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Hamnet
- Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 - the No. 1 Bestseller
- By: Maggie O'Farrell
- Narrated by: Daisy Donovan
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs....
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Narrator fights writing and wins (sadly)
- By Leaf Green on 20-07-20
By: Maggie O'Farrell
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Yankee Mission
- Thomas Kydd, Book 25
- By: Julian Stockwin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region—there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils....
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Could be better.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-01-23
By: Julian Stockwin
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Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown
- Tudor Rose, Book 2
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 21 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The magnificent new Tudor novel from Alison Weir, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series. This is Henry VIII - his side of the story....
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what was Alison thinking?
- By Hannah on 16-05-23
By: Alison Weir
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Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose
- Tudor Rose, Book 1
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Eldest daughter of the royal House of York, Elizabeth dreams of a crown to call her own. But when her beloved father, King Edward, dies suddenly, her destiny is rewritten....
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Very dull
- By Clare on 20-06-22
By: Alison Weir
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Ritual of Fire
- Cesare Aldo, Book 3
- By: D. V. Bishop
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Set during a scorching Italian summer, Ritual of Fire is a historical crime novel set in 1530s Renaissance Florence and is the sequel to City of Vengeance and The Darkest Sin....
By: D. V. Bishop
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The Lady of the Rivers
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Tracy-Ann Oberman
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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Jacquetta, daughter of the count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI....
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NOT UNABRIDGED
- By Shelle Belle on 01-05-17
By: Philippa Gregory
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Hamnet
- Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 - the No. 1 Bestseller
- By: Maggie O'Farrell
- Narrated by: Daisy Donovan
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs....
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Narrator fights writing and wins (sadly)
- By Leaf Green on 20-07-20
By: Maggie O'Farrell
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Yankee Mission
- Thomas Kydd, Book 25
- By: Julian Stockwin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region—there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils....
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Could be better.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-01-23
By: Julian Stockwin
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Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown
- Tudor Rose, Book 2
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 21 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The magnificent new Tudor novel from Alison Weir, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series. This is Henry VIII - his side of the story....
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what was Alison thinking?
- By Hannah on 16-05-23
By: Alison Weir
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Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose
- Tudor Rose, Book 1
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Eldest daughter of the royal House of York, Elizabeth dreams of a crown to call her own. But when her beloved father, King Edward, dies suddenly, her destiny is rewritten....
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Very dull
- By Clare on 20-06-22
By: Alison Weir
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Ritual of Fire
- Cesare Aldo, Book 3
- By: D. V. Bishop
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Set during a scorching Italian summer, Ritual of Fire is a historical crime novel set in 1530s Renaissance Florence and is the sequel to City of Vengeance and The Darkest Sin....
By: D. V. Bishop
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The Lady of the Rivers
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Tracy-Ann Oberman
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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Jacquetta, daughter of the count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI....
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NOT UNABRIDGED
- By Shelle Belle on 01-05-17
By: Philippa Gregory
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The White Princess
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Sarah Feathers
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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Beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville - the White Queen - the young princess Elizabeth faces a conflict of loyalties between the red rose and the white....
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Drivel
- By may on 10-05-14
By: Philippa Gregory
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The King's Curse
- Cousins' War Book 6
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 24 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The riveting story of Margaret Pole, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, and was one of the few surviving members of the Plantagenet dynasty after the Wars of the Roses....
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Irritating if you're english!
- By Janey de Nagle Costello on 21-01-15
By: Philippa Gregory
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Rivers of Treason
- Daniel Pursglove, Book 3
- By: K. J. Maitland
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
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From the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of Jacobean London, Daniel Pursglove's new mission sees him fall prey to a ruthless copycat killer....
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Love it
- By Devon on 28-04-23
By: K. J. Maitland
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The Red Queen
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Emily Watson, Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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The Red Queen tells the story of the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, who, although widowed in her early teens, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend....
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A wicked woman wins!
- By Kirstine on 04-02-12
By: Philippa Gregory
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The White Queen
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Sandra Duncan, Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the tumult and intrigue of The Wars of the Roses....
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Frustrated about unabridged version not available
- By Amazon Customer on 07-04-13
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Kingmaker's Daughter
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century England....
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Best book of the series so far!
- By Tamorinia on 15-12-15
By: Philippa Gregory
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Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, the Tainted Queen
- Six Tudor Queens, Book 5
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
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A naive young woman at the mercy of her ambitious family. At just 19, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love....
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Loved it
- By Tanya I am very upset to tell you that I have not received these items as yet...Therefore I can not comment on them... I have friends waiting for their Christmas gifts still... Dissatisfied is all I can say!!!! on 07-08-20
By: Alison Weir
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The Puritan Princess
- The stunning and unforgettable historical novel of family, politics and the price of love in the Civil War
- By: Miranda Malins
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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1657. The youngest daughter of Oliver Cromwell, 18-year-old Frances is finding her place at England's new centre of power....
