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Alvesdon
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Rachel Holland
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
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The village of Alvesdon has been home to the Castells for generations. But the year is 1939 and the peace and tranquillity there is about to be shattered once more by the stormclouds of war in Europe. As three generations of the family gather, they must all face the prospect of their lives being transformed beyond recognition the moment Britain declares war on Germany.
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dreadful
- By Amazon Customer on 04-08-24
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Alvesdon
- Narrated by: Rachel Holland
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 25-07-24
- Language: English
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The Seven Streets of Liverpool
- By: Maureen Lee
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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Pearl Street, Liverpool, Christmas 1942. Despite the drama and tragedy of the War, the street’s spirit and friendship in adversity binds them together. Since her husband was injured, Eileen has worried about the growing distance between them. Lena Newton longs for a baby but with her husband posted in the Navy, it's looking unlikely. And Kitty has hidden away since she discovered her lover was married, too ashamed to return in disgrace with her baby.
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Great book ruined by the ending.
- By liz on 29-08-16
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The Seven Streets of Liverpool
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 27-03-14
- Language: English
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Love in the Shadows
- By: Emma Nichols
- Narrated by: Jessica Jeffries
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Johanna Neumann, a once-acclaimed pianist, is forced to leave her high-society life in Berlin to support her military husband, the newly appointed Kommandant of Erstein. With her son enlisted in the Hitler Youth and her dreams of music silenced by the clamor of conflict, she grapples with the harsh realities of her new existence in a place where she is neither welcome nor trusted. Haunted by loss and loneliness and disillusioned by her husband’s transformation, she yearns for an end to the war so she can go back to her beloved homeland before her daughter is recruited into the Nazi regime.
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Love in the Shadows
- Narrated by: Jessica Jeffries
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 17-12-24
- Language: English
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The Empire
- The Empire, Book 1
- By: Michael Ball
- Narrated by: Michael Ball
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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The Empire is not just a theatre. From music hall to vaudeville, from revue to grand musical spectacular, it holds a special place in the nation's heart. For its audience, for its actors and singers, for the stagehands, the front-of-house staff, for its backers and its debtors—and above all for its owners—it truly is a palace of dreams. And for young Jack Treadwell, struggling to adapt to civilian life after the horrors of the trenches, it's a lifeline. When he receives a letter out of the blue inviting him to work at The Empire, he leaps at the chance.
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Loved this book
- By mrs on 16-07-23
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The Empire
- The Empire, Book 1
- Narrated by: Michael Ball
- Series: The Empire, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 13-10-22
- Language: English
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The Lie
- By: Helen Dunmore
- Narrated by: Darren Benedict
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Cornwall, 1920: A young man stands on a headland, looking out to sea. He is back from the war, homeless and without family. Behind him lies the terror of the trenches. Behind him is also the most intense relationship of his life. Daniel has survived, but will he ever be able to escape the terrible, unforeseen consequences of a lie?
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Wonderful novel ruined by poor narration
- By Margery Diamand on 12-11-14
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The Lie
- Narrated by: Darren Benedict
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 07-08-14
- Language: English
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A Woman of Courage
- By: Rita Bradshaw
- Narrated by: Elaine Claxton
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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It's 1890, and Josie Gray is an innocent and beautiful fifteen-year old when Adam McGuigan, the youngest son of a dangerous and influential crime family, spots her singing in a Sunderland public house. Adam is handsome and charismatic, sweeping Josie off her feet with his beguiling lies and promises. He charms her into marrying him on her sixteenth birthday, but on her wedding night the fairy tale ends.
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Outstanding story
- By Jane Bryder on 26-11-24
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A Woman of Courage
- Narrated by: Elaine Claxton
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 14-09-23
- Language: English
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The Lost Duke of Wyndham
- By: Julia Quinn
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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A soldier. And he has always been a rogue. What he is not, and never wanted to be, is a peer of the realm, responsible for an ancient heritage and the livelihood of hundreds. But when he is recognized as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham, his carefree life is over. And if his birth proves to be legitimate, then he will find himself with the one title he never wanted: Duke of Wyndham.
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Loved it
- By Sylvia Owen on 30-07-22
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The Lost Duke of Wyndham
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Series: Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 22-03-22
- Language: English
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War Babies
- By: Annie Murray
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
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Rachel Booker has a difficult start in life. When her father dies deep in gambling debt, her mother must harden herself to make ends meet but becomes so hard she has little room left for affection or warmth. Mother and daughter work at the open market in Birmingham, selling second-hand clothes or whatever they can find just to put a little food on the table. But the market has a silver lining: it's there that Rachel makes her first childhood friend, Danny.
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War Babies
- By Barrie on 29-06-19
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War Babies
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 26-02-15
- Language: English
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The Heir
- Reid Family, Book 1
- By: Johanna Lindsey
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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The grandson of a Scottish clan laird, Duncan MacTavish is shocked to learn that his other grandfather was an English marquis whose title and London estate he is now required to take on. Worse still, he is engaged to a stranger who has mocked him in public. But his bride-to-be, Ophelia, has been guiding a lovely and witty, if dreadfully inexperienced, country girl named Sabrina through the latter's all-important first coming-out season.
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Not one of her best
- By Annie on 07-04-20
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The Heir
- Reid Family, Book 1
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Series: Reid Family, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-07-09
- Language: English
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My Daughter, My Mother
- By: Annie Murray
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
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In 1984, two young mothers meet at a toddler group in Birmingham. As their friendship grows, they share with each other the difficulties and secrets in their lives: Joanne, a sweet, shy girl, is increasingly afraid of her husband. The lively, promising man she married has become hostile and violent and she is too ashamed to tell anyone. When her mother, Margaret is suddenly rushed into hospital, the bewildered family find that there are things about their mother of which they had no idea.
