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Title: The Forgotten Waltz

Author: Anne Enright

Narrator: Caroline Lennon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-24-16

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

If it hadn't been for the child then none of this might have happened. She saw me kissing her father. She saw her father kissing me.

The fact that a child got mixed up in it all made us feel that it mattered, that there was no going back.

Members Reviews:

... likable characters are one of your criteria for a good book, then this one isn't it

If likable characters are one of your criteria for a good book, then this one isn't it.

There are some interesting things about the book: It is a first person narrative by Gina Moynahan, a 32 year old, childless, married woman who embarks on an affair with a married man who does have a child....a rather special child, Evie.

The narrative is rambling, contradictory, and doubles back on itself as you hear Gina's side of a story complete with her perceptions and judgments of other people and their motives. These perceptions and judgements change like quicksilver, sometimes within the same sentence.

At times, the narrative is like overhearing one side of a conversation in a coffee shop, or a cellphone conversation of a woman whose time would be better spent on a therapist's couch. Gina is shallow, self-centered, has few scruples, and is motivated by the trappings that money can buy.

The setting is Dublin during the boom time of the early 2000's, heading into the crash of 2008. So money and housing are very important to the story...as are booze, cigarettes, and lust.

And the one thing...actually person...that Gina's story hinges upon is dealt with very peripherally at the beginning and end of her story. And that is Evie, the daughter of Gina's lover, Sean. But this is characteristic of the way Gina deals with life.

The writing is very well done, even if the story is a bit worn and without much plot. Because of the economic boom and bust theme of the book, I can't help wonder if this is a bit of allegorical tale of Ireland.

A complete package

The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright (259 pages)

Winner of the Man Booker Prize, this novel, set in Ireland, was called the "best fiction book of the year" by the Wall Street Journal and "best book of the year" by Vogue. The story of an adulterous affair, it is narrated by the egocentric "other woman" in a poetic stream-of-consciousness style, mostly in flashbacks that jump between then and now, with hints of what is to come. At first, I thought it was the writing that won the praise. I had trouble relating to the narrator - an IT worker in her 30s with, apparently, no moral qualms about acting on the compelling attraction she feels toward a man who has both a wife and a young daughter. But I was intrigued by her writing style. Toward the end of the book, I decided that entire package - the characterizations, relationships, storyline, writing style, moral implications - has earned the praise and awards that have been won by this book. I don't want to say much about it in case someone who reads this will want to read the book, as the enjoyment is in discovery, in the shedding of illusions. It's an extremely interesting book, especially by the time you reach the end.

Absorbing novel--drifts at the end

Ann Enright is a gifted writer, and this book again demonstrates her skill. The characters are well drawn and the novel holds your interest. It took me a while to catch on to the rhythm of the book, presented from the point of view of the main character.

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Titre: Souviens toi, Rose...

Auteur: Isabelle Rozenn-Mari

Narrateur: Marie Chevalot

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 06-22-16

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

À huit ans, Rose a dû laisser la France derrière elle pour suivre son oncle à New-York, après le décès accidentel de ses parents. Mais à 26 ans, alors qu'elle n'a plus aucun souvenir de son enfance, son passé ressurgit brutalement lorsqu'elle hérite de la demeure familiale. Tandis qu'elle prend possession de la maison, Rose va peu à peu découvrir que son oncle lui a menti sur les raisons de son départ précipité. Et si elle n'avait pas été enlevée à son environnement par hasard ? Abr />Alex, son ami d'enfance - qui ne la laisse pas indifférente - pourra-t-il l'aider à découvrir la vérité ? Quel dangereux secret Rose a-t-elle enfoui au plus profond de sa mémoire et qui peuple ses nuits de cauchemars ? Et cette maison qui la met si mal à l'aise : est-elle hantée comme les âmes bien pensantes de la ville semblent le penser ? Le meurtre d'un homme dans sa maison ne laisse plus le choix à Rose. Elle doit découvrir la vérité. Et se souvenir... quitte à sombrer dans la folie...

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Avis des membres:

Tres bon livre

Fascinating

Two Stars

Bof. Ecrit comme un roman "à l'américaine". Pas de quoi fouetter un chat.

Excellent plot, intriguing characters.

Beautifully written apart from the ending, where I thought the author has tried to crowd too much explanation into too small a space, leaving the reader a bit breathless. It might have been better to add a couple of extra chapters in order to round off the storyline more leisurely and elegantly.

Waste of time

Souviens-toi Rose...: I regret I wasted my time for reading this book. It is an insult to readers' intelligence! Toward the end it becomes really nonsensical.

Amusant!

Vous cherchez un roman facile a lire et plein de rebondissements? Vous avez trouve ! A lire d'une seule traite !

