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Title: The Hidden Keys

Author: André Alexis

Narrator: André Alexis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-17

Publisher: Coach House Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Although the Green Dolphin is a bar of ill repute, it is there that Tancred Palmieri, a thief with elegant and erudite tastes, meets Willow Azarian, an aging heroin addict. She reveals to Tancred that her very wealthy father has recently passed away, leaving each of his five children a mysterious object that provides one clue to the whereabouts of a large inheritance. Willow enlists Tancred to steal these objects from her siblings and solve the puzzle. A Japanese screen, a painting that plays music, an aquavit bottle, a framed poem, and a model of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. Tancred is lured in to this beguiling quest, and even though Willow dies before he can begin, he presses on.

As he tracks down the treasure, however, he must enlist the help of Alexander von Wurfel, esteemed copyist, and fend off Willow's heroin dealers, a young albino named 'Nigger' Colby and his sidekick, Sigismund 'Freud' Luxemburg, a clubfooted psychopath, both of whom are eager to get their paws on this supposed pot of gold. And he must mislead Detective Daniel Mandelshtam, his most adored friend.

Based on an interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, The Hidden Keys questions what it means to be honorable and what it means to be faithful.

Critic Reviews:

"This gorgeously written, funny adventure tale will keep readers up finishing it while also quietly breaking their hearts with Alexis's keen observations of people, kindness, and cruelty." (Publishers Weekly)

"Even though the book is an old-fashioned quest yarn, Alexis's immense talent gives it an archetypal patina, glossing characters with shades of honor and subtlety that might have been missed in lesser hands." (Kirkus Reviews)

"[An] intellectual adventure yarn...Great fun." (The Wall Street Journal)

Members Reviews:

A wonderful discovery

I love to listen to contemplations by sensitive people. I love to listen to deep explanation of artistic observation. Listening to this book by Andre Alexis, read by himself, was much like being with him and meeting someone rich in culture and depth of spirit, A calm presence even in The suspenseful and violent moments. I like Tankred and am glad I met him too. I listened to this book because I listened to 15 Dogs and enjoyed the literature and the different perspective. I was not disappointed with this book either and now found another good author to listen too. I hope he reads more of his own. Thank you Andre Alexis.

Utterly Satisfying

The Hidden Keys is a smart and satisfying mystery. Alexis manages to embed philosophical ideas, questions of ethics and morality, as well as social commentary into a well designed plot and intriguing characters. He also has a great reading voice!

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Titre: Le nouveau nom (L'amie prodigieuse 2)

Auteur: Elena Ferrante

Narrateur: Marina Moncade

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 15 hrs and 52 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-03-17

Éditeur: Gallimard

Evaluation: 4.5 sur 5 sur 13 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Naples, années soixante. Le soir de son mariage, Lila comprend que son mari Stefano l'a trahie en s'associant aux frères Solara, les camorristes qui règnent sur le quartier et qu'elle déteste depuis son plus jeune âge. Pour Lila Cerullo, née pauvre et devenue riche en épousant l'épicier, c'est le début d'une période trouble : elle méprise son époux, refuse qu'il la touche, mais est obligée de céder. Elle travaille désormais dans la nouvelle boutique de sa belle-famille, tandis que Stefano inaugure un magasin de chaussures de la marque Cerullo en partenariat avec les Solara.

De son côté, son amie Elena Greco, la narratrice, poursuit ses études au lycée et est éperdument amoureuse de Nino Sarratore, qu'elle connaît depuis l'enfance et qui fréquente à présent l'université. Quand l'été arrive, les deux amies partent pour Ischia avec la mère et la belle-sœur de Lila, car l'air de la mer doit l'aider à prendre des forces afin de donner un fils à Stefano. La famille Sarratore est également en vacances à Ischia et bientôt Lila et Elena revoient Nino.

Le nouveau nom est la suite de L'amie prodigieuse. Marina Moncade nous emporte avec force et justesse dans le Naples dans années soixante, et met en voix une saga romantique au souffle unique.

©2016 Éditions Gallimard (P)2016 Éditions Gallimard

Avis des membres:

Elena Ferrante is an amazing writer and the second book is as good as ...

