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Title: The Rebel Son

Author: Guy Quigley

Narrator: Derek Bodden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-21-16

Publisher: Guy Quigley

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Rebel Son is a story of love and vengeance, of violence and kindness, and of history and future stretching from America to Africa, and through it all, Jake Fallon loses the man he once was - a man who cared little for anyone but himself - and becomes the friend, the husband, and the father he was meant to be.

When Jake Fallon, a Vietnam draftee recently discharged from the war, suggests a hunting trip to the politically unstable Rhodesia in the mid-seventies, his Philadelphia Main Line family objects. But as with everything in Jake's life, he ultimately does exactly what he wants to do, the wishes of those who love him be damned. Jake and his best friend Brian enjoy several memorable weeks on safari. But on the return flight home, they are confronted with the political unrest that Jake's parents had warned him against. Jake has just gotten comfortable in his seat next to Sarah Malumbo, the most beautiful woman he has ever met, when a group of Zimbabwe freedom fighters shoots their Air Rhodesia commercial turbo prop aircraft out of the sky. Besides making a political statement, this act of terror also launches a series of events that leads to Brian's torture and death, the loss of Jake's memory, and a most unlikely love affair between Jake Fallon and Sarah Malumbo, a comely African ministry worker with a mysterious past. The two young lovers now must run for their lives. And as they flee, they will be forced to make many choices that will determine the fate of their lost love child, and family, both present and future.

Members Reviews:

Would love to know what the characters are doing 10 years ...

Whenever I had to put the book down, I couldn't wait to get back into it. Totally unique plot. Would love to know what the characters are doing 10 years later. Excellent.

I did not like this book

I did not like this book.its depiction of the freedom fighters in Rhodesia as being ruthless ans savages turned me off.the protagonist was just as ruthless..

Great read - easy to get through...authentic...

I enjoyed this - as I grew up in Africa I have to say he did a great job...the stories of the Viscounts downed by terrorists is one largely unknown...he brings it to life. For an EVEN more remarkable and TRUE story about these events see Viscount Down (Dotcom...) available as a kindle edition...The failure of nearly every Government to condemn these atrocities when Air Rhodesia Flight RH825, a scheduled passenger flight, with just civilians on board, was deliberately shot down by Communist-backed terrorists (ZIPRA) on 3 September 1978 - and then, 5 months later, in February 1979, another passenger airliner, RH827, another civilian flight, in an almost identical cowardly attack on innocents...by ZIPRA

There was a âDeafening Silenceâ from governments and the UN â and from the Churches of Rome and England!

This was articulated in the sermon by the late Very Reverend John da Costa known as The Deafening Silence. You can download a recording of his sermon at Viscountdown.com or a transcript is available at [...] See more [...]

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Having read some of Guy Quigleys former books, I decided to acquire a copy of his latest novel "A Rebel Son" and I was not disappointed. It is a great love/adventure story that will appeal to both sexes. It spans continents and has more twists than a dangerous alpine road with descriptive passages of the African landscape that are breathtaking and transport you there.

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Title: Amber Wolf

Author: Ursula Wong

Narrator: Rich Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-16

Publisher: Ursula Wong

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When Russian soldiers invade Eastern Europe during WWII, they ravage the countryside and terrorize the people. After her mother is murdered, young Ludmelia Kudirka flees to the safety of the forest. Vowing vengeance, she joins the partisan resistance in a David-and-Goliath struggle against Stalin's mighty war machine. A Soviet military officer ordered to crush the Lithuanian resistance is enraged by Ludmelia's escape. Marshalling his killer instincts, he pursues Ludmelia and her fellow warriors into the forest, where he encounters a force he never expected. Rich with scenes and legends of Lithuania, Amber Wolf tells the little-known tale of a people struggling for their freedom against great odds. Long awaited by both the Eastern European community and WW II aficionados, Amber Wolf gels the turmoil of war into the saga of a family torn apart by the Soviet occupation.

Members Reviews:

A great read about less known side of WW2

I was reading another very good work of fiction when I picked up Amber Wolf, and I had to put it aside because I immediately got drawn into the action of Ursula Wongâs well-written and fast-paced novel. I have read accounts of the Russian armyâs race to Berlin at the end of the Second World War, but this novel exposes another side to their brutality as they occupied and resumed the Sovietization of the Baltic States.

The book is by no means a dry historical narrative, however. The action is presented through the eyes of the participants, primarily the ruthless Comrade Commander Zabrev and the young heroine Ludmelia, who is determined to avenge the rape and murder of her mother. In the course of Ludmeliaâs growth, you also get to see how war can dehumanize those on both sides of the conflict and how petty human emotions can threaten to derail even a just cause.

