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Titel: Mütter, Töchter und andere Krisen

Autor:: Brigitte Teufl-Heimhilcher

Erzähler: Sylvia Heid

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-15-15

Herausgeber: Lake Union

Bewertung: 3 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Annette ist Geschäftsfrau, sie liebt ihre Villa, ihre Firma und ihre Familie. "Genau in der Reihenfolge", meint Tochter Monika, die sich ganz der Familie widmet. Als sie ihren Mann Udo jedoch bei einem Seitensprung erwischt, zieht sie mit Tochter Sarah in die Villa ihrer Mutter. Annette, die Udos betriebswirtschaftliche Fähigkeiten zu schätzen weiß, macht ihn dennoch zu ihrem Geschäftsführer. Da sind Probleme ebenso vorprogrammiert, wie bei dem Versuch ihres Ex-Mannes, seinen ungewollten Ruhestand zu verheimlichen. Die herrschende Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise macht die Situation auch nicht leichter, verhilft aber zu neuen Ideen - und schafft am Ende völlig neue Verhältnisse...

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Title: Summertime

Author: Vanessa Lafaye

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-15-15

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Florida, 1935, and the residents of Heron Key are preparing for the Fourth of July barbecue, little realising how much their world is about to change. Domestic helps Missy and Selma are dismembering the alligator that tried to snatch the baby Missy was watching, before they can get ready for the party.

Henry, a returned soldier from WW1, is hoping that his comrades in his construction team will not disgrace themselves in front of an already fiercely judgemental community. Hilda Kincaid, is squeezing into a frock, wondering how she will face another night of public humiliation as her husband toys with Doreen from the golf club. And Sheriff Dwayne Campbell - laughing stock since his wife gave birth to their mixed-race son - is squaring up to deal with any troublemakers and prove he can control the town, even if he can't control his wife...

Tensions simmer at the party and in the early hours of the morning, a woman is found half-beaten to death. As whites turn on blacks, the finger of suspicion points at one man. And while wild accusations are made, far over the Atlantic a tropical storm changes direction and turns towards Florida, increasing in speed by the second. As the hurricane beacons are lit along the Keys, the town folk prepare themselves as they always do, unaware that the approaching storm is beyond anything they have ever experienced. In one night, Heron Key will change forever.

Members Reviews:

Gripping story

Excellent story brought to life by a wonderful story teller. Recommended read. Based on true events it's an exceptional and heart rending tale of people in the south living together.

A moving fictional account

I found this book a little hard to get into, then I couldn't stop listening. As the disaster unfolds the listener is gripped by the events and totally involved in the characters and their fight for survival. The narration was excellent.

Superb in every respect

This could well be one of the best audible books I have listened to so far. The story was so absorbing and well crafted, the characters felt so real , brought to life magnificently by this very talented narrator.

I found it moving and thought provoking. I really could not put it down and would highly recommend this to a wide age range of readers and to both genders.

I was so impressed by the narrator, I intend to choose my next read narrated by her.

The whole experience was just lovely.

History given the Hollywood treatment

This book is OK if you don't mind a serious subject given the 'Pearl Harbour film' type treatment. This may have been a true event but the characters in this story are stereotypical and basically two-dimensional good and bad guys. There are some well-written scenes, for example Hilda's suffering at the hands of her philandering husband in the searing Florida heat, and the lynching scene is dark and suitably harrowing. Unfortunately I found the storm scenes strangely boring and finally skipped the last few chapters to find out what happened at the end. If I saw this at the cinema I think I could enjoy it in the same way I enjoyed a yarn like Independence Day, but as a book tackling racism in the South, it needed more substance, pace and originality.

Summertime

Good story like a happy ending. Quite informative too. Hadn't perceived how deadly a hurricane can be

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Title: Vigilante

Author: Shelley Harris

Narrator: Sherry Baines

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-08-15

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Jenny Pepper never expected to end up like this. Tired of her job and her lacklustre marriage, increasingly marginal in her teenage daughter's life, Jenny stumbles into a vigilante rescue one night; suddenly her world is exciting again - and she's a hero.

In secret - in costume - she walks the streets of her small town, seeking to right wrongs. But secret identities are tricky to maintain, and Jenny's need for adventure is beginning to cost her dearly.

Then, amidst the petty crime, a terrifying villain appears. He's attacking young girls - and Jenny's daughter is at risk. As she starts to see less and less clearly through the mask, Jenny finds her fantasy life becoming frighteningly real. We all want to be extraordinary, and we all have a moment in our lives when we realise that we're not.

Members Reviews:

Loved the narration; liked the story

Where does Vigilante rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

About middling I'm afraid - I found it lost it's way a bit towards the end and I wanted it to hurry up. I really liked the reading of it and it's a good one to listen to in the car

If youve listened to books by Shelley Harris before, how does this one compare?

N/A - first one by her

Which character as performed by Sherry Baines was your favourite?

Martha

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I find this question very difficult - not sure what it means, sorry

Any additional comments?

I bought this to listen to on holiday and enjoyed it

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Title: The Incident

Author: Kenneth Macleod

Narrator: Angus King

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-08-15

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Certainly there are ghosts in these towers. For me they are the ghosts of two children. And even now - ten years later and seven hundred miles away - I still wake most nights with the muffled echo of their cries in my ears and the weight of their deaths on my conscience...Three lives; three turning points.

Craig was a teenage lifeguard on a beach in Germany when two children died on his watch. It should never have happened. He was an expert swimmer. His grandfather, Gordon McInnes, was on board a ship torpedoed during the war. He survived by clinging to the body of one of his colleagues. Years later, he met a member of the crew of the U-boat that attacked his ship. Gerd is a refugee of the Cold War. Recruited by the Stasi at a very young age, he escaped to the west after his mission went terribly wrong. He never went back.

