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Title: The Pledge

Subtitle: The American Quilt Series

Author: Jane Peart

Narrator: Emily Durante

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-11

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

With the death of her father, Jo-Beth, her brother, and their mother, Johanna, move in with relatives in town. There, Johanna makes a living sewing her exquisite quilts and Jo-Beth discovers a special friend. Kind, thoughtful, and deep, Wesley Rutherford draws Jo-Beth like a magnet... and their attachment to one another becomes strong - strong enough to endure separation while Wes studies in Philadelphia. Strong enough to make their future together seem certain, until the Civil War forces a decision that places Wes at odds with friends and family. Can their love survive a war that will rend a nation in two?

Like the pieces of silk, velvet, and ribbon in one of her mother's quilts, the patchwork events of Jo-Beth's life will be knit together by God into a pattern of their own - one of sorrow, joy, and grace.

Members Reviews:

Jane Peart is great!

Everything I read by Jane Peart is fabulous reading. Always Christian and they give you a review of your scriptures. Great read!

Five Stars

good in great condition!

The Pledge

The books story to me was interesting. But The Pledge arrived pretty damaged and took over 10 days to arrive. I was disappointed in the quality. I ordered another book from this series as well. It arrived a few days after ordering it and was in great shape. Why the difference I don't know but Iam disappointed.

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Title: The Earth Hums in B Flat

Author: Mari Strachan

Narrator: Mari Howells

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-07-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She's also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories, and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children. She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences for Gwenni, her family, and her community of finding it out?

Gwenni Morgan is an unforgettable creation, and this portrait of life in a small Welsh town on the brink of change in the 1950s is enthralling, moving, and utterly real. Mari Strachan's debut is a magical novel that will transport you to another time and place.

Critic Reviews:

"The author's light touch keeps the story unfamiliar and surprising, while Gwenni's über-precocious narration revels in a love for language and reveals an unspoiled innocence about the world. It's small, quiet and nicely done." (Publishers Weekly)

"[A] beautifully realized debut. Strachan is especially good at infusing her material with a sense of magic that is rooted in ambiguity, and at capturing the sensibility of a small town where all lives are interconnected, for good or ill." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Sheer Delight!

This book is an absolute gem! I am so happy I found it, and so sad to have finished it! Mari Strachan is one of the most talented wordsmiths I have ever encountered. Her attention to detail is stunning - she clearly has very vivid memories of what it was like to be 12-years-old. Gwenni Morgan is a delightful character, so very real, I believe she could fly, and I will miss her!

Please write another book, Mari!

A wonderful, solid and entertaining read.

This is a solid four star read for me. Gwenni is twelve years old, lives in Wales and dreams of being a detective. She is more herself than most characters I have ever encountered in a book. She soars in her dreams at night, ( or does she? ) flying above the countrysid and seeing things she doesn't always want to see.

She lives with Magda her mam and her Tada ( dad) and older sister Bethan. I never did manage to warm up to Bethan, and by the end of the book, liked her even less.

Nearby, live her paternal grandmother Nain, and auntie Lol. They and Tada and good people, kind and loving and caring in the face of any and all obstacles. Twelve is a difficult age, and I remember it very well. Perhaps I I was so drawn to Gwenni, because I remember being twelve and playing "spy" with my best friend. I also remember it being the summer that we met some boys. Gwenni, though, has no time for that. She, Like myself in fact, was looking for companionship, friendship and someone to discover things with. And believe me, it is no wonder she dreamed of being a detective. A clever girl she is, and nothing gets past her, not once she thinks about it. This cleverness and a misstep by a teacher bring this story to a fine climax.

Well, that and the death that changed everything.

Five Stars

Great read

Three Stars

A readable story!

Great read

I wouldn't often consider giving a book a top rating but Mari Strachan does this book beautifully. Her characters are really well expressed and developed and therefore very believable.

