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The Viennese Dressmaker
- A Haunting Story of Wartime Vienna
- By: Kathryn Gauci
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance30
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Vienna 1938: Austria’s leading couturier, Christina Lehmann, sits at the pinnacle of Viennese society. Her lover, the renowned painter Max Hauser, is at the height of his career. But Max harbors a secret, and it is only a matter of time before the Gestapo finds out. The situation takes a dramatic turn on Kristallnacht, when the pogrom against the Austrian Jews escalates and one of Christina’s Jewish seamstresses is brutally murdered.
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An easy listen
- By Christineb on 28-06-22
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The Viennese Dressmaker
- A Haunting Story of Wartime Vienna
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 21-06-22
- Language: English
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Hold Strong
- A Novel
- By: Robert Dugoni, Jeff Langholz, Chris Crabtree
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance24
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Sam Carlson is a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, where fantasies unspool in glorious black and white—for him and for his sweetheart, college-bound math whiz Sarah Haber. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Sam is sent to the Philippines and captured as a POW. Brutalized but unbroken by the Bataan Death March and POW camps, Sam is one of eighteen hundred starved and weakened prisoners herded into the cargo hold of a barbaric hell ship called the Arisan Maru, his survival doubtful.
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Resilience of people in difficult life situations
- By lizzie on 11-05-26
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Hold Strong
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 28-01-25
- Language: English
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Chatterton Square
- By: E. H. Young
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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'You don’t mean you're going to divorce him?' Miss Spanner said with horror. A sophisticated, emotive novel, Chatterton Square concerns the complex web of relationships between two neighbouring families, the Blacketts and the Frasers. Framed by the advance of the Second World War, the subtle mechanics of marriage and love are laid bare through the observation of three of the marital options open to the mid-century woman: unmarried, separated, miserably married.
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A rare treat to hear an E H Young novel!
- By Moray Hospitality on 10-08-22
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Chatterton Square
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Series: British Library Women Writers
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 01-08-21
- Language: English
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The Underground Library
- A Heartwarming and Inspiring Historical Fiction Book Based on a True Story
- By: Jennifer Ryan
- Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance14
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Read by Fenella Woolgar, known for her role as Sister Hilda in BBC series Call the Midwife. Three women united by their love of books. One library that has the power to change lives, even in wartime . . . When Juliet begins work ats Bethnal Green Library, she discovers it is far from the...
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Amazing and educational.
- By SUSAN on 04-04-24
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The Underground Library
- A Heartwarming and Inspiring Historical Fiction Book Based on a True Story
- Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-03-24
- Language: English
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SS General
- By: Sven Hassel
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall58
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Performance54
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Story53
It is freezing 38 degrees. Stalingrad, the winter of 1942-1943. A chilling wind sweeps over the plains, slinging ice crystals into our faces. We are marching past thousands of frozen bodies. The SS-general is marching in front of the convoy, silently and withdrawn. He is angry. We realized that a while back. A fanatic who wishes to die in battle. And the SS-general wants to take as many to die with him as possible. "MOVING STUDY IN THE STALINGRAD CAMPAIGN...
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Worst narration I have ever suffered through!
- By Greg Hale on 11-02-20
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SS General
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 19-12-19
- Language: English
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The Blitz Girls
- Blitz Girls, Book 1
- By: Johanna Bell
- Narrated by: Sarah Durham
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance12
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Story12
August, 1940. The war is raging in Europe, but on the home front conflict still seems far away. Dot, living with her mother-in-law and dreading the day that her thuggish husband comes home on leave, is fighting her own battle to contribute to the war effort. Peggy has found confidence as an Air Raid Precaution Warden, despite the jeers of the men she works with - but beneath her pluck she fears for her close-knit family, scattered by the war. And glamorous Vivian, the former debutante, is running away from her own heart and into danger as a volunteer ambulance driver.