Elena Ferrante is an amazing writer and the second book is as good as the first one. Could stop reading

Really liked it. Want to read the next one

A continuation of the previous novel in the series. Really liked it. Want to read the next one.

Five Stars

I really enjoyed reading this book, it is extremely well written.

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Title: Moonglow

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Michael Chabon

Narrator: George Newbern

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-22-16

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Following on the heels of his New York Times best-selling novel Telegraph Avenue, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon delivers another literary masterpiece: a novel of truth and lies, family legends, and existential adventure - and the forces that work to destroy us.

In 1989, fresh from the publication of his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Michael Chabon traveled to his mother's home in Oakland, California, to visit his terminally ill grandfather. Tongue loosened by powerful painkillers, memory stirred by the imminence of death, Chabon's grandfather shared recollections and told stories the younger man had never heard before, uncovering bits and pieces of a history long buried and forgotten. That dreamlike week of revelations forms the basis of the novel Moonglow, the latest feat of legerdemain in the ongoing magic act that is the art of Michael Chabon.

Moonglow unfolds as the deathbed confession, made to his grandson, of a man the narrator refers to only as "my grandfather". It is a tale of madness, of war and adventure, of sex and desire and ordinary love, of existential doubt and model rocketry, of the shining aspirations and demonic underpinnings of American technological accomplishment at midcentury, and, above all, of the destructive impact - and the creative power - of the keeping of secrets and the telling of lies. A gripping, poignant, tragicomic, scrupulously researched and wholly imaginary transcript of a life that spanned the dark heart of the 20th century, Moonglow is also a tour de force of speculative history in which Chabon attempts to reconstruct the mysterious origins and fate of Chabon Scientific Co., an authentic mail-order novelty company whose ads for scale models of human skeletons, combustion engines, and space rockets were once fixtures in the back pages of Esquire, Popular Mechanics, and Boy's Life. Along the way Chabon devises and reveals, in bits and pieces whose hallucinatory intensity is matched only by their comic vigor and the radiant moonglow of his prose, a secret history of his own imagination.

From the Jewish slums of prewar South Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, from a Florida retirement village to the penal utopia of New York's Wallkill Prison, from the heyday of the space program to the twilight of the American Century, Moonglow collapses an era into a single life and a lifetime into a single week. A lie that tells the truth, a work of fictional nonfiction, an autobiography wrapped in a novel disguised as a memoir, Moonglow is Chabon at his most daring, his most moving, his most Chabonesque.

Members Reviews:

A ladder of bones

Late in this book, Chabon declares that "Sometimes even lovers of fiction can be satisfied only by the truth." If even only a small portion of this "autobiographical novel" were true, a reader would end the book concluding that Chabon's grandfather was a remarkable man indeed. You probably wouldn't think so at the beginning, though, as the opening scene of the novel is a description of the assault--more like attempted murder--that lands Chabon's grandfather into prison.

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Title: Pulse

Subtitle: The Pulse Effex, Book 1

Author: L.R. Burkard

Narrator: Angel Clark, Melissa Moran, Sybil Johnson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-31-16

Publisher: Linore Rose Burkard

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

What do you do when the whole world... stops? When an electromagnetic pulse hits the earth and everything stops working, nothing will ever be the same. No TV, no internet, no cell phones, not even a stinking working car. Who would have thought this could happen in the USA? To outsiders, Andrea Patterson has the American dream house and family. But when the unthinkable happens, the dream looks more like a nightmare - one from which she and her family may not wake up alive. Lexie Martin's homesteading family has never been cool like Andrea's, but they've been prepping for disaster for years. For them, the world didn't stop; it just slowed down. The one thing they didn't prepare for? A desperate school bus driver who will stop at nothing to get what they've got.

Sarah Weaver, friend of Andrea and Lexie, lives on the top floor of a ten-story apartment building. When things went black, she thought it could be romantic, like in the time of Jane Austen. She was wrong. Has the world collapsed forever? Who will survive when technology fails? Told in journal-style prose by three 16 year old girls, Pulse takes listeners into a chilling possible future for Americans while hitting right in the gut with frightening detail. Andrea, Lexie and Sarah bare heart and soul as they share what they encounter after the pulse. As even the U.S. government is concerned about the possibility of a catastrophic EMP, this book is not only timely but compelling.

