an answer to the eternal question: Why we are here?
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't know who needs to read it...
- De H. Hill en 04-18-23
De: Maryanne O'Hara
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Committed
- Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training
- De: Adam Stern MD
- Narrado por: Adam Stern MD
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
Adam Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country. His new and initially intimidating classmates were high achievers from the Ivy League and other elite universities. Faculty raved about the group as though the residency program had won the lottery, nicknaming them “The Golden Class”, but would Stern ever prove that he belonged? In his memoir, Stern pulls back the curtain on the intense and emotionally challenging lessons he and his fellow doctors learned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you for reminding me,
- De Ms D en 12-29-21
De: Adam Stern MD
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The Eden Express
- A Memoir of Insanity
- De: Mark Vonnegut
- Narrado por: Pete Cross
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Mark Vonnegut set out in search of Eden with his VW bug, his girlfriend, his dog, and his ideals, but genetic predisposition and a whole lot of shit going down made him crazy in a culture that told him mental illness is a myth and schizophrenia is a sane response to an insane society. Describing his experiences during the late '60s and early '70s, Eden Express reveals how Mark went from being a recent college grad who was in love and living communally on a farm to having nervous breakdowns.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Touches the challenges of human condition
- De Glenn Ainsworth en 06-23-23
De: Mark Vonnegut
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive
- 101 Inspirational Stories about Counting Your Blessings and Having a Positive Attitude
- De: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, y otros
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby, Jim Bond
- Duración: 10 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 176
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 149
101 True Stories about how Positive Thinking can change your life! Everyone needs a little attitude adjustment once in a while, and these amazing true life stories reveal how real people used positive thinking to improve their lives and overcome challenges. You’ll read stories about how you can make every day a special day, incorporate gratitude and joy into your daily life, count your blessings and change your outlook, use a few well-chosen words to reorient your life, manage cancer and other health challenges through a positive attitude, simplify and have a more meaningful life and more!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good overall.
- De Sergey Makeev en 02-21-24
De: Jack Canfield, y otros
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Messenger
- The Legacy of Mattie J. T. Stepanek and Heartsongs
- De: Jeni Stepanek
- Narrado por: Jeni Stepanek
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 19
Oprah Winfrey has called him an inspiration, Maya Angelou saw him as a kindred spirit and fellow poet, and Jimmy Carter described Mattie Stepanek as the "most remarkable person I have ever known". When Jerry Lewis received his lifetime achievement award at the Oscars, footage of Mattie played behind him. Five years after his death from a rare neuromuscular disease, Mattie is still being celebrated for his indomitable spirit and message of hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved Jeni telling Mattie’s story
- De Hello Mrs. en 12-29-22
De: Jeni Stepanek
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Chasing Daylight
- How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life
- De: Gene O'Kelly
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 4 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
In May 2005, Eugene O'Kelly was diagnosed with late-stage brain cancer and given three to six months to live. Just like that. Now a growing darkness was absorbing the bright future he had seen for himself. He would have to change his plans, quickly, and capture what he could of his last diminishing days. Chasing Daylight is the account of his final journey. Starting from the time of his diagnosis and concluded upon his death less than four months later, this book is his unforgettable story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating and heart warming
- De bryan thomas en 12-04-24
De: Gene O'Kelly
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Chicken Soup for the Soul - Find Your Happiness
- 101 Inspirational Stories about Finding Your Purpose, Passion, and Joy
- De: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
- Narrado por: Cynthia Barrett
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
What makes you happy? Others share how they found their passion, purpose, and joy in life in these 101 personal and exciting stories that are sure to inspire and encourage listeners to find their own happiness. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness will encourage listeners to pursue their dreams, find their passion and seek joy in their life with its 101 personal and inspiring stories. This book continues Chicken Soup for the Soul’s focus on inspiration and hope, reminding us that we all can find our own happiness.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I got even more depressed
- De Tom en 09-08-14
De: Jack Canfield, y otros
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Driving Miss Norma
- One Family's Journey Saying ""Yes"" to Living
- De: Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove, Nan McNamara
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma - newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage - rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, "I'm 90 years old. I'm hitting the road." Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads - her retired son, Tim; his wife, Ramie; and their standard poodle, Ringo.
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5 out of 5 stars
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so moving and inspiring
- De Travis Stone en 07-10-19
De: Tim Bauerschmidt, y otros
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Not Fade Away
- A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found
- De: Rebecca Alexander, Sascha Alper
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Thirty-four-year-old Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist, a spin instructor, a volunteer, and an athlete. She is also almost completely blind, with significantly deteriorated hearing. Not Fade Away is a deeply moving exploration of the obstacles we all face-physical, psychological, and philosophical. Rebecca's story is an exquisite reminder to live each day to its fullest.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Loved this!
