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Titel: Die Pfeiler des Glaubens

Autor:: Ildefonso Falcones

Erzähler: Wolfgang Müller

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 30 hrs and 51 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-22-10

Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Al-Andalus 1568. Von den verschneiten Gipfeln der Alpujarras hallt der wütende Schrei des Aufbegehrens. Die spanischen Muslime, jene Nachfahren der einst so mächtigen Mauren, erheben sich nach Jahren der Unterdrückung gegen ihre christlichen Peiniger. Unter ihnen ist auch der junge Hernando - in dessen Adern christliches Blut fließt: Das Blut jenes Priesters, der seine Mutter vergewaltigte.

Der Aufstand wird zum blutigen Glaubenskrieg, und als die aus Tunis und Algier versprochene Hilfe ausbleibt, erleben die Muslime eine verheerende Niederlage. Ihre Vertreibung aus Spanien beginnt. Hernando entgeht dem Exodus, indem er sich als Christ ausgibt und für das Domkapitel in Córdoba arbeitet - scheinbar gegen die Muslime. Doch im Verborgenen führt er den Kampf um das Überleben seines Volkes und seiner Kultur fort.

Er sieht die Gemeinsamkeiten der beiden bis aufs Blut verfeindeten Religionen, will sie miteinander aussöhnen und ein friedliches Zusammenleben ermöglichen. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, muss er viele Risiken auf sich nehmen, große Opfer bringen und an seinen Überzeugungen festhalten - auch wenn alle anderen den Glauben an ihn und an das Überleben des Islam in Europa schon längst verloren haben.

Kritik Bewertungen:

Der Autor lässt eine faszinierende Epoche auferstehen, mit einer meisterlichen Wahrhaftigkeit und großer Leidenschaft.

--El Mundo

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Four Stars

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Title: A Distant Dawn

Subtitle: Westward Dreams

Author: Jane Peart

Narrator: Christine Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-14-10

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Following the death of their parents, 24-year-old Sunniva Lyndall and her younger brother, Tracy, leave the comforts and safety of their Ohio Valley home to travel west to California, With excitement, determination, and the money they received from the sale of the family farm, they head for Missouri and the wagon train that will take them west. But Sunny and her brother quickly learn the ways of the West the hard way when a con-man swindles them out of their money.

Without means to buy supplies, California seems out of the question. But being stuck in Missouri is not what Sunny had planned for their future. Employment with the Pony Express seems to be the only available option. With Tracy as express rider and Sunny as station manager, it looks like they will soon earn enough to resume their journey. But unplanned adventure in the saddle of the Express awaits Sunny with the greatest challenge of her young life. Will her strong spirit be enough to see her through -- or is the happiness that California promised a dream that will never be fulfilled?

Members Reviews:

Thank you

Good reading

Mother's day gift

I bought these for my mom, she loves them.

A pleasant read, but nothing special

Sunny Lyndall has dreamed for years of traveling west to California - and with her parents dead, there's nothing to stop Sunny from selling the family home and making her dream come true. She and her brother travel as far as Missouri before they're robbed and left nearly penniless by an unscrupulous fellow who promises to help them shop for supplies. Sunny and her brother have no choice but to stay in Missouri until they've saved up enough money to resume their trip. Against Sunny's wishes, her brother gets a job as a Pony Express rider, and Sunny agrees to work with him as station manager. As time passes and she gets to know the folks in town, Sunny finds herself wondering if perhaps the disastrous interruption of her own plans was part of some higher purpose, especially when she finds herself falling in love.

It's a sweet story, and if a gentle tale of romance set on the western frontier in the mid-1800's appeals to you, you're sure to enjoy it. However, there's nothing at all about this novel that sets it apart or makes it special. The plot is overdone and predictable, though it's pleasant to watch the story unfold. The characters are stock types (the perfect gentleman with a mysterious past, the rough and ready frontiersman with a heart of gold), and the protagonist is so persistently negative it's hard to have much sympathy for her, especially when she takes out her frustrations on other people. Honestly, I can't imagine why two fine and worthy men would both find themselves so taken with her, especially when she treats at least one of them like something she found on the bottom of her shoe.

I did enjoy this novel. It was a pleasant way to pass a couple of hours. It won't be going on my keeper shelf, though.

A Distant Third

Jane Peart's books are ideal for curling up with in a knitted coverlet and a cup of tea. I've also found them great for reading aloud to the elderly.

Of course, sex and violence are never troublesome, and a current of quiet Christian faith underlies every story.

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Title: Sunburn

Author: John Lescroart

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-10

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

On Spains Costa Brava, passion and intrigue are everywhere - especially in the hearts of those who dwell there. As the dictator Franco teeters on the edge of death - a death that will completely overturn the political structure of Spain - two couples are entwined. One, a husband and wife bored with the existence they have drifted into. The other, a passionate, combative pair who relish every moment of life. Into this potent mix a young American arrives, seeking his missing lover - bringing a shadow of danger into the machinations already at work.

Soon the political tension in the country reaches the breaking point, and that danger becomes an all-too-stark realityas a heartrending misunderstanding unravels the fragile bonds of love and loyalty, and leads to a tragedy that will forever change the lives of everyone it touches.

Critic Reviews:

A terrific yarn spinner. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Lescroarts a pro. (Jonathan Kellerman)

Members Reviews:

What sunburn?

This story seems to wander aimlessly from scene to scene like a teenager seeking alcohol, then getting totally lost in it. There is an occasional burst of action followed by aimless waffle.

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Title: Im Dying Laughing

Subtitle: The Humorist

Author: Christina Stead

Narrator: Anna Fields

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-08-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

This last great work by one of the centurys great writers is a large and original novel of betrayal and self-delusion, madness and consuming passions, that recreates to chilling effect the political turbulence of the American Left and the clamor and menace of the McCarthy Right. Not since her classic The Man Who Loved Children has Stead fashioned such willful and memorable characters as Emily Wilks and Stephen Howard.

Emily is a woman of enormous but mercurial enthusiasms whose unflagging ebullience masks a darkness that will lead to disaster. Stephenhandsome, clever, spoiledis a dangerous dreamer, an upper-class dropout playing at radical politics. Together, they mirror the times through which they live: the heady revolutionary fervor of the Depression, the short collaborative effort of wartime America, the fractiousness of the Cold War years.

Critic Reviews:

The material itself is fascinating, the writing, especially the dialogue, vital and tumultuous." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Tedious

Couldn't listen to more than 33% of this. Henry James-like detail but without the insight or amusement.

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Title: Half Breed

Subtitle: American Blend Series, Book 4

Author: Loren Robinson

Narrator: Ron Varela

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Genet family is caught up in the Civil War as brothers take opposing views and find themselves wearing different colored uniforms. Wesley Genet's family business in Maryland is ruined, and he moves with his parents to Kansas to start over.

This story centers around Lynn Genet, Wesley's son, who resents his Indian blood and the name half-breed. His brother, Roy, is proud of his Indian heritage and becomes a deputy U.S. Marshall, while Lynn rebels and leans toward the life of an outlaw.

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Title: Blood Lines

Subtitle: American Blend, Book 2

Author: Loren Robinson

Narrator: Ron Varela

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

After escaping a lynching in Charleston for being a Redcoat during the Revolutionary War, Henry Roberts was forced to flee into Tennessee. He hoped to start anew and prayed he wouldn't be recognized as a former British soldier. To assure his safety, he becomes a fur trapper and ventures into the wilderness. After a few years, tired of the solitary life and certain that enough time has passed to avoid recognition, he homesteads in Missouri. Indian wars, the war of 1812, and old prejudices threaten to undermine the generations of the Roberts bloodlines.

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Title: Revolution

Subtitle: American Blend Series, Book 1

Author: Loren Robinson

Narrator: Ron Varela

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Here is the first book in the American Blend series. This series is fiction. It is based on the true exploits of two immigrant families and follows their movements through 200 years. The Genet family is from France and the Roberts family is from England. The descendants of the Genet and Roberts families grow with the country, fighting her wars, settling the land and suffering the hardships of the times. The migration west brings a union of these two families into their own American blend, and together they strive to build a nation.

Members Reviews:

Revolution

Have just finished listening and was most disappointed at how a most important period of American history was treated. The book appears to have been written for teenagers with the whole subject matter approached in a very superficial way with little depth in the approach taken.

From the very start , the flight from France, the building up of the business in England, the eventual move to America and the subsequent adventures there the whole story seems to be just tripping along like a jolly good adventure with no real substance.

All in all, a most disappointing book, which should have been so much better given the period it covered.

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Title: Doctor Margaret's Sea Chest

Author: Waheed Rabbani

Narrator: Elizabeth Terry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-10

Publisher: Spoken Books Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Doctor Margarets Sea Chest is Book I of a trilogy of historical fiction set during Indias struggle for freedomAzadifrom the Raj. The books weave a tale of international intrigue, conflict, and poignant love between interesting characters of that era.

In 1965, an over 100-year-old sea chest, believed to be that of an American doctor, Margaret, is discovered in the storage room of a hospital in Delhi. Another American doctor, Sharif, who originally hails from Delhi and is on contract at the hospital, is entrusted with the task of locating the mysterious womans relatives and returning her trunk. Sharif tracks down Margarets descendants in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Her diaries, and other artifactssuch as the Kingdom of Jhansis crownare found in the coffer.

Margaret, born in New Jersey to a Scottish Presbyterian clerical family, achieves her hearts desire, in 1950, to become one of the first North American women doctors. She marries her Canadian cousin, Robert, and travels with him to serve in the Crimean war of 1854. In Crimea, they have to not only face hardships of battles, but also endure other conflicts. From events leading to and after the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade, Margaret meets a Russian officer, Count Nicholai. The surprise ending of Book I leaves Margaret in a quandary, whether to seek vengeance or to continue on with her journey to India. In the end, she believes she has made the right decision.

