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friends, lend me your ears {audiobooks worth the listen}

for years, I've eschewed audiobooks -- my attention wanders, and it's too hard to "flip a few pages back" to catch up on what I missed when I inevitably get interrupted. but recently, I've discovered some true gems that come to life through audio in a way they wouldn't on the printed page, particularly if they are set in a foreign country where the narrator's accent or pronunciation of unfamiliar words adds authenticity to the story. just like any other muscle, my auditory attention is getting stronger. plus I've learned to set myself up for success by only listening when I'm unlikely to be interrupted (i.e., when the older girls are at school and the babies are napping, or when I'm driving to work without kids in the car).  without further ado, here are my recent favourites! Killers of a Certain Age , by Deanna Raybourn; narrated by Jane Oppenheimer and Christina Delaine. this is a hilarious and fast-paced story about a group of female assassi

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