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America's First Daughter
- A Novel
- By: Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance27
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In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph—a woman who kept the secrets...
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loved it
- By Tim Mason on 08-08-18
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America's First Daughter
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-03-16
- Language: English
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Running in the Family
- By: Michael Ondaatje
- Narrated by: Michael Ondaatje
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance21
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Story21
In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India", Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his Dutch-Ceylonese family. An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer.
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Evocative, sad and elusive search for Family
- By Earnest on 30-07-18
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Running in the Family
- Narrated by: Michael Ondaatje
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 28-11-17
- Language: English
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Little
- By: Edward Carey
- Narrated by: Bronwen Price
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance62
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Story62
Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed ‘Little’. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in Bern, Switzerland, under the charge of reclusive anatomist Dr Curtius. In time the unlikely pair form an unlikely bond, and together they pursue an unusual passion: the fine art of wax modelling. Forced to flee their city, the doctor and his protégée head for the seamy streets of Paris, where they open an exhibition hall for their uncanny creations.
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Gory at times, a good historical read
- By RMF on 06-09-20
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Little
- Narrated by: Bronwen Price
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 17-10-19
- Language: English
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Madame Tussaud
- By: Michelle Moran
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance16
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Story16
When Marie moves from her family's waxwork museum into the palace of Versailles, her whole life is set to change... When Marie Tussaud learns the exciting news the royal family will be visiting her famed wax museum, the Salon de Cire, she never dreams that the king's sister will request her presence at Versailles: as a royal tutor in wax sculpting.
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Excellent book - nicely narrated.
- By miss on 07-05-13
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Madame Tussaud
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 22-08-11
- Language: English
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Follow Me to Africa
- A Novel
- By: Penny Haw
- Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Story7
It's 1983 and seventeen-year-old Grace Clark has just lost her mother when she begrudgingly accompanies her estranged father to an archeological dig at Olduvai Gorge on the Serengeti plains of Tanzania. Here, seventy-year-old Mary Leakey enlists Grace to sort and pack her fifty years of work and memories. Their interaction reminds Mary how she pursued her ambitions of becoming an archeologist in the 1930s by sneaking into lectures and working on excavations.
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Interesting looking at beginnings of life.
- By J. Merritt on 11-03-25
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Follow Me to Africa
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 25-02-25
- Language: English
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Small Rain
- By: Garth Greenwell
- Narrated by: Garth Greenwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance16
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Story16
Read by the author, Garth Greenwell Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 'Marvelous: exceptionally vivid, real, and true' – Colm Tóibín, author of Long Island 'Fundamentally about the beauty of life' – Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam 'Exquisite. Utterly mesmerizing' - Mark Haddon...
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Compelling Read
- By O. Sheehan on 05-12-24
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Small Rain
- Narrated by: Garth Greenwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 19-09-24
- Language: English
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Spinoza
- L'homme qui a tué Dieu
- By: José Rodrigues Dos Santos, Catherine Leterrier - traducteur
- Narrated by: Pierre Lognay
- Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Amsterdam, 1640. Un homme est excommunié de la communauté juive portugaise pour avoir remis en question les Saintes Ecritures. Le jeune Bento de Espinosa assiste à la scène et l'épisode fait germer en lui un doute. Et si tout ce qui est écrit dans la Bible était faux ? Le soupçon va lancer Bento dans la plus grande quête intellectuelle qui soit. Qui a écrit les textes sacrés ? Qui est vraiment Dieu ? Qu'est-ce que la nature ? Toutes ces questions sont extrêmement dangereuses et le jeune Spinoza va bientôt en payer le prix. Juifs et chrétiens l'accusent d'hérésie et commencent à le persécuter.
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Spinoza
- L'homme qui a tué Dieu
- Narrated by: Pierre Lognay
- Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 25-07-24
- Language: French
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Penelope: Tudor Baroness
- The Elizabethan Series, Book 4
- By: Tony Riches
- Narrated by: Ruth Redman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance1
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Lady Penelope Rich is one of the most beautiful and sought-after women in Elizabethan England. The daughter of the Earl of Essex, she is married to the wealthy Baron Robert Rich. Penelope's life is full of love and scandal. The inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet "Astrophel and Stella", she is involved in the Essex Rebellion. A complex and fascinating woman, her life is a story of love, betrayal, and tragedy.