Iâm glad that a sequel is already in the works because Iâm anxious to see how the partisans under the leadership of Ludmelia continue their struggle for independence.

A young woman hunts a brutal killer

Set during WWII and the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, Amber Wolf by Ursula Wong details the harsh realities of war, especially for women. After seeing her mother raped and murdered by Russian soldiers, Ludmilia, a young Lithuanian woman, vows to hunt them down and exact her revenge. Her main adversary is a ruthless, high-ranking Russian soldier, Comrade Commander Zabrev.

Wong populates her novel with many characters, but Ludmilia and Zabrev are the main draw, with detailed stories about their family histories.

Ludmelia joins a group of Lithuanian partisans. Wong's research shines through in her descriptions as the partisans fight for their lives against superior forces. In such battles there are few happy endings, but Ludmilia triumphs in the end, a satisfying conclusion to a fascinating, little-known story about WW II.

Read It.

What a Thriller. Great reading.

Inspiring and Little-known Story

WWI & II and the intervening 20 years has been the subject of much of my reading through the years. Now I wonder why I hadnât advanced the history a notch to read about the postwar era. The Berlin Wall. Sure. The Korean War, of course. Lithuania? One of the Baltic states. A cruise stop.

Ursula Wong changed that. After reading the first few pages of Amber Wolf â phew! â I had to follow Ludmilia the young Lithuanian girl who witnessed Russian soldiers raping and killing her mother.

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Title: The Truth and the Life

Author: Elizabeth Moore

Narrator: Clara Harris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-16

Publisher: Alternative Book Press

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Welcome to Cedar Mill, a late-19th century industrial town in the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Rachel Morris - young, outspoken, and impulsive - becomes involved in a consuming relationship with David Cranmer, her long-time friend and partner-in-crime. Set against the backdrop of a vividly-imagined historical town that is itself in the throes of major change, this relationship comes to affect Rachel and David (and all who know them) in ways that are simultaneously deeply-felt, heartbreaking and revealing. Meanwhile, in present-day Boston, 20-something Emma Harris is reeling from the recent death of her mother. Teetering on the edge of depression and yearning for the certainty of knowledge, Emma undertakes a journey of discovery that ultimately leads her to the ruins of a Pine Barrens ghost town, where she might come to encounter the curious interplay between what is known and what is not, between truth and life - and, in so doing, find closure.

Members Reviews:

Loved It!

This piece of historical fiction was a very believable,seemingly true to life account of life in the 19th century Pine Barrens portion of NJ. One would believe that if they traveled there today, they would find the ruins of this community.

It held my interest from beginning to end. The characters were engaging. I found myself wanting to know as much about their lives as possible.

If I were asked before I read the book whether or not I thought I would enjoy it, honestly, I would have said no. I don't consider myself a big fan of historical fiction.

I am so glad I did read it! I would look forward to reading more of Ms. Moore's writings.

"The Truth and the Life" is a great book! It's a compelling read with great characters

"The Truth and the Life" is a great book! It's a compelling read with great characters. It's clear that the author put a lot of effort in to researching the history. I loved it, and so did my wife.

A Wonderful Book

This new author has written a thoroughly enjoyable historical novel. The characters are well-defined and credible, and the plot is absorbing. I'm looking forward to much more from Elizabeth Moore!

Great read you won't want to end!

As a lover of historical fiction, and native of NJ, this book is one of my favorites! I found the characters to be engaging and truthful. The story line leaves you hanging - as the fate of many of the small towns in the NJ pinelands does. It was an easy and quick read, hated for it to end!

A thoroughly engaging and evocative story, which lingers with ...

A thoroughly engaging and evocative story, which lingers with you long after you have put the book down. I look forward to future works from this truly talented author.

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Title: Beneath a Burning Sky

Author: Jenny Ashcroft

Narrator: Emma Powell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-29-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When 22-year-old Olivia is coerced into marriage by the cruel Alistair Sheldon, she leaves England for Egypt, his home and the land of her own childhood. Reluctant as she is to go with Alistair, it's in her new home that she finds happiness in surprising places: she is reunited with her long-estranged sister, Clara, and falls - impossibly and illicitly - in love with her husband's boarder, Captain Edward Bertram.

Then Clara is abducted from one of the busiest streets in the city. Olivia is told it's thieves after ransom money, but she's convinced there's more to it. As she sets out to discover what's happened to the sister she's only just begun to know, she falls deeper into the shadowy underworld of Alexandria, putting her own life and her chance at a future with Edward, the only man she's ever loved, at risk. Because, determined as Olivia is to find Clara, there are others who will stop at nothing to conceal what's become of her....

