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Title: When the Yellow Mocker Calls

Subtitle: Two Feather's Legacy, Book 1

Author: Lila M. Beckham

Narrator: Christa Lewis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-18

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the South Carolina Hills, along the Savannah River Watershed, in the fall of 1829, 14-year-old, three-quarter Cherokee Sahani, whose Christian name is Charity, sets out on a journey with her 83-year-old maternal white grandfather to Fort Charlotte for what she thinks is a trip to trade the pelts he has accumulated in order to replenish their supplies. However, Charity soon discovers that her grandfather's objective in making this trip is to get her married off and settled somewhere.

Since her beloved grandmother's passing several months earlier, her grandfather has worried about what would become of Charity should he, too, pass away. And, given his advanced age, he somehow senses that time is near; he does not want to die and leave young Charity alone and desolate. He and his wife reared Charity after her mother and father both died in a yellow fever epidemic when she was three years old.

As they travel to Fort Charlotte, her grandfather tells her that before going to Fort Charlotte they will be making an overnight stop at his friend's house. And, that a year or so earlier, he and his long-time friend, Eli Gulledge, talked about what would happen to Charity should both he and his wife pass away and have arranged for Charity and Eli's son Henry to meet before that time comes to see if they will take a liking to one another.

When Charity, who has never met Eli or his family, hears that, she threatens to act rude in order to make them not like her so that she can go back home with him, but her grandfather tells her that she cannot go back home with him and assures her that if young Henry doesn't take a liking to her, he is sure that some young buck down in Fort Charlotte will be looking for a wife.

Faced with the stark realization that her life is changing and she has no control of that change, many thoughts run through young Charity's mind - she even contemplates running away, but doesn't want to leave her grandfather alone.

When her grandfather suddenly passes away that night at Eli's house, that threat never comes to fruition. Young Charity is forced to abide by her grandfather's wishes and stay there with Eli's family....

Contains mature themes.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Very good reading.

but I enjoyed this

My , but I enjoyed this one

Five Stars

Great read.

In chapter 56, Henry dies in May. Charity cuts off her long hair, even cutting her scalp. Charity and Uriah set off to find Henr

In chapter 56, Henry dies in May. Charity cuts off her long hair, even cutting her scalp. Charity and Irish set off to find Henry's body to no avail. In chapter 59, in June or July, On their way back home, they stop so that Charity can help the poor souls that don't know they're dead and are wandering around cross over into the light. Charity sits down, let's down her hair and braids it. How is it that in two months Charity is able to let her hair down and braids it when she was almost bald? Also, there are a few grammar and spelling errors.

The story was somewhat enjoyable, a little drawn out and predictable. I don't think I'll be recommending it.

I like the reference to the grandfather and great grandfather guidance ...

This was interesting story line. It kept my interest. I like the reference to the grandfather and great grandfather guidance that they gave along the way. Charity and her husband had a true love.

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Titre: Underground Railroad

Auteur: Colson Whitehead

Narrateur: Aïssa Maïga

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 10 hrs and 44 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 12-01-17

Éditeur: Audiolib

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Cora, seize ans, est esclave sur une plantation de coton dans la Géorgie d'avant la guerre de Sécession. Abandonnée par sa mère lorsqu'elle était enfant, elle survit tant bien que mal à la violence de sa condition. Lorsque Caesar, un esclave récemment arrivé de Virginie, lui propose de s'enfuir, elle accepte et tente, au péril de sa vie, de gagner avec lui les États libres du Nord. De la Caroline du Sud à l'Indiana en passant par le Tennessee, Cora va vivre une incroyable odyssée. Traquée comme une bête par un impitoyable chasseur d'esclaves qui l'oblige à fuir, sans cesse, elle fera tout pour conquérir sa liberté.

L'une des prouesses de Colson Whitehead est de matérialiser l' "Underground Railroad", le célèbre réseau clandestin d'aide aux esclaves en fuite qui devient ici une véritable voie ferrée souterraine, pour explorer, avec une originalité et une maîtrise époustouflantes, les fondements et la mécanique du racisme.

À la fois récit d'un combat poignant et réflexion saisissante sur la lecture de l'Histoire, ce roman est une œuvre politique aujourd'hui plus que jamais nécessaire.

©2016 / 2017 Colson Whitehead, tous droits réservés / Éditions Albin Michel pour la traduction française (P)2017 Audiolib

Revues par les critiques:

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Prix Pulitzer 2017, National Book Award 2017.

