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You Only Live Once

The laugh-out-loud, feel-good romantic comedy from Maxine Morrey

by Maxine Morrey ...

Narrated by Gloria Sanders ...

Series series The Read Yourself Happy Collection
Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Discover the unforgettable and utterly uplifting love story, from the award-winning top 50 bestseller Maxine MorreyPerfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella.When Lily’s husband dies, she moves to the edge of a tiny village, settling into a solitary life, her only real company her brother and his family. A quiet life becomes her safe space, with no risk of getting hurt.When her ... Read more

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Discover the unforgettable and utterly uplifting love story, from the award-winning top 50 bestseller Maxine MorreyPerfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella.When Lily’s husband dies, she moves to the edge of a tiny village, settling into a solitary life, her only real company her brother and his family. A quiet life becomes her safe space, with no risk of getting hurt.When her
... Read more
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Good Neighbors

A page-turning psychological mystery from Mary Grand

by Mary Grand ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

10 hours 46 min

'I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing mystery set in a beautiful location with deliciously menacing undercurrents.' Frances EveshamIt was meant to be a safe place to start again...In need of an escape from her failing marriage, Nia agrees to house-sit her aunt’s cottage on the Isle of Wight. She feels sure the cosy close in a quaint harbour town will be a safe place to hide and figure out what to ... Read more

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'I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing mystery set in a beautiful location with deliciously menacing undercurrents.' Frances EveshamIt was meant to be a safe place to start again...In need of an escape from her failing marriage, Nia agrees to house-sit her aunt’s cottage on the Isle of Wight. She feels sure the cosy close in a quaint harbour town will be a safe place to hide and figure out what to
... Read more
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The Last American Man

by Elizabeth Gilbert ...

Narrated by Patricia Kalember ...

Abridged

6 hours 26 min

An unforgettable look at a truly pioneering, but thoroughly modern, American hero.Finalist for the National Book Award 2002In this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban home to move to the ... Read more

$17.50 USD

An unforgettable look at a truly pioneering, but thoroughly modern, American hero.Finalist for the National Book Award 2002In this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban home to move to the
... Read more
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Sky Ranch

by Bobbi Phelps ...

Narrated by Azalea AI ...

Unabridged

5 hours 57 min

This audiobook is narrated by Azalea Labs using an AI-generated voice. Sky Ranch by Bobbi Phelps transports readers to a vibrant Idaho ranch between 1980 and 1996, a time before the constant hum of technology. Through recreated conversations and vivid recollections, this book offers an authentic, if not exact, portrayal of a city girl's transformative experiences in a remote and adventurous ... Read more

$29.99 USD

This audiobook is narrated by Azalea Labs using an AI-generated voice. Sky Ranch by Bobbi Phelps transports readers to a vibrant Idaho ranch between 1980 and 1996, a time before the constant hum of technology. Through recreated conversations and vivid recollections, this book offers an authentic, if not exact, portrayal of a city girl's transformative experiences in a remote and adventurous
... Read more
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Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy ...

Narrated by Martin Shaw ...

Abridged

2 hours 54 min

Hardy’s classic ‘pastoral tale’ of wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, the faithful shepherd, the lonely widower and the dashing but faithless soldier.An immediate success when it was first published in 1874, Thomas Hardy’s ‘pastoral tale’ of the wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene, her three suitors – the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, the lonely widower Farmer ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Hardy’s classic ‘pastoral tale’ of wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, the faithful shepherd, the lonely widower and the dashing but faithless soldier.An immediate success when it was first published in 1874, Thomas Hardy’s ‘pastoral tale’ of the wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene, her three suitors – the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, the lonely widower Farmer
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Rural America: Voices, Struggles, and Small-Town Hopes in a Changing Nation

by Peter Langford ...

Narrated by Peter Langford ...

Unabridged

2 hours 16 min

Witness the fierce resilience and economic struggles defining modern small-town communities on this immersive journey. Whether commuting to a city office or longing for the grounded connection of your roots, this evocative narrative offers an empathetic escape. Move beyond divisive headlines and immerse yourself in the lived experiences of the American heartland.Feel the reflective, quiet hope of ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Witness the fierce resilience and economic struggles defining modern small-town communities on this immersive journey. Whether commuting to a city office or longing for the grounded connection of your roots, this evocative narrative offers an empathetic escape. Move beyond divisive headlines and immerse yourself in the lived experiences of the American heartland.Feel the reflective, quiet hope of
... Read more
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Land Rich, Cash Poor

My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer

by Brian Reisinger ...