Members Reviews:

Glad I listened to the end

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes - glad I listened to it even though it is written toward the teenage audience. Even still, I learned some surprising things about how such an event would most likely unfold on civilization and the brutal day-by-day of trying to cope to such a sudden change. BUT - if you are a liberal, atheist, or a new-age type, this is not your book.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Pulse?

The encounter with the Catholic Priest at the church cemetery.

What about the narratorss performance did you like?

The first teenage girl's story is believable and almost disgustingly realistic. The author researched his subjects extremely well.

Did Pulse inspire you to do anything?

To get rid of the unessential "stuff" that has somehow collected in my house, in my life, and in my heart. I am motivated to prepare my heart first, then do little things that could ease the pain if such an event did leave us in the dark for a very, very long time. Must stay grounded in love for other people, but don't be a fool.

Any additional comments?

Listen to this story if you are a prepper or just interested in a realistic apocalyptic twist...just be ready for the irritating teen-age girl diatribes.

hoping this never happens in my lifetime

Enjoyed listening to this book, sorry to find out the 2nd book in the series is not available on Audible now.

Trying to wrap my mind around the realities of this situation because this book really does paint a bleak but accurate picture of what will happen to our society if we lost electricity. Just the one thing changes everything. and not in a good way. I didn't grow up with all the more modern electronics, video had just come out, we walked everywhere as children or rode bikes. most families had one car.

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Title: The Bertie Project

Subtitle: 44 Scotland Street, Book 11

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: David Rintoul

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-16-16

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith.

With customary charm and deftness, Alexander McCall Smith gives us another installment in this popular series, now running in its ninth season in the Scotsman. Anything could happen to Bertie and the gang....

Members Reviews:

A bit long on philosophizing

I love this series and the characters in it, but Alexander McCall Smith tends to go off on tangents about life in the contemporary world. Some of that is fine but as the series progresses it seems hes giving more pages to that and less to moving the story forward. So this was a little slow and dull because of that.

I'd give 10* if I could!

Any additional comments?

As an Edinburghensian, though one who has lived away from her native city for too long, I found this book to be an undiluted pleasure. The author obviously loves the city with all its foibles. Bertie, despite a constant barrage from his dreadful mother and the equally awful Olive, manages to retain his essential sweetness and optimism, helped by his pleasant, if weak, father and his delightful grandmother and most of the regular inhabitants of Scotland Street and its environs appear to contribute to the gentle humour which had me smiling through nearly all the book. The narration by David Rintoul is an added plus and is worth several stars on its own!

Castration of Stuart - and Bertie

As usual this is a wonderful narration by David Rintoul - chust sublime! I only get these books in audible form - I think much of the story would be lost - perhaps it would seem repetitive and mundane without David Rintoul's input.

I look forward to the day when Stuart will find lasting happiness - and have the gumption to take Wee Bertie away to FREEDOM with him. I love the whole weaving together of these wonderful characters who have become so real over the years and feel like friends.

Hailing originally from the Firth of Clyde myself, it has warmed me to Edinburgh, so much so that I have even sought out places such as The Canny Mans, The Cumberland Bar, Henderson's, and Valvona & Crolla in Elm Row. I thought the Steiner School was a figment of Sandy's imagination, but I am assured by Edinburgh friends that it does exist. Whether it has ever had pupils named Knotweed, Tofu or Hiawatha remains to be seen.

Irene's character is well written, and it shows how well written as I would love to see her go off to live in Aberdeen - although I am sure Aberdeen has done nothing so bad to deserve her.

Can't wait until the next one Sandy.

What's not to love about Alexander McCall Smith?

The characters in 44 Scotland Street are always engaging and delightful, with the obvious exceptions of the monstrous Irene Pollock and the narcissistic Bruce Anderson. To say more would be a spoiler !!!

Sit back and enjoy David Rintoul's excellent reading. It's hard to put down and yet disappointing when it ends knowing I will have to wait for the next installment to find out what happens in Bertie's life next.

