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Magic Hour

Written by: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the meaning of home.

In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest - nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past.

Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past - although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice - and for herself.

“One of [Kristin Hannah’s] most compelling and riveting novels.” - Booklist

©2006 Kristin Hannah. (P)2005 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Fiction Suspense Exciting

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Intense, suspenseful and emotionally stirring

Although the references to the thousands of missing children, particularly in the US, that parents suffer the loss of every year. This story is a small victory, under intensively distressing events. Everytime you learn more about how this little girl adapts and over comes tragedy, the more we can appreciate the importance of trust, family and good friends in a small town who come together to help.
As with all Ms. Hannah's stories, this one is no different, hope, courage, kindness and love prevail in the end.
This would make a wonderful book talk event.

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Loved the first three quarters

I loved most of this book. It was enchanting and tugged at my heartstrings but the end started to drag, and then concluded abruptly. Overall I did enjoy the book, but was left feeling a little cut off, and somehow also over informed.

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Out of Horror. Comes. Love

Great!!!! Cant say enough! You have to push through the hard to hear the love

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couldn't put the book down

well written. I listened to the story almost non stop. wonderful story. it pulls you right in and you become part of the story, cheering , crying or laughing. wanting to hug and love the child for all that she has been through.

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So good.

I don’t remember the last time a book made me cry. And this keeps you intrigued immediately and then absolutely on the edge of your seat. This is going to be a book I read every other year if not EVERY year, when it gets cold. It kinda gives 90s mystery vibes, and it’s very cozy at times as well too. Always check trigger warnings, of course. 💖💖💖

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likely better to actually read the book

overall I like the concept of the storyline but had a hard time listening to the narrator and the various voices she tried to create. maybe books with baby talk are just better off read than listened to!

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Narrator

This narrator was very and to the point of bring aggravating. At some point I wonder if she didn’t have a stutter. I will never listen to another book narrated by her.

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Sometimes we all need to howl when we are hurt...

The love and understanding showed to a child truly hurt... I liked how other relationships were affected...

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Wrong narrator

Loved the story. But I was so distracted by the narrator’s voice it affected my enjoyment of this book. No disrespect to the narrator but it was the wrong choice for this story.

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Not good for many reasons

I really like Kristin Hannah books but this one was difficult to get through for many reasons. It was really hard to like such milksoppy women, and Max was not written in a way to make me like him either. The love story elements were unnecessary and made me gag. I did not care about their love lives when the main story was so much more interesting. Why must women have a man to find happiness??

The performance was terrible - the wrong narrator was chosen. It’s not her fault she was chosen and she did her best, but it makes no sense for a book with two female protagonists in their 30s to be voiced by someone who sounds like she’s in her 50s or 60s. The different characterizations, especially the men, were awful.

If you really want to read this book, don’t listen to this one, just get the book.

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