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The Lady in the Tower
- By: Jean Plaidy
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall63
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Performance51
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Story51
One of history's most complex and alluring women, Anne Boleyn was irresistible to kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne was sent to France to marry well and raise the family's fortunes. She soon surpassed even their greatest expectations when King Henry VIII swore he would put aside his loyal queen to make Anne his wife.
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Another excellent book by Jean Plaidy
- By Elspeth on 24-02-19
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The Lady in the Tower
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 18-07-08
- Language: English
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Why Mummy Swears
- By: Gill Sims
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall713
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Performance610
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Story607
The hilarious second novel, and Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller, from author of the smash hit Why Mummy Drinks. Monday, 25 July The first day of the holidays. I suppose it could’ve been worse. I brightly announced that perhaps it might be a lovely idea to go to a stately home and learn about some...
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Brilliant, wonderful, hilarious!
- By Snowdrop on 10-09-18
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Why Mummy Swears
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
- Series: Why Mummy, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 12-07-18
- Language: English
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The Queen of Paris
- A Novel of Coco Chanel
- By: Pamela Binnings Ewen
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance33
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Story33
Legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel is revered for her sophisticated style - the iconic little black dress - and famed for her intoxicating perfume Chanel No. 5. Yet behind the public persona is a complicated woman of intrigue, shadowed by mysterious rumors. The Queen of Paris, the new novel from award-winning author Pamela Binnings Ewen, vividly imagines the hidden life of Chanel during the four years of Nazi occupation in Paris in the midst of WWII - as discovered in recently unearthed wartime files.
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A Self Absorbed Woman
- By gille on 28-09-23
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The Queen of Paris
- A Novel of Coco Chanel
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-04-20
- Language: English
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Innocent Traitor
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall321
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Performance291
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Story291
Lady Jane Grey was born into the most dangerous of times. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother for whom she was a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, she lived a life in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. Growing up with the future Queen Elizabeth and her reluctant nemesis, Mary, she soon learned the truth of the values imparted to her by Henry VIII's last Queen, Katherine Parr.
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Truly an outstanding performance
- By Lisa on 01-09-17
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Innocent Traitor
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 22-12-16
- Language: English
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The Ghosts Of Rome
- By: Joseph O'Connor
- Narrated by: Stephen Hogan, Barnaby Edwards, Aoife Duffin, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance105
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Story104
Brought to you by Penguin. February 1944. Six months since Nazi forces occupied Rome. Inside the beleaguered city, the Contessa Giovanna Landini is a member of the band of Escape Line activists known as ‘The Choir’. Their mission is to smuggle refugees to safety and help Allied soldiers, all...
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A gripping and suspenseful book.
- By Helen SJ on 12-03-26
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The Ghosts Of Rome
- Narrated by: Stephen Hogan, Barnaby Edwards, Aoife Duffin, David John, Gertrude Thoma, Laurence Bouvard
- Series: The Rome Escape Line Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 30-01-25
- Language: English
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My Lady Viper
- Tales From the Tudor Court, Book 1
- By: E. Knight
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance57
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Story57
Lady Anne Seymour knows that her family hangs by a thread. If her sister-in-law Jane Seymour cannot give the King a son, she will be executed or set aside, and her family with her. Anne throws herself into the deadly and intoxicating intrigue of the Tudor court, determined to pay any price to see the new queen's marriage succeed and the Seymour family elevated to supreme power. But Anne's machinations will earn her a reputation as a viper, and she must decide if her family's rise is worth the loss of her own soul.