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Title: 1 - 1 [The Great Kangxi Emperor 1: Initial Policy after the Scramble for the Throne]

Author: - - Eryue He

Narrator: - - Ji Hanbang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 24 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-23-17

Publisher: BOVCM

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin. : / : /

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Title: A Legacy of Secrets

Subtitle: Irish Family Saga, Book 4

Author: Jean Reinhardt

Narrator: Michael Healy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

As the past catches up with Catherine, one of her sisters becomes a thorn in her side. To make life even more stressful for her, the young woman finds herself torn between two of the people she loves most in the world. As her husband, Patrick, does his best to provide for his young family, Catherine fears he is keeping secrets from her, possibly even more hurtful than the one she has concealed in her heart. While Patrick yearns for social change and a better future for his children, his wife is more concerned about the past and what damage it might cause.

Members Reviews:

Very Sweet Story about Adapting in a Different Culture

I started with the first and continued on to the trilogy. Reading books about immigrants coming to this country and then following a few of the generations is one of my favorites. There were many plots in this trilogy and it all came together in the third book. Wonderful and satisfying book and it was so interesting in the fact that they fit into their roles beautifully. By the time I finished the third book of An Irish Sage Book 3. I felt that the characters were my friends. Maybe it was because I am a first generation Irish American and I could identify with so many "happenings" in the book. I would recommend this to anyone to likes to read about different ethnic groups and why they decided to come to the US and how well they adapted.

I recommend that you start with the first book of the trilogy.

Secrets

A Legacy of Secrets - Book 4 - I enjoyed every one of the books in the series of 'An Irish Family Saga'. I love to read about people's lives in the 1800's, this was an excellent adventure . I would recommend this series to everyone. These books started with the 'Potato Famine' in Ireland to the 1900's, there was sadness, happiness, adventure, mystery, hardships, love, families, friends, and secrets it was all there to absorb.

'A Legacy of Secrets' is an awesome, unforgetable book. This book brought everything together. Every family has secrets, every person in each family has secrets, secrets are not to be shared. Although we were allowed to take a peep in this novel and see some secrets. These four book were so, so, so very good. Thanks Jean Reinhardt for sharing with the world.

Amazing Irish History

excellent book/ series. the series tells the story of several generations of a family surveying life in Ireland. Potato famine to moving to America to find a better life this series has it all. Based on the authors family history makes it even better. Be prepared, from page 1 of book one thru the last page of book 5 you will not want to put them down when you start reading them and will eagerly wait for the release of book 6. you cannot miss on this or any of the books in the series.

Looking forward to more in this series....

As other reviewers have said there is some confusion and typos - which are not unexpected....and other than having difficulty "tracking" who is being spoken about (my issue more than the author's because of my attention span and short term memory issues!) I was sad when I completed the full series. I wanted more. But for me this is an escape....not a learning experience...

Most Wonderful

This is the fourth grand tale of An Irish Family Saga. The hard part is waiting for Book Five. I have just now finished reading the story, and I feel as though my own family have left for America.

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Title: In the Dark

Author: Deborah Moggach

Narrator: Henrietta Garden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-05-17

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It is the year 1916, and pretty young Eithne Clay runs a shabby but genteel South London boarding house while her husband is off at war. Her 14-year old son Ralph dotes on his mother, but has adolescent thoughts he'd rather hide from her.

Winnie, the young maid, is a homely, good-hearted country girl, rejected by Archie, the cheeky butcher's boy before he too is called up. And when the dreaded telegram arrives at the house, things turn from difficult to desperate for the two young women....

Critic Reviews:

"A deliciously vivid portrait." (Financial Times)

"An accomplished story teller with a finely tuned ear for dialogue." (Herald)

Members Reviews:

In the dark good.

Good but not her best. Good character depth.

Like Nightingale, there is a war time setting with ...

This novel is the anidote to the contrived plot of Hanna's Nightingale. Like Nightingale, there is a war time setting with women managing while most able-bodied men are enlisted or have been killed in battle. But the story lacks Nightingale's plot inconsistencies and weirdly modern anachronisms. The characters are well defined and memorable. I came to care for them. I was concerned for Winnie and Ralph in particular. Wonderful plot twists and a satisfying conclusion.

