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Narrado por:
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Soneela Nankani
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Peace Adzo Medie
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A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
A Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020
One of BuzzFeed's "29 Books We Couldn’t Put Down This Year"
A Must-Read Novel: The New York Times Book Review * BuzzFeed * Marie Claire * Parade * Travel + Leisure * Ms. Magazine * Bustle * The Millions * Book Riot * Christian Science Monitor * HelloGiggles
“[A] mesmerizing debut novel.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A story that kept me tied to the page, told in masterful, seamless prose.”—BuzzFeed
“I love this book so much I turned the pages so fast . . . It’s all about the search for independence and being true to yourself and who you really are.”—Reese Witherspoon
Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana. She is smart; she is pretty; and she has been convinced by her mother to marry a man she does not know. Afi knows who he is, of course—Elikem is a wealthy businessman whose mother has chosen Afi in the hopes that she will distract him from his relationship with a woman his family claims is inappropriate. But Afi is not prepared for the shift her life takes when she is moved from her small hometown of Ho to live in Accra, Ghana’s gleaming capital, a place of wealth and sophistication where she has days of nothing to do but cook meals for a man who may or may not show up to eat them. She has agreed to this marriage in order to give her mother the financial security she desperately needs, and so she must see it through. Or maybe not?
His Only Wife is a witty, smart, and moving debut novel about a brave young woman traversing the minefield of modern life with its taboos and injustices, living in a world of men who want their wives to be beautiful, to be good cooks and mothers, to be women who respect their husbands and grant them forbearance. And in Afi, Peace Medie has created a delightfully spunky and relatable heroine who just may break all the rules.
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Reseñas de la Crítica
A Library Journal Best Fiction Book of 2020
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“Peace Adzo Medie’s mesmerizing debut novel lives up to both the power of its first sentence and the promise of its author’s first name . . . At a time when adventure is scarce, Medie gives you a lot to look forward to, think about and be grateful for.”—The New York Times Book Review
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Persephone Wilder, a displaced genius posing as the wife of an American diplomat in Namibia, takes her job as a representative of her country seriously and comes up with an intricate set of rules to survive a range of problems: how to dress in hundred-degree weather without showing too much skin, how not to look drunk at embassy functions, and how to eat roasted oryx with grace. She also suspects her husband is not actually the ambassador’s general counsel but instead a secret agent in the CIA. She takes the new trailing spouse, Amanda Evans, under her wing....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Have narrator re-record this book
- De Amazon Customer en 09-30-21
De: Katie Crouch
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Queen of the Mersey
- De: Maureen Lee
- Narrado por: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Duración: 17 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Queenie is only 14 and has been deserted by her mother. Set in Liverpool and Wales at the outbreak of World War II, this story explores themes of female friendship and betrayal from the perspective of a group of women of widely different ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- De W en 05-27-08
De: Maureen Lee
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In the Time of Our History
- De: Susanne Pari
- Narrado por: Mozhan Marnò
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41
Twelve months after her younger sister Anahita's death, Mitra Jahani reluctantly returns to her parents' home in suburban New Jersey to observe the Iranian custom of "The One Year." Ana is always in Mitra's heart, though they chose very different paths. While Ana, sweet and dutiful, bowed to their domineering father's demands and married, Mitra rebelled, and was banished.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable
- De J. E. Jordan en 05-23-23
De: Susanne Pari
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Black Sunday
- A Novel
- De: Tola Rotimi Abraham
- Narrado por: Liz Femi, Dele Ogundiran, Miebaka Yohannes, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 39
Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, is drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth. Soon Bibike and Ariyike's father wagers the family home on a sure bet that evaporates like smoke.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Story - Awful accents
- De Tamara C-J en 02-15-21
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The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
- A Novel
- De: Juliet Grames
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan
- Duración: 16 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 682
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 595
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 595
For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents - moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stella’s own mother is convinced that her daughter is cursed or haunted. When the Fortunas emigrate to America on the cusp of World War II, Stella and her sister, Tina, must come of age side by side in a hostile new world with strict expectations for each of them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Misogyny at its worst
- De brenda en 01-15-20
De: Juliet Grames
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16 Lighthouse Road
- Cedar Cove, Book 1
- De: Debbie Macomber
- Narrado por: Sandra Burr
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,631
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,219
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,227
"You don't know me yet, but in a few hours that's going to change. You see, I'm inviting you to my home and my town of Cedar Cove, because I want you to meet my family, friends, and neighbors. Come and hear their stories - maybe even their secrets!"