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Don’t bother with this one
- By April May on 25-08-23
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The Blitz Girls
- Blitz Girls, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sarah Durham
- Series: Blitz Girls, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 06-04-23
- Language: English
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Secrets of the Railway Girls
- By: Maisie Thomas
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance30
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Story30
Brought to you by Penguin. The second novel in the uplifting railway girls series that shows just how important friendship and love is in a time of uncertainty and change. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell. Manchester, November 1940 As the war continues and secrets threaten the railway girls...
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great book
- By Jackie Jackson on 07-07-21
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Secrets of the Railway Girls
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Series: The Railway Girls, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 17-09-20
- Language: English
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London Calling
- Lavender Road, Book 4
- By: Helen Carey
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall90
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Performance80
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Story80
It will take more than Hitler's Luftwaffe to break the spirit of the residents of Lavender Road. If courage, resilience and a shared sense of humour could win wars, the conflict would already be over. It's not all harmony, though. Nurse Molly Coogan and would-be actress Jen Carter certainly don't see eye to eye. Molly, despite hating the strict discipline of wartime hospital life, is unimpressed by flighty Jen's prima donna ways.
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love it
- By lou on 13-03-20
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London Calling
- Lavender Road, Book 4
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Lavender Road, Book 4
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 07-02-20
- Language: English
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Blood of Honour
- A Jack Tanner Adventure
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Michael Tudor Barnes
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance97
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Story98
Readers of Robert Harris, Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett will love this all-action, blood-pumping wartime thriller from bestselling author and historian James Holland. Full of wholly convincing battles scenes and expert characterisation, as well as a compelling, high-octane storyline, this is...
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A book that fails to deliver
- By Quincy on 31-03-16
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Blood of Honour
- A Jack Tanner Adventure
- Narrated by: Michael Tudor Barnes
- Series: Jack Tanner, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 21-12-12
- Language: English
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The Railway Girls
- The Railway Girls, Book 1
- By: Maisie Thomas
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance46
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Story46
In February, 1922, at the western-most entrance to Victoria Station in Manchester, a massive plaque was unveiled. Beneath a vast tiled map showing the lines of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway network, a series of seven bronze panels recorded the names of the men of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War - a total of 1,460 names. In March, 1940, a group of women of varying ages and backgrounds stands in front of the memorial, ready to do its bit in this new World War....
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Enjoyed this book
- By Sandra Chapman on 25-04-21
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The Railway Girls
- The Railway Girls, Book 1
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Series: The Railway Girls, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 28-05-20
- Language: English
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The Great Western Railway Girls
- The Great Western Railway Girls, Book 1
- By: Jane Lark
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
When war is declared, Lily sees an opportunity to escape her domineering father: she will join the Great Western Railway factory to win her financial independence and move out of home. Maggie doesn’t want to simply follow in her sisters’ footsteps and work in the laundries at the GWR. So, when the chance comes to volunteer for men’s work in the machine shop, she’s the first to raise her hand. Catherine, a clerk in the GWR office, has been helping with London’s evacuation efforts, organising trains to move children out of the city.
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Interesting characters
- By Alison Ferris on 12-12-25
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The Great Western Railway Girls
- The Great Western Railway Girls, Book 1
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Series: The Great Western Railway Girls, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 24-02-25
- Language: English
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The Secretary
- By: Catherine Hokin
- Narrated by: Stephanie Lane
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance18
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Story18
The Tower House. Down a secluded path, hidden by overgrown vines, the crumbling villa echoes with memories. Of the family who laughed and sang there, until the Nazis tore them from their home. And of the next woman to walk its empty rooms, whose courage in the face of evil could alter the course of history.
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Wonderful story
- By Lancslass on 13-06-21
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The Secretary
- Narrated by: Stephanie Lane
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 24-05-21
- Language: English
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The Pianist's Wife
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance14
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Story14
Berlin, 1944: Amira and Gisele have been best friends since they were children, and now Gisele is the only person who knows Amira’s secret. A secret that puts her and everyone she loves in unimaginable danger amid the daily horror and violence of Nazi Germany. With the threat of exposure drawing closer, Gisele’s suggestion that Amira marries her friend Fred, a famous pianist, might just be the lifeline she needs to keep them both safe. Because Fred has secrets too.
