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Narrado por:
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Hillary Huber
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Cathleen Schine
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2019 Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
A 2019 NPR Best Book of the Year
2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
2019 New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year
"This listen is for lovers of words, lovers of a great story, and lovers of a great narration. Hillary Huber does a fantastic job capturing this wonderful novel about twin girls, their love for each other, and their eventual rivalry." (AudioFile Magazine)
An enchanting, comic love letter to sibling rivalry and the English language.
From the author compared to Nora Ephron and Nancy Mitford, not to mention Jane Austen, comes a new audiobook celebrating the beauty, mischief, and occasional treachery of language.
The Grammarians are Laurel and Daphne Wolfe, identical, inseparable redheaded twins who share an obsession with words. They speak a secret "twin" tongue of their own as toddlers; as adults making their way in 1980s Manhattan, their verbal infatuation continues, but this love, which has always bound them together, begins instead to push them apart. Daphne, copy editor and grammar columnist, devotes herself to preserving the dignity and elegance of Standard English. Laurel, who gives up teaching kindergarten to write poetry, is drawn, instead, to the polymorphous, chameleon nature of the written and spoken word. Their fraying twinship finally shreds completely when the sisters go to war, absurdly but passionately, over custody of their most prized family heirloom: Merriam Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition.
Cathleen Schine has written a playful and joyful celebration of the interplay of language and life. A dazzling comedy of sisterly and linguistic manners, a revelation of the delights and stresses of intimacy, The Grammarians is the work of one of our great comic novelists at her very best.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sickly Sweet
- De Amazon Customer en 01-19-18
De: Elizabeth Berg
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One True Thing
- De: Anna Quindlen
- Narrado por: Christina Moore
- Duración: 9 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 579
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 464
A young woman sits in jail, accused of the mercy killing of her dying mother. She didn't do it, but she thinks she knows who did. In the last months of her life, Ellen Gulden's mother revealed startling secrets that challenged everything Ellen believed about her family. Now, in jail, Ellen believes those secrets will tell her who had the courage to end her mother's suffering.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quindlen's writing skills shine in One True Thing.
- De Bonny en 08-26-13
De: Anna Quindlen
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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 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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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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Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
- De: Laura Ruby
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 68
When Frankie’s mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary - just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That’s why Frankie's not prepared for the day that he arrives for his weekend visit with a new woman on his arm and out-of-state train tickets in his pocket. Now, Frankie and her sister, Toni, are abandoned alongside so many other orphans - two young, unwanted women doing everything they can to survive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring, boring, boring
- De Marie J. en 08-20-21
De: Laura Ruby
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The Stuff that Never Happened
- A Novel
- De: Maddie Dawson
- Narrado por: Teri Clark Linden
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
Annabelle McKay knows she shouldn’t have any complaints. She’s been in a stable marriage that’s lasted almost three decades and has provided her with two wonderful children and thousands of family dinners around a sturdy oak table. Other wives envy the fact that Grant is not the type of man who would ever cheat on her or leave her for a younger woman. The trouble is Annabelle isn’t sure she wants to be married to Grant anymore. The trouble is she’s still in love with someone else.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don’t pass this one up.
- De Lauren en 03-10-20
De: Maddie Dawson
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Pages for You
- The Pages for You Series, Book 1
- De: Sylvia Brownrigg
- Narrado por: Abby Craden
- Duración: 6 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
In a steam-filled diner in a college town, Flannery Jansen catches sight of something more beautiful than she's ever seen: a graduate student, reading. The 17-year-old, new to everything around her - college, the East Coast, bodies of literature, and the sexual flurries of student life - is shocked by her desire to follow this wherever it will take her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gorgeous listen
- De MissLynn en 03-09-20
De: Sylvia Brownrigg
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The Story of Arthur Truluv
- A Novel
- De: Elizabeth Berg
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Berg
- Duración: 6 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,374
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,201
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,195
Three people find their way back from loss and loneliness to a different kind of belonging in this deeply moving novel. Arthur, an old widower struggling to overcome his grief, meets Maddy, a troubled teenage girl who avoids school by hiding out where Arthur goes every day for lunch. The two strike up a friendship that draws them out of isolation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sickly Sweet
- De Amazon Customer en 01-19-18
De: Elizabeth Berg
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One True Thing
- De: Anna Quindlen
- Narrado por: Christina Moore
- Duración: 9 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 579
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 464
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 464
A young woman sits in jail, accused of the mercy killing of her dying mother. She didn't do it, but she thinks she knows who did. In the last months of her life, Ellen Gulden's mother revealed startling secrets that challenged everything Ellen believed about her family. Now, in jail, Ellen believes those secrets will tell her who had the courage to end her mother's suffering.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quindlen's writing skills shine in One True Thing.
