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The Women
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
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From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided....
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A must read from Kristin Hannah!
- By Danielle on 2024-02-25
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- A Novel
- Written by: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan, Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life....
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Brilliant Voice Acting, Not So Great Storytelling
- By Gigi on 2021-12-03
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The Nightingale
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
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Two sisters, separated by years and experience, each embark on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in WWII France.
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Nightingale opened my eyes
- By Trish on 2018-09-13
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The Four Winds
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression....
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The Four Winds
- By Carol on 2021-02-05
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- Written by: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl....
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A Harlequin Romance, with Zoology Thrown In
- By Wandering on 2019-08-25
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- Written by: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well....
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A great book
- By Anonymous User on 2023-08-30
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The Women
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided....
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A must read from Kristin Hannah!
- By Danielle on 2024-02-25
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- A Novel
- Written by: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan, Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life....
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Brilliant Voice Acting, Not So Great Storytelling
- By Gigi on 2021-12-03
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The Nightingale
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Two sisters, separated by years and experience, each embark on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in WWII France.
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Nightingale opened my eyes
- By Trish on 2018-09-13
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The Four Winds
- A Novel
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression....
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The Four Winds
- By Carol on 2021-02-05
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- Written by: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl....
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A Harlequin Romance, with Zoology Thrown In
- By Wandering on 2019-08-25
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
- A Novel
- Written by: James McBride
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well....
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A great book
- By Anonymous User on 2023-08-30
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The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- Written by: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the author of Circe.
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If I could only have one book for the rest of my life
- By Emily Hann on 2018-05-03
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The Will of the Many
- Hierarchy, Book 1
- Written by: James Islington
- Narrated by: Euan Morton
- Length: 28 hrs and 14 mins
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The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school....
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Couldn’t ask for a better mysterious, intellectual epic!
- By Anonymous User on 2023-07-22
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The Familiar
- A Novel
- Written by: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age....
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A wonderful historical fairytale
- By Lucia P on 2024-04-16
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To Sir Phillip, with Love
- Written by: Julia Quinn
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage....
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It's fine. I guess.
- By Anonymous User on 2020-02-21
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- Written by: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Zach Appelman
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
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When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home....
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Best book, but narration brings it down a bit
- By Ben on 2018-01-31
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A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- Written by: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
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In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin....
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Near perfect, except distance measurements
- By DrHex on 2018-09-24
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- A Novel
- Written by: Gabrielle Zevin
- Narrated by: Jennifer Kim, Julian Cihi
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name....
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Love the characters and gaming elements!
- By Katy on 2022-12-04
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The Phoenix Crown
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Katharine Chin
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn comes a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles....
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Great Novel
- By Gail Nameth on 2024-02-22
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Circe
- Written by: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring, like her mother....
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Fascinating story, expertly read
- By libragal on 2018-06-20
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- Written by: V. E. Schwab
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times best-selling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force.
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Breathtaking from start to finish
- By Kasey on 2020-10-10
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The Complete Poppy War Trilogy
- The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God
- Written by: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 66 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection features the novels in her historical military fantasy trilogy—The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning God—a complete epic inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic....
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torture-murder pornography disguised as literature
- By LudgarKin on 2023-06-11
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- A Novel
- Written by: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov - an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity....
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Excellent content w an obvious recording flaw
- By Jody on 2019-06-03
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11-22-63
- A Novel
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Craig Wasson
- Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Maybe Jake Epping can....
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#Audible 1 review of 11.22.63 by Stephen King
- By Jerry Kiviluoma on 2018-09-20
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The Diamond Eye
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story....
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Incredible story
- By Monk D on 2022-10-06
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The Frozen River
- A Novel
- Written by: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer, Ariel Lawhon
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
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Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell....
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One Brilliant Novel
- By Paula Stein on 2024-02-23
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We Were the Lucky Ones
- Written by: Georgia Hunter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati, Robert Fass
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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he New York Times best-seller with more than one million copies sold worldwide. Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive - and to reunite....
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I lost track of time and space...
- By JohnNChristina on 2018-09-17
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The Home for Unwanted Girls
- Written by: Joanna Goodman
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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Philomena meets The Orphan Train in this suspenseful, provocative novel filled with love, secrets, and deceit - the story of a young unwed mother who is forcibly separated from her daughter at birth and the lengths to which they go to find each other....
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Being Picky
- By Susan on 2019-09-03
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Three Day Road
- Written by: Joseph Boyden
- Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
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Author Joseph Boyden makes his literary debut with this profound and moving Today’s Book Club pick that contemplates the lasting traumas of war....
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A must read. Captivating from start to end.
- By Travelmug on 2018-04-23
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Norse Mythology
- Written by: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Introducing an instant classic--master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.
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Fantastic!
- By Taylor Chafe on 2017-12-11
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When We Were Enemies
- A Novel
- Written by: Emily Bleeker
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan, Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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Two women, generations apart, in the spotlight. A powerful novel about family secrets, devastating choices, and hope for the future by the bestselling author of When I’m Gone....
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The Midwife of Auschwitz
- Written by: Anna Stuart
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Ana Kaminski is pushed through the iron gates of Auschwitz beside her frightened young friend Ester Pasternak. As they reach the front of the line, Ana steps forward and quietly declares herself a midwife--and Ester her assistant....
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Well done
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-01-21
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The Lost Bookshop
- Written by: Evie Woods, Nick Biadon
- Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace, Olivia Mace
- Length: 12 hrs
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For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books....
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I love this book, now one of my select favourites!
- By Annie Laflamme on 2024-02-10
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An Echo in the Bone
- Outlander, Book 7
- Written by: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 45 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Diana Gabaldon's immensely popular Outlander saga soars to new heights with this seventh novel, which takes listeners on a breathtaking journey to 1777 America....
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Love this series!
- By Darlene Mann on 2019-01-01
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La tempête
- Si tu vois mon pays, Livre 1
- Written by: Joseph Facal
- Narrated by: Raymond Cloutier
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Montréal, août 1837. Baptiste Lefrançois rentre de France après six années d’études en médecine, impatient d’exercer son métier dans ce Nouveau Monde qui lui manquait tant. Il retr….
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The Emperor's Sword
- Chivalry, Book 6
- Written by: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence.
Written by: Christian Cameron
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Omdurman
- Soldier of the Queen, Book 3
- Written by: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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The third audiobook in Griff Hosker's exhilarating Soldier of the Queen series.
Written by: Griff Hosker
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The Hunt
- Lord Edward's Archer, Book 7
- Written by: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Adrian Hobart
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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The seventh audiobook in Griff Hosker's epic Lord Edward's Archer series of historical adventures.
Written by: Griff Hosker
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A Wedding for the Bomber Girls
- Bomber Command Girls, Book 2
- Written by: Vicki Beeby
- Narrated by: Sofia Engstrand
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base, though, Thea is struggling to get others onboard. When Flight Sergeant Fitz makes a point of befriending and standing by her, sparks fly between the two. And when Fitz’s crew member, Jack, faces being stripped of his rank due to cowardice, Thea throws herself into seeking justice and support for him.
Written by: Vicki Beeby
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Baptiste: The Blade Must Fall
- Written by: David Hewson
- Narrated by: Tcheky Karyo
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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France, 1977. Baptiste is an intelligent but somewhat naive detective, sent to work in Clermiers, a town filled with corruption. A girl goes missing, presumed dead after bloody clothes are found close to an illicit party near an abandoned chateau. Baptiste believes he's nailed the culprit, the eccentric Gilles Mailloux. When he appears in court, the public call for the guillotine - and that's the sentence Mailloux gets. But as Mailloux awaits an appeal for clemency, he asks to see Baptiste, who's still haunted by the fact the girl's body remains missing.
Written by: David Hewson
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The Darkest Night
- Written by: Victoria Hawthorne
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton, Helen McAlpine, Samara MacLaren
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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When Ailsa Reid becomes the subject of a trial by media after an incident at the school where she works, she escapes to the comfort of her grandparents' house in Fife. But she arrives to find her grandmother, Moira - recently diagnosed with dementia - has gone missing, and her grandfather, Rupert, gravely injured. Desperate to ensure Moira's safe return, Ailsa must rely on the help of her estranged mother, Rowan, who abandoned her at birth. Tensions simmer between the two women as they attempt to piece together the lead-up to Moira's disappearance.
Written by: Victoria Hawthorne
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The Emperor's Sword
- Chivalry, Book 6
- Written by: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence.
Written by: Christian Cameron
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Omdurman
- Soldier of the Queen, Book 3
- Written by: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The third audiobook in Griff Hosker's exhilarating Soldier of the Queen series.
