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On Turpentine Lane

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On Turpentine Lane

By: Elinor Lipman
Narrated by: Mia Barron
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At 32, Faith Frankel has returned to her claustro-suburban hometown, where she writes institutional thank-you notes for her alma mater. It's a peaceful life, really, and surely with her recent purchase of a sweet bungalow on Turpentine Lane, her life is finally on track. Never mind that her fiancé is off on a crowdfunded cross-country walk, too busy to return her texts (but not too busy to post photos of himself with a different woman in every state). And never mind her witless boss, or a mother who lives too close, or a philandering father who thinks he's Chagall. When she finds some mysterious artifacts in the attic of her new home, she wonders whether anything in her life is as it seems.

©2017 Elinor Lipman (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC Women's Fiction Witty Literature & Fiction Funny Fiction Comedy Romantic Comedy Jewish Romance Feel-Good World Literature

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"Narrator Mia Barron's spot-on timing brings out the best of the smart dialogue and understated humor in this story of contemporary life for the 30-something crowd.... Barron's delivery of quirky characters and multiple plotlines contributes to this entertaining audiobook." ( AudioFile)

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I almost didn’t get this book b/c of some of the negative reviews, but I’m so glad I did. The characters are all real people - although they lean, sometimes strongly, one way or the other - they all have good and bad qualities. As far as the reader talking slowly, I adjusted my speed to 1.2 and it was perfect. And her voices and emphasis were generally spot-on. A few twists and some laugh out loud moments made it completely enjoyable.

Happy listen w/ real characters

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Laugh out loud funny, full on tears sweet, intriguing mystery. The narrator was spot on with voices and tone. I will read more from this author and everyone else should also!

Amazing!!!

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This is a cute, predictable and entertaining story. It got better as I listened and at times, made me laugh out loud.

A little slow...

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Nice light, humorous story. If the story hadn’t been so enjoyable, I wouldn’t have finished. For some reason, the narrator read every single line in the same flat, satirical tone. This one would be better read in the print version.

Great story, so-so narration.

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Yes I know that most people don’t live in a house with a murder mystery, but that aside it was a fun peek through the curtains into someone else’s very regular but still eventful life. Worth the time to listen.

A slice of life

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