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Titolo: La famiglia Tortilla

Autore: Marco Malvaldi

Narratore: Pietro Ragusa

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 39 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 06-21-16

Editore: Audible Studios

Valutazioni: 4 su 5 su 1 voti

Categoria: Fiction, Contemporary

Riepilogo Editore:

Barcellona è il paradiso dell'onnivoro, un inno alla gioia della buona tavola. Una famiglia di buon appetito è pronta a condurvi in una scorribanda gastronomica tra La Rambla e la Boqueria. Lasciatevi guidare. La parola d'ordine è: provare tutto. E godersela, sempre. Mettiamolo subito in chiaro: io, i mercati, li detesto. In modo gerarchico, ma li detesto.

Quando ero piccolo, a volte i miei mi portavano al mercato ortofrutticolo; il che significava che il piccolo Malvaldi veniva scortato in un magazzino buio, parcheggiato in un canto pieno di pallets (allora si chiamavano ancora pancali) e dimenticato lì mentre i miei caricavano la macchina di cassette di spinaci, broccoli e patate in quantità sufficiente per un assedio. Non paghi di ciò, invariabilmente nel corso del tragitto mio padre o mia madre trovavano modo di notare qualche camioncino lungo la strada che vendeva mozzarella fresca (nel senso che tre settimane prima era fresca) o scamorza affumicata (dal sapore, presumo utilizzassero i copertoni), e arricchivano ulteriormente il carico di roba ingiovibile. Dopodiché si tornava a casa, giusto in tempo per scoprire che la puntata di Goldrake era appena finita. Io, i mercati, li detesto. Tranne uno.

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Title: The Book of Zorro: The Legacy

Subtitle: The Book of M, Book 5

Author: Tim Simpson

Narrator: Rocco Salata

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-16

Publisher: Tim Simpson

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Zorro, with Sherlock Holmes, Van Helsing, Arsen Lupin, and others, defeated the likes of Dracula, the Mummy, and the evil werewolf leader.

Once the war was over, Diego Vega, also known as Zorro, decided to continue his trip around the world. When duty calls yet again, Zorro is thrown back into the fray. This time someone from his past adventures seeks revenge on the masked hero, and Zorro must continue the fight against a group of scientists led by a mysterious leader from the island of Dr. Moreau. So now listen as Zorro continues to fight the evil that yet again is plaguing the lands.

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Title: In the Month of the Midnight Sun

Author: Cecilia Ekbäck

Narrator: Helen Johns

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-16-16

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Sweden, 1855. 'Worst thing I ever saw...'

The Minister of Justice receives a disturbing message. A massacre on one of Lapland's mountains - a priest, a law enforcement officer and a local settler have been slaughtered by one of the indigenous Sami people.

The murderer is in custody; he refuses to talk. The Minister dispatches his son-in-law, a geologist, to investigate, for there is more than one reason to visit Blacksen: it is a mountain with many secrets, a mountain that has never been mapped.

Magnus does not journey alone. The Minister's daughter, in disgrace, is sent with him. What they discover about the murders and what lies behind them will be nothing compared to what they discover about themselves. And self-knowledge will come at a bitter price.

From the stifling heat and restricted society of a Stockholm summer to the wild landscape of Sweden's far north, this novel tells a powerful story of the collision of worlds old and new.

Members Reviews:

In the Month of the Midnight Sun

A strongly delivered historical mystery set in Sweden in the latter half of the 1800's. It's a multi layered novel told from three separate points of view. I'm not normally a fan of this type of delivery but it does work in this novel. There is Magnus Stille a mineralogist of unknown origin, Lovisa, his errant sister in law and Ester an old and frail Lapp woman. These three vastly different characters come together on the mountain of Blackasen, a mountain steeped in mystery and rich in mineral deposits. Each has followed a path in the quest to find the answers to a horrific murder.

This is a multi faceted historical mystery. There is not only the primary mystery to be solved but there are several smaller mysteries that will all have great bearing on the outcome. There is Paganism, Christianity, guilt, prejudice and greed within the story.

It was a bit of a slow burner to start off with but that would be my only quibble. Haven't read this author before but enjoyed this very much.

Great book!

In the Month of the Midnight Sun contains all the elements that I really like in a book. I am extremely fond of reading historical suspense novels and Sami culture has for years fascinated me. I have not read Cecilia Ekbäcks earlier novel The Wolf Winter. However, it is high on the list of books I want to read.

Magnus Stille is son-in-law to the Minister of Justice in Sweden. Magnus is sent up to Svartsen (The Black Ridge) in Lapland to survey the area. However, he is really there to investigate the circumstances of the murder of the three men who were brutally murdered by a Sami. On the trip is also Magnus sister-in-law Lovisa who have been forced by her father to travel with Magnus because her behavior does not fit how a woman should behave at the time. At least that's what her father thinks. When they arrive at Svartsen do they notice that something is not right, there is a darkness over the small village that they are staying at in Svartsen...

