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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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Every Spy a Traitor
- The Double Agent Series, Book 1
- By: Alex Gerlis
- Narrated by: Phillipe Bosher
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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It's 1937. Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin's Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the enemy is.
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Brilliantly narrated spy thriller
- By L J A Trosser on 07-06-24
By: Alex Gerlis
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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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A defiant for your library
- By Peter Mitchell on 23-05-24
By: Wiliam Rose, and others
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The Lost Girl in Paris
- By: Jina Bacarr
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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1940, Nazi-occupied Paris. A powerful story of love, tragedy and incredible courage, about one woman whose life is ripped apart by war and risks everything to seek justice....
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Brilliant
- By Rachel on 20-06-23
By: Jina Bacarr
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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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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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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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Every Spy a Traitor
- The Double Agent Series, Book 1
- By: Alex Gerlis
- Narrated by: Phillipe Bosher
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1937. Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin's Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the enemy is.
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Brilliantly narrated spy thriller
- By L J A Trosser on 07-06-24
By: Alex Gerlis
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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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Overall
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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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A defiant for your library
- By Peter Mitchell on 23-05-24
By: Wiliam Rose, and others
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The Lost Girl in Paris
- By: Jina Bacarr
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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1940, Nazi-occupied Paris. A powerful story of love, tragedy and incredible courage, about one woman whose life is ripped apart by war and risks everything to seek justice....
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Brilliant
- By Rachel on 20-06-23
By: Jina Bacarr
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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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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
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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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The resilience of the women
- By michelle marriott on 04-06-24
By: Lizzie Lane
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The Midwife of Berlin
- By: Anna Stuart
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Thoroughly enjoyed this book!
- By Catriona on 11-05-24
By: Anna Stuart
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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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A Wartime Friend
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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After escaping a train bound for a death camp with a trusty German Shepherd dog, a girl wakes to find that she has no memory of her former life.
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Brilliant book!
- By Sakazoke on 06-06-24
By: Lizzie Lane
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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
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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 Nurse Behind the Gates
- By: Shari J. Ryan
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer, Lucy Scott
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Dachau, 1942. Emilie has been told she's here to nurse evil men. But the first patient she sees in the cold, dark room is hauntingly familiar. Her first love is not wicked. He couldn't be. What is he doing here?
By: Shari J. Ryan
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Christmas With the Wartime Midwives
- By: Daisy Styles
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Christmas time is fast approaching at Mary Vale and newcomer Libby is ready to start a fresh chapter working alongside the Wartime Midwives. When she discovers that the local primary school is struggling, Libby rallies the midwives to band together and work with the local community....
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Heartwarming
- By Linda on 14-01-24
By: Daisy Styles
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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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The Family at War
- Adams Family, Book 12
- By: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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It was 1940, and many of the younger members of the Adams family were caught up in the war in France. Boots, now a major and on the staff of General Sir Henry Simms, was one of the thousands of British troops trying to escape in the armada of little boats from Dunkirk....
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Overall, enjoyable series "The Adams Family"
- By MaMaMason on 05-03-23
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Wartime Sweethearts
- The Sweet Sisters, Book 1
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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The Sweet family have run the local bakery for as long as anyone can remember.
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Fantastic!!!!!!!
- By Sakazoke on 08-05-24
By: Lizzie Lane
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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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Time to Say Goodbye
- By: Rosie Goodwin
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Nuneaton, 1935. Kathy has grown up at Treetops home for children, where Sunday and Tom Branning have always cared for her as one of their own. She enjoys her life at Treetops Manor, surrounded by her beloved horses, and with a future as a nurse ahead of her, she could wish for nothing more.
By: Rosie Goodwin
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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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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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The Dover Café Under Fire
- The Dover Café, Book 3
- By: Ginny Bell
- Narrated by: Bea Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
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Dover 1940 As firebombs fall on Dover, Edie Castle's life is thrown into turmoil when the garage where she lives and works is damaged and her beloved boss is arrested. With no job and nowhere else to go, Edie returns to Castle's Café and her formidable mother, Nellie....
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Great series of books
- By Mrs E Warburton on 29-12-22
By: Ginny Bell
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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
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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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Sea of Spies
- The Richard Prince Thrillers, Book 2
- By: Alex Gerlis
- Narrated by: Rupert Bush
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The Allies are desperate to stop neutral Turkey supplying vital materials to the Nazis - materials which could help them win the war. But then a British agent makes a fatal mistake and disappears in Istanbul....
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Escapism, needing to suspend disbelief
- By Robert on 18-08-21
By: Alex Gerlis
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The Berlin Sisters
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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From the bestselling author of The Secret Midwife comes a story of bravery, sacrifice and resilience in war-torn Berlin—and two sisters who will risk it all to make a difference....