Written by: Griff Hosker
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The Hunt
- Lord Edward's Archer, Book 7
- Written by: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Adrian Hobart
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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The seventh audiobook in Griff Hosker's epic Lord Edward's Archer series of historical adventures.
Written by: Griff Hosker
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A Wedding for the Bomber Girls
- Bomber Command Girls, Book 2
- Written by: Vicki Beeby
- Narrated by: Sofia Engstrand
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base, though, Thea is struggling to get others onboard. When Flight Sergeant Fitz makes a point of befriending and standing by her, sparks fly between the two. And when Fitz’s crew member, Jack, faces being stripped of his rank due to cowardice, Thea throws herself into seeking justice and support for him.
Written by: Vicki Beeby
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Baptiste: The Blade Must Fall
- Written by: David Hewson
- Narrated by: Tcheky Karyo
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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France, 1977. Baptiste is an intelligent but somewhat naive detective, sent to work in Clermiers, a town filled with corruption. A girl goes missing, presumed dead after bloody clothes are found close to an illicit party near an abandoned chateau. Baptiste believes he's nailed the culprit, the eccentric Gilles Mailloux. When he appears in court, the public call for the guillotine - and that's the sentence Mailloux gets. But as Mailloux awaits an appeal for clemency, he asks to see Baptiste, who's still haunted by the fact the girl's body remains missing.
Written by: David Hewson
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The Darkest Night
- Written by: Victoria Hawthorne
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton, Helen McAlpine, Samara MacLaren
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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When Ailsa Reid becomes the subject of a trial by media after an incident at the school where she works, she escapes to the comfort of her grandparents' house in Fife. But she arrives to find her grandmother, Moira - recently diagnosed with dementia - has gone missing, and her grandfather, Rupert, gravely injured. Desperate to ensure Moira's safe return, Ailsa must rely on the help of her estranged mother, Rowan, who abandoned her at birth. Tensions simmer between the two women as they attempt to piece together the lead-up to Moira's disappearance.
Written by: Victoria Hawthorne
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Victory for the Cornish Girls
- Cornish Girls, Book 6
- Written by: Betty Walker
- Narrated by: Annette Holland
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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When Alice is forced away from her spy training in London under tragic circumstances, she is distraught. That is, until she’s asked to join a local branch of codebreakers that might just be finding the key to winning the war. Young Imogen feels impotent to help her beloved Bude as war rages on. When she suspects the attractive new Vicar of betraying their country, she gets to work to uncover his deceit. Meanwhile, American entertainer to the troops Pearl pours her heart into supporting the troops to stop their moral from waning, but is jilted by her young soldier love.
Written by: Betty Walker
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A Plague of Serpents
- Daniel Pursglove, Book 4
- Written by: K. J. Maitland
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
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London, 1608. Three years after the Gunpowder Treason, the King's enemies prepare to strike again. Daniel Pursglove is tasked by royal command with one final mission: he must infiltrate the Serpents - a secret group of Catholics plotting to kill the King - or risk his own execution. But other conspirators are circling, men who would blackmail Daniel for their own dark ends. In the Serpents' den, nothing is quite as it seems. And when Daniel spies a familiar face among their number, the game takes a dangerous turn.
Written by: K. J. Maitland
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The Soulmate Beginning
- The Soulmate Call, Book 9
- Written by: Tiffany Ann
- Narrated by: Kathy Handrock
- Length: 4 hrs
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Annabelle Black had two options, indentured servitude or find a husband. It’s why she left the only home she’d ever known to marry a stranger in the New World. When she arrives, she finds a kind man with some…less than average qualities. While he's not what she pictured, he's better than the other path she could have chosen. Can she accept him for who and what he was?
Written by: Tiffany Ann
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The Red Ribbon of Time
- Written by: Maria Menico Sifniades
- Narrated by: Maria Menico
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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In a tale of love, loss and discovery, "The Red Ribbon of Time" weaves together the stories of two young women, Annie, a 16th century Frankish woman from Cyprus, and Netta, an American in present time. Annie, flees the Ottoman takeover of Cyprus in 1571, leaving behind her beloved Athanasios and her life as she knew it. Netta, searches for the answers to her visions and dreams at the Gothic Abbey of Bellapais in Cyprus.
Written by: Maria Menico Sifniades
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The Colossus of Ylourgne
- Written by: Clark Ashton Smith
- Narrated by: Josh Greenwood
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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In “The Colossus of Ylourgne,” a mysterious object of colossal proportions instills fear and intrigue among the townspeople. Its shadow falls upon the tranquil village, concealing dark secrets. When a daring individual sets out to uncover the truth, they become entangled in ancient spells, a fight for survival, and extraordinary magic.
Written by: Clark Ashton Smith
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What Cannot Be Said
- Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries, Book 19
- Written by: C.S. Harris
- Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A seemingly idyllic picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen years earlier in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Cries for the Lost.
Written by: C.S. Harris
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The Paris Novel
- Written by: Ruth Reichl
- Narrated by: Kiiri Sandy
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading “Go to Paris.” Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a traumatic childhood has kept her confined to the strict routines of her comfort zone. But when her boss encourages her to take time off, Stella resigns herself to honoring her mother’s last wishes.
Written by: Ruth Reichl
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How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 16
- Written by: Dojyomaru
- Narrated by: BJ Harrison
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Two years have passed since the Spirit King's Curse shook the world. In this time, Souma and the Kingdom of Friedonia have been preparing for an impending period of unprecedented chaos. However, the Kingdom was not the only country to burgeon over the two years. Fuuga has been expanding the border of his Great Tiger Kingdom of Haan as well. Following the acquisition of the Lunarian Orthodox Papal State, Fuuga sought to bring the Mercenary State Zem under his control. Now, having gained such powerful forces, he declares war on mankind's greatest nation—the Gran Chaos Empire.
Written by: Dojyomaru
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The Country Gentleman
- Woodham, Book 1
- Written by: Dinah Dean
- Narrated by: Catherine Bilson
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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When he is mistaken for her husband-to-be, is that prophetic? Miss Lucinda Calvert's quiet life as a rector's daughter is turned topsy-turvy by the arrival of a gentleman new to the area. Mr. John Harris seems respectable, but sets the village gossips wagging with speculation about his past, on which topic he is indeed very private. He pays her particular attention, and his mysterious papers and odd habits confuse her almost as much as his unexpected kiss!
Written by: Dinah Dean
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Serabelle
- Where the Wealthy Come to Play
- Written by: Tavi Taylor Black
- Narrated by: Nedra Gallegos
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Bar Harbor, Maine. 1913. Mabel Rae is smart, reckless, and naïve. So when the ambitious seventeen-year-old joins the staff at a rocky cliffside cottage, she willingly lets the boisterous estate owner's improper advances sweep her off her feet. And the slender young woman dismisses the vulnerability of her position when she discovers she's pregnant with his unacknowledged child. Brought harshly down to earth after she's caught up in the machinations of a family feud, Mabel decides it's time to take matters into her own hands.
Written by: Tavi Taylor Black
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Goodbye Cuba
- Goodbye Series, Book 1
- Written by: JJ Harrigan
- Narrated by: Ric Chetter
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Lieutenant Charlie Parnell grinds through his daily routine in Army Intelligence at Arlington Hall Station, Virginia. He tracks Cuban movements through Havana newspapers and Cuban radio, but what he’s counting are the dreary days until his military discharge. When the colonel calls him up to the command post one day, the last people Charlie expects to meet are two suits from the CIA.
Written by: JJ Harrigan
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Chopped
- A Novel
- Written by: Dale M. Pollock
- Narrated by: Dale M. Pollock
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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On Thanksgiving 1849, the richest man in Boston vanishes. A Harvard Medical College janitor finds cut-up pieces of a human body in professor John Webster's privy vault beneath his laboratory. He is charged with murder despite only circumstantial evidence, and the notorious trial that follows offers a spectacle that is as riveting as the O.J. Simpson trial of the 1990s. A young doctor, James Winchell Stone, who takes down the entire transcript of the trial using an early form of stenography, decides to use his deductive reasoning to solve the mystery of who actually killed Dr. George Parkman.
Written by: Dale M. Pollock
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Cilka's Journey
- Written by: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Cilka is just 16-years-old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: She is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. But did she really have a choice?
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How could one person possibly endure all that Cilka did?
- By Alison L on 2019-12-22
Brought me to tears
I have been an enormous fan of Heather Morris' The Tattooist of Auschwitz since it released. Once I found out she would be expanding upon one of its more mysterious characters, I waited with bated breath for Cilka's Journey. I was devastated, heartbroken, and yet also filled with hope while listening to the story of Cilka's life in Auschwitz, and the horrors she continued to endure after the war ended. This is a deeply moving story inspired by a real life person who faced the worst of humanity, yet who maintained a spirit so gentle, humble, and charitable that I was brought to tears multiple times.
