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Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1577 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gods of Newport Author: John Jakes Narrator: Jack Garrett Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-11 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 45 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: In the late 19th century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of money, excess, and unapologetic greed, where reputations were made and lost in a whirlwind of parties and fancied slights. But amid the glamour of yacht races, tennis matches, and costume balls raged undeclared class warfare, scandalous doings, even madness. In 1893, railroad mogul Sam Driver, one of the few surviving robber barons of the lawless years after the Civil War, knocks on the door of fabled Newport with his daughter, Jenny, determined not to be turned away. In the past, his "new money" was tainted by his rapacious reputation, and even now, an enemy with a pedigree of wealth and position vows to slam every door in Sam's face. But he is determined to win a place in the strange, rarefied world of Newport's brief summer season, presided over by social gadflies Ward McAllister and the androgynous Harry Lehr, both of whom will assist the Drivers...for a price. The Gods of Newport brings this gilded age of excess to thrilling life. It was a time and place whose extremes of greed, conspicuous consumption, and social striving have an astonishing resonance and relevance for the America we see around us today.

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Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1577 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crispin: The End of Time Author: Avi Narrator: Ron Keith Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 08-16-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Newbery Medal-winning author Avi completes the Crispin saga with this third installment of the riveting trilogy. In 14th-century England, Crispin has embarked on one adventure after another since discovering that he, once known only as Astas son, has a much grander future than he ever could have imagined. Encountering such trustworthy souls as Bear during the course of his travels, Crispin teeters on the brink of fulfilling his destiny in this stunning tale of the Middle Ages.

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1577 Titel: Die Hüter der Rose (Waringham-Saga 2) Autor:: Rebecca Gablé Erzähler: Martin May Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 13 hrs and 2 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-17-10 Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Historical Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Die Hüter der Rose" ist der zweite Band der Waringham-Saga von Rebecca Gablé. Die Autorin: Rebecca Gablé, Jahrgang 1964, in einer Kleinstadt am Niederrhein geboren, studierte nach mehrjähriger Berufstätigkeit Anglistik und Germanistik mit Schwerpunkt Mediävistik in Düsseldorf. Sie wirkte an einem Projekt zur Erforschung anglonormannischer Manuskripte mit. Diese Forschungsergebnisse flossen in ihre weitere literarische Arbeit mit ein. Heute arbeitet sie als freie Autorin und Literaturübersetzerin. Ihr erster Roman Jagdfieber wurde 1996 für den Glauser-Krimipreis nominiert. Außerdem gehört sie dem Autorenkreis historischer Romane "Quo Vadis" an. Neben der Literatur gilt ihr Interesse der (mittelalterlichen) Geschichte, dem Theater und vor allem der Musik, in fast jeder Erscheinungsform.

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Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1577 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tell-All Author: Chuck Palahniuk Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Soaked - nay, marinated - in the world of vintage Hollywood, Tell-All is a Sunset Boulevardinflected homage to Old Hollywood and a hilarious assault on celebrity. Hazie Coogan has for decades tended to the outsized needs of Katherine Miss Kathie Kenton, a larger-than-life star who has survived multiple marriages, career comebacks, cosmetic surgeries, and emotional dramas. But danger lurks with the arrival of a gentleman caller named Webster Carlton Westward III, who worms his way into Miss Kathies heart and boudoir. Hazie discovers that this bounder has already written his celebrity tell-all memoir, which foretells Miss Kathies death in a forthcoming Lillian Hellmanpenned musical extravaganza. As the body count mounts, Hazie must execute a plan to save Katherine Kenton for her fansand for posterity. Critic Reviews: Few contemporary writers mix the outrageous and the hilarious with greater zest.Chuck Palahniuks splenetic, anarchic glee makes him a worthy heir to Ken Kesey. (Newsday)