I can't get enough of these books.

David Rintoul is brilliant at narrating these audiobooks.

Great story that can be hilarious at times and also have you crying your eyes out too.You just grow to love the characters like they were real people.

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Title: Dead to Me

Author: Lesley Pearse

Narrator: Eve Webster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-16

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When Ruby and Verity met as girls, they came from different worlds. Verity was privately educated, living in a beautiful Hampstead home, while Ruby was being raised in extreme poverty. Nevertheless, they became firm friends. However, fortunes are not set in stone, and soon the girls find their situations reversed.

As Ruby goes up in the world, Verity encounters more and more tragedy, but still the girls remain large parts of each other's lives. That is until one day in 1938, when Ruby says the terrible words 'you're dead to me', and it looks like their friendship might be over for good....

Members Reviews:

Reverting

I just loved everything about the book. The plot was very well thought out and the storyline flowed well.

I just couldn't put the book down once I started. I just had to read it to the end.

Lovely story and great ending.

Not enjoyed a good read like this in a long time.

Typical Lesley Pearse and a really good listen.

Any additional comments?

The story begins in 1935 when Ruby and Verity are young girls in their teens and meet on Hampstead Heath. Despite being from totally different backgrounds the girls become friends for life, or at least until events cause one of them to utter the words Youre dead to me.

This is a typical Lesley Pearse book as she weaves the story and the characters through the course of their lives taking us along on an emotional roller-coaster. With true friendship overcoming adversity and goodness overcoming evil the characters are all well thought out, it has a great story line and even a few twists that I didnt see coming.

This is the first narration I have listened to by Eve Webster, it was good and there nothing wrong with it but I just didnt quite enjoy this Lesley Pearce as much as some of her other books that I have read or listened to, perhaps due to a mixture of the story and the narration. In the last couple of weeks I have listened to Georgia and Forgive Me, both narrated by Emma Powell and very hard acts to follow. With so many fabulous books under her belt they all cant be 10 out of 10. I would certainly rate this 8 or 9 out of 10. Having said that, would I recommend it, yes of course, it didnt blow my mind but was very, very enjoyable, well worth my monthly credit and I eagerly look forward to her next book.

Dead to Me

A fantastic book which was gripping and emotional. I love Lesley Pearse as she captures the whole atmosphere and the feelings of the characters. I am always waiting for the next book. Excellent

marvellous book

one of the finest books I have ever listen too non stop 3 days I completely finish this fantastic book excellent story 100% not even single chapter not gripping me I loved it i would strongly recommend it

Enjoyably

Was a good story line about 2 girls. Did enjoyed this book about the 1930

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Title: Luck, Love & Lemon Pie

Author: Amy E. Reichert

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 07-12-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake comes a novel about a frustrated wife and mother who hatches a scheme to reignite her marriage - and risks everything in a gamble she hopes is a sure bet.

When Milwaukee-area wife and mother MJ Boudreaux notices her husband, Chris, seems more interested in the casino than her, she's bothered that she isn't more upset. She picks up poker as a way for them to spend more time together - and reignite their marital flame.

Although the game doesn't give her the quality time with Chris that she'd hoped, MJ finds she has a knack for it. Increasingly unhappy at home, she turns to the felt top of the poker table for comfort. Intoxicated with newfound freedom, MJ begins spending more time at the gambling tables and less with her family, finally carving out for herself a place outside her role of wife and mother.

After a string of great wins, MJ finds herself in Vegas, attracting the attention of a certain magnetic poker star. But when she's forced to choose between her family and her exciting new lifestyle, the stakes may be higher than she thought, and she'll have to play her hand carefully...or risk losing it all.

Members Reviews:

Loved it!

Another wonderful story from Amy! The characters are believable and you can relate to what they are thinking and feeling. And who doesn't love a lemon pie recipe! Thank you Amy for writing another lovely story - this one about the reality of being married and how easy it is to take each other for granted.

****

Another good read from this author - read it in one sitting. Can't we all understand feeling taking for granted and also taking our spouse for granted too? Looking forward to picking up her next book.

ante up?

