- Biographical (3,472)
Bestsellers
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The Rose Arbor
- A Novel
- Written by: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment.
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Winter Garden
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist....
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hated this book
- By Julie on 2019-11-02
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The Rose Code
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping WWII story of three code-breakers and the spy they must root out.
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One of the best Audible titles I have listened to!
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-04-22
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The Diamond Eye
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story....
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Another excellent book by Kate Quinn
- By Shelleylynnr on 2022-09-26
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The Swiss Nurse
- Written by: Mario Escobar
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on the true story of an astonishingly brave woman who saved hundreds of mothers and their children during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
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Spellbinding & Heart Wrenching
- By Debbie Seigel on 2023-06-07
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The Nightingale
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France
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Nightingale opened my eyes
- By Trish on 2018-09-13
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The Rose Arbor
- A Novel
- Written by: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment.
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Winter Garden
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist....
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hated this book
- By Julie on 2019-11-02
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The Rose Code
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping WWII story of three code-breakers and the spy they must root out.
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One of the best Audible titles I have listened to!
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-04-22
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The Diamond Eye
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story....
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Another excellent book by Kate Quinn
- By Shelleylynnr on 2022-09-26
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The Swiss Nurse
- Written by: Mario Escobar
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on the true story of an astonishingly brave woman who saved hundreds of mothers and their children during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
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Spellbinding & Heart Wrenching
- By Debbie Seigel on 2023-06-07
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The Nightingale
- Written by: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France
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Nightingale opened my eyes
- By Trish on 2018-09-13
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- A Novel
- Written by: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov - an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity....
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Excellent content w an obvious recording flaw
- By Jody on 2019-06-03
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The Huntress
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans....
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Narrator kills it, decent story
- By E.V. Ritchie on 2019-03-18
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The German Wife
- A Novel
- Written by: Kelly Rimmer
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson, Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say and The Warsaw Orphan returns with a gripping novel inspired by the true story of Operation Paperclip.
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Spellbinding story which incites Empathy
- By Kathleen S on 2022-10-28
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The Phoenix Crown
- A Novel
- Written by: Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Katharine Chin
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn comes a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles....
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Great Novel
- By Gail Nameth on 2024-02-22
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Switchboard Soldiers
- A Novel
- Written by: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I—the women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory....
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History Told
- By Anonymous User on 2024-01-31
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Code Name Hélène
- A Novel
- Written by: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1936, and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca....
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Excellent story
- By Allen Chocorlan on 2020-07-24
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The Air Raid Book Club
- A Novel
- Written by: Annie Lyons
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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From the USA Today bestselling author of The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett comes a heartwarming story of found family, love, and making connections through books set against the bombing of London during WWII....
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I Enjoyed It
- By Tanya on 2023-10-15
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Still Life
- A Novel
- Written by: Sarah Winman
- Narrated by: Sarah Winman
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man....
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Very Beautiful Story
- By Vera on 2022-11-24
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The Booklover's Library
- Written by: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together.
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Fall in love with a book
- By Elaine Stirk on 2024-10-19
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- Written by: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....
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Great insight into the Italian Front
- By Frank on 2018-10-20
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Les équations
- Un vent d'orage, Tome 2
- Written by: Josée Ouimet
- Narrated by: Frédérique Dufort
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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1944. Lasse de se sentir impuissante devant les atrocités de la guerre, Alice décide de passer à l’action : elle déménage à Montréal dans une pension de famille et devient calculatrice au laboratoire de l’Université de Montréal, où travaille déjà son frère Simon.
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Le tatoueur d'Auschwitz
- Written by: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Isabelle Miller
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Sous un ciel de plomb, des prisonniers défilent à l'entrée du camp d'Auschwitz. Bientôt, ils ne seront plus que des numéros tatoués sur...
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Wow!
