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Title: Lizzie's Daughters

Subtitle: Workshop Girls, Book 3

Author: Rosie Clarke

Narrator: Juliette Burton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-17-17

Publisher: Rosa Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Lizzie adores her beautiful and clever daughters and will do anything for them. Betty, the elder, is headstrong like Lizzie's first husband whilst Francie is talented and easily influenced.

When Betty runs away after an argument with Sebastian, heartbreak and worry descend on the family.

Sebastian is plunged into a dangerous overseas mission using his old contacts to track Betty to Paris and to the lair of the rogue who seduced her.

Critic Reviews:

"Beautifully written and a thoroughly enjoyable read." (Goodreads)

Members Reviews:

Lizzie's Daughters

Really enjoyed the story. Beautifully narrated by Juliette Burton. I like stories that continue from book to book. I'm hoping that there will be another, maybe Lizzie's Son?

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Title: The True Soldier

Subtitle: Jack Lark 6

Author: Paul Fraser Collard

Narrator: Dudley Hinton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-17

Publisher: Headline

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In The True Soldier by Paul Fraser Collard, roguish hero Jack Lark - dubbed 'Sharpe meets the Talented Mr Ripley' - travels to America to reinvent himself as the American Civil War looms.... A must-listen for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.

'This ain't the kind of war you are used to. It's brother against brother, countryman against countryman.'

April 1861. Jack Lark arrives in Boston as civil war storms across America. A hardened soldier, Jack has always gone where he was ordered to go - and killed the enemy he was ordered to kill. But when he becomes a sergeant for the Union army, he realises that this conflict between North and South is different. Men are choosing to fight - and die - for a cause they believe in. The people of Boston think it will take just one great battle. But with years of experience, Jack knows better. This is the beginning of something that will tear a country apart - and force Jack to see what he is truly fighting for.

Critic Reviews:

"Enthralling." (The Times)

Members Reviews:

Another great installment

Perfect narration. Vivid story telling. Love the early civil war setting More Jack Lark please.

Great story Lots of action

If you could sum up The True Soldier in three words, what would they be?

Honor Action History

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jack Lark but his whole crew were a good fit of the bad and good people of hidden causes

Which character as performed by Dudley Hinton was your favorite?

Jack Lark but Mr Hinton did a fantastic job on all the characters and I look forward to his next read

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, It was that good I am a truck driver and couldn't do one long session but I burned thru it pretty fast

Any additional comments?

Please Mr Collard get busy on the next one WE are waiting

No Larking about with Jack

Brilliant story and tremendously read.

Loved the pace of the book with Jack Karl at his heroic best.

Not the best of the series

Huge fan of the Jack Lark series. Found this book to be very slow indeed compared to others. Great performance by narrator

Needs an edit

He writes so well about the terrors of war, fighting - comradeship that it's hard to mark the book down but, unfortunately, once off his natural path however, is where things start to go wrong. The heroine in this book is, apparently, beautiful - but, oh, how many times do we have to hear it??? Once into the realms of relationships, women and sex it all gets just so tedious and unrealistic. Needs an editor to crack the whip. Apart from that his books are usually a good read.

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Title: Summary, Analysis, and Review of Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife

Author: Start Publishing Notes

Narrator: Michael Gilboe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-17

Publisher: Start Publishing Notes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Please Note: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book.

Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story includes:

Preview:

Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife is the story of Antonina Zabinski, the wife of Jan, director of Warsaw's zoo in the 1930s. When the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, the zoo fell into disrepair, but Jan joined the Polish resistance, and he and Antonina saved 300 Jews by hiding them in their home and helping them escape Poland. The book makes extensive use of Antonina's unpublished diaries.

Antonina's parents had worked in Russia and had been executed during the 1917 Russian Revolution when their daughter was nine. Antonina was raised by her grandmother; she studied piano and then moved to Warsaw. She met Jan, who was 11 years older than her, while working as an archivist in Warsaw's School of Agriculture. Jan became Warsaw zoo director in 1929, and the two married in 1931.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

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Title: The Lost History of Stars

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Dave Boling

Narrator: Gemma Dawson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In turn-of-the-century South Africa, 14-year-old Lettie, her younger brother, and her mother are Dutch Afrikaner settlers who have been taken from their farm by British soldiers and are being held in a concentration camp. It is early in the Boer War, and Lettie's father, grandfather, and brother are off fighting the British as thousands of Afrikaner women and children are detained. The camps are cramped and disease ridden; the threat of illness and starvation are ever present. Determined to dictate their own fate, Lettie and her family give each other strength and hope as they fight to survive amid increasingly dire conditions. Brave and defiant, Lettie finds comfort in memories of stargazing with her grandfather, in her plan to be a writer, and in surprising new friendships that will both nourish and challenge her. A beautiful testament to love, family, and sheer force of will, The Lost History of Stars was inspired by Dave Boling's grandfather's own experience as a soldier during the Boer War. Lettie is a figure of abiding grace, and her story is richly drawn and impossible to forget.