By: Soraya M. 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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Weaver Street at War
- Weaver Street, Book 3
- By: Chrissie Walsh
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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The neighbours on Liverpool’s Weaver Street have always looked after each other, but when the Second World War takes many of the husbands, brothers and sons away to fight, the women’s friendships are more important than ever.
By: Chrissie Walsh
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The Women of Mulberry Lane
- By: Rosie Clarke
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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The men, women and children of Mulberry Lane fight on with indomitable spirit, as the endgame of the Second World War enters its most deadly phase....
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Narrator ??
- By Elizabeth Rooney on 19-06-21
By: Rosie Clarke
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The Fortune Tellers' Daughters
- The Fortune Tellers, Book 3
- By: Maggie Mason
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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1939. The threat of war is looming over Blackpool, but Martha and Trisha are determined not to let it dampen their spirits. With two young evacuees for Martha to take care of, and Trisha's market garden business growing as Britain digs for victory, the friends have their hands full....
By: Maggie Mason
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The Secret Midwife
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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From the bestselling author of The London Girls comes a story of courage and resilience amidst the horror of Auschwitz—and one woman’s last chance to share it with the world....
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Sensitive factual fiction
- By Christine Ingram on 11-05-24
By: Soraya M. Lane
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The Cypress Maze
- By: Fiona Valpy
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire, Ruth Redman
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Tuscany, 1943. Stranded in war-ravaged Italy, Beatrice’s dream of an escapist year teaching English is shattered....
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Good story line
- By S S. on 20-10-23
By: Fiona Valpy
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Every Spy a Traitor
- The Double Agent Series, Book 1
- By: Alex Gerlis
- Narrated by: Phillipe Bosher
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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It's 1937. Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin's Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the enemy is. As Europe heads towards war, treason is in the air. British spymasters know there is one Soviet agent in their ranks, codenamed Agent ‘Archie', and there's a frantic search to find them. What they don't know is that he is not the only traitor.
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Brilliantly narrated spy thriller
- By L J A Trosser on 07-06-24
By: Alex Gerlis
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The German Daughter
- By: Marius Gabriel
- Narrated by: Hannah Brown
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Norway, 1940. Liv has lived a quiet life on her family farm, dreaming of a happy life after the war is finally over. But all of her dreams vanish when the Nazi soldiers arrive in her village and a senior officer see something special in her... something that Hitler and the high command in Berlin is desperate to have at any cost. England, 1968. Agnes, although made orphan from the war, has grown up happy in the quiet wealth of the English countryside, raised by her adoring grandfather to be a perfect lady.
By: Marius Gabriel
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The Light Over Lake Como
- A Novel
- By: Roland Merullo
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s 1945. The Nazi occupation of Italy is in its closing days. But risk is ever present. It’s been nearly two years since Sarah Zinsi found tenuous sanctuary in Switzerland. Unmoored in a foreign land, she heeds a rumor that her village on the Lake Como shore has been liberated. Clutching her young daughter, Sarah navigates the arduous mountain trek back home to be with Luca Benedetto, the father of her child.
By: Roland Merullo
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Neighbours at War
- By: Deborah Carr
- Narrated by: Kirsty Besterman
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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When German forces invade the Channel Islands and the citizens of Jersey are cut off from the rest of the UK, the islands’ residents bond together to resist the enemy. East London native Helen Bowman was never meant to be here, but when she found herself alone and pregnant her beloved aunt’s home in Jersey was the only place she could go. But now, as the enemy start rounding up anyone not born on the island to be sent to a camp on the continent, Helen is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers, like her new friend Peggy Hamel, to keep herself and her son hidden.
By: Deborah Carr
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Neighbors at War
- By: Deborah Carr
- Narrated by: Kirsty Besterman
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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East London native Helen Bowman was never meant to be here, but when she found herself alone and pregnant her beloved aunt’s home in Jersey was the only place she could go. But now, as the enemy start rounding up anyone not born on the island to be sent to a camp on the continent, Helen is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers, like her new friend Peggy Hamel, to keep herself and her son hidden. But as the Nazis’ net closes in, it’s soon more than just detection that is at stake for Helen and Peggy – it’s their very lives…
By: Deborah Carr
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The Star on the Grave
- By: Linda Margolin Royal
- Narrated by: Jessica Douglas-Henry
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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In 1940, as the Nazis sweep toward Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his own government and secretly issues thousands of visas to Jewish refugees desperate to flee. After the war, Sugihara is dismissed and disappears into obscurity. Three decades later, in Australia, Rachael Margolin, her father and her grandmother live disconnected from one another and haunted by unspoken tragedies. When Rachel announces her engagement to a Greek Orthodox man, it detonates a long-held secret.