- De Bonny en 08-26-13
De: Anna Quindlen
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The Wife
- A Novel
- De: Meg Wolitzer
- Narrado por: Dawn Harvey
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 643
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 571
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 569
The moment Joan Castleman decides to leave her husband, they are 35,000 feet above the ocean on a flight to Helsinki. Joan's husband, Joseph, is one of America's preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and Joan, who has spent 40 years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A bit of a downer
- De Jody Cox en 08-01-18
De: Meg Wolitzer
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Joy in the Morning
- A Novel
- De: Betty Smith
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
In 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, Carl Brown and Annie McGairy meet and fall in love. Though only 18, Annie travels alone halfway across the country to the Midwestern university where Carl is studying law - and there they marry. But Carl and Annie’s first year together is much more difficult than they anticipated as they find themselves in a faraway place with little money and few friends. With hardship and poverty weighing heavily upon them, they come to realize that their greatest sources of strength, loyalty, and love will help them make it through.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Wonderful Betty Smith Audio Book
- De 20eagle16 en 01-25-21
De: Betty Smith
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Saints for All Occasions
- A Novel
- De: J. Courtney Sullivan
- Narrado por: Susan Denaker
- Duración: 15 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 734
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 644
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 647
Nora and Theresa Flynn are 21 and 17 when they leave their small village in Ireland and journey to America. Nora is the responsible sister; she's shy and serious and engaged to a man she isn't sure that she loves. Theresa is gregarious; she is thrilled by their new life in Boston and besotted with the fashionable dresses and dance halls on Dudley Street. But when Theresa ends up pregnant, Nora is forced to come up with a plan - a decision with repercussions they are both far too young to understand.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narration ruined it
- De Janis Reynolds en 06-12-17
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The Time Traveler's Wife
- De: Audrey Niffenegger
- Narrado por: Fred Berman, Phoebe Strole
- Duración: 17 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,789
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,251
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,270
Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36. They were married when Clare was 23 and Henry was 31. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my favorite books
- De Joey en 01-13-08
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Surfside Sisters
- A Novel
- De: Nancy Thayer
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 743
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 680
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 680
A Nantucket woman returns home to find that reunions aren’t always simple, in this heartwarming novel from the New York Times bestselling author. Keely Green always dreamed of leaving the beautiful shores of Nantucket to become a writer. Now she’s a bestselling novelist living in New York City, attending glamorous cocktail parties, mingling with the literary elite, and dating a charming pediatric surgeon. But a moment of clarity strikes when Keely’s boyfriend suddenly wants to settle down and her editor rejects her latest novel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too fluffy!
- De LoRe Bolling en 07-10-19
De: Nancy Thayer
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Fault Lines
- A Novel
- De: Emily Itami
- Narrado por: Lydia Wilson
- Duración: 5 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 118
Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It’s everything a woman could want, yet sometimes she wonders whether she would rather throw herself off the high-rise balcony than spend another evening not talking to her husband and hanging up laundry.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Confused by the choice of narrator
- De Bri T. en 02-13-22
De: Emily Itami
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The Godmothers
- A Novel
- De: Camille Aubray
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan, Saskia Maarleveld
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 673
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 667
Meet the Godmothers: Filomena is a clever and resourceful war refugee with a childhood secret, who comes to America to wed Mario, the family's favored son. Amie, a beautiful and dreamy French girl from upstate New York, escapes an abusive husband after falling in love with Johnny, the oldest of the brothers. Lucy, a tough-as-nails Irish nurse, ran away from a strict girls' home and marries Frankie, the sensuous middle son. And the glamorous Petrina, the family's only daughter, graduates with honors from Barnard College despite a past trauma that nearly caused a family scandal.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Easy Enjoyable Read
- De Bunny en 06-23-21
De: Camille Aubray
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The Pull of the Moon
- De: Elizabeth Berg
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Berg
- Duración: 4 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 95
In the middle of her life, Nan decides to leave her husband at home and begin an impromptu trek across the country, carrying with her a turquoise leather journal she intends to fill. The Pull of the Moon is a novel about a woman coming to terms with issues of importance to all women. In her journal, Nan addresses the thorniness - and the allure - of marriage, the sweet ties to children, and the gifts and lessons that come from random encounters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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For women over 50
- De Laura en 07-07-15
De: Elizabeth Berg
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Tomorrow Will Be Better
- De: Betty Smith
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 8 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Tomorrow Will Be Better tells the story of Margy Shannon, a shy but joyfully optimistic young woman just out of school who lives with her parents and witnesses how a lifetime of hard work, poverty, and pain has worn them down. Her mother's resentment toward being a housewife and her father's inability to express his emotions result in a tense home life where Margy has no voice. Unable to speak up against her overbearing mother, Margy takes refuge in her dreams of a better life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartfelt and Heart-wrenchingly Real!
