Book description
Desperate to obliterate her past, a young widow flees California for the French Riviera in this compelling debut, a tale of loss, rebirth, modern friendship, and romance that blends Sally Rooney's wryness and psychological insight with Emma Straub's gorgeous scene-setting and rich relationships.Just days after her young, handsome husband dies in a car accident, Ellie Huang discovers that he had a mistress--one of her own colleagues at a prestigious San Francisco law firm. Acting on impulse--or is it grief? rage? Probably all three--Ellie cashes in Ian's life insurance policy for an extended stay at the luxurious Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France. Accompanying her is her free-spirited best friend, Mable Chou.Ellie hopes that the five-star resort on the French Riviera, with its stunning clientele and floral-scented cocktails, will be a heady escape from the real world. And at first it is. She and Mable meet an intriguing couple, Fauna and Robbie, and as their poolside chats roll into wine-soaked dinners, the four become increasingly intimate. But the sunlit getaway soon turns into a reckoning for Ellie, as long-simmering tensions and uncomfortable truths swirl to the surface.Taking the reader from San Francisco to the gilded luxury of the south of France, You Can't Stay Here Forever is a sharply funny and exciting debut that explores the slippery nature of marriage, the push and pull between friends, and the interplay of race and privilege, seen through the eyes of a young Asian American woman.
Pepper Legs
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Purity
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Bambi Wings
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Fist Wizard
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Riff Raff
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CuriousCrafter
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Mental
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FearLeSS
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Nightmare King
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Sprinkle Lovenuts
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Blister
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Bleach
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Shivers
Listening to books while doing chores? This app makes it possible! ListenBook Pro's noise reduction feature has transformed the audio quality. It's crystal clear now.
Baked ZD
I've started a book club with my friends, and this app has been our go-to source for titles. Sharing audiobooks with friends through AirDrop and Sharing on ListenBook Pro is a brilliant way to connect. The statistics tracking feature is very useful. ListenBook helps me keep track of my listening time.
K-9
ListenBook has brought the joy of audiobooks back into my life in a whole new way. The adjustable playback speed is a revelation. It's like having a personal audiobook narrator at my pace. CUE playlist support is a brilliant feature that allows me to create customized listening experiences for different moods, activities, and moments of the day. I've listened to hundreds of audiobooks and this narrator is now in my top 5. Their timing and inflection were masterful. Never a dull moment in the entire performance. I don't have strong feelings about this one either way. The narration was competent but forgettable. The story itself was more engaging than the performance.
Dark Burn
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Dangle
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Stick Shift
I'm discovering books I wouldn't have considered before, and my reading horizons are expanding. ListenBook's dedication to providing a smooth and enjoyable listening experience is evident in every aspect of the app.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience