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Title: Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland

Author: Amanda Barratt

Narrator: Romy Nordlinger

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Release date: July 11, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Zosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany's invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves. As ghetto walls rise and the occupiers tighten their grip on the city of Krakow, Zosia joins pharmacist Tadeusz Pankiewicz and his staff in the heart of the Krakow ghetto as they risk their lives to aid the Jewish people trapped by Nazi oppression. Hania Silverman's carefree girlhood is shattered as her family is forced into the ghetto. Struggling to survive in a world hemmed in by walls and rife with cruelty and despair, she encounters Zosia, her former neighbor, at the pharmacy. As deportation winnow the ghetto's population and snatch those she holds dear, Hania's natural resiliency is exhausted by reality. Zodia and Hania's lives intertwine as they face the griefs and fears thrust upon them by war, until one day, they are forced to make a desperate choice . . . one that will inexorably bind them together, even as they are torn apart. Amanda Barratt's meticulous research and lush, award-winning writing shine once again in this moving look at a group of unsung heroes who fought for hope and humanity in the most harrowing of times.

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Title: The Lost Dressmaker of Paris: A completely heartbreaking and gripping World War 2 page-turner

Author: Suzanne Fortin

Narrator: Imogen Church

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

Release date: July 11, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

1942, Paris: Working in her father's tailors shop, Nathalie Leroux dreams of being a famous designer. But with her beloved city under Nazi occupation, her dreams must be put on hold for survival during these dark days. When the Germans take away the person she loves most, Nathalie accepts a dangerous mission from the Resistance. One that will use her skills as a dressmaker and put her at the heart of the Nazi high command in the Ritz hotel. With every stitch she makes, Nathalie moves closer to avenging those she loves and freeing her country from tyranny. But it will also put her in terrible danger... 2022, England: When Darcie takes possession of an old suitcase, abandoned at a railway station, she doesn't know what to expect. Opening the stiff clasps, she discovers a beautiful silk evening dress from the 1940s and a notebook full of sketches. Written inside is the name: Nathalie Leroux. Who was Nathalie? Why did she leave this at the station eighty years ago? And what stopped her from returning for it? Darcie's quest for answers will draw her into the dangerous world of the French Resistance. But is Darcie prepared for what she will find? And for the power of Nathalie's secrets to change her world forever... A heartbreaking and epic wartime story of the bravery of ordinary women and the enduring power of love. Fans of Kate Quinn, Pam Jenoff and Suzanne Goldring will be hooked from the very first page.

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Title: American Pastoral

Author: Philip Roth

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 16 hours 6 minutes

Release date: July 6, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the Pulitzer-prize winning novel that confirmed Philip Roth as one of the greatest American writers. 'Swede' Levov is living the American dream. He glides through life cocooned by his devoted family, lucrative business, sporting prowess and good looks. He is the embodiment of thriving, post-war America, land of liberty and hope. Until one sunny day in 1968, when Swede's daughter, Merry, commits an outlandishly savage act of political terrorism and the Levov family is plunged into mayhem. Extraordinarily nuanced and poignant, American Pastoral is the first in an eloquent trilogy of post-war American novels that still resonates today. PRAISE FOR AMERICAN PASTORAL: 'Angry, grieving, witty, acute' Sunday Times 'A profound and personal meditation on the changes in the American psyche over the last fifty years' Financial Times 'A momentous novel' Observer ©2016 Philip Roth (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Title: Chasing Eleanor

Author: Kerry Chaput

Narrator: Em Eldridge

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Release date: June 27, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Newly orphaned Magnolia Parker must protect her sick little brothers, but when the authorities send the boys to an unknown orphan asylum, Magnolia calls on her unwavering grit to bring them home. She#039;s lost everything but still has a secret weapon—a promise from Eleanor Roosevelt, the most famous woman in America. Setting out on a cross country quest, she befriends two unlikely travelers: Hop, a migrant worker with a big heart, and Red, a young girl traumatized into silence. Hunger and dust storms aren#039;t the only dangers this found family faces on the rails. After an assault, they#039;re forced to outrun the police, all while trying to track down the First Lady. But time is running out and Magnolia#039;s chance to reunite her siblings depends on one thing—finding Eleanor. Award-winning historical author Kerry Chaput is back with a touching story of loss and survival set in America#039;s Great Depression. With vivid details and unforgettable characters, Chasing Eleanor takes listeners on an adventure of the heart, where a young woman finds hope in the most unlikely places. A touching tribute to the great Eleanor Roosevelt, this adventure-filled story will entertain and inspire all ages.