- De M. Ryder en 02-16-22
De: Betty Smith
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Love Walked In
- De: Marisa de los Santos
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ikeda
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 381
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 286
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 290
Award-winning poet Marisa de los Santos crafts an irresistibly touching debut novel. Love Walked In is a contemporary tale, steeped in nostalgic, cinematic charm, of love in all its forms. Unapologetically idealistic about love, Cornelia Brown appears to catch the break of a lifetime when the dashing Martin Grace, her own personal Cary Grant, comes strolling into her life. But it is Martin's connection to 11-year-old Clare Hobbes that touches Cornelia's heart in ways she never imagined.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dreadful audio quality
- De Marenghi en 09-16-11
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The War Nurses: A Moving Wartime Romance Saga Full of Heart
- The War Nurses Series
- De: Lizzie Page
- Narrado por: Marian Hussey
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
You will love every moment of this absolutely brilliant wartime saga, perfect for fans of Diney Costeloe, Soraya M. Lane, and Nadine Dorries. As war takes its toll, the love and care of two brave young nurses become everything to the wounded soldiers they tend... 1914. Two plucky young nurses pledge to help the war effort: Mairi, a wholesome idealist hoping to leave behind her past and Elsie, a glamorous single mother with a weakness for handsome soldiers. Despite their differences, the pair become firm friends.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I really really wanted to like this book...
- De Teresa M. Thornborough en 09-26-19
De: Lizzie Page
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The Lions of Fifth Avenue
- A Novel
- De: Fiona Davis
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett, Lisa Flanagan
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life - her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they are blessed with two children. But headstrong, passionate Laura wants more, and when she takes a leap of faith and applies to the Columbia Journalism School, her world is cracked wide open.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exhilarating
- De Joanna Butler en 08-20-20
De: Fiona Davis
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Grammarians
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-20-19
A beautiful unsentimental masterpiece
This touched me so much. The way this family is presented isn't particularly unusual but the language, the words , a religion as much as an obsession and the clear, unsentimental writing makes it a joy to listen to. Fantastic reader also !
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- Suze
- 01-19-20
Schine shines again!
A devotional to words, grammar & language, shared with biting wit and sharp humor. Characters are rendered lovingly, but not romanticized.
A look at the familial that in unsentimental, but not unkind, (someone forgive me the double negative!). Interesting, imperfect, entertaining family members that tell the story of what is really important in the end - family.
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- Elizabeth Eickman
- 05-26-20
Puzzled
The book had my full attention until the last two-three chapters. The author’s conclusion was fast, tidy, and unsatisfying.
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- Karen H. Goodwin
- 04-10-20
Worth a credit
A good story, well written that promoted the universal theme: Relationships are messy but ultimately worth it. Schine does a great job of creating likeable characters who do the wrong thing and need to be forgiven. This reader truly enjoyed every chapter of this book.
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- Colorado123
- 10-16-20
Great listen!
Great narrator, awesome entertaining story, lovely ending. The book got better and better from start to finish.
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- simona e ene
- 02-15-20
brilliant meditation on life and language
I'm a Linguistics professor. I want to make all my students read this book and reflect on how our views of language can shape our life.
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- Ruth Lambert
- 12-14-21
A surprising and captivating story of family!
I loved the Grammarians, though I’m dubious about the title. This book started a bit slowly but got better & better as I read it. I often laughed out loud or chuckled with pleasure. I was delighted with the end of the book as well. Hats off, well done!
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- Deborah Reback
- 01-05-20
Unusual and addictive
I confess to a love of grammar, but this book is about so much more.
Cathleen writes a novel that is honest, intense, thought-provoking.
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- Ken Sweet
- 04-19-22
Not an enjoyment.
This book was tedious and ridiculous. Would not recommend to anyone as there are many excellent reads to reommend.
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- Camping Bs
- 01-09-22
slow going to nowhere
This sounded like my kind of story. It wasn't. the only likeable characters were ancillary and afterthoughts.
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