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Splendid new historical fiction
- By Corsaire on 18-02-21
By: Miranda Malins
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Three Sisters, Three Queens
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 21 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn....
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Best one yet
- By R on 17-11-16
By: Philippa Gregory
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A Net for Small Fishes
- By: Lucy Jago
- Narrated by: Sarah Durham
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family - and is the most unhappy creature in the world. Anne Turner has wit and talent - but no stage on which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution....
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"The great ones swim away"
- By Rachel Redford on 15-02-21
By: Lucy Jago
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The Cloisters
- By: Katy Hays
- Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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Bringing together the modern and the arcane, The Cloisters is a rich, thrillingly told tale of obsession and the ruthless pursuit of power....
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Fine, but not not dazzling
- By Richard Garnett on 18-01-23
By: Katy Hays
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The Book of Eve
- A spellbinding tale of magic and mystery
- By: Meg Clothier
- Narrated by: Amalia Vitale
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Beatrice is the convent's librarian. For years, she has shunned the company of her sisters, finding solace only with her manuscripts....
By: Meg Clothier
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The Taming of the Queen
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Kateryn Parr, a 30-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father, who has buried four wives, commands her to marry him....
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Really njoyable read but finishes too early
- By Mrs on 19-08-15
By: Philippa Gregory
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To the Eastern Seas
- Thomas Kydd 22
- By: Julian Stockwin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail: To the Eastern Seas is the 22nd novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series....
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The Joy of Salt!
- By Simon on 18-02-20
By: Julian Stockwin
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The Colour Storm
- By: Damian Dibben
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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Renaissance Venice is a furnace of ideas and ambition. Artists flock here, not just for wealth and fame, but for revolutionary colour. Yet artist Giorgione 'Zorzo' Barbarelli's career hangs in the balance....
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Just short of great
- By The Curator on 14-05-23
By: Damian Dibben
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The Mapmaker's Daughter
- By: Clare Marchant
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When thirty-six-year-old Robyn Willoughby discovers a blood-stained Tudor map in her father’s antique map shop, desperate for a distraction from her problems, she decides to investigate. But as Robyn delves into the mystery, she finds herself caught up in a centuries-old secret....
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very enjoyable
- By C. S. Covil on 05-01-23
By: Clare Marchant
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The Leopard in Autumn
- A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- By: Neal Anthony, Roger Danes, Sue Limb
- Narrated by: David Swift, Sian Phillips, Graham Crowden, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Original Recording
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In Monte Guano, a ridiculously small and penniless principality in Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico II finds his rule constantly undermined by those around him: his shrewd wife, his official mistress and his three disappointing—if not outright humiliating—sons....
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Great listen
- By Karan Kaur on 14-12-22
By: Neal Anthony, and others
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The Three Musketeers
- Penguin Classics
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Paterson Joseph
- Length: 20 hrs and 37 mins
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A stirring 19th-century tale of friendship and adventure, The Three Musketeers continues to be one of the most influential and popular pieces of French literature....
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loved it!
- By Emile Power on 13-09-20
By: Alexandre Dumas
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Thunderer
- Thomas Kydd, Book 24
- By: Julian Stockwin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London, he's greeted by the Prince Regent, who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship....
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a good story
- By malcolm ash on 09-11-21
By: Julian Stockwin
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City of Vengeance
- Cesare Aldo Series
- By: D. V. Bishop
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Florence. Winter, 1536. A prominent Jewish moneylender is murdered in his home, a death with wide implications in a city powered by immense wealth....
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Great start to new series
- By V. O'Regan on 11-02-21
By: D. V. Bishop
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Traitor in the Ice
- Daniel Pursglove, Book 2
- By: K. J. Maitland
- Narrated by: Nathan Turner
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Winter, 1607. A man is struck down in the grounds of Battle Abbey, Sussex. Before dawn breaks, he is dead....
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Loved this book
- By Hurstnurse on 28-01-23
By: K. J. Maitland
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The Drowned City
- Daniel Pursglove, Book 1
- By: K. J. Maitland
- Narrated by: Nathan Turner
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
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Gunpowder and treason changed England forever. But the tides are turning and revenge runs deep in this compelling historical thriller....
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Unlistenable due to awful narration.
- By Mr Nightingale on 10-04-21
By: K. J. Maitland
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Regreso a tu piel
- By: Luz Gabás
- Narrated by: Rosa Guillén
- Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Brianda de Lubich, única heredera del señor más importante del condado de Orrun, ve como el mundo a su alrededor se desmorona tras la muerte de su progenitor....
By: Luz Gabás
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The Secrets of Saffron Hall
- By: Clare Marchant
- Narrated by: Hattie Ladbury
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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Though Eleanor is not wealthy, the saffron spice she grows for her new husband is more valuable than gold....
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exciting
- By Sally Newmarch on 21-12-20
By: Clare Marchant