Members Reviews:

Warm, moving story

This is a warm, moving story that is beautifully & gently told. The audiobook is engagingly narrated. Highly recommended!

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Title: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Narrator: Robert Hardy

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The story picks up from the end of Blue at the Mizzen, when Jack Aubrey receives the news, in Chile, of his elevation to flag rank: Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, with orders to sail to the South Africa station. This new novel, unfinished and untitled at the time of OBrians death, would have been a chronicle of that mission, and much else besides.

As the novel opens, we are able to visit these friends we have followed so very far in a rare state of almost perfect felicity. Jack has seen his illegitimate son ably discharging important duties. Sophie and his daughters are with him; Brigid is with her father, she's thriving, and Stephen is with a woman who is very dear to him. Jack, at last, is flying a rear-admiral's flag aboard a ship of the line.

And so this great roman fleuve comes to an end with Jack, with his sacred blue flag, sailing through fair, sweet days Stephen with his dissections and new love, Killick muttering darkly over the toasted cheese.

Of course, we would rather have had the whole story; instead we have this proof that OBrians powers of observation, his humour and his understanding of his characters were undiminished to the end.

Critic Reviews:

"There is nothing in this century that rivals Patrick OBrians achievement in his chosen genre. His novels embrace with loving clarity the full richness of the 18th-century world. They embody the cruelty of battle, the comedy of mens lives, the uncertain fears that plague their hearts; and yet, not far away, is the vision of an ideal existence." (Amanda Foreman, New York Times)

Members Reviews:

The Last Jack Aubrey Sea Novel

I wanted to get "21" to complete my set of Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey sea novels, all purchased from Amazon. Please be aware that the previous books (all 20 of them) are approximately 5.5 x 8.3 inches in size and actually are a set you might keep on your bookshelf. This book measures 7.0 inches by 10.1 inches and is significantly different in physical size. But, I'm glad Amazon has it available to complete the set.

Fair winds and following seas

Reading _21_ is a bitter-sweet experience. O'Brian died in the midst of writing the book, so it is an incomplete manuscript, most of which is typed (the original hand-written manuscript faces the printed page), the final few pages only in the author's hand. The experience is somewhat akin to reading a love-letter that was neither completed or sent. I am left wondering in what direction O'Brian would have taken the story - what new adventures awaited Aubrey and Maturin, their dreams finally realized: Napoleon defeated and exiled on St. Helena, AUbrey having finally been awarded his blue flag, Maturin nurturing and kindling a new love. Yet what a wonderful way to end a remarkable series.

_21_ begins whereBlue at the Mizzenleft off, the Suprise sailing home having completed its "hydrographic" (and military, poltical and intelligence-gathering) mission to Chile. At the river Plate, Aubrey runs in with his bastard son Sam, now a Papal legate in Argentina and Maturin duels an arrogant army captain over a point of honor concerning Maturin's love-interest, Christine. The central conflict for the novel, it seems was just being established.

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Title: A Searching Heart

Subtitle: Prairie Legacy, Book 2

Author: Janette Oke

Narrator: Jillian Vick

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-10

Publisher: Bethany House

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In The Tender Years, Virginia Simpson managed to struggle through adolescence and was looking forward to stepping into adulthood. When her graduation day arrives, she walks to the podium as the class valedictorian to the proud grins of her grandparents, Marty and Clark Davis. College beckoned, and life seemed to be well in hand.

She thought she would feel different - like an adult, with an inner knowledge that she was on the edge of the nest, ready to try her own wings. And then circumstances began swirling around her, making her rethink her plans and reevaluate her priorities. If she only knew what the future held....

Critic Reviews:

"[A] tender and touching novel." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Excellent story line with the least amount of editing errors of the series

Ms Oke is one of my favorite authors and this story line was great. Surprisingly Book 2 had the least amount of editing errors of all the e books in this series which made it much easier to read and certainly more pleasing. Hope this situation with editing e books is fixed before Ms Oke publishes another series. I love her stories.

Love!!

Love all Janette Oke books! This didn't disappoint!!

Excellent

Once you start the series you must read all of them. I love the series. She is a wonderful writer. Once the best around. Anyone who has never read anything by Janette Oke has never anything by this author has really missed a treat. She writes so real and you really don't want to put the book down. You get so hooked on her series. If you have read books by Karen Kingsbury then you will love Janette Oke also. They are both wonderful writers. They are the best.

I love her books and never does she disappoint me

You will not be sorry to read this series. I love her books and never does she disappoint me. I could not put down this series. Each book tells a beautiful story.

Five Stars

Love this author. The series is absolutely wonderful. I would buy from this author again.