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Every Spy a Traitor
- The Double Agent Series, Book 1
- By: Alex Gerlis
- Narrated by: Phillipe Bosher
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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It's 1937. Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin's Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the enemy is. As Europe heads towards war, treason is in the air. British spymasters know there is one Soviet agent in their ranks, codenamed Agent ‘Archie', and there's a frantic search to find them. What they don't know is that he is not the only traitor.
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Brilliantly narrated spy thriller
- By L J A Trosser on 07-06-24
By: Alex Gerlis
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The German Daughter
- By: Marius Gabriel
- Narrated by: Hannah Brown
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Norway, 1940. Liv has lived a quiet life on her family farm, dreaming of a happy life after the war is finally over. But all of her dreams vanish when the Nazi soldiers arrive in her village and a senior officer see something special in her... something that Hitler and the high command in Berlin is desperate to have at any cost. England, 1968. Agnes, although made orphan from the war, has grown up happy in the quiet wealth of the English countryside, raised by her adoring grandfather to be a perfect lady.
By: Marius Gabriel
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The Light Over Lake Como
- A Novel
- By: Roland Merullo
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s 1945. The Nazi occupation of Italy is in its closing days. But risk is ever present. It’s been nearly two years since Sarah Zinsi found tenuous sanctuary in Switzerland. Unmoored in a foreign land, she heeds a rumor that her village on the Lake Como shore has been liberated. Clutching her young daughter, Sarah navigates the arduous mountain trek back home to be with Luca Benedetto, the father of her child.
By: Roland Merullo
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Neighbours at War
- By: Deborah Carr
- Narrated by: Kirsty Besterman
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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When German forces invade the Channel Islands and the citizens of Jersey are cut off from the rest of the UK, the islands’ residents bond together to resist the enemy. East London native Helen Bowman was never meant to be here, but when she found herself alone and pregnant her beloved aunt’s home in Jersey was the only place she could go. But now, as the enemy start rounding up anyone not born on the island to be sent to a camp on the continent, Helen is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers, like her new friend Peggy Hamel, to keep herself and her son hidden.
By: Deborah Carr
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Neighbors at War
- By: Deborah Carr
- Narrated by: Kirsty Besterman
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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East London native Helen Bowman was never meant to be here, but when she found herself alone and pregnant her beloved aunt’s home in Jersey was the only place she could go. But now, as the enemy start rounding up anyone not born on the island to be sent to a camp on the continent, Helen is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers, like her new friend Peggy Hamel, to keep herself and her son hidden. But as the Nazis’ net closes in, it’s soon more than just detection that is at stake for Helen and Peggy – it’s their very lives…
By: Deborah Carr
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The Star on the Grave
- By: Linda Margolin Royal
- Narrated by: Jessica Douglas-Henry
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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In 1940, as the Nazis sweep toward Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his own government and secretly issues thousands of visas to Jewish refugees desperate to flee. After the war, Sugihara is dismissed and disappears into obscurity. Three decades later, in Australia, Rachael Margolin, her father and her grandmother live disconnected from one another and haunted by unspoken tragedies. When Rachel announces her engagement to a Greek Orthodox man, it detonates a long-held secret.
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The Botanist's Tracks
- Beyond the Tracks, Book 3
- By: Michael Reit
- Narrated by: John Maddaloni
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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Against the backdrop of Auschwitz-Birkenau's ever-present brutality, Felcia tends to the plants needed for one of the Reich's most ambitious experiments—one that could tip the war in favor of the Nazis. When Sabina Kupka discovers the horrifying nature of her father's job at a coal mine run by Nazis, she agrees to work with an increasingly defiant resistance. What starts small but significant soon propels her into a frontline role—dangerous enough to cost her her life if caught.
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Reverting
- By jan parsons on 03-06-24
By: Michael Reit
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Treasure (Movie Tie-In)
- A Novel
- By: Lily Brett
- Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
- Length: 21 hrs and 24 mins
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Ruth Rothwax finds order and meaning in the words she writes for other people, but she can’t find words to understand the loss her family experienced during World War II. She becomes obsessed with the idea of returning to Poland with her father, Edek, making sense of her family’s past, and visiting the places where her beloved parents lived and almost died. But there’s more to this trip than Ruth can plan for. By facing Poland and the past, she might be able to confront her own future.
By: Lily Brett
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Time to Say Goodbye
- By: Rosie Goodwin
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Nuneaton, 1935. Kathy has grown up at Treetops home for children, where Sunday and Tom Branning have always cared for her as one of their own. She enjoys her life at Treetops Manor, surrounded by her beloved horses, and with a future as a nurse ahead of her, she could wish for nothing more. Her foster sister Livvy is not as driven as Kathy. Sunday is keen to see both her girls married, but Livvy has no intentions of settling down and would much rather spend time with her friends. When Kathy falls for the wrong man, her ambitions are soon forgotten as she embarks on a secret affair.
