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Title: Stranger in a Strange World: Asperger's: The Outsider

Subtitle: A Brier Hospital Novel

Author: Lawrence Gold

Narrator: Tim Danko

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-18

Publisher: Grass Valley Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

An automobile accident shatters the near-perfect lives of David and Luke Hyatt, identical twins. David survives intact, but Luke nearly dies from his injuries. The residue of Luke's head injury is an acquired form of Asperger's. The twins had graduated from medical school and were about to enter an internship at Brier Hospital in Berkeley. Although Luke is gifted with savant-like intelligence, can he continue his career in medicine? Will health professionals, administrators, and patients themselves accept Luke as a physician or succumb to the petty fear of someone different, or is it time for the world to consider the value of an individual beyond his or her label?

Members Reviews:

Adding Family Drama Related to Asperger Syndrome Leads to 5+ Medical Thriller!

When Joyce and Norman had twin boys, they knew their family was just about perfect...Both boys were gifted and went on to into Medical School...

Until the Accident...

But both boys survived thankfully. It was Luke, however, that had been seriously hurt and, afterward, they realized that he had acquired Asperger's Syndrome, which is normally discovered at birth. Additionally it was discovered that he was a Savant now...and with most of the symptoms of Asperger's, Luke became a stranger in a strange world he hadn't a clue to live in... Perhaps a part of my love for this book is because of my personal relationship with a relative of mine, as I was reminded of the various issues that we saw as our little boy grew up... I'm not going to tell much about Part I which is about the twins and the family adjustments and decisions that needed to be made. It is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, the latter because of the closeness of the family and, in particular, Luke's twin brother, David...

In fact. I was so involved with the family drama, that I was shocked when suddenly the whole story switched into an entirely different story! But that's when the medical thriller for which Dr. Gold is becoming well know with his Brier Hospital Series, really takes off...and, as always, the main character for the series. Dr. Jacob Weizman, who represents the spirit of the series, takes on his important role at the Hospital...

Once again, we are looking at the actions of government operations and find that there is much being done that could lead to catastrophes, by accident, but also on purpose! And, when there is somebody watching, the type of criminal acts can be stopped through the sometimes dangerous action of a whistleblower...I am thankful he took the chance...

But even the exciting action you'll be reading did not deter me from watching and mostly enjoying the work of the twin doctors who soon were in the spotlight whenever some puzzling case needed to be solved. Dr. Gold has done an outstanding job in creating medical settings in which our new Savant could not only help, but add his skills to solve many cases that were not able to be addressed by others. Kudos, Dr. Gold, for tackling and sharing about this important problem, autism, as it increases for many more people than in the past...

I believe this one is a must-read so that readers will become more informed about Asperger Syndrome... But, adding this drama into an exciting, suspense medical thriller made this book a personal favorite for 2017.

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Title: The Last Family in England

Author: Matt Haig

Narrator: Mark Meadows

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-04-18

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the number one Sunday Times best-selling author.

Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children, Hal and Charlotte. And Prince, their black Labrador. Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost).

Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go badly awry - marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted suicide - Prince's responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him, and he is forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his Family.

Members Reviews:

Amazing but sad

Such a sad story but an excellent tail (pun intended)

Gripping, fast paced, but sad.

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Titre: Poupée volée

Auteur: Elena Ferrante

Narrateur: Ivana Coppola

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 4 hrs and 27 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-04-18

Éditeur: Gallimard

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Pourquoi Leda interrompt-elle brusquement ses vacances ? Au bord de la mer, elle était subjuguée par une famille et en particulier une jeune femme, Nina, et sa fille Élena. Quand la petite Élena perd sa poupée, c'est toute la famille qui se mobilise pour la retrouver et ne pas gâcher ses vacances, jusqu'à mener des actions inquiétantes telle une battue organisée sur la plage. Or c'est Leda qui a pris la poupée. Pourquoi ce geste insensé ?

Ivana Coppola restitue avec talent et justesse l'intensité de ce récit introspectif, portrait sans fard d'une femme qui oscille entre raison et folie.

