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Title: Ending in Marriage: A Selection from Midnight Sons, Volume 3

Author: Debbie Macomber

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Format: Highlights

Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-10

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The clashes between pilot Duke Porter and Seattle attorney Tracy Santiago are legendary. Dukes a tough, rugged individualist who delights in expressing outrageous opinions, particularly when Tracys around. But she gives as good as she getsand not just when theyre arguing!

Members Reviews:

Great read

I have never read a Debbie Macomber book i didn't totally enjoy. She is a great author. Pick one up today.

Quintessential Macomber

Fans will find all the usual Debbie Macomber quality and warmth in this most recent romance in her Hard Luck, Alaska series.

I've loved all of the Debbie Macomber books I've read to ...

I've loved all of the Debbie Macomber books I've read to date. I can read one of her books in a day or two. I can't put them down once I start. I just finished the Cedar Cove Series and the Midnight Sons Series. I truly enjoyed both series.

LOVE HAS A WAY YOU CAN't DENY IT FOR LONG

I will HATE to see this series come to an end. It has been a very good read getting to know all the people of Hard Luck,Alaska and seeing them fall in love and have babies. Another generation of Hard Luck becoming friends when they grow up. There is something to be said

for small towns and friends the perfect place to raise children. You almost feel like your living there with them. Thank you Debbie for more

writing that puts you right there in the story.

Mind Boggling

The story was a interesting and keeps your mind wondering if it really is going to turn out the way you thought.

Interested.in the different way of life. Funny way of facts. And adventures.

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Title: The Silent Country

Author: Di Morrissey

Narrator: Kate Hood

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-09

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The Silent Country is a vast and beautiful wilderness, a place which holds secrets and stories that are rarely spoken. TV producer Veronica Anderson travels to the Northern Territory to retrace the journey of an expedition that had set out 50 years earlier to film the outback, but which mysteriously ended in tragedy. Of the group, led by the eccentric Maxim Topov, few are still alive and they are reluctant to talk about the intriguing events. It is through the help of local N.T. Park Ranger, Jamie McIntosh, that Veronica begins to piece together the puzzle and discover the answers. These answers break the silence and change her life.

©2009 Lady Byron Pty Ltd.; (P)2009 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Members Reviews:

Great

I really enjoyed the story and the depiction of outback Australia. Maxim Topov lives in a world all his own.

Great Tale of the Australian Outback

What did you like most about The Silent Country?

At first I was dubious about how this story was unfolding but, as it progressed, I became more engrossed. I found it to be a great story about the great Australian outback.

What did you like best about this story?

The story unfolded very satisfyingly and it was good listening. In particular, it satisfied my yearning for tales of rural and remote Australia.

Have you listened to any of Kate Hoods other performances? How does this one compare?

I don't recall listening to Kate Hood previously but this was a good performance.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There was no one great moment but the story involved a series of events that reflected life in Australia, particularly the outback.

Any additional comments?

I have been a little ambivalent about Di Morrissey as an author, I have read only a couple of titles and they seemed a bit predictable. And this one is too. And yet the characters in all her books come to life for me and she is a great story-teller. I feel like a child wanting "happy ever after" endings which she seems to deliver but, more than than, she tells her stories in interesting ways. I expect I shall now read (or listen to) more of her many books.

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Title: Waiting for Columbus

Author: Thomas Trofimuk

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-09

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 81 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Found in the treacherous Strait of Gibraltar, a man who answers only to the name of Christopher Columbus is delivered to a mental institution in Sevilla, Spain. Nurse Consuela, a lonely young woman searching for love, who listens to his fantastical tales of adventure and romance day after day, tries desperately to make some sense of why this man has been locked up. Waiting for Columbus vividly and tenderly explores the fragility of the mind when faced with incomprehensible pain and a timely look at how the psychological reverberations of terrorism continue long after the blast.

©2009 Thomas Trofimuk; (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Editorial Reviews:

Thomas Trofimuk's novel is full of nuance and moments of déjà vu. His protagonists all have something in common: they are unknowingly searching for something they cannot name, while the answers lay in their pasts. Columbus himself becomes a metaphor; the lost navigator on a ship encased in fog, wondering if to move in any direction at all is better than staying still. Grover Gardner is perfectly suited as narrator, with his confident inflection and stern tone. Gardner's voice easily becomes the voice of Columbus: all-knowing, consistent, and firm. His performance makes tangible the sensuality of this work, which, at heart, is about the complexity and specificity of our individual psyches and the influence of the past on our lives. The subtleties of Trofimuk's narrative thrive with Gardner's mysterious inflection, which continually hints at the elusiveness of memory, the impossibility of suppressing desire, and the inevitability of revelation of that which is suppressed.