A stale marriage a poker table. Enchament , intrigue. And forgiving

Five Stars

Enjoyed the book very much. A great beach book!

Heartwarming and so true to life!!!!

This is a must read!!!! I will warn you tho, once you start it you won't be able to put it down. There isn't anything better than a good book. Honestly, I think men enjoy this book as much as women.

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Title: Return on Investment

Author: Aleksandr Voinov

Narrator: Alexander Masters

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-16

Publisher: 44 Raccoons LTD

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Martin David, an eager but inexperienced financial analyst, is the newest member of the investment team at Skeiron Capital Partners in London. His boss is an avowed financial genius, but he's also overbearing and intense. Despite his erratic behavior, Martin can't help being drawn to him both professionally and personally.

Too bad his boss doesn't seem to feel the same. In a firm where pedigree and connections mean far more than Martin's newly minted business degree, Martin feels desperately inadequate - at least until he meets the enigmatic investment manager Alec Berger, who promises to help Martin establish himself in the financial community. Martin is so charmed by Alec's sophistication and wit that he gives him data that should have stayed confidential.

Then the financial crisis hits. Banks burn, companies teeter on the brink, and Skeiron's survival is at stake. Martin is pushed into the middle of the fight for Skeiron - against both the tanking economy and a ruthless enemy who's stepped out of the shadows to collect the spoils.

Members Reviews:

Outstanding MM textbook!

What a surprise and tremendous pleasure! This was an intellectually and emotionally engaging book!

Without the doubt , this book is excellent, well-written, interesting, unusual.

All main characters and scenes were portrayed unbelievably realistic. Noting and nobody is in black and white. Shades of grey!

It's about the life of Martin and his major impact of three men. His emotional, personal and professional growth. A complex character whom I really liked. A newbie in the private equity field. He got these inconvenient crushes, which made him vulnerable and somehow charming. He had been committed all this time to the person who recognized him as a careeroriented, money-blind kid and sometimes delivering something more but ..

Francis is a powerful, intelligent and confident man of the edge. A fascinating enigma!A financial rock star!Temperamental but deserving of his reputation. Unbreakable but everyone has their limits. I hated him but I wanted more Francis!

This is a book that is pretty much about city people, city life.I's set in the financial world of City of London. One of the most vibrant financial center in world. London during a financial tsunami in 2008.

I I highly recommend you audible version narrated by Alexander Masters, as well. This British-authentic and sophisticated voice will give you so additional flavor.

good but not one of my favourite

this one was just a bit to much for me

good plot, and I did like the resolution.

It remind it me of the movie "the big short"

very good writing.

and i did not care much for the narration.

Who knew...

A very interesting story. Martin David's journey was realistic and understandable. I liked this character and I wanted him to be happy...though I'm not sure Francis is the one. I know that despicable Alec is not the one! The way in which Alexander Masters brings that character alive, I could sense the sleaze permeating from Alec's pores. This was a nice read...a bit of angst, intrigue, and duplicity.

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Title: Different Class

Author: Joanne Harris

Narrator: Steven Pacey, Ewan Goddard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-16

Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

After 30 years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its clowns, its rebels, its underdogs, its 'Brodie' boys who, whilst of course he doesn't have favourites, hold a special place in an old teacher's heart.

But every so often there's a boy who doesn't fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy with hidden shadows inside. With insolvency and academic failure looming, a new broom has arrived at the venerable school, bringing PowerPoint, sharp suits and even sixth-form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even 20 years on haunts his teacher's dreams. A boy capable of bad things.

Members Reviews:

Fantastic twist and turns!

I loved listening to this brilliant book. Full marks for narration and twisty suspense! Sublime.

Fifteen hours of skilfully drip-fed darkness!

I loved this! Skilfully drip-fed to reveal the darkness, two narrative voices tell this tale of apparently buried scandal at St Oswald's Grammar School in fictional Malbry. One is Roy Straitley old-school Latin teacher who peppers his account with Latin lines, fiercely loyal to the school and his special 'Brodie boys' which are his life; and Ziggy, a boy who spent only a short time at St Oswald's but whose evil seeps through everything that happened there from that time so many years ago. The audiobook voices are just right: Straitley's strictly moral, out-dated mind-set conveyed by Stephen Pacey, and Ziggy's deluded, frightening and evil manipulation conveyed in Ewan Goddard's much higher-pitched wheedling.

