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The King's Painter
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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Story11
The King's Painter by bestselling historian Alison Weir is an e-short and companion piece to the captivating fourth novel in the Six Tudor Queens series, Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets. 'There are certain matters that are better handled by ladies than by ministers or ambassadors' King Henry...
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Brilliant!
- By Helen Marguerite Musson on 08-06-24
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The King's Painter
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Series: Six Tudor Queens
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 19-09-19
- Language: English
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Sick Heart River
- By: John Buchan Peter
- Narrated by: Peter Newcombe Joyce
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance17
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Story16
Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, Sir Edward Leithen is told that he has but one year left to live. He relinquishes his law practice and resigns from public office in order to make peace with himself and to reconcile himself with his maker. However, he also wants to die standing, not to creep into the 'bleak bag's end of life'. This will involve one last physical challenge.
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The ferocious planners
- By Victoria Allen on 24-04-25
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Sick Heart River
- Narrated by: Peter Newcombe Joyce
- Series: Sir Edward Leithen, Book 5
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 16-10-17
- Language: English
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The Last Legion (Film tie-in)
- By: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Abridged
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Overall32
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Performance17
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Story17
Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Last Legion opens on the day that the Western Roman Empire collapses finally in 470AD, as the Last Emperor of Rome is encamped and protected by the Nova Invicta Legion. All is lost in the space of a few minutes as a horde of Barbarians sweep through the camp in the...
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Great book
- By J W FERRIS on 15-09-19
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The Last Legion (Film tie-in)
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 20-11-07
- Language: English
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Firstborn
- A Tudor Rose short story
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES-BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES. In this short prequel to Alison Weir's new novel, Elizabeth of York, The Last White Rose, the young princess is born - and the future of England hangs in the balance. The Palace of Westminster, 1466. As the Queen of England...
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Brilliant!
- By Helen Marguerite Musson on 08-06-24
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Firstborn
- A Tudor Rose short story
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 17-03-22
- Language: English
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Stone Yard Devotional
- Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024 and One of the 10 Best Books of 2025 for the New York Times and Washington Post
- By: Charlotte Wood
- Narrated by: Ailsa Piper
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall128
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Performance121
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Story121
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 The new novel by Charlotte Wood, the Stella Prize-winning author of The Natural Way of Things and The Weekend. A fearless exploration of forgiveness, grief and the complicated beauty of female friendship. Burnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman...
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A brilliantly paced story of self discovery
- By Wendy on 26-01-25
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Stone Yard Devotional
- Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024 and One of the 10 Best Books of 2025 for the New York Times and Washington Post
- Narrated by: Ailsa Piper
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 17-10-23
- Language: English
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Wake
- A heartrending story of three women and the journey of the Unknown Warrior
- By: Anna Hope
- Narrated by: Anna Hope
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance57
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Story55
Five Days in November, 1920: As the body of the Unknown Soldier makes its way home from the fields of Northern France, three women are dealing with loss in their own way: Hettie, who dances for sixpence a waltz at the Hammersmith Palais; Evelyn, who toils at a job in the pensions office, and Ada...
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Beautiful and compelling story
- By R. J. Gladden on 16-03-14
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The Girl in the Mirror
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall127
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Performance112
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Story111
Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author Cathy Glass returns with her first novel. The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten. When Mandy learns her much-loved Grandpa is dying, she is devastated and returns to the house where she spent so many wonderful summers as a child. But the childhood visits ended abruptly, and those happy days are now long gone.
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A very well told story
- By crochetdiva on 03-06-22
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The Girl in the Mirror
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 26-03-15
- Language: English
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The Librarians of Rue de Picardie
- From the bestselling author, a powerful, moving wartime page-turner inspired by true events
- By: Janet Skeslien Charles
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Jackie Sanders, Marin Ireland, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Story8
The New York Times bestselling author of the The Paris Library returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France. 'This is hands down my book of 2024. A rich...
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Absolutely brilliant!
