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The Marriage Wars: Book One
- Narrated by: Dahlia Summers
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
Ten years apart. Three nights of uncovered secrets. One decision to change it all....
Miserable and bound in a marriage she never wanted, Olivia Smith has played her part in the nation's marriage system for the last 10 years. She had two children and supported their schooling, cared for her mother and sister, and never used her challenge pass from the marriage reward system—showing everyone she believed in the life of the nation.
Until now.
Determined to have something for herself, Olivia selects the challenge pass as her 10-year anniversary reward, which allows her three nights with state-sanctioned escorts at the Challenge Center. She experiences intimate encounters, uncovered secrets, and a decision that will change her path forever.
When Ethan, her true love, stands before her as a state-sanctioned escort, Olivia questions the last 10 years of her life. To Ethan, Olivia is the last key to undoing the nation and everyone who believes in its future. To Olivia, Ethan is the escape she's wanted, but now that he's in front of her, can she actually take the leap and leave the world she knows behind her?
In The Marriage Wars: Book One, Melissa Gowdy Baldwin's dystopian world asks us to question the role power and gender play in our need for connection, denial, and choice.
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- Siobhan D
- 24-09-23
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I enjoyed the narration of Dahlia Summers
Many years in the future. after the pandemic has wiped out a significant amount of the population. The Marriage Edicts are created to help pair people with spouses they will have the highest chance of procreating. Every few years, both spouses are offered a “cheat weekend” with a luxury escort service. Olivia, who is unhappy in her marriage . So uses her challenge pass and stays in a hotel with different guys for three nights. It is there she comes across her former love. Making Olivia decide what to do.
This book has so many elements and turns . Loved
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- CKA
- 07-01-24
Incredible storytelling.
When I first read about the premise of this book, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it, because I’m not really into spicy novels. However, I decided to give it a chance.
There were moments when I could feel Olivia’s burning rage. Moments when my own memories came to the surface when I was listening to what she had to endure. It was difficult, but I kept on listening. Her love for her children - I could feel that, too. I’m not a mother, but I have rescue pets, and somehow, I could relate to that feeling, similar to motherhood. I would do anything for my pets; endure a difficult life just to keep them safe, much like Olivia did for her kids.
Gosh, there’s so much I could talk about, but I don’t want to spoil anything. I didn’t know that I needed to listen to this book, but somehow, life made me find it, and now… I feel things, things I didn’t want to think about before, but I do now, and somehow, I learnt something about myself. I learnt about my underlying strength, much like Olivia. It’ll be weeks, perhaps months, before I stop thinking about this book. Or maybe I’ll never stop thinking about it.
Incredible narration of an incredible novel. I cannot wait to listen to the rest of the books. Thank you, Melissa, for writing this book, and thank you, Dahlia, for giving the characters their unique voices, and making it such a powerful experience. This novel is now among one of my favourite ones of all time.
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