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Title: The Natural Way of Things

Author: Charlotte Wood

Narrator: Ailsa Piper

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-28-16

Publisher: Wavesound Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in an abandoned property in the middle of a desert. The Natural Way of Things is a gripping, starkly imaginative exploration of contemporary misogyny and corporate control and of what it means to hunt and be hunted. But most of all, it is the story of two friends, their sisterly love and courage.

Critic Reviews:

"One hell of a novel by one of our most original and provocative writers" (The Weekend Australian)

Members Reviews:

Abandoned in Captivity

The Natural Way Of Things by Charlotte Wood is a multi-layered novel with many complex and well-developed characters. It begins as a mesmerizing tale of women in captivity. How did they get there? Who are their captors? Why were they selected for capture and extended confinement? The reader will be immediately presented with all these questions. Some will be answered as details are presented slowly and in an obscure manner as a tale of survival unfolds. Questions about some of the captivesâ backgrounds will only be answered by reader imagination. This tale of captivity, survival, and human cruelty is a modern-day horror story.

The number of characters is large. Charlotte Wood develops each character to illustrate a set of human frailties. How will each character react to extreme, life-threatening adversity? Will each character be able to appreciate her own change? The changes come about primarily to the women captives although there is one female captor as well as two males. The female captor character is well developed, the two males less so. Looking at the characters, we have:

Yolanda: She had a boyfriend, Robbie, who was only interested in himself. He may have had a hand in her captivity.

Verla: the political girl A lot of her time will be spent self-interpreting her dreams. This may have something to do with mushrooms. She feels superior to the other captives and is sure she will soon be released.

Isobell (Izzy): the airline girl.

Hetty: the cardinalâs girl.

Maitlynd: the school principalâs head girl.

Barbs: the rough, independent girl. She is injured early in the captivity to serve as an example to others.

Rhiannon: the gamer girl.

Lydia: the cruise ship girl.

Leandra: The Army girl.

Joy: The Asian girl, a singer.

All the captives have been judged to be promiscuous, loose, sluttish women with no morals. It is hinted to be the reason for their captivity. They have all been âhanded overâ by some significant other.

Nancy: She is not part of the captives, instead she works with Teddy and Bonce as a captor. Her role seems to be a nurse, that is the good news. The bad news is she has no medical training.

Teddy: One of the captors, a diver who likes his own company as he meditates. He canât avoid occasional interactions with Bonce and Nancy as they work together to manage the captives. Teddy and Nancy will have a romantic relationship; Teddy will not attempt to molest the other captives (at first).

Bonce: A captor and a thoroughly unlikeable guy. He would like to molest all the captives but is prevented from doing so by his boss, the unknowable and never to appear âHardings.â

The captive women wake up to the reality of their captivity. When they are finally able to communicate with each other, they relate to each other the moments just before they are âhanded overâ to an agent that transported them to the camp.

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Titre: Le diable au corps

Auteur: Raymond Radiguet

Narrateur: Élodie Huber

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 07-26-16

Éditeur: Éditions Thélème

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Le Diable au corps sont les confidences d'un jeune homme qui retrace sa rencontre amoureuse alors qu'il était adolescent, avec une jeune fille tout juste mariée à un soldat parti au front. Le contexte de la première guerre mondiale est abordé avec cynisme et détachement : c'est avant tout la possibilité d'un dérèglement des mœurs, d'une grande liberté laissée à ceux qui sont restés chez eux. L'histoire de cette passion presque enfantine et pourtant pleinement vécue, et le ton de vérité du texte ont fait scandale lors de sa publication. Reste aujourd'hui un roman psychologique où la tendresse de l'enfance se transforme en ardeur d'adulte et en tragédie, avec naïveté et sans contrainte, un grand classique.

© Domaine public (P)2009 Éditions Thélème

Avis des membres:

Nice Romantic Story

This is a lovely romantic book and really helped to take my french to the next level.

The sorrow of love endures: the pleasure of love is brief

Very, very French in style, structure, and--of course--in subject and theme. The subject is love, love eminently profane: An indulged, arrogant, brilliant boy conducts an affair with a young married woman, his senior, her husband off defending France during the Great War. In theme, the young whippersnapper occasionally reflects on the big question: The divine law, also the decorums of the petite bourgeoisie, as against the pleasures of....

In style, also eminently French: One paragraph of action followed by two pages of analysis.