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Circe
- Written by: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
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Fascinating story, expertly read
- By libragal on 2018-06-20
Madeline Miller is now one of my favourite authors
I had literal shivers as the narrator spoke the last few sentences of the novel. I had fallen in love with Madeline Miller’s beautiful writing in Song of Achilles, and after Circe I had fallen even deeper in love with it. It has this calm, smooth, melodic feeling to it like an ancient poem spun into life. It amazes me how Madeline can carve living, breathing characters out of mythological figures with such realism.
Perdita Weeks was a wonderful narrator, in my opinion, the perfect one for this novel. I did listen to it at 0.8-0.9 speed as it is my preference. I would highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys great writing, and especially if you’re interested in Greek mythology at all.
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The Huntress
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her alive.
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Narrator kills it, decent story
- By E.V. Ritchie on 2019-03-18
The past comes alive
The author of the best-selling novel The Alice Network has done it again with The Huntress, another thrilling journey to the past. We meet three very different characters who are all linked to one another through a notorious war criminal known as the Huntress. You'll fall in love with the feisty and determined Nina, a breath of fresh air who harbours a secret that jeopardizes her safety in the sky as a leading pilot in the Soviet army. She shares a personal vendetta for the Huntress with Ian, an English battle-weary Nazi hunter. Their paths eventually cross with Jordan, a young woman gearing up to make big decisions about her life when a mysterious new woman enters her father's life.
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The Home for Unwanted Girls
- Written by: Joanna Goodman
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility - much like Maggie Hughes' parents. Maggie's English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter that don't include marriage to the poor French boy on the next farm over. But Maggie's heart is captured by Gabriel Phénix. When she becomes pregnant at 15, her parents force her to give baby Elodie up for adoption and get her life "back on track".
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Being Picky
- By Susan on 2019-09-03
A heartbreaking tale of family and endurance
The dark history of Quebec's treatment of young, single mothers comes roaring back in this thoughtful, provocative tale of a young girl and her daughter, and the lengths they have to go just to get by. This book will tug at your heartstrings, uncovering some of the very true realities of the treatment of orphans in the 1950s, nicknamed the Duplessis Orphans. A tale told in two timelines from the perspectives of the young mother and her daughter, narrator Saskia Maarleveld breathes a unique spirit into each woman. Love, family, and endurance are all put to the test in one of the year's best fiction novels.
The Second World War
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The Alice Network
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive.
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Not impressed
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-07-17
Written by: Kate Quinn
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The Huntress
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her alive.
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Narrator kills it, decent story
- By E.V. Ritchie on 2019-03-18
Written by: Kate Quinn
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Warlight
- A novel
- Written by: Michael Ondaatje
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself - shadowed and luminous at once - we hear the story of 14-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister, Rachel. In 1945, just after World War II, they stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth. They suspect he might be a criminal, and they grow both more convinced and less concerned as they come to know his eccentric crew of friends.
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Rich and beautiful.
- By Marty on 2018-09-13
Written by: Michael Ondaatje
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The Nightingale
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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Nightingale opened my eyes
- By Trish on 2018-09-13
Written by: Kristin Hannah
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- Written by: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Zach Appelman
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
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Best book, but narration brings it down a bit
- By Ben on 2018-01-31
Written by: Anthony Doerr
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Catch-22
- Written by: Joseph Heller
- Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy - it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22.
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Great book, tough as audiobook
- By Andrew S on 2018-02-15
Written by: Joseph Heller
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The Alice Network
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive.
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Not impressed
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-07-17
Written by: Kate Quinn
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The Huntress
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her alive.
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Narrator kills it, decent story
- By E.V. Ritchie on 2019-03-18
Written by: Kate Quinn
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Warlight
- A novel
- Written by: Michael Ondaatje
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself - shadowed and luminous at once - we hear the story of 14-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister, Rachel. In 1945, just after World War II, they stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth. They suspect he might be a criminal, and they grow both more convinced and less concerned as they come to know his eccentric crew of friends.
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Rich and beautiful.
- By Marty on 2018-09-13
Written by: Michael Ondaatje
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The Nightingale
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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Nightingale opened my eyes
- By Trish on 2018-09-13
Written by: Kristin Hannah
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- Written by: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Zach Appelman
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
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Best book, but narration brings it down a bit
- By Ben on 2018-01-31
Written by: Anthony Doerr
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Catch-22
- Written by: Joseph Heller
- Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy - it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22.
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Great book, tough as audiobook
- By Andrew S on 2018-02-15
Written by: Joseph Heller
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Slaughterhouse-Five
- Written by: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence).
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Where’s the old version?
- By S.S. on 2022-02-17
Written by: Kurt Vonnegut
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Winter of the World
- The Century Trilogy, Book 2
- Written by: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 31 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War.
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I didn't want it to end!
- By Ember Hunter on 2018-11-09
Written by: Ken Follett
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Lilac Girls
- A Novel
- Written by: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
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Love and Kindness are always relevant
- By TMH on 2018-01-13
Written by: Martha Hall Kelly
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- Written by: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls - but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier - a move they think will keep him out of combat.
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Great insight into the Italian Front
- By Frank on 2018-10-20
Written by: Mark Sullivan
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We Were the Lucky Ones
- Written by: Georgia Hunter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati, Robert Fass
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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The New York Times best-seller with more than one million copies sold worldwide. Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive - and to reunite - We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer.
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I lost track of time and space...
- By JohnNChristina on 2018-09-17
Written by: Georgia Hunter
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The Dutch Wife
- Written by: Ellen Keith
- Narrated by: Abby Craden, Eric Jason Martin, Charlie Thurston
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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As the tulips bloom and the Nazis tighten their grip across the city, the last signs of Dutch resistance are being swept away. Marijke de Graaf and her husband are arrested and deported to different concentration camps in Germany. Marijke is given a terrible choice: to suffer a slow death in the labor camp or join the camp brothel. On the other side of the barbed wire, SS officer Karl Müller arrives at the camp hoping to live up to his father’s expectations of wartime glory. When he encounters the newly arrived Marijke, this meeting changes their lives forever.
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Almost Excellent
- By Jessica T. on 2018-10-19
Written by: Ellen Keith
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The End of the Affair
- Written by: Graham Greene
- Narrated by: Colin Firth
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Audie Award Winner, Audiobook of the Year, 2013. Audie Award Nominee, Best Solo Narration, 2013. Graham Greene’s evocative analysis of the love of self, the love of another, and the love of God is an English classic that has been translated for the stage, the screen, and even the opera house. Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth (The King's Speech, A Single Man) turns in an authentic and stirring performance for this distinguished audio release.
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Wonderful
- By Kim on 2019-01-26
Written by: Graham Greene
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Killing Commendatore
- A Novel
- Written by: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel - translator, Ted Goossen - translator
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 28 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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In Killing Commendatore, a 30-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a previously unseen painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the valley, a precocious 13-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna.
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Adore Murakami but Kirby was annoying
- By Team Awesomeness on 2019-09-09
Written by: Haruki Murakami, and others
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Dear Mrs. Bird
- Written by: AJ Pearce
- Narrated by: Anna Popplewell
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1940. Emmeline Lake is Doing Her Bit for the war effort, volunteering as a telephone operator with the Auxiliary Fire Services. When Emmy sees an advertisement for a job at the London Evening Chronicle, her dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent suddenly seem achievable. But the job turns out to be working as a typist for the fierce and renowned advice columnist Henrietta Bird. Emmy is disappointed but gamely bucks up and buckles down.
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Back in Time
- By Hillary A. on 2018-08-08
Written by: AJ Pearce
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The Girl They Left Behind
- Written by: Roxanne Veletzos
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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On a freezing night in January 1941, a little Jewish girl is found on the steps of an apartment building in Bucharest. With Romania recently allied with the Nazis, the Jewish population is in grave danger, undergoing increasingly violent persecution. The girl is placed in an orphanage and eventually adopted by a wealthy, childless couple who name her Natalia. As she assimilates into her new life, she all but forgets the parents who were forced to leave her behind. They are even further from her mind when Romania falls under Soviet occupation.
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Interesting book
- By M.S. on 2021-11-01
Written by: Roxanne Veletzos
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The Room on Rue Amélie
- Written by: Kristin Harmel
- Narrated by: Madeleine Maby, Jacques Roy
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When newlywed Ruby Henderson Benoit arrives in Paris in 1939 with her French husband, Marcel, she imagines strolling arm in arm along the grand boulevards, awash in the golden afternoon light. But war is looming on the horizon, and as France falls to the Nazis, her marriage begins to splinter, too. Charlotte Dacher is 11 when the Germans roll into the French capital, their sinister swastika flags snapping in the breeze. After the Jewish restrictions take effect and Jews are ordered to wear the yellow star, Charlotte can't imagine things getting much worse.
