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The Ealing Comedy Collection
- BBC Radio Full-Cast Remakes of The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Passport to Pimlico & Whisky Galore!
- By: Wiliam Rose, Robert Hamer, John Dighton, and others
- Narrated by: Edward Petherbridge, Donald Sinden, Margot Boyd, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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Between 1947 and 1957, Ealing Studios produced a series of immensely popular, darkly funny film comedies that made the West London borough famous throughout the world. Now four of these timeless films were recreated for BBC Radio 4, and are now collected together for the first time....
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great performances
- By Duncan Macpherson on 28-03-24
By: Wiliam Rose, and others
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Hothouse Flower
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Georgian mansion Wharton Park was a place of childhood solace for Julia Forrester, spending summers in the Norfolk countryside with her beloved grandfather....
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loved it
- By melanie on 29-04-23
By: Lucinda Riley
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Dark Shadows Over Coronation Close
- Coronation Close, Book 3
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Bristol 1938. A shadowy presence overshadows Coronation Close, watching and waiting. Jenny Crawford is the first to notice the stranger and wonders why his attention is fixed on Thelma Dawson’s house. When challenged he makes a hasty retreat....
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Loved it
- By Mrs J Smith on 14-04-24
By: Lizzie Lane
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The Memory Box: A beautiful, timeless, absolutely heartbreaking love story and World War Two historical fiction
- By: Kathryn Hughes
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Jenny Tanner opens the box she has cherished for decades. Contained within are her most precious mementoes, amongst them a pebble, a carving and a newspaper cutting she can hardly bear to read....
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WONDERFUL READ.
- By Ally_G on 07-01-22
By: Kathryn Hughes
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The Light Behind the Window
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France....
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A beautiful Story
- By Debz100 on 08-12-20
By: Lucinda Riley
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The Man in the Bunker
- Tom Wilde, Book 6
- By: Rory Clements
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Germany, late summer 1945. The war is over, but the country is in ruins....
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Gripping
- By lancelot on 24-02-22
By: Rory Clements
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The Ealing Comedy Collection
- BBC Radio Full-Cast Remakes of The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Passport to Pimlico & Whisky Galore!
- By: Wiliam Rose, Robert Hamer, John Dighton, and others
- Narrated by: Edward Petherbridge, Donald Sinden, Margot Boyd, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
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Between 1947 and 1957, Ealing Studios produced a series of immensely popular, darkly funny film comedies that made the West London borough famous throughout the world. Now four of these timeless films were recreated for BBC Radio 4, and are now collected together for the first time....
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great performances
- By Duncan Macpherson on 28-03-24
By: Wiliam Rose, and others
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Hothouse Flower
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins
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Georgian mansion Wharton Park was a place of childhood solace for Julia Forrester, spending summers in the Norfolk countryside with her beloved grandfather....
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loved it
- By melanie on 29-04-23
By: Lucinda Riley
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Dark Shadows Over Coronation Close
- Coronation Close, Book 3
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Bristol 1938. A shadowy presence overshadows Coronation Close, watching and waiting. Jenny Crawford is the first to notice the stranger and wonders why his attention is fixed on Thelma Dawson’s house. When challenged he makes a hasty retreat....
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Loved it
- By Mrs J Smith on 14-04-24
By: Lizzie Lane
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The Memory Box: A beautiful, timeless, absolutely heartbreaking love story and World War Two historical fiction
- By: Kathryn Hughes
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Jenny Tanner opens the box she has cherished for decades. Contained within are her most precious mementoes, amongst them a pebble, a carving and a newspaper cutting she can hardly bear to read....
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WONDERFUL READ.
- By Ally_G on 07-01-22
By: Kathryn Hughes
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The Light Behind the Window
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France....
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A beautiful Story
- By Debz100 on 08-12-20
By: Lucinda Riley
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The Man in the Bunker
- Tom Wilde, Book 6
- By: Rory Clements
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Germany, late summer 1945. The war is over, but the country is in ruins....