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endless flirtation scenes
- By B Pointer on 16-12-23
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My Lady Viper
- Tales From the Tudor Court, Book 1
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Series: Tales From the Tudor Court, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 19-06-14
- Language: English
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A Song of Courage
- By: Rachel Wesson
- Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance28
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Story28
Connie Fitzwalter never imagined that her passion for music would lead her into a world of danger and intrigue. When her old family friend, Stephen, who works for the foreign office, tells Connie the true scale of the violence against Jewish people in Germany and Austria, she can stand aside no longer. Together, Stephen and Connie devise a daring mission to help families escape the clutches of Nazi persecution. Under their cover as music enthusiasts traveling to high-society concerts in Europe, Connie and her sister Dottie begin by smuggling money and valuables for families over the border.
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Excellent
- By Lynsey B on 06-01-26
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A Song of Courage
- Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 04-07-24
- Language: English
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Six Tudor Queens: Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife
- Six Tudor Queens 6
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall205
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Performance178
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Story178
'This brilliant series has brought Henry VIII's six wives to life as never before. This novel will enthral and inspire, just as much as it will break your heart' TRACY BORMAN 'Katharine Parr deserves better than to be known just as Henry VIII's sixth wife - the one who survived. And there's...
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Wonderful book. Disappointing narration
- By VMC on 27-06-25
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Six Tudor Queens: Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife
- Six Tudor Queens 6
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Series: Six Tudor Queens, Book 6
- Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 13-05-21
- Language: English
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Prater Violet
- By: Christopher Isherwood
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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With one impatient phone call, a young Christopher Isherwood is drawn into the film industry. On the other end of the line is the brilliant yet temperamental Austrian director Friedrich Bergmann. Christopher’s job is to rescue the script of a saccharine love story set in nineteenth-century Vienna, a film called Prater Violet. Meanwhile, in the real Vienna of 1934, the Austrian right crushes a socialist uprising. Bergmann is distraught; his family is in danger in Vienna, while his prophecy of a coming war goes unheeded by his British colleagues.
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Prater Violet
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-02-26
- Language: English
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The Personal Librarian
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance59
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Story59
Over one million copies sold! The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! “Historical fiction at its best!”* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal...
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Loved this book
- By Allie on 29-09-24
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The Personal Librarian
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 29-06-21
- Language: English
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Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas
- Why Mummy, Book 5
- By: Gill Sims
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall132
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Performance127
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Story127
This year Christmas will be PERFECT. This is the year when all dreams come true, carol singers will carol the Wassail would Wass, or possibly Sail, children will frolic, extended family will get on and behave normally and not fall out and just eat the effing mince pies without questioning their organic/ gluten free/ vegan/ fairtrade status. Everyone will be delighted by their thoughtfully chosen presents and not surreptitiously rifle through the wrapping paper looking for the gift receipt, and the dogs will give the impression that Ellen is in charge of them and not the other way around.
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Other books were great
- By Wendy on 22-12-23
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Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas
- Why Mummy, Book 5
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
- Series: Why Mummy, Book 5
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 26-10-23
- Language: English
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Sinners
- By: Elizabeth Fremantle
- Narrated by: Melody Grove
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
Brough to you by Penguin. A young noblewoman accused of murder, awaits execution. Imprisoned in the Corte Savella, she has captured the hearts and sympathy of all Rome. . . This is the true and tragic tale of Beatrice Cenci. Murder most foul or vengeance most just? Helpless victim or resolute...
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A compelling and heart-breaking story, beautifully read.
- By Anthony on 13-07-25
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Sinners
- Narrated by: Melody Grove
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-07-25
- Language: English
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Queenie
- By: Candice Carty-Williams
- Narrated by: Shvorne Marks
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,812
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Performance3,352
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Story3,343
A darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, race and family, Queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way. A disarmingly honest, boldly political and truly inclusive tale that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and acceptance and found something very different in its place.
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Disappointing, had potential
- By Taneshia Deckon on 24-04-20
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Queenie
- Narrated by: Shvorne Marks
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 11-04-19
- Language: English
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Joe Morton, Roxane Gay, Andrew O'Hagan
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance31
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Story31
Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. Johnny is destined to become a preacher like his father, Gabriel, at the Temple of the Fire Baptized, where the church swells with song and it is as if 'the Holy Ghost were riding on the air'. But he feels only scalding hatred for Gabriel, whose fear and fanaticism lead him to abuse his family. Johnny vows that, for him, things will be different. This blazing tale is full of passion and guilt, of secret sinners and prayers singing on the wind.