By: Rosie Goodwin
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The Sicilian Secret
- Completely Gripping and Heartbreaking WW2 Fiction
- By: Angela Petch
- Narrated by: Ashley Tucker
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Italy, 1943. With war raging across the rugged cliffs and turquoise waters of his beloved Sicily, Savio’s pen scrawls desperately across the page. His letter must be sent in secret–or his life will be in terrible danger… England, present day. Paige is devastated when her reclusive but beloved Aunt Florence dies–the only family she’s ever known. Inheriting her crumbling cottage, Paige finds an unfinished note. ‘I am sorry, Paige. It’s time to tell you everything. It all began in Sicily…’
By: Angela Petch
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Hill 112
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Henry Nott
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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D-Day. June 6th, 1944. The trajectory of the Second World War – and with it the course of modern history – is changed forever. For three young former schoolmates from South Wales, their war is only just beginning. These young men, and thousands of others, will soon be a part of one of the bloodiest and most brutal parts of the Normandy campaign: the battle for Hill 112. The horror, the fear, the filth; the savage fighting; the sheer exhilaration and moments of farce and laughter: those who come through the carnage will never be the same again.
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Shanghai
- By: Joseph Kanon
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Daniel Lohr, sensing that the Nazis are closing in on the Jews, leaves his dying father in Berlin and boards a ship to Shanghai. His passage is dependent upon him delivering a package to his shady uncle, his father’s brother, upon arrival. Daniel has no idea what the package contains. On board is Leah, also fleeing the Nazis. She and Daniel conduct a passionate but brief shipboard affair, but are separated as soon as the ship docks in Shanghai. Will he ever see her again?
By: Joseph Kanon
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War Bonds
- A Novel of World War Two
- By: Pamela Norsworthy
- Narrated by: Deborah Kosnett
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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1939: As Hitler's Panzers storm the Polish border, a small boy boards a train bound for the British countryside where strangers will safeguard him from bombs soon to darken London skies. The boy's mother, Beryl, a hospital nurse, stays back to tend to the shredding wounds inflicted by the lethal German assault. Her depleting days are made worse when she learns her husband, Gordon, has become a prisoner of war, interned at a camp deep in the Reich.
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The Last Hope
- A Maggie Hope Mystery, Book 12
- By: Susan Elia MacNeal
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Maggie Hope has come a long way since she was Mr. Churchill’s secretary. In the face of tremendous danger, she’s learned espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance. But things are different now that she has so much to lose, including the possibility of a family with John Sterling, the man who’s long held her heart.
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I love Maggie but couldn’t make it through the narration
- By Sarah on 30-05-24
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The Wolves in Winter
- The Wolves WW2 Series, Book 2
- By: Philip K. Allan
- Narrated by: Symon James Sweet
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Summer 1941—Hitler launches his surprise assault on the Soviet Union. As German Panzers drive deep into the heart of Russia, the Red Army is desperate for help that can only be delivered through convoys of Allied merchant ships sent through the bitter Arctic. But appalling weather and deadly cold are not the only dangers awaiting the crew of the little escort ship HMS Protea. They must run the gauntlet of attacks by German aircraft and surface raiders, as well as the wolfpacks of U-boats waiting for them amid the ice.
By: Philip K. Allan
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Viktoria
- Berlin Trilogy Series, Book 2
- By: Jenny Glanfield
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Two loves rule Viktoria Jochum-Kraus's life. One is the Hotel Quadriga, built by her father, opened on the day she was born and, in January 1933, the most luxurious hotel in Berlin. The other is her son, Stefan. Only Viktoria knows that Stefan is the result of a youthful infatuation with her husband's cousin, Count Peter von Biederstein. As war wreaks its fearful devastation—on the city and on the people she loves—all that Viktoria holds most dear is threatened....
By: Jenny Glanfield
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Pacific Mettle
- Decker's Marine Raiders Series, Book 4
- By: Scott Cook
- Narrated by: Dave Alexander
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Hungry, exhausted, and bloody, the U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal can't rest for long because the Empire of the Rising Sun is massing to roll over them like a bloody tsunami. And all that separates the marines from destruction is a single little river and 500 miles of tropical islands.
By: Scott Cook
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The Nurse Behind the Gates
- By: Shari J. Ryan
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer, Lucy Scott
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Dachau, 1942. Emilie has been told she's here to nurse evil men. But the first patient she sees in the cold, dark room is hauntingly familiar. Her first love is not wicked. He couldn't be. What is he doing here? Emilie's heart stops as she takes in her childhood sweetheart hunched in a tattered prisoners uniform, the light lost from his face. Her new husband, Otto, said this was a camp for criminals. He should know, he's the doctor. But Danner would never have broken the law.
By: Shari J. Ryan