- By Guillaume on 2018-11-22
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The Prisoner in the Castle
- A Maggie Hope Mystery
- Written by: Susan Elia MacNeal
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A series of baffling murders among a group of imprisoned agents threatens the outcome of World War II in this chilling mystery from the best-selling author of Mr. Churchill’s Secretary. World War II is raging, and former spy Maggie Hope knows too much....
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The Berlin Zookeeper
- An utterly gripping and heart-breaking World War 2 historical novel
- Written by: Anna Stuart
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Two women. One shocking wartime secret. And a family mystery just waiting to be discovered....
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Twists and turns of an Ancestry
- By Ksky on 2024-04-04
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No Graves as Yet
- World War I, Book 1
- Written by: Anne Perry
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Cambridge professor Joseph Reavley is summoned to learn that his parents have died in an automobile crash. Joseph’s brother, Matthew, as officer in the Intelligence Service, reveals that their father had been en route to London to turn over to him a mysterious secret document....
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La sage-femme d'Auschwitz
- Written by: Anna Stuart, Maryline Beury
- Narrated by: Cristelle Ledroit
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Au cœur de l'enfer, une femme se bat pour l'espoir. "Rappelle-toi: notre seule arme, c'est de rester en vie, et pour rester en vie, nous devons aimer, nous...
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La chute des géants
- Le siècle 1
- Written by: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Vincent Violette
- Length: 37 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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En 1911, les grandes puissances vivent leurs derniers instants d'insouciance. Bientôt la guerre va déferler sur le monde...
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Bonne histoire
- By Trooper10211 on 2018-01-01
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Le Barman du Ritz
- Written by: Philippe Collin
- Narrated by: Florian Wormser
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Juin 1940. Les Allemands entrent dans Paris. Partout, le couvre-feu est de rigueur, sauf au grand hôtel Ritz. Avides de découvrir l’art de vivre à la...
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The School for German Brides
- A Novel of World War II
- Written by: Aimie K. Runyan
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In this intriguing historical novel, a young woman who is sent to a horrific “bride school” to be molded into the perfect Nazi wife finds her life forever intertwined with a young Jewish woman about to give birth....
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interesting book
- By Jessica on 2024-09-28
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The Lies We Leave Behind
- Written by: Noelle Salazar
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Patrick Zeller
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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For fans of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams, this sweeping story follows a fearless nurse who must leave love behind when duty calls her back to the front.
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The Book of Lost Names
- Written by: Kristin Harmel
- Narrated by: Madeleine Maby
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Lina Meisel, a retired librarian in Florida, is reading the newspaper one morning when she freezes. Her eyes lock on a photograph of a book she hasn’t seen in 65 years - a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names....
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struggled to finish
- By Ellen B on 2020-07-28
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Mr. Churchill's Secretary
- A Maggie Hope Mystery
- Written by: Susan Elia MacNeal
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In this daring debut, Susan Elia MacNeal blends meticulous research on the era, psychological insight into Winston Churchill, and the creation of a riveting main character, Maggie Hope, into a spectacularly crafted novel....
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great book
- By Mike Flannigan on 2024-06-06
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The Gift of Rain
- Written by: Tan Twan Eng
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin, Luke Thompson
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits....
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Deeply moving story, superb writing
- By Helen Hayward on 2023-09-14
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The Maniac
- Written by: Benjamin Labatut
- Narrated by: Gergo Danka, Eva Magyar
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of contemporary literature’s most exciting new voices, a haunting story centered on the Hungarian polymath John von Neumann, tracing the impact of his singular legacy on the dreams and nightmares of the twentieth century and the nascent age of AI....