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Good story
- By VBeever on 01-05-26
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The Pianist's Wife
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-02-25
- Language: English
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Secrets of the Homefront Girls
- By: Kate Thompson
- Narrated by: Gina Murray
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance43
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Story44
A new series from bestselling author Kate Thompson. 'Kate Thompson's wartime novels always strike a chord and Secrets of the Homefront Girls is no exception. You can almost smell the Yardley violets drifting over the factory as the girls live lives complicated by the trials and tribulations of...
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Oh dear.
- By Judi in Disguise... on 19-08-20
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Secrets of the Homefront Girls
- Narrated by: Gina Murray
- Series: Secrets of the Homefront Girls, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 25-07-19
- Language: English
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall265
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Performance253
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Story254
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. Peace is on the horizon, but will their wishes and dreams win through and bring them a happy ever after?
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brilliant
- By SamDH on 08-12-22
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Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls
- The Tobacco Girls, Book 5
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Series: Tobacco Girls, Book 5
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-08-22
- Language: English
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Crooked Heart
- ‘My book of the year’ Jojo Moyes
- By: Lissa Evans
- Narrated by: Lucy Briers
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance73
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Brought to you by Penguin. Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, 2015 When Noel Bostock - aged ten, no family - is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he winds up in St Albans with Vera Sedge - thiry-six, drowning in debts. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous...
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Wonderful
- By aidan murphy on 15-02-21
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Crooked Heart
- ‘My book of the year’ Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Lucy Briers
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 15-10-20
- Language: English
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Jackals’ Revenge
- By: Iain Gale
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Overall59
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Performance47
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Peter Lamb and his men are halted in their retreat to England and forced to join British forces holding the pass at Thermopylae. But their tough experiences in France have not prepared The Jackals for the savage hand-to-hand fighting in the mountains. Lamb’s limited knowledge of command leaves him unsure about how to organise the New Zealand and Greek partisan soldiers who are added to his troop. When they land in Crete, Lamb becomes suspicious of some of the civilians who, on fleeing Greece, have taken cover with the Jackals.
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Silly story,unbelievable .
- By Marc on 16-07-14
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Jackals’ Revenge
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 15-03-12
- Language: English
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The Aftermath
- Now A Major Film Starring Keira Knightley
- By: Rhidian Brook
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Overall152
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Performance129
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A superbly controlled emotional thriller of passion, betrayal and conscience, set in post-War Germany, soon to be made into a major film. Hamburg, 1946. Thousands remain displaced in what is now the British Occupied Zone. Charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the...
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Did not live up to my expectations
- By catsatcastle on 31-10-15
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The Aftermath
- Now A Major Film Starring Keira Knightley
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-05-13
- Language: English
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The Lost Children
- By: Shirley Dickson
- Narrated by: Rosie Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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Overall110
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Performance104
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Story102
England, 1943: Home is no longer safe for eight-year-old twins Molly and Jacob. Night after night, wailing bombs and screeching planes skim the rooftops overhead. They cradle each other, shivering in terror, not knowing if they'll live to see dawn. Their mother, Martha, has no choice but to evacuate them to the safety of the countryside. At the train station, Martha bites back tears as she says good-bye to her precious children. Knowing she might never see them again, she gives Jacob a letter, pressing the envelope into his hands and telling him to only read it if they are in danger.
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Narrated
- By bookworm on 10-11-20
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The Lost Children
- Narrated by: Rosie Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 30-09-20
- Language: English
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The Girl from the Island
- By: Lorna Cook
- Narrated by: Charlotte Newton John
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance50
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1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep. 2016: Two generations later, Lucy returns to Guernsey after the death of a distant cousin. As she prepares the old family house for sale, Lucy discovers a box of handwritten notes, one word standing out: resistance. Lucy’s search for the author will uncover the story of a forgotten sister who vanished from the island one night, never to be seen again.
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Captivating and Heartbreaking
- By Audible Enthusiast on 13-04-24
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The Girl from the Island
- Narrated by: Charlotte Newton John
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 01-04-21
- Language: English
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