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Title: The Long Walk Home

Author: Valerie Wood

Narrator: Anne Dover

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-10

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Young Mikey Quinn, scavenging on the streets of Hull, is thrown into prison for stealing a rabbit from the butcher. His chief accuser, a well-to-do lawyer, has a daughter, Eleanor, whom he badly mistreats. When Mikey is released he finds that his mother has died and his brothers have been taken into the workhouse - determined to find a better life for his family, he walks all the way to London to seek his fortune.

There, he finds that the grim realities of city life are even worse than they were in Hull, and comes under the evil patronage of the sinister Tully, first encountered when he was in prison. But he also meets Eleanor again, and between them they face the dangers of London and gradually make a new life for themselves. Together they have to face journeying back to Hull - the long walk home.

Members Reviews:

Love it from being to end

This was the first Book I have brought from Audible and I think it is wonderful. I have read many of Valerie Wood's book but this was the first I have listened to it was so well read I just felt as if I had stepped back in time. She writes a lovely story the charectors just come alive and the end well what can one say Magic. Jan Webster kidderminster

very goo book

Any additional comments?

this is the first book I have listened to by Valerie wood and I listened to it every moment I could.

the story of mikey walking and hitching rides to and from London, with a working period of five years in London, was written and performed really well. the poverty of the time and the help people would give not having much more themselves came across.

recommended.

A very good listen!

A heartwarming story of a young lad and young lady, set in what must have been a very hard era, that blossom into 2 happy young lovers. A story depicting their long struggle to acheive there hearts ambitions. A predicatable ending but very well read by the narator Ann Dover. Once I began to listen it was hard to put down.

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Title: Where Tomorrow Waits

Subtitle: Westward Dreams, Book 3

Author: Jane Peart

Narrator: Christine Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-10

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Penny Sayres' red hair, freckle-splashed skin, and fierce independence drew the attention of some of the region's most eligible bachelors. One by one, they've been disappointed - because romance and marriage are the last things on Penny's mind! Since her childhood, she has sensed an unknown destiny beckoning from the horizon.

When Penny's brother, Brad, invites her to join his family on their wagon train to California, Penny's dream of adventure comes true. The Oregon trail, with its promise of a distant land, sweeps her into a world of fascinating new sights and sounds.

It's an exciting time for Penny and her newfound friend, Nell, who shares Penny's zest for the unknown. The trail is long, the journey often grueling, and, as happens when strangers travel together, tempers sometimes flare. Still, it looks like the train will reach its destination without event - that is, until disaster strikes at Snake River and changes Penny's life forever. Little does Penny realize that God is about to set her on her greatest adventure yet - one that includes a new dream and lasting love.

Members Reviews:

westward dreams; where tomorrow waits

The book was in very good condition and I look forward to reading more of this series. Although I am in the middle of this book, I find it very captivating and enjoying it very much. Jane Pert is an amazing author and I would highly recommend her books. I am reading her Brides of Montclair series and can hardly put them down. Her style of writing is fantastic and really gives you history, romance and Christianity. She puts you right into that Era and makes you feel every emotion whether it be a laugh or something that will make you even cry. Every chapter flows beautifully and always has a great ending or and ending that makes you want to read another one. Her flow of these books are wonderful!!!! I highly recommend them and I can't wait to read other series as well.

Mother's day gift

I bought these for my mom, she loves them.

an enjoyable tale of a young woman's adventures on the Oregon Trail.

This isn't so much a romance as it is a tale of a brave, if reluctant, pioneer woman.

Penny wants something more out of life than marriage. Besides, none of the men she has met in her small town in Missouri hold any interest for her. In fact, one of them, Jeremiah, is aggressive and pushy and she seeks to avoid him whenever she can.

When an enthusiastic missionary comes to town, Penny's brother, Brad, is all excited about going to the Western Territories. Brad's wife, Thea, who is Penny's best friend, is a timid woman but she adores her husband and will do everything to support him. Brad and Thea want Penny to come along to help out with their two year old daughter, Belinda. Also, Thea shares with Penny that she is pregnant but she doesn't want to tell Brad as he would delay their trip. Although Penny is reluctant to leave her beloved Grams, she is excited about the adventure ahead.

