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- Martha Gellhorn's Letters of Love and War 1930-1949
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Publisher's summary
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives and loves of the people who wrote them. When the author is a brilliant writer who lived an exciting, eventful life, the letters are especially interesting.
Martha Gellhorn was a strong-willed, self-made, modern woman whose journalism, and life, were widely influential at the time and cleared a path for women who came after her. An ardent anti-fascist, she abhorred "objectivity shit" and wrote about real people doing real things with intelligence and passion. She is most famous, to her enduring exasperation, as Ernest Hemingway's third wife. Long after their divorce, her short tenure as "Mrs. Hemingway" from 1940 to 1945 invariably eclipsed her writing and, consequently, she never received her full due.
Gellhorn's work and personal life attracted a disparate cadre of political and celebrity friends, among them, Sylvia Beach, Ingrid Bergman, Leonard Bernstein, Norman Bethune, Robert Capa, Charlie Chaplin, Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Chiang, Colette, Gary Cooper, John Dos Passos, Dorothy Parker, Maxwell Perkins, Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Orson Welles, H.G. Wells - the people who made history in her time and beyond.
Yours, for Probably Always is a curated collection of letters between Gellhorn and the extraordinary personalities that were her correspondents in the most interesting time of her life. Through these letters and the author's contextual narrative, the book covers Gellhorn's life and work, including her time reporting for Harry Hopkins and America's Federal Emergency Relief Administration in the 1930s, her newspaper and magazine reportage during the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Vietnam War, and her relationships with Hemingway and General James M. Gavin late in the war, and her many lovers and affairs.
*Includes a downloadable PDF with appendix material
"Listening to Yours, for Probably Always, told in Martha Gellhorn’s own words and enhanced by Somerville’s engaging narrative, I was transported into the world of the fearless war correspondent as daughter, lover, wife, and friend to some of the 20th century’s great historic and literary figures. Ellen Barkin interprets Gellhorn’s complex character deftly as she reports on a world of war and injustice. Listening to her do so is a delight." (Valerie Hemingway)
“Martha Gellhorn was a remarkable woman and writer who bore constant, impassioned witness to the twentieth century as it unfolded. We are indebted to Janet Somerville for this valuable selection of Gellhorn’s letters, representing an exceptionally eventful period of her long and productive life. Ellen Barkin’s reading adds another dimension to the words on the page, bringing the letters to life - capturing the rich array of their moods and tones and Gellhorn’s always sharp observations of the world around her.” (Sandra Spanier, The Hemingway Letters Project)
“The inestimable Ellen Barkin delivers a performance that has an astonishing ring of verisimilitude, bringing Martha Gellhorn to life in a way that isn't ghostly, but as if she were in the room with us right now.” (Rex Pickett, author of THE ARCHIVIST)
"Ellen Barkin, her voice, husky as the first glimmer of sunrise, draws you inexorably into Gellhorn's always compelling stories, given intimate context in the seemingly artless craft of Somerville's prose." (Barry Callaghan, author of All the Lonely People)
"Barkin narrates this collection of Gellhorn's letters with the precision of an expert archivist. Her contralto voice creates a bygone vocal persona that echoes the 1930s-40s, the years featured in this audiobook. Barkin carefully presents Gellhorn's selected correspondence to dozens of international luminaries, such as Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, Ingrid Bergman, and, of course, Ernest Hemingway, Gellhorn's husband of five years." (AudioFile magazine)
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- By marcia on 04-19-18
By: Calvin Trillin
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The World Broke in Two
- Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster and the Year That Changed Literature
- By: Bill Goldstein
- Narrated by: Bill Goldstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of revered authors Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and D. H. Lawrence during 1922, the birth year of modernism.
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The best non-fiction Audible book I've heard
- By Brian on 09-20-17
By: Bill Goldstein
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The Last Million
- Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War
- By: David Nasaw
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 19 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In May of 1945, German forces surrendered to the Allied powers, effectively ending World War II in Europe. But millions of lost and homeless POWs, slave laborers, political prisoners, and concentration camp survivors overwhelmed Germany, a country in complete disarray. British and American soldiers gathered the malnourished and desperate foreigners, and attempted to repatriate them to Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and the USSR. But after exhaustive efforts, there remained over a million displaced persons who either refused to go home or had no home to which to return.
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Must read for those who study the WW's in Europe
- By david fazio on 02-09-21
By: David Nasaw
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The Genius of Women
- From Overlooked to Changing the World
- By: Janice Kaplan
- Narrated by: Janice Kaplan
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Even in this time of rethinking women’s roles, we define genius almost exclusively through male achievement. When asked to name a genius, people mention Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Steve Jobs. As for great women? In one survey, the only female genius anyone listed was Marie Curie. Janice Kaplan, the New York Times best-selling author of The Gratitude Diaries, set out to determine why the extraordinary work of so many women has been brushed aside.
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Generational Gap
- By Caddin on 01-04-24
By: Janice Kaplan
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Time Between
- My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond
- By: Chris Hillman, Dwight Yoakam - foreword
- Narrated by: Chris Hillman, Dwight Yoakam
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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As a cofounder of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman is arguably the primary architect of what’s come to be known as country rock. He went on to record and perform in various configurations, including as a member of Stephen Stills’ Manassas and as a cofounder of The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. In the 1980s he formed The Desert Rose Band, scoring eight Top 10 Billboard country hits. He’s released a number of solo efforts, including 2017’s highly acclaimed Bidin’ My Time - the final album produced by the late Tom Petty.
