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    Laddie
    Laddie
    Laddie
    Audiobook14 hours

    Laddie

    Written by Gene Stratton-Porter

    Narrated by Laurie Klein

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    LADDIE, is a captivating, good-humored look at family life in the early 1900’s in a small farming community in Indiana. The story is told in the first person narrative by the youngest in a family of twelve children, known only as “Little Sister”. Through her eyes the listener experiences the lives, loves, and tribulations of her family. But it is Laddie, her eighteen-year-old brother, whom she is the most proud. Life becomes complicated when Laddie falls in love with a British girl. A clash of cultures and values has both Laddie’s parents, and those of his sweethearts at odds, forcing the young couple to find a way to make their budding romance work.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion
    Release dateMar 15, 2004
    ISBN9781596070288
    Author

    Gene Stratton-Porter

    Gene Stratton-Porter was born and raised in Wabash County, Indiana. She was a self-trained American author, nature photographer, and naturalist.

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    • 5/5
      Great narration and better the second time around. Glad I did it
    • 5/5
      What a wonderful story. So VERY well read. I hated to have the story end. Thank you for all the work you have done to write this book.
    • 5/5
      Best book I've listened to. Thanks for writing this book
    • 5/5
      Such a powerful inspiring story of family and the power of faith
    • 5/5
      The best reader I've ever heard!!! And such a fabulous story!
    • 5/5
      Loved this book when I was 8, loved it again at 67