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The Great Passion
- By: James Runcie
- Narrated by: Pip Torrens
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall58
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Leipzig, 1726. Eleven-year-old Stefan Silbermann, a humble organ-maker’s son, has just lost his mother. Sent to Leipzig to train as a singer in the St Thomas Church choir, he struggles to stay afloat. Stefan’s talent draws the attention of the Cantor - Johann Sebastian Bach. Eccentric, obsessive and kind, he rescues Stefan from the miseries of school by bringing him into his home as an apprentice. Soon Stefan feels that this ferociously clever, chaotic family is his own. But when tragedy strikes, Stefan’s period of sanctuary in their household comes to a close.
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Completely enthralling
- By maltesefalcon on 17-02-23
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The Great Passion
- Narrated by: Pip Torrens
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 31-03-22
- Language: English
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The Asquiths
- By: Colin Clifford
- Narrated by: Colin Clifford
- Length: 22 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In confident Edwardian Britain, the Asquith family rose to the top of politics and society, only for their world to unravel in the killing fields of the Great War. Their story bears all the hallmarks of a 20th-century Shakespearean tragedy, with Prime Minister H.H. Asquith and his mercurial, charismatic wife, Margot, at its heart. Four children from his first marriage also play central roles in this sweeping family saga.
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The Asquiths
- Narrated by: Colin Clifford
- Length: 22 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 25-08-25
- Language: English
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I, Claudius
- By: Robert Graves
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Abridged
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Performance509
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Story511
The politics of empire-building and the hypocrisies, back-stabbings, and corruptions of Rome's first family come to light. First published in 1934, the book retains a marvelously modern and often comic tone, and is written in the form of Claudius' autobiography. This is gripping stuff, read by one of our finest actors, who also starred as Claudius in the classic television series.
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Shame it's abridged.
- By Mary Carnegie on 11-04-16
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I, Claudius
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 03-12-07
- Language: English
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Masters of Rome
- By: Robert Fabbri
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance36
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Britannia, 45 AD: Vespasian's brother, Sabinus, is captured by druids. The druids want to offer a potent sacrifice to their gods – not just one Roman Legate, but two. They know that Vespasian will come after his brother and they plan to sacrifice the siblings on midsummer's day. Vespasian must strive to save his brother whilst completing the conquest of the south-west of the haunted isle, before he is drawn inexorably back to Rome and the heart of Imperial politics.
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Rattling good story and great performance
- By Paul on 17-08-16
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Masters of Rome
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Series: Vespasian, Book 5
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 01-02-15
- Language: English
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Die Assistentin
- By: Caroline Wahl
- Narrated by: Caroline Wahl
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Eine Karriere als Musikerin – das war eigentlich Charlottes größter Wunsch. Aber jetzt ist es ja eh zu spät, und sie muss sich um einen vernünftigen Job kümmern, schon wegen der Eltern. Sie findet eine Stelle in einem Verlag, auch nicht schlecht, und München ist eine schöne Stadt, vor allem im Sommer. Im Vorzimmer des Verlegers sitzt Charlotte ganz nah am Zentrum der Macht. Dass der seine Assistentinnen oft auswechselt, kriegt sie schnell mit.
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Die Assistentin
- Narrated by: Caroline Wahl
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 28-08-25
- Language: German
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Orlando
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall442
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Performance370
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Story372
Fantasy, love and an exuberant celebration of English life and literature, Orlando is a uniquely entertaining story. Originally conceived by Virginia Woolf as a playful tribute to the family of her friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando's central character, a fictional embodiment of Sackville-West, changes sex from a man to a woman and lives throughout the centuries, whilst meeting historical figures of English literature.
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Wonderful
- By Phillip on 24-09-09
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Orlando
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 14-01-05
- Language: English
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You Are the Führer's Unrequited Love
- By: Jean-Noël Orengo, David Watson - translator
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Brought to you by Penguin. An electrifying novel about the Nazi who reinvented himself, Albert Speer ‘Which is the most seductive, truth or fiction?’ This is the story of Albert Speer: The protégé. The ‘good Nazi’. The star. The mythmaker. In 1969 Speer, Hitler’s favourite architect...
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Very good
- By Gerard on 08-04-26
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You Are the Führer's Unrequited Love
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-04-26
- Language: English
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The Secret Divorcée
- By: The Secret Divorcée
- Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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'I absolutely adored this… sharp, witty, and so relatable… unputdownable. No notes!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Twenty years of marriage. Twenty years of ignored red flags. And one very smug ex-girlfriend. He seemed perfect at first. Don’t they always? I fell fast, and I fell hard. So when I...
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To repetitive
- By AnnBC on 04-04-26
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The Secret Divorcée
- Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-01-26
- Language: English
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The Queen’s Rival
- In the Court of Henry VIII, Book 3
- By: Diane Haeger
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance5
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As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when she captures the attention of the king himself, there are whispers that the queen ought to be worried for her throne. When Bess gives birth to a healthy son the whispers become a roar. But soon the infamous Boleyn girls come to court and Henry's love for her begins to fade.
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The Queen’s Rival
- In the Court of Henry VIII, Book 3
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Series: In The Court of Henry VIII, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 26-07-22
- Language: English
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Los detectives salvajes [The Wild Detectives]
- By: Roberto Bolaño
- Narrated by: Alberto Santillán, Angelines Santana, Yareli Arizmendi, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance21
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Dos jóvenes poetas latinoamericanos, Arturo Belano y Ulises Lima, emprenden una aventura que transcurrirá durante varias décadas y cruzará distintos países. Símbolo de la rebeldía y la necesidad de ruptura con la realidad establecida, sus vidas representan los anhelos de toda una generación. La búsqueda en 1975 de la misteriosa escritora mexicana Cesárea Tinajero, desaparecida y olvidada en los años posteriores a la revolución, sirve de inicio a un viaje sin descanso marcado por el amor, la muerte, el deseo de libertad, el humor y la literatura.
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satisfactorio
- By victoria on 07-04-17
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Los detectives salvajes [The Wild Detectives]
- Narrated by: Alberto Santillán, Angelines Santana, Yareli Arizmendi, Roberto Medina, Horacio Mancilla
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 15-12-16
- Language: Spanish
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A Most English Princess
- A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter
- By: Clare McHugh
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance12
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"In this sweeping, immersive novel, Clare McHugh draws readers into the mesmerizing world of the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria – Princess Vicky – as she emerges into a powerful force in her own right and ascends to become the first German Empress.” —Marie Benedict, New York Times...
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A Great Book
- By PAMELA R on 20-01-21
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A Most English Princess
- A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 22-09-20
- Language: English
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Mary - Tudor Princess
- By: Tony Riches
- Narrated by: Ruth Redman
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance31
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Story31
Mary Tudor watches her elder brother become King of England and wonders what the future holds for her. Born into great privilege, Mary has beauty and intelligence beyond her years and is the most marriageable princess in Europe. Henry plans to use her marriage to build a powerful alliance against his enemies. Will she dare risk his anger by marrying for love? Meticulously researched and based on actual events, this 'sequel' follows Mary's story from book three of the Tudor Trilogy and is set during the reign of King Henry VIII.
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Excellent story, very well presented
- By wilmacan on 27-08-20
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Mary - Tudor Princess
- Narrated by: Ruth Redman
- Series: The Brandon Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 04-07-18
- Language: English
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The Bookseller of Paris
- The Paris Sisters, Book 2
- By: Suzanne Kelman
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Paris, 1940: Madeline tries to scream, but she can’t breathe. A German soldier is working to free her from the rubble–but if he reaches her, he will find the books hidden beneath her clothes… When the Germans seize Paris, its peaceful streets fill with terror overnight, and nowhere is safe. Desperate to help her friends, Parisian bookseller Madeline Valette turns her bookshop into a sanctuary for those in hiding, but she knows it’s only a matter of time before she’s found out.
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The Bookseller of Paris
- The Paris Sisters, Book 2
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Series: The Paris Sisters, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-08-24
- Language: English
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The Price of a Throne
- The Hiberno-Norman Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Sean J Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the heart of medieval Ireland with this historical tale of courage, deception, and the relentless pursuit of power. Aoife, the defiant daughter of the dethroned King of Leinster, is thrust from a life of privilege into the heart of political and familial turmoil. Promised in marriage to the formidable Norman warrior, Strongbow, her life becomes a canvas of conflict, painted with the broad strokes of national upheaval and the intricate lines of personal betrayal.
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The Price of a Throne
- The Hiberno-Norman Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Series: The Hiberno-Norman Chronicles, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-10-24
- Language: English
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The Last Queen
- By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Narrated by: Nimisha Sirohi
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic story of Rani Jindan Kaur, one of the most fierce and fearless women of the nineteenth century. An inspiration for our times. 'I am Rani Jindan, Mother of the Khalsa. That is my identity. That is my fate.' While we have all heard tales of Rani Lakshmi Bai and Padmavati, not many of us...
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Absolutely brilliant
- By Jaz on 16-12-25
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The Last Queen
- Narrated by: Nimisha Sirohi
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 18-08-21
- Language: English
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The Earth Is the Lord's
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 25 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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This sweeping saga captures life in the Far East during the Middle Ages and dramatizes the events that transformed a Mongol tribesman named Temujin into the man who would conquer Asia and be known to the world for centuries to come as Genghis Khan. Raised by an indomitable woman and educated by his outcast uncle, Temujin becomes a fearsome warrior who inspires loyalty in his friends and hatred in his enemies. But he is also blessed with a keen intelligence and the charisma of a natural born leader. These gifts lead Temujin to a relentless pursuit of power.
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'Thou art a coward"
- By J. Wexler on 08-11-23
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The Earth Is the Lord's
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 25 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 25-06-19
- Language: English
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The Inseparables
- The newly discovered novel from Simone de Beauvoir
- By: Simone de Beauvoir, Lauren Elkin - translator, Sylvie le Bon de Beauvoir, and others
- Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance41
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Brought to you by Penguin. 'Life without her would be death' The lost novel from the author of The Second Sex. The compulsive story of two friends growing up and falling apart. INTRODUCED BY DEBORAH LEVY. When Andrée joins her school, Sylvie is immediately fascinated. Andrée is small for her...
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Engaging narrative (but no intro or afterword )
- By katy on 21-01-22
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The Inseparables
- The newly discovered novel from Simone de Beauvoir
- Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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Treacle Walker
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall180
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Performance158
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Joe Coppock squints at the world with his lazy eye. He reads his comics, collects birds' eggs and treasures his marbles, particularly his prized dobbers. When Treacle Walker appears off the Cheshire moor one day - a wanderer, a healer - an unlikely friendship is forged and the young boy is introduced to a world he could never have imagined.
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Late Garner unexpected
- By Amazon Customer on 27-04-22
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Treacle Walker
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 28-10-21
- Language: English
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What Does it Feel Like?
- The heartbreaking and beautiful Sunday Times bestselling novella from the beloved author
- By: Sophie Kinsella
- Narrated by: Sally Phillips, Sophie Kinsella
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! From Number One bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable story – by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming – of a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew. ‘What Does It...
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Thank you for sharing your journey
- By Customer who wants an invoice with the price included on 12-04-26
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What Does it Feel Like?
- The heartbreaking and beautiful Sunday Times bestselling novella from the beloved author
- Narrated by: Sally Phillips, Sophie Kinsella
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Release date: 10-10-24
- Language: English
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The Book of Longings
- From the author of the international bestseller THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
- By: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò, Sue Monk Kidd
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall335
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Performance299
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THE New York Times BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY-SELLING The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings 'Superlative . . . From a writer at the top of her game . . . A practically perfect historical novel' New York Journal of Books 'A bold, imaginative reworking'...
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Unexpectedly Brilliant
- By caroline on 27-04-20
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The Book of Longings
- From the author of the international bestseller THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò, Sue Monk Kidd
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 21-04-20
- Language: English
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