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Sandra Gulland
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In this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, Sandra Gulland has created a novel of immense and magical proportions. We meet Josephine in the exotic and lush Martinico, where an old island woman predicts that one day she will be queen. The journey from the remote village of her birth to the height of European elegance is long, but Josephine's fortune proves to be true. By way of fictionalized diary entries, we traverse her early years as she marries her one true love, bears his children, and is left betrayed, widowed, and penniless. It is Josephine's extraordinary charm, cunning, and will to survive that catapults her to the heart of society, where she meets Napoleon, whose destiny will prove to be irrevocably intertwined with hers.
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Set against the lavish backdrop of the French Court in the early years of the 18th century, The Sisters of Versailles is the extraordinary tale of the five Nesle sisters - Louise, Pauline, Diane, Hortense, and Marie-Anne - four of whom became mistresses to King Louis XV. Their scandalous story is stranger than fiction but true in every shocking, amusing, and heartbreaking detail.Court intriguers are beginning to sense that young King Louis XV, after seven years of marriage, is tiring of his Polish wife.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book I've listened to in ages
- De Dr. A. en 01-09-16
De: Sally Christie
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The Lioness of Morocco
- De: Julia Drosten, Christiane Galvani - translator
- Narrado por: Henrietta Meire
- Duración: 12 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 393
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 357
Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in 19th-century London, where her strong will and progressive views have rendered her unmarriageable. Still single at 23, she is treated like a child and feels stifled in her controlling father's house. When Benjamin Hopkins, an ambitious employee of her father's trading company, shows an interest in her, she realizes marriage is her only chance to escape.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Lioness o Morocco
- De MM en 06-23-17
De: Julia Drosten, y otros
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Madame Tussaud
- A Novel of the French Revolution
- De: Michelle Moran
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
- Duración: 15 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 684
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 575
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 571
Marie Tussaud has learned the secrets of wax sculpting by working alongside her uncle in their celebrated wax museum, the Salon de Cire. From her popular model of the American ambassador Thomas Jefferson to her tableau of the royal family at dinner, Marie's museum provides Parisians with the very latest news on fashion, gossip, even politics. Her customers hail from every walk of life, and word even arrives that the royals themselves are coming to see their likenesses....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tales from a turbulent time
- De Tim en 07-23-12
De: Michelle Moran
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The Hamilton Affair
- A Novel
- De: Elizabeth Cobbs
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 661
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 586
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 582
Hamilton was a bastard son, raised on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. He went to America to pursue his education. Along the way he became one of the American Revolution's most dashing - and unlikely - heroes. Adored by Washington, hated by Jefferson, Hamilton was a lightning rod: the most controversial leader of the American Revolution.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Colleen Marlo's voice sounds like a robot
- De Jessie Cowan en 08-09-16
De: Elizabeth Cobbs
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The School of Mirrors
- A Novel
- De: Eva Stachniak
- Narrado por: Ell Potter
- Duración: 16 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 111
During the reign of Louis XV, impoverished but lovely teenage girls from all over France are sent to a discreet villa in the town of Versailles. Overseen by the King’s favorite mistress, Madame de Pompadour, they will be trained as potential courtesans for the King. When the time is right, each girl is smuggled into the palace of Versailles, with its legendary Hall of Mirrors.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating but pedophilia nonetheless.
- De Barbara W. en 05-10-22
De: Eva Stachniak
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The Memoirs of Mary, Queen of Scots
- De: Carolly Erickson
- Narrado por: Rebekah Germain
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
Born Queen of Scotland, married as a young girl to the invalid young King of France, Mary took the reins of the unruly kingdom of Scotland as a young widow and fought to keep her throne. A second marriage to her handsome but dissolute cousin Lord Darnley ended in murder and scandal, while a third marriage to the dashing, commanding Lord Bothwell, the love of her life, gave her joy but widened the scandal and surrounded her with enduring ill repute.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Fiction being the key word
- De Bonnie-Ann B en 09-25-09
De: Carolly Erickson
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The Winthrop Woman
- De: Anya Seton
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 27 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 889
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 802
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 799
In 1631 Elizabeth Winthrop, newly widowed with an infant daughter, set sail for the New World. Against a background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends, the Siwanoy Indians; and, above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Historical Fiction that Aged Very Well
- De Lulu en 11-26-14
De: Anya Seton
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Gone with the Wind
- De: Margaret Mitchell
- Narrado por: Linda Stephens
- Duración: 49 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 15,234
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13,083
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 13,088
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Margaret Mitchell's great novel of the South is one of the most popular books ever written. Within six months of its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind had sold a million copies. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold. Here are the characters that have become symbols of passion and desire....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Got the Accents Right
- De Noel en 04-27-10
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Island of a Thousand Springs
- De: Sarah Lark
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 18 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
London, 1732: Nora Reed, the daughter of a merchant, falls hopelessly in love with her father's clerk, Simon. Despite their differing social class, the star-crossed lovers dream of a future on a tropical island - until tragedy strikes, and Nora must face a life without her soulmate. Hopeless, Nora enters a marriage of convenience with Elias Fortnam, a widower and sugar planter in Jamaica. Even without Simon, she is determined to somehow fulfill their tropical fantasy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sarah Lark is my new favorite author!
