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Sarum
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 53 hrs and 59 mins
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London
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 49 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is Edward Rutherfurd's classic novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning 2,000 years. He brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through the ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of half-a-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the 20th century. Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the world.
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Love the story but the narrator ???
- By Mrs. Joan Braunberger on 2019-06-21
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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Russka
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 47 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In this vast and gorgeous tapestry of a novel, serf and master, Cossack and tsar, priest and Jew are brought together in a family saga which unrolls through centuries of history to reveal that most impenetrable and mysterious of lands - Russia. Through the life of a little town east of Moscow in the Russian heartland, Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping family saga from the baffling contradictions of Russia's culture and her peoples - bleak yet exotic, brutal but romantic, land of ritual yet riddled with superstitious fears.
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Great story
- By trish collins on 2023-08-19
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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New York
- The Novel
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 37 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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New York is the book that millions of Rutherfurd's American fans have been waiting for. A brilliant mix of romance, war, family drama, and personal triumphs, it gloriously captures the search for freedom and prosperity at the heart of our nation's history.
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Fascinating connecting the dots over 400 years
- By LanD on 2023-11-14
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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China
- The Novel
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh, Zheng Xi Yong, Andrew Wincott
- Length: 34 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of people with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in China: The Novel, Rutherfurd takes listeners into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom. The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao's Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history.
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Among my favorite pieces of historical fiction
- By Marilyn Steinberg on 2021-05-19
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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Princes of Ireland
- The Dublin Saga
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The saga begins in tribal, pre-Christian Ireland during the reign of the fierce and mighty High Kings at Tara, with the tale of two lovers whose travails cleverly echo the ancient Celtic legend of Cuchulainn. From that stirring beginning, Rutherfurd takes the listener on a powerfully imagined journey through the centuries. Through the interlocking stories of a memorable cast of characters we see Ireland through the lens of its greatest city.
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Not an interesting read.
- By Edward Chan on 2021-10-27
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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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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- By Anonymous User on 2022-10-11
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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London
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 49 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is Edward Rutherfurd's classic novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning 2,000 years. He brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through the ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of half-a-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the 20th century. Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the world.
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Love the story but the narrator ???
- By Mrs. Joan Braunberger on 2019-06-21
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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Russka
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 47 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In this vast and gorgeous tapestry of a novel, serf and master, Cossack and tsar, priest and Jew are brought together in a family saga which unrolls through centuries of history to reveal that most impenetrable and mysterious of lands - Russia. Through the life of a little town east of Moscow in the Russian heartland, Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping family saga from the baffling contradictions of Russia's culture and her peoples - bleak yet exotic, brutal but romantic, land of ritual yet riddled with superstitious fears.
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Great story
- By trish collins on 2023-08-19
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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New York
- The Novel
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 37 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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New York is the book that millions of Rutherfurd's American fans have been waiting for. A brilliant mix of romance, war, family drama, and personal triumphs, it gloriously captures the search for freedom and prosperity at the heart of our nation's history.
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Fascinating connecting the dots over 400 years
- By LanD on 2023-11-14
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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China
- The Novel
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh, Zheng Xi Yong, Andrew Wincott
- Length: 34 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of people with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in China: The Novel, Rutherfurd takes listeners into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom. The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao's Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history.
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Among my favorite pieces of historical fiction
- By Marilyn Steinberg on 2021-05-19
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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Princes of Ireland
- The Dublin Saga
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The saga begins in tribal, pre-Christian Ireland during the reign of the fierce and mighty High Kings at Tara, with the tale of two lovers whose travails cleverly echo the ancient Celtic legend of Cuchulainn. From that stirring beginning, Rutherfurd takes the listener on a powerfully imagined journey through the centuries. Through the interlocking stories of a memorable cast of characters we see Ireland through the lens of its greatest city.
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Not an interesting read.
- By Edward Chan on 2021-10-27
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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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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Overall
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Performance
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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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- By Anonymous User on 2022-10-11
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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The Forest
- Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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From the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day, the New Forest, along England’s southern coast, has remained an almost mythical place. It is here that Saxon and Norman kings rode forth with their hunting parties, and where William the Conqueror’s son Rufus was mysteriously killed. The mighty oaks of the forest were used to build the ships for Admiral Nelson’s navy, and the fishermen who lived in Christchurch and Lymington helped Sir Francis Drake fight off the Spanish Armada.
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Unfortunately Abridged
- By Beth on 2019-12-13
Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
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Fall of Giants
- Book One of the Century Trilogy
- Written by: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 30 hrs and 38 mins
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Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic. The first novel in The Century Trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
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Breathtaking adventure back in time
- By Ashley on 2018-09-20
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The Evening and the Morning
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- Written by: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 24 hrs and 19 mins
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It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined.