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Great book and outstanding performance by the narrator
- By Cat on 2019-01-24
Written by: Kristin Harmel
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The Things We Cannot Say
- Written by: Kelly Rimmer
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon, Nancy Peterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now 15 and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border, believing her neighbors that they pose no real threat, and dreams instead of the day Tomasz returns from college in Warsaw so they can be married. But little by little, injustice by brutal injustice, the Nazi occupation takes hold, and Alina’s tiny rural village, its families, are divided by fear and hate. Then, as the fabric of their lives is slowly picked apart, Tomasz disappears.
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A well written, beautiful story about love, sacrifice and family
- By BriM on 2019-07-10
Written by: Kelly Rimmer
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The Island of Sea Women
- A Novel
- Written by: Lisa See
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook’s mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous, physical work, and the men take care of the children.
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A mesmerizing story.
- By Selena Glover on 2022-03-02
Written by: Lisa See
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Sarum
- The Novel of England
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 45 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In Sarum, Edward Rutherfurd weaves a compelling saga of five English families whose fates become intertwined over the course of centuries. While each family has its own distinct characteristics, the successive generations reflect the changing character of Britain. We become drawn not only into the fortunes of the individual family members, but also the larger destinies of each family line.
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Brilliant Story
- By Nomis on 2020-02-06
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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White Teeth
- A Novel
- Written by: Zadie Smith
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Ray Panthaki, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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At the center of this invigorating novel are two unlikely friends, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal. Hapless veterans of World War II, Archie and Samad and their families become agents of England’s irrevocable transformation. A second marriage to Clara Bowden, a beautiful, albeit tooth-challenged, Jamaican half his age, quite literally gives Archie a second lease on life, and produces Irie, a knowing child whose personality doesn’t quite match her name (Jamaican for “no problem”). Samad’s late-in-life arranged marriage produces twin sons whose separate paths confound Iqbal’s every effort to direct them.
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All about the accents!
- By Andrea on 2020-01-16
Written by: Zadie Smith
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Carrion Comfort
- Written by: Dan Simmons
- Narrated by: Mel Foster, Laural Merlington
- Length: 39 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Caught behind the lines of Hitler's Final Solution, Saul Laski is one of the multitudes destined to die in the notorious Chelmno extermination camp. Until he rises to meet his fate and finds himself face to face with an evil far older, and far greater, than the Nazis themselves. Compelled by the encounter to survive at all costs, so begins a journey that for Saul will span decades and cross continents, plunging into the darkest corners of 20th century history to reveal a secret society of beings who may often exist behind the world's most horrible and violent events.
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A marvelous revisit to a classic story.
- By Candace on 2018-09-29
Written by: Dan Simmons
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The Women in the Castle
- Written by: Jessica Shattuck
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined - an affecting, shocking, and ultimately redemptive novel from the author of the New York Times notable book The Hazards of Good Breeding.
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well told
- By Mark on 2019-02-20
Written by: Jessica Shattuck
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Code Name Verity
- Written by: Elizabeth Wein
- Narrated by: Morven Christie, Lucy Gaskell
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class girl from Manchester, the other a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a wireless operator. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement each other perfectly and before long become devoted friends. But then a vital mission goes wrong....
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Superb.
- By Listener on 2020-03-05
Written by: Elizabeth Wein
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Coming Home
- Written by: Rosamunde Pilcher
- Narrated by: Helen Johns
- Length: 40 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Set against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this captivating story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home.... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore.
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Great story
- By patti on 2019-08-25
Written by: Rosamunde Pilcher
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Resistance Women
- A Novel
- Written by: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger, romance, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous, passionate American - Mildred Fish Harnack - and her circle of women friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin.
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Valuable historical fiction…
- By Carolyn Ledwell on 2022-08-25
Written by: Jennifer Chiaverini
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The Lost Vintage
- A Novel
- Written by: Ann Mah
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Sweetbitter meets The Nightingale in this pause-resisting novel about a woman who returns to her family’s ancestral vineyard in Burgundy and unexpectedly uncovers a lost diary, an unknown relative, and a secret her family has been keeping since World War II. To become one of only a few hundred certified wine experts in the world, Kate must pass the notoriously difficult Master of Wine examination. She’s failed twice before; her third attempt will be her last chance.
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Hard to get into
- By SassyRn on 2020-12-15
Written by: Ann Mah
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The Orphan's Tale
- A Novel
- Written by: Pam Jenoff
- Narrated by: Jennifer Wydra, Kyla Garcia
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep. When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night.
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Brought into the horrors of WWII
- By Laura P. on 2019-08-31
Written by: Pam Jenoff
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Love and Ruin
- A Novel
- Written by: Paula McLain
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1937, 28-year-old Martha Gellhorn travels alone to Madrid to report on the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War and becomes drawn to the stories of ordinary people caught in the devastating conflict. It's the adventure she's been looking for and her chance to prove herself a worthy journalist in a field dominated by men. But she also finds herself unexpectedly - and uncontrollably - falling in love with Hemingway, a man on his way to becoming a legend. In the shadow of the impending Second World War, Martha and Ernest's relationship and their professional careers ignite.
Written by: Paula McLain
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Paris
- The Novel
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Jean Gilpin
- Length: 38 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Internationally best-selling author Edward Rutherfurd has enchanted millions of readers with his sweeping, multigenerational dramas that illuminate the great achievements and travails throughout history. In this breathtaking saga of love, war, art, and intrigue, Rutherfurd has set his sights on the most magnificent city in the world: Paris. Moving back and forth in time across centuries, the story unfolds through intimate and vivid tales of self-discovery, divided loyalties, passion, and long-kept secrets of characters both fictional and real, all set against the backdrop of the glorious city.
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c
- By Anonymous User on 2022-10-11
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
Set in Canada
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Split Tooth
- Written by: Tanya Tagaq
- Narrated by: Tanya Tagaq
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A girl grows up in Nunavut in the 1970s. She knows joy and friendship and parents' love. She knows boredom and listlessness and bullying. She knows the tedium of the everyday world and the raw, amoral power of the ice and sky, the seductive energy of the animal world. She knows the ravages of alcohol and violence at the hands of those she should be able to trust. She sees the spirits that surround her and the immense power that dwarfs all of us. When she becomes pregnant, she must navigate all this.
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Beautiful, haunting and chilling. It's visceral.
- By JJNeeps on 2019-02-08
Written by: Tanya Tagaq
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Son of a Trickster
- Written by: Eden Robinson
- Narrated by: Jason Ryll
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby) - and now she's dead.
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Excellent Story
- By sannna on 2017-12-18
Written by: Eden Robinson
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The Break
- Written by: Katherena Vermette
- Narrated by: Michaela Washburn
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break - a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house - she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim - police, family, and friends - tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night.
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Every Canadian must read
- By Anonymous User on 2018-03-20
Written by: Katherena Vermette
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Three Day Road
- Written by: Joseph Boyden
- Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Cree Indians and best-friends Xavier and Elijah enlist in the Canadian Army in 1915, eager to become heroes. Seasoned hunters, the men become expert snipers, but their horrifying experiences serving in World War I will leave devastating impressions on each man’s life.
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A must read. Captivating from start to end.
- By Travelmug on 2018-04-23
Written by: Joseph Boyden
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Brother
- A Novel
- Written by: David Chariandy
- Narrated by: Joseph Pierre
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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With shimmering prose and mesmerizing precision, David Chariandy takes us inside the lives of Michael and Francis. They are the sons of Trinidadian immigrants, their father has disappeared, and their mother works double, sometimes triple, shifts so her boys might fulfill the elusive promise of their adopted home.
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Easy to loose yourself in this audiobook
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-06-09
Written by: David Chariandy
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Monkey Beach
- A Novel
- Written by: Eden Robinson
- Narrated by: Noelle Kayser
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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As she races along Canada's Douglas Channel in her speedboat - heading toward the place where her younger brother Jimmy, presumed drowned, was last seen - 20-year-old Lisamarie Hill recalls her younger days. A volatile and precocious Native girl growing up in Kitamaat, the Haisla Indian reservation located 500 miles north of Vancouver, Lisa came of age standing with her feet firmly planted in two different worlds.