Critic Reviews:

"Trofimuk is a master of feeling." (Globe and Mail)

Members Reviews:

Enchanting Story

I had been hearing people talk about Thomas Trofimuk's book Waiting for Columbus every time I turned around so, I finally broke down and bought the audiobook from Audible. The book is narrated by Grover Gardner and he does an excellent job. So what's the story about? This mysterious man is found in the Straits of Gibraltar and is taken to a mental hospital in Spain. He insists he is Christopher Columbus. Throughout the story, Columbus tells stories to Nurse Consuela (who is falling in love with the storyteller). These stories tell about the loves of Christopher Columbus, of Columbus' struggle to get his ships and sail around the world, Columbus' fear of the Inquisition and his relationship with Queen Isabella. The stories are beautiful fantasies that have details of modern items interspersed in them (such as telephones) so that you never quite believe they are true but you desperately want them to be true. As Columbus tells his stories, Nurse Consuela and the doctors at the institution are trying to figure out who this man is and what has made him disappear into this fantasy world.

Overall, this was one of the best books I've read in a long time. At times, the story would slow down a bit but I didn't really realize it because Trofimuk uses language so well. His descriptions, his word choice, his sentence structure are all unique and enchanting.

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Titre: Quitter le monde

Auteur: Douglas Kennedy

Narrateur: Isabelle Miller

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 19 hrs and 4 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 08-19-09

Éditeur: Audiolib

Evaluation: 4 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Le destin bouleversant d'une femme qui, face aux coups du sort, tente de survivre. À la fois drame psychologique, roman social, road movie, suspense obsédant et peinture sans concession d'une Amérique aux multiples facettes.

L'auteur

est né à New York et vit entre Londres et Paris. Il s'est imposé avec

et

, suivis d'

et des

(2005) tous parus chez Belfond et en poche chez Pocket.

La narratrice

Comédienne de théâtre de formation classique,

prête sa voix à des personnages de séries TV (

) de cinéma (

) et de fictions radiophoniques.

© Douglas Kennedy 2009, Tous droits réservés

Et pour la traduction française

© Belfond, un département de Place des Editeurs, 2009. Traduit de l'américain par Bernard Cohen

© et (P) Audiolib, 2009

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Título: La vida es un tango [Life Is a Tango]

Subtitular: América Latina

Autor: Dolores Soler-Espiauba

Narrador: Mercedes Peralta Sanhueza

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 39 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-03-09

Editor: Difusión, S.L.

Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 8 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

Estas novelas, además de incluir numerosos comentarios culturales, políticos, geográficos, gastronómicos, etc., reproducen la variante de español del país donde se desarrolla la historia.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

La vida es un tango, che!

Would you consider the audio edition of La vida es un tango [Life Is a Tango] to be better than the print version?

The audio version is well performed. Very helpful for practicing spanish as spoken in Buenos Aires. Would recommend it rather than the print version. Also one can download the pdf file with the texts and read it while listening.

Would you be willing to try another book from Dolores Soler-Espiauba? Why or why not?

Yes. This is the second audio book I listen to from this same author. I enjoyed both. They have a good combination of an entertaining story with many cultural notes.

Which character as performed by Mercedes Peralta Sanhueza was your favorite?

The protagonist Liliana was my favorite.

If you could rename La vida es un tango [Life Is a Tango], what would you call it?

I would call it "La vida es un tango, che"

Any additional comments?

The story is not as well developed as the other book I listened to from the same author. Still I enjoyed it very much. It sounds very typically argentine with many cultural notes and references to places in Buenos Aires. And to the contrary of other reviewers, I liked the sections with tango music. One has to immerse oneself in the culture of the country to fully appreciate it - and enjoy the experience of learning spanish more.

good series for learning but not the best example

This series of simple short stories in different spanish dialects, is great for students of spanish, this one however is a bit shorter than the others, and i had to skip over the awful tango music which kept resurfacing its ugy head.