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Gripping
- By lancelot on 24-02-22
By: Rory Clements
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A Fond Farewell for the Tobacco Girls
- The Tobacco Girls, Book 6
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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May 1945 – VE Day. After battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures. With a new dawn, there are high hopes and boundless dreams....
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Absolutely loved these books
- By Jacqui on 17-08-23
By: Lizzie Lane
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The Home Front Girls
- The Home Front Girls, Book 1
- By: Susanna Bavin
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Manchester, 1940: the minute war was declared, best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home guard. An Auxiliary Fire Service girl by night, Sally ends up stationed at the salvage depot by day....
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Love this story
- By Debbie on 18-04-24
By: Susanna Bavin
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Wartime with the Cornish Girls
- The Cornish Girls, Book 1
- By: Betty Walker
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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1941. The Blitz rages over London. And even in Cornwall, the war is being fought. When Violet loses her sister in the Blitz, she must take her nieces to safety in Cornwall. On the coast, she meets carefree chorus girl Eva, who is also running from the dangers of London....
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You can’t go wrong with this story.
- By Sakazoke on 14-05-21
By: Betty Walker
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Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls
- The Tobacco Girls, Book 5
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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May 1944. Hope and excitement is in the air when news breaks of the allied forces landing in Normandy. D Day has arrived. However, the day-to-day struggles for the Tobacco Girls continue.
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brilliant
- By SamDH on 08-12-22
By: Lizzie Lane
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Bright Day, Dark Night
- Adams Family, Book 15
- By: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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It is summer 1941 and the country is still at war. In the Devon village of Ashleigh, however, evacuees from the London blitz are living in an atmosphere of rural peacefulness....
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Another brilliant book
- By Anne Dudley on 14-06-23
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The Royal Librarian
- By: Daisy Wood
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Windsor, 1940: War rages, and as bombs rain down across Britain, nowhere is safe: not even a royal palace. Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside....
By: Daisy Wood
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The Midwife of Berlin
- By: Anna Stuart
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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Berlin, 1945: Ester Pasternak walked out of the gates of Auschwitz barely alive. She survived against devastating odds, but her heartbreaking journey is only just beginning. In the camp, Ester gave birth to a tiny fair-haired infant....
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Beautiful and heartbreaking 💔
- By j e petford on 09-04-24
By: Anna Stuart
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Churchill's People
- By: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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In 1941, the United Kingdom was in desperate straits, standing alone with its troops against the colossal war machine of Nazi Germany....
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What can I say, I am addicted
- By Julie on 11-10-22
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The Secret Shore
- By: Liz Fenwick
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman, Dominic Gruenewald
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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As one of the Navy’s most skilled mapmakers, Merry knows the very lives of men far away depend on her work in the War Office. But when a family crisis draws her back to her beloved Cornwall, Merry finds herself working alongside an enigmatic American officer....
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based on local history. Well researched.
- By Skewy on 26-03-24
By: Liz Fenwick
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Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls
- The Tobacco Girls, Book 3
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for king and country....
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Narrated badly
- By Amazon Customer on 09-01-23
By: Lizzie Lane
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Traitor's Gate
- By: Michael Ridpath
- Narrated by: Seán Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Conrad de Lancey has seen enough of evil: the shadow of fear on the faces of innocents; the sudden lull before the slaughter begins. Franco's bloody insurrection taught this Englishman all about hell....
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Good listen
- By Fittpar on 14-12-22
By: Michael Ridpath
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Whale Fjord
- A Magnus Iceland Mystery, Book 7
- By: Michael Ridpath
- Narrated by: Seán Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Iceland 1940. Britain invades Iceland. Lieutenant Tom Marks is a British officer tasked with defending Whale Fjord. He meets Kristín, a young widow from a nearby farm, who has a small son. Tom is smitten....