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Light Chick Lit
- De Leslie en 03-02-11
De: Debbie Macomber
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Embassy Wife
- A Novel
- De: Katie Crouch
- Narrado por: Marni Penning
- Duración: 13 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 90
Persephone Wilder, a displaced genius posing as the wife of an American diplomat in Namibia, takes her job as a representative of her country seriously and comes up with an intricate set of rules to survive a range of problems: how to dress in hundred-degree weather without showing too much skin, how not to look drunk at embassy functions, and how to eat roasted oryx with grace. She also suspects her husband is not actually the ambassador’s general counsel but instead a secret agent in the CIA. She takes the new trailing spouse, Amanda Evans, under her wing....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Have narrator re-record this book
- De Amazon Customer en 09-30-21
De: Katie Crouch
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Queen of the Mersey
- De: Maureen Lee
- Narrado por: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Duración: 17 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Queenie is only 14 and has been deserted by her mother. Set in Liverpool and Wales at the outbreak of World War II, this story explores themes of female friendship and betrayal from the perspective of a group of women of widely different ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- De W en 05-27-08
De: Maureen Lee
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A Girl Is a Body of Water
- De: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
- Narrado por: Tovah Ott
- Duración: 14 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 88
International award-winning author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s novel is a sweeping and powerful portrait of a young girl and her family: who they are, what history has taken from them, and - most importantly - how they find their way back to each other. In her thirteenth year, Kirabo confronts a piercing question that has haunted her childhood: who is my mother? Kirabo has been raised by women in the small Ugandan village of Nattetta - her grandmother, her best friend, and her many aunts - but the absence of her mother follows her like a shadow.
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3 out of 5 stars
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African narrators for African novels!
- De Lynn en 04-24-21
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House of Trelawney
- De: Hannah Rothschild
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 13 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 112
The seat of the Trelawney family for over 700 years, Trelawney Castle was once the jewel of the Cornish coast. Each successive Earl spent with abandon, turning the house and grounds into a sprawling, extravagant palimpsest of wings, turrets, and follies. But as the centuries passed the Earls of Trelawney, their ambition dulled by generations of pampered living, failed to develop other skills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really fun read
- De Ruthi en 04-12-20
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The Wanderer
- Thunder Point, Book 1
- De: Robyn Carr
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,023
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,625
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,619
Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land’s unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he’s been left an old friend’s entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community’s destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful.
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5 out of 5 stars
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4.5 The Wanderer Stars
- De whatcha.listening.to en 11-09-17
De: Robyn Carr
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The Third Wish
- De: Carolyn Brown
- Narrado por: Andrea Emmes
- Duración: 2 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
When she was eight years old, Jessica Graham made three wishes: that she wouldn't always be the tallest kid in the class, that she would find a big conch shell on the beach, and that she would finally meet her father someday. Jessica's wishes never came true, but twenty years later, when she finds her mother's old love letters, she has a chance to make the third wish a reality. Jessica travels to Florida to find her father, but their reunion is interrupted by his arrogant junior business partner, Rocky Rycroft.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not My Favorite
- De RosieDisla en 02-14-23
De: Carolyn Brown
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Shattered Dreams
- My Life as a Polygamist's Wife
- De: Irene Spencer
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 14 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 479
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 326
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 325
Irene Spencer did as she felt God commanded in marrying her brother-in-law, Verlan LeBaron, becoming his second wife. When the government raided the fundamentalist, polygamous Mormon village of Short Creek, Arizona, Irene and her family fled to Verlan's brothers' Mexican ranch. They lived in squalor and desolate conditions in the Mexican desert with Verlan's six brothers, one sister, and numerous wives and children.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Eye Opening... Difficult Listen... Honest
- De Paul Mullen en 06-24-08
De: Irene Spencer
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Neither Present Time
- De: Caren J. Werlinger
- Narrado por: Eliza Foss
- Duración: 9 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 116
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 106
Can a house save the lives of the people who live in it? Can an inscription written in a book over 60 years ago change the fates of people not even born when it was written? Beryl Gray is solid and dependable - her partner, Claire, thinks so, her family thinks so, her colleagues think so. She has a job she likes as a university librarian. Her life seems settled, content - except nothing is as it seems. Aggie Bishop's last girlfriend left her three years ago and she hasn't had a date since. She now takes care of her great-aunt Cory who doesn't want to be taken care of.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beautiful instant classic!