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Best story in a long time.
- By Mrs C J Wilkinson/Mr David Wilkinson on 29-06-21
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My Daughter, My Mother
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 14-03-14
- Language: English
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The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard
- By: Natasha Lester
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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1917. Parentless sixteen-year-old Mizza Bricard, at a party surrounded by the most scandalous women in Paris - including Coco Chanel - sees what society expects of a woman alone in the world. That night, she vows to never be gossiped about because of who has paid for her pearls, a vow that drives her through decades and couture houses until finally her name is remembered and a legend created.
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Brilliant, the story of women’s fight in a man’s world.
- By Anonymous User on 09-03-24
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The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 27-09-23
- Language: English
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The Palace Dressmaker
- By: Jade Beer
- Narrated by: Annabelle Dowler, Gordon Griffin, Heather Long
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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Jayne is quiet. She keeps to herself and has no grand expectations for her days. But after a chance encounter with her elderly neighbour, Meredith, Jayne is forced to reevaluate her determination to keep the world at a distance. Meredith's dust-covered home is chaotic and neglected. And slowly, Jayne starts to grasp that Meredith herself is quite lost. She can't seem to remember anything: what she last ate, when she last went out or saw her daughter, or even Jayne's name, despite what are becoming frequent visits. But most alarmingly, Meredith can't remember where her husband is.
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The Palace Dressmaker
- Narrated by: Annabelle Dowler, Gordon Griffin, Heather Long
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-11-24
- Language: English
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The Allotment Girls
- By: Kate Thompson
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them. Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to start Bryant & May allotment in the factory grounds. With plenty of sweat and toil, the girls eventually carve out a corner of the yard into a green plot full of life and colour. In the darkest of times, the girls find their allotment a tranquil, happy escape.
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Brilliant
- By T. h on 02-09-18
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The Allotment Girls
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 23-08-18
- Language: English
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Radical Love
- By: Neil Blackmore
- Narrated by: Anthony Howell
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Welcome to England, 1809. London is a violent, intolerant city, exhausted by years of war, beset by soaring prices and political tensions. By day, John Church preaches on the radical possibilities of love to a multicultural, working-class congregation in Southwark. But by night, he crosses the river to the secret and glamorous world of a gay molly house on Vere Street, where ordinary men reinvent themselves as funny, flirtatious drag queens and rent boys cavort with labourers and princes alike. There, Church becomes the first minister to offer marriages between men, at enormous risk.
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Enlightening and fascinating
- By Kilian on 27-06-24
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Radical Love
- Narrated by: Anthony Howell
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-06-23
- Language: English
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The Clippie Girls
- By: Margaret Dickinson
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Rose and Myrtle Sylvester look up to their older sister, Peggy. She is the sensible, reliable one in the household of women headed by their grandmother, Grace Booth, and their mother, Mary Sylvester. When war is declared in 1939 they must face the hardships together and huge changes in their lives are inevitable. For Rose, there is the chance to fulfil her dream of becoming a clippie on Sheffield's trams like Peggy. But for Myrtle, the studious, clever one in the family, war may shatter her ambitions.
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Family at war!
- By Sandra on 27-01-17
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The Clippie Girls
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 08-05-14
- Language: English
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Jasmine Nights
- By: Julia Gregson
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
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1942: Saba Tarcan is a talented young singer with big dreams. So when an opportunity arises to entertain the troops in the Middle East, she jumps at the chance, cutting short a burgeoning love affair with a young RAF pilot, Dom. It soon becomes clear that entertaining won’t be Saba’s only mission. It's a move that will jeopardize not only her own safety, but also the love of her life.
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A lovely story very interesting too.
- By M. Ponsonby on 08-08-12
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Jasmine Nights
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 01-06-12
- 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
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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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Another can’t put down listen
- By HF on 17-10-24
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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 Daisy
- By: Helen Forrester
- Narrated by: Lizzie Hopley
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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Liverpool 1931. In a Liverpool torn by the Depression, Daisy Gallagher grows to womanhood the hard way. She is the mainstay of her poverty-stricken family and the devoted friend of Nellie O’Brian, who is dying for lack of medical attention. Daisy’s desperation for money leads her into the darkened streets and into the arms of drunken sailors willing to pay for their relief. Through her own strength and suffering, Daisy earns enough to pay for her friend’s much needed medical attention.
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excellent book
- By Jo knowles on 20-02-24
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Liverpool Daisy
- Narrated by: Lizzie Hopley
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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The Clockmaker’s Wife
- By: Daisy Wood
- Narrated by: Sophie Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of the Blitz, forcing Nell Spelman to flee the capital with her young daughter—leaving behind her husband, Arthur, the clockmaker who keeps Big Ben chiming. When Arthur disappears, Nell is desperate to find him. But her search will lead her into far darker places than she ever imagined.
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An enthralling read
- By p s besant on 13-08-21
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The Clockmaker’s Wife
- Narrated by: Sophie Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 08-07-21
- Language: English
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Silk Is for Seduction
- Dressmakers, Book 1
- By: Loretta Chase
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author brings listeners the first in a very sexy, emotionally rich series in which sisters from a rather scandalous aristocratic family-the purveyors of the most fashionable shop in Regency London-discover passion and love as sumptuous as the exquisite gowns they create. Stephanie Laurens fans will adore this sensuous love story, as ambitious dressmaker Marcelline attempts to win the patronage of a future duchess . . . and ends up inadvertently enchanting the Duke!
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Silk Is for Seduction
- Dressmakers, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Series: Dressmakers, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 27-08-24
- Language: English
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