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“A heartwarming, magical story about love, loss, and finding family where you least expect it. · “In Where the Forest Meets the Stars, Glendy Vanderah weaves a ... Sample WheretheForestMeetstheStars By: GlendyVanderah Narratedby: LaurenEzzo Length: 9hrsand57mins Unabridged Audiobook Categories: Literature&Fiction, GenreFiction 4.4outof5stars 4.4 (11,180ratings) AddtoCartfailed. Pleasetryagainlater AddtoWishListfailed. Pleasetryagainlater Removefromwishlistfailed. Pleasetryagainlater Addingtolibraryfailed Pleasetryagain Followpodcastfailed Pleasetryagain Unfollowpodcastfailed Pleasetryagain Tryfor$0.00 1audiobookofyourchoice. Streamordownloadthousandsofincludedtitles. $14.95amonthafter30daytrial.Cancelanytime. WheretheForestMeetstheStars By: GlendyVanderah Narratedby: LaurenEzzo Tryfor$0.00 $14.95/monthafter30days.Cancelanytime. Buyfor$24.99 Buyfor$24.99 Confirmpurchase Nodefaultpaymentmethodselected. 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By SharonA.Rossiter on 11-15-17 TheBaker'sSecret By: StephenP.Kiernan Publisher'sSummary AnAmazonCharts,WallStreetJournal,andWashingtonPostbestseller,andaGoodreadsChoiceAwardfinalist.Inthisgorgeouslystunningdebut,amysteriouschildteachestwostrangershowtoloveandtrustagain.Afterthelossofhermotherandherownbattlewithbreastcancer,JoannaTealereturnstohergraduateresearchonnestingbirdsinruralIllinois,determinedtoprovethatherrecenthardshipshavenotbrokenher.Shethrowsherselfintoherworkfromdusktodawn,untilhersolitaryroutineisdisruptedbytheappearanceofamysteriouschildwhoshowsupathercabinbarefootandcoveredinbruises.ThegirlcallsherselfUrsa,andsheclaimstohavebeensentfromthestarstowitnessfivemiracles.Withconcernsaboutthechild’shomesituation,Joreluctantlyagreestoletherstay-justuntilshelearnsmoreaboutUrsa’spast.Joenliststhehelpofherreclusiveneighbor,GabrielNash,tosolvethemysteryofthecharmingchild.Butthemoretimetheyspendtogether,themorequestionstheyhave.HowdoesayounggirlnotonlyreadbutunderstandShakespeare?Whydogoodthingskeephappeninginherpresence?Andwhyaren’tJoandGabecheckingthemissingchildren’swebsiteanymore?Thoughthethreehaveformedanincrediblebond,theyknowdifficultchoicesmustbemade.AsthesummernearsanendandUrsagetsclosertoherfifthmiracle,herdangerouspastclosesin.Whenitfinallycatchesuptothem,alloftheirpainfulsecretswillbeforcedintotheopen,andtheirfateswillbelefttothestars. ©2019byGlendyVanderah.(P)2018BrilliancePublishing,Inc.,allrightsreserved. FamilyLife LiteraryFiction MagicalRealism Women'sFiction Suspense Contemporary Showmore Showless CriticReviews “Aheartwarming,magicalstoryaboutlove,loss,andfindingfamilywhereyouleastexpectit.Thistouchingnovelwillremindreadersofamodern-dayTheSnowChild.”(ChristopherMeades,award-winningauthorofHannaWhoFellfromtheSky) “InWheretheForestMeetstheStars,GlendyVanderahweavesadeftandpoignantstorywithwell-drawncharacters,includingcleverUrsa.Withanunexpectedandheart-racingclimax,readerswillwaitbreathlesslytofindoutwhathappens.Abeautifulstoryoflove,resilience,andthepowerofsecondchances.”(SusieOrmanSchnall,award-winningauthorofTheSubwayGirls) “Apowerfulstoryofthewayinwhichheartsaremendedbylove,compassion,andeverydaymiracles.Cleverlyplottedandbuildingtoanintensecrescendointhefinalchapters,WheretheForestMeetstheStarsisabeautifulandunforgettabledebut.”