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Another Icelandic delight from Michael Ridpath
- By Kate on 22-04-24
By: Michael Ridpath
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The Hidden Years
- By: Rachel Hore
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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The Hidden Years is Sunday Times bestseller Rachel Hore’s captivating new novel set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s....
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A gentle heartwarming listen
- By Little Carrot on 18-02-24
By: Rachel Hore
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Perfectly Ordinary People
- By: Nick Alexander
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells, David de Vries, Helen Lloyd, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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In occupied France, two people sacrificed everything. Now their granddaughter has come looking for the truth....
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No ordinary book.
- By Sigrin on 07-01-23
By: Nick Alexander
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The Lost Memories
- By: Lorna Cook
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Suffolk, 1944. American pilot Charlie’s second tour is about to draw to a close, but his heart is forever changed when he meets Kitty, a girl with dreams of joining the Women’s Land Army. As love blooms, the pair are all too aware that every perilous mission Charlie flies may well be his last....
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Loved it!
- By Cathy on 15-04-24
By: Lorna Cook
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A Wartime Wife
- Mary Anne Randall, Book 1
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Bristol 1939. At forty years of age, Mary Anne Randall still turns heads. With an abusive husband spending most of his wages on beer, she has resigned herself to be the sole breadwinner to protect her family and keep the wolves from the door....
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Gripping
- By Jackie Jackson on 09-09-22
By: Lizzie Lane
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The Girl with a Secret
- The Emerald Sisters, Book 2
- By: Kate Hewitt
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Germany, 1939: When Rosa Herzelfeld boards the SS St Louis, she doesn’t believe its promise of freedom. Surely there can be no escape from the Nazis, not even on the other side of the world. Besides, she knows that no matter how far she travels, there is no escaping her past....
By: Kate Hewitt
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Secrets for the Three Sisters
- The Three Sisters, Book 2
- By: Annie Groves
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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It’s autumn 1940 and the Blitz has cast its shadow over London. Everyone is doing their bit to help, including the three Harrison sisters of the East End’s Victory Walk. Even in wartime, the sisters find time for a wedding, but the bride is keeping a secret, which threatens to come to light....
By: Annie Groves
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Wartime for the District Nurses
- The District Nurse, Book 2
- By: Annie Groves
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Alice Lake and her friend Edith have had everything thrown at them in their first year as district nurses in London’s East End. From babies born out of wedlock to battered wives, they’ve had plenty to keep them occupied....
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Brilliant Book
- By Mrs AJ Crandon on 31-07-19
By: Annie Groves
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....
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Incredible! Can’t wait to see the movie!
- By Lanny 32 on 26-11-17
By: Mark Sullivan
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Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Adams Family, Book 16
- By: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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From autumn 1941 to the first months of 1942, the war continued to affect the lives of the Adams and Somers families....
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Reliving emotional moments
- By Daisy on 05-12-22
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Christmas with the Cornish Girls
- The Cornish Girls, Book 2
- By: Betty Walker
- Narrated by: Annette Holland
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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It’s 1941 and Christmas is approaching in St. Ives. Shy Lily wishes she could hide from the war....
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Disappointed!
- By Winnibell on 20-12-23
By: Betty Walker
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The Library Girls of the East End
- Library Girls, Book 1
- By: Patricia McBride
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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1940, London. When Cordelia accepts the post of head librarian in Silver Town Library, her mother is more than a little disapproving. The East End has high levels of poverty and illiteracy, and her mother says it’s no place for a woman of her status....
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Easy listening
- By olliebeek on 03-12-23
By: Patricia McBride
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The Midwives' War
- By: Chrissie Walsh
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Against the chaotic backdrop of World War II, Grace Murphy is working as a midwife in Doncaster Royal Infirmary with her two friends, Clodagh and Patsy....
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love and nostalgia beautifuly combined
- By Amazon Customer on 25-02-24
By: Chrissie Walsh
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Only the Brave
- By: Danielle Steel
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1930s Berlin, dark days dawn under Hitler's Third Reich. For nineteen-year-old Sophia Alexander, life will never be the same. The daughter of a respected doctor, Sophia has always believed that her destiny is to look after others, and as the persecution of Jewish families begins, she joins a group of dissidents who are committed to helping them to safety.