©2006/2009 Edizioni e/o / Éditions Gallimard, pour la version française. Traduction de Elsa Damien (P)2018 Éditions Gallimard

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Title: Henry: The Queens Corgi

Author: Georgie Crawley

Narrator: David Thorpe, Beth Chalmers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-07-17

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The heart-warming story of one little dog's big adventure, and the lives he changes along the way.

When their dog goes missing during a day trip to London, the Walker family are forced to accept that they may never see Henry again. But as the family search for their beloved pet, the reality of what has happened to Henry never even crosses their minds: Henry has been mistaken for one of the Queen's prized corgis.

Swept into Buckingham Palace, Henry is about to discover how the other half of the dog world lives. Henry's life with the Walkers is a long way from the world of china dog bowls of the corgi room.

But Henry isn't such an average dog either - and as he explores the palace, getting under the feet of royals and staff alike, this naughty dog will change the residents of Buckingham Palace's lives in ways they could never have imagined....

Heart-warming and irresistibly funny, Henry: The Queen's Corgi is the perfect listen for fans of A Street Cat Named Bob and A Pug Like Percy.

Members Reviews:

A Sweet Christmas Charmer

Henry: The Queen's Corgi reminded me so much of Claude's Christmas Adventures that I had to pause the book long enough to look up the author.

Okay, so it's not written by the same person, but if you've read/listened to the latter, the former will seem a tad familiar.

There's a stressed-out family, social media for seeking out a lost dog, and an unutterably adorable canine.

And of course! Just a touch of romance that only a little lost dog longing for a sense of place can inspire in a couple of equally lost souls.

While Beth Chalmers does a great job with narration, it's David Thorpe as Henry who really steals the show, conveying Henry's many, many, MANY emotions with such dexterity that you're breathless with delight.

Definitely a sweet Christmas listen!

just cute

this is a very sweet story. I'm not a child but really enjoyed listening. the narrators really made the story and Henry was just a wee dote.

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Title: - [A Trial Marriage]

Author: - - An Ning

Narrator: - - Diandian

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: BOVCM

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

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Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin. : / : /

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Title: - [For Our Post-Youth]

Author: - - Wuyeqingfeng

Narrator: - - Chuieryaoyaotu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: BOVCM

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin. : / : /

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Titre: Musique : Country

Auteur: Danielle Steel

Narrateur: Lucile Delanne

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 8 hrs and 56 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 10-03-17

Éditeur: Éditions Thélème

Evaluation: 4 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Seule et désemparée après le décès de son mari, Stéphanie ne sait plus que faire d'elle-même. Bill lui a pourtant été infidèle et leur relation s'étiolait. Elle accepte de partir en vacances avec deux couples d'amis et passe un séjour en demi-teinte. Sur la route du retour, elle décide de ne pas rentrer chez elle où personne ne l'attend désormais et se rend à Las Vegas. C'est alors qu'elle rencontrera un homme et le monde de la musique...

Du pur roman d'amour, une écriture fluide et simple, on l'écoute d'un trait. Avec une centaine d'ouvrages publiés en France, 800 millions d'exemplaires vendus à travers le monde : Danielle Steel est une auteure dont le succès ne se dément pas depuis maintenant plus de trente ans. Une catégorie en soi. Un véritable phénomène d'édition.

©2017 Presses de la Cité (P)2017 Éditions Thélème

Avis des membres:

as the writing is tedious! The author continually started sentences with the word ...

This book could not have been written by Danielle Steele herself, as the writing is tedious! The author continually started sentences with the word "And" or "but", she repeated herself over and over again.....yes, we get that this is a new experience for this 'stepford' wife who's husband passed unexpectedly.....her daughters are horrible in how they react to their mother moving on, and I am constantly gritting my teeth as I struggle through the writing. I like the male character, and that's about it. Maybe they needed more words to fill up space, which is why the continuous use of 'and' and repeating happened. Only read if you don't care about decent writing...

Great book! While it is true that our chance ...