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Title: The Pirate's Daughter

Author: Margaret Cezair-Thompson

Narrator: Robin Miles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Margaret Cezair-Thompson's second novel is a hit with book clubs across the country. A moving tale of discovery and reconciliation, The Pirate's Daughter follows a mother and daughter struggling with a difficult legacy. Living in tropical Jamaica, adventurous Ida dreams of a place outside of her small island town. And her 26-year-old daughter May - the illegitimate offspring of legendary actor and notorious playboy Errol Flynn - searches for an identity of her own.

©2007 Margaret Cezair-Thompson; (P)2008 Recorded Books

Members Reviews:

Intriguing!

I found this book by following one of my favorite narrators, who did an awesome job interchanging her voice pitch along with various accents for this book. I would actually give this book a 4 1/2, only because as a Caribbean woman myself, I took slight offense to the seductive connotations placed on the main female characters. I was debating about getting this audiobook, I thought I would have been bored, or so appalled about the under aged relationship, but not that much to my surprise. The premise of the storyline is supposed to be fiction, yet it makes you wonder. There is also lots of informative non-fiction history as well. After I listened to the first part of the audiobook, it left me intrigued with Errol Flynn. I searched the internet to learn more about him. I remember dreaming about Flynn and the characters that night. I guess I also pitied Flynn for his deeds, in the book and in real life. I also wished the author give us more privy to the relationship between him and Ida.

In the middle of the audiobook, you begin to get a better feel of the main female characters and their relationship with others and their homeland Jamaica. This is where the storyline starts to revolve more around them. Also, I truly appreciate how the author wrote the story mainly in its timeline order, and not that back and forth jumping some authors do. In all, the entire story left me fulfilled, yet intriguingly haunted for some reason. I would love to sit down and chat with the author. Well done!

A good book club story

What did you like best about The Pirate's Daughter? What did you like least?

The thing I liked most and least about this book is that there was a lot going on. It seemed like there were 3 books in this one book. I like this because it made for easy discussion for our book club. I don't like it because there was just too much jumping around. Instead of connecting small stories, write one well thought out one.

Would you be willing to try another book from Margaret Cezair-Thompson? Why or why not?

I would not, I didn't think this one looked good but kind of got roped into it via book club.

Which scene was your favorite?

I always liked it when Ida went to visit her grandmother.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No, this would not make a good movie...

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Titre: Un secret

Auteur: Philippe Grimbert

Narrateur: Philippe Grimbert

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 2 hrs and 49 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 05-20-08

Éditeur: Audiolib

Evaluation: 4.5 sur 5 sur 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Souvent les enfants s'inventent une famille, une autre origine, d'autres parents. Le narrateur de ce livre, lui, s'est inventé un frère. Un frère aîné, plus beau, plus fort, qu'il évoque devant les copains de vacances, les étrangers, ceux qui ne vérifieront pas...

Et puis un jour, il découvre la vérité, impressionnante, terrifiante presque. Et c'est alors toute une histoire familiale, lourde, complexe, qu'il lui incombe de reconstituer. Une histoire tragique qui le ramène aux temps de l'Holocauste, et des millions de disparus sur qui s'est abattue une chape de silence.

L'auteur

Psychanalyste né à Paris,

a précédemment publié quatre essais.

, sa première incursion dans l'univers romanesque, a connu le bonheur d'être à la fois apprécié des lecteurs et de la critique.

, son deuxième roman, a été un immense succès de critique et de librairie.

© Editions Grasset et Fasquelle 2004

© Audiolib 2008

Revues par les critiques:

A propos de ce titre

Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2004, Grand Prix des lectrices ELLE roman 2005.

La presse en parle

"Un texte splendide qui donne à lire l'indicible."

Philippe-Jean Catinchi, Le Monde des livres

"On le comprend très vite, avec cette belle et longue exploration d'un secret de famille, l'auteur (...) signe l'un de ces témoignages qui sont appelés à marquer durablement notre mémoire. Tout, ici - le style, le ton, la sensibilité - sonne juste. Tout, ici - la construction, le cheminement littéraire vers la vérité - force l'admiration."

Marianne Payot, L'Express

Avis des membres:

amazing memoir

This translation from the French of A Secret by child psychiatrist Philippe Grimbert was made into a wonderful film. The memoir is even better. It continues to be a best-seller in France and is a great addition to second-generation literature.

poor

Not very satisfied. The book is in poor condition. More wwite-ins than expected and pages are falling apart.

A classic to be reread in pleasure.