- De MissLynn en 04-15-21
Las personas que vieron esto también vieron...
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Sankofa
- A Novel
- De: Chibundu Onuzo
- Narrado por: Sara Powell
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,041
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 944
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 942
Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead. Searching through her mother's belongings one day, Anna finds clues about the African father she never knew. His student diaries chronicle his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. Anna discovers that he eventually became the president - some would say dictator - of a small nation in West Africa. And he is still alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really addictive!
- De Buddy en 10-15-21
De: Chibundu Onuzo
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The Scent Keeper
- A Novel
- De: Erica Bauermeister
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,042
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,155
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,144
Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won’t explain are the mysterious scents stored in glass bottles that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world—a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A heavy, sad read.
- De Marlyn Dahl en 06-12-19
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On the Rooftop
- A Novel
- De: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 248
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 213
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 214
At home they are just sisters, but on stage, they are The Salvations. Ruth, Esther, and Chloe have been singing and dancing in harmony since they could speak. Thanks to the rigorous direction of their mother, Vivian, they’ve become a bona fide girl group whose shows are the talk of the Jazz-era Fillmore.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Basic
- De Monique Leary en 05-15-23
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Infinite Country
- De: Patricia Engel
- Narrado por: Inés del Castillo
- Duración: 4 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 779
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 681
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 680
Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she misses her flight, she might also miss her chance to finally be reunited with her family.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Josh en 04-06-21
De: Patricia Engel
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Redwood Court (Reese's Book Club)
- De: DéLana R. A. Dameron
- Narrado por: Ashley J. Hobbs, Robin Miles, De'Onna Prince, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 60
So begins award-winning poet DéLana R. A. Dameron’s debut novel, Redwood Court. The baby of the family, Mika Tabor spends much of her time in the care of loved ones, listening to their stories and witnessing their struggles. On Redwood Court, the cul-de-sac in the all-Black working-class suburb of Columbia, South Carolina, where her grandparents live, Mika learns important lessons from the people who raise her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Home Sweet Home
- De Jessica en 02-10-24
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You Have a Match
- A Novel
- De: Emma Lord
- Narrado por: Eva Kaminsky
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 359
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 314
When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. After all, she knows who she is already: Avid photographer. Injury-prone tree climber. Best friend to Leo and Connie...although ever since the B.E.I. (Big Embarrassing Incident) with Leo, things have been awkward on that front.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Daughter Loved It
- De Love Being a Mom en 01-15-21
De: Emma Lord
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Sankofa
- A Novel
- De: Chibundu Onuzo
- Narrado por: Sara Powell
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,041
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 944
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 942
Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead. Searching through her mother's belongings one day, Anna finds clues about the African father she never knew. His student diaries chronicle his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. Anna discovers that he eventually became the president - some would say dictator - of a small nation in West Africa. And he is still alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really addictive!
- De Buddy en 10-15-21
De: Chibundu Onuzo
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The Scent Keeper
- A Novel
- De: Erica Bauermeister
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,042
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,155
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,144
Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won’t explain are the mysterious scents stored in glass bottles that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world—a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A heavy, sad read.