- De Private en 08-30-15
De: Sarah Lark
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The Second Empress
- A Novel of Napoleon's Court
- De: Michelle Moran
- Narrado por: Adam Alexi-Malle, Emma Bering, Tanya Franks
- Duración: 10 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 242
After the bloody French Revolution, Emperor Napoleon’s power is absolute. When Marie-Louise, the 18-year-old daughter of the King of Austria, is told that the Emperor has demanded her hand in marriage, her father presents her with a terrible choice: marry the cruel, capricious Napoleon, leaving the man she loves and her home forever, or say no, and plunge her country into war. Marie-Louise knows what she must do, and she travels to France, determined to be a good wife despite Napoleon’s reputation. But lavish parties greet her in Paris, and at the extravagant French court, she finds many rivals for her husband’s affection....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A brilliant novel!
- De BVerité en 12-08-12
De: Michelle Moran
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The Queen of the Night
- De: Alexander Chee
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan
- Duración: 19 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 500
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 455
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 453
Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role, every singer's chance at immortality. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past. Only four could have betrayed her: one is dead, one loves her, one wants to own her. And one, she hopes, never thinks of her at all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not my typical choice
- De fadedcharacter en 02-15-16
De: Alexander Chee
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Mary
- Mrs. A. Lincoln
- De: Janis Cooke Newman
- Narrado por: Anne Buelteman
- Duración: 26 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 57
A fascinating and intimate novel of the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, narrated by the First Lady herself. Mary Todd Lincoln is one of history's most misunderstood and enigmatic women. She was a political strategist, a supporter of emancipation, and a mother who survived the loss of three children and the assassination of her beloved husband. She also ran her family into debt, held séances in the White House, and was committed to an insane asylum - which is where Janis Cooke Newman's debut novel begins.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing and well-written, Worst editing EVER.
- De Danielle en 03-21-15
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The Agincourt Bride
- De: Joanna Hickson
- Narrado por: Catherine Harvey
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 304
When her own first child is tragically still-born, the young Mette is pressed into service as a wet-nurse at the court of the mad king, Charles VI of France. Her young charge is the princess, Catherine de Valois, caught up in the turbulence and chaos of life at court. Mette and the child forge a bond, one that transcends Mette’s lowly position. But as Catherine approaches womanhood, her unique position seals her fate as a pawn between two powerful dynasties.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Michelle en 02-16-13
De: Joanna Hickson
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Alex and Eliza
- The Alex & Eliza Trilogy
- De: Melissa de la Cruz
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 369
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 328
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 327
As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York society's biggest events: the Schuylers' grand ball. Descended from two of the oldest bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are proud to be one of their fledgling country's founding families and even prouder still of their three daughters - Angelica, with her razor-sharp wit; Peggy, with her dazzling looks; and Eliza, whose beauty and charm rival those of both her sisters, though she'd rather be aiding the colonists' cause than dressing up for some silly ball.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Meh...
- De adh en 10-24-18
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Three Souls
- A Novel
- De: Janie Chang
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 11 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
We have three souls, or so I'd been told. But only in death could I confirm this.... So begins the haunting and captivating tale, set in 1935 China, of the ghost of a young woman named Leiyin, who watches her own funeral from above and wonders why she is being denied entry to the afterlife. Beside her are three souls - stern and scholarly yang; impulsive, romantic yin; and wise, shining hun - who will guide her toward understanding. She must, they tell her, make amends.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very different but compelling point of view.
- De Kevin Wickline en 06-08-23
De: Janie Chang
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Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 26 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 683
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 615
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 613
First published in 1900, when Thomas Mann was 25, Buddenbrooks is a minutely imagined chronicle of four generations of a North German mercantile family - a work so true to life that it scandalized the author’s former neighbours in his native Lübeck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Where Have You Been All My Life, Thomas Mann?
- De Virginia Waldron en 03-30-17
De: Thomas Mann