Bestsellers
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Isola
- A Novel
- By: Allegra Goodman
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Allegra Goodman
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this “lushly painted” (People) historical epic of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam.
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A Common Story Rarely Told
- By Jeanne Crushing It on 02-22-25
By: Allegra Goodman
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The Glassmaker
- A Novel
- By: Tracy Chevalier
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From the bestselling historical novelist comes a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glassmakers from the height of Renaissance-era Italy to present day....
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Fascinating "time-travel" concept
- By Sollidrampen on 07-23-24
By: Tracy Chevalier
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Wolf Hall
- A Novel
- By: Hilary Mantel
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 25 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of 20 years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him....
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Superb narration, but keep a character index at hand
- By Oculus on 12-27-20
By: Hilary Mantel
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The Familiar
- A Novel
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age....
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The performance was superior!
- By anonymous2812 on 04-14-24
By: Leigh Bardugo
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The Marriage Portrait
- A Novel
- By: Maggie O'Farrell
- Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt, Maggie O'Farrell
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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From the author of the breakout New York Times best seller Hamnet—winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award—an electrifying new novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de Medici....
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If You Love Alternate Histories, Get This
- By Jim on 09-26-22
By: Maggie O'Farrell
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The Mirror & the Light
- A Novel
- By: Hilary Mantel
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 38 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors....
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Ben Miles is not as good a reader...
- By EllenP on 03-13-20
By: Hilary Mantel
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Isola
- A Novel
- By: Allegra Goodman
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Allegra Goodman
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this “lushly painted” (People) historical epic of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam.
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A Common Story Rarely Told
- By Jeanne Crushing It on 02-22-25
By: Allegra Goodman
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The Glassmaker
- A Novel
- By: Tracy Chevalier
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From the bestselling historical novelist comes a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glassmakers from the height of Renaissance-era Italy to present day....
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Fascinating "time-travel" concept
- By Sollidrampen on 07-23-24
By: Tracy Chevalier
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Wolf Hall
- A Novel
- By: Hilary Mantel
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 25 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of 20 years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him....
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Superb narration, but keep a character index at hand
- By Oculus on 12-27-20
By: Hilary Mantel
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The Familiar
- A Novel
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age....
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The performance was superior!
- By anonymous2812 on 04-14-24
By: Leigh Bardugo
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The Marriage Portrait
- A Novel
- By: Maggie O'Farrell
- Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt, Maggie O'Farrell
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of the breakout New York Times best seller Hamnet—winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award—an electrifying new novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de Medici....
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If You Love Alternate Histories, Get This
- By Jim on 09-26-22
By: Maggie O'Farrell
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The Mirror & the Light
- A Novel
- By: Hilary Mantel
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 38 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors....
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Ben Miles is not as good a reader...
- By EllenP on 03-13-20
By: Hilary Mantel
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White Queen
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 15 hrs
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Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun....
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Your ambition will be your curse....
- By Theodore on 12-15-12
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Lady of the Rivers
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
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Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight....
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Philippa back on track
- By Bonnie-Ann on 11-26-11
By: Philippa Gregory
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Bring Up the Bodies
- A Novel
- By: Hilary Mantel
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son, and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England....
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Ben is a great narrator
- By J. Mar on 07-22-20
By: Hilary Mantel
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The Other Boleyn Girl
- The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of 14, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry VIII. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family’s ambitious plots as the king’s interest begins to wane....
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Okay
- By #amazoncustomer on 10-20-19
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Other Queen
- A Novel (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels)
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Alex Kingston, Madeleine Leslay
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Fleeing violent rebellions in Scotland, Mary looks to Queen Elizabeth of England for sanctuary. Though promised protection, Mary, perceived as a serious threat to the English crown, is soon imprisoned by her former friend as a “guest” in the house of George Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury....
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My new favorite Phillippa Gregory book!
- By G BARE on 07-11-19
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Red Queen
- A Novel
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her house is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her....
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Good book, unsympathetic heroine
- By Karin on 09-12-10
By: Philippa Gregory
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Three Sisters, Three Queens
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 21 hrs and 9 mins
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As sisters they share an everlasting bond; As queens they can break each other's hearts....
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Wonderful
- By I like to shop on 10-05-16
By: Philippa Gregory
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The White Princess
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
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The newest novel from #1 New York Times best-selling author and "queen of royal fiction" ( USA Today) Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York....
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
- By FanB14 on 08-05-13
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Boleyn Inheritance
- A Novel (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels)
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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After the death of his third wife, Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII of England decides to take a new wife, but this time, not for love. The Boleyn Inheritance follows three women whose lives are forever changed because of the king’s decision....
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Good But With Surprising Historical Inaccuracies
- By lv on 04-04-20
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Players
- By: Minette Walters
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of The Swift and the Harrier comes The Players comes a gripping historical tale of espionage, treason, and surprising alliances set against the backdrop of the Bloody Assizes—the trials that would determine the fate of over one-thousand treasonous rebels.
By: Minette Walters
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Boy
- A Novel
- By: Nicole Galland
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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From critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland comes a vibrant and thought-provoking historical tale of love, political intrigue, and gender-swapping set in the theatre world of Elizabethan London.