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Fascinating story
- By GBeltgens on 2024-08-06
New Releases
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La sage-femme d'Auschwitz
- Written by: Anna Stuart, Maryline Beury
- Narrated by: Cristelle Ledroit
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Au cœur de l'enfer, une femme se bat pour l'espoir. "Rappelle-toi: notre seule arme, c'est de rester en vie, et pour rester en vie, nous devons aimer, nous devons donner, et, malheureusement, nous devons souffrir." Lorsqu'elle arrive à Auschwitz, sous un ciel bas et gris, Ana est persuadée qu'elle ne survivra pas à l'enfer du camp. Mais elle possède une compétence que les nazis recherchent : elle est sage-femme. Son travail sera de donner naissance aux enfants des autres prisonnières.
Written by: Anna Stuart, and others
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Precipizio
- Written by: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Francesco De Marco
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Londra, estate 1914. Mentre l'Europa si avvicina inesorabilmente alla Prima guerra mondiale, Venetia Stanley, un'affascinante giovane donna dell'alta società londinese, intrattiene un fitto carteggio con il primo ministro Herbert Asquith, un uomo sposato con più del doppio dei suoi anni. Venetia è la sua amante clandestina, la sua unica confidente sulle questioni di Stato e, nelle appassionate lettere che i due innamorati si scambiano quasi quotidianamente, Asquith la mette al corrente di informazioni confidenziali sul futuro dell'Europa e di telegrammi diplomatici di estrema riservatezza.
Written by: Robert Harris
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The Liberty Scarf
- A Story of Three Women, One War, and a Scarf That Binds Them Together
- Written by: Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, Rachel McMillan
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon, Gary Furlong, Caroline Hewitt, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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From acclaimed authors Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan comes an evocative, three-part novel about a thread of connection during World War I--a single scarf that links three extraordinary women, each battling societal expectations, enduring the devastations of war, and striving for personal growth amidst the chaos.
Written by: Aimie K. Runyan, and others
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The Stolen Sisters
- Written by: Ann Bennett
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Poland, 1944 When twelve-year-old Martha and her little sister Johanna are snatched while out shopping for food and pushed into an army truck with a swastika on the door, they are heartbroken. Terrified they will never see their mother again, the little girls cling to each other as the truck full of stolen children rumbles through the countryside.
Written by: Ann Bennett
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The French Winemaker’s Daughter
- A Novel
- Written by: Loretta Ellsworth
- Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlotte, a commercial airline pilot, attends an auction with her boyfriend Henri at Hotel Drouot, now the oldest auction house in Paris. Successfully bidding on a box of wine saved from the German occupation during the Second World War, Henri gives Charlotte a seemingly inferior bottle he finds inside the box. Cleaning the label, Charlotte makes a shocking discovery that sends her on a quest to find the origins of this unusual—and very valuable—bottle of wine, a quest that will take her back fifty years into the past.
Written by: Loretta Ellsworth
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The Rest Is Memory
- Written by: Lily Tuck
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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First glimpsed riding on the back of a boy’s motorcycle, fourteen-year-old Czeslawa comes to life in this mesmerizing novel by Lily Tuck, who imagines her upbringing in a small Polish village before her world imploded in late 1942. Stripped of her modest belongings, shorn, and tattooed number 26947 on arriving at Auschwitz, Czeslawa is then photographed. Three months later, she is dead. How did this happen to an ordinary Polish citizen? This is the question that Tuck grapples with in this haunting novel.
Written by: Lily Tuck
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La sage-femme d'Auschwitz
- Written by: Anna Stuart, Maryline Beury
- Narrated by: Cristelle Ledroit
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Au cœur de l'enfer, une femme se bat pour l'espoir. "Rappelle-toi: notre seule arme, c'est de rester en vie, et pour rester en vie, nous devons aimer, nous devons donner, et, malheureusement, nous devons souffrir." Lorsqu'elle arrive à Auschwitz, sous un ciel bas et gris, Ana est persuadée qu'elle ne survivra pas à l'enfer du camp. Mais elle possède une compétence que les nazis recherchent : elle est sage-femme. Son travail sera de donner naissance aux enfants des autres prisonnières.
