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Karen Brooks
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1703. The wild east coast of Scotland.
Returning to her home town of Pittenweem, fishwife and widow Sorcha McIntyre knows she faces both censure and mistrust. After all, this is a country where myth and legend are woven into the fabric of the everyday, a time when those who defy custom like Sorcha are called to account.
It is dangerous to be a clever woman who 'doesn't know her place' in Pittenweem – a town rife with superstition. So, when a young local falls victim to witchcraft, the Reverend Cowper and the townsfolk know who to blame. What follows for Sorcha and her friends is a terrifying battle, not only for their souls, but for their lives, as they are pitted against the villagers' fear, a malevolent man and the might of the church.
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One unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest. In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended - for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well - into grief, guilt, and addiction. Convinced she can only do more harm to her family, Ellis leaves her husband and young sons, burying her desperate ache for her children deeper with every step into the mountain wildernesses she treks alone.
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Intriguing story, but...
- By Amazon Customer on 04-09-21
By: Glendy Vanderah
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Under the Java Moon
- By: Heather B. Moore
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Java Island, 1941. Six-year-old Rita Vischer cowers in her family’s dug-out bomb shelter, listening to the sirens and waiting for a bomb to fall. Her charmed life on Java—living with other Dutch families—had always been peaceful, but when Holland declares war on Japan and the Japanese army invades Indonesia, Rita’s family is forced to relocate to a POW camp, and Rita must help care for her little brother, Georgie.
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This book is an important must read!
- By Nelli Lakatos on 11-25-23
By: Heather B. Moore
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The Last Train from Paris
- By: Juliet Greenwood
- Narrated by: Sarah Durham
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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For Iris, each visit to her mother in St Mabon’s Cove, Cornwall has been the same—a serene escape from the city. But today, as she breaths in the salt air on the doorstep of her beloved childhood home, a heavy weight of anticipation settles over her. Iris knows she’s adopted, but any questions about where she came from have always been shut down by her parents, who can’t bear to revisit the past. Now, Iris can’t stop thinking about what she’s read on the official paperwork: BABY GIRL, FRANCE, 1939 – the year war was declared with Nazi Germany.
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A telling of sacrifice and selflessness in a terrible time
- By Karen on 07-13-24
By: Juliet Greenwood
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Sparrow
- By: James Hynes
- Narrated by: Theo Solomon
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In a brothel on the Spanish coast during the waning years of the Roman Empire, a young enslaved boy of unknown parentage is growing up. His world is a kitchen, then an herb-scented garden, followed by a loud and dangerous tavern, and, finally, the mysterious upstairs where the “wolves” do their business. The wolves, named after the muses and coming from across the vast empire, are Sparrow’s surrogate family. They are his mothers and his sisters, his guides in a rough life, his solace from it.
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Top notch historical fiction
- By echolocation345 on 04-17-24
By: James Hynes
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Appalachian Song
- By: Michelle Shocklee
- Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943. As Bertie and her four sisters tenderly nurture Songbird back to health, the bond between the childless midwife and the motherless teen grows strong. But soon Songbird is forced to make a heartbreaking decision that will tear this little family apart.
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WoW
- By Stephanie on 09-07-24
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Forever Amber
- By: Kathleen Winsor
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 42 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England - that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary - and extraordinary - men and women, Amber experiences it all.
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Outstanding. one of the best I've ever listened to
- By Patsyzip on 08-17-20
By: Kathleen Winsor
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The Light Through the Leaves
- A Novel
- By: Glendy Vanderah
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
One unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest. In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended - for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well - into grief, guilt, and addiction. Convinced she can only do more harm to her family, Ellis leaves her husband and young sons, burying her desperate ache for her children deeper with every step into the mountain wildernesses she treks alone.
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Intriguing story, but...
- By Amazon Customer on 04-09-21
By: Glendy Vanderah
-
Under the Java Moon
- By: Heather B. Moore
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Java Island, 1941. Six-year-old Rita Vischer cowers in her family’s dug-out bomb shelter, listening to the sirens and waiting for a bomb to fall. Her charmed life on Java—living with other Dutch families—had always been peaceful, but when Holland declares war on Japan and the Japanese army invades Indonesia, Rita’s family is forced to relocate to a POW camp, and Rita must help care for her little brother, Georgie.
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This book is an important must read!
- By Nelli Lakatos on 11-25-23
By: Heather B. Moore
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The Last Train from Paris
- By: Juliet Greenwood
- Narrated by: Sarah Durham
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
For Iris, each visit to her mother in St Mabon’s Cove, Cornwall has been the same—a serene escape from the city. But today, as she breaths in the salt air on the doorstep of her beloved childhood home, a heavy weight of anticipation settles over her. Iris knows she’s adopted, but any questions about where she came from have always been shut down by her parents, who can’t bear to revisit the past. Now, Iris can’t stop thinking about what she’s read on the official paperwork: BABY GIRL, FRANCE, 1939 – the year war was declared with Nazi Germany.
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A telling of sacrifice and selflessness in a terrible time
- By Karen on 07-13-24
By: Juliet Greenwood
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Sparrow
- By: James Hynes
- Narrated by: Theo Solomon
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In a brothel on the Spanish coast during the waning years of the Roman Empire, a young enslaved boy of unknown parentage is growing up. His world is a kitchen, then an herb-scented garden, followed by a loud and dangerous tavern, and, finally, the mysterious upstairs where the “wolves” do their business. The wolves, named after the muses and coming from across the vast empire, are Sparrow’s surrogate family. They are his mothers and his sisters, his guides in a rough life, his solace from it.
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-
Top notch historical fiction
- By echolocation345 on 04-17-24
By: James Hynes
-
Appalachian Song
- By: Michelle Shocklee
- Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
-
Story
Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943. As Bertie and her four sisters tenderly nurture Songbird back to health, the bond between the childless midwife and the motherless teen grows strong. But soon Songbird is forced to make a heartbreaking decision that will tear this little family apart.
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-
WoW
- By Stephanie on 09-07-24
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Forever Amber
- By: Kathleen Winsor
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 42 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England - that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary - and extraordinary - men and women, Amber experiences it all.
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Outstanding. one of the best I've ever listened to
- By Patsyzip on 08-17-20
By: Kathleen Winsor
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Coulson's Wife
- By: Anna J. McIntyre
- Narrated by: Reagan West
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Mary Ellen’s father didn’t - exactly - trade her for a house. Marrying the wealthy and handsome Randall Coulson isn’t something she wants to do, but, being an obedient daughter, she agrees to the marriage. Randall Coulson wants Mary Ellen for one reason: to give him sons. He has no desire to form a bond of love or friendship with his young bride. His own heart is already taken. This bittersweet story of love, lies, and family secrets takes place during a turbulent period of American history, where the perception of women and their role in society changed during one lifetime.
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Bravo
- By Charlotte Hernandez on 06-18-24
By: Anna J. McIntyre
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In an Instant
- By: Suzanne Redfearn
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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