- De Marlyn Dahl en 06-12-19
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On the Rooftop
- A Novel
- De: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 248
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 213
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 214
At home they are just sisters, but on stage, they are The Salvations. Ruth, Esther, and Chloe have been singing and dancing in harmony since they could speak. Thanks to the rigorous direction of their mother, Vivian, they’ve become a bona fide girl group whose shows are the talk of the Jazz-era Fillmore.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Basic
- De Monique Leary en 05-15-23
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Infinite Country
- De: Patricia Engel
- Narrado por: Inés del Castillo
- Duración: 4 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 779
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 681
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 680
Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she misses her flight, she might also miss her chance to finally be reunited with her family.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Josh en 04-06-21
De: Patricia Engel
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Redwood Court (Reese's Book Club)
- De: DéLana R. A. Dameron
- Narrado por: Ashley J. Hobbs, Robin Miles, De'Onna Prince, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 60
So begins award-winning poet DéLana R. A. Dameron’s debut novel, Redwood Court. The baby of the family, Mika Tabor spends much of her time in the care of loved ones, listening to their stories and witnessing their struggles. On Redwood Court, the cul-de-sac in the all-Black working-class suburb of Columbia, South Carolina, where her grandparents live, Mika learns important lessons from the people who raise her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Home Sweet Home
- De Jessica en 02-10-24
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You Have a Match
- A Novel
- De: Emma Lord
- Narrado por: Eva Kaminsky
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 359
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 314
When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. After all, she knows who she is already: Avid photographer. Injury-prone tree climber. Best friend to Leo and Connie...although ever since the B.E.I. (Big Embarrassing Incident) with Leo, things have been awkward on that front.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Daughter Loved It
- De Love Being a Mom en 01-15-21
De: Emma Lord
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Whisper Network
- A Novel
- De: Chandler Baker
- Narrado por: Almarie Guerra
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,198
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,720
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,726
Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc., for years. The sudden death of Truviv’s CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I WANTED to like this book...
- De Kimberly en 07-03-19
De: Chandler Baker
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L.A. Weather
- A Novel
- De: María Amparo Escandón
- Narrado por: Frankie Corzo
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 698
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 613
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 615
L.A. is parched, dry as a bone, and all Oscar, the weather-obsessed patriarch of the Alvarado family, desperately wants is a little rain. He’s harboring a costly secret that distracts him from everything else. His wife, Keila, desperate for a life with a little more intimacy and a little less Weather Channel, feels she has no choice but to end their marriage. Their three daughters - Claudia, a television chef with a hard-hearted attitude.
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2 out of 5 stars
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DNF and wanted to return this book!
- De Diana S. en 09-12-21
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The Jetsetters
- De: Amanda Eyre Ward
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 2,048
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,784
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 1,787
When 70-year-old Charlotte Perkins submits a sexy essay to the "Become a Jetsetter" contest, she dreams of reuniting her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a handsome Manhattan venture capitalist who can't seem to find a bride; and Regan, a harried mother who took it all wrong when Charlotte bought her a Weight Watchers gift certificate for her birthday. Charlotte yearns for the years when her children were young and she was a single mother who meant everything to them. When she wins the cruise, the family packs all their baggage - literal and figurative....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Calm down
- De Donna en 03-05-20
De: Amanda Eyre Ward
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Everything Inside
- Stories
- De: Edwidge Danticat
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 6 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 229
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 191
In these eight powerful, emotionally absorbing stories, a romance unexpectedly sparks between two wounded friends; a marriage ends for what seem like noble reasons, but with irreparable consequences; a young woman holds on to an impossible dream even as she fights for her survival; two lovers reunite after unimaginable tragedy, both for their country and in their lives; a baby's christening brings three generations of a family to a precarious dance between old and new; a man falls to his death in slow motion, reliving the defining moments of the life he is about to lose.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I liked it but I wanted to like it more than I did.
- De Nath G. en 07-11-20
De: Edwidge Danticat
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Conviction
- De: Denise Mina
- Narrado por: Cathleen McCarron
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 5,259
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,734
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,719
The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life explodes starts off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast, listening to yet another true crime podcast. Then her husband comes downstairs with an announcement, and Anna is suddenly, shockingly alone. Reeling, desperate for distraction, Anna returns to the podcast. Other people's problems are much better than one's own - a sunken yacht, a murdered family, a hint of international conspiracy. But this case actually is Anna's problem. She knows one of the victims from an earlier life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not at all what I expected
- De rosemary en 07-10-19
De: Denise Mina
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Lucky
- De: Marissa Stapley
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,226
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,075
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,071
Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. She’s ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity - when things go sideways. Lucky finds herself alone for the first time, navigating the world without the help of either her father or her boyfriend, the two figures from whom she’s learned the art of the scam. When she discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, her elation is tempered by one big problem: Cashing in the winning ticket means she’ll be arrested for her crimes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not Lucky for me
- De Gigi a. en 12-21-21
De: Marissa Stapley
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The Downstairs Girl
- De: Stacey Lee
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,028
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 913
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 907
By day, 17-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie". When her column becomes wildly popular, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society's ills, but she's not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about race and gender.