Narrated by Brian Reisinger ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

The hidden history of an economic and cultural catastrophe that is threatening our very food supply—the disappearance of the American farmer.Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winning journalist Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family’s four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm country. Readers learn the truth about America’s most ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The hidden history of an economic and cultural catastrophe that is threatening our very food supply—the disappearance of the American farmer.Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winning journalist Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family’s four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm country. Readers learn the truth about America’s most
... Read more
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Stalked

A Harrowing True Story of Stalking, Strength and Survival in Rural Wales

by Amanda Hutton, Richard Burton ...

Narrated by Alison Campbell, Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

You can choose your house … but you can't choose your neighbours.This is the haunting true story of how one couple found themselves the targets of a relentless campaign of intimidation, harassment and violence – orchestrated by their unhinged neighbours.Amanda and Richard packed up their lives to live debt free and realise their dream of living in the countryside. Little did they know that their ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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You can choose your house … but you can't choose your neighbours.This is the haunting true story of how one couple found themselves the targets of a relentless campaign of intimidation, harassment and violence – orchestrated by their unhinged neighbours.Amanda and Richard packed up their lives to live debt free and realise their dream of living in the countryside. Little did they know that their
... Read more
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Hillbilly Highway

The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class

by Max Fraser ...

Narrated by Lyle Blaker ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Over the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, as many as eight million whites left the economically depressed southern countryside and migrated to the booming factory towns and cities of the industrial Midwest in search of work. The "hillbilly highway" was one of the largest internal relocations of poor and working people in American history, yet it has largely escaped close study by ... Read more

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Over the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, as many as eight million whites left the economically depressed southern countryside and migrated to the booming factory towns and cities of the industrial Midwest in search of work. The "hillbilly highway" was one of the largest internal relocations of poor and working people in American history, yet it has largely escaped close study by
... Read more
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Finding Family at Seabreeze Farm

A wonderfully uplifting, heartwarming read from Jo Bartlett

by Jo Bartlett ...

Narrated by Hollie Hales ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Seabreeze Farm
Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

Discover Jo Bartlett's wonderful Seabreeze Farm series!Welcome to Seabreeze Farm.Freya Halliwell is looking forward to marrying the man of her dreams and starting their new life together. After the death of both of her parents, Ollie, along with Freya’s aunt, are the only family she has, but they are all the family she needs.Until Freya discovers a shocking secret that makes her question ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover Jo Bartlett's wonderful Seabreeze Farm series!Welcome to Seabreeze Farm.Freya Halliwell is looking forward to marrying the man of her dreams and starting their new life together. After the death of both of her parents, Ollie, along with Freya’s aunt, are the only family she has, but they are all the family she needs.Until Freya discovers a shocking secret that makes her question
... Read more
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All Over But the Shoutin'

by Rick Bragg ...

Narrated by Rick Bragg ...

Abridged

2 hours 41 min

This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the American margin is the story of Rick Bragg, who grew up dirt-poor in northeastern Alabama, seemingly destined for either the cotton mills or the penitentiary, and instead became a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. It is the story of Bragg's father, a hard-drinking man with a murderous temper and the ... Read more

$9.00 USD

This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the American margin is the story of Rick Bragg, who grew up dirt-poor in northeastern Alabama, seemingly destined for either the cotton mills or the penitentiary, and instead became a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. It is the story of Bragg's father, a hard-drinking man with a murderous temper and the
... Read more
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Pióro anioła

by Janusz Koryl, Janusz Koryl ...

Narrated by Tomasz Urbański ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

Tragikomiczna opowieść o wszystkich odcieniach polskiej duszy.W Leszczynach, maleńkiej wiosce niedaleko polsko-ukraińskiej granicy, życie płynie cicho, powoli i spokojnie. Do czasu, gdy jednej z mieszkanek ukazuje się anioł i obwieszcza jej, że za dziewięć miesięcy urodzi nowego mesjasza. Wieść o bożym posłańcu rozchodzi się po wsi lotem błyskawicy, a początkowe niedowierzanie zmienia się w ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tragikomiczna opowieść o wszystkich odcieniach polskiej duszy.W Leszczynach, maleńkiej wiosce niedaleko polsko-ukraińskiej granicy, życie płynie cicho, powoli i spokojnie. Do czasu, gdy jednej z mieszkanek ukazuje się anioł i obwieszcza jej, że za dziewięć miesięcy urodzi nowego mesjasza. Wieść o bożym posłańcu rozchodzi się po wsi lotem błyskawicy, a początkowe niedowierzanie zmienia się w
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The Farmer’s Friend

an outback medical drama from the bestselling author of The Opal Miner's Daughter, The Desert Midwife and The Homestead Girls

by Fiona McArthur ...

