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Tuppence Middleton
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Liz Hyder
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October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in the English countryside as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders. In London, rumors of a fallen angel cause a frenzy across the city, and a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger...
The Gifts is an astonishing novel, a spellbinding tale told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth-century London. It explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society, and the dark danger of ambition.
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Born into poverty, brutalised and ignored by her family, it is only when she is married off to a nobleman that her life undergoes a transformation, as her husband recognises in Rosamund a magic she does not know she possesses but which affects almost all who encounter her. Presiding over a luxurious chocolate house where men go to be seen, exchange news and indulge in the sweet and heady drink to which they have become addicted, Rosamund feels blessed. But disaster strikes, and Rosamund stands on the brink of losing all she has worked so hard to achieve.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Loved the history....
- De Kim Tyler en 01-20-20
De: Karen Brooks
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The Path of Thorns
- De: A.G. Slatter
- Narrado por: Louise Williams
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible—and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan—and who will suffer most if she does.
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5 out of 5 stars
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fantastic
- De Deemarie en 01-13-25
De: A.G. Slatter
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The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
- De: Hester Fox
- Narrado por: Lauren Ezzo
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 61
Tabby has a peculiar gift: She can communicate with the recently departed. It makes her special, but it also makes her dangerous. As an orphaned child, she fled with her sister, Alice, from their charlatan aunt Bellefonte, who wanted only to exploit Tabby's gift so she could profit from the recent craze for seances. Now a young woman and tragically separated from Alice, Tabby works with her adopted father, Eli, the kind caretaker of a large Boston cemetery.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It was a good story
- De LYSO129 en 12-13-23
De: Hester Fox
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Dombey and Son
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 36 h y 59 m
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In this carefully crafted novel, Dickens reveals the complexity of London society in the enterprising 1840s as he takes the listener into the business firm and home of one of its most representative patriarchs, Paul Dombey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect pair
- De Philip en 03-25-08
De: Charles Dickens
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The Dead Travel Fast
- De: Deanna Raybourn
- Narrado por: Charlotte Parry
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 598
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With a modest inheritance and the three gowns that comprise her entire wardrobe, Theodora leaves Edinburgh—and a disappointed suitor—far behind. She is bound for Romania, where tales of vampires are still whispered, to visit an old friend and write the book that will bring her true independence. She arrives at a magnificent, decaying castle in the Carpathians, replete with eccentric inhabitants, including the castle’s master, Count Andrei Dragulescu.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Process vs getting their
- De Aryn en 04-29-11
De: Deanna Raybourn
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All the Murmuring Bones
- De: A.G. Slatter
- Narrado por: Aoife McMahon
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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Orphaned as a young child, Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents on their isolated, rambling estate Hob's Hallow. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, the terrifying creatures who live in the depths of the sea: safety for their merchant ships in return for a child of each generation. But for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain and their fortunes have suffered as a result. When Mirin's grandfather dies, her grandmother puts in train a plan to restore their glory - but at the price of Mirin's freedom.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Drags on and on.
- De Amanda Turner en 04-10-21
De: A.G. Slatter
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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Radio Dramatization
- De: Charles Dickens, Jerry Robbins - dramatization
- Narrado por: J. T. Turner, The Colonial Radio Players
- Duración: 1 h y 7 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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The Colonial Radio Theatre pulls out all the stops in this magnificent production of the Charles Dickens classic Christmas story! This full cast dramatization features a powerful music score - from the magnificent, booming opening of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" to the frightening tones of "The Ghost of Christmas Future". It's a holiday treat both you and your family will enjoy for years to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great performance
- De Paul Pedraza en 11-23-22
De: Charles Dickens, y otros
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H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural
- 20 Classic Tales of the Macabre, Chosen by the Master of Horror Himself
- De: Henry James, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, y otros
- Narrado por: Davina Porter, Steven Crossley, Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 16 h y 45 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 123
H. P. Lovecraft is arguably the most important horror writer of the 20th century. Culled from his 1927 essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature”, Lovecraft acknowledges those authors and stories that he feels are the very finest the horror field has to offer, including Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Conan Doyle. This chilling collection includes 20 works, each prefaced by Lovecraft's own opinions and insights in each author’s work.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not all the stories are complete
- De SteffiT en 10-21-13
De: Henry James, y otros
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Mayhem
- De: Sarah Pinborough
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 133
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A new killer is stalking the streets of London’s East End. Though newspapers have dubbed him 'the Torso Killer’, this murderer’s work is overshadowed by the hysteria surrounding Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel crimes. The victims are women too, but their dismembered bodies, wrapped in rags and tied up with string, are pulled out of the Thames - and the heads are missing….
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just Wow.
