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Title: Sunlight and Joy

Subtitle: An eBook Original Short Story

Author: Barbara Delinsky

Narrator: Kimberly Farr

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-05-11

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Sunlight and Joy is Barbara Delinsky's heartwarming story about a couple relearning how to appreciate the simple things.

Blessed with three wonderful children and a life full of material comforts, Rick and Ellen have always had a happy, if increasingly busy, marriage. But when Rick announces that he's been offered a promotion that will require the family to pick up and move across the country for a fourth time, Ellen is dismayed; she and their children have made a life for themselves in Portsmouth, and she is about to reach a pivotal point in her own teaching career. Ellen has always supported Rick's dreams. What will he do when she tells him that she doesn't want to start all over again for a job that will only make their lives more frantic?

Also included is an exclusive conversation with Barbara about what inspires her writing and an advance peek at her newest novel, Escape.

Members Reviews:

Should have been free

Story way too short for cost to purchase. It could have been offered as freebie.

What a ripoff!

This "ebook" gives new meaning to SHORT story. The story is a very short portion of the stated time and it only lasts that long because it is read very slowly!

As a long-time Delinsky fan, I am deeply disappointed.

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Title: Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom

Author: Katherine Paterson

Narrator: George Guidall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-29-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When 15-year-old peasant Wang Lee is kidnapped by ruthless bandits, he is afraid his life is over. But his fear turns to astonishment when a mysterious stranger, beautiful young Mei Lin, rescues him to serve in the forces of the Heavenly Army. As they fall in love, the two Chinese youths are caught up in the heady Taiping Rebellion and the beginning of The New Age. Suddenly they are separated by a new edict: men and women will no longer live or work together. This award-winning tale is of one of Katherine Patersons best. It was chosen for the American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and the Bank Street Childrens Book of the Year. Set against a backdrop of one of Chinas most dramatic periods of history, it follows these two young soldiers as they are torn between the idealism of a movement seeking to restore the Empire to its peopleand a perilous desire for each other.

Members Reviews:

Elegant Prose and Universal Characters

Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom transports readers into China's Taiping Rebellion in the mid-nineteenth century. Fifteen-year-old Wang Lee is kidnapped from his peasant family and sold into slavery. His new master Mei Li turns out to be an eighteen-year-old woman dressed as a man who immediately sets him free. He chooses instead to join his rescuer's Christian rebel group in its mission to overthrow China's oppressive emperor and spread Christianity throughout the land. Wang Lee moves from ignorance and arrogance toward humility and an acceptance of his own humanity as he trains to become a soldier, experiences the harsh realities of war and struggles to find his way back home.

Katherine Paterson uses elegant prose and a tale of adventure to explore a foreign culture through universal characters whose underlying hopes and aspirations are recognizably our own. The militant Christian group preaches equality regardless of class or gender and abolishes the crippling custom of binding women's feet into dainty, pointed hooves. The rebels are known to be kind to the poor, never stealing or pillaging as they march to battle. However, the group resorts to draconian penalties for every infraction, including any violation of the war-time order for strict separation of the sexes. When Wang Lee's philosopher friend suggests that the enemy soldiers they are killing are no different than themselves, Wang Lee reports this disloyalty and sees his friend beheaded as a traitor.

Wang Lee knows that his friend spoke the truth, though, and struggles with the same questions we still wrestle with today: How can a God of love ordain the killing and destruction that accompanies any war and who can we trust to hear the voice of God better than our own selves? Originally published in 1983, this historical novel belongs in every young-adult library collection.

Laurie A. Gray

Reprinted from the Christian Library Journal (Vol. XIII, No. 4/5 October December 2009); used with permission.

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Title: Breach of Promise

Author: James Scott Bell

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-11

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

How far will a father go to get back his only daughter? And how will he survive in a legal system that crushes those who can't afford to fight back?

Mark Gillen has the storybook life other men dream of, complete with a beautiful wife and an adoring five-year-old daughter. Then his wife announces she's leaving him. And taking their daughter with her. The other man is a famous film director with unlimited funds and the keys to stardom and wealth for Paula. How can Mark begin to compete? But the most bitter blow comes when he is kept from seeing his daughter because of false charges... and a legal system ill-suited for finding the truth.

Forged in the darkest valley Mark has ever walked through, his faith in God may ultimately cost him everything in the eyes of the family law system. But it is the one thing that can keep him sane - and give him the strength to fight against all odds for what matters most.

Members Reviews:

Annoying

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

The main character was not likable. I really didn't care if he came out a winner or not. He was angry and a whiner. The narrator was good at portraying him however. But I was sorry I bothered with the book.

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Title: An Equal Music

Author: Vikram Seth

Narrator: Alan Bates

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-24-11

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Michael is a violinist from Rochdale. He plays in a trio in Vienna with Julia, a pianist, and they are much taken with each other. But the trio splits up and they go their separate ways. One day in London, from the top of a double-decker bus, Michael catches a glimpse of Julia. They eventually meet up, and she tells him that she is contentedly married and has a child. Michael persuades her to visit Vienna and Venice with him. He discovers that Julia has become deaf, though her deafness comes and goes. When Michael reads a letter from Julia to her husband, he realises that Julia is never going to give herself to him.