The author gives wonderful insight into the preparation and weeding out of belongings as they are limited in space and weight. The trail can be hard, lonely and frightening. Penny and Thea make friends with an older woman, Nelldean, and her grandson, Nate.

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Title: Powderkeg

Subtitle: Creed Series, Book 3

Author: Larry Names

Narrator: Maynard Villers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-27-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Old Mexico was behind Creed... for now. Now he was willing to risk his life by going home to the girl and the land he loved. Texada and Texas. Both represented his future and as long as he could breathe he would determine his own destiny. But the road home lay through Victoria County, a place that many considered to be lawless and wild even before the War. He knew he was inviting trouble, but he was in a hurry. Riding into the town of Victoria, Creed finds himself caught in a standoff between the angry townsfolk and the company of Union soldiers sent to occupy the town. Now Creed has to choose between Northern law and Southern loyalty....

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Title: Texas Payback

Subtitle: Creed Series, Book 2

Author: Larry Names

Narrator: Maynard Villers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-23-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Civil War was hell for Captain Clete Slater, a forgotten hero of the Confederacy, and the Texas Reconstruction's even worse. His Texas home-town is overrun with carpetbaggers and bluecoats. He's hunted by the law for a crime he didn't commit. He rides south to Mexico with a new name, Slate Creed, to hide his real identity.

Riding across the Rio Grande, Creed expects to find frontier justice for the real culprits - a murderous gang of bandits who murdered his brother. Instead he finds another country torn apart by its own civil war. And Creed must choose which battle he wants to fight: Mexico's or his own.

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Title: History Through Fiction's Lens (2010): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Subtitle: Panel 1064

Author: Gabrielle Burton, Thaisa Frank, Indu Sundaresan

Narrator: Thomas Curwen

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-10

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 130,000 book lovers each year.

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Title: Enemy of God

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The continuing story of Arthur, the second in a trilogy that began with The Winter King. The novels bring Arthur and his world to vivid life.

Arthur is a man battling for his vision of the future in a brutal age, dragged down by suspicions and magics of the past, surrounded by intrigue, dependent on his skill at war and genius for leadership.

Members Reviews:

The Arthurian legend given substance

I had the trilogy as books and as tapes. This is the first time I have seen them as audio books to download and I have been looking for them for several years.

The three titles, The Winter King, The Enemy of God, and Excalibur, are my favourite and the best retelling of the legend of Arthur I have read or heard, filled with action and interesting facts about the era, real locations and a gritty realism. I loved them and will enjoy listening to them again.....and again..

Great book

I normally choose unabridged titles but in this case I made an exception and I'm so glad I did! Tim Pigott-Smith's reading is brilliant; the rendintion of various accents and character deliniation are spot on. Bernard Cornwell creates a world that you want to believe in and peoples it with characters you can really care about or really hate depending on who we are taking about. This wonderful story is the second of the trillogy starting with the Winter King and ending with Excalibur. I would recomend you listen to them in order as you really do need to know the characters stories from the begining.

Rip roaring stuff

Well written excellent characters, enjoying the twist on the legend very much.

Looking forward to the final book

outstanding from the master of this style writing,

What made the experience of listening to Enemy of God the most enjoyable?

Just a really great take on the whole

Arthur legend , cleverly crafted all that you would want from a book of this type. The story is really strong with all the characters very well written, you are there , and you want this to be the real story not just a myth. Get the whole series you will not be disappointed, then just enjoy, don't know why this was not made into a TV series rather then the up and coming Last kingdom , although that is also very good this has definitely got the edge on that series, the story is so well crafted battles, magic that may or not be magic, and really rich developed characters with a strong story line, so as you may now be aware I really liked it

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dervil as he is the main character and drives the whole story, you really warm to him he is brave,he takes risks,he's loyal and along with that he's kind

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Which character as performed by Tim Pigott-Smith was your favourite?

Merlin

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The opening part with Remembering The Dead And The Battle At Lug Vale

Any additional comments?

Please try this, its great in fact the whole series is outstanding,but should be listened to in the correct order winter king first

Good story well read

Liked the story, it's well read. And it's another take on the Arthur legend which seems to grow with time!