Life on the Home Front in WWI

London in WWI, a down-market neighborhood, a lodging house run by a new widow (husband killed in France) who attracts the attention of the local butcher - a big, boastful, ambitious man deeply involved in the black market. The widow is beautiful, refined and renting a house that the prescient butcher believes will make an excellent hotel when the survivors of the war come home and find a housing shortage and - for the upper classes - a severe servant shortage. (Residential hotels and lodging houses were very common in 20th century Britain.)They marry (hence a few brief but definitely explicit sex scenes); there's a murder. The writing is workmanlike. The occupants of the house provide much of the interest: the blind Communist, with a secret; the ruined survivor of a gas attack and the little daughter who cares for him while her mother earns a living; Winnie, the country girl who does most of the work; and the teenage son through whose eyes the story unfolds.

ZERO STARS IF IT WERE AN OPTION!!!

In The Dark by Deborah Moggach was an awful read. The characters were one dimensional, dark, depressing, lacked any redeeming qualities, and just plain awful. I could not invest in their stories because I could not care less what happened to any of them. Eithne, the mother in this story was so selfish. I am certainly NOT a perfect mother but the way Eithne put Neville before her son disgusted me. The characters had no values and the characters Atheist views throughout the book bothered me. It took me weeks to read this painfully boring book. I just have a hard time putting a book away without finishing it. I will not be reading any other books from this author!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The title doesn't fit, perhaps 'Butcher and his bone' would've summed it up better, lol

The titles doesn't fit the story in my opinion. I could see how the author might have considered all of he secrets that people keep in this shabby boarding house as ,keeping people in the dark', but it sounds like a thriller.

It is an odd little story with lots of sexually frustrated characters.

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Title: A Shilling for a Wife

Author: Emma Hornby

Narrator: Penelope Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-31-17

Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Random House presents the audiobook edition of A Shilling for a Wife by Emma Hornby, read by Penelope Freeman.

Sally Swann thought life couldn't get much worse. Then a single coin changed hands.

A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton, Lancashire, has been Sally's prison since Joseph Goden 'bought' her from the workhouse as his wife. A drunkard and bully, Joseph rules her with a rod of iron, using fists and threats to keep her in check.

When Sally gives birth, however, she knows she must do anything to save her child from her husband's clutches. She manages to escape and, taking her baby, flees for the belching chimneys of Manchester, in search of her only relative.

But with the threat of discovery by Joseph, who will stop at nothing to find her, Sally must fight with every ounce of strength she has to protect herself and her son and finally be with the man who truly loves her. For a fresh start does not come without a price....

A Shilling for a Wife is powerful, absorbing storytelling that is perfect for fans of sagas by Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Maggie Hope.

Members Reviews:

How much can a person endure??

Some of the story made me cringe, but I know there are women and girls that have and are still enduring the subject matter! We tend to romanticize the 'olden days' This book gives you some insight into the day to day living of the less privileged in society.

excellent read strong story lines

loved it more please from this author .

lots of twists and Turns

I shall enjoy reading this book again

Beautiful story

I came across this book after hours of trawling through looking for something new. As soon as I read the description I was hooked. Growing up and still living in Bolton myself I was able to visualise the scenery and It really made me think about this town differently, I now appreciate the history more and am keen to do some research. This book felt quite personal to me. The storyline is beautiful, very dark at times but a reminder of the value friendship holds - and the kindness of strangers. And being able to pick yourself back on and move forward despite the hardships. The narration was brilliant also and Im usually quite fussy. Thank you Emma for this lovely story. Its definitely a new favourite of mine. Lizzie (from horwich)

depressing but in the end good

Great characters. You will really hope the best for all the good characters. But the time when this story is happenyng is really depressing. Bretty hoples life if you did not born rich.

Beautiful story with twists & turns

I've loved this story , I've never listened to a book that's taken me into the lives of those in the story where I can't stop listening (till early hrs). The fight of Sally & hurt she endures is gut wrenching yet the true friends she finds help give her hope. The narrator is fab , bringing people to life & keeping you involved.. I can't wait for more books by this author .

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Title: Another Woman's Husband

Author: Gill Paul

Narrator: Laura Aikman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-17-17

Publisher: Headline Review

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

USA Today best-selling author of The Secret Wife.

Another Woman's Husband is the latest gripping novel from Gill Paul.

Two women, divided by time, bound by a secret....