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Intelligent, compelling, touching and entertaining
- By Babs on 03-19-25
By: Nicole Galland
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The King's Pleasure
- A Novel of Henry VIII
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of the legendary king Henry VIII and his dramatic and violent reign in this extraordinary historical novel....
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Love this author
- By Amanda on 06-17-23
By: Alison Weir
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The Kingmaker's Daughter
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The Kingmaker's Daughter is the gripping and ultimately tragic story of the daughters of the man known as the "Kingmaker", the most powerful magnate in England through the Cousins' Wars....
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The story is starting to wear thin
- By Dawn M. Irvin on 10-23-13
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Last Tudor
- Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, Book 13
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days. Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead king's half sister, Mary Tudor, who quickly mustered an army....
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Maybe I'm Easily Impressed...
- By Mel on 08-16-17
By: Philippa Gregory
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Wolf Hall
- By: Hilary Mantel
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 24 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life....
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Divorced, beheaded, died...
- By Tim on 09-30-11
By: Hilary Mantel
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Una Habitación Con Una Vista [A Room with a View]
- By: E.M Forster
- Narrated by: Maréa José Briceño Fernández
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Ahora en una traducción lírica al español.Emprende un viaje al corazón de la Toscana y experimenta el encanto de la Italia de principios del siglo XX con la edición en español del clásico atemporal de E.M. Forster, “Una habitación con una vista.”
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Hermosa historia
- By Ron Jackson on 03-18-25
By: E.M Forster
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The Keeper of Lost Art
- A Novel
- By: Laura Morelli
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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During World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family’s Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events.
By: Laura Morelli
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The Mapmaker's Daughter
- By: Clare Marchant
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When thirty-six-year-old Robyn Willoughby discovers a blood-stained Tudor map in her father’s antique map shop, desperate for a distraction from her problems, she decides to investigate. But as Robyn delves into the mystery, she finds herself caught up in a centuries-old secret....
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Enthralling narrative and storyline, wonderfully read!
- By Callie Pinto on 02-10-25
By: Clare Marchant
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The King's Curse
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 24 hrs and 12 mins
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Caught between the old world and the new, Margaret Pole has to find her own way as she carries the knowledge of an old curse on all the Tudors....
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A DISAPPOINTING ENDING TO AN GOOD SERIES
- By The Louligan on 09-14-14
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Constant Princess
- The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Karina Fernandez
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine has been fated her whole life to marry Prince Arthur of England. But tragically, aged only 15, Arthur falls ill and extracts from his 16-year-old bride a deathbed promise to marry his brother, Henry....
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Excellent narration, bad book
- By Amanda on 04-09-19
By: Philippa Gregory
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Boleyn Traitor
- A Novel
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Her words sent two queens to the scaffold. Her secrets shaped a kingdom. But her true story was hidden. Until now.
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Taming of the Queen
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Kateryn Parr, a 30-year-old widow, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him....
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NEEDS EDITING - DESPERATELY!
- By The Louligan on 08-31-15
By: Philippa Gregory
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Earthly Joys
- Tradescant Novels, Book 1
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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John Tradescant’s fame and skill as a gardener are unsurpassed in 17th-century England, but it is his clear-sighted honesty and loyalty that make him an invaluable servant. As an informal confidant of Sir Robert Cecil, adviser to King James I, he witnesses the making of history....
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Sinful man
- By Andy on 10-18-18
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Virgin's Lover
- The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, Book 3
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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A riveting and scandalous love triangle between a young woman on the brink of greatness, a young man whose ambition far exceeds his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them....
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Why doesn’t Bianca Amata narrate all of the books?
- By m.nguyen on 06-15-20
By: Philippa Gregory
New releases
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Boy
- A Novel
- By: Nicole Galland
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexander “Sander” Cooke is the most celebrated “boy player” in the Chamberlain’s Men, William Shakespeare’s theatre company. Indeed, Sander’s androgynous beauty and deft portrayal of female roles have made him the toast of London, and his companionship is sought by noblewomen and -men alike. And yet, now at the height of his fame, he teeters on the cusp of adulthood, his future uncertain. Often, he wishes he could stop time and remain a boy forever.
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Intelligent, compelling, touching and entertaining
- By Babs on 03-19-25
By: Nicole Galland
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The House of Barbary
- By: Isabelle Schuler
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Beatrice Barbary has been raised to believe that while education will set her mind free, there are some questions better left unanswered. But when her father, one of the most powerful men in Bern, is brutally murdered in their own home, she is left reeling, unprotected and vulnerable. Plunging head first into the mysteries surrounding her father and her own upbringing, Beatrice discovers The Order of St. Eve and the violent secrets they have been hiding her entire life.
By: Isabelle Schuler
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Murder Most Foul
- By: Guy Jenkin
- Narrated by: Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London's leading playwright. When Marlowe is stabbed to death in mysterious circumstances, rumours abound—but the one that won’t go away is that Shakespeare did it to remove his greatest rival. Will is determined to clear his name, and teams up with his old flame, Marlowe’s sister Ann, who has plenty of secrets of her own.