- By Steph on 06-06-25
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The Librarians of Rue de Picardie
- From the bestselling author, a powerful, moving wartime page-turner inspired by true events
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Jackie Sanders, Marin Ireland, Sarah Gadon
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 30-04-24
- Language: English
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The Captive Queen of Scots
- By: Jean Plaidy
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance17
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Story18
Scotland has been torn apart by civil war, and the young and passionate Catholic Mary Queen of Scots is in the hands of her enemies. Under duress, Mary abdicates in favour of her son, James VI, and flees to England for safety, boldly seeking refuge with her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. But Elizabeth has never trusted the ambitious Catholic queen and has Mary imprisoned.
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this book was fantastically well read
- By Carla B. on 07-06-17
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The Captive Queen of Scots
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Series: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Book 2
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 08-04-08
- Language: English
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The Book of Ebenezer le Page
- By: G. B. Edwards
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance55
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Story56
Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late 20th century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between England and France yet a world away from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the story of those he has known.
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Wonderful warm story
- By Valerie on 31-01-14
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The Book of Ebenezer le Page
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-06-12
- Language: English
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Brandon - Tudor Knight
- By: Tony Riches
- Narrated by: Dave Price
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance13
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Story13
Handsome, charismatic, and a champion jouster, Sir Charles Brandon is the epitome of a Tudor knight. A favorite of King Henry VIII, Brandon has a secret. He has fallen in love with Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor, the beautiful, widowed Queen of France, and risks everything to marry her without the King’s consent. Brandon becomes Duke of Suffolk, but his loyalty is tested fighting Henry’s wars in France. Mary’s public support for Queen Catherine of Aragon brings Brandon into dangerous conflict with the ambitious Boleyn family and the king’s new right-hand man, Thomas Cromwell.
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The characters
- By Maureen Fraser AITKEN on 17-10-25
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Brandon - Tudor Knight
- Narrated by: Dave Price
- Series: The Brandon Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-08-19
- Language: English
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The Queen’s Rival
- In the Court of Henry VIII, Book 3
- By: Diane Haeger
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when she captures the attention of the king himself, there are whispers that the queen ought to be worried for her throne. When Bess gives birth to a healthy son the whispers become a roar. But soon the infamous Boleyn girls come to court and Henry's love for her begins to fade.
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The Queen’s Rival
- In the Court of Henry VIII, Book 3
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Series: In The Court of Henry VIII, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 26-07-22
- Language: English
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Will You Read This, Please?
- By: Joanna Cannon
- Narrated by: Mofetoluwa Akande, Cecilia Appiah, Eilidh Beaton, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories as told to our best British writers, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK. Edited by Joanna Cannon, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Three Things About Elsie and A Tidy Ending, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable collection, shining a light on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness.
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Powerful
- By C. Swain on 24-07-23
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Will You Read This, Please?
- Narrated by: Mofetoluwa Akande, Cecilia Appiah, Eilidh Beaton, Joe Jameson, Lucy Price-Lewis, Catrin Walker-Booth, Elliot Chapman, Harrison Knights
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-05-23
- Language: English
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Katherine - Tudor Duchess
- The Brandon Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Tony Riches
- Narrated by: Ruth Redman
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance27
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Story27
Attractive, wealthy, and influential, Katherine Willoughby is one of the most unusual ladies of the Tudor court. A favourite of King Henry VIII, Katherine knows all his six wives, his daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and his son Edward, as well as being related by marriage to Lady Jane Grey. She marries Tudor knight, Sir Charles Brandon, and becomes Duchess of Suffolk at the age of 14. Her Spanish mother, Maria de Salinas, is Queen Catherine of Aragon’s lady in waiting, so it is a challenging time for them all when King Henry marries the enigmatic Anne Boleyn.