Great book! While it is true that our chance of meeting a country star on a hiking trail and becoming oart of his life is slim, the point of this book is how to pick up the pieces after your life is handed back to you. In the book Stephanie loses her husband unexpectedly and must cope with picking up the peices of her life. A wrong turn returning home from a weekend with friends and a spur of the moment decision to go to Las Vegas opens the door to a new world for her. She meets a country music star who encourages her to reach out to life and take a chance for happiness. CARPE DIEM! Seize the day - is his motto. Her struggle to come to terns with the past while reaching for a new life is a lesson for life. You can't move forward if you're stuck in the past. Finding the courage to move forward after a loss, rediscovering yourself can be exciting and confusing at the same time. Danielle Steele does a great job of exploring all the emotions involved. Recommend that it be read and reread!

CARPE DIEM - seize the day

Slow to start, but ultimately satisfying

This is your typical Danielle Steel romance book. Formulaic and somewhat repetitive, the first hundred pages move slowly but than the story picks up. In an unhappy marriage, Stephanie's husband dies unexpectedly. Trying to put herself together and rediscover who see is, she by chance meets a country western superstar.

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Título: Si te dicen que caí [If they tell you that I fell]

Autor: Juan Marsé

Narrador: Carles Sianes

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 12 hrs and 52 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 10-03-17

Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

Obra maestra de la literatura española contemporánea, Si te dicen que caí es una de las novelas más ambiciosas y valientes de nuestro tiempo, un calidoscopio estilístico en el que reverbera la memoria de la posguerra.

Escrita a finales de los años sesenta y prohibida por la censura, Si te dicen que caí constituye una secreta y nostálgica despedida de la infancia, así como un cuadro a la vez sórdido y poético de la vida durante el franquismo.

Se trata además de una de las novelas más personales de autor, pues, según el propio Marsé, al escribirla solo pensaba en los anónimos vecinos de un barrio pobre que no existe en Barcelona, en los furiosos muchachos que compartieron con él las calles leprosas y los juegos atroces, el miedo, el hambre y el frío, en su propia infancia y adolescencia.

El sutil entramado narrativo está compuesto por voces diversas, contrapuestas e incluso contradictorias, voces que rondan la impostura y el equívoco, que tejen y destejen una espesa trama de signos y referencias y un ambiguo sistema de ecos y resonancias.

Reseñas:

Nunca ha escrito una página donde no pase algo interesante. (Eduardo Mendoza)

Estamos ante una novela que se puede contar entre lo más valioso de la novelística de posguerra, quizá la más importante sobre los siniestros años cuarenta. (Gregorio Morán)

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

Geniales aventis

Juan Marsé (Barcelona 1933), poco conocido fuera de su país, es uno de los mejores escritores en español. Su consagración llegó con la novela Si te dicen que caí (Premio Internacional de Novela de México). Con precisión de relojero, profesión que ejerció hasta los veintiséis años, maneja la lengua, la estructura y el orden narrativo en un estilo realista identificado con la crítica social y política.

Los chicos de Si te dicen que caí, viven en la dura penuria de la Barcelona de posguerra, la misma de la infancia de Marsé. Fantasía y realidad se mezclan en las aventis, historias que se inventan para escapar al tedio y la miseria. "A veces, acuclillados en torno a la más increíble aventi contada por el trapero, en invierno, al anochecer, la niebla nos traía la sirena lejana y fantasmal de un buque en la entrada del puerto y era como una sirena oída en sueños, no creíble, una sirena surgida de un mundo infinitamente menos real que el nuestro."

Los tiempos y los personajes se entremezclan de una manera magistral haciendo de Si te dicen que caí una de esas grandes novelas que coloca a Marsé a la par de Cabrera Infante, García Márquez, Calvino y Cortázar.

Geniales aventis

Juan Marsé (Barcelona 1933), poco conocido fuera de su país, es uno de los mejores escritores en español. Su consagración llegó con la novela Si te dicen que caí (Premio Internacional de Novela de México).