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Lived inside the story
- By Krow Fischer on 2018-08-14
Written by: Eden Robinson
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Split Tooth
- Written by: Tanya Tagaq
- Narrated by: Tanya Tagaq
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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A girl grows up in Nunavut in the 1970s. She knows joy and friendship and parents' love. She knows boredom and listlessness and bullying. She knows the tedium of the everyday world and the raw, amoral power of the ice and sky, the seductive energy of the animal world. She knows the ravages of alcohol and violence at the hands of those she should be able to trust. She sees the spirits that surround her and the immense power that dwarfs all of us. When she becomes pregnant, she must navigate all this.
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Beautiful, haunting and chilling. It's visceral.
- By JJNeeps on 2019-02-08
Written by: Tanya Tagaq
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Son of a Trickster
- Written by: Eden Robinson
- Narrated by: Jason Ryll
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby) - and now she's dead.
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Excellent Story
- By sannna on 2017-12-18
Written by: Eden Robinson
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The Break
- Written by: Katherena Vermette
- Narrated by: Michaela Washburn
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break - a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house - she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim - police, family, and friends - tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night.
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Every Canadian must read
- By Anonymous User on 2018-03-20
Written by: Katherena Vermette
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Three Day Road
- Written by: Joseph Boyden
- Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Cree Indians and best-friends Xavier and Elijah enlist in the Canadian Army in 1915, eager to become heroes. Seasoned hunters, the men become expert snipers, but their horrifying experiences serving in World War I will leave devastating impressions on each man’s life.
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A must read. Captivating from start to end.
- By Travelmug on 2018-04-23
Written by: Joseph Boyden
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Brother
- A Novel
- Written by: David Chariandy
- Narrated by: Joseph Pierre
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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With shimmering prose and mesmerizing precision, David Chariandy takes us inside the lives of Michael and Francis. They are the sons of Trinidadian immigrants, their father has disappeared, and their mother works double, sometimes triple, shifts so her boys might fulfill the elusive promise of their adopted home.
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Easy to loose yourself in this audiobook
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-06-09
Written by: David Chariandy
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Monkey Beach
- A Novel
- Written by: Eden Robinson
- Narrated by: Noelle Kayser
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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As she races along Canada's Douglas Channel in her speedboat - heading toward the place where her younger brother Jimmy, presumed drowned, was last seen - 20-year-old Lisamarie Hill recalls her younger days. A volatile and precocious Native girl growing up in Kitamaat, the Haisla Indian reservation located 500 miles north of Vancouver, Lisa came of age standing with her feet firmly planted in two different worlds.
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Lived inside the story
- By Krow Fischer on 2018-08-14
Written by: Eden Robinson
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The Quintland Sisters
- A Novel
- Written by: Shelley Wood
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Reluctant midwife Emma Trimpany is just 17 when she assists at the harrowing birth of the Dionne quintuplets: five tiny miracles born to French farmers in hardscrabble Northern Ontario in 1934. Emma cares for them through their perilous first days, and when the government decides to remove the babies from their francophone parents, making them wards of the British king, Emma signs on as their nurse.
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Beautiful
- By Anonymous User on 2019-03-21
Written by: Shelley Wood
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Keeper'n Me
- Written by: Richard Wagamese
- Narrated by: Deneh'Cho Thompson, Sam Bob
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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When Garnet Raven was three years old, he was taken from his home on an Ojibway Indian reserve and placed in a series of foster homes. Having reached his mid-teens, he escapes at the first available opportunity, only to find himself cast adrift on the streets of the big city. Having skirted the urban underbelly once too often by age 20, he finds himself thrown in jail. While there, he gets a surprise letter from his long-forgotten native family. The sudden communication from his past spurs him to return to the reserve following his release from jail.
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Beautiful
- By Krow Fischer on 2019-04-23
Written by: Richard Wagamese
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Ru
- Written by: Kim Thúy, Sheila Fischman
- Narrated by: Kim Thúy
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Ru. In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a flow - of tears, blood, money. Kim Thúy's Ru is literature at its most crystalline: In vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation, and sly wit, we are carried along on an unforgettable journey from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp, and onward to a new life in Quebec. There, the young girl feels the embrace of a new community, and revels in the chance to be part of the American Dream.
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Lovely
- By ameli on 2023-07-14
Written by: Kim Thúy, and others
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The Jade Peony
- Written by: Wayson Choy
- Narrated by: Sean Sonier, Sharon Lambert
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Chinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and '40s provides the setting for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid and intense reminiscences of the three younger children of an immigrant family. They each experience a very different childhood, depending on age and sex, as they encounter the complexities of birth and death, love and hate, kinship and otherness. Mingling with the realities of Canada and the horror of war are the magic, ghosts, paper uncles and family secrets of Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family.
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Great Canadian Novel
- By Elska on 2022-05-18
Written by: Wayson Choy
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Minds of Winter
- Written by: Ed O'Loughlin
- Narrated by: Bill Webster
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Fay Morgan and Nelson Nilsson have each arrived in Inuvik, Canada, about 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Both are in search of answers about a family member: Nelson for his estranged older brother, and Fay for her vanished grandfather. Driving Fay into town from the airport on a freezing January night, Nelson reveals a folder left behind by his brother. An image catches Fay's eye: a clock she has seen before. Soon Fay and Nelson realize that their relatives have an extraordinary and historic connection - a secret share in one of the greatest mysteries of polar expedition.
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just great
- By Nic on 2018-01-24
Written by: Ed O'Loughlin
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Away
- A Novel
- Written by: Jane Urquhart
- Narrated by: Michelle Winters
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A stunning, evocative novel set in Ireland and Canada, Away traces a family’s complex and layered past. The narrative unfolds with shimmering clarity and takes us from the harsh northern Irish coast in the 1840s to the quarantine stations at Grosse Isle and the barely hospitable land of the Canadian Shield; from the flourishing town of Port Hope to the flooded streets of Montreal; from Ottawa at the time of Confederation to a large-windowed house at the edge of a Great Lake during the present day.
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Made it possible to read
- By Anonymous User on 2019-02-28
Written by: Jane Urquhart
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A Boy of Good Breeding
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Susanna Fournier
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Life in Winnipeg didn’t go as planned for Knute and her daughter. But living back in Algren with her parents and working for the longtime mayor, Hosea Funk, has its own challenges: Knute finds herself mixed up with Hosea’s attempts to achieve his dream of meeting the Prime Minister — even if that means keeping the town’s population at an even 1500.
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Quirky town, interesting characters
- By Mike Reiter on 2021-07-09
Written by: Miriam Toews
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Canada
- Written by: Richard Ford
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of Del Parsons, whose parents rob a bank and fracture his life into a before and an after, crossing the threshold that cannot be uncrossed. After his parents' arrest and imprisonment, Del and Berner, his twin sister, face a blank future of foster care and social services visits. Berner, willful and burning with anger, runs away. Then a family friend intervenes, spiriting Del across the Montana/Saskatchewan border. There, in a dilapidated town floating in the sea of the Canadian prairie, he's taken in by Arthur Remlinger - an enigmatic, charismatic man.
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Enjoyed
- By Nancy G. on 2020-04-04
Written by: Richard Ford
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Jack London Boxed Set
- Written by: Jack London
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Jack London’s adventurous nature, intuitive feeling for animal life, and superb storytelling skills give his tales a striking vitality and force. Thrilling action and a sense of justice characterize the classic stories in this collection.
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Couldn't put it down
- By Customer123 on 2022-01-02
Written by: Jack London
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Floating City
- Written by: Kerri Sakamoto
- Narrated by: Miles Meili
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Frankie Hanesaka isn't afraid of a little hard work. An industrious boy, if haunted by the mysterious figures of his mother's past in Japan, he grows up in a floating house in the harbour of Port Alberni, BC. With all the Japanese bachelors passing through town to work in the logging camps and lumber mills, maybe he could build a hotel on the water, too. Make a few dollars. But then the war comes.
Written by: Kerri Sakamoto
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Blood Sports
- A Novel
- Written by: Eden Robinson
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Canada, is about as close to urban hell as you can get in the Western Hemisphere. Yet in this cauldron of drugs, shattered dreams, and extreme violence, Tom Bauer and his girlfriend Paulie - both ex-junkies and parents of baby Melody - are trying to make a life for themselves.
Written by: Eden Robinson
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The Innocents
- Written by: Michael Crummey
- Narrated by: Mary Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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A brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean, by a relentless pendulum of abundance and murderous scarcity. Still children with only the barest notion of the outside world, they have nothing but the family's boat and the little knowledge passed on haphazardly by their mother and father to keep them.
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The strangest book I have ever read
- By Anonymous User on 2022-01-29
Written by: Michael Crummey
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Anne of Green Gables
- Written by: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Rachel McAdams
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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With all of the pluck and charm of its eponymous young hero, Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight, Midnight in Paris) delivers a spectacular reading of Montgomery's beloved bildungsroman. In moments both funny and bittersweet, McAdams' voice is imbued with the spark that has made Anne a much-loved symbol of individualism and cheer for over a century.