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1 out of 5 stars
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inaccurate historic details
- De kmh en 12-31-19
De: Stacey Lee
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I'm Still Here
- Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
- De: Austin Channing Brown
- Narrado por: Austin Channing Brown
- Duración: 3 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 5,787
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5,107
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5,068
Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America’s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Black woman in a middle class White America
- De Adam Shields en 05-16-18
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From Scratch
- A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
- De: Tembi Locke
- Narrado por: Tembi Locke
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it.
- De Michael en 05-11-19
De: Tembi Locke
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Outlawed
- De: Anna North
- Narrado por: Cynthia Farrell
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,452
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,254
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,257
The day of her wedding, 17-year-old Ada’s life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic, grandiose and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting idea
- De Sarahmarie en 01-17-21
De: Anna North
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Group
- How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
- De: Christie Tate
- Narrado por: Christie Tate
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,547
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,337
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,340
The refreshingly original and “startlingly hopeful” (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an over-achieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group therapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers - and finds human connection, and herself.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unrealistic and Unethical
- De Kayla Okarski en 10-29-20
De: Christie Tate
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Honey and Spice
- A Novel
- De: Bolu Babalola
- Narrado por: Weruche Opia
- Duración: 12 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,203
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,114
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,109
Sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo has just made a huge mistake. As an expert in relationship-evasion and the host of the popular student radio show Brown Sugar, she’s made it her mission to make sure the women of the African-Caribbean Society at Whitewell University do not fall into the mess of “situationships”, players, and heartbreak. But when the Queen of the Unbothered kisses Malakai Korede, the guy she just publicly denounced as “The Wastemen of Whitewell,” in front of every Blackwellian on campus, she finds her show on the brink.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not what I anticipated
- De Tiffany Watson en 07-09-22
De: Bolu Babalola
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre His Only Wife
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia4 out of 5 stars
- Kate M.
- 11-09-20
Quite a wonderful story of choice
Realistic enough that I saw myself in many moments of various characters’ actions and emotions yet also in a culture unfamiliar to me. Even when characters are angry or distasteful the author slides in an undercurrent of underlying kindness and strength.
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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- Shara
- 08-21-23
Conflicted
So, I must admit that I’m not finished with the book. The story is great! But the accent is bothering me. I wish that the reader was someone with an actual native accent and not so bland sounding. WHO mispronounces YAM!?!?!?!?
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- Mimmy Khamis
- 11-19-21
Review
I truly loved the plot. I expected Muna’s character to cause more havoc, but oh well☺️
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- laurie clayborne
- 01-02-21
Great Story
This was a good book with a storyline that transcends location. Just wish the narrator had a more authentic accent.
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia2 out of 5 stars
- Adrienne
- 03-07-21
I don’t get it
The main character gets annoying. The story seems to have no point and is anti-climatic. It was a beating to finish.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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- Tiffany Gribben
- 03-05-22
I really enjoyed this
A really wonderful book with great narration. I definitely enjoyed this read. A solid 4 star review for me.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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- Dr. Nina F. Miles Everett,MD
- 02-14-21
Interesting story; Characters were hard to like
Story addresses the societal norms and expectations of Ghanaian society which is so different than my own. It was therefore difficult to identify with the characters. It was well written though.
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- Jennifer Hughes
- 10-20-20
love how she finds her voice
love how she finds her voice through the story.. took me a little bit to get into it but after a few chapters I couldn't stop. narrator was great
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- Phoebe
- 10-25-22
Candid story about a choice that breaks many .
His Only Wife, was a phenomenal read that candidly expressed the inner emotions of family. The author carefully crafted a heroine who was relatible, but also envied for the strength of her choice. ONE OF THE BEST FICTIONAL STORIES I HAVE READ THIS YEAR !
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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- G Zeigler
- 12-04-20
Terrible Narration
The narrator ruined it for me. Accent please. The story had potential and left the best storylines unexplored.
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