Members Reviews:

Narration

Outstanding narration by Alan Bates. A quiet slow story - I'm glad it was abridged even though my choice is usually for an unabridged version of any book.

interesting story excellent listen

A well read story, abdridged seamlessly. Occasional background music added to the content of the story rather than intruded. Would definetely recommend this audible book.

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Title: Falling Under

Author: Gwen Hayes

Narrator: Lucy Rayner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-11

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 77 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Theia Alderson has always led a sheltered life in the small California town of Serendipity Falls. But when a devastatingly handsome boy appears in the halls of her school, Theia knows she's seen Haden before - ot around town, but in her dreams.

As the Haden of both the night and the day beckons her closer one moment and pushes her away the next, the only thing Theia knows for sure is that the incredible pull she feels towards him is stronger than her fear.

And when she discovers what Haden truly is, Theia's not sure if she wants to resist him, even if the cost is her soul.

Members Reviews:

It's OK

I wasn't completely bored with this listen, but I wasn't hungry for it either. This book is a good start for the author, and although I don't regret the purchase, it was soon forgotten. When I REALLY like a book, it remains on my MP3 for months (or years), I erased this one within days of completing it.

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Title: The Group

Author: Mary McCarthy

Narrator: Lorelei King

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The Group follows eight graduates from exclusive Vassar College as they find love and heartbreak, and choose careers and husbands against the backdrop of 1930s New York.

Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was born in Seattle, Washington. She was a short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist and a social and art critic. She was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and won the National Medal for Literature and the Edward MacDowell Medal in 1984.

Members Reviews:

Long, laboured but enjoyable

Would you try another book written by Mary McCarthy or narrated by Lorelei King?

Lorelei King is very good and Mary McCarthy I would try again, but may be as a book rather than an audiobook

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

In the asylum

Which character as performed by Lorelei King was your favourite?

Probably Kay with Polly running as a close second with Nadene coming a very close third. Although they were quite distinct through her characterisation.

Was The Group worth the listening time?

Yes but you have to stick with it,

Any additional comments?

This is a complicated story that intertwines the life of a group of girls and how their lives unfold. I am sure that as a physical book it would be easier to follow, especially for those who tend to listen in the car. Frequent breaks make harder to maintain flow and its not that easy to flick back and recap.Historically interesting reinforcing how far we have come over a short period of time. Each character is different with their own story told over a short but interesting period, The only downside with so many characters is that you have to remember who is who and their life and relationship with the next character. This is not a listen for the feint hearted, stick with it and try to listen consistently so that you maintain flow - it is a long book. There are some scenes which will stick with me for a long time so it obviously has some powerful elements and I did enjoy it and will be able to listen again as I am sure there are some bits that passed me by.

A long lost era - fascinating to read

I really enjoyed this quite long story - I felt connected to all the women but I did have to keep reviewing the info as there was a lot to take in.

Worth a listen - we may advance in technology but people remain the same in principle!

Once a trail-blazer, but now seems less so

Though the stories are about a group of women graduates from Vasser College in the 1930s the influence of the1960s, when the book was written, shine through. Some of the frankness, particularly over womens sexual feelings and experiences, were regarded as risqué when the book came out in the 60s but it now seems matter-of-fact. I think it would have had more of an impression on me when I was young. Theres quite a bit about what women expected of life; and the social conventions and child-rearing fashions of the era. The predominance, until relatively recently, of psychoanalysis in American psychiatry is strongly evident and the parts about characters undergoing this treatment were the only boring parts of the book for me.

As other reviewers have mentioned one has to concentrate, particularly in the earlier part of the book, as so many characters are introduced by name and nickname. But once the book got into its stride I became engrossed in the womens lives.

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Title: Pulse

Author: Julian Barnes

Narrator: David Rintoul

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The brilliant new collection of short stories from Man Booker Prize-winning author Julian Barnes.

The stories in Julian Barnes long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and sex, illness and death, connections and conversations. Each character is bent to a pulse, propelled on by success and loss, by new beginnings and endings.

Ranging from the domestic to the extraordinary, from the vineyards of Italy to the English seaside in winter, the stories in 'Pulse' resonate and spark.

Critic Reviews:

Barnes has proved himself a virtuoso of fictional versatility (Sunday Times)

The clean, acidic accuracy of Barness writing is supremely enjoyable (Sunday Telegraph)

Members Reviews:

Wonderful Listen

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook very much. The narrator was perfect for this book and the collection of stories by Julian Barnes was interesting and entertaining. I usually don't read or listen to short stories, but after reading other listeners' opinions, I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did!

