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The Orchard: Selected Stories

By: Ira Sumner Simmonds
Narrated by: Charles Reardin
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The Orchard: Selected Stories, in this eclectic collection of short stories Ira Sumner Simmonds writes, among other things, about crop-raiding monkeys, a dog who loves to sail, a foul mouth middle-schooler, vacationing with elderly parents, coping with Alzheimer's disease, bird-watching and West Indian hot sauce.

©2019 Ira Sumner Simmonds (P)2019 Ira Sumner Simmonds

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Superb! The Orchard: Selected Stories

This audio book was superb! Very well narated and kept me hooked! I was so enthralled with it that I have shared it with about 30 people, family and friends! Well done Ira.

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I found the story of the crop raiding monkeys quite exciting and adventurous, a lot of strategic thinking that you would not expect from a story like this. It was very entertaining and captured your imagination effectively,,,,

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