By: Danielle Steel
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Victory for the Cornish Girls
- Cornish Girls, Book 6
- By: Betty Walker
- Narrated by: Annette Holland
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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When Alice is forced away from her spy training in London under tragic circumstances, she is distraught. That is, until she’s asked to join a local branch of codebreakers that might just be finding the key to winning the war. Young Imogen feels impotent to help her beloved Bude as war rages on. When she suspects the attractive new Vicar of betraying their country, she gets to work to uncover his deceit. Meanwhile, American entertainer to the troops Pearl pours her heart into supporting the troops to stop their moral from waning, but is jilted by her young soldier love.
By: Betty Walker
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A Wedding for the Bomber Girls
- Bomber Command Girls, Book 2
- By: Vicki Beeby
- Narrated by: Sofia Engstrand
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base, though, Thea is struggling to get others onboard. When Flight Sergeant Fitz makes a point of befriending and standing by her, sparks fly between the two. And when Fitz’s crew member, Jack, faces being stripped of his rank due to cowardice, Thea throws herself into seeking justice and support for him.
By: Vicki Beeby
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Whale Fall
- By: Elizabeth O'Connor
- Narrated by: Gwyneth Keyworth
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1938 and for Manod, a young woman living on a remote island off the coast of Wales, the world looks ready to end just as she is trying to imagine a future for herself. The ominous appearance of a beached whale on the island's shore, and rumours of submarines circling beneath the waves, have villagers steeling themselves for what’s to come. Empty houses remind them of the men taken by the Great War, and of the difficulty of building a life in the island's harsh, salt-stung landscape.
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Your Presence Is Mandatory
- A Novel
- By: Sasha Vasilyuk
- Narrated by: Sam Rushton
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Yefim Shulman, husband, grandfather and war veteran, was beloved by his family and his coworkers. But in the days after his death, his widow Nina finds a letter to the KGB in his briefcase. Yefim had a lifelong secret, and his confession forces them to reassess the man they thought they knew and the country he had defended.
By: Sasha Vasilyuk
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The Tuscan Daughter
- By: Tessa Harris
- Narrated by: Lucy Walker-Evans
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Tuscany, 1942: having moved from England to the beautiful city of Lucca before the outbreak of war, Lizzie Thornton adores her job as tutor to eight-year-old Cristo – despite the fact that his father, Count Antonio de Falco, is a notable fascist and supporter of Mussolini. Then war is declared, and Lizzie is suddenly regarded as an enemy in the country she loves so much. When new tutor Vincenzo Baldini arrives, Lizzie is exposed to a new secret world; Vincenzo is actually a member of the Italian resistance, running an anti-fascist propaganda magazine.
By: Tessa Harris
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Only the Brave
- By: Danielle Steel
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1930s Berlin, dark days dawn under Hitler's Third Reich. For nineteen-year-old Sophia Alexander, life will never be the same. The daughter of a respected doctor, Sophia has always believed that her destiny is to look after others, and as the persecution of Jewish families begins, she joins a group of dissidents who are committed to helping them to safety.
By: Danielle Steel
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Victory for the Cornish Girls
- Cornish Girls, Book 6
- By: Betty Walker
- Narrated by: Annette Holland
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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When Alice is forced away from her spy training in London under tragic circumstances, she is distraught. That is, until she’s asked to join a local branch of codebreakers that might just be finding the key to winning the war. Young Imogen feels impotent to help her beloved Bude as war rages on. When she suspects the attractive new Vicar of betraying their country, she gets to work to uncover his deceit. Meanwhile, American entertainer to the troops Pearl pours her heart into supporting the troops to stop their moral from waning, but is jilted by her young soldier love.