St Oswald's has been enveloped and almost destroyed by terrible events which are slowly revealed: the death of a pupil and the imprisonment of a much-loved member of staff. A Crisis Team is brought in to save the school - representing all the management speak and high tech business practices loathed by Straitley. But worst of all, the new Head-in-a-suit is Harrrington, an ex-pupil whom Straitley had always disliked and distrusted. The new management is all for moving forward, but Ziggy's narrative gradually reveals the truth behind all the hideous events at St Oswald's, ensuring that the past events, far from being forgotten, continue to fester and erupt into jealousy-fuelled violence involving an increasing circle of victims - or are they perpetrators?.

It's a very complex plot and to give more away would spoil the listening, but it is no coincidence that Operation Yewtree blew up whilst Joanne Harris was writing the book. Dark themes are explored. What do you really know about what goes on in the darkness of your friends' minds? How can the abuser and the victim become entangled and change roles? Can the church, therapy or Juries be relied on to produce the truth?

Great Listening!

Superb storytelling

Listen to Gentlemen & Players first. These two stories are exceptionally well written and told. Best I've read/heard for some years. Highly recommended. Would make an outstanding and gripping TV series.

The second book as brilliant as the first...

What did you like most about Different Class?

Everything that I loved about the first.

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Title: The One-in-a-Million Boy

Author: Monica Wood

Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-16

Publisher: Headline Digital

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A one-in-a-million story for anyone who loves to laugh, cry, and think about how extraordinary ordinary life can be. Not to be missed by those who loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Elizabeth Is Missing or The Shock of the Fall.

Miss Ona Vitkus has - aside from three months in the summer of 1914 - lived unobtrusively, her secrets fiercely protected. The boy, with his passion for world records, changes all that. He is 11. She is 104 years, 133 days old (they are counting). And he makes her feel like she might be really special after all.

Better late than never...only it's been two weeks now since he last visited, and she's starting to think he's not so different from all the rest. Then the boy's father comes, for some reason determined to finish his son's good deed. And Ona must show this new stranger that not only are there odd jobs to be done but a life's ambition to complete....

Critic Reviews:

"I loved it! The boy is one of my favourite literary characters ever! I thought it was a gem of a novel, heart breaking and heart-warming. Beautifully written, with characters that you want to keep by your side." (Adele Parks)

"Loved it! Oh, that ending.... Ona is such a brilliant heroine and Quinn surpasses all expectations. Such a life-affirming read - love the way Monica's story brings out the best in people." (Hannah Beckerman)

"Wood writes beautifully." (Washingtonian)

Members Reviews:

Beautiful

Where does The One-in-a-Million Boy rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

This book was made for audio and especially Chris Ciulla who was spectacular at creating a mood and changing his voices which were very evocative. I think it was perfect in the audio genre to the point that I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much as a book. I loved the recordings Ona made with 'the boy' and they were beautifully read by CC. A very uplifting story despite the sad undertones. It took a good few chapters to start unfolding but it was certainly worth it to understand what makes each character tick. What a splendid book!

Have you listened to any of Chris Andrew Ciullas other performances? How does this one compare?

No, but I'll certainly look out for them now, he was excellent in this audiobook!

A beautiful story

A story of human frailty and love, of many depths. Well read with humour and accent.

Simply amazing

An amazing read that focus on death and sorrow . I was working truly moved to by this story.

Not for me!

The Goodreads description of this book states it is "Not to be missed by readers who loved THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, ELIZABETH IS MISSING or THE SHOCK OF THE FALL."

Now, I enjoyed all of those three titles. However, The One-in-a-Million Boy was nothing like any of those.

I found it very boring. Despite having listened to more than half I still couldn't figure out where the story was headed. Usually it takes A LOT for me to give up on an audio book but getting through only half of it in 3 months has to be a sign that it isn't working.

Despite the title being what it is we don't even get to know the boy's actual name, making it very difficult to warm to him.