- De Sylvia en 03-04-14
De: Sarah Pinborough
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The Phantom Coach
- A Connoisseur's Collection of the Best Victorian Ghost Stories
- De: Michael Sims
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 10 h y 48 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Ghost stories date back centuries, but those written in the Victorian era have a unique atmosphere and dark beauty. Michael Sims, whose previous Victorian collections Dracula’s Guest (vampires) and The Dead Witness (detectives) have been widely praised, has gathered twelve of the best stories about humanity’s oldest supernatural obsession. The Phantom Coach includes tales by a surprising and often legendary cast, including Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as lost gems by forgotten masters such as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and W. F. Harvey. Amelia B. Edwards’s chilling story gives the collection its title, while Ambrose Bierce ("The Moonlit Road"), Elizabeth Gaskell ("The Old Nurse’s Story"), and W. W. Jacobs ("The Monkey’s Paw") will turn you white as a sheet. With a skillful introduction to the genre and notes on each story by Sims, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Narration and Great Selection of Stories
- De Robert en 05-03-15
De: Michael Sims
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The Darwin Affair
- A Novel
- De: Tim Mason
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 425
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London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later - and only a block away - Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot. Was Victoria really the assassin's target? Are those closest to the Crown hiding something? Soon, Field's investigation exposes a shocking conspiracy in which the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species sets off a string of murders, arson, kidnapping, and the pursuit of a diabolical madman.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dickensian “Jack the Ripper”
- De Kate en 07-14-19
De: Tim Mason
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The Lost Melody
- De: Joanna Davidson Politano
- Narrado por: Amy Scanlon
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 134
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When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant’s father dies, he leaves to her the care of a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. Vivienne had no idea the woman existed, and yet her portrait is shockingly familiar. When the asylum claims she was never a patient there, Vivienne is compelled to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams.
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5 out of 5 stars
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New favorite!!!
- De Lisa Scott en 12-13-22
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The Bermondsey Bookshop
- De: Mary Gibson
- Narrado por: Anne Dover
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss' struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets. Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested garret, factory girl Kate has only her own brave spirit and dreams of finding her father to keep her going. She has barely enough money to feed herself, or to pay the rent. The factory where she works begins to lay off people and it isn't long before she has fallen into the hands of the violent local money-lender.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A glimpse into the past
- De Luci-Lu en 10-27-21
De: Mary Gibson
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The Charmed Wife
- De: Olga Grushin
- Narrado por: Karissa Vacker
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 95
Cinderella married the man of her dreams - the perfect ending she deserved after diligently following all the fairy-tale rules. Yet now, 13 and a half years later, things have gone badly wrong, and her life is far from perfect. One night, fed up and exhausted, she sneaks out of the palace to get help from the witch who, for a price, offers love potions to disgruntled housewives. But as the old hag flings the last ingredients into the cauldron, Cinderella doesn't ask for a love spell to win back her Prince Charming. Instead, she wants him dead.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Warning
- De Ijw en 01-26-21
De: Olga Grushin
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My Name Is Resolute
- De: Nancy E. Turner
- Narrado por: Mhairi Morrison
- Duración: 25 h y 55 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 292
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 260
The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica and brought to the New World. Resolute and her sister are sold into slavery in colonial New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. When Resolute finds herself alone in Lexington, Massachusetts, she struggles to find her way in a society that is quick to judge a young woman without a family. As the seeds of rebellion against England grow, Resolute is torn between following the rules and breaking free.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A life well lived!
- De Anonymous User en 06-20-23
De: Nancy E. Turner
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Lady Susan
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- De: Jane Austen
- Narrado por: Imelda Staunton, Alicia Johnson, Maggie Steed
- Duración: 2 h y 15 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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BBC Audio presents Lady Susan, Jane Austen's early novel not published until after her death. Widowed Lady Susan is an outrageous flirt and a dreadful mother, constantly controlling and embarrassing the people around her. When Lady Susan remarries, she attempts to push her daughter into a bleak marriage with a man she despises. Deceit slowly spreads through a series of letters exchanged between Lady Susan, her daughter, friends, family and arch enemies. Will the truth be unravelled in time?
De: Jane Austen
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Set the Stars Alight
- De: Amanda Dykes
- Narrado por: Shiromi Arserio
- Duración: 12 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Lucy Clairmont's family treasured the magic of the past, and her childhood fascination with stories of the high seas led her to become a marine archaeologist. But when tragedy strikes, it's Dashel, an American forensic astronomer, and his knowledge of the stars that may help her unearth the truth behind the puzzle she's discovered in her family home.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sweet but lacking
- De Justin K Flora en 08-16-20
De: Amanda Dykes
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The Heiress
- The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh
- De: Molly Greeley
- Narrado por: Ell Potter
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
As a fussy baby, Anne de Bourgh was prescribed laudanum to quiet her, and now the young woman must take the opium-heavy tincture every day. Growing up sheltered and confined, removed from sunshine and fresh air, the pale and overly slender Anne grew up with few companions except her cousins, including Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout their childhoods, it was understood that Darcy and Anne would marry and combine their vast estates of Pemberley and Rosings. But Darcy does not love Anne or want her.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not a pleasant listen
- De Amazon Customer en 02-18-21
De: Molly Greeley
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Gifts
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- Tenaya B
- 01-25-24
Page turner!
I really enjoyed this book and had difficulty putting it down. Excellent inventive plot, and I loved the way that details were revealed throughout the narrative, keeping me in suspense.
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- Victoria Wagner
- 11-07-23
Wonderful book
I am so conflicted about the best way to review this book. I will start by saying that I don’t understand why Amazon is not promoting it more. I discovered it from a book club website. It is a wondrous start. Full of imagination . It also speaks to the dangers of fanaticism and narrow focus. By all means read it. While it is late in the year it is one of my favorite books.
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