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The Memory of Us
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- Marie
- 04-07-19
She had to survive the bombing.....
I bought this book based on the great reviews - well, I just don't know. The protagonist who prides herself in the first part of the book to not care what everyone else thinks, doesn't believe in God, falls in love with an almost priest (Thornbirds alert here), survives an unfortunate event, and all of a sudden, cares about her vanity more than the quality of life. I am trying not to give too many details. The book was shallow, the protagonist was shallow and I felt that it was somewhat an attack on believers in God. We read the book while on a 10 hour road trip, and since we had invested some time into the book, finished it. But, honestly, this is such a dumb story, and so unrealistic, it offends anyone's intelligence and goes so against a woman's nature who has a child, it's just beyond any common sense. Pros; No bad language. Not worth a credit.
6 people found this helpful
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- Jennifer M. Martello
- 13-07-17
Amazing emotional love story
I experiences so many emotions listening to Thu book. I woke up feeling emotionally wrecked. incredible! Fiona Hardingham is becoming my favorite narrator.
3 people found this helpful
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- James Young
- 13-04-17
Exceptional!
I didn't want to put this book down. One I will fondly remember and reread!
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- Chandra Lapides
- 23-02-19
Tears and 3.5 of 5 wood-whittled peacocks (or “stars” if you’re not fun enough to make up your own rating system ;) )
It began with lovely flourish, ended with tears of relief and pain, but the middle was absolutely frustrating and aggravating. I suppose it’s a good sign that a book can evoke such emotion, but the main character was so frustratingly selfish and aggravatingly stubborn that it really brought this book down from a 4.5 star rating to a 3. I don’t believe her choices were at all relatable, and this brought the book from fiction to fantastical in the worst of ways.
I loved Kyle. He was good and kind; a little on the 2D side as well, yet much deeper than Julianne.
I am glad I gave the book a go; it was worth the tears, but I could’ve done without the unnecessary and unrealistic aggravation.
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- Bunny
- 20-10-17
Beautiful, Moving Love Story
Beautiful, deeply moving love story. The narration was perfection. Be prepared to have a full box of Kleenex at the ready. Highly recommended!
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-03-17
Loved this Story!
I loved this story. It has everything g a good love story needs. Fate, ambition, persistence and undeniable love! Kyle is every woman's dream minus the priesthood! I liked that it ended with her at the confessional and reuniting. Great job on the accents and characters...I saw them in my minds eye!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-03-19
Fantastic!
Highly recommend this book! Best I have read in a long time. Hope she writes more books!
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- Sharon
- 08-02-19
Loved this story
The characters and story bring you through some events from many years ago and a deep love that everyone wishes to have. The narrator and story teller make it hard to put this book down.
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-10-18
Sad read
The narration for this book was excellent, however the story was just too depressing. There were several times I almost quit reading because it just felt like it wandered with no real plot.
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- M. Force
- 21-07-18
Loved it except for one thing...
This story kept me interested. I loved listening to it. The one complaint I have is that it’s hard to believe Julianne would’ve done what she did after her accident. The severity of her injuries may not have been conveyed adequately, and the decision didn’t seem thought through enough... it was just hard for me to believe her character would’ve made that choice knowing how much love they had for one another. The narrator did an excellent job, with the exception of all her male characters sounded like Kyle. Overall, I loved it and was eager to find pockets of time to listen.
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