Narrated by Caroline Lee ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

'Heat and dust, love and hope - Fiona McArthur captures the resilience of rural communities.' FIONA LOWE------------They'd bought a stock and feed store called, of all things, The Farmer's Friend.Gracie could tell Jed thought it a great name. 'Farmers stick together. I like it.'NEW BEGINNINGSJed and Gracie's move to Featherwood brings big dreams and open hearts, despite the drought around them. ... Read more

$26.99 USD

'Heat and dust, love and hope - Fiona McArthur captures the resilience of rural communities.' FIONA LOWE------------They'd bought a stock and feed store called, of all things, The Farmer's Friend.Gracie could tell Jed thought it a great name. 'Farmers stick together. I like it.'NEW BEGINNINGSJed and Gracie's move to Featherwood brings big dreams and open hearts, despite the drought around them.
... Read more
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In Kiltumper

A Year in an Irish Garden

by Niall Williams, Christine Breen ...

Narrated by Niall Williams, Christine Breen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

Bloomsbury presents In Kiltumper by Niall Williams and Christine Breen, read by Niall Williams and Christine Breen.From the authors of This Is Happiness and Her Name Is Rose, a memoir of life in rural Ireland and a meditation on the power, beauty, and importance of the natural world.35 years ago, when they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and Christine Breen made the impulsive decision to ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents In Kiltumper by Niall Williams and Christine Breen, read by Niall Williams and Christine Breen.From the authors of This Is Happiness and Her Name Is Rose, a memoir of life in rural Ireland and a meditation on the power, beauty, and importance of the natural world.35 years ago, when they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and Christine Breen made the impulsive decision to
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Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India’s Poorest Districts

by P Sainath ...

Narrated by Gaurav Marwa ...

Unabridged

14 hours 36 min

Acclaimed across the world, prescribed in over 100 universities and colleges, and included in part in The Century's Greatest Reportage (Ordfront, 2000), alongside the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Studs Terkel and John Reed, Everybody Loves a Good Drought is the established classic on rural poverty in India. Twenty years after publication, it remains unsurpassed in the scope and depth of ... Read more

$20.00 USD

Acclaimed across the world, prescribed in over 100 universities and colleges, and included in part in The Century's Greatest Reportage (Ordfront, 2000), alongside the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Studs Terkel and John Reed, Everybody Loves a Good Drought is the established classic on rural poverty in India. Twenty years after publication, it remains unsurpassed in the scope and depth of
... Read more
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Til Death Do Us Bard

A heart-warming tale of marriage, magic, and monster-slaying

by Rose Black ...

Narrated by Owen Findlay ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

Legends & Lattes meets Kings of the Wyld in this sweet, queer, light fantasy, in which a grumpy ex-adventurer must come out of retirement to save the kingdom... after he saves his sunshiny bard husband.Marriage isn't always sunshine and unicorns... sometimes it's monsters and necromancy.It's been almost a year since Logan 'The Bear' Theaker hung up his axe and settled down with his sunshiny bard ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Legends & Lattes meets Kings of the Wyld in this sweet, queer, light fantasy, in which a grumpy ex-adventurer must come out of retirement to save the kingdom... after he saves his sunshiny bard husband.Marriage isn't always sunshine and unicorns... sometimes it's monsters and necromancy.It's been almost a year since Logan 'The Bear' Theaker hung up his axe and settled down with his sunshiny bard
... Read more
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If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now

Why We Traded the Commuting Life for a Little House on the Prairie

by Christopher Ingraham ...

Narrated by Josh Bloomberg ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham’s decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400—the community he made famous as “the worst place to live in America” in a story he wrote for the Washington Post.Like so many young American couples, Chris Ingraham and his wife Briana were having a difficult time making ends meet ... Read more

$23.99 USD

The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham’s decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400—the community he made famous as “the worst place to live in America” in a story he wrote for the Washington Post.Like so many young American couples, Chris Ingraham and his wife Briana were having a difficult time making ends meet
... Read more
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The Forgotten Village

Life in a Mexican Village

by John Steinbeck ...

Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

Series series Penguin Audio Classics
Unabridged

35 min

The novelist who wrote THE GRAPES OF WRATH and the director who produced CRISIS AND LIGHTS OUT in Europe combined their superb talents to tell the story of the coming of modern medicine to the natives of Mexico. There have been several notable examples of this pen-camera method of narration, but THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE is unique among them in that the text was written before a single picture was ... Read more

$7.50 USD

The novelist who wrote THE GRAPES OF WRATH and the director who produced CRISIS AND LIGHTS OUT in Europe combined their superb talents to tell the story of the coming of modern medicine to the natives of Mexico. There have been several notable examples of this pen-camera method of narration, but THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE is unique among them in that the text was written before a single picture was
... Read more
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The Village Inn of Secret Dreams

The joyfully heartwarming read from Alison Sherlock

by Alison Sherlock ...

Narrated by Helen Keeley ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Riverside Lane Series
Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

From the bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely HeartsAfter escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever.But with the rundown Inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found … quickly.So, when her oldest friend Pete Kennedy returns from working abroad with ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely HeartsAfter escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever.But with the rundown Inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found … quickly.So, when her oldest friend Pete Kennedy returns from working abroad with
... Read more
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Die Letzte macht das Licht aus

Eine Hofgeschichte

by Martin Frank ...