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I finally know what all the fuss is about!
- By Anonymous on 2017-09-29
Written by: Lucy Maud Montgomery
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The Home for Unwanted Girls
- Written by: Joanna Goodman
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility - much like Maggie Hughes' parents. Maggie's English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter that don't include marriage to the poor French boy on the next farm over. But Maggie's heart is captured by Gabriel Phénix. When she becomes pregnant at 15, her parents force her to give baby Elodie up for adoption and get her life "back on track".
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Being Picky
- By Susan on 2019-09-03
Written by: Joanna Goodman
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Alias Grace
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Sarah Gadon, Margaret Atwood
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember.
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Loved it.
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-11-16
Written by: Margaret Atwood
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Moon of the Crusted Snow
- A Novel
- Written by: Waubgeshig Rice
- Narrated by: Billy Merasty
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again.
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Enjoyable for ALL Canadians
- By TheMer on 2020-01-31
Written by: Waubgeshig Rice
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Dual Citizens
- A Novel
- Written by: Alix Ohlin
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Raised in Montreal by their disinterested single mother, half-sisters Lark and Robin form a fierce team in spite of their differences. When Lark flees to America to attend college, her sister soon joins her. But even as Lark discovers a calling working in documentary film, she struggles with self-doubt, and Robin chafes against the demands of studying piano at Juilliard. Their bond strains under increasing pressure until it breaks. Years later, Lark’s life is in tatters and Robin’s is wilder than ever.
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Slow start but fascinating story
- By BDC on 2019-10-31
Written by: Alix Ohlin
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Days by Moonlight
- Written by: André Alexis
- Narrated by: André Alexis
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Botanist Alfred Homer, ever hopeful and constantly surprised, is invited on a road trip by his parents’ friend, Professor Morgan Bruno, who wants company as he tries to unearth the story of the mysterious poet John Skennen. But this is no ordinary road trip. Alfred and the Professor encounter towns where Black residents speak only in sign language and towns that hold indigenous parades; it is a land of house burnings, werewolves, and witches.
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Andre Alexis is a national treasure
- By Anonymous User on 2019-07-24
Written by: André Alexis
Royal Listens
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The Gown
- A Novel of the Royal Wedding
- Written by: Jennifer Robson
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the internationally best-selling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the 20th century - Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown - and the fascinating women who made it.
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A bit slow at first
- By Krista on 2020-07-21
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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
- Written by: M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Linda Sue Park, and others
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds, Ann Marie Lee, full cast, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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If you were one of King Henry VIII's six wives, who would you be? Would you be Anne Boleyn, who literally lost her head? Would you be the subject of rumor and scandal like Catherine Howard? Or would you get away and survive like Anna of Cleves? Meet them and Henry's other queens - each bound for divorce or death - in this epic and thrilling novel that reads like fantasy but really happened.
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Overall, a good audiobook
- By ghostwriter on 2022-10-18
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The Other Boleyn Girl
- The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of 14, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family’s ambitious plots as the king’s interest begins to wane, and soon, she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. With her own destiny suddenly unknown, Mary realizes she must defy her family and take fate into her own hands.
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scandalous
- By Davyggrasil on 2021-10-29
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The Lady of the Rivers
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she met his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and saw her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. They share the mystery of the tarot card of the wheel of fortune before Joan is taken to a horrific death. Jacquetta understands the danger for a woman who dares to dream. Jacquetta is married to the Duke of Bedford, English regent of France, and he introduces her to a mysterious world of learning and alchemy.
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Interesting!
- By CassandraG on 2019-04-17
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The White Princess
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
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The newest novel from #1 New York Times best-selling author and "queen of royal fiction" ( USA Today) Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, who gets caught in the middle of a battle for the crown of England. A princess from birth, Elizabeth fell in love with Richard III, though her mother made an arranged betrothal for her with the pretender to the throne: Henry Tudor. When Henry defeats Richard against all odds, Elizabeth has to marry the man who murdered her lover in battle.
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Lovely
- By Chalk DIY with Niki on 2020-07-20
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Victoria
- A Novel
- Written by: Daisy Goodwin
- Narrated by: Anna Wilson-Jones
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Early one morning, less than a month after her 18th birthday, Alexandrina Victoria is roused from bed with the news that her uncle William IV has died, and she is now queen of England. The men who run the country have doubts about whether this sheltered young woman, who stands less than five feet tall, can rule the greatest nation in the world. Surely she must rely on her mother and her venal advisor, Sir John Conroy, or her uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, who are all too eager to relieve her of the burdens of power.
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Entertaining
- By Gail Nameth on 2023-01-30
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The Gown
- A Novel of the Royal Wedding
- Written by: Jennifer Robson
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the internationally best-selling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the 20th century - Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown - and the fascinating women who made it.
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A bit slow at first
- By Krista on 2020-07-21
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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
- Written by: M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Linda Sue Park, and others
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds, Ann Marie Lee, full cast, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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If you were one of King Henry VIII's six wives, who would you be? Would you be Anne Boleyn, who literally lost her head? Would you be the subject of rumor and scandal like Catherine Howard? Or would you get away and survive like Anna of Cleves? Meet them and Henry's other queens - each bound for divorce or death - in this epic and thrilling novel that reads like fantasy but really happened.
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Overall, a good audiobook
- By ghostwriter on 2022-10-18
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The Other Boleyn Girl
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- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of 14, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family’s ambitious plots as the king’s interest begins to wane, and soon, she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. With her own destiny suddenly unknown, Mary realizes she must defy her family and take fate into her own hands.
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scandalous
- By Davyggrasil on 2021-10-29
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The Lady of the Rivers
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she met his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and saw her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. They share the mystery of the tarot card of the wheel of fortune before Joan is taken to a horrific death. Jacquetta understands the danger for a woman who dares to dream. Jacquetta is married to the Duke of Bedford, English regent of France, and he introduces her to a mysterious world of learning and alchemy.
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Interesting!
- By CassandraG on 2019-04-17
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The White Princess
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
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The newest novel from #1 New York Times best-selling author and "queen of royal fiction" ( USA Today) Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, who gets caught in the middle of a battle for the crown of England. A princess from birth, Elizabeth fell in love with Richard III, though her mother made an arranged betrothal for her with the pretender to the throne: Henry Tudor. When Henry defeats Richard against all odds, Elizabeth has to marry the man who murdered her lover in battle.
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Lovely
- By Chalk DIY with Niki on 2020-07-20
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Victoria
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Overall
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Performance
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Early one morning, less than a month after her 18th birthday, Alexandrina Victoria is roused from bed with the news that her uncle William IV has died, and she is now queen of England. The men who run the country have doubts about whether this sheltered young woman, who stands less than five feet tall, can rule the greatest nation in the world. Surely she must rely on her mother and her venal advisor, Sir John Conroy, or her uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, who are all too eager to relieve her of the burdens of power.
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Entertaining
- By Gail Nameth on 2023-01-30
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The Lost Queen
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In a land of mountains and mist, tradition and superstition, Languoreth and her brother Lailoken are raised in the Old Way of their ancestors. But in Scotland, a new religion is rising, one that brings disruption, bloodshed, and riot. And even as her family faces the burgeoning forces of Christianity, the Anglo-Saxons, bent on colonization, are encroaching from the east. When conflict brings the hero Emrys Pendragon to her father’s door, Languoreth finds love with one of his warriors. Her deep connection to Maelgwn is forged by enchantment, but she is promised in marriage to Rhydderch, son of a Christian king.
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Phenomenal Story!
- By J Rae on 2020-05-28
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Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen
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A princess of Spain, Catalina is only 16 years old when she sets foot on the shores of England. The youngest daughter of the powerful monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, Catalina is a coveted prize for a royal marriage - and Arthur, Prince of Wales and heir to the English throne, has won her hand. But tragedy strikes, and Catalina, now Princess Katherine, is betrothed to the future Henry VIII.
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superb
- By Jessica Spragg on 2019-05-26
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My Name Is Victoria
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- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
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Miss V. Conroy is good at keeping secrets. She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse, neat and discreet. But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become the companion to Princess Victoria, Miss V soon finds that she can no longer remain in the shadows. Her father is Sir John Conroy, confidant and financial advisor to Victoria's mother, and he has devised a strict set of rules for the young princess that he calls the Kensington System.
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Loved this story
- By MF on 2019-05-29
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Trinity
- The Wars of the Roses, Book 2
- Written by: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Wars of the Roses: Trinity, the second instalment in Conn Iggulden's thrilling Wars of the Roses trilogy. 1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a blank. His fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know the love of his father.
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I cannot decide which side I'm on.
