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The Winter Soldier
- By: Daniel Mason
- Narrated by: Laurence Dobiesz
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance48
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Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award From the bestselling author of The Piano Tuner, comes Daniel Mason's The Winter Soldier, a story of love and medicine through the devastation of the First World War. Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a twenty-two-year-old medical student when World War One explodes...
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Soporific reading of an unusual war story
- By T on 07-11-18
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The Winter Soldier
- Narrated by: Laurence Dobiesz
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 18-10-18
- Language: English
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The Paris Architect
- By: Charles Belfoure
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall122
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Performance110
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Story108
Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn't really believe...
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Brilliant and heart breaking
- By Rebecca on 27-06-14
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The Paris Architect
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-10-13
- Language: English
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Arctic Sun
- The intense and atmospheric Cold War thriller from award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin (Tom Fox Trilogy Book 3)
- By: Jack Grimwood
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance27
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Brought to you by Penguin. Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . . When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another sinister...
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Great plot and characters
- By Sally J Blackmore on 30-01-24
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Arctic Sun
- The intense and atmospheric Cold War thriller from award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin (Tom Fox Trilogy Book 3)
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Series: Tom Fox Trilogy, Book 3
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 16-11-23
- Language: English
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The Victory Garden
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall117
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Performance106
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Story105
As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong 21-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of marriage. When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a “land girl,” tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It’s here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden.
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Brilliant
- By Austen on 22-02-19
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The Victory Garden
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 12-02-19
- Language: English
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Secrets of Malta
- An escapist historical novel of women, spies and a world at war
- By: Cecily Blench
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Malta, 1943. The war in the air above Malta is over, but the battle for Europe is about to begin. Margarita, a young singer in a Valletta nightclub, has seen her former lover Henry Dunn only once since breaking off their affair. His wife Vera, an enigmatic archaeologist, arrives at the club to...
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Gripping tale
- By Anonymous on 21-03-25
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Secrets of Malta
- An escapist historical novel of women, spies and a world at war
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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One Moonlit Night
- The unmissable novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy
- By: Rachel Hore
- Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall179
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Performance166
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Story165
THE HIDDEN YEARS, the captivating new novel from million-copy bestselling author Rachel Hore, is out now. Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, One Moonlit Night tells the captivating story of a husband and wife separated by secrets as well as by war. 'Brimming over with everything I love...
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An enjoyable audiobook
- By Christineb on 15-05-22
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One Moonlit Night
- The unmissable novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy
- Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 12-05-22
- Language: English
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The Occupation
- By: Deborah Swift
- Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance44
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Story44
1940, Jersey. When Nazi forces occupy Jersey in the English Channel Islands, Céline Huber, who is married to a German, must decide where her loyalty lies. Love for her island and fear for her Jewish friend Rachel soon propel her into a dangerous double life. Meanwhile, Céline’s husband Fred is conscripted into the Wehrmacht in occupied France. Horrified by Nazi acts of atrocity and torture, he soon becomes a double agent for the French Resistance.
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Brilliant book.
- By Lindypops on 20-10-24
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The Occupation
- Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman
- Series: World War Two Sagas, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 09-06-20
- Language: English
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The New Forest Murders
- A page-turning wartime murder mystery, from the co-writer of the hit TV series Bookish
- By: Matthew Sweet
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance13
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Story13
‘[A] witty, unusual murder mystery’ SUNDAY TIMES A compelling wartime mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime and Foyle's War. SUMMER 1944. The tide of war is turning. The Allies are at the gates of Paris. But the Nazis have one last chance of victory – and its...
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Easy listen
- By cj on 01-02-26
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The New Forest Murders
- A page-turning wartime murder mystery, from the co-writer of the hit TV series Bookish
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-06-25
- Language: English
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Small Island
- By: Andrea Levy
- Narrated by: Eddie Nestor, Hugh Bonneville, Sandra Duncan, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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Overall97
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Performance53
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Story53
SMALL ISLAND is a delicately wrought and profoundly moving novel of empire, prejudice, war and love. It is 1948, and England is recovering from a war. But at 21 Nevern Street, London, the conflict has only just begun. Queenie Bligh's neighbours do not approve when she agrees to take in Jamaican...
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Brings a wonderful story to life!
- By Ms C on 01-12-09
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Small Island
- Narrated by: Eddie Nestor, Hugh Bonneville, Sandra Duncan, Sandra James Young
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 24-10-06
- Language: English
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Dear Mrs Bird
- Cosy up with this heartwarming and heartbreaking novel set in wartime London
- By: AJ Pearce
- Narrated by: Anna Popplewell
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,218
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Performance1,096
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Story1,093
Read by Anna Popplewell, known for her role in The Chronicles of Narnia. Richard & Judy Book Club Pick Sunday Times Bestseller Set during London's blitz and filled with warmth, wit and heartbreak, Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce is a wartime story about the power of friendship, the kindness of...
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Wartime tale of writing, bravery & soldiering on
- By K. J. Kelly on 12-04-18
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Dear Mrs Bird
- Cosy up with this heartwarming and heartbreaking novel set in wartime London
- Narrated by: Anna Popplewell
- Series: The Wartime Chronicles, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 05-04-18
- Language: English
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The District Nurses Make a Wish
- The District Nurses, Book 5
- By: Annie Groves
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance48
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Story47
For the district nurses of Victory Walk, there's been little time to bask in the triumph of D-day as London is facing a new threat - the buzz bombs. Everyone is terrified, never knowing where the next one will strike. Into this tense atmosphere, new nurse Iris must make her mark. She’s had more experience of nursing than many, but since arriving in East London from the countryside, she has struggled to fit in with the other staff. Meanwhile, Alice is facing an agonising wait to hear if her boyfriend, Joe, has survived D-day.