It's 1911. Aged just 15, Mary Kirk and Wallis Warfield meet at summer camp. Their friendship will survive heartbreaks, continents, and the demands of the English crown until it is shattered by one unforgivable betrayal....

In 1997, Kendall's romantic break in Paris is shattered when the taxi ahead of them crashes suddenly. The news soon follows: Princess Diana is dead. Trying to forget what she has witnessed, Kendall returns home, where the discovery of a long-forgotten link to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, will lead her to the truth of a scandal which shook the world....

Richly imagined and beautifully written, Another Woman's Husband is a moving novel about two women thrust into the spotlight, haunted by love and loss.

Critic Reviews:

"A triumph." (Dinah Jefferies on The Secret Wife)

Members Reviews:

it blew me away!

I have been immersed in this wonderful audiobook for the last week. I loved it!

Brilliant brilliant I loved it

Well written and thought provoking

Gill Paul writes beautifully and it is read well Recommend

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Title: The Women of the Castle

Author: Jessica Shattuck

Narrator: Joan Walker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-17

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Three German women are haunted by the past and their secrets in the devastating aftermath of WWII. A mesmerising story of resistance, forgiveness and the complexity of the human heart.

A resistance widow. A silent co-conspirator. The only one who survived.

Bavaria, Germany. June, 1945. The Third Reich has crumbled. The Russians are coming. Can Marianne von Lingenfels and the women in her care survive and build their ravaged world anew?

Marianne - widow of a resistor to the Nazi regime - returns to the grand, crumbling castle where she once played host to all of German high society. She assembles a makeshift family from the ruins of her husband's movement, rescuing her dearest friend's widow, Benita, from sexual slavery to the Russian army, and Ania from a work camp for political prisoners. She is certain their shared past will bind them together.

But as Benita begins a clandestine relationship and Ania struggles to conceal her role in the Nazi regime, Marianne learns that her clear-cut, highly principled world view has no place in these new, frightening and emotionally charged days. All three women must grapple with the realities they now face, and the consequences of decisions each made in the darkest of times....

Deeply moving and compelling, The Women of the Castle is a heart-wrenching and hopeful tale of secrets and survival, a reckoning and the astonishing power of forgiveness.

Members Reviews:

Engrossing!

"The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, is âan engrossing novel âabout three German women after WWIIâ and it includes âall the usual Big Themes of right/wrong, guilt/innocence, revenge/forgiveness.â â

Marianne, Benita, and Ania, are the surviving wives of men who participated in the July 20, 1944, failed assassination attempt on Hitler (aka as Operation Valkyrie). Marianne, the strongest and the leader, promised to take care of the wives and children of the would-be assassins (all executed). In a rustic "castle" in northern Germany, the three very different women, with very different backgrounds and war-time experiences, band together to protect their children and each other in the chaotic days following the defeat of the Nazis.

I won't outline to plot except to say that the story is immediately interesting, and provides suspense and mystery as it unfolds over the course of several years. As a piece of historical fiction I learned some things I hadn't known. For example, just after the war and before the Cold War got into full-swing, there was a "Sprunkammer" or a "denazification council" that assigned Germans (including ex-Nazis) to groups based on their "guilt" and they were officially sanctioned accordingly. Shattuck's novel is well-researched and it spun me off on several illuminating Wikipedia trails.

One big question the novel asks is, can you love someone without knowing or caring what atrocities they may have committed in the past? Can one truly have a fresh start? Can it be deserved? Walking down the street in Germany after the war, what kinds of suspicions would one harbor? Did that man execute Jewish children? Did that woman rat out her neighbor? It's a fascinating time and place in history.

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Title: Young Carthaginian

Subtitle: A Story of the Times of Hannibal

Author: George Alfred Henty

Narrator: Jim Hodges

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-17

Publisher: Jim Hodges Productions

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges' historically accurate, exciting and edifying audio recordings.

The Young Carthaginian chronicles the struggle of the Second Punic War (218-203 BC) and the attempt of Hannibal to conquer Rome. At first, the struggle of Carthage against Rome was a struggle for empire, but it became a struggle for existence. Hannibal presses on despite formidable geographical barriers and the corrupt leadership in Carthage which time and again undermined all his efforts. Malchus, Hannibal's cousin, participates in many historic battles and has his own adventures, finally settling in Gaul with his new bride.

