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Audiobook Review : All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

By amodini Posted in 2018, 5_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, feel-good, fun stuff, lovely things, macmillan, must listen, must read, non-fiction, recommended | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

Title : All Creatures Great and Small Author : James Herriot Narrators : Christopher Timothy Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 15 hours 45 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I rarely read non-fiction, but one of my all time favorites in non-fiction is the series of books by […]

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Poetry for Saturdays

By amodini Posted in 2018, lovely things, poetry, south-asian, women | Comments Off on Poetry for Saturdays

My husband sent me one of these poems via WhatsApp, and I went and looked for more. Pooja Sachdeva is quite the poetess! #1. Kis baat ki jaldi hai? #2. Haan mein characterless hon

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Wordless Wednesdays #70

By amodini Posted in images, india, lovely things, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #70
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Wordless Wednesdays #69

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Audiobook Review : Still life by Louise Penny

By amodini Posted in 2017, 4.5_star_rating, Blackstone Audio, books, crime, lovely things, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, series, suspense | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Still life by Louise Penny

Title : Still Life Series : Inspector Gamache (Book 1) Author : Louise Penny Narrators : Ralph Cosham Genre : Mystery Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 37 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 In the small village of Three Pines, Montreal, a woman has been found dead, shot by […]

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Audiobook Review : A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

By amodini Posted in 2015, 4_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, contemporary, humor, lovely things | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

Title : A Man Called Ove Author : Frederik Backman Narrators : George Newbern Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Dreamscape Media Listening Length : 9 hours 9 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Ove (pronounced Oova) Lindahl is a 59 year old Swedish widower who has recently been laid off from work. He […]

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Audiobook Review : The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

By amodini Posted in 2015, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, favorites, lovely things, must read, recommended, Tantor Audio | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

[amazon_link id=”B002EXUV32″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Remains of The Day Author : Kazuo Ishiguro Narrator : Simon Prebble Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Tantor Audio Listening Length : 8 hours 13 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 This is one of those books that you come across every once in a […]

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Best Audiobooks of 2014

By amodini Posted in 2014, audiobook, books, contemporary, favorites, lists, lovely things, must listen, romance, south-asian, thriller, women | Comments Off on Best Audiobooks of 2014

As I said earlier, this was the year of the audiobook for me. I got started in 2013, and really got going in 2014. I have to thank the local library for all this, because that’s where I get all my audiobooks for now. It is extremely convenient, and great for when you want to […]

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Audiobook Review : The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

By amodini Posted in 2012, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, Blackstone Audio, books, culture and society, historical, literature, lovely things, must read, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

[amazon_link id=”1594631433″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Chaperone Author : Laura Moriarty Narrator : Elizabeth McGovern Genre : Historical Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 18 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 I must confess that this book caught my attention because I thought the author was Liane Moriarty. I realized my mistake […]

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Audiobook Review : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

By amodini Posted in 2010, 2014, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, feel-good, humor, india, lovely things, must read, random_house, recommended, review, romance, south-asian, wit | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

[amazon_link id=”0812981227″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Author : Helen Simonson Narrator : Peter Altschuler Genre : Romance Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 8 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 I came upon this very interesting audiobook on my library’s website. I thought it interesting because this is […]

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