I found the book extremely fascinating to read, in addition to the compelling story does the book also give an insight into the Swedes' treatment of the Sami people, how they were christened and how the land was taken away from them. Ekbäck skillfully tells the reader in this book how the Sami have been treated. How they are classified as different kinds of race and that the appearance and the way they live are dumber.

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Title: Paris Mon Amour

Author: Isabel Costello

Narrator: Lucy Scott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The first time I caused terrible harm to the people I love, it was an accident. The second is the reason I'm here.

When Alexandra discovers that her husband, Philippe, is having an affair, she can't believe he'd risk losing the love that has transformed both their lives. Still in shock, Alexandra finds herself powerfully attracted to a much younger man. Jean-Luc Malavoine is 23, intense and magnetic. He's also the son of Philippe's best friend. With every increasingly passionate liaison, Alexandra is pulled deeper into a situation that threatens everyone she holds dear.

Beautifully told through the boulevards and arrondissements of the City of Light, Paris Mon Amour is a sensual audiobook about inescapable desire and devastating betrayals. It is the story of one woman and two men and what happens when there is no way out.

Isabel Costello is the host of the Literary Sofa blog, which features authors from new talent to New York Times best-selling novelists. Guest writers on the blog have included Patrick Gale, Linda Grant, Tracy Chevalier and Karen Joy Fowler. She read modern languages (French and German) at Oxford before pursuing a career in marketing and communications. She is now a full-time writer and lives in London.

Critic Reviews:

"A truly emotional ride. A story of lust, love and loss with a beautifully described Paris as its backdrop. I galloped through it in a couple of days." (Claire Fuller, author of Our Endless Numbered Days)

Members Reviews:

Light and dark - brilliant

This is a combination I really enjoyed. Romance and passion between beautiful people in a Paris setting. Delicious to feel there as an insider. Then it is also much more challenging than you expect. A middle aged woman behaving out of character but you completely feel her damage and see the outcome. We all have enough light and dark in us to understand.

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Title: The Curse of Fear

Subtitle: A Witch Doctor's RX to Banishing Fear

Author: Mark Komula

Narrator: Mark Komula

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-09-16

Publisher: Mark Komula

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Everything we do is based on how it makes us feel. When what you feel is fear, it haunts you and all your actions. The Curse of Fear follows George, a fearful and anxious young man who, in an effort to conquer his fear, seeks help from the man they call the Witch Doctor. Discover how modern day, scientific magic changes his life.

Members Reviews:

Read this to learn to conquer your fears!

Very interesting and thought provoking. Now to try and implement what I learned!

Insightful and entertaining

This book was an excellent look at exactly why we fear things and how to overcome that fear, or look at fear in a different way. It was an easy read with a wealth of insight. Thank you Mark Komula for sharing your expertise!

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Title: A Close Approximation of an Ordinary Life

Author: Meryl McQueen

Narrator: Randal Schaffer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-09-16

Publisher: Indigo Falls Press

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Begin. I am 10 now. Ten, two times, five times, one a million times over if I want. Or 10, 10 ones are 10 every time. Ten. Dad says it's Asperger's, syndrome is a sickness, not like a bellyache but sometimes an earache or a brainache. AS means that some things that other kids think are easy are not so easy for me, and some things that other people think are hard are simple as pie for me. Look, look, look. Follow me, do not follow, look. That is what they say. They: Jan, Mom, Dad, Lucy. Look. They want to know what I remember. I remember everything.

Follow the story of Leonard Anthony Pearce: brilliant, articulate, ambitious. And living each day with the challenges and opportunities of high-functioning autism, making his way in a confusing world.

Members Reviews:

Walk a lifetime with AS

When I started reading this, I thought it would be perfect for my 10yo to read. My 10yo struggles with many of the OCD issues and completely logical thinking that are found in people with AS. He has never been tested or diagnosed, but I thought it would help. The writing style was very confusing for him, so he stopped reading with the comment, "It doesn't make sense!" When I read it to him, and the rest of the family, we all loved it!

A wonderful story to help us tolerate each other. For all the children who are being drugged up for ADD or ADHD - and the parents who drug them - I say read this, and find alternative methods to help you cope with society and its rules. You will be much happier!

I think we all have "A Close Approximation of an Ordinary Life." Thank you Meryl McQueen for writing a book which helps me appreciate mine.

Teacher of Aspy students

I am an SLP in a private school for children on the spectrum and used this book as social thinking class lessons. I read the book to them. As an assignment, I asked them to review the book. Comments I received were all positive, including one who wrote "I can see my future and I am glad it could be successful". I enjoyed reading the book, I learned a lot about the brain of a child on the spectrum and my students were happy to see that they are not alone.

