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A Christmas by the Sea
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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When Wendy Harper inherits her family's beach-side cottage in Seaside, Maine, she sees it as a way to finally pay off the debts that have mounted since her husband died. But before it can be sold, the neglected property must be renovated.
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- Tiffany Blystone
- 31-10-20
Feel good and sweet
Great shorter story/book about a single mom and her son during the holidays. Heart warming and easy to listen to. Also faith based and clean. Loved it.
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- princessmb1982
- 04-06-20
another great book by Melody Carlson
I love Melody Carlson's book. i havent read one i dont like. but this one is so cute and happy. i adored it. I wish i had read it sooner. loved it and the narrator was great as well. she had the perfect voice for this book. wonderful story!
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- Kindle Customer Linda
- 01-01-20
Good
Great narration. Story was somewhat limited. But I enjoyed it because there were positive Christian characters.
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- The Wilcox Family
- 26-12-19
Rushed and unbelievable ending
This story was... ok... just ok... until the last 4 minutes when it went into the realm of not believable and totally rushed. While the end was what you hope will happen, the way they got there was rushed, not congruent with the story, and overall bad form.
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- Diana
- 26-12-19
Predictable cosy romance, annoying heroine
Whilst the story was predictable and an easy listen, it became gratingly hard to get through because of the whiny, simpering heroine. I couldn't muster any empathy for this constant damsel in distress who clearly was an unfit mother.
The story overall would've been a more enjoyable listen if the character was written even just a wee bit stronger.
It's a wonder some1 like that didn't end up in a ditch, bankrupt considering how incapable she seemed to handle simple adult decisions.
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- TGonzales
- 15-12-19
Easy Breezy Holiday Read
This book is a quick listen or read. It's clean with wholesome interaction and very light sexiness. I enjoyed the description of life in Maine and the small town setting. The teenage behavior is unrealistic and the ending was abrupt. I didn't hate it, it was just okay.
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- BeachBumming
- 10-12-19
Slow slow slow
Talk about a painfully slow story! Boringly plodding through meaningless mundane details. The narrator just added to the creaky storyline, I felt like my hair was graying by the minute.
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- Heather W.
- 09-12-19
Wonderful story of hope and happiness
it was good and depicted real life struggles but offered a happy ending. A good Christmas read!
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- Happy Prime shopper
- 08-12-19
A Hallmark kind of story
The story was a bit predictable but light hearted and fun. It started to drag a bit in some places but not enough that I lost interest.
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- NC
- 28-11-19
Sweet Christmas Story
Single mom and her 12 year old son travel to a coastal Maine town to fix up a cottage they inherited. They start to fall in love with the town. Characters are Sweet and likable. The story line is interesting.