By: Betty Walker
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A Wedding for the Bomber Girls
- Bomber Command Girls, Book 2
- By: Vicki Beeby
- Narrated by: Sofia Engstrand
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base, though, Thea is struggling to get others onboard. When Flight Sergeant Fitz makes a point of befriending and standing by her, sparks fly between the two. And when Fitz’s crew member, Jack, faces being stripped of his rank due to cowardice, Thea throws herself into seeking justice and support for him.
By: Vicki Beeby
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Whale Fall
- By: Elizabeth O'Connor
- Narrated by: Gwyneth Keyworth
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1938 and for Manod, a young woman living on a remote island off the coast of Wales, the world looks ready to end just as she is trying to imagine a future for herself. The ominous appearance of a beached whale on the island's shore, and rumours of submarines circling beneath the waves, have villagers steeling themselves for what’s to come. Empty houses remind them of the men taken by the Great War, and of the difficulty of building a life in the island's harsh, salt-stung landscape.
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Your Presence Is Mandatory
- A Novel
- By: Sasha Vasilyuk
- Narrated by: Sam Rushton
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Yefim Shulman, husband, grandfather and war veteran, was beloved by his family and his coworkers. But in the days after his death, his widow Nina finds a letter to the KGB in his briefcase. Yefim had a lifelong secret, and his confession forces them to reassess the man they thought they knew and the country he had defended.
By: Sasha Vasilyuk
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The Tuscan Daughter
- By: Tessa Harris
- Narrated by: Lucy Walker-Evans
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Tuscany, 1942: having moved from England to the beautiful city of Lucca before the outbreak of war, Lizzie Thornton adores her job as tutor to eight-year-old Cristo – despite the fact that his father, Count Antonio de Falco, is a notable fascist and supporter of Mussolini. Then war is declared, and Lizzie is suddenly regarded as an enemy in the country she loves so much. When new tutor Vincenzo Baldini arrives, Lizzie is exposed to a new secret world; Vincenzo is actually a member of the Italian resistance, running an anti-fascist propaganda magazine.
By: Tessa Harris
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Hard Times for the East End Library Girls
- Library Girls, Book 2
- By: Patricia McBride
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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War strikes close to home for chief librarian Cordelia when her flat is bombed, and her beloved Robert is called up and sent abroad. Fortunately, her colleagues Mavis and Jane can help see her through hard times. The three friends find purpose in making the Silvertown library a friendly sanctuary for their deprived and devastated community. But sinister forces, from callous bureaucrats to crafty criminals, still lurk among the stacks.
By: Patricia McBride
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The Counterfeit Candidate
- The Reich Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Brian Klein
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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Chief Inspector Nicolas Vargas of the Buenos Aires Police Department and Lieutenant Troy Hembury of the LAPD are sucked into a dark political conspiracy concealing an incredible historical truth stretching from the infamous Berlin bunker to Buenos Aires and to Washington, which threatens the very heart and soul of American democracy.
By: Brian Klein
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The Führer’s Prophecy
- The Reich Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Brian Klein
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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As the world emerges from the COVID pandemic, an encrypted Zoom call involving five participants, based across four continents, approves a plan that could have unimaginable consequences for the State of Israel. Chief Inspector Nicolas Vargas of the Buenos Aires Police Department and Lieutenant Troy Hembury of the LAPD join forces with Lea Katz, an elite Mossad agent, in a race against time to try and prevent the unthinkable consequences of Operation Gesamtkunstwerk.
By: Brian Klein
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The Home Front Girls
- The Home Front Girls, Book 1
- By: Susanna Bavin
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Manchester, 1940: the minute war was declared, best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home guard. An Auxiliary Fire Service girl by night, Sally ends up stationed at the salvage depot by day. When Sally meets Andrew, a quiet carpenter with a heart-breaking smile, she finally feels as though her efforts are making a difference. As love blossoms, Sally feels herself opening up to Andrew in a way she'd never imagined possible. But then, a devastating air raid threatens everything she holds dear.