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Penelope: Tudor Baroness
- The Elizabethan Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: Ruth Redman
- Series: The Elizabethan Series, Book 4
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 03-11-23
- Language: English
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The Librarian of Auschwitz
- The heart-breaking historical novel based on the incredible true story of Dita Kraus
- By: Antonio Iturbe, Lilit Zekulin Thwaites - translator
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall366
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Performance319
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Story322
Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe, read by Marisa Calin. From the author of The Prince of the Skies, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous...
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I can’t listen
- By Louise H on 23-11-19
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The Librarian of Auschwitz
- The heart-breaking historical novel based on the incredible true story of Dita Kraus
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-04-19
- Language: English
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Wake
- A heartrending story of three women and the journey of the Unknown Warrior
- By: Anna Hope
- Narrated by: Anna Hope
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance57
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Story55
Five Days in November, 1920: As the body of the Unknown Soldier makes its way home from the fields of Northern France, three women are dealing with loss in their own way: Hettie, who dances for sixpence a waltz at the Hammersmith Palais; Evelyn, who toils at a job in the pensions office, and Ada...
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Beautiful and compelling story
- By R. J. Gladden on 16-03-14
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Phoenix Rising
- The Covert War Chronicles, Book 2
- By: Michael Reit
- Narrated by: Amanda Mahr
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Jewish refugee Felix Wolff believes he has found safety in England, but he is arrested and thrown into a British internment camp as a suspected Nazi spy. To clear his name and join the fight against Hitler, he must break free of a system that mistakes him for the very evil he fled. Fresh off his ruthless campaign in Poland, Sicherheitsdienst agent Karl Vogt is sent on a chilling mission: to devise a system for controlling the growing Jewish population within the Reich. His cold efficiency lays the groundwork for a coming horror the world has yet to comprehend.
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Phoenix Rising
- The Covert War Chronicles, Book 2
- Narrated by: Amanda Mahr
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-04-26
- Language: English
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Other Women
- the devastating historical murder mystery inspired by a true story, and Radio 2 Book Club pick
- By: Emma Flint
- Narrated by: Chloe Massey, Sara Poyzer
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall222
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Performance213
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Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. Mesmerising and haunting, Emma Flint's Other Women is a devastating story of fantasy, obsession inspired by a murder that took place almost a hundred years ago. 'A pitch-perfect historical mystery' – The Guardian 'Bloody brilliant' – Dinah Jefferies...
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Highly recommended!
- By Ellie on 20-04-23
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Other Women
- the devastating historical murder mystery inspired by a true story, and Radio 2 Book Club pick
- Narrated by: Chloe Massey, Sara Poyzer
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 23-02-23
- Language: English
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Don't Break My Rice Bowl
- By: Robert H. Dodd, Patricia Rykiel, Beth Jackson
- Narrated by: Danny Holt
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Feeling life is slipping him by, an American agriculturalist heads to Vietnam to try and make a difference in the lives of the people as part of President Johnson's 'Hearts and Minds' campaign. There is just one big problem—there's a war going on. Eddie joins a small group of civilian advisors chosen to work with local farmers to help make Vietnam once again self-sufficient in rice. He is drawn to the adventure, the challenge, and the opportunity to make a difference, but he is leaving some problems behind.
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A little known aspect of the Vietnam War
- By Amazon Customer on 02-01-25
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Don't Break My Rice Bowl
- Narrated by: Danny Holt
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 16-09-24
- Language: English
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The Young Team
- Soon to be a BBC Drama, the groundbreaking Scottish coming-of-age novel
- By: Graeme Armstrong
- Narrated by: Graeme Armstrong
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,088
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Performance995
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Story996
This audiobook is narrated with stunning authenticity by the author, Graeme Armstrong. The Times Top Ten Bestseller A Granta Best of Young British Novelist ‘Trainspotting for a new generation’ – Independent ‘An instant Scottish classic’ – The Skinny 2005. Glasgow is named Europe’s...