Mixed bag

I have loved everything I read or listened to of Julian Barnes prior to this. Some of the stories are wonderfully insightful and touching and sometimes even funny. However there are 4 segments of the "dinner with friends" that I thought were cringe worthy and depressingly mundane. I think that while the narrative suited the narrator for the rest of the stories, his over-dramatisation of the dinner parties made those segments even worse. I wish I'd just give those segment a pass. Otherwise, enjoyed the listen. Keep writing Julian!

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Title: Cross Fire

Author: James Patterson

Narrator: Andre Braugher, Jay O Sanders

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-11-10

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Detective Alex Cross and Brees wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most hated public figures: a corrupt congressman and an underhanded lobbyist. As more crooked politicians are picked off with similar long-range shots, public opinion is divided is the marksman a vigilante or a hero?

Media coverage of the case explodes, and the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Alex and Siegel battle over jurisdiction, the murders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of a professional who has detailed knowledge of his victims movements information that only a Washington insider could possess.

As Alex contends with the sniper, Siegel, and the wedding, he receives a call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in D.C. and will not relent until he has eliminated Cross, and his family, for good.

With a supercharged blend of action, deception, and suspense, Cross Fire is James Patterson's most visceral and exciting Alex Cross novel ever.

Members Reviews:

Cross Fire

I enjoyed this book but as all his books you always want to read more.

Jump on the action

it was a great experience for me during to middle size flight. strongly recommended for listeners.

Cross at his most vunerable, romantic and his best!

I loved the way he was duped! But only realised when it was nearly at the end of the book...

I love the narrators , they are superb!

Kept me on the edge of my seat...

More please Mr Patterson...please???

well paced thriller

great story, kept you engaged. The ending was a little weak .

characters voices fitted well with the book

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Title: Unknown: A Special Edition of Out of My Head

Author: Didier van Cauwelaert, Mark Polizzotti (translator)

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 91 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Martin Harris returns home after a short absence to find that his wife doesnt know him, another man is living in his house under his name, and the neighbors think hes a raving lunatic. Worse, not a single person - family, colleague, or doctor - can vouch for him. Worse still, the impostor shares all of Martins memories, experiences, and knowledge, down to the last detail. He is, in fact, a more convincing Martin than Martin himself.

Is it a conspiracy? Amnesia? Is Martin the victim of an elaborate hoax or of his own paranoid delusion?

In his high-powered new novel, Didier van Cauwelaert, the award-winning author of One-Way, explores the illusory nature of identity and the instability of the things we take for granted. Dispossessed of his job, his family, his name, and his very past, Martin Harris is an Everyman caught in an absurd and yet disturbingly convincing nightmare, one that seems to have no exit and that resists every explanation. Part moral fable, part Robert Ludlum-style thriller, Out of My Head is a fast-paced tale of one mans desperate attempt to reclaim his existence - even at the cost of his own life.

Critic Reviews:

Simply thrilling. Its surprising denouement works a retrospective magic. (New York Times Book Review)

The idea driving Out of My Head is compelling.The terse prose is unpretentious and the plot full of captivating twists. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Van Cauwelaerts convincing little nightmare, a Twilight Zone-ish yarn. (Entertainment Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Exceptional in Every Respect

If you could sum up Unknown: A Special Edition of Out of My Head in three words, what would they be?

Absorbing and brilliantly narrated!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unknown: A Special Edition of Out of My Head?

All of it.

Which character as performed by Bronson Pinchot was your favorite?

The main character.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

n/a

Any additional comments?

Thank goodness for great imaginative story telling. I was hooked in right from the start and just had to keep listening. With the incredibly strong narrative performance this was an absolute treat to listen to!

Identity Theft Gone Horribly Wrong!

Martin Harris believes he is the victim of identity theft. He awakes after being in a car accident that left him in a coma for a few days. Things are a bit fuzzy for Martin. He remembers who he is; the problem is that someone else thinks they are him also. But who is the actual Martin Harris? How do you prove you are you who you think you are when someone else has all the documentation proving they are you? Since Martins accident happened on the day he and his wife had moved to France, there are no neighbors who can vouch for him. Since he is married, the easiest way would be to ask his wife. When his wife says he is not the real Martin Harris he is left dumbfounded.

Convinced his wife is having an affair and this is just her way of getting back at him for being a lousy husband, Martin continues to try and convince people he is the real Martin Harris. As everything starts rolling in against him, he starts to doubt himself. But if he isnt Martin Harris, then who is he and how did he get all of Martins memories?

I really enjoyed this story. I wasnt sure if Martin was really Martin or there was some really weird scientific experimentation going on with this mans brain.

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Title: Catholic Guilt (You Know You Love It)

Subtitle: A Short Story from Reheated Cabbage

Author: Irvine Welsh

Narrator: Tam Dean Burn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-10

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A hard drinking, hard fighting builder has a nasty accident when in bed with his best-mate's sister. Little does he know what 'punishment' awaits him on the other side....

Hilarious, shocking and hugely entertaining, 'Catholic Guilt' has all the classic Irvine Welsh ingredients.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

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