The Henty Historical Novel Collection, written by George Henty in the 1800s, covers many time periods in history throughout the world. In this collection, you will learn history, geography, and vocabulary while also discovering hero characters for your children to emulate.

Members Reviews:

it is a great way to get up close and personal with a ...

As always, Henty uses a model youth to teach history in a factual, but engaging manner. His fault is mainly that his sentences can be lengthy with many clauses, but for our homeschool, it is a great way to get up close and personal with a particular time in history. Definitely not for elementary students, but with a few vocabulary explanations, my early teens are doing well with Henty.

A 19th Century take on the Second Punic War

Novelist and war correspondent, George Alfred Henty was born in England in 1832 and died in 1902. He wrote dozens of novels intended to be read by adolescents and young adults. The young Carthaginian, written in 1887 is the story of Malchus, a kinsman of Hannibal, whose father, Hamilcar, is a Carthaginian general closely allied with Hannibal. Malchus, aged 15 when the novel begins, has been trained since early childhood to be a soldier. He and his father accompany Hannibal across the Alps and into Italy, where the father serves as a general and Malchus serves as commander to a troop of Numidians.

Henty, as may be expected, writes in 19th century style and displays the political attitudes and prejudices of his time and class. The book is heavy on the history, which, for the most part, closely follows Livy and Polybius. Malchus, however, experiences a long string of harrowing adventures and narrow escapes, relying both on his own cleverness and the loyalty of several of his companions to extricate him from seemingly impossible situations.

While Henty is sympathetic to Malchus and to Hannibal, he makes it no secret that he has no liking for Carthage and its very corrupt civilization and is well satisfied that Rome ultimately won the struggle.

It was interesting to me to compare a 19th century take on the Second Punic war with accounts written in the past 20 years. I think that historical fiction aficionados will enjoy this book as will anyone who enjoys reading adventure stories.

This one is more historical than fictional

While it started out slow, the book picked up pace about half way through. There was also substantially more history in this book than telling of a fictional story. As a history buff, I didn't mind in the least. But others looking for a compelling story might be a bit bored.

what a great story!

Having before read severel other books authered by G.A.

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Title: There Your Heart Lies

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Mary Gordon

Narrator: Angela Brazil

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-09-17

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Marian cut herself off from her wealthy, conservative Irish Catholic family when she volunteered during the Spanish Civil War - an experience she has always kept to herself. Now in her 90s, she shares her Rhode Island cottage with her granddaughter Amelia, a young woman of good heart but only a vague notion of life's purpose. Their daily existence is intertwined with Marian's secret past: the blow to her youthful idealism when she witnessed the brutalities on both sides of Franco's war and the romance that left her trapped in Spain in perilous circumstances for nearly a decade. When Marian is diagnosed with cancer, she finally speaks about what happened to her during those years - personal and ethical challenges nearly unthinkable to Amelia's millennial generation as well as the unexpected gifts of true love and true friendship.

Marian's story compels Amelia to make her own journey to Spain, to reconcile her grandmother's past with her own uncertain future. With their exquisite female bond at its core, this novel, which explores how character is forged in a particular moment in history and passed down through the generations, is especially relevant in our own time. It is a call to arms - a call to speak honestly about evil when it is before us and to speak equally about goodness.

Members Reviews:

Very disappointing

As an amateur Spanish Civil War scholar, I was anxious to read and listen to this book. The New York Times review was positive, giving me more incentive. However, the book was enormously disappointing. It was stuffed with paragraph after paragraph of pointless set descriptions that slowed down the narrative causing me to skip whole sections without missing any plot points.

The principal characters, Marian and Amelia were both superficial and the book focused heavily on both their self-doubting inner monologues. This quickly became tedious and frustrating as neither commanded the readers respect and interest.

Many of the secondary characters, most specifically members of Marian's family and her Spanish mother-in-law were completely one-dimensional stand-ins for the evils of the Catholic Church.

What might have been an exciting story of a young woman's coming of age in a critical time in European history was a dull, flat telling of events from the point of view of a timid, reactive and insecure person filled with a uncertainty.

There your heart lies

The portion of the story set during the Spanish civil war was moving, heartbreaking and kept me wanting more.

The portion of the story set in modern day was stilted and jarring and detracted entirely from the beauty of the other parts. I wasn't convinced by their conversational style at all.

I listened to this book on 1.5 speed, the narrator is pretty slow.