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Too similar
- By Leanne on 2020-10-01
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The Source
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- Written by: James A. Michener
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 54 hrs and 32 mins
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In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the predecessors of four modern men and women, we experience the entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecutions, the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition, all the way to the founding of present-day Israel and the Middle East conflict.
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Horrible Narrator
- By Tracy on 2019-10-31
Written by: James A. Michener
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Stormbird
- The Wars of the Roses, Book 1
- Written by: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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The thrilling first instalment in the Wars of the Roses series - set at the beginnings of this turbulent period of English history which saw the throne change hands six times in 30 years. The Swan sees Henry VI crowned King of England, and married to the young French noblewoman, Margaret of Anjou - and so begins the extraordinary story of how England became a divided nation, where brother took up arms against brother. This was the war which defined the England we know today.
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Incredible detail!
- By Laura on 2021-12-02
Written by: Conn Iggulden
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The Pillars of the Earth
- Written by: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Richard E. Grant
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known...of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul...of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame...and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother.
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Captivating!
- By Ivonne Leonel de cervantes on 2019-07-08
Written by: Ken Follett
Publisher's Summary
The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity from Edward Rutherfurd, the author of London, Russka and New York.
In a novel of extraordinary richness the whole sweep of British civilisation unfolds through the story of one place, Salisbury, from beyond recorded time to the present day. The landscape - as old as time itself - shapes the destinies of the five families.
The Wilsons and the Shockleys, locked in a cycle of revenge and rivalry for more than 400 years. The Masons, who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. The Porters, descended from a young Roman soldier in exile. And the aristocratic Norman Godefrois, who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.
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- mntsmtl
- 2019-11-22
Epic story but hard to follow - need reference mat
I enjoyed Sarum but the audiobook experience was sometimes confusing without reference materials like a family tree and a map to place all of the hundreds of characters and places. I was unable to find any such resources, short of buying a hard-copy book, which I did not do.
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- Audrey Davis
- 2021-03-24
Masterful historic novel
I know Sarum and Salisbury quite well; I visit the area often, so much in the novel is very real to me. I’ve even climbed to the top of the Cathedral spire and can say that the descriptions in the novel seem remarkably accurate.
The love stories are well told.
I did have trouble keeping all the names straight. Since it’s an audio I can ‘t keep checking them out. So I also have the book and check names out there from time to time.
A long story, but it kept my interest and I learned a lot.
John Staige Davis
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-03-16
Wonderful ramble through British history
At 54 hours long Sarum Is my favorite type of book: a great story that you hope will just keep going. It was worth every minute. I’m sorry it’s ended. I’ll miss the characters. Now I want to visit that part of England!
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- JoBo
- 2021-01-31
Long Story but Worthwhile Listening
An ingenious blend of history and fiction that kept my attention. The reading was stage quality but the reader dipped into low volume speech at times making listening a bit difficult. He could then get quite loud making comfortable volume setting a challenge. From what I already knew about English history I think the representation was fairly accurate. Corn however has not been grown there for thousands of years. Maize was a gift from the New World. Nonetheless I recommend this enchanting listen and am pleased that I completed it.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-11-30
Interesting history, but…
This book offered a unique and interesting approach to telling the story of England. However, about 85% of the people who are featured in the stories are unhappy and have negative outcomes. It seems as though the author, in an effort to be authentic, wants to make it understood that a lot of bad things happened. However, because I read for pleasure, I would not read this book a second time because there were so many disappointments.
I could’ve enjoyed it much more if the negative stories were told alongside of some positive stories.
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- M. Cain
- 2021-10-05
Narration adds to the story
Roger Davis is fantastic as the narrator. He brings a wonderful story to life with his accent and intonation! A long story, told in a masterful way! Very enjoyable listen!
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- BettyP
- 2022-05-14
Loved this book
This book is a great reminder that human nature is still evolving... much too slowly. I loved the combination of archeology, history, and fiction. The story of human evolution, progress and lack of progress.
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- James Friday
- 2021-08-11
American accents
I loved the entire book. The American accent slays me. Edward Rutherfurd is a genius.
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- Lu Espinosa B
- 2023-06-29
Superb
I read the book twice and now listening to it was a delight. A wonderful story and a trip through time in England. One of my favorite novels.
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- Jodie
- 2023-06-07
A story worth the time
Though some might think 54 hours is a ridiculous amount of time to spend on one book, I find Sarum to be completely worth the time spent. The saga of the heart of England, from its inception to modern day, puts life to the history that enriches the area. I really enjoy the intertwining of the four different families and appreciate so much the explanations about historical events I had previously not taken the time to fully understand. I really enjoyed the book because of, rather than in spite of, its length. I look forward to reading more of Rutherford’s books.
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