The author, Radiguet, would pass away at age twenty. Too, too bad. By the way, European literature treats passion as destructive-- of the family, of society, of the nation . Curiously, dear ol' America, America of the Puritans, etc., treats passion--in literature, at least--with sentimental indulgence. Of course do see the film with the young Gerard Philipe, a master of fragile egoism

La promesse du génie

Une histoire d'amour entre un enfant de 16 ans (le terme adolescent n'était pas d'usage à l'époque) et une femme mariée, de quinze ans son ané, qui se déroule pendant la première guerre - d'où s'expliquent l'absence et l'ignorance du mari soldat cocufié.

Le fait le plus discuté, le mieux connu, et sur lequel l'éditeur devait le plus insister, est la précocité remarquable de Radiguet (20 ans à la date de publication du livre, et de sa mort, en 1923). Il est à la portée de quiconque de pondre une historiette bclée et un ramassis de tournures de langage communes. Aussi, n'et été de la qualité de la prose du Diable au corps, la précocité de Radiguet n'aurait contenue aucune surprise. Mais justement, le moindre que l'on puisse dire est que Le Diable est délicieusement écrit. On y voit l'oeuvre d'une disposition innée pour le mot, et le ton, justes. Revenu chez ses parents après une nuit d'amour et relatant la promenade qui lui avait servi de prétexte, voici comment le personnage campe, et conclut, l'épisode de la découverte de son mensonge.

"Je revins à la maison à neuf heures et demie du soir.

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Title: Please Do Not Disturb

Author: Robert Glancy

Narrator: Peter Noble, Adjoa Andoh, Aidan Kelly, Malcolm Hamilton, Lucian Msamati

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-16

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous Dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo.

Sean, an Irishman who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel - if only his crazed fiancée and fierce thirst would stop distracting him.

Josef, mythmaker and kingmaker, who paved the way for Tafumo's rise to power, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet.

Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive, maintaining the façade of the powerful ruler, as she mourns her own broken dreams.

And in the countdown to the Big Day, storm clouds are gathering as petty criminal Jack smuggles something into Bwalo - to the Mirage Hotel - that will change the lives of all of them forever.

Members Reviews:

Refunded - Too Slow

The performance is really good, unfortunately after 2+ hours I'm still struggling to care about the characters and plot.

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Titel: Shopaholic & Family

Autor:: Sophie Kinsella

Erzähler: Maria Koschny

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-10-16

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die Schnäppchenjägerin ist zurück!

Becky steht vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Sie will ihren Vater finden, der nach Las Vegas verschwunden ist und so ihre Fehler aus der Vergangenheit wiedergutmachen. Zunächst muss sie aber den Roadtrip nach Nevada überstehen, denn sie reist nicht allein: In einem Kleinbus kutschiert ihr Göttergatte Luke nicht nur sie und Minnie, sondern auch Beckys beste Freundin Suze - deren Mann zusammen mit Papa Bloomwood verschwunden ist -, ihre Erzfeindin Alicia, ihre Mutter und deren beste Freundin durch die Wüste. Der Beginn einer turbulenten Suchaktion, während derer Becky feststellt, dass es in Las Vegas nicht nur um ihr eigenes Glück geht...

©2010 / 2010 Sophie Kinsella / Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München. Übersetzung von Jörn Ingwersen (P)2016 der Hörverlag

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

I really love this series

I really love this series, so I think my knowledge of the characters carried over to my enjoyment of this book. I did not love it as much as the previous books, but I still want to read more about my favorite Shopaholic!

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Title: The Square Root of Summer

Author: Harriet Reuter Hapgood

Narrator: Katy Sobey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

My heart is a kaleidoscope, and when we kiss it makes my world unravel....

Last summer, Gottie's life fell apart. Her beloved grandfather, Grey, died, and Jason left her - the boy to whom she lost her virginity (and her heart) - and he wouldn't even hold her hand at the funeral! This summer, still reeling from twin heartbreaks, Gottie is lost and alone and burying herself in equations.

Until, after five years' absence, Thomas comes home: former boy next door. Former best friend. Former everything. And as life turns upside down again, she starts to experience strange blips in time - back to last summer, back to what she should have seen then....

During one long, hazy summer, Gottie navigates grief, world-stopping kisses and rips in the space-time continuum as she tries to reconcile her first heartbreak with her last. The Square Root of Summer is an astounding and moving debut from Harriet Reuter Hapgood.

Critic Reviews:

"Narrator Katy Sobey immerses listeners in the quandaries of 17-year-old Gottie, who is fascinated by theoretical physics and complex math.... Sobey balances the smatterings of theory by keeping listeners emotionally connected to Gottie's memories, which she continually relives. Especially effective is the way Sobey balances the story's magical realism with the tension building over how Gottie will handle the anniversary of her grandfather's death." (AudioFile magazine)

Members Reviews:

A very unusual YA novel w/a touch of Sci-Fi theory

What made the experience of listening to The Square Root of Summer the most enjoyable?