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1577 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Liars and Saints Author: Maile Meloy Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-23-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: This richly textured novel tells a story of love and loss, sex and longing, and of the deceit that can lie at the heart of family relationships. Set in California, Liars and Saints follows four generations of the Catholic Santerre family from World War II to the present. In a family driven as much by jealousy and propriety as by love, an unspoken tradition of deceit is passed from generation to generation. When tragedy shatters their precarious domestic lives, it takes astonishing courage and compassion to bring them back together. By turns funny and disturbing, irreverent and profound, Liars and Saints is a masterful display of Maile Meloy's prodigious gifts and of her penetrating insight into an extraordinary American family and into the nature of human love. Critic Reviews: [A] spectacular first novel. (New York Times Book Review) The alternating points of view of eight main characters shine with authenticity.The rich emotional chiaroscuro and fine psychological insight of this haunting novel mark Meloy as a writer of extraordinary talent. (Publishers Weekly)

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1577 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lord of the Dead the Secret History of Byron Author: Tom Holland Narrator: Richard E. Grant Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 03-11-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: From the Levant to London's society salons to the canals of Venice, famed poet Lord Byron embarks on a life of adventure as the world's most notable vampire, following a dark trail of long-hidden secrets, ancient black arts, and the depths of evil. ©1996 Tom Holland (P)1996 Simon & Schuster

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1577 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart Subtitle: A Novel Author: Mathias Malzieu, Sarah Ardizzone (translator) Narrator: Jim Dale Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 146 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: A fantastical novel, a wildly inventive taleby turns poignant and funny, lusty and wrenchingabout love and heartbreak. Edinburgh, 1874: Born with a frozen heart, Jack is nearly dead when his mother abandons him to the care of Dr. Madeleinewitch doctor, midwife, protector of orphanswho saves Jack by placing a cuckoo clock in his chest. It is in her orphanage that Jack grows up, amid tear-filled flasks, eggs containing memories, a man with a musical spine. As Jack gets older, Dr. Madeleine warns him that his heart is too fragile for strong emotions: he must never, ever fall in love. And, of course, he does: on his 10th birthday and with head-over-heels abandon. The object of his ardor is Miss Acaciaa bespectacled young street performer with a soul-stirring voice. But its not only Jacks heart thats at risk, its his very lifeand doubly so when he injures the school bully in a fight for the affections of the beautiful singer. Now begins a wild journey, of escape and pursuit, from Edinburgh to Paris to Miss Acacias home in Andalusia, where Jack will finally learn the great joys, and ultimately the greater costs, of owning a fully formed heart. Editorial Reviews: There is a very specific audience for French pop star Mathias Malzieus third book: European fans of his music, English-speaking fans of gothic emo fare like Tim Burton or Stephenie Meyer, and international academics hankering for some new wave French sensualism. Sarah Ardizzone, who has won numerous major awards for her translations of French childrens books, seems to have done an exceptional job with Malzieus often unfocused writing, elevating it to a level of poetry that may often help you forget that the author has not properly fleshed out some bits of characterization and plot. Alongside a superior translation is the extremely entertaining narrative capability of Jim Dale, who has won a record 10 Audie Awards, in addition to two Grammy Awards and a bunch more nominations. Dale transforms the authors unsophisticated probing of a 14-year-old boys emotional depths as much as possible into a heart-wrenching and engrossing tale of two star-crossed lovers. Little Jack, whose heart uses a cuckoo clock for a pacemaker, is finally strong enough at age nine to go into town, where he falls immediately in love with Miss Acacia, a touring young singer with terrible eyesight. After several years spent pining for this girl on the strength of one hours connection, Jack makes his way through foreign lands and many perils to win her over. He encounters the problem of her previous lover, a bully named Joe, as well as the general problem of their rocky teenage emotional turmoil. One of the most surprising and thought-provoking bits is an utterly bizarre conversation with Jack the Ripper, who little Jack meets while travelling by train. As the scene hopscotches across Europe, Dale expertly and seamlessly transitions from Edinburgh brogue to London lilt, from Parisian plosives to Andalusian rolling rs. His portrayal of each character is less like narrating and more like acting, as the best voice work should be. With Malzieus penchant for romantic doom and gloom, there is plenty of overly emotional fodder for Dale to really showcase his full range. in many places, the author aspires to be Roald Dahl, but ends up passing up on chances to do something significant with his characters.

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