- By sam on 2020-11-15
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The Summer Queen
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- Written by: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
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Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now. Based on the most up-to-date research, best-selling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life, as never before. Young, vibrant, privileged, Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood ends abruptly.
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Good read.
- By Phoenix on 2020-02-19
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The Last Tudor
- Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, Book 13
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days. Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead king's half sister, Mary Tudor, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her throne, and locked Jane in the Tower of London. When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith, Mary sent her to the executioner's block, where Jane transformed her father's greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom.
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3 Stars
- By Just on 2019-07-24
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Anna of Kleve, the Princess in the Portrait
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- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
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Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to ensure the royal succession. Forty-six, overweight, and suffering from gout, Henry is soundly rejected by some of Europe's most eligible princesses. Anna of Kleve, from a small German duchy, is 24 and has a secret she is desperate to keep hidden. Henry requests her portrait from his court painter, who portrays her from the most flattering perspective. Henry is entranced by the lovely image, only to be bitterly surprised when Anna arrives in England and he sees her in the flesh.
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The Boleyn Inheritance
- Boleyn, Book 2
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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The last Boleyn is Jane, Lady Rochford - widow of the disgraced George Boleyn. Caught in the intrigues of the Tudor court, she maneuvers for personal position as her family, in turn, tries to manipulate her. The king has married again; his bride is the deceptively astute Anne of Cleves. Her wits are tested as she senses a trap closing around her, with the Howards ready to take advantage of her fall.
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The Queen's Fool
- A Novel (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels)
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Yolanda Kettle
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Winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a 14-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee with her father from their home in Spain. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee; she has the gift of “Sight”, the ability to foresee the future, priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court.
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As always wonderful.
- By Chalk DIY with Niki on 2020-12-11
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The Virgin's Lover
- The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, Book 3
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen, yet one woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows Elizabeth’s ambitious leap to the throne will draw her husband back to the center of the glamorous Tudor court, where he was born to be. Elizabeth has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is rampant and foreign war a certainty. Her advisors warn her that she will survive only if she marries a strong prince to govern the rebellious country. She desires Robert Dudley.
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Excellent Story
- By Deb on 2022-11-15
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The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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This novel allows the unscrupulous and proud Queen of the Nile to recount her own tale. A masterful recreation of history.
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Love story
- By Vermeil on 2023-02-26
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Bloodline
- The Wars of the Roses, Book 3
- Written by: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Wars of the Roses: Bloodline, the third instalment in Conn Iggulden's thrilling Wars of the Roses trilogy. Winter 1461 - Richard Duke of York is dead, his ambitions in ruins, his head spiked on the walls of York city. King Henry VI is still held prisoner. His Lancastrian queen rides south with an army of northerners, accompanied by warriors from the Scottish Highlands. Margaret and her army seem unstoppable.
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Awesome
- By Mike S. on 2023-03-19
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The Constant Princess
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As a little girl Katherine of Aragon was betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Henry VII of England, and was raised in the palace of the Alhambra, knowing that she would be queen of England. In 1501, the teenage Spanish princess arrives in her new kingdom, but the future is turned upside down with the death of her handsome young husband - only six months after the wedding. Transformed from beloved bride to superfluous widow, Katherine endures hardship and loneliness as the Tudor court slowly squeezes her out of royal circles.
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Keep volume controls handy
- By Hayley on 2018-07-16
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Warlock
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- Written by: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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After the death of his beloved Queen Lostris, Taita retreats into the forbidding deserts of North Africa to become a hermit. He devotes himself to the study of the occult and, armed with extraordinary powers, he gradually transforms himself into a warlock. After years of study, he discovers the divine purpose of his bereavement when he is called upon to save the dynasty of Lostris from the clouds of evil that loom over Egypt.
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Good story
- By Tecka on 2022-11-09
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The Winter Crown
- Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, Book 2
- Written by: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful women in Europe, is crowned queen of England beside her young husband Henry II. While Henry battles their enemies and lays his plans, Eleanor is an adept acting ruler and mother to their growing brood of children. But she yearns for more than this - if only Henry would listen. Instead, Henry pushes Eleanor to the sidelines, involving himself with a young mistress and denying Eleanor her rightful authority. As matters reach a crisis, Eleanor becomes caught up in a family rebellion. And even a queen must face the consequences of treason....
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voice
- By Lukey on 2019-05-05
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Elizabeth I
- A Novel
- Written by: Margaret George
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 31 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times best-selling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen-as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart. One of today's premier historical novelists, George dazzles here as she tackles her most difficult subject yet: the legendary Elizabeth Tudor, queen of enigma - the Virgin Queen who had many suitors; the victor of the Armada who hated war; the gorgeously attired, jewel-bedecked woman who pinched pennies.
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fascinating and well read
- By Anonymous User on 2019-08-17
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The Heretic Queen
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- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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Nefertari catches the eye of the Crown Prince, and despite her family's history, they fall in love and wish to marry. Yet all of Egypt opposes this union between the rising star of a new dynasty and the fading star of an old, heretical one.
While political adversity sets the country on edge, Nefertari becomes the wife of Ramesses the Great. Destined to be the most powerful Pharaoh in Egypt, he is also the man who must confront the most famous exodus in history.
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My Favourite Series
- By Nichole St.Germain on 2021-11-16
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Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles
- Written by: Margaret George
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 42 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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An exhaustively researched novel weaves both historical fact and plausible fiction in bringing the story of Mary Queen of Scots to life.
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good long book
- By Lukey on 2020-03-04
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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
- A Novel
- Written by: C. W. Gortner
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this brilliantly imagined novel, acclaimed author C. W. Gortner brings Catherine to life in her own voice, allowing us to enter the intimate world of a woman whose determination to protect her family’s throne and realm plunged her into a lethal struggle for power. From the fairy-tale chateaux of the Loire Valley to the battlefields of the wars of religion to the mob-filled streets of Paris, this is the extraordinary untold journey of one of the most maligned and misunderstood women ever to be queen.
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Great introduction to Catherine de Medici
- By Sharon MacDonald on 2020-02-20
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The Virgin's Lover
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
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In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. But one woman hears the tidings with utter dread. Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, knows that the peal of bells she hears will summon her husband once more to power, intrigue, and a passionate love affair with the young queen.
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The Game of Kings
- The Lymond Chronicles, Book 1
- Written by: Dorothy Dunnett
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 21 hrs and 42 mins
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It is 1547 and, after five years imprisonment and exile far from his homeland, Francis Crawford of Lymond - scholar, soldier, rebel, nobleman, outlaw - has at last come back to Edinburgh. But for many in an already divided Scotland, where conspiracies swarm around the infant Queen Mary like clouds of midges, he is not welcome. Lymond is wanted for treason and murder, and he is accompanied by a band of killers and ruffians who will only bring further violence and strife. Is he back to foment rebellion? Does he seek revenge on those who banished him? Or has he returned to clear his name?
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Gripping
- By SaskGal on 2020-09-07
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Henry: The Queen’s Corgi
- Written by: Georgie Crawley
- Narrated by: David Thorpe, Beth Chalmers
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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When their dog goes missing during a day trip to London, the Walker family are forced to accept that they may never see Henry again. But as the family search for their beloved pet, the reality of what has happened to Henry never even crosses their minds: Henry has been mistaken for one of the Queen's prized corgis.
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The Red Sphinx
- Or, The Comte de Moret; A Sequel to The Three Musketeers
- Written by: Alexandre Dumas, Lawrence Ellsworth - translator
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 23 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1844, Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, a novel so famous and still so popular today that it scarcely needs introduction. Shortly thereafter he wrote a sequel, Twenty Years After, that resumed the adventures of his swashbuckling heroes. Later, toward the end of his career, Dumas wrote The Red Sphinx, another direct sequel to The Three Musketeers that begins not 20 years later but a mere 20 days afterward. The Red Sphinx picks up right where the The Three Musketeers left off.
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The Other Queen
- Written by: Philippa Gregory, Graeme Malcolm
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato, Dogmara Dominczyk, Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Mary is queen of Scotland, but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in an England that is ruled by her cousin, Elizabeth. But England, precarious in its Protestant state, set against the mighty powers of Spain, France and Rome, doesn't need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth's chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick.
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A bit short but very good.
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-08-21
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L'apothicaire
- Written by: Henri Loevenbruck
- Narrated by: Jean-Christophe Lebert
- Length: 22 hrs and 22 mins
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Un matin de janvier 1313, Andréas Saint-Loup, dit l'Apothicaire, découvre dans sa boutique une pièce qu'il avait oubliée... Il comprend alors que jadis vivait ici une personne qui a soudainement disparu de toutes les mémoires. L'Apothicaire, poursuivi par d'obscurs ennemis, accusé d'hérésie par le roi Philippe le Bel et l'Inquisiteur de France, décide de partir à la recherche de son propre passé, de Paris à Compostelle, jusqu'au mont Sinaï.