Written by: Anna Stuart, and others
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Precipizio
- Written by: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Francesco De Marco
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Londra, estate 1914. Mentre l'Europa si avvicina inesorabilmente alla Prima guerra mondiale, Venetia Stanley, un'affascinante giovane donna dell'alta società londinese, intrattiene un fitto carteggio con il primo ministro Herbert Asquith, un uomo sposato con più del doppio dei suoi anni. Venetia è la sua amante clandestina, la sua unica confidente sulle questioni di Stato e, nelle appassionate lettere che i due innamorati si scambiano quasi quotidianamente, Asquith la mette al corrente di informazioni confidenziali sul futuro dell'Europa e di telegrammi diplomatici di estrema riservatezza.
Written by: Robert Harris
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The Liberty Scarf
- A Story of Three Women, One War, and a Scarf That Binds Them Together
- Written by: Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, Rachel McMillan
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon, Gary Furlong, Caroline Hewitt, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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From acclaimed authors Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan comes an evocative, three-part novel about a thread of connection during World War I--a single scarf that links three extraordinary women, each battling societal expectations, enduring the devastations of war, and striving for personal growth amidst the chaos.
Written by: Aimie K. Runyan, and others
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The Stolen Sisters
- Written by: Ann Bennett
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Poland, 1944 When twelve-year-old Martha and her little sister Johanna are snatched while out shopping for food and pushed into an army truck with a swastika on the door, they are heartbroken. Terrified they will never see their mother again, the little girls cling to each other as the truck full of stolen children rumbles through the countryside.
Written by: Ann Bennett
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The French Winemaker’s Daughter
- A Novel
- Written by: Loretta Ellsworth
- Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlotte, a commercial airline pilot, attends an auction with her boyfriend Henri at Hotel Drouot, now the oldest auction house in Paris. Successfully bidding on a box of wine saved from the German occupation during the Second World War, Henri gives Charlotte a seemingly inferior bottle he finds inside the box. Cleaning the label, Charlotte makes a shocking discovery that sends her on a quest to find the origins of this unusual—and very valuable—bottle of wine, a quest that will take her back fifty years into the past.
Written by: Loretta Ellsworth
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The Rest Is Memory
- Written by: Lily Tuck
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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First glimpsed riding on the back of a boy’s motorcycle, fourteen-year-old Czeslawa comes to life in this mesmerizing novel by Lily Tuck, who imagines her upbringing in a small Polish village before her world imploded in late 1942. Stripped of her modest belongings, shorn, and tattooed number 26947 on arriving at Auschwitz, Czeslawa is then photographed. Three months later, she is dead. How did this happen to an ordinary Polish citizen? This is the question that Tuck grapples with in this haunting novel.
Written by: Lily Tuck
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The Last Letters from Villa Clara
- Written by: Sarah Steele
- Narrated by: Rebecca Norfolk
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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1938. In the turmoil of pre-war Italy, a painting is stowed in the false bottom of a suitcase, ready to be carried across the border. But as the train draws to a violent halt and armed officers lead the passengers onto the platform, the suitcase is taken and the painting never seen again. 1963. London is on the cusp of change in the swinging 60s. Nightclubs and exclusive parties are in their heyday. But when a lowly boarding-house mistress attempts to take on the establishment, and is accused of spying for the Russians, she can save only one thing - her reputation, or the love of her life.
Written by: Sarah Steele
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Mutige Herzen unterm Hakenkreuz [Brave Hearts Under the Swastika]
- Rosenstrassen-Saga
- Written by: Marion Kummerow, Tora von Collani - translator
- Narrated by: Funda Vanroy
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Berlin 1943. Nachdem es den vielen mutigen Frauen in der Rosenstraße gelungen ist, ihre jüdischen Verwandten, vor der Deportation in die Lager zu bewahren, trifft David eine mutige Entscheidung: Nach seiner Freilassung will er nicht länger tatenlos zusehen, wie die Nazis seine Freunde ermorden. An der Seite seiner Freundin Roxi, beschließt er, in den Widerstand zu gehen. Unter Lebensgefahr helfen sie anderen Verfolgten und schließen sich einem geheimen Untergrundnetzwerk an.
