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Audiobook Review : Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, feel-good, great narrators, must listen, must read, recommended, simon_schuster, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman

Title : Britt-Marie Was HereAuthor : Frederik BackmanNarrators : Joan WalkerGenre : ContemporaryPublisher : Simon & Schuster AudioListening Length : 9 hours 18 minutesRating : 4.5/5Narrator Rating : 5/5 Frederik Backman’s books are always nice and often moving. However they can be a little “glib” overdong the sweetness of some scenarios – so I kind […]

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Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

By amodini Posted in audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, mystery, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

Title : The Mother-in-law Author : Sally Hepworth Narrators : Barrie Kreinik Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 12 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 2/5 Lucy is married to Ollie. Diana and Tom are Ollie’s parents. While Tom is loving and forgiving towards his children (Ollie also […]

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Book Review : The Blue Castle by L.M.Montgomery

By amodini Posted in 2020, books, romance, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Blue Castle by L.M.Montgomery

Title : The Blue Castle Author : L.M.Montgomery Genre : Romance Publisher : Bantam Pages : 224 Rating : 2.5/5 Valancy Stirling, considered an old maid at 29, lives with her family who put her down and poke fun at her every chance they get. Her only solace is reading books by her favorite author […]

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Audiobook Review : A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, great narrators, literature, lovely things, penguin_books, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

Title : A Single Thread Author : Tracy Chevalier Narrators : Fenella Woolgar Genre : Historical Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 51 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I’ve read two of Tracy Chevalier’s books before – Remarkable Creatures about young fossil hunter Mary Anning, and Girl With a […]

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Audiobook Review : Educated by Tara Westover

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, culture and society, memoir, must listen, must read, non-fiction, random_house, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Educated by Tara Westover

Title : Educated Author : Tara Westover Narrators : Julia Whelan Genre : Non-fiction; Memoir Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 10 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 In this book, author Tara Westover describes her childhood with her parents and her siblings on a rural farm in Idaho. […]

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Audibook Review : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, macmillan, war, women | Comments Off on Audibook Review : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Title : The NightingaleAuthor : Kristin HannahGenre : HistoricalPublisher : Macmillan AudioNarrator : Polly StoneListening Length : 17 hours 19 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Narrator: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristin Hannah’s Nightingale is about 2 French sisters in World War II. When Hitler invades France, Vianne Mauriac the elder sister is living happily with husband Antoine and daughter Sophy in […]

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Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, historical, india, must read, recommended, social issues, south-asian, suspense, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Title : The Widows of Malabar Hill Author : Sujata Massey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Soho Crime Pages : 432 Rating : 4/5 Young Perveen Mistry has just joined her father’s law firm. Although she has her law degree Perveen cannot practice in the courtroom because of the current laws preventing women from being […]

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Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, lovely things, must read, recommended, wit, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

Title : Ladder of Years Author : Anne Tyler Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Vintage Pages : 336 Rating : 4.5/5 Anne Tyler has written The Accidental Tourist, a book I haven’t read (but mean to) which was transformed into the fabulous film of the same name starring Geena Davis and William Hurt. Recently I […]

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Book Review : Circling The Sun by Paula McLain

By amodini Posted in 2015, 2021, 3_star_rating, books, culture and society, historical, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Circling The Sun by Paula McLain

Title : Circling The Son Author : Paula McLain Genre : Historical Publisher : Ballantine Pages : 400 Rating : 2.5/5 Beryl Clutterbuck is a rancher’s daughter in 1920s Kenya. Brought up by her father, after her mother, sick of the hard-scrabble life of the farm, ups and leaves with her younger brother, Beryl grows […]

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Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, comedy, contemporary, feel-good, humor, macmillan, must listen, must read, quirky, romance, wit, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Title : The Flatshare Author : Beth O’Leary Narrators : Carrie Hope Fletcher, Kwaku Fortune Genre : Romance Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 58 minutes Rating : 3.8/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Tiffany Rose Moore needs a place to live. The budget is small, and on the edge of desperation Tiffy […]

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