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Title: Sweet Dates in Basra

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Jessica Jiji

Narrator: Adriana Sevahn Nichols

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-27-10

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Just when her family should be arranging her marriage, Kathmiya Mahmoud, a young Marsh Arab maiden, is sent from her home in Iraq's idyllic countryside to the unfamiliar city of Basra, where she must survive on her paltry earnings as a servant. Her only asset - her exquisite beauty - brings more peril than peace. Worse, her mother appears to be keeping a secret about her own mysterious past, one that could threaten Kathmiya's destiny forever.

In this lost Iraq of the 1940s, a time of rich traditions and converging worlds, Kathmiya meets Shafiq, a Jewish boy whose brotherhood with his Muslim neighbor, Omar, proves that religion is no barrier to friendship. But in a world where loss of honor is punishable by death, the closeness that grows between Kathmiya and Shafiq becomes dangerous as a doomed love takes root. When British warplanes begin bombing Iraq and the country's long-simmering tensions explode, the power of an unbreakable boyhood bond and a transcendent love must overcome the deepening fractures of a collapsing society.

Set during the tumultuous years surrounding the Second World War, Sweet Dates in Basra is the redemptive story of two very different cultures, and a powerful reminder that no walls can confine the human spirit.

Critic Reviews:

[T]he cultural perspective and setting are a nice break from the wartime norm, as is the unexpected ending. (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Couldn't finish it

Although well written and narrated - I couldn't finish it. I expected it to be more adult oriented - but I think it is better suited for an adolescent audience.

Recommended

There was a lot in this novel - the situation of the Jewish community in Iraq in the 1940s, the struggles endured as a maid coming from a poor background in the Marshes to work in bustling Basra, and the problems of friendships between different cultures and between unmarried men and women.

There are two main charcters, Shafiq, a young Jewish-Iraqi, who starts to feel the effects of anti Jewish sentiment in Iraq as he reaches his teens, and Kathmiya, a beautiful young girl from the Marshes who should be entering into marriage at this age but finds herself shipped off to work as a maid in Basra.

Kathmiya can't understand why she is not getting married like her sister Fathima, and why her father seems to hate her so much. But she makes the best of her life in Basra and works hard.

There she is noticed by Shafiq, who is stunned by her beauty. In this society it would mean certain death for Kathmiya if her friendship with Shafiq were ever discovered and the relationship can have no future.

The other main relationship in the book is between Shafiq and his Muslim neighbour, Omar. Not only are the boys best friends, but the families help each other in numerous ways over the years in a society where such friendships are becoming increasingly problematic.

Jessica Jiji has never lived in Iraq but learned of this time in history from her father who left the country in 1947 as an 18 year old. HIs love for his homeland is reflected in her warm feelings towards this place and time.

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Title: Michael and All Angels

Author: Norah Lofts

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-10

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the autumn of 1817, the arrival of the Ipswich coach and its occupants a strange, ill-assorted company changed the lives of those who lived at the Fleece Inn forever.

Will Oakley, landlord and host, with his two daughters, beautiful Myrtle, and the repellent Harriet, waited to receive his guests. Along with the usual farmers, merchants and the quality, there were others who fitted into none of these categories. Like the handsome foreigner with the scarred face, and the fat man who appeared to be gloating over some malicious secret of his own.

Members Reviews:

a terrific reading adventure

Another wonderful book from Norah Lofts! 24 hours spent at the Fleece Inn, I could not wait to see what happened next and was sorry when the book was finished. Note for other fans of Norah Lofts, if you read Hester Roon and want to know what happened to the money, you will find the answer in this book.

Excellent as Norah Lofts always is!

As good as Norah Lofts always is! Good, real characters and plenty of exciting subplots and twists and turns to keep you entertained.

I love all of Norah Lofts books

I love all of Norah Lofts books! I have most of them from many years ago but this one was new to my collection! I reread them periodically!

Five Stars

This is one of the best stories by Norah Loft.

The book arrived in wonderful condition.