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- By Debbie on 18-04-24
By: Susanna Bavin
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The Lives Left Behind
- A Heartbreaking Historical Novel Based on a True Story
- By: Tova Aviram-Zylberg
- Narrated by: Bill Lewis
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Yosseleh Karlinski was born to a family of great Jewish rabbis. Gifted with a keen mind and unique talent for chess, he earned the respect and admiration of those around him–especially his childhood friend, Christina. But everything changes when the Germans conquer Lublin, forcing Yosseleh into a new reality in the cramped Lublin Ghetto.
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The Girl with a Secret
- The Emerald Sisters, Book 2
- By: Kate Hewitt
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Germany, 1939: When Rosa Herzelfeld boards the SS St Louis, she doesn’t believe its promise of freedom. Surely there can be no escape from the Nazis, not even on the other side of the world. Besides, she knows that no matter how far she travels, there is no escaping her past....
By: Kate Hewitt
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The Pact
- The Blood Sisters, Book 1
- By: Roberta Kagan
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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When three little girls—Anna, Bernie, and Elica—make a pact to be blood sisters for life, they believe nothing can come between them. Anna is from an affluent Jewish family, while Bernie and Elica are from poor Austrian families who barely make ends meet. As they get older, their social differences become all too real. With infectious Jew-hate-laden rhetoric from Nazi Germany spreading into Austria, it is only a matter of time before their bond of friendship gets severely tested.
By: Roberta Kagan
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The Little Penguin Bookshop
- By: Joanna Toye
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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When World War II breaks out, Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers, troops and evacuees. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed with a colourful array of Penguin paperbacks, Carrie’s business soon booms. And when she gifts a book to a dashing officer, an act of kindness becomes the beginning of Carrie’s very own love story. But as war rages on, and Mike is posted abroad, Carrie’s world is turned upside-down.
By: Joanna Toye
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Wartime on Sanctuary Lane
- Sanctuary Lane, Book 1
- By: Kirsty Dougal
- Narrated by: Gemma Lawrence
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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As the Great War rages across Europe, twenty-one-year-old Ruby Archer decides to ‘do her bit’ at an East End munitions factory. The work is relentless and deafening, but the camaraderie of the other girls carries her through. As the threat of another Zeppelin attack grows by the day, Ruby cannot ignore the abandoned animals scavenging the local streets. She rescues a stray kitten, Tess, and takes in an injured terrier Mac, but when all the local cats mysteriously disappear, she knows she needs to do more, and with the help of her friends plans to open a weekly animal clinic.
By: Kirsty Dougal
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The Royal Librarian
- By: Daisy Wood
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Windsor, 1940: War rages, and as bombs rain down across Britain, nowhere is safe: not even a royal palace. Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside. But when she learns that Windsor is compromised, Sophie must sacrifice everything she knows to save the future queen of England. Philadelphia, Present day: Digging into her great aunt’s family tree, Lacey Turner comes across a mysterious book bearing the stamp of Windsor Castle’s royal bindery. But how did it come to be in her family’s possession?
By: Daisy Wood
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Lost Souls of Leningrad
- A Novel
- By: Suzanne Parry
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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June 1941. Hitler's armies race toward vulnerable Leningrad. In a matter of weeks, the Nazis surround the city, cut off the food supply, and launch a vicious bombardment. Widowed violinist Sofya Karavayeva and her teenage granddaughter, Yelena, are cornered in the crumbling city.
By: Suzanne Parry
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The British Booksellers
- By: Kristy Cambron
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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A tenant farmer’s son had no business daring to dream of a future with an earl’s daughter, but that couldn’t keep Amos Darby from his secret friendship with Charlotte Terrington…until the reality of the Great War sobered youthful dreams. Now decades later, he bears the brutal scars of battles fought in the trenches and their futures that were stolen away. His return home doesn’t come with tender reunions, but with the hollow fulfillment of opening a bookshop on his own and retreating as a recluse within its walls.
By: Kristy Cambron