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how people looked after each other
- By Dave Arnold on 11-05-25
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The District Nurses Make a Wish
- The District Nurses, Book 5
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Series: The District Nurses, Book 5
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 28-10-21
- Language: English
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Liverpool Daughter
- A heart-warming wartime story from the Sunday times bestselling author
- By: Katie Flynn
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall123
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Performance106
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Brought to you by Penguin. THE FIRST IN A HEART-WARMING NEW SERIES BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, KATIE FLYNN ______________________________ ‘Home is where the heart is, and my heart belongs to Liverpool. We wouldn’t dream of leavin’ our beloved city…’ August 1940: As the Luftwaffe swarm...
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Great story, well read
- By Susieann on 11-08-20
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Liverpool Daughter
- A heart-warming wartime story from the Sunday times bestselling author
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Series: The Liverpool Sisters, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-01-20
- Language: English
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The Storm Child
- By: Rita Bradshaw
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall90
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Performance80
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Story80
From the top-ten bestselling author of One Snowy Night, Rita Bradshaw, comes The Storm Child, a sweeping family saga set during the run up to WW2 in the north-east of England. It’s mid-winter, and in the throes of a fierce blizzard Elsie Redfern and her husband discover an unknown girl in...
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Excellent
- By pamela c. on 30-01-21
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The Storm Child
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-11-20
- Language: English
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Fenny
- A Classic Coming-of-Age Novel of Love and Loss in 1930s Tuscany. Introduced by Jennie Godfrey
- By: Lettice Cooper
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson, Charlotte Davey
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Brought to you by Penguin. The Mermaid Collection A gorgeously rich coming of age novel that sees young English governess Ellen fall head over heels for Tuscany after taking a job as a governess in 1933, even in the face of unrequited love and political tension. With a foreword by Jennie Godfrey...
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Fenny
- A Classic Coming-of-Age Novel of Love and Loss in 1930s Tuscany. Introduced by Jennie Godfrey
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson, Charlotte Davey
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-09-25
- Language: English
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The Paris Assignment
- A Novel
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France. Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort.
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Dark but good
- By Laura Shelmerdine on 07-10-23
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The Paris Assignment
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 08-08-23
- Language: English
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Sincerely Grace
- The Knocknashee Story, Book 4
- By: Jean Grainger
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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For twenty-one-year-old Grace Fitzgerald, life is finally looking bright. Orphaned as a child and later struck down by polio, she then endured years of cold indifference at the hands of her sister Agnes. Now, with Agnes finally gone, Grace has found love with her handsome young husband and peace surrounded by friends in her home village of Knocknashee and in her ongoing friendship with the American journalist Richard Lewis.
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Sincerely Grace
- The Knocknashee Story, Book 4
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Series: The Knocknashee Story, Book 4
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 02-07-25
- Language: English
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Darkest Hour
- A Jack Tanner Adventure
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall143
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Performance129
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Story130
Readers of Robert Harris, Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett will love this gripping, edge-of-your-seat wartime thriller from bestselling author and historian James Holland. Guaranteed to keep you turning the pages! 'Old-fashioned, testosterone-fuelled escapism and Tanner is a chiselled...
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very nice book and nicely read.
- By sorkun terzi on 23-05-19
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Darkest Hour
- A Jack Tanner Adventure
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Series: Jack Tanner, Book 2
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 21-12-12
- Language: English
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Secrets of the Chocolate Girls
- Chocolate Girls, Book 3
- By: Annie Murray
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance20
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From Annie Murray, the bestselling author of The Bells of Bournville Green, comes Secrets of the Chocolate Girls, another gritty family saga about love, war and chocolate . . . September 1940, Birmingham. While her husband and daughter work at Cadbury's Bournville factory, Ann Gilby has her...
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really lovely read
- By steve on 09-05-22
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Secrets of the Chocolate Girls
- Chocolate Girls, Book 3
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Chocolate Girls, Book 3
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 14-04-22
- Language: English
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Perfectly Ordinary People
- By: Nick Alexander
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells, David de Vries, Helen Lloyd, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall180
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Performance172
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Story169
Ruth’s childhood was a happy one, and her family—on her mother’s side—large and loving. But her father’s French origins have always remained a mystery. Now, with aged relatives beginning to die, Ruth decides to research her father’s family before it’s too late. When she discovers a series of long-lost cassettes, everything she thought she knew about them shatters. The tapes expose an unimaginable truth–an epic wartime story of hidden love and sacrifice, stretching back to occupied France.
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No ordinary book.
- By Sigrin on 07-01-23
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Perfectly Ordinary People
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells, David de Vries, Helen Lloyd, Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 26-07-22
- Language: English
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The Keeper of Hidden Books
- A Novel
- By: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Overall18
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Performance18
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A NATIONAL BESTSELLER—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! A BookBub Pick for Best Historical Fiction of Summer 2023 A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of the underground library in WWII Warsaw, by...
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Heartbreaking and Honesty
- By Andrew Geary on 04-09-25
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The Keeper of Hidden Books
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 01-08-23
- Language: English
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