Written by: Marion Kummerow, and others
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Daughter of Hong Kong
- Written by: Siobhan Daiko
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Chan
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Spring 1939 - Dashing young William Burton and the beautiful Constance Han set sail from London on the same ocean liner to Hong Kong. Connie is intrigued by Will’s talent for writing poetry, and as romance blossoms she offers to give him Cantonese lessons to help him with his new job — a cadet in the colonial service. But once in Hong Kong, Connie is constrained by filial duty towards her Eurasian parents, and their wish for her to marry someone from her own background.
Written by: Siobhan Daiko
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Victoria
- Written by: Paloma Sánchez-Garnica
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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Se enfrentaron al horror y lucharon contra la injusticia. Pero nada reconcilia más que el amor. Recién terminada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en un Berlín arrasado y sin futuro aparente, Victoria sobrevive cantando cada noche en el club Kassandra. Pese a tener una mente prodigiosa, capaz de crear un poderoso sistema de cifrado de mensajes, su hija Hedy y su hermana Rebecca dependen de ese mísero sueldo para sobrevivir. Un chantaje sin escrúpulos por parte de los rusos obligará a Victoria a viajar sola a Estados Unidos, donde, sin embargo, disfrutará del amor incondicional del capitán Norton.
Written by: Paloma Sánchez-Garnica
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Roja, Puta y Gaditana [Red, Whore and Gaditana]
- Written by: Rafael M. Pastrana
- Narrated by: Paris Roa
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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En el último carnaval de la Segunda República, Fidel Ruiz, el chirigotero más admirado de la tacita de plata, se alza con el primer premio en el concurso de agrupaciones. Nadie sospecha que detrás de su exquisito talento se encuentra María, su asistenta. Para continuar alcanzando la gloria carnavalera, el arrogante y maquiavélico señorito no dudará en manipularla y sacar tajada del amor incondicional que ella le profesa.
Written by: Rafael M. Pastrana
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The Bishop's Villa
- Written by: Sacha Naspini, Clarissa Botsford - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Brusasco
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Le Case is a village far from everything. Seen from there, even the war looks different—mostly waiting, prayers, poverty. As a fierce winter looms, an order is issued to arrest all Jews and detain them in the bishop's villa, awaiting deportation. René is the town's shoemaker. Everyone calls him Settebello, “lucky seven,” a nickname he got at a young age after losing three fingers on a lathe. Now he's fifty years old. Shy, solitary, taciturn. No family or acquaintances—except for Anna, a lifelong friend who could have been something more.
Written by: Sacha Naspini, and others
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Durchbruch bei Stalingrad
- Written by: Heinrich Gerlach
- Narrated by: Bodo Henkel
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
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Heinrich Gerlachs großer Antikriegsroman: Direkt nach der Schlacht um Stalingrad im sowjetischen Kriegsgefangenenlager geschrieben, durch verschiedene Arbeitslager gerettet, aber letztendlich vom russischen Geheimdienst konfisziert - jetzt nach fast 70 Jahren erstmals im Original veröffentlicht. Dieses Buch ist ein Roman. Dennoch ist in diesem Buch nichts erfunden. Alles, was die Romanhandlung an Begebenheiten schildert, war irgendwann und irgendwo auf den Schneefeldern vor Stalingrad und in den Trümmern der Stadt einmal Wirklichkeit.
Written by: Heinrich Gerlach
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Unscharf
- Written by: Cornelia Lotter
- Narrated by: Tatjana Trommershäuser
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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Wie ist es, wenn man sich am Ende seines Lebens fragen muss, ob man wirklich so objektiv über das Weltgeschehen berichtet hat, wie man bisher glaubte? Kann eine Kamera lügen? Gibt es eine Sicht der Sieger, die so anders ist, als die der Besiegten? Die amerikanische Kriegsreporterin Maggie ist mit ihren Kameras überall dort, wo gerade Geschichte geschrieben wird. Sie fotografiert die fallenden Bomben der Deutschen auf Moskau, die Leichenberge im KZ Buchenwald, die Familien der Selbstmörder im Rathaus in Leipzig. Maggie überfliegt die zerstörten deutschen Städte im Auftrag der U.S.
Written by: Cornelia Lotter
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A Light in the Jungle
- Written by: John F. Schork
- Narrated by: Philip Church
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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A young Marine finds high adventure and higher peril in the jungles of Borneo during World War II. Sent to disrupt Japanese operations on the island, Lieutenant Rob Parker must contend with the hostility of the deep jungle while building an uneasy alliance with a band of vigilant natives. Together, Parker and his multinational platoon of soldiers, tribesmen, and mercenaries wage a guerrilla campaign against the occupying forces and ultimately, wrestle with the chaos and tragedy of war.
Written by: John F. Schork
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Flüchtlingskind
- Ein Junge zwischen zwei Müttern
- Written by: Marion Kummerow
- Narrated by: Ulrike Hallas
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Im eisigen Winter 1945, als das Deutsche Reich kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch steht, flieht Emma mit ihren beiden Kindern vor der Roten Armee in den Westen. Doch der kleine Jakob wird auf der Flucht krank und seine einzige Rettung ist ein Krankenhaus. Kaum hat Emma ihren geliebten Sohn einer Krankenschwester anvertraut, werden sie von den sowjetischen Truppen eingeholt und die dramatische Schlacht um Posen beginnt. Emma muss eine herzzerreißende Entscheidung treffen: Soll sie weiter nach Ihrem verschwundenen Sohn suchen oder ihre Tochter in Sicherheit bringen.
Written by: Marion Kummerow
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The Artist's Daughter
- Written by: Catherine Law
- Narrated by: Mia McCallum
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Brought up in Cornwall by her grandparents, Aster thinks often of her parents, who were taken from her at a tragically early age. The only thing she has to remember her mother by is her Flower Book, a journal of pressed flowers that charts Violet’s life and dreams – and keeps all her secrets...On her 21st birthday, Aster receives devastating news that turns everything she knew about herself upside down. Will she finally discover what really happened to her parents?
Written by: Catherine Law
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Stalingrado
- Written by: Vasilij Grossman
- Narrated by: Tommaso Ragno, Iaia Forte, Paolo Pierobon
- Length: 42 hrs and 14 mins
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Quando Pëtr Vavilov, un giorno del 1942, vede la giovane postina attraversare la strada con un foglio in mano, puntando dritto verso casa sua, sente una stretta al cuore. Sa che l’esercito sta richiamando i riservisti. È il fiume della Storia, che sta per esondare e che travolgerà tutto e tutti: lui, Vavilov, la sua famiglia, e la famiglia degli Šapošnikov – raccolta in un appartamento a Stalingrado per quella che potrebbe essere la loro "ultima riunione" –, e gli altri indimenticabili personaggi di questo romanzo sconfinato, dove si respira l’aria delle grandi epopee.
Written by: Vasilij Grossman
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Resan till Idle Hour
- Amerikaserien 1
- Written by: Ellen Vahr
- Narrated by: Gunilla Leining
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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"För läsare som tycker om att läsa om kvinnoöden, liknande Ruth Kvarnström-Jones serie Stockholms pärlor." BtjFörsta världskriget rasar i Europa och bagarfamiljen Thoresen i Kristiania har ont om mjöl. En dag kommer en inbjudan från de två fastrarna i Amerika till äldsta dottern Thea. Hon kan hjälpa familjen ekonomiskt om hon tar ett jobb för den rika familjen Vanderbilt i Amerika. Säger hon ja måste hon säga farväl till sin pojkvän Hans, som pratar om att förlova sig.Thea reser över Atlanten till ett liv hon inte hade kunnat föreställa sig.