By: Guy Jenkin
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A Serpent in the Garden
- William Shakespeare Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Howard Linskey
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1592. Twenty-eight-year-old William Shakespeare is the rising man of English theater. But plague has hit the capital, and the playhouses are to be shut. Livelihoods, and lives, are at stake. Lady Celia Vernon is one of the first to perish but did she really die of plague? Her cousin, the Earl of Southampton, orders Will to discover the truth in a London filled with conspirators, cutthroats, and traitors. The Queen's spymaster, Robert Cecil, suspects the Earl of treason and orders Will to spy on him in return.
By: Howard Linskey
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A Suitable Bride
- The Duke's Alliance, Book 1
- By: Fenella J Miller
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Miss Grace DuPont has no wish to marry. However, her father is determined to gain entrance to the drawing rooms of the ton and believes his wealth and Grace’s beauty will be enough to attract an aristocratic suitor. Lord Bennett Sheldon is the perfect match for Grace - whether the gentleman wants her or not.
By: Fenella J Miller
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La spia della regina
- By: Clare Marchant
- Narrated by: Angela Ricciardi
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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UNA MISSIONE PERICOLOSA. UN TRADIMENTO IMPERDONABILE. UN SEGRETO NASCOSTO NEI MEANDRI DEL TEMPO. 1584. Da poco arrivato in Inghilterra dalla Francia, Tom Lutton, giovane erborista sordomuto, viene ingaggiato come assistente dallo speziale di corte e per una serie di circostanze fortuite entra nelle grazie della sovrana. Donna di acuta intelligenza, Elisabetta I intuisce subito quanto possa rivelarsi utile un domestico che non può parlare né sentire e tuttavia riesce a capire ciò che si dice attorno a lui, e in breve lo trasforma nella sua spia personale.
By: Clare Marchant
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Boy
- A Novel
- By: Nicole Galland
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexander “Sander” Cooke is the most celebrated “boy player” in the Chamberlain’s Men, William Shakespeare’s theatre company. Indeed, Sander’s androgynous beauty and deft portrayal of female roles have made him the toast of London, and his companionship is sought by noblewomen and -men alike. And yet, now at the height of his fame, he teeters on the cusp of adulthood, his future uncertain. Often, he wishes he could stop time and remain a boy forever.
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Intelligent, compelling, touching and entertaining
- By Babs on 03-19-25
By: Nicole Galland
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The House of Barbary
- By: Isabelle Schuler
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Beatrice Barbary has been raised to believe that while education will set her mind free, there are some questions better left unanswered. But when her father, one of the most powerful men in Bern, is brutally murdered in their own home, she is left reeling, unprotected and vulnerable. Plunging head first into the mysteries surrounding her father and her own upbringing, Beatrice discovers The Order of St. Eve and the violent secrets they have been hiding her entire life.
By: Isabelle Schuler
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Murder Most Foul
- By: Guy Jenkin
- Narrated by: Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London's leading playwright. When Marlowe is stabbed to death in mysterious circumstances, rumours abound—but the one that won’t go away is that Shakespeare did it to remove his greatest rival. Will is determined to clear his name, and teams up with his old flame, Marlowe’s sister Ann, who has plenty of secrets of her own.
By: Guy Jenkin
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A Serpent in the Garden
- William Shakespeare Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Howard Linskey
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1592. Twenty-eight-year-old William Shakespeare is the rising man of English theater. But plague has hit the capital, and the playhouses are to be shut. Livelihoods, and lives, are at stake. Lady Celia Vernon is one of the first to perish but did she really die of plague? Her cousin, the Earl of Southampton, orders Will to discover the truth in a London filled with conspirators, cutthroats, and traitors. The Queen's spymaster, Robert Cecil, suspects the Earl of treason and orders Will to spy on him in return.
By: Howard Linskey
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A Suitable Bride
- The Duke's Alliance, Book 1
- By: Fenella J Miller
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Miss Grace DuPont has no wish to marry. However, her father is determined to gain entrance to the drawing rooms of the ton and believes his wealth and Grace’s beauty will be enough to attract an aristocratic suitor. Lord Bennett Sheldon is the perfect match for Grace - whether the gentleman wants her or not.
By: Fenella J Miller
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La spia della regina
- By: Clare Marchant
- Narrated by: Angela Ricciardi
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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UNA MISSIONE PERICOLOSA. UN TRADIMENTO IMPERDONABILE. UN SEGRETO NASCOSTO NEI MEANDRI DEL TEMPO. 1584. Da poco arrivato in Inghilterra dalla Francia, Tom Lutton, giovane erborista sordomuto, viene ingaggiato come assistente dallo speziale di corte e per una serie di circostanze fortuite entra nelle grazie della sovrana. Donna di acuta intelligenza, Elisabetta I intuisce subito quanto possa rivelarsi utile un domestico che non può parlare né sentire e tuttavia riesce a capire ciò che si dice attorno a lui, e in breve lo trasforma nella sua spia personale.
By: Clare Marchant