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Title: The Homesman

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Glendon Swarthout

Narrator: Candace Thaxton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-14

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 246 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In pioneer Nebraska, a woman leads where no man will go.

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A "homesman" must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the countys men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy - ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone. The only companion she can find is the low-life claim jumper George Briggs. Thus begins a trek east, against the tide of colonization, against hardship, Indian attacks, ice storms, and loneliness - a timeless classic told in a series of tough, fast-paced adventures.

In an unprecedented sweep, Glendon Swarthouts novel won both the Western Writers of Americas Spur Award and the Western Heritage Wrangler Award. A new afterword by the authors son Miles Swarthout tells of his parents Glendon and Kathryns discovery of and research into the lives of the oft-forgotten frontier women who make The Homesman as moving and believable as it is unforgettable.

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Title: Redemption

Author: Leon Uris

Narrator: Charles Keating

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-18-06

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 57 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From the magnificence of New Zealand's green mountains, to the bloody beaches and cliffs of Gallipoli, to the streets of Dublin and the shipyards of Belfast, Redemption follows three Irish patriots on their odysseys of freedom and passion, in a monumental tale of the men and women who loved, fought, and died for the chance to live free.

Critic Reviews:

"Few writers who have tackled the Troubles have exhibited the scope or the organizational skills Uris demonstrates here." (Publishers Weekly)

"This in-depth look at the Irish struggle for independence captures the hearts of its characters and will enchant listeners." (AudioFile)

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Title: Waiting for Summer's Return

Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer

Narrator: Barbara Caruso

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-07

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 309 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Kim Vogel Sawyer has penned an inspiring debut novel whose unforgettable characters resonate with emotional intensity and compelling authenticity.

Critic Reviews:

"Fans of historical prairie stories will feel at home with Sawyer's warm and tender voice." (Romantic Times)

"This outstanding inspirational story reveals true faith and love that transcend grief and prejudice." (Historical Novels Review)

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Title: Mattie

Author: Judy Alter

Narrator: Pam Hyatt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-04-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The daughter of a fallen woman, Mattie Armstrongs life should have ended in poverty and failure. But at 14, Mattie escaped her gossiping neighbors and her loneliness, and went to work for Dr. Dinsmore. There, she began to nurture a dream that would take her to the Nebraska prairies as the states first woman doctor. This novel breathes life into the Old West, leaving the listener feeling as if Mattie is close by sharing her insights into life in the prairie towns.

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Title: Heather Hills of Stonewyke

Author: Michael Phillips, Judith Pella

Narrator: Davina Porter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In The Heather Hills of Stonewycke, two best-selling authors begin a glorious series about hearts and minds being opened to God. Davina Porter's wonderful narration captures all the sweep and grandeur of this panoramic saga.

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Title: The Virgin's Daughter

Subtitle: Tudor Legacy, Book 1

Author: Laura Andersen

Narrator: Rosalind Ashford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 138 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Virgin's Daughter is the first book in a captivating new saga about the next generation of Tudor royals, which poses the thrilling question: What if Elizabeth I, the celebrated Virgin Queen, gave birth to a legitimate heir?

Since the death of her brother, William, Elizabeth I has ruled England. She's made the necessary alliances, married Philip of Spain, and produced a successor: her only daughter, Anne Isabella, Princess of Wales. Elizabeth knows that her beloved Anabel will be a political pawn across Europe unless she can convince Philip to grant her a divorce, freeing him to remarry and give Spain its own heir. But the enemies of England have even greater plans for the princess, a plot that will put Anabel's very life and the security of the nation in peril.

Only those closest to Elizabeth - her longtime confidante, Minuette; her advisor and friend, Dominic; and the couple's grown children - can be trusted to carry forth a most delicate and dangerous mission. Yet all of the queen's maneuverings may ultimately prove her undoing.

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Title: The Ballad of Tom Dooley

Subtitle: A Ballad Novel, Book 9

Author: Sharyn McCrumb

Narrator: Shannon McManus, Eric Dove

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 57 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Kingston Trios folk song Tom Dooley tells the story of the murder of Laura Foster, a simple country girl involved with returning Confederate soldier Tom Dula. But Tom was also engaged in a passionate affair with his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful - and married - Ann Melton. One May morning in 1866, Laura Foster stole her fathers horse and left home, telling a neighbor that she was eloping to Tennessee. Three months later, her body was found in a shallow grave only a few hundred yards from where she was last seen. The sensational elements in the case attracted national attention: a man and his married lover accused of murdering the other woman; the former governor of North Carolina, spearheading the defense; and a noble gesture from the condemned man on the eve of his execution, saving the woman he really loved.

With the help of Wilkes County historians and researchers, author Sharyn McCrumb visited the actual sites, studied the legal evidence, and concluded that the traditional story did not make sense. Consulting the maps, the trial transcripts, and the census records, she uncovered a missing piece of the story that will shock those who think they already know what happened.

What seemed at first to be a sordid tale of adultery and betrayal has been transformed by new discoveries into an Appalachian Wuthering Heights. The fictional retelling of the historical account became an astonishing revelation of the real motives and the real culprit in the murder of Laura Foster.

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Title: The Red Queen

Author: Philippa Gregory

Narrator: Emily Watson, Gareth Armstrong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-10

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The second book in Philippa's stunning new trilogy, The Cousins War, brings to life the story of Margaret Beaufort, a shadowy and mysterious character in the first book of the series - The White Queen - but who now takes centre stage in the bitter struggle of The War of the Roses.

The Red Queen tells the story of the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, who, although widowed in her early teens, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant, undermine the support for Richard III and ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England. Through collaboration with the dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret agrees a betrothal between Henry and Elizabeth's daughter, thereby uniting the families and resolving the Cousins War once and for all by founding of the Tudor dynasty.

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