Written by: Ellen Vahr
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Im Sonderauftrag vor Stalingrad: Einsatz von Einzelkämpfern [On a Special Mission Before Stalingrad: Use of Lone Fighters]
- Written by: Ron Pauder
- Narrated by: Sebastian Bremer
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Um die Verbindung zu der in Stalingrad eingekesselten 6. Armee sichern, startete General von Manstein am 21. November 1942 das Unternehmen „Wintergewitter“. Doch etwa 50 Kilometer vor der Stalingrader Front gab es Hindernisse. Um das Unternehmen weiterführen zu können, sollten Einzelkämpfer die Bedingungen für den weiteren Vormarsch erkunden! Sie wurden im Hinterland des Feindes nachts über der Wolganiederung abgesetzt. Der Inhalt des Romanes beruht auf Informationen die ein inzwischen 90-jähriger Fallschirmjäger geben konnte. Der Mut dieser Männer ist somit keine Legende!
Written by: Ron Pauder
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Kampf um U-110 [Kampf One U-110]
- Spezialkommando zur Sicherung der ENIGMA [Special Command to Secure the ENIGMA]
- Written by: Ron Pauder
- Narrated by: Sebastian Bremer
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Am 9. Mai 1941 kaperte die Royal Navy im Nordatlantik das deutsche U-Boot U-110 und sicherte sich dabei eine Enigma-Maschine, deren Chiffrierschlüssel und Codebücher. Die Briten konnten somit den gesamten Funkverkehr zwischen Dönitz und seinen U-Booten mitlesen. Der einzige Vorteil der Deutschen Kriegsmarine war jedoch, dass die Briten im Anfangsstadium noch sehr viele Stunden für die Entschlüsselung nur eines einzigen Funkspruches brauchten.
Written by: Ron Pauder
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El soldado desafinado
- Written by: Gilles Marchand, Lydia Vázquez - traductor
- Narrated by: Francesc Góngora
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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En el París de los años veinte, un veterano recibe la misión de encontrar a un soldado desaparecido durante la Gran Guerra. En busca de Émile, se adentra en los campos de batalla, ahora fríos, e interroga a testigos que solo quieren olvidar. Pero en ese caleidoscopio de relatos de dolor y sangre emerge una increíble historia de amor en medio del infierno. A medida que su rastreo avanza, sobre toda Europa comienzan a soplar nuevos vientos de guerra y nuestro héroe se aferra a esta misión desesperada, única luz en un mundo que se hunde en las tinieblas.
Written by: Gilles Marchand, and others
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Kate's War
- A Novel
- Written by: Linda Stewart Henley
- Narrated by: Emma Heap
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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Twenty-year-old Kate is ready to leave behind her small London suburb and chase her dream of becoming a singer. But when Britain declares war on Germany, Kate’s future is suddenly uncertain. Her ambitions are put on hold as she faces the threats of bombing raids and the possibility of invasion. Living in a time of fear and uncertainty, Kate struggles to find balance in her life—particularly as a speech disability hinders her singing career and a failed romance adds to her emotional burden.
Written by: Linda Stewart Henley
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A Time for Defiance
- Written by: James D. Shipman
- Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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May 1940: In the months since the war in Europe began, nineteen-year-old Aafke Cruyssen and her family have tried to carry on as normal—running their modest grocery store in Eindhoven, hoping that Germany will leave Holland alone as it did during the Great War. But this time, Holland will not be spared. The invasion comes, swift and merciless, and Dutch forces are easily overpowered. Aafke's one glimpse of humanity comes from a young German corporal who intervenes when a gang of looters tries to rob her family's shop.
Written by: James D. Shipman