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Brautifully performed, repetitive chant
- By JR on 09-04-25
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
- Narrated by: Joe Morton, Roxane Gay, Andrew O'Hagan
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-08-24
- Language: English
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The Diary of a Provincial Lady
- Penguin Classics
- By: E.M. Delafield
- Narrated by: Kirsty Besterman
- Length: 22 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance53
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Story55
Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Kirsty Besterman, an experienced TV and theatre actress known for her leading role as Lady Macbeth in the National Theatre Tour, as well as a number of roles with Shakespeare's Globe and the RSC. 'January 22nd - Robert startles me...
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Has a charm!
- By Pamela on 03-09-20
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The Diary of a Provincial Lady
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Kirsty Besterman
- Series: The Provincial Lady, Book 1
- Length: 22 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 26-09-19
- Language: English
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Madame Matisse
- By: Sophie Haydock
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance29
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Story29
Brought to you by Penguin. This is the story of three women - one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the crossfire between her...
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A great and sensitive narration of the history of Henri Matisse and the most important women in his life.
- By Kay N Ireland on 10-08-25
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Madame Matisse
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 06-03-25
- Language: English
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Impostor of Rome
- The First Emperor Series, Book 1
- By: Terry Cloutier
- Narrated by: Scott Fleming
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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For fans of Conn Iggulden, Ben Kane, and Simon Scarrow comes a spellbinding tale of adventure and unshakeable friendship from the author of the bestselling Wolf of Corwick Castle Series. If you liked Hadrack of Corwick, you will love Marcus Agrippa!
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To raise a slave as elite with dangers of discovery and revenge
- By Robin Beattie on 24-03-26
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Impostor of Rome
- The First Emperor Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Scott Fleming
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 27-01-26
- Language: English
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The Heretic Wind
- The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England
- By: Judith Arnopp
- Narrated by: Alex Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance30
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Story29
Adored by her parents and pampered by the court, the infant Princess Mary’s life changes suddenly and drastically when her father’s eye is taken by the enigmatic Anne Boleyn. Mary stands firm against her father’s determination to destroy both her mother’s reputation and the Catholic church. It is a battle that will last throughout both her father’s and her brother’s reign, until she is almost broken by persecution.
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A well-crafted and beautifully narrated novel
- By Nicknacks on 27-01-21
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The Heretic Wind
- The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England
- Narrated by: Alex Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 30-11-20
- Language: English
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Blonde
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Jayne Atkinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Abridged
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Overall90
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Performance72
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Story72
The National Book Award finalist and national bestseller exploring the life and legend of Marilyn Monroe Soon to be a Netflix Film starring Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale and Julianne Nicholson In one of her most ambitious works, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic...
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Abridged
- By Jenny Leask on 11-08-22
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Blonde
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jayne Atkinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 30-09-04
- Language: English
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The Road to Murder: A Tudor Espionage Thriller Packed Full of Intrigue
- Tom Walsingham Mysteries, Book 1
- By: C. P. Giuliani
- Narrated by: William Sky
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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A new spymaster thriller series set during the reign of Elizabeth I! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris, S W Perry and Andrew Taylor. Will Tom Walsingham’s first mission be his last…? England, 1581: Nineteen-year-old Thomas Walsingham is thrilled to be working as a confidential courier, carrying messages between London and Paris for his illustrious cousin, Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham … until everything goes wrong.
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The Road to Murder: A Tudor Espionage Thriller Packed Full of Intrigue
- Tom Walsingham Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: William Sky
- Series: Tom Walsingham Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 11-03-26
- Language: English
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