The narrator Katy Sobey did an great job with making each character distinct, and she was pleasantly dynamic.

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

I had trouble sometimes following the logic of the wormhole theory, but I don't think I would change anything.

Which character as performed by Katy Sobey was your favorite?

Grey as told in flashbacks was my favorite character.

If you could take any character from The Square Root of Summer out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Grey because he had such a cool outlook on life.

Any additional comments?

This was a 3.5 stars story for me. Katy's performance was 5-star worthy. And overall, I'd rate my reading experience with 4 stars. I would definitely read another novel by this author and look forward to listening to more audiobook titles narrated by Katy Sobey.

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Title: The Tailor's Girl

Author: Fiona McIntosh

Narrator: Madeleine Leslay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-16

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the bustling streets of post-Great War London to the idyllic 1920s Sussex countryside, this is a breathtaking story of passion and persistence from a phenomenal Australian storyteller about how true love can overcome incredible odds, even in the most extraordinary circumstances.

A humble soldier, known only as "Jones", wakes in hospital with no recollection of his past. The few fleeting fragments of memory he glimpses are horrifying moments from the battlefield at Ypres. His very identity becomes a puzzle he must solve. Then Eden Valentine comes gliding into his world, a stunning seamstress who has a dream of her own business in high fashion but duty to her family may never permit her to fulfil it while her fiancé resents the intrusion of the disarming Jones in such desperate need of her help to unravel his past.

Surrounding the mystery is Alex Wynter, the influential heir to the Wynter industrial empire and country manor Larksfell Hall. With his aristocratic family still reeling from a recent tragedy, he brings news that will further rock the foundations of their privileged lives.

When their three very different worlds collide, the pieces of the past finally fall into place and lead them into wildly unexpected futures. What they discover will bring shattering consequences that threaten to tear apart far more than just the heart of the tailor's girl.

Members Reviews:

Fantastic story and great narrator!

I absolutely loved this book and just couldn't put it down. The story opens at the end of WWII in a London hospital for injured servIcemen where preparations are underway to celebrate "peace in our time". However, one of the patients, who has recovered from his physical injuries, is struggling with amnesia. And so begins his story which has so many twists and turns. ...

plagiarism? Random Harvest 1942 J. Hilton

this is an exact copy of Random Harvest 1942 by James Hilton. She changed the ending. Not her own work at all.

Excellent Story.

A throughly enjoyable story, descriptive with and intriguing thread of wanting a satisfying conclusion. Recommended.

Easy listening, love finds a way. Heart ache

Not so easy to hold on to hope and keep searching for the past to catch up.

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Title: My Name Is Lucy Barton

Author: Elizabeth Strout

Narrator: Kimberly Farr

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-16

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, read by Kimberly Farr.

A mother comes to visit her daughter in hospital after having not seen her in many years. Her unexpected visit forces Lucy to confront her past, uncovering long-buried memories of a profoundly impoverished childhood, and her present, as the façade of her new life in New York begins to crumble, awakening her to the reality of her faltering marriage and her unsteady journey towards becoming a writer.

From Lucy's hospital bed, we are drawn ever more deeply into the emotional complexity of family life, the inescapable power of the past and the memories - however painful - that bind a family together.

Members Reviews:

Geeat!

la autora ha conseguido sumergirme rápidamente en su historia. Los momentos más memorables son cuando Lucy quiere acercarse a los recuerdos más dolorosos de su infancia y cómo reacciona su madre

A great pleasure!

I loved it from start to finish, I couldn't stop listening until it was finished. Will be recommending this for my next book club and to anyone who will listen!

'All life amazes me,' says Lucy Barton.

and Elizabeth Strout tells her story so gently yet powerfully: complex, insightful and painfully loving. It amazes me.

A subtle tapestry of family relationships

What made the experience of listening to My Name Is Lucy Barton the most enjoyable?

Like all of Elizabeth Strout's works this is beautifully written. The anecdotes that make up Lucy's past are fascinating to listen to.

What did you like best about this story?

This is not a novel of action, more of meditation. I feel you could listen to any part of it and be moved.

Which character as performed by Kimberly Farr was your favourite?

The novel is told in the first person so it is Lucy's voice we hear.

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

Too many to mention but the last few lines are really moving.

Disappointing lack of depth in mother daughter relationship for me

There were some really interesting snippets fold stories in this book but I felt it jumped around too much and left too much unexplained to allow the listener to get to know the characters or heir experiences to any real depth.

