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Review: The Cuckoo’s Calling

By Jan

on January 14th, 2019

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The Cuckoo’s Calling Author: Robert Galbraith; Genre: Mystery, Detective fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Robert Glenister; Publisher: Hachette Audio; Rating: . An excellent mystery involving the death of a famous model in London. The main character, Cormoran Strike, is a private investigator on the downside of luck, interesting and flawed, and the reader is definitely invested in him after the first…

Review: Pickpocket’s Apprentice

By Jan

on January 7th, 2019

Pickpocket’s Apprentice Author and Publisher: Sheri Cobb South; Genre: Historical fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Joel Froomkin; Rating: . This novella introduces the reader to teenager John Pickett, left behind to fend for himself on the streets of Regency London after his criminal father is sentenced to transportation to Australia. It’s a fun story about a young man who gets a…

Review: A Land Remembered

By Jan

on January 7th, 2019

A Land Remembered Author: Patrick D. Smith; Genre: Historical Fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: George Guidall; Publisher: Recorded Books (2011); Rating: . This is truly enjoyable historical fiction story about a couple who moved from Georgia to Florida in the 1850s and literally cut a living out of the wilderness. Dirt poor, the MacIveys found a way to exploit the wild…

All About Audiobooks

By Jan

on December 31st, 2018

Listening to a book read by someone else is quite a different experience than reading it yourself. I’ll tell you why I love audiobooks, why you should try one, and how to do it. A few years ago, my older brother, Dennis, died quite suddenly. I handled it well, I think, but internalized some of the feelings and had…

Review: You’re Going to Mars!

By Jan

on November 24th, 2018

You’re Going to Mars! Author: Rob Dircks; Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Khristine Hvan; Publisher: Audible Studios (2018); Rating: . I’ve already read several of Rob Dirck’s books and loved them, so I jumped at the chance to read this one. It’s a fun underdog story set in a future U.S. where a huge corporation has complete control over…

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Art I Love

By Jan

on November 19th, 2018

This beautiful work is titled “Australian Gum Trees, Bathurst” and was painted by Australian landscape artist Graham Gercken. It ties in with the audiobook I just finished called “Thornwood House” (reviewed below). ©2012-2018 artsaus

Review: The Cuckoo’s Calling

Review: Pickpocket’s Apprentice

Review: A Land Remembered

All About Audiobooks

Review: You’re Going to Mars!

Art I Love

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