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Des longueurs et des anachronismes
- By Yves R on 2022-12-13
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Mistakes Can Kill You
- A Collection of Western Stories
- Written by: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: Lance Axt
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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There will never be another Western writer like Louis L’Amour. A legendary author and indisputably the greatest storyteller in his genre of all time, L’Amour captivated millions of readers and has sold well over three hundred million copies of his works, which includes nearly ninety novels and countless short stories. Mistakes Can Kill You highlights an essential selection featuring nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing.
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Enjoyable Western story
- By richvanc. on 2023-02-18
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The Proof of the Pudding
- Royal Spyness, Book 17
- Written by: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: Her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred—famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels—is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden.
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A nice cozy but predictable
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-11-28
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EMPEROR: The Field of Swords, Book 3 (Unabridged)
- Written by: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Paul Blake
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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Julius Caesar has taken his legions north into mighty battles with the Gallic tribes. But as his successes mount, overwhelming ambition and new alliances begin to threaten his friendship with Marcus Brutus, brother-in-arms and fellow warrior. Although the conquest of Gaul has made Caesar a hero all over again, his victories on the battlefield cause still more rivalries at home. And ultimately Caesar and Brutus will have to choose whether to cross the Rubicon - together or singly - and to take the fight to Rome itself.
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Why change name pronunciations in the third book of the series?
- By Marlon on 2018-03-30
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Alias Grace
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Sarah Gadon, Margaret Atwood
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
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It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember.
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Loved it.
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-11-16
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SPQR VII: The Tribune's Curse
- Written by: John Maddox Roberts
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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In his extensive series featuring the detecting feats of Decius Caecilius Metellus the younger, set in the Rome of 70 BC, Roberts achieves a very believable modern feeling with his well-researched description of the stories' background. This seventh episode, however, combines a familiar view of the demands office-seeking makes on a candidate with a situation that is impossibly bizarre to us today. An entire city, versed in literature, music, and the other arts, ruled democratically, for its time, is thrown into panic by an enraged man's curse.
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In Sunshine or in Shadow
- Molly Murphy Mysteries, Book 20
- Written by: Rhys Bowen, Clare Broyles
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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New York, 1908: The days are getting longer—and warmer—in Manhattan. Molly Murphy Sullivan doesn’t want to leave her home in the city, but typhoid is back, and she’s expecting. So she heads north with the children to summer with her mother-in-law in Westchester County. Molly tells herself it won’t be so bad, after all the countryside is pretty, and she’s determined to make the best of it. Even if she’s leaving her husband, Daniel, behind. And at least she’s not the only one heading north. Her great friends, Sid and Gus, are headed to the Catskills to visit Sid’s family.
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Desert Death-Song
- A Collection of Western Stories
- Written by: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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A collection of stories from the most famous Western author of all time! Desert Death-Song is a compilation of some of Louis L’Amour’s greatest stories, many of which might otherwise be difficult to find. Whether he was writing under his early pen name, Jim Mayo, or his own, L’Amour’s stories are unforgettable, touching on rough and rugged American ideals, and set in the untamable frontier of the Western United States.
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Wish there was a few sounds
- By JAMIE on 2020-09-08
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Her Royal Spyness
- Written by: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Agatha Award-winning author Rhys Bowen’s charming combination of intrigue and romance blended with a touch of humor shines when performed by Audible Hall of Fame narrator Katherine Kellgren, whose deft range and impeccable accent work make it hard to believe this isn’t a multicast performance.
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Not my kind of book
- By Gayle on 2019-12-26
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D'écho en échos
- Les chroniques de St Mary 2
- Written by: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Ludmila Ruoso
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Les visites dans le passé reprennent à l'institut de recherche historique de St Mary. Maxwell et ses excentriques confrères historiens partent pour de nouvelles aventures à travers le temps. Promue directrice du département d'Histoire, Maxwell va contrer, à l'aide de son équipe, les plans de leurs ennemis qu'ils croyaient neutralisés. C'est l'Histoire tout entière qui est menacée par ces fantômes du passé. Au bord du burn out, l'historienne utilise ses dernières forces pour maintenir l'équilibre dans l'Histoire et dans sa vie privée.
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Divertissant
- By F.Martel on 2023-05-30
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Speaks the Nightbird
- Written by: Robert R. McCammon
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 30 hrs and 42 mins
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The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe a witch has cursed their town with inexplicable tragedies -- and they demand that beautiful widow Rachel Howarth be tried and executed for witchcraft. Presiding over the trial is traveling magistrate Issac Woodward, aided by his astute young clerk, Matthew Corbett. Believing in Rachel's innocence, Matthew will soon confront the true evil at work in Fount Royal....
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Fantastic!
- By GreenEyedScorpio on 2019-02-12
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Hier ou jamais
- Les chroniques de St Mary 5
- Written by: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Ludmila Ruoso
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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À l'institut St Mary, les historiens n'étudient pas seulement le passé, ils le visitent. La jeune historienne docteur Madeleine Maxwell et son équipe ont finalement récupéré de leurs blessures et la vie reprend tranquillement son cours à l'institut... jusqu'aux prochaines catastrophes. Prise au piège dans le grand incendie de Londres, puis piégée aux Thermopyles, Max doit lutter pour remettre l'Histoire sur les rails. Et éviter de voir le monde occidental bouleversé.
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Toujours aussi bon!
- By Anonymous User on 2023-10-19
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The Twelve Clues of Christmas
- Written by: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—well, actually, my true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending a feliz navidad tramping around South America. Meanwhile, Mummy is holed up in a tiny village called Tiddleton-under-Lovey with that droll Noel Coward! And I’m snowed in at Castle Rannoch with my bumbling brother, Binky, and sourpuss sister-in-law, Fig.
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Enjoyed it!
- By Ivonne Leonel de cervantes on 2021-05-24
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Season of Darkness
- Written by: Maureen Jennings
- Narrated by: Tom Craig
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Following the disastrous retreat of the British army from Dunkirk in 1940, England is plunged into a state of fear. The threat of a German invasion is real, and many German Nationals are interned in camps across the country. One such camp is on the ancient moor land of Prees Heath, near the small town of Whitchurch in Shropshire, where Tom Tyler is the sole detective inspector. Young women from all walks of life have joined the Land Army, to help desperate farmers keep the country fed. Then one turns up dead.
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Takes a While
- By Cindy on 2022-06-04
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Dead Ground in Between
- Written by: Maureen Jennings
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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It's late 1942; World War II is still raging. Detective Inspector Tom Tyler is settling into his placement in Ludlow, Shropshire, a small town jammed with people sent there by the conflict. On the outskirts is an Italian PoW camp. Tyler's job is both to keep the peace and to enforce wartime regulations. Then a troubled old man goes missing in a winter storm. The next day his body is discovered in a secret hideout supposedly known to very few. It soon becomes clear that a crime has been committed, and there is no shortage of suspects.
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Very good engaging history!
- By kate jacklin on 2023-12-06
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Naughty in Nice
- Written by: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Lady Georgiana Rannoch has once again been called into service by Her Majesty the Queen. This time she's sent to Nice on a secret assignment that's nothing to sneeze at: recover the Queen's stolen snuff box. As much of an honor as it is to be trusted by Her Majesty, an even greater honor awaits Georgie in Nice - as Coco Chanel herself asks Georgie to model her latest fashion. But when a necklace belonging to the Queen is stolen on the catwalk, Georgie has to find two priceless items-and solve a murder. How's a girl to find any time to go to the casino?
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Narration love!
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-07-17
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Stand into Danger
- Written by: Alexander Kent
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Despatched on a secret mission, the company of a 28-gun frigate must face the hazards of conspiracy, treason, and piracy. And recently appointed third lieutentant Richard Bolitho must learn to accept his new responsibilities as a King's officer.
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Gripping maritime battles
- By Anonymous User on 2023-11-10
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Sans même un adieu
- Written by: Robert Goddard
- Narrated by: Julien Chatelet
- Length: 20 hrs and 2 mins
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On ne sait jamais ce que le passé nous réserve. 1911. Geoffrey Staddon, jeune architecte plein d'élans et d'espoir, vient de concevoir une magnifique demeure, Clouds Frome. Et il est tombé amoureux fou de la femme de son commanditaire, Consuela Caswell, une jeune Brésilienne perdue dans un mariage de convenance. Alors qu'il lui a promis de s'enfuir avec elle, il l' abandonne à son triste sort, préférant se consacrer pleinement à ses ambitions professionnelles.
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Passionnant
- By Pep on 2023-02-13