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Good With Caveats
- By Kafe Society on 10-28-21
By: Chris Hillman, and others
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A Cruel and Shocking Act
- The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination
- By: Philip Shenon
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff, Philip Shenon (prologue)
- Length: 23 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A groundbreaking, explosive account of the Kennedy assassination that will rewrite the history of the 20th century's most controversial murder investigation. The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? Did the Warren Commission discover the whole truth of what happened on November 22, 1963? Philip Shenon, a veteran investigative journalist who spent most of his career at The New York Times, finally provides many of the answers.
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Mainline Propaganda to Dispel Alternate Views
- By Jason K. Woodburn on 02-03-16
By: Philip Shenon
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They Said It Couldn't Be Done
- The '69 Mets, New York City, and the Most Astounding Season in Baseball History
- By: Wayne Coffey
- Narrated by: Gary Cohen
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the 1969 New York Mets’ season has long since entered sports lore as one of the most remarkable of all time. But beyond the “miracle” is a compelling narrative of an unlikely collection of players and the hallowed manager who inspired them to greatness.
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You don’t have to be a fan
- By paul on 04-17-19
By: Wayne Coffey
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Winnie and Nelson
- Portrait of a Marriage
- By: Jonny Steinberg
- Narrated by: Puleng Lange-Stewart
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most celebrated political leaders of a century, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many biographers and historians. But in one crucial area, his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. During his years in prison, Nelson grew ever more in love with an idealized version of his wife, courting her in his letters as if they were young lovers frozen in time. But Winnie, every bit his political equal, found herself increasingly estranged from her jailed husband’s politics.
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Outstanding insights into Winnie & Nelson myths & mastery
- By Marie on 06-15-23
By: Jonny Steinberg
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American Rebels
- How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
- By: Nina Sankovitch
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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Nina Sankovitch’s American Rebels explores, for the first time, the intertwined lives of the Hancock, Quincy, and Adams families, and the role each person played in sparking the American Revolution. American Rebels explores how the desire for independence cut across class lines, binding people together as well as dividing them -rebels versus loyalists - as they pursued commonly held goals of opportunity, liberty, and stability. Nina Sankovitch's new audiobook is a fresh history of our revolution that makes listeners look more closely at Massachusetts.
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I loved this book!
- By John H on 06-22-20
By: Nina Sankovitch
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King of Spies
- The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea
- By: Blaine Harden
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1946, Master Sergeant Donald Nichols was repairing jeeps on the sleepy island of Guam when he caught the eye of recruiters from the army's Counter Intelligence Corps. After just three months' training, he was sent to Korea, then a backwater beneath the radar of MacArthur's Pacific Command. Though he lacked the pedigree of most US spies - Nichols was a seventh-grade dropout - he quickly metamorphosed from army mechanic to black ops phenomenon.
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Such a wild untold story
- By taylorp.eod on 03-20-24
By: Blaine Harden
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Achtung Baby
- An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children
- By: Sara Zaske
- Narrated by: Sara Zaske
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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When Sara Zaske moved from Oregon to Berlin with her husband and toddler, she knew the transition would be challenging, especially when she became pregnant with her second child. She was surprised to discover that German parents give their children a great deal of freedom - much more than Americans. In Berlin, kids walk to school by themselves, ride the subway alone, cut food with sharp knives, and even play with fire. German parents did not share her fears, and their children were thriving.
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this book failed its topic
- By Latinogirl on 04-28-18
By: Sara Zaske
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Coming to My Senses
- The Making of a Counterculture Cook
- By: Alice Waters
- Narrated by: Alice Waters
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The long-awaited memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters recalls the circuitous road and tumultuous times leading to the opening of what is arguably America's most influential restaurant. In Coming to My Senses, Alice retraces the events that led her to 1517 Shattuck Avenue and the tumultuous times that emboldened her to find her own voice as a cook when the prevailing food culture was embracing convenience and uniformity.
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A memoir about culture, not exclusively about food
- By Ellen on 02-08-19
By: Alice Waters
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Nothing but the Night
- Leopold & Loeb and the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America
- By: Greg King, Penny Wilson
- Narrated by: Armando Riesco
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Nearly a hundred years ago, two wealthy and privileged teenagers—Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb—were charged and convicted in a gruesome crime that would lead to the original “Trial of the Century”. Even in Jazz Age Chicago, the murder was uniquely shocking for the motive of the killers: well-to-do Jewish scions, full of promise, had killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks for the thrill of it. The trial was made even more sensational by the revelation of a love affair between the defendants and by defense attorney Clarence Darrow.
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Terrible crime, fascinating story
- By Samantha TBD on 10-01-22
By: Greg King, and others
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Beyond the Mountain
- By: Steve House, Reinhold Messner - foreword
- Narrated by: Steve House
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram, and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty.
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A life-changing book
- By barbudo on 05-02-18
By: Steve House, and others
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No Barriers
- A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon
- By: Erik Weihenmayer, Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, Bob Woodruff
- Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins
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Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Descending carefully, he and his team picked their way across deep crevasses and through the deadly Khumbu Icefall; when the mountain was finally behind him, Erik knew he was going to live. His expedition leader slapped him on the back and said something that would affect the course of Erik’s life: “Don’t make Everest the greatest thing you ever do.” No Barriers is Erik’s response to that challenge.
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well it sounded promising.
- By Eleanor Kirk on 01-16-18
By: Erik Weihenmayer, and others
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- Janelle G.
- 01-23-24
Could not get through it
I listened to a sample but later really disliked the reader’s voice. Hoarse and inconsistent volume which was frustrating. I am interested in Martha Gellhorn but the approach of letters is just much information. Ended up seeming whiney, immature, and unending.
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