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Title: The Blessing Stone

Author: Barbara Wood

Narrator: Marion Castle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-05-17

Publisher: Cherry Hill Publishing, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Millions of years ago, a meteorite fell to earth and shattered, revealing a beautiful blue stone. One hundred thousand years ago, a girl named Tall One found the crystal on the African plain, and it formed her destiny - as well as the destiny of generations to come. From ancient Israel to Imperial Rome, medieval England to 15th-century Germany, the 18th-century Caribbean, and the 19th-century American West, the destiny of the stone and the history of the world unfold. Each story is full of the betrayals and obsessions of the human heart and the quests of the human spirit.

In The Blessing Stone, Barbara Wood has both told the intimate details of her characters' lives and created a sense of the epic sweep of human history.

Critic Reviews:

"Wood (

Perfect Harmony) pulls off an unlikely feat with this sweeping epic about the history of humanity, from the first Homo sapiens to 20th-century Californians." (

Publishers Weekly)

"In her latest book, Wood, who is well known in Europe for her epic novels (

The Prophetess), chronicles human development by following the passage of a precious stone throughout history.... In each era, Wood creates genuine, engaging characters whose stories are fascinating although a bit uneven in the later episodes. This novel should earn Wood the larger audience in the United States that she deserves." (

Library Journal)

"Wood's subject is nothing less than the history of the entire world, from three million years ago to the present.... All in all, an absorbing adventure tale." (

Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Interesting premise for a story

I have not completed the book yet. It is interesting the way it advances the reader through history, and gives in depth mention to a few time periods on our planet, delving into a narrative that focuses on one persons' possession of the blessing stone and how its meaning is interpreted by the people who encounter it. The story is fragmented, and takes lots of liberties of course with very ancient history. It is interesting, but I just don't feel totally engaged, although I'm not sure this is just me or the author. It is pretty ambitious to cover 100,000 years of history in a few hundred pages and really keep people into the story. Looking forward to the book club discussion to see what others' impressions are.

Very absorbing journey though human history

I love historical fiction and this really quenched my thirst for it! The book is comprised of eight short stories, each taking place in a different time and place in human history, from prehistoric through to the American Pioneers journeying west in the mid 19th century. The stories were rich with details and fascinating glimpses into history. Very well written and seemingly well-researched although I have not checked many facts. Most of it seemed very realistic, in any case. I also appreciate that this book is not a romantic love story (although a couple of the stories contain very tangential love stories), as all too many historical novels turn out to be. What I particularly loved is that it gave me a little piece of many different times in history, rather than just one setting. Like eight mini-historical novels in one!

The Blessing Stone

I have to admit I expected more from this book. The idea of a precious stone connecting stories throuhg the history of mankind was most remarkable but the result did not deliver.

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Title: The Night She Won Miss America

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Michael Callahan

Narrator: Daniela Acitelli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-17

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Betty Jane Welch reluctantly enters the Miss Delaware contest to make her mother happy and, surprisingly, finds herself to be the judges' choice. Just like that, she's catapulted into the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. Her pageant-approved escort for the week is the dashing, mercurial Griffin McAllister, and she falls for him hard. But when she unexpectedly wins the crown, she finds she may lose what she wants most: Griff. In order to protect his darkest secret, Griff must run, so Betty recklessly agrees to run, too. With the cops and a scrappy reporter in pursuit, the chase begins, taking them from the carnival of the Boardwalk to the streets of Manhattan and a cliffside mansion in Newport, and it threatens to unravel everything.

Members Reviews:

Fun and surprisingly interesting

What made the experience of listening to The Night She Won Miss America the most enjoyable?

The narrator sounds like (but isn't) the character from Miss Congeniality - Miss Rhode Island.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Strange but (almost) true

Sophomoric

The writing in this book is bad, bad, bad. It sounds/reads like it was written by a teenager who flunked her creative writing class. When I first heard the line, "My Knight in Shining Armor" (or something like that), I should have stopped. The the reader of the book was terrible at pacing the story, made the main character sound like a whining, spoiled, and idiotic brat, and made me groan as she read. I stuck with the book since it is for my book group, but what a perfect waste of time.

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Titel: Gelber Krokus

Autor:: Laila Ibrahim

Erzähler: Yara Blümel

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-13-17

Herausgeber: Amazon EU S.à r.l.

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Bereits Augenblicke nachdem Lisbeth geboren ist, wird sie ihrer Mutter weggenommen und Mattie übergeben, einer jungen Sklavin, die man von ihrem eigenen Kind getrennt hat, damit sie dem Baby als Amme dienen kann. So beginnt eine intensive Beziehung, die das Leben der beiden Frauen auf Jahrzehnte hinaus prägen wird.

