
Floreana
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Abigail Reno
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Elisabeth Lagelee
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By:
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Midge Raymond
About this listen
On the Galápagos Islands, the lives of two women—a century apart—converge in the most startling ways in a historical novel of desperate love, secrets, and deception by the author of My Last Continent.
After ten years away to build a family, Mallory returns to Floreana Island in the Galápagos, and to Gavin, the mentor with whom she had a long-ago affair. Their project is to build nests to revive the vulnerable penguin population. But Mallory doesn’t dare tell Gavin why she’s really come back. Then she discovers old journals hidden in a lava cave—confessions of another woman who needed to disappear.
In 1929, Dore Strauch left the life she knew to create a new one with the man she loved. On remote Floreana they’re beholden to no one but each other. Until the arrival of strangers, settlers in their paradise. Suddenly, Dore realizes that it’s no longer the refuge she imagined. And that amid the island’s fragile beauty, people can do the most terrible things.
A gripping reimagining of a true story, Floreana intertwines the emotional journeys of two women bound by dark secrets, the want of escape, and the lengths to which they’ll go to find their place in the world.
©2025 by Midge Raymond. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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“Lose yourself in rich, evocative new historical fiction…Floreana invents a dramatic explanation for the still-unsolved deaths that occurred on this small island in the Galápagos in the 1930s…The mounting tension that engulfs the island is mirrored by that of the present-day research camp, where past liaisons and current secrets keep everyone on edge…What remains most convincing is Raymond’s vivid depiction of the island’s flora and fauna…[A] standout.”—Alida Becker, The New York Times
“An engrossing narrative of self-reckoning.”—Publishers Weekly
“The truth behind this real-life event remains a mystery, but Raymond imagines an exciting version of events that is gripping and intriguing, while creating a vivid scene of the wild, remote island in the 1930s…highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review)
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When the love of her life disappeared on a camping trip, Gus Monet was devastated. Her daughter was only nine at the time, but young Bly still remembers the heartbreak vividly. Howard had been like a father to her. He was a journalist working on a story that took a dark and dangerous turn. The last time they saw him, he was going to meet a source he believed could blow the story wide open.
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Finished in one day!
- By Erin on 12-29-24
By: Katie Tallo
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An Age of Winters
- A Novel
- By: Gemma Liviero
- Narrated by: Sarah Naughton, Alex Wyndham
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.
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slow paced story
- By Amazon Customer on 04-16-25
By: Gemma Liviero
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The Naturalist Society
- The Naturalist Society, Book 1
- By: Carrie Vaughn
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In the summer of 1880, the death of Beth Stanley’s husband puts her life’s work in jeopardy. The magic of Arcane Taxonomy dictates that every natural thing in the world, from weather to animals, can be labeled, and doing so grants the practitioner some of that subject’s unique power. But only men are permitted to train in this philosophy. Losing her husband means that Beth loses the name they put on her work—and any influence she might have wielded.
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engrossing
- By TxCollect on 12-21-24
By: Carrie Vaughn
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An Echo in Time
- A Novel
- By: Boo Walker
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Unable to catch a break in life or love as she approaches thirty, Charli Thurman sees red lights at every crossroads. And given the Thurman family’s tumultuous history, she knows things will only get worse, unless she can break the cycle and figure out where—and when—it all went wrong. Charli is skeptical when her best friend introduces her to a “soul reader” who specializes in generational trauma. But during family constellation therapy with the guru, Charli experiences an inexplicable memory of terrible violence.
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Great love story
- By Jgerry on 12-09-24
By: Boo Walker
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Drop Dead Sisters
- The Finch Sisters, Book 1
- By: Amelia Diane Coombs, Mindy Kaling - introduction
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Remi Finch has spent the better part of her adult life avoiding family—especially her sisters. They just don’t click. Besides, her unconventional upbringing and major anxiety have convinced Remi that she can’t build a relationship with anyone. Period. When her parents plan a family reunion camping trip to celebrate their anniversary, Remi’s willing to reconnect, if only because she doesn’t have a choice. But then a dead body turns up at their campsite, and their sisterly bonding kicks into high gear.