Narrated by Martin Frank ...

Unabridged

6 hours 1 min

Wie geht es weiter, wenn die letzte Kuh den Hof verlässt?Martin Frank lebt schon sein ganzes Leben lang auf dem Bauernhof seiner Familie, zusammen mit Hühnern, Katzen und Kühen – doch nun ist damit Schluss, denn der Vater gibt den Hof auf, und die letzte Kuh verlässt den Stall. Aber was heißt das, ein Leben ohne Tiere, ein Leben ohne Landwirtschaft? Martin, der selbst schon lange den Spagat ... Read more

$13.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Wie geht es weiter, wenn die letzte Kuh den Hof verlässt?Martin Frank lebt schon sein ganzes Leben lang auf dem Bauernhof seiner Familie, zusammen mit Hühnern, Katzen und Kühen – doch nun ist damit Schluss, denn der Vater gibt den Hof auf, und die letzte Kuh verlässt den Stall. Aber was heißt das, ein Leben ohne Tiere, ein Leben ohne Landwirtschaft? Martin, der selbst schon lange den Spagat
... Read more
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Beneath the Waves: Addressing Coral Bleaching for a Sustainable Ocean

by S Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the heart of one of our planet’s most pressing environmental challenges with this comprehensive exploration of coral bleaching and its far-reaching implications. From rising ocean temperatures to innovative restoration techniques, this book delves deep into the science, ethics, and actionable solutions needed to protect marine ecosystems for ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the heart of one of our planet’s most pressing environmental challenges with this comprehensive exploration of coral bleaching and its far-reaching implications. From rising ocean temperatures to innovative restoration techniques, this book delves deep into the science, ethics, and actionable solutions needed to protect marine ecosystems for
... Read more
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Dispatches from Rural America

Sixteen Essays

by Wendell Berry ...

Narrated by Nick Offerman ...

Unabridged

8 hours

A bold and brilliant new collection of essays by one of our most important writers of life in America todayThis new collection gathers together for the first time sixteen essays by one of our most revered chroniclers of life in America, a landmark commentary on family, faith, community, and the threats of modernization.Ranging from the devastating effects of war on children to the endless problems ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A bold and brilliant new collection of essays by one of our most important writers of life in America todayThis new collection gathers together for the first time sixteen essays by one of our most revered chroniclers of life in America, a landmark commentary on family, faith, community, and the threats of modernization.Ranging from the devastating effects of war on children to the endless problems
... Read more
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Die geprügelte Generation

Kochlöffel, Rohrstock und die Folgen

by Ingrid Müller-Münch ...

Narrated by Irina Salkow ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

»Dieses Buch war längst überfällig.« Günter Wallraff Ein Großteil der deutschen Nachkriegskinder ist ins Leben hineingeprügelt worden. Doch wie konnte es sein, dass Schläge mit Teppichklopfer, Kochlöffel und Rohrstock in der Schule und zu Hause völlig üblich waren? Und was wurde aus diesen Kindern, die in der Gewissheit aufwuchsen: Ich bin ein Nichts, ich gehöre bestraft? Ingrid Müller-Münch spürt ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

»Dieses Buch war längst überfällig.« Günter Wallraff Ein Großteil der deutschen Nachkriegskinder ist ins Leben hineingeprügelt worden. Doch wie konnte es sein, dass Schläge mit Teppichklopfer, Kochlöffel und Rohrstock in der Schule und zu Hause völlig üblich waren? Und was wurde aus diesen Kindern, die in der Gewissheit aufwuchsen: Ich bin ein Nichts, ich gehöre bestraft? Ingrid Müller-Münch spürt
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Noche de bodas

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ...

Narrated by Rafael Baena Zapatero ...

Series series Narrativa breve de Blasco Ibáñez
Unabridged

50 min

Un joven cura de pueblo sufre una verdadera crisis vital cuando, al salir del seminario, despierta el deseo en él y debe enfrentarse a la fuerza de sus sentimientos y al peso de las decisiones que tomó para salir de la miseria. Un retrato humano acerca de la fuerza de la pasión, y una aproximación muy naturalista al mundo rural del que proviene el protagonista. "Noche de bodas" es uno de los ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un joven cura de pueblo sufre una verdadera crisis vital cuando, al salir del seminario, despierta el deseo en él y debe enfrentarse a la fuerza de sus sentimientos y al peso de las decisiones que tomó para salir de la miseria. Un retrato humano acerca de la fuerza de la pasión, y una aproximación muy naturalista al mundo rural del que proviene el protagonista. "Noche de bodas" es uno de los
... Read more

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