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A Raw and relatable story
- By forry on 19-09-20
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The Young Team
- Soon to be a BBC Drama, the groundbreaking Scottish coming-of-age novel
- Narrated by: Graeme Armstrong
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 25-06-20
- Language: English
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Paths of Glory
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Roger Allam
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall725
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Performance483
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Story485
Inspired by the true story of mountaineer George Mallory, Paths of Glory bring to life one of history's enduringly enigmatic figures in a stunning novel from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. 'Archer at the peak of his imaginative powers' – The Times Some people have dreams that are so...
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fantastic stuff
- By Brand on 13-03-09
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Paths of Glory
- Narrated by: Roger Allam
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 06-03-09
- Language: English
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Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty
- Valley of the Kings Series, Book 1
- By: Terrance Coffey
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance21
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After the untimely death of his older brother, six-year-old Prince Amenhotep IV becomes the unlikely heir to the Egyptian throne, the most powerful kingship in the ancient world. By the time he becomes pharaoh over a decade later, the growing influence of the wealthy and corrupt Amun priesthood threatens to undermine his sovereignty. Desperate to maintain power, Amenhotep outlaws the Amun religion, renames himself Akenaten, and proclaims himself the living incarnation of a single, all-powerful deity - the Aten, or sun.
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Brilliant
- By Amazon Customer on 21-02-25
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Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty
- Valley of the Kings Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 19-12-17
- Language: English
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The Provincial Lady in America
- Provincial Lady, Book 3
- By: E. M. Delafield
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance25
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No one could have been more surprised than our Provincial Lady to receive an invitation from her American agent to travel transatlantic and embark upon a programme of lectures and signings. She was particularly amazed because, having received an overture sometime before and feeling that she would rather stay in the English countryside, she requested that they meet quite a few ‘requirements’ before she would agree to go. They met every stipulation. ‘
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Excellent
- By Amazon Customer on 01-09-18
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The Provincial Lady in America
- Provincial Lady, Book 3
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Series: The Provincial Lady, Book 3
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 25-08-18
- Language: English
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The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
- By: Hendrik Groen, Hester Velmans - translator
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall122
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Performance112
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** THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON ** 'There are many laughs in this book but it's so much more than just a comedy. It's a story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the heart of the human experience. When I'm an old man, I want to be Hendrik Groen' John Boyne, author of...
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The Old but not Dead Club
- By Rachel Redford on 05-10-16
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The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Series: Hendrik Groen, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 22-09-16
- Language: English
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Briefly, a Delicious Life
- A 'wildly seductive' [Sarah Waters] ghostly historical love story
- By: Nell Stevens
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance41
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'A gorgeous, wildly seductive novel, shimmering with intelligence, humour and joy' - Sarah Waters Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize In 1838 Frédéric Chopin, George Sand and her children travel to a monastery in Mallorca. They are there to create and to convalesce, to live a simple life...
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Stunning
- By M. Gartland on 23-10-25
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Briefly, a Delicious Life
- A 'wildly seductive' [Sarah Waters] ghostly historical love story
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 23-06-22
- Language: English
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Eleanor Rising: The Complete Series 1-3
- A BBC Radio Full-Cast Drama
- By: Shaun McKenna
- Narrated by: Rose Basista, Cecilia Appiah, Elinor Coleman, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance3
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Wife and mother to a dynasty of kings, crusader, prisoner and formidable political operator, Eleanor of Aquitaine is a thoroughly modern woman, despite living almost 900 years ago. Intelligent, witty and independent, she is tough enough to forge her own destiny—and subtle enough to shape the world to her will.
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Eleanor Rising: The Complete Series 1-3
- A BBC Radio Full-Cast Drama
- Narrated by: Rose Basista, Cecilia Appiah, Elinor Coleman, Joel McCormack, Tony Turner, full cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 04-05-23
- Language: English
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