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the younger sister
- By valerie on 11-18-24
By: Amelia Diane Coombs, and others
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The French Winemaker’s Daughter
- A Novel
- By: Loretta Ellsworth
- Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlotte, a commercial airline pilot, attends an auction with her boyfriend Henri at Hotel Drouot, now the oldest auction house in Paris. Successfully bidding on a box of wine saved from the German occupation during the Second World War, Henri gives Charlotte a seemingly inferior bottle he finds inside the box. Cleaning the label, Charlotte makes a shocking discovery that sends her on a quest to find the origins of this unusual—and very valuable—bottle of wine, a quest that will take her back fifty years into the past.
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Outstanding performance!
- By Deborah Ward on 04-19-25
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Sweet Fury
- By: Sash Bischoff
- Narrated by: Sash Bischoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A twisty, thought-provoking novel of construction and deconstruction in conversation with the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and told through the lens of the film industry, Sweet Fury is an incisive and bold critique of America’s deep-rooted misogyny.
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Outstanding rollercoaster ride!
- By David A. Lepard on 04-08-25
By: Sash Bischoff
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Beartooth
- A Novel
- By: Callan Wink
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Beartooth is a novel about two survivalist brothers in desperate straits, who are lured into committing a crime in Yellowstone National Park. Thad and Hazen, long ago abandoned by their wayward mother, are drowning in medical bills and notices about back taxes. They live alone in an aging, timber house hand-built into the leeside of the Beartooth Mountains. Thad’s the older brother, responsible, a loner, the caretaker of Hazen, who is a little . . . different.
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Hard-Scrabble Living on Yellowstone’s Edge
- By WLC on 02-11-25
By: Callan Wink
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Happy After All
- A Novel
- By: Maisey Yates
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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A city girl leaves her life behind in LA to start over in a small town… It’s a cliché, but it’s also Amelia Taylor’s life. And her new life as a romance novelist and motelier is going great—until Nathan Hart checks in. Of course he’s disastrously handsome, thoroughly disagreeable, and seems to be set against Amelia on sight. Of course there’s smoldering tension between them that can’t be ignored. They’d make the perfect enemies to lovers story. It’s one of Amelia’s favorite tropes.
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Multifaceted
- By AprilMae on 03-27-25
By: Maisey Yates
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When We Were Friends
- A Short Story
- By: Jane Green
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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By all accounts, Lucy’s handled her divorce well. She’s finally in the cozy, plant-filled house of her dreams. And although she doesn’t fit in with the other divorcées—all busy looking for their next ex—she’s excited to get down to earth and savor the small joys of life. When Lucy meets Elle, a hip younger woman who shares her same passions, their connection is instant. Taking a chance on kismet, Lucy forges a friendship that fills her days with meaning. She and Elle are inseparable, from sunup to sundown, enjoying the immediate ease and familiarity of each other’s company.
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Felt like it could turn dark at any moment
- By Etoile NEOhio on 03-15-25
By: Jane Green
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Nobody's Perfect
- By: Sally Kilpatrick
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Vivian Quackenbush enjoys a typical life. She has winesday evenings with her two best friends. Her son is in college. She and her husband, Mitch, are planning the next move for their empty-nester future. But to Vivian’s blindsided surprise…not together. After nearly twenty-five years of marriage, Mitch wants a divorce. He confesses that he doesn’t love her anymore. He never even liked her chicken salad! Brutal. What is Vivian to do but channel her anger, frustration, and pain into a video she posts online.
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Womanhood and friends
- By D. Romano on 02-22-25
By: Sally Kilpatrick
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The Broken Places
- A Novel
- By: Mia Sheridan
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Will Damron, Leon Nixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The streets of San Francisco aren’t as sunny as the city pretends they are. Detective Lennon Gray has learned this the hard way, and it’s starting to wear on her. When a new case plunges her into the depths of the transient community, Lennon must once again face ugly truths about humanity. Her new partner makes things a little easier, though. Agent Ambrose Mars is charming—innocent, somehow, despite his own hard years in the field. The combination leaves Lennon fascinated and disturbed at the same time, and she’s even more drawn to him for it.
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Another winner
- By Kindle Customer on 04-21-25
By: Mia Sheridan
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- Linda Elmquist
- 12-14-24
fascinating insight into the history of the islands
the story wove back and forth between two women a century apart yet with parallel lives. some surprising twists !
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