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Great Circle
- The soaring and emotional novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Booker Prize
- By: Maggie Shipstead
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Alex McKenna
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. **SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021** **LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022** I WAS BORN TO BE A WANDERER From the night she is rescued as a baby out of the flames of a sinking ship; to the day she joins a pair of daredevil pilots looping and diving...
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A book that I didn't want to end
- By Reader on 31-12-21
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Great Circle
- The soaring and emotional novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Booker Prize
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Alex McKenna
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 05-05-21
- Language: English
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Eight Hours from England
- Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics
- By: Anthony Quayle
- Narrated by: Glen McCready
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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Autumn 1943. Realising that his feelings for his sweetheart are not reciprocated, Major John Overton accepts a posting behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Albania. Arriving to find the situation in disarray, he attempts to overcome geographical challenges and political intrigues to set up a new camp in the mountains overlooking the Adriatic. As he struggles to complete his mission amidst a chaotic backdrop, Overton is left to ruminate on loyalty, comradeship and his own future.
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Treat it as the memoir it is and not a novel.
- By Craig Hall on 11-08-23
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Eight Hours from England
- Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics
- Narrated by: Glen McCready
- Series: Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 24-10-19
- Language: English
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The English Führer
- The gripping spy thriller from the bestselling author of THE MAN IN THE BUNKER
- By: Rory Clements
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall281
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Performance257
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Story256
Hitler is dead. A new threat is born . . . The brand new blockbuster from 'the master of the wartime thriller' (FT) Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo, then blows itself to pieces. Former spy Professor Tom Wilde is enjoying...
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Enjoyed but too long
- By Budgels on 17-02-23
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The English Führer
- The gripping spy thriller from the bestselling author of THE MAN IN THE BUNKER
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Series: Tom Wilde, Book 7
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 19-01-23
- Language: English
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An Island at War
- By: Deborah Carr
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance23
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Story23
June 1940. While her little sister, Rosie, is sent to the UK to keep her safe from the invading German army, Estelle Le Maistre is left behind on Jersey to help her grandmother run the family farm. When the Germans occupy the island, everything changes and Estelle and the islanders must face the reality of life under Nazi rule.
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survival
- By Amazon Customermaggie on 17-09-21
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An Island at War
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 16-09-21
- Language: English
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Operation Dagger: A World War 2 Action Adventure
- Carter's Commandos, Book 3
- By: Robert Cubitt
- Narrated by: Michael Hajiantonis
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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1942: the biggest raid in military history is launched across the English Channel. On the other side, the enemy is sitting in relative peace and comfort in occupied France, while the land war is being fought in distant Africa and Russia. But the Allies are about to change that with a massive raid into Normandy, to be mounted by the Canadians and British Commandos.
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This was a really good listen.
- By John Pennycott on 04-08-25
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Operation Dagger: A World War 2 Action Adventure
- Carter's Commandos, Book 3
- Narrated by: Michael Hajiantonis
- Series: Carter's Commandos Series, Book 3
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-11-23
- Language: English
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The Secret Keeper
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall135
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Performance126
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Story124
England, 1959: Laurel Nicolson is 16 years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.
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Loved the book!
- By C T Jones on 18-08-16
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The Secret Keeper
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 15-10-12
- Language: English
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The Singapore Secret
- An absolutely gripping and heart-breaking WWII historical novel of love in the face of war
- By: Clare Willis
- Narrated by: Rosalind Lailey
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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A secret letter. A wartime promise. A courageous act of love... Singapore, 1942: The war is drawing ever closer, and Dorothy faces a heart-rending choice to flee the country she has come to call home. With warplanes advancing across the ocean, she is boarding a boat full of evacuees when...
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- By Amazon Customer on 30-04-26
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The Singapore Secret
- An absolutely gripping and heart-breaking WWII historical novel of love in the face of war
- Narrated by: Rosalind Lailey
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 26-02-26
- Language: English
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In His Father's Footsteps
- By: Danielle Steel
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance49
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Story47
April, 1945. As the Americans storm the Buchenwald concentration camp, among the survivors are Jakob and Emmanuelle, barely more than teenagers. Each of them has lost everything and everyone in the unspeakable horrors of the war. But when they meet, they find hope and comfort in each other. They marry and build a happy, prosperous life for themselves and their new family, but their pasts cast a long shadow over the present....
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YET ANOTHER TOUCHING TALE, !!!!
- By Jo-Anna Campbell on 22-10-19
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In His Father's Footsteps
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 25-10-18
- Language: English
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The Wind Knows My Name
- A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Maria Liatis
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall121
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Performance114
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Story114
Bloomsbury presents The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende, read by Maria Liatis and Edoardo Ballerini. THE POWERFUL AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR 'A grand storyteller' – KHALED HOSSEINI 'A new novel by Isabel Allende is always a treat' –...
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Interesting and moving
- By Amazon Customer on 10-03-26
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The Wind Knows My Name
- A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Maria Liatis
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 06-06-23
- Language: English
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The Good Time Girls at Christmas
- A heart-warming and festive wartime saga
- By: Fiona Ford
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance7
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London, December 1940. It's Christmas for the Good Time Girls, and whilst London tries to inject some sparkle into the wartime rubble, the women of the Hammersmith Palais aren't looking forward to the festive season. Nancy continues her battle to keep control of the Palais as Ronnie and his...
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Fantastic book!
