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Distant Shores

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Distant Shores

Written by: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved author of The Women explores the heartbreaking choices facing a couple who have forgotten how to love each other.

“Hannah examines whether love and commitment are enough to sustain a marriage when two people who have put their individual dreams on ice get a chance to defrost them . . . in fast-moving prose punctuated by snappy asides.”—People

Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a family. From a distance, their lives look picture perfect. But after the girls leave home, Jack and Elizabeth quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job, Elizabeth puts her own needs aside to follow him across the country.

Then tragedy turns Elizabeth’s world upside down. In the aftermath, she questions everything about her life—her choices, her marriage, even her long-forgotten dreams. In a daring move that shocks her husband, friends, and daughters, she lets go of the woman she has become—and reaches out for the woman she wants to be.

© 2002 by Kristin Hannah. ℗ 2002 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

 Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Romance Women's Fiction
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What the critics say

“There are real-life lessons here told with truth, humor, and courage. You will love this story.”—Adriana Trigiani, author of Brava, Valentine

“Certain to strike a chord . . . winning characterizations . . . and a few surprises.”—The Seattle Times

“A compelling tale of true love . . . full of honest emotion.”—The Florida Times-Union
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It kept my interest until the end.
It wasn’t amazing, but a good enough read for me to try another of her books.

It was ok

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Be prepared to cry! It’s a great book about life and relationships. And it wasn’t boring at all, I finished it in 2 days. Only negative was the narrator. The voices of the characters were good, but the rest of the sentences sounded pressured and rushed, and had the same intonation regardless of what was being said. That’s why I gave performance a 4

Excellent book!

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This book as a great listen. It really touches on how one can loose themselves when we become mothers.

Great Book

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Narration was excellent. Teaches you a lot about one’s own life. How things can work out in the end.

Excellent emotional story,

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The story was fairly good, and it was interesting to see large Marge show up again. Elizabeth’s friend seemed to be a carbon copy of the best friend in firefly Lane, so that was a little disappointing. It should be taken into account that this book was 2012 and the writer has written some amazing books since then I think more care should be taken and choosing the narrator because it makes her breaks the story.

The narration was not that good

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