It had such potential to expose the relationship between mother and daughter but didn't give it the exploration I was hoping for.

I didn't find myself able to relate to any of the characters well. I wanted to know them more.

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Título: La mensajera de los sueños imposibles [The Messenger of Impossible Dreams]

Autor: Nieves Garcia Bautista

Narrador: Pilar Paneque

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 13 hrs and 34 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 01-22-16

Editor: Audible Studios

Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 32 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

¿Quién no tiene un sueño? Todos hemos albergado en nuestro corazón, alguna vez, un anhelo por cumplir. ¿Cuál es el tuyo?

Marie trabaja como mensajera en el centro de Madrid y, entre paquetes y cartas, porta sueños a los destinatarios. Ella también tiene los suyos y necesita realizarlos. Esa fuerza le permite continuar en la ciudad, sin perecer entre las pesadillas que desvelan sus noches y las ausencias a las que todavía no puede decir adiós.

Seis meses atrás tuvo que huir de su pueblo natal, en Francia, pero su especial estancia en Madrid toma un giro definitivo cuando Marie fotografía una escena aparentemente intrascendente desde el ático-estudio donde vive. Esta historia comienza cuando está a punto de terminar.

De la autora de El amor huele a café, llega su nueva audio novela, ambientada entre Francia y España, en la que el amor, la amistad, los secretos y los sueños se entrelazan en varias tramas que confluyen en un final donde todas las piezas encajan.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

Me gusto, pero no me encantó.

Le falta pasión y emoción. hubo momentos aburridos y simples. El narrador muy bueno, le ayuda mucho a la historia.

Cuento lindo

Los personajes compriman el mejor aspecto de este trabajo. La historia no es fascinante sino interesante. El titulo es adecuado por que el libro trata de los emociones, pensamientos, y sueños de los personajes. El libro is bien escrito y he disfrutado de leer lo.

Libro muy entretenido!

Este es el primer libro que escucho y me ha gustado muchísimo. La historia me enganchó desde el primer momento y me amé a todos los personajes. La narración me pareció excelente!

el sueño se hizo posible

y ahí estaba el amor de Marie, acompañando a Oli siempre que mirara al cielo...

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Title: A Breath of French Air

Subtitle: The Larkin Novels, Volume 2

Author: H. E. Bates

Narrator: Philip Franks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-13-16

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In the second novel in the Pop Larkin series, the Larkin family descends upon Brittany in France. Like fish out of water, they find that things don't quite turn out their way: The weather is less than ideal, the food is awful, and the hotel is in a bad state of repair. But things slowly improve as Pop manages to sweet-talk Mlle Dupont, Angela Snow, and her sister, Iris; and Charley and Mariette celebrate their first wedding anniversary. A Breath of French Air is a delightful book full of nostalgia, fun, and frivolity.

Members Reviews:

A Great Listen

Loved the books, loved the TV series. Now - loved listening to the books excellently read by Philip Franks.

fantastic

a wonderful and positive story that feels the soul with joy. Definitely one to buy.

Just the ticket, perfect

The story cheered me up every time I listened to it, the narrator was excellent, 'will have more of that!'

So entertaining

I loved the TV show now I love the books. They have more in them.

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Title: The Burned Bridges of Ward, Nebraska

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Eileen Curtright

Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 30 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

There are no secrets in a small town. For someone like Rebecca, that can get awkward.

Rebecca Meer's hometown of Ward, Nebraska, is small - so small that she can't even sneak home after a drunken girls' night without running into at least three people she knows. But she has bigger problems than her reputation. The head doctor at her fertility clinic is losing his mind, and his wild behavior could cost them the business. Her supersuccessful ex-boyfriend has blown back into town and somehow become her son's fifth-grade teacher - now her son is asking awkward questions about the end of their relationship. Rebecca can't even run the PTA's annual food drive without getting mixed up with criminals. In Eileen Curtright's astute comedy, we see just how far a stressed-out single parent will go to be the "perfect" mother.

Members Reviews:

waste of time

not much redeeming other than Atlas Shrugged references. Voice was rather bland for all characters. Strange story...

Very entertaining

I found this book entertaining. In places I laughed out loud. I enjoy the satire surrounding testing in American schools. Sadly most of the satire is true.

no my cup of tea.

I have zero tolerance for people who make their own life miserable such as this main character.

took forever to get through

but I did finish the book. somewhere along the way it became quite funny, entertaining. the narration was good.

deleted book

t00 many "f" bombs in the hour of book. Too many swear words for me.