This little French book has a powerful tale. It is a story that you read once and come away feeling that you have read something of substance. It is a magical little book that gives the reader the power to discover more upon each read. The title does not translate well as it is not a story of THE SECRET but rather a story of a secret. A tiny difference, and there are a lot of little secrets in this book. I would not buy this addition as the footnotes are in German and the publisher does makes no mention of this in the sales tag. But do seek out the French version with English footnotes as it is well worth the read.

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Title: Three Girls and Their Brother

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Theresa Rebeck

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, David Drummond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-24-08

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

But with no parental guidance - Mom is a former beauty queen living vicariously through her daughters, while Dad is nowhere to be found - the three girls find themselves easy prey to the venal forces of show business. Posing in every hot fashion magazine, tangling with snarling fashionistas and soul-sucking agents, hitting A-list parties and skipping school, the sisters' rise to fame begins to unhinge them all. When the youngest - who never really wanted to be a model to begin with - does an off-Broadway play, she ironically begins to outshine the others, creating a vicious rivalry between the girls and prompting a virtual breakdown in their quiet, neglected brother.

As the ruthless paparazzi catch their every controversy, an awful incident with a famous movie star blasts the girls - and their brother - out of the haze of fame, stopping their self-destructive spiral and reinforcing their love for one another.

Critic Reviews:

"A wickedly enjoyable exposé of modern celebrity.... Timely and entertaining." (Kirkus)

"Rebeck shines...her insider's look at the theater world is spot on....The crackling satire and scene-stealing secondaries carry the book." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Great Ear for dialogue...

You really want to hate these self-loving Kids that reads like a younger-and-void-of-all humanity version of Paris Hilton; but, then there's the authors humor that hooks you back into the world and makes it fun.

So, the stupid character, and bad story that's not worth being told kinda works...if you like the world full of celebs that are famous for doing very little and thinking their better than the rest of us.

Memorable

Good story, sticks with you after it is over.

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Title: The Village

Subtitle: A Story from 'Jesus Out to Sea'

Author: James Lee Burke

Narrator: Ron McLarty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-07

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.

Critic Reviews:

"Burke demonstrates impressive range, sensitivity and polish in these smaller-scale gems." (Publisher's Weekly)

Members Reviews:

WOW!

This story is a little more than 4 pages of first person narrative, told by a battle-hardened soldier in the only words he knows, but you'll spend more time considering it than you did reading it. It's that deep. Burke is a phenomenal writer. There is not a wasted word anywhere, yet you'll feel the subtropical heat, hear the gunfire, and the wrongs he conveys in this short fiction will haunt your dreams long after the last words. Read it as a lesson on how to write!

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Title: Not Enough Indians

Author: Harry Shearer

Narrator: Harry Shearer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-07

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 53 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Meet the residents of Gammage, New York, a town on the verge of declaring bankruptcy, when inspiration strikes. Why not go native, and open a casino? With Not Enough Indians, actor, writer, producer, and former Saturday Night Live cast member Harry Shearer joins the ranks of such comedian/authors as Steve Martin and Michael Palin with a brilliantly funny, whip-smart satire of greed, collusion, distrust, and betrayal in the halls of Washington and the casinos of Native America.

©2006 Harry Shearer; (P)2007 Phoenix Audio

Critic Reviews:

"[A] wickedly funny debut novel." (Booklist)

"An engaging political satire." (The Washington Post's Book World)

Members Reviews:

Very smart and funny

Great satire as I'd expect from Harry Shearer. Sure it gets a little silly at times, but always returns to intelligent fun.

Characters are all quirky individuals who we can laugh at and feel fondness for while knowing they are all heading for failure - if not disaster.

I recommend Not Enough Indians for listening to when you want light (but not childish) humor.

(Plus, it's relatively clean: very limited harsh language, nothing graphically described, just a little clean diaper humor).

Fun listen, great characters

If you could sum up Not Enough Indians in three words, what would they be?

Clever, witty, entertaining

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I think it'd make a fun radio play. I kept imaging the cast from A Mighty Wind filling in the orher voices.

Which character as performed by Harry Shearer was your favorite?

Dr. Roger Gardner

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Join the tribe.

Any additional comments?

Great fun from the voice of The Simpsons.

A cute and edgy book

The book was a good listen. The characters held my interest. The plot was not tedious as might have happened. The idea that a town would resort to these measures to survive is hilarious. It made me smile and even occasionally laugh out loud...something I do not normally do. I liked the book and thought it was good but not great. I recommend it to others for satisfying reading.