(JulianneMacLean,USATodaybest-sellingauthor) Editor'sPick Real-lifemagic"WheretheForestMeetstheStarsismyfavoriteaudiobooksofarthisyear!AsmesmerizedasIbecamewiththistale,youmaybesurprisedtofindoutthatthere'snoactualmagicinthisstory.Thewholethingismoretortuouslyrealthanfantastic.Themagicisinconnectionsforgedbetweensomeverylikablepeople.ButbeforeIgivetoomuchaway,let'sjustsaythatit’soneofthosestoriesthathookedmeimmediately,andkeptme100%investedthroughthebitterend(yes,thereweretears).Thecharacterswillcaptureyourheart—inlargepartduetoLaurenEzzo’sperformance.Mygod,canshetransitionfromadulttochildwitheaseandskill.Shewillmakeyoubelievethateight-year-oldUrsaisaveryreallittlegirl(andpossiblyageniusalien).DareIsayit'sanear-perfectlistenforfictionlovers?Yes,Ido."—TriciaF.,AudibleEditor Morefromthesame Author TheOceanographyoftheMoon TheLightThroughtheLeaves Narrator BadCruz BeneathDevil'sBridge TheSecondMrs.Astor WhatlistenerssayaboutWheretheForestMeetstheStars AverageCustomerRatings Overall 4.5outof5stars 4.4outof5.0 5Stars 6,420 4Stars 3,064 3Stars 1,240 2Stars 322 1Stars 134 Performance 4.5outof5stars 4.3outof5.0 5Stars 5,800 4Stars 2,395 3Stars 1,146 2Stars 343 1Stars 190 Story 4.5outof5stars 4.4outof5.0 5Stars 5,743 4Stars 2,536 3Stars 1,134 2Stars 302 1Stars 139 Reviews-Pleaseselectthetabsbelowtochangethesourceofreviews. Audible.comReviews Audible.co.ukreviews Audible.com.aureviews AmazonReviews Sortby: MostHelpful MostRecent Filterby: Allstars 5staronly 4staronly 3staronly 2staronly 1staronly Overall 3outof5stars Performance 2outof5stars Story 4outof5stars katherinesantos 04-28-19 JustOK Thestorywasfinebutthereadingwasannoying-the"hesaid"/"shesaid"commentsreallybrokeupthestorytellingandwasnotnecessarysinceeachcharacterhadtheirownvoice.Aswell,theyoungcharacter'swhiningwasoverdoneinmyopinion. 69peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars ChristinaD. 03-16-19 Enjoyable.Which"story"versionistrue... Icanseewhythisisclassifiedassciencefiction,andwhyothersdonot.Itdependsonwhichstoryversionyoubelieve.Theclassificationcanbeanindicatorofwhichistrue. Yesthereweresome,whatcouldbeconsidered,repetitiveaspects,buttheyweretoldinslightlydifferentwaysattimestokeepanelementofcausingpeopletoattimeswonder,"Perhapstheother"version"istrue." Icanusuallyeasilyfigurethingsoutaboutastory,butthiswasonethattrulykeptmeswitchingwhatIbelievedwasgoingon,andIcouldeasilygowitheitheroneafterfinishingthestory.Theclassificationiswhatwillsatisfymyviewonwhich.Ornot,ifIchoose.lol Yes,theoveruseofthewords,"___"saidwasanissueformetoo.Itwouldpullmeoutofthestorywaytoooften.Ieventuallyautomaticallystartedreplacingitwithotherwaysitcouldhavebeenwritten,mentally.Againtakingmeoutoftheflow. YesUrsacanbeconsideredwhiney.Sheisstillachild,despitehermentallevel.Achildtypicallydoeswhine,especiallywhentheydonotgettheirway.Somealot. Plusifacertainstoryversionisthetrueone,thatispartofwhatonecanplayoutinordertoexperienceandlearnabout.Theremayhavebeenapurposetoit... OverallIreallyenjoyedthestoryenoughtowritemyfirstreviewafterbeingamemberfor71/2years. 126peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Linda 04-07-19 AwesomeStoryAboutLoveandRedemption Whatanamazingnovelandtobeadebutblowsmeaway.Thisstoryissobeautifulandsointensethatitwillmakeyoucrybecauseitissonice.Joisabirdspecialist,anditmonitoringthenestsinaruralsouthernIllinoisarea.Sheisrecoveringfromaseriousillnessandhasrecentlylosthermothertocancer.Sheisvulnerablebutalsoverystrong.Herneighborissomewhatofarecluse.Sheonlyseeshimwhenheissellingeggssoshecallshim‘eggman.’Onenight,agirlappearsattheendofthecountryroadleadingtothecabinJoisrenting.ThegirlsaysshecamefromthePinwheelConstellationandshemuststayonearthuntilshesees5miracles.Theentirestoryisaboutlove,caringaboutothers,andhowsometimesyoujusthavetodotheunexpectedtogettothebestresult.Thestoryincludesachild’sfaithinlifeandknowingwhensomeoneisjustperfectforher.Itinvolvesacceptingyourselfasyouareeveniftheworldseesyoubroken,anditinvolvesloveandhowlovecanhealtheimpossiblesituationsandbringaboutlifeaffirmingresults.Thisisaterrificnovel.Thelittlegirlisawonder.Theadultsshehasfoundareconfoundedbyherbutdoeverythingtheycantokeephersafe.Ilistenedtothismostlyinaudibleandenjoyedthevoicesportrayedbythenarrator.Eventheconstantandannoying,‘saidJo’or‘hesaid’or‘shesaid’followingthecharacterspeakingatthemomentcouldnottakeawayfromthejoyofreading/listeningtothisbook.Ihopetheauthorwritesmorebooks.YoucanbesureI’llbereadingthem.LaurenEnzoisperfectasnarrator. 40peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 3outof5stars Jojo 06-08-19 It'sOK It'saninterestingpremise,butthestorydragsabit.Narrationisclearandeasytolistento,buttheyounggirlcharacter'svoiceoftensoundswhiney,demanding,orcondescendingwhenthecontextdoesn'tseemtoneedthattoneofvoice.Thecharactersareinterestingandnicelydrawn.Overall,itwasOK. 18peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 2outof5stars Story 3outof5stars Kacy 06-09-19 ... ThestorywassortofinterestingbutIneverreallygottolikeUrsa...sheseemskindofannoying.AndOHMYGODallthe“Ursasaid”“Josaid”makesyouwanttodie. 108peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Donna 03-04-19 Exceptional atfirstIdidn'tthinkIwouldenjoythisbook.HoweverIsoonbecameveryengrossedinthetale.Ithoughtthenarrationwasexceptionalaswell.Ihighlyrecommendit.Bewaryifyouhaveasoftheartyoumayhaveafewtears! 30peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 2outof5stars Story 3outof5stars AmazonCustomer 07-16-19 keptmyattention OverallIlikedthisbook,itkeptmyattentionandhadmeentertained.However,itwasn'tmyfavorite.ItwasjustalittletoofarfetchedformeinsomeareasandIfoundthecharacterslackedtruedepth. 9peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 3outof5stars AnOldHippieChick 08-04-19 Meh.NotwhatIexpected. It'saprettywell-writtenbookbutdoesn'tlenditselfwelltotheaudioformat.Therepeated"said,"then""overandovergotreallyjarring.Thenarratorwould,everynowandthenfornoreason,driftintoaSouthernaccentforafewlines,anotherjarringthingthatwouldbringmeoutofthestory.Also,allofthevoicessoundedalike;thenarratordidn'tseemtohavemuchrange. Mymaingripewiththebookisthatitseemedtometobedeliberatelymislabeled.Dubbeda"sci-fi"story,andknowingthatoneofthecharacterswasliterallyfromanotherplanet,Iexpectedmoreofa"K-Pax"sortofalien.WhatIgotwasareallywhineylittlegirlwhowasn'tallthatlikable.Andfrankly,Iwouldn'thavebelievedhertaleofbeinganalieneitherifI'dbeenoneoftheadultsinthestory. Ikeptlistening,hopingthatsomethingwouldhappen,buteventuallygaveup,especiallywhenthebookdescendedintotypicalYAromancescenes.Hadthisbookbeenadvertisingasaromancewithsci-fiovertones,whichwouldhavebeencorrect,IMHO,Iwouldhaveavoidedit.Isimplyamnotinterestedinromancenovelsandfindthemboring.Howmanywaysaretheretodescribethatfirstkissandfirstsexscene?Which,frankly,isallthataromancenovelis,nomatterwhatbackstoryyouslapontoit. Ifyouarelookingforaromancewithasci-fistoryasasub-plot,thisisyourbook.Ifyouarelooking,ontheotherhand,forafantasyorsci-fibookaboutacharactersortofinthe"E.T."or"K-Pax"mold,itmightnotbe. 87peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars JGWatts 03-06-19 notSciFibutasweetstory notsurewhyithoughtiwasgettingascifinovelherebutimasuckerforaromanceanyway.wellwritten,Ithought.heldmyinterest. 43peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 4outof5stars sab. 03-13-19 Superentertaining Iwasimmediatelycapturedbythepremiseofthestory,(nospoilers)thenarrationwasgood,keptthestoryflowing.Thestorywasgood(sometimesalittlebitcorny)andnottonsofsurprises,butIlistenedtothebookstraightthroughintwodays.SoCornyornotIwashooked. 22peoplefoundthishelpful ShowMore Sortby: MostHelpful MostRecent Filterby: Allstars 5staronly 4staronly 3staronly 2staronly 1staronly Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars jennifereccles 07-21-19 Grippingfromthestart Idon’twritereviewsbutjustwantedtosharehowmuchIlovedthisbook.Ifellinlovewiththecharacters,especiallylittleUrsa.Ireallydidn’twantittoend.Thenarratorwasgood,althougheverymalecharactersoundedthesamewhichwasconfusing.Allinallitwasprettyperfectandyouwon’tregretbuyingthis.Ifitdoesn’tmoveyouyouhavenosoul!:D 5peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Jay024 11-20-19 Wheretheforestmeetsthestars. Thisisabeautifullywrittenandheartwarmingstory.Thenarrationisbrilliant.I’mnotsurewhatattractedmetothisbookbutI’mgladIboughtit.It’sararegem.Buyit,you’llbegladyoudid.Bewarneditpullsontheoldheartstrings. 3peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars SwissRose 01-18-20 Ifyouonlylistentoonefictionbookforentertainment. Aftersomedarkanddisappointinglistens,thisbookcompletedelivered.Itwasmoving,compellingandcompassionate.Iwasfirstgrumpyandirritatedbythehetsays,shesays’butIsoonwasdoengrossedinthisbookIcouldignoreit.Perfectforarelaxinglistenlikeabatofchocolate,sadtoseeitfinished 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 2outof5stars Performance 1outof5stars Story 3outof5stars SeanPitt 12-29-19 NarrationsobadthatIcouldn’tbearit Thenarrationofthistitleissobadthatitdistractsfromwhatseemedotherwisewouldbeagoodstory.Thefemalereaderswitchestoafalse,deepvoicetoreadthemaleparts,whichsoundslikeachildmockingthegrownmen’slines.Sheunnecessarilyrepeats“hesaid”and“shesaid”incloseproximitywhenit’sperfectlyobviouswhoisspeaking.Finally,thechild’svoiceiswhiny,allthetime.Icouldn’tbearit.Iwillreadthebookinprint. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 3outof5stars AdamB 02-29-20 Interestingstart,descendedintomelodrama Aneasylisten,somegoodpartsbutabitmelodramaticbytheend.Notbad. 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars FionaKeates 02-20-20 lovedthisbook engagingcharacters,captivatingstorylineandverywellnarrated.IthoughtthechildwasalittlewhineyattimesbutIsupposedtheyareathatageiftheydon'tgettheirownway.lovedthealienaspect 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars rita 12-22-19 Abeautifulstory Thisbookmovesmetotears,Icouldn'tputitdown.LaurenEzzosperformanceofthestorywasgreat,shereallybuilttheimageofthecharactersanditwaseasytodistinguishwhowaswhowhileshetalked.Ifinishedthisin4daysandwillbecheckingoutVanderah'sotherstories. 