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story of the life of a duchess in tudor times
- By Dog Walker Sussex on 09-04-26
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Katherine - Tudor Duchess
- The Brandon Trilogy, Book 3
- Narrated by: Ruth Redman
- Series: The Brandon Trilogy, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 17-04-20
- Language: English
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Shelter from the Storm
- By: Ellie Dean
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall89
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Performance79
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Story79
Nineteen-year-old April Wilton has just enlisted in the WRENs in Portsmouth, where she works servicing engines on ships. She finds herself immersed in dockyard life and surrounded by soldiers - from England and America. The atmosphere is one of spontaneity and impulsiveness, brought on by the unpredictability of war. So when April meets Daniel, a young American soldier, whose mother is Sioux and father is of African descent, she doesn't hesitate when she starts to fall for him.
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Great story!
- By Amazon Customer on 12-12-16
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Shelter from the Storm
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Series: Cliffehaven, Book 11
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 25-08-16
- Language: English
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Caligula
- The Damned Emperors
- By: Simon Turney
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance51
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Story50
Rome, AD 37. The emperor is dying. No-one knows how long he has left. The power struggle has begun. When the ailing Tiberius thrusts Caligula's family into the imperial succession in a bid to restore order, he will change the fate of the empire and create one of history's most infamous tyrants, Caligula. But was Caligula really a monster? Forget everything you think you know. Let Livilla, Caligula's youngest sister and confidante, tell you what really happened.
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Couldn't stop listening
- By Dani on 24-03-19
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Caligula
- The Damned Emperors
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Series: The Damned Emperors, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 08-03-18
- Language: English
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A Little Trickerie
- By: Rosanna Pike
- Narrated by: Laura Aikman
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance52
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Brought to you by Penguin. Listen. My one-time friend Maria did tell me once: "Make your own paradise, Tibb, since this world is no sweet place for people like us." Born a vagabond, Tibb Ingleby has never had a roof of her own. But her mother has taught her that if you're not too bound by the...
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Why the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize?
- By Bright Star on 09-04-26
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A Little Trickerie
- Narrated by: Laura Aikman
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 01-08-24
- Language: English
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The Wicked Wife
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance17
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Story17
The Wicked Wife is an e-short and companion piece to Katheryn Howard: The Tainted Queen, the captivating fifth novel in the Six Tudor Queens series by bestselling historian Alison Weir. 1525. As Anne Boleyn's star rises at Henry VIII's court, Jane Parker's marriage to Anne's brother, George...
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Brilliant!
- By Helen Marguerite Musson on 08-06-24
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The Wicked Wife
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 21-01-21
- Language: English
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A Kingdom's Cost
- A Historical Novel of Scotland
- By: J.R. Tomlin
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance56
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Story56
Eighteen-year-old James Douglas can only watch, helpless, as the Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace is hanged, drawn, and quartered. Even under the heel of a brutal English conqueror, James' blood-drenched homeland may still have one hope for freedom, the rightful king of the Scots, Robert the Bruce. James swears fealty to the man he believes can lead the fight against English tyranny. The Bruce is soon a fugitive, king in name and nothing more. Scotland is occupied, the Scottish resistance crushed. Yet James believes their cause is not lost.
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New slant on a well told story
- By William on 09-04-24
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A Kingdom's Cost
- A Historical Novel of Scotland
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Series: Black Douglas Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 16-06-20
- Language: English
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The Poison Keeper
- An Enthralling Historical Novel of Renaissance Italy (Italian Renaissance Series)
- By: Deborah Swift
- Narrated by: Diana Croft
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance10
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Giulia Tofana longs for more responsibility in her mother’s apothecary business, but Mamma has always been secretive and refuses to tell her the hidden keys to her success. But the day Mamma is arrested for the poisoning of the powerful Duke de Verdi, Giulia is shocked to uncover the darker side of her trade. Giulia must run for her life and escapes to Naples, under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, to the home of her aunt Isabetta, a famous courtesan.
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Entertaining
- By The Curator on 23-01-22
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The Poison Keeper
- An Enthralling Historical Novel of Renaissance Italy (Italian Renaissance Series)
- Narrated by: Diana Croft
- Series: Italian Renaissance Series, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 19-01-22
- Language: English
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