Beneath a Burning Sky is a novel of secrets, betrayal and, above all else, love. Set against the heat and intrigue of colonial Alexandria, this beautiful and heart-wrenching story will take your breath away.

Critic Reviews:

"Beautifully described.... A moving love story." (Tracy Rees)

"Exotic and mysterious - I was gripped by this complex tale." (Dinah Jefferies)

Members Reviews:

Debut novel and fantastic

Where does Beneath a Burning Sky rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

One of the best I have listened to lately

What was one of the most memorable moments of Beneath a Burning Sky?

There were a few but the moment Olivia is in the desert with Hassan was up at the top

Which scene did you most enjoy?

When Olivia got away from alistair at last

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

Definitely

Any additional comments?

I did manage to listen to this book in two days When I do usually try to spin them out

Riveting story.

Beautifully narrated. strong story line to the end. I couldn't stop listening.

I would recommend it.

Too long

Although the story was interesting it was too drawn out for me. Kept zoning out.

Fantastic

Really enjoyed this, especially the setting, the story between Olivia and Edward, and the mystery (it kept me guessing until the end.) Have recommended it to others.

A great read

A superb plot, well written and brilliantly narrated with a shocking insight into the days of the empire. I couldn't put it down - I will miss it.

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Titre: Neverhome

Auteur: Laird Hunt

Narrateur: Éric Génovèse

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 11-10-16

Éditeur: CdLEDITIONS

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Dans la ferme de l'Indiana qui l'a vue grandir, Constance jouit enfin, auprès de son compagnon, d'un bonheur tranquille. Mais lorsque la guerre de Sécession éclate et que Bartholomew est appelé à rejoindre les rangs de l'armée de l'Union, c'est elle qui, travestie en homme, prend sans hésitation, sous le nom d'Ash Thompson, la place de cet époux que sa santé fragile rend inapte à une guerre qu'elle considère comme impensable de ne pas mener.

Ayant perdu la trace de son régiment après une bataille féroce où elle a été blessée, Constance, la rebelle, dépouillée de son uniforme, reprend, au sein de paysages dévastés, le chemin de la ferme, guidée par l'amour infini quelle porte à son bien-aimé mais profondément hantée par la violence et l'étrangeté des aventures qui ont marqué sa périlleuse initiation à l'univers impitoyable des champs de bataille et à leurs sordides coulisses.

Abondant en rencontres aux frontières du réel avec les monstres que la guerre fait des hommes et des lieux, ce roman magistral, largement salué par la presse américaine, propose, à travers le parcours de son androgyne et farouche protagoniste immergée dans les ténèbres du chaos, une impressionnante méditation en forme dépopée sur la fragilité des certitudes et l'inconstance de toute réalité.

©2015 Actes Sud (P)2016 CdL Éditions

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Title: Rosebloom

Author: Christine Keleny

Narrator: Adam Seeger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-16

Publisher: CKBooks Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Rose - a precocious young girl in 1930s Wisconsin - runs away from home to avoid going onto high school and what she sees as a certain path to marriage and motherhood. What she seeks is adventure. What she finds is much more.

Rose is thrown into the lives of the varied people and towns of the Mississippi while working on river boats, going to a prep school in St. Louis where she lives with a black family in the Ville, and working in a bordello in New Orleans. (Not as a call girl, of course. She is a Catholic girl from the Midwest after all.) What she doesn't anticipate are the close relationships that develop with many of the women she encounters. She also discovers the harshness of the world far away from the security of home. Ultimately, Rose realizes what is most important in her life: her family and her friends.

Rosebloom takes place at a time in history that buffets Rose between the great depression and the coming wave of World War II. She gets herself into situations through her naivete and also just by chance that test her resolve and teach her not only about herself but about the world of others which she would have never know if she hadn't left her small farm in Southwest Wisconsin.

Members Reviews:

Great book. Being a student of World War II ...

Great book. Being a student of World War II history, enjoyed this insightful and well researched story of life in the States during this time period. The twists and turns in the book kept your attention and made it hard to put down.

It's a great story of a girl growing up on a farm ...

It's a great story of a girl growing up on a farm in WI and seeing the world from a MISSISSIPPI riverboat she worked on later at 16. I've read 2 more books about Rose and love their connection to my life in WI.

Five Stars

Amazing author!

Really wonderful story teling with historical facts and fiction woven together ...

Really wonderful story teling with historical facts and fiction woven together to make a book I didnât want to put down. I found Christineâs books at a local craft fair and was so excited to find a book vendor in with all the arts and crafts. My only purchase that day was this book, Rosebloom, and I am hooked on her writing. Being from Wisconsin was just the icing on the cake!!! The Prairie du Chien area where the story begins is one of our very favorite areas to visit, not only for itâs natural beauty but also the history of the Mississippi, it just could not get any better for this reader.