- De Daryl en 11-24-14
De: Rebecca Alexander, y otros
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Because I Come from a Crazy Family
- The Making of a Psychiatrist
- De: Edward M. Hallowell
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
When Edward M. Hallowell was 11, a voice out of nowhere told him he should become a psychiatrist. A mental health professional of the time would have called this psychosis. But young Edward (Ned) took it in stride, despite not quite knowing what "psychiatrist" meant. With a psychotic father, an alcoholic mother, an abusive stepfather, and two so-called learning disabilities of his own, Ned was accustomed to unpredictable behaviour from those around him and to a mind he felt he couldn't always control.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love and connection permeates through this book!
- De Steve Steinmetz en 06-29-18
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Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse
- De: Shane Burcaw
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 4 h y 36 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 344
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 297
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 298
With his signature acerbic wit and hilarious voice, 20-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with an essay collection about living a full life in a body that many people perceive as a tragedy. From anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uplifting
- De PhinzPride en 04-12-20
De: Shane Burcaw
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The Center Cannot Hold
- De: Elyn R. Saks
- Narrado por: Alma Cuervo
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,489
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,192
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,198
Professor of psychiatry Elyn R. Saks writes about her struggle with schizophrenia in this unflinching account of her mental illness. In The Center Cannot Hold, Saks draws readers into a nightmare world of medications, a misguided health-care system, and social stigmas. But she would not be defeated. With a strength and force of will that most can only imagine, Saks reclaimed her life and went on to achieve great success.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Schizophrenia Inside Out
- De Pamela Harvey en 07-23-09
De: Elyn R. Saks
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The Priority List
- A Teacher's Final Quest to Discover Life's Greatest Lessons
- De: David Menasche
- Narrado por: David Menasche
- Duración: 4 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 104
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 106
David Menasche lived for his work as a high school English teacher. His passion inspired his students, and between lessons on Shakespeare and sentence structure, he forged a unique bond with his kids, buoying them through personal struggles while sharing valuable life lessons.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly Inspiring!!
- De Trish en 07-13-14
De: David Menasche
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Marrow
- A Love Story
- De: Elizabeth Lesser
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Lesser, Sally Field
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 212
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 212
A mesmerizing and courageous memoir: the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life-and-death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to yourself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones you love. But when her sister, Maggie, needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far more immediate and complex question about what it really means to love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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“ Love came first “
- De marie en 03-26-18
De: Elizabeth Lesser
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A Stitch of Time
- The Year a Brain Injury Changed My Language and Life
- De: Lauren Marks
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 11 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Lauren Marks was 27 when an aneurysm ruptured in her brain and left her fighting for her life. She woke up in a hospital soon after with serious deficiencies to her reading, speaking, and writing abilities, and an unfamiliar diagnosis: aphasia. This would be shocking news for anyone, but Lauren was a voracious reader, an actress, director, dramaturg, and pursuing her PhD. At any other period of her life, this diagnosis would have been a devastating blow. But she woke up...different.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely wonderful book
- De SJMT en 01-27-19
De: Lauren Marks
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Forty Signs of Rain
- Science in the Capital, Book 1
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim, Kim Stanley Robinson
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 258
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 192
The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Its all
- De steve en 01-07-09
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Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them)
- A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying
- De: Sallie Tisdale
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 165
You get ready to die the way you get ready for a trip. Start by realizing you don't know the way. Listen to a few travel guides. Study the language, look at maps, gather equipment. Let yourself imagine what it will be like. Pack your bags. This book is one of those travel guides - a guide to preparing for your own death and the deaths of people close to you. The fact of death is hard to believe. Sallie Tisdale explores our fears and all the ways death and talking about death make us uncomfortable - but she also explores its intimacies and joys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I thought I had more time...
- De Alyssa en 09-09-19
De: Sallie Tisdale
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
- De: anonymous
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman, Lyle Lovett, J. Smith-Cameron
- Duración: 5 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 350
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 305
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two stories: that of the reclusive real-life writer who created a fictional character out of loneliness and thin air, and that of the magical Duchess Goldblatt herself, a bright light in the darkness of social media. Fans around the world are drawn to Her Grace's voice, her wit, her life-affirming love for all humanity, and the fun and friendship of the community that's sprung up around her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh Dear Duchess!
- De Rebecca Lindroos en 07-20-20
De: anonymous