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars PhilDay 11-17-19 Brilliant,beautiful,deeplymoving Ilovedthisstoryfromstarttofinish.Ithoughtthecharacterswerewonderful,fabulousnarration,greatstorytellingandaverysatisfyingendingwhichimustsayiwonderedhowitwouldbearrivedat.Fullofloveandcompassion,dealtwithpainfulsubjectmattersensitivelybutnotoppressively.Highlyrecommend. 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars KatEvans 10-17-19 Lovedit! Alovelystorythatiswellnarratedandeasytoimmerseyourselfin.It'saniceescapeandastoryaboutthreeunlikelyfriendships,loveandnewfamily.Allsetinacabininthewoods.Definitelymycupoftea:) 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 4outof5stars SECOATES 07-30-19 Lovemystery. IfoundthisbookintheThrillersandCrimesection.Iwouldnotdescribeitaseitherofthose!It’salovestorywithalittlebitofamysteryrunningthroughitandacrime/thrillerbitinthelast2hours.Alittletoomuchof‘shesaid’and‘hesaid’,butanenjoyablelisten. 1personfoundthishelpful ShowMore Sortby: MostHelpful MostRecent Filterby: Allstars 5staronly 4staronly 3staronly 2staronly 1staronly Overall 4outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 3outof5stars J.Ball 02-01-20 Somanysaids!!Toomanysaids!! Hesaid.Shesaid.Gabesaid.Ursasaid.Somanysaids.Toomanysaids.Thatbeingsaid(😂)awesomestorywithgreatnarration.TotallyfivestarswithoutthemillionsaidsthatattimesverymuchhamperedmyenjoymentbutIcouldnotreturnbecauseIneededtoheartheend. 5peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars AmazonCustomer 12-12-20 Ursaisaveryspecialgirl Afewtoomany'hesaid'and'shesaid'sandIfoundUrsa'svoicetobeabitwhiny,butotherwiseaveryenjoyablestory. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars AmazonCustomer 05-23-19 Couldn'tputthisdown. Don'tknowwhybutthishasbeensittingthereinmywaitingtolistentopile.Thiswasabrilliantstorythatwasunbelievablyheartwarming.Icouldn'tputthisdown. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 4outof5stars AnonymousUser 10-25-21 Greatread Greatread,verysweetstorybutthe'hesaid,shesaid'narrationwasveryannoyinganddistractedfromthestory. 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars AnonymousUser 05-25-21 Apoignantandinspiringread. Iabsolutelylovedthisbook.Itwasbeautifullywrittenandthenarratorwassuperb.LookforwardtomoreofGlendyVanderah’sbooks. Overall 3outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 3outof5stars Emma 10-14-20 Definitelywaytoomany'saids'! Ishouldhaveheededthewarningsofpreviousreviewers.Thehesaid,shesaidswerecompletelyoverthetopandweresuperannoying!Ididpushontoheartheoutcomewhichwasprobablyworthitbutthewritingstylewouldhavebeenbetterexperiencedinhardcopywherethe'saids'wouldbelessofadistraction.Iwasirritatedtotheend! Overall 5outof5stars AnonymousUser 07-31-20 greatbook lovethisbook,couldnotstoplistening,captivatingtosaytheleast,reccomendthisbook Overall 4outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 5outof5stars KindleCustomer 06-30-20 Entertainingread Ilovedthisbook,agreatstorythatkeptmycuriositypeakeduntiltheend.Thenarrationwasgood.Myonlymisgivingwasthevoicesheusedforthelittlegirlcameacrosstomeaswhineyandannoying.Allothercharactervoiceswerefine.OverallagreatbookthatIhaverecommendedtofriends Overall 5outof5stars AnonymousUser 02-28-20 Loveit!! Lovedeverylittlebitofthisstory,thecharacters,thesmilesandthetears.ThankyouGlendy. 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