The Incident is a searingly powerful novel about fate, about those moments that change the course of a life for ever. It is also a book about history, from the Second World War through to the current day, and the way incidents long past can reverberate across generations.

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Titre: Comme Une Vie

Sous-titre: Les Tortueuses Tribulations d'une Tortue Têtue

Auteur: Sania Ginzburg

Narrateur: Sania Ginzburg

Format: Original Recording

Durée: 1 hr and 27 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 12-31-14

Éditeur: Sania Ginzburg

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Comme Une Vie louvoie entre conte philosophique et roman radiophonique, en rimes, en sons et en musique, et suit le sillage des tortueuses tribulations de Betty, la tortue têtue. Le genre de tortue qui, quand toutes ses sœurs à peine écloses se ruent vers leur mer, préfère éviter l'embarras de la circulation et prend un chemin de traverse...

©2014 Sania Ginzburg (P)2014 Sania Ginzburg / José Grajales pour la musique

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Titel: Nachts sind alle Schafe schwarz

Autor:: Heike Abidi

Erzähler: Ann Vielhaben

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-25-14

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Für die Erfüllung des ganz großen Lebenstraums fehlt Becky, Caro und Greta das nötige Kleingeld. Aus einer Sektlaune heraus entwickeln die drei ein pseudoesoterisches Geschäftsmodell: animalistische Balance! Daran, dass ihr Konzept der unausgeglichenen Seelentiere wirklich seine Anhänger finden könnte, glauben sie zuerst selbst nicht. Doch über Nacht boomt das Geschäft um scheues Reh und falsche Schlange.

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Kritik Bewertungen:

Heike Abidi ist bekannt für ihre witzigen Romane - Vorsicht, Lachmuskelkater!

-- Lübecker Nachrichten

Heike Abidi weiß ihre Leser zu begeistern und zwar mit großen Gefühlen, witzig-spritziger Unterhaltung und einer originellen Story, an der selbst Sophie Kinsella ihre helle Freude hätte!

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Titel: Vor den Schmetterlingen (Eine viel zu realistische Liebesgeschichte)

Autor:: Robert Riedl

Erzähler: Markus Pol

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 40 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-23-14

Herausgeber: Audio Media Digital

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Nein, Liebesgeschichte, nicht Liebe! Liebesgeschichte. Sicher gibt's da viele Klischees, eh klar, aber was stellst du dir vor unter einer Liebesgeschichte? Ja genau, auf das will ich hinaus: so eine Liebesgeschichte, die hat am Anfang damit zu tun, dass zwei im Prinzip Liebe haben wollen. Ja, aber aus irgendeinem blöden Grund können sie nicht.

©2014 Audio Media Digital (P)2014 Audio Media Digital

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Titel: Barfuß über Schotter

Autor:: N.N.

Erzähler: Franz Suhrada

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 10 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-22-14

Herausgeber: Audio Media Digital

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Es war eine sternenklare Julinacht. Ich war sieben Jahre alt und musste jeden Abend mit dem Gebetläuten der Kirchenglocken daheim sein. Um acht Uhr war für mich Schlafenzeit. Ich stamme von einem Bauernhof im niederösterreichischen Tresdorf, oberhalb von Leobersdorf. Wir hatten das Jahr 1968.

©2014 Audio Media Digital (P)2014 Audio Media Digital

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Title: Honour Thy Father

Author: Lesley Glaister

Narrator: Jilly Bond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In a remote, crumbling house in the Fens live four sisters - Agatha, Milly, and Ellen and Esther - identical twins so closely linked as to be almost one person. They have lived there all their lives, trapped still by the fear of their dead father, who governs his daughters' lives from beyond the grave. And then there is George, another inhabitant, imprisoned in the cellar.

Little by little, macabre events come to light: events that transform an idyllic country childhood into a world of eccentric isolation.

Critic Reviews:

"A superior and very English offering: mad, macabre ... deserves attention and applause" (Sunday Telegraph)

"A true original ... a startling work. Eerie and satisfying - a horro story told with tenderness" (Sunday Times)

"Chilling and creepy .. but filled with love and passion" (Publishing News)

Members Reviews:

Surprising!

Such a gentle introduction which slowly soured to a strange distorted world. Listened in two sittings on a long drive and thoroughly enjoyed the story which was easy to listen to and will be remembered for it's originality.

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Title: Natural Shocks

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Richard Stern

Narrator: David Drummond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-17-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A high-flying journalist comes to ground in this brilliant and bittersweet novel about coming to terms with the traumas of life.

Fred Wursup has an enviable existence. Paid to travel around the world "harvesting the annual crop of stars and villains", he has a beautiful geophysicist girlfriend and a friendly relationship with his ex-wife Susannah, whose living room he can see into from the roof of his Lexington Avenue apartment. His latest book, a collective portrait of brilliant but flawed leaders called Down the American Drain, had the good fortune to be published at the height of the Watergate scandal, sending it to the top of the best seller lists. A new assignment, however, threatens to bring an end to Wursup's recent string of successes. Asked to write an article on dying - still "undiscovered country", according to his editor - he becomes unsettled by the seemingly random course of his life, the nature of his work, and the mortality that surrounds him. A troubled playwright he once profiled commits suicide. His elderly father, a retired meter reader who writes poetry about the last years of famous old men, seems to be on the verge of something drastic. Cicia, a young woman dying of cancer at St. Vincent's Hospital, is gorgeous, vibrant, and doomed, and Wursup just might be falling in love with her.

A charming and richly intelligent story about the disasters, major and minor, that are bound to happen to us all, Natural Shocks showcases the fine craftsmanship and depth of feeling that have established Richard Stern as one of America's most admired authors.