- By Sakazoke on 08-02-23
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The Good Time Girls at Christmas
- A heart-warming and festive wartime saga
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: The Good Time Girls, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 03-11-22
- Language: English
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Christmas for the District Nurses
- By: Annie Groves
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall71
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Performance66
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Story66
‘An evocative tale’ Woman Magazine The East End of London has been devastated by the Blitz and the people are struggling to come to terms with their ravaged city. Rationing bites ever deeper and and everything that makes life better is in short supply. For the district nurses, the challenges...
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DISAPPOINTED
- By Janet on 01-02-20
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Christmas for the District Nurses
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Series: The District Nurses, Book 3
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 14-11-19
- Language: English
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Orphans of War
- Orphans of War, Book 1
- By: Michael Reit
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance34
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Amsterdam, 1941. German forces have invaded Amsterdam. As the tension in the city increases, the Dutch Resistance is born. Tormented by what is happening in his city, Christiaan joins the Resistance. He risks everything to shield the oppressed and fight for the freedom of his beloved nation. His brother—Floris—is ruthless and driven to succeed. Promoted to the Bureau of Jewish Affairs, he becomes instrumental in hunting Jews to transport them to the Nazi death camps.
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Orphans at War book 1
- By beverley silvester on 19-06-26
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Orphans of War
- Orphans of War, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Series: Orphans of War, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 07-02-23
- Language: English
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Code Name Hélène
- A gripping wartime novel inspired by a real-life heroine from the bestselling author of THE FROZEN RIVER
- By: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall225
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Performance207
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Woman. Wife. Smuggler. Spy . . . A thrilling and heart-wrenching novel inspired by the astonishing real life story of Nancy Wake. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring's MY NAME IS EVA, Kate Quinn's THE ALICE NETWORK and Imogen Kealey's LIBERATION, soon to be a blockbuster movie. 'Lawhon breathes...
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Remarkable
- By Jane Law on 09-07-21
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Code Name Hélène
- A gripping wartime novel inspired by a real-life heroine from the bestselling author of THE FROZEN RIVER
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 31-03-20
- Language: English
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An Ordinary Life
- By: Amanda Prowse
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall236
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Performance211
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Story210
Christmas Eve, 2019. Ninety-four-year-old Molly lies in her hospital bed. A stroke and a fall may have broken her body - but her mind is alive with memories. London, 1940s. Molly is a bright young woman, determined to help the war effort and keep her head up despite it all. Life becomes brighter when she meets and falls in love with a man who makes her forget everything with one dance. But then war forces her to make an unforgettable sacrifice.
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Don't knock it
- By Claire on 15-11-21
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An Ordinary Life
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 09-02-21
- Language: English
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The Storm We Made
- By: Vanessa Chan
- Narrated by: Samantha Tan
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance29
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Story29
Japanese-occupied Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's children are in terrible danger. Her eldest child Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Jasmin, the youngest, lives confined in a basement for her own safety. And her son, Abel, has disappeared without a trace. Cecily knows two things: that this is all her fault; and that her family must never learn the truth.
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Heartbreaking but beautiful
- By Sarah Kingston on 10-03-26
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The Storm We Made
- Narrated by: Samantha Tan
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-01-24
- Language: English
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The Wartime Midwives
- By: Daisy Styles
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall149
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Performance133
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Story132
Penguin presents the audibook edition of The Wartime Midwives written by Daisy Styles, read by Helen Lloyd. 1939. Mary Vale, a grand and imposing Mother and Baby Home, sits on the remote Fylde coast in Lancashire. Its doors are open to unmarried women who come to hide their condition and find...
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brilliant both in storyline and narration
- By Petra 🤗📚📓🖋📮 on 16-07-19
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The Wartime Midwives
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Series: The Wartime Midwives, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 16-05-19
- Language: English
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The Resistance Girl
- By: Mandy Robotham
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance19
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Norway, 1942. War rages, and, under cover of darkness, Rumi Orlstad and her fellow resistance fighters smuggle British agents, fugitives and supplies across the North Sea into Nazi-occupied territory. One night, when he braves a storm to complete an ill-fated mission, Rumi’s fiancé is lost to the dangerous waters. Broken-hearted, she withdraws from the clandestine group, vowing never to let her loved ones put themselves in the line of fire again.
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Brilliant!
- By Helen Marguerite Musson on 08-06-24
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The Resistance Girl
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 31-03-22
- Language: English
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Victoria
- Premio Planeta 2024
- By: Paloma Sánchez-Garnica
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Abridged
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Overall18
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Performance18
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Se enfrentaron al horror y lucharon contra la injusticia. Pero nada reconcilia más que el amor. Recién terminada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en un Berlín arrasado y sin futuro aparente, Victoria sobrevive cantando cada noche en el club Kassandra. Pese a tener una mente prodigiosa, capaz de...
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A story that reminds one of 'how things were' not so long ago
- By frank on 09-03-26
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Victoria
- Premio Planeta 2024
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-12-24
- Language: Spanish
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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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Overall56
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Performance53
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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, only for her precious baby to be snatched from her and taken to a German family. Now the war is over, Ester longs to find her little girl.
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Beautiful and heartbreaking 💔
- By j e petford on 09-04-24
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The Midwife of Berlin
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Series: Midwife, Book 2, Women of War
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 13-09-23
- Language: English
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The Booklover's Library
- By: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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“A must-read for booklovers.” —Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of Next Year in Havana A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together, by the bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London. In...
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Like a gentle hug on a winter’s night.
- By Rae Radford on 28-09-24
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The Booklover's Library
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 27-08-24
- Language: English
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