Her descriptions and details truly make you feel like youâre there where the story is taking place and I could not wait to get back when I did have to put the book down. I found myself telling the other readers in my family how much I loved this first book and how well it was written to keep me wanting more. Although I read my kindles most of the time, I really want these books in hardcover as they will be books I will treasure and want to have on my many bookshelves. Keep writing Christine as I truly have found another author I will follow and watch for your books in the future.

Great read about life in America

This fascinating journey takes us through 1930's midwestern America, following the story of a young woman who leaves home to find adventure outside of her home town. She encounters racial prejudice among other realities of the world that she previously hadn't been exposed to, but in her own small ways, rights the injustice she finds.

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Titel: Die Heimkehrer (Die Brückenbauer 3)

Autor:: Jan Guillou

Erzähler: Johannes Steck

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 13 hrs and 38 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-28-16

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Band 3 des faszinierenden historischen Epos.

Der wohlhabende Ingenieur Lauritz hat sich mit seiner deutschen Frau Ingeborg und den vier Kindern nahe Stockholm niedergelassen. Seine Brüder Oscar und Sverre wohnen unterdessen in Berlin, wo Oscar über den größten Immobilienbesitz der Stadt verfügt. Auch er ist mit einer Deutschen verheiratet, der Adeligen Christa von Moltke. Während in Deutschland der Faschismus wächst, sorgt sich Lauritz um seinen ältesten Sohn Harald, der Gefallen an den nationalsozialistischen Parolen findet.

Die Zeit nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg, die mit Modernität und Avantgarde begann, mit Filmen von Chaplin, Gemälden von Grosz und Romanen von Döblin, entwickelt sich mehr und mehr zu einem Albtraum, in dem Verfolgung und Schikane den Alltag beherrschen. Oscar und Sverre beschließen, Berlin zu verlassen, was sich jedoch als riskantes Unterfangen herausstellt.

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©2013 Jan Guillou / Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München. Übersetzung von Lotta Rüegger und Holger Wolandt (P)2016 Der Hörverlag

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Title: London kalder

Author: Ken Follett

Narrator: Lars Atterman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-21-16

Publisher: AV Forlaget

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

ret er 1941, og luftrummet er domineret af Luftwaffe, der skyder den ene Royal Air Force-maskine ned efter den anden, som om de p mystisk vis kan forudsige deres ankomst.

©2002 Rosinante & Co/Cicero & Ken Follett (P)2016 Rosinante & Co/Cicero

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Title: Nulkoden

Author: Ken Follett

Narrator: Bent Otto Hansen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-21-16

Publisher: AV Forlaget

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

En januardag i 1958 vgner en mgbeskidt mand op med tjet i laser p et offentligt toilet og sprger: "Hvem er jeg?" Det er den forrygende start p Ken Follets roman, der som ledemotiv har.

©2000 Rosinante & Co/Cicero & Ken Follett (P)2016 Rosinante & Co/Cicero

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Titre: Tout ce que je suis

Auteur: Anna Funder

Narrateur: Christèle Billault, Pierre Tissot

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 14 hrs and 31 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 10-20-16

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Résumé de l'éditeur:

2001, Sydney. Ruth Wesemann reçoit un mystérieux paquet qui va la replonger dans son passé, celui de l'entre-deux-guerres et du IIIe Reich. À l'époque, Ruth est une jeune photographe insouciante. En 1933, avec l'avènement d'Hitler, sa vie bascule : résistance, persécution, exil. Depuis la capitale anglaise, elle et son mari, Hans, tentent d'aider ceux qui, restés en Allemagne, s'opposent au Chancelier, et notamment sa cousine, Dora Fabian. Cette dernière, après avoir caché les écrits d'Ernst Toller au péril de sa vie, échappera de manière spectaculaire à la Gestapo et trouvera asile, elle aussi, à Londres. Pourtant ce refuge ne pourra empêcher son assassinat, maquillé en suicide.

1939, New York. La voix d'Ernst Toller, écrivain engagé contre la montée du national-socialisme, résonne en écho avec celle de Ruth dans l'évocation de cette période, et s'unit dans la douleur face au meurtre de Dora dont il était profondément amoureux. On le suit au Mayflower Hotel, sur Central Park West, où il dicte ses mémoires avant de mettre fin à ses jours.

Un magnifique roman inspiré d'une histoire vraie qui alterne les voix de Ruth et d'Ernst, pour dresser le paysage politique des années 1920 à 1940 en Europe. Un livre au rythme palpitant qui met en lumière la montée inexorable du régime nazi et le climat délétère pour les intellectuels et les militants de gauche persécutés jusqu'aux bords de la Tamise.

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