A Beautiful View of AS

As someone with Asperger's Syndrome, this short yet fruitful book gave me the burst of hope I needed on a difficult day. I've only recently starting reading more first-person accounts of having Asperger's, and each time I do, it is a very positive experience. As I am in a relationship with someone without AS, I find it important to share this kind of information with them so they can learn as much about it as they can. I would have loved more stories about Len's time working as an ornithologist. Otherwise, it was a great read.

Good Book

Read this book and I highly reccomend it to anyone who wants to learn about Autism... I am a mother of an Aspie son and this book is very good. Though my son is very high functioning he did go through therapy. This book is a good introduction to Autsim. Eventhough the saying "Once you met someone with autism you met someone with autism". A child diagnosed with Autism is not like anyother child with autsim...They may have similar behaviors but that is about it. Read this book and learn about these wonderful children.

Absorbing and accessible

As a teacher who has taught many students with AS throughout my career, I found this book to be eye-opening.

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Titre: Danser les ombres

Auteur: Laurent Gaudé

Narrateur: Pauline Huruguen

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 6 hrs and 7 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 06-08-16

Éditeur: Éditions Thélème

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Un matin, la jeune Lucine arrive à Port-au-Prince pour y annoncer un décès. Très vite, dans cette ville où elle a connu les heures glorieuses et sombres des manifestations étudiantes quelques années plus tôt, elle sait qu'elle ne partira plus, qu'elle est revenue construire ici l'avenir qui l'attendait. Pour rendre hommage à Haïti, l'île des hommes libres, Danser les ombres tisse un lien entre le passé et l'instant, les ombres et les vivants, les corps et les âmes. Laurent Gaudé trace au milieu des décombres une cartographie de la fraternité, seule à pouvoir sauver les hommes de la peur et les morts de l'oubli.

Une plume tendre et fervente, simple et poétique. Un chant d'amour à Haïti. Un espoir de fraternité et l'amour.

©2015 Actes Sud (P)2015 Éditions Thélème

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Title: Returning to the Lion's Den

Subtitle: Life in an Organized Crime Family

Author: Marco Manfre

Narrator: Tim Welch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-16

Publisher: Marco Manfre

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When Daniel Montello is 18 years old, because his family is overwhelmed with crushing financial problems, he begins working as an errand boy/clean-up person at the Huntington Social Club, a storefront in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, that is used by the De Luca crime family. That decision dramatically alters the trajectory of Daniel's life and drastically affects all of those who care about him.

While not a sequel to The Outcast Prophet of Bensonhurst, this new book by Marco Manfre deals with similar themes: family, love, loss, and consequences as well as how people deal with local traditions and loyalties. However, because it is the story of a man's life in an organized crime family, Returning to the Lion's Den is replete with heart-pounding scenes of crime and retribution. It also explores the boundaries of faith and loyalty and delves into fundamental questions of right and wrong.

Although Returning to the Lion's Den is a work of fiction, as the story unfolds it reveals a great deal of accurate, carefully researched information about the actual workings of modern-day crime families. It is an eloquent and fascinating cross between The Godfather and The Valachi Papers. Its unique characters, real-life setting, and complex plot make Returning to the Lion's Den that rare kind of listening experience: a fast-paced thriller/crime novel and a deeply moving story of a man's fall from grace and his ultimate redemption.

Members Reviews:

Review of Returning to the Lion's Den

I have to admit, what initially compelled me to read Returning to the Lion's Den, is the fact that Marco Manfre was my 5th grade teacher. I know he was a spectacular teacher, so I was intrigued to see what type of an author he is. I found this book to be a very easy read in the aspect of one scene flowing into the next, and despite my hugely busy schedule, I was able to complete the book in just a few days. Hailing from the five Boroughs of New York City, I easily identified with the locations described in this book and that aspect of familiarity always lends to enjoying a story that much more. Marco Manfre does a wonderful job of running the gambit of human emotions in this story from love and passion between a man and a woman to fear and loathing of fellow humans all the way to sociopathic behavior displayed by mob members. I have read several books relating to the mob or Mafia in New York, some were fiction and others based on actual events. What differentiated this story from those stories is Marco Manfre takes his time line into the modern day with all the challenges associated with the world as it is today, as opposed to dwelling on the nostalgia of days gone by. So, whether you are 17 or 77 years old, I think you will find the time you spend reading Returning to the Lion's Den worth your while.

Loved it!

Returning to the Lions Den is superbly written. Daniel, the main character, was starting a career as a school teacher when he gets involved in an organized crime family in Brooklyn and faces a host of challenges while trying to put his life into perspective.