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Title: The Paper Bag Christmas

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Kevin Alan Milne

Narrator: Greg Baglia

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-03-17

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A heart-tugging tale of a boy and a troubled little girl who discover that the true spirit of Christmas is alive and well in the hearts of those who earnestly seek it.

Dr. Christopher Ringle is the last person you'd expect to find moonlighting as Santa Claus at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving. But it is there that he meets a young man named Molar Alan, who desperately needs a new perspective on the underlying value of Christmas. Dr. Ringle recruits Mo and his older brother as volunteers at a nearby children's hospital for the holiday season. At the hospital Mo is tasked to help bring holiday cheer to the young cancer patients on the fifth floor. His biggest challenge is befriending a decidedly angry girl who is so embarrassed by her scarred appearance that she hides her face behind the safety of a paper bag. Almost in spite of himself, Mo finds that Christmas joy emanates from a source far greater than the North Pole, while the young girl learns that she is more beautiful than she had ever imagined.

Critic Reviews:

"Milne's debut novel is the epitome of the true meaning of Christmas. It's an inspiring tale filled with heartfelt characters that will move readers to view Christmas in a whole new light." (Leslie L. McKee, Romantic Times)

"The story is unexpectedly heartwarming...delivering his warm fuzzies and dashes of Christmas hope and magic." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Beautiful, Uplifting, Moving

Love this book. Great performance and the story is although sad in some places, very touching and loving-shows the true meaning of the Christmas Spirit

The real meaning of Christmas

Short story packed with what Christmas is all about. Loveable characters & timeless message. Makes you appreciate all your blessings.

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Title: Morning, Noon & Night

Author: Sidney Sheldon

Narrator: Kirk Douglas

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-11-17

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Cruising on his yacht off the rugged coast of Corsica, Harry Stanford, one of the world's wealthiest men, drowns under mysterious circumstances. In a chain of events that reverberates around the globe, a beautiful young woman appears at the family gathering following the funeral in Boston, claiming to be the tycoon's daughter and thus heir to a share of his estate. As the highly respected Stanford family seeks to learn whether she is genuine or an imposter, a hidden web of blackmail, drugs, and murder emerges from behind the facade of fame and glamour.

From the splendors of the Italian Riviera to the fashion salons of Paris and New York, from the elite parlors of Back Bay to the social register of Florida's Hobe Sound, Sidner Sheldon's story twists and turns its way through smoke and mirrors toward the explosive surprise ending.

Members Reviews:

Not sheldon's finest.

Not Sheldon's most famous, or even best book, but enjoyable nevertheless.

Every family has secrets, and this was not an always enjoyable book to read.

In my youth, I didn't understand why Kendall did not fight back, whose heartache bothered me the most, but now I do understand.

There was a rich man, who was nowhere as omnipotent as he thought. He indulged though he was running, and suddenly, he was killed. The first few chapters were amongst my favorites, because I loved all the food described.

Then came the stories of his children - heartache upon heartache.

This isn't Sheldon's best, and I am judging it because its ending was so unsatisfactory to me. Regardless, the writing is poignant, sharp, and deeply empathetic.

I do like this book.

Still Spalding

It's Spaulding, a happy man, a family man. But still Spalding. I love him, what else is there to say.

Morning, Noon and Night is a definite page turner and hard to put down.

Easy to read, Sidney Shelton is a tremendous writer who keeps the reader on his or hers toes and this book is no different. I enjoyed all the twists and turns in this book.

In this monologue he discovers the beautiful mess of family life with three kids and a ...

What can I say? Spalding Gray was a one and only in terms of his talents as a monologist and bringing to life the ordinary in all of our lives with a quirky twist. In this monologue he discovers the beautiful mess of family life with three kids and a lovely wife. It's poignant and funny and interesting how he tries to navigate these unknown waters of parenthood and balancing this new life with his old one of solipsism.

Wonderful story telling!

Yet another page turner by Sydney Sheldon, with a strong woman prevailing over the sinister machinations of desperate, evil people.