Obwohl Lisbeth ein privilegiertes Leben führt, findet sie bei ihrer überforderten Mutter und ihrem distanzierten Vater, der Sklaven hält, nichts als Einsamkeit. Im Laufe der Zeit wird immer mehr Mattie zu ihrer Familie. Die Besuche des Mädchens in den Sklavenunterkünften - und der lebendigen und liebevollen Gemeinschaft - schweißen die beiden noch mehr zusammen. Aber können zwei Frauen unter derartig unterschiedlichen Bedingungen ein solch enges Band schmieden, ohne dass es Folgen hat?

Diese tief bewegende Geschichte einer ungewöhnlichen Beziehung folgt den beiden sehr unterschiedlichen Frauen auf ihrer Suche nach Freiheit und Würde.

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Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Five Stars

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Title: Miles off Course

Subtitle: The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, Book 3

Author: Sulari Gentill

Narrator: Rupert Degas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-01-17

Publisher: Wavesound Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In early 1933, Rowland Sinclair and his companions are ensconced in the superlative luxury of The Hydro Majestic; trouble seems very distant indeed...until Harry Simpson vanishes. Croquet and pre-dinner cocktails are abandoned as Rowland begins the hunt. Stockmen, gangsters and a belligerent writer all gather to the fray, as the investigation becomes embroiled with a much darker conspiracy.

Critic Reviews:

"This wily detective makes us think of Miss Marple or Inspector Poirot." (ABC Radio International)

"A sparkling crime series." (The Age)

Members Reviews:

Decorations .

Off to the High Country this time.

Cattle Duffing and the great alarms still, of the perceived threat of Communism in Australia during the 1930's. Oh and the search for Bushrangers' loot.

A quick look at the racism prevalent at the time, sexual inequality and chauvinism and..

The last lines sure brought a chuckle. A grand exit. However a person needs to know a little about Aussie books and awards to get the joke.

If you do not know much about Australia it may help to read up on some of the Artists of the 30's in Australia too. Norman Lindsay. These are like the decorations on the iced cake.

This series is curious. On one hand we find the almost serial adventures of our hero, Rolly, and his friends and family and on the other hand, an introduction to the great events of the time in NSW. There is also the look at attitudes over a wide spectrum of society.. The more I listen the more I love this series.

If you only check the 'Rowland Sinclair Mysteries' you will miss out on another book in the series, 'A Dangerous Language' so do an Audible Search for Sulari Gentill to locate it. Its worth the listen. A prequil to the series I have only read about, Sulari Gentill gave free to her reading fans.

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Title: A Hope at the End of the World

Author: Sarah Lark, D. W. Lovett - translator

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the chaos of World War II, Polish teenagers Helena and Luzyna Grabowski have lost everything. Without parents or a home, they are shipped to a refugee camp in Persia, where the days ahead hold only darkness. When they hear that orphans are being selected for relocation to New Zealand, Helena is filled with hope - until the officials say they have a place only for her younger sister.

On the morning she is to be transported, Luzyna fails to join the chosen group, and Helena takes her place. But the horrors of war - and her guilt at abandoning her sister - follow Helena on the journey across the sea, as a man from her past preys on her fear and remorse.

Though the people in New Zealand embrace her, the traumas Helena has suffered threaten her peace and blind her to the devotion of James, a charming, heroic young Allied pilot. If Helena can let go and dare to hope again, she may finally step out of the long shadow of her past to find a future made whole - a new community, a new family, a new love.

Members Reviews:

another brilliant chapter by sarah

I adore Sarah Lark's books and this book didn't disappoint. I could not stop listening, wanting and needing to know what happened next . I hope this story continues. an excellent read which provides so much more than just a story, it explains about the different lives of the people of New Zealand.

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Title: Roman Mask

Author: Thomas M. D. Brooke

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-21-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Rome AD 9. Augustus Caesar rules Imperial Rome at the height of its power, as the Roman Empire stretches across the known world. Cassius, son of one of her most powerful families, is the personification of Rome's imperial strength: wealthy, popular, a war hero with a decorated military career - none of Rome's fashionable parties are complete without him - except, he hides a secret. After his nerve is broken in Germany, the thought of genuine armed combat is enough to send him into a cold sweat of fear and shame. But this doesn't dissuade him from living off a false reputation so he can continue a life of casual affairs, wine, and parties, as he is seduced by the many vices of Rome. However, his scandalous life is soon upset by a summons from the Emperor's wife. It ends his happy decadent life and returns him to Germany to assist the Roman legions in their greatest ever trial, and the events that will resound down in history, in the dark forests of the Teutoburg.

Members Reviews:

Awesome read

One of the best books I have listened to in a long while! Hope to hear more from this author - would love to see this story continued.