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Title: The Godmother’s Secret

Author: Elizabeth St. John

Narrator: Elizabeth St. John

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Release date: June 27, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

May 1483: The Tower of London. When King Edward IV dies and Lady Elysabeth Scrope delivers her young godson, Edward V, into the Tower of London to prepare for his coronation, she is engulfed in political turmoil. Within months, the prince and his brother have disappeared, Richard III is declared king, and Elysabeth's sister Margaret Beaufort conspires with her son Henry Tudor to invade England and claim the throne. Desperate to protect her godson, Elysabeth battles the intrigue, betrayal and power of the last medieval court, defying her Yorkist husband and her Lancastrian sister under her godmother's sacred oath to keep Prince Edward safe. Bound by blood and rent by honor, Elysabeth is torn between the crown and her family, knowing that if her loyalty is questioned, she is in peril of losing everything—including her life. Were the princes murdered by their uncle, Richard III? Did Margaret Beaufort mastermind their disappearance to usher in the Tudor dynasty? Or did the young boys vanish for their own safety? Of anyone at the royal court, Elysabeth has the most to lose—and the most to gain—by keeping secret the fate of the Princes in the Tower.

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Title: My Men

Author: Victoria Kielland

Narrator: Mia Barron

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Release date: June 27, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Based on the true story of Norwegian maid turned Midwestern farmwife Belle Gunness, the first female serial killer in American history. My Men is a fictional account of one broken woman’s descent into inescapable madness. Among thousands of other Norwegian immigrants seeking freedom, Brynhild Størset emigrated to the American Upper Midwest in the late nineteenth century, changing her name and her life. As Bella, later Belle Gunness, she came in search of not only fortune and true faith but, most of all, love. From Victoria Kielland, a rising star of Norwegian literature, comes My Men, a literary reimagining of the harrowing true story of Belle Gunness, who slowly but irreversibly turned to senseless murder for release from her pain, becoming America’s first known female serial killer. In pursuit of her American dream, Kielland’s Belle grows increasingly alienated, ruthless, and perversely compelling.Raw, visceral, and altogether hypnotic, My Men is a brutal yet radically empathetic glimpse into the world of a woman consumed by desire.

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Title: The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly

Author: Katherine A. Sherbrooke

Narrator: Emily Beresford

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Release date: June 26, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

After winning a prestigious fashion-design contest in 1948, Aster Kelly flees the world of modeling in New York and arrives in Beverly Hills to claim her prize: a design apprenticeship with Fernando Tivoli. But Fernando has no such job available. He’s busily preparing for the opportunity of a lifetime—proving to Galaxy Studios that he is the perfect couturier for their A-list stars. The moment he meets Aster, though, he knows she’s the missing ingredient he needs and asks her to be his stand-in model for Lauren Bacall, promising to mentor her if he wins the contract. Aster and Fernando quickly become entangled with Hollywood insiders—Aster with the head of Galaxy Studios, Fernando with up-and-coming star Christopher Page—and their friendship becomes essential as they navigate a glamorous and complicated existence where what’s real must often be hidden and no one is quite what they seem. As Aster’s ambitions grow and she faces a crisis and Fernando’s future is threatened by the judgmental Hollywood machine, Aster makes a decision that changes the trajectory of their lives forever. Twenty-five years later, despite knowing little of her mother’s time in Hollywood, Aster’s daughter, Lissy, is poised to become a Broadway star. But when the musical gets off to a rocky start, Lissy makes a rash decision of her own in an attempt to save the show. And when long-buried secrets blindside them both, mother and daughter are forced to question everything they thought they knew.

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Title: Iron and Gold: Wolves of Odin Book 3

Series: #3 of Wolves of Odin

Author: S. J. A. Turney

Narrator: Malk Williams

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Release date: June 22, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The wolves of Odin land in Italy, and the tantalising scent of gold is in the air… AD 1043. Having escaped Constantinople with their lives – barely – but not their ship, Halfdan and the wolves of Odin are now mercenaries in the Byzantine army, sailing to Apulia in Italy to help retake territory from the Normans. But cracks are beginning to show among the tight-knit wolves. Gunnhild, having forsaken the fate woven for her by the Norns in order to continue her journey with Halfdan, has lost her ability to communicate with the goddess Freyja, and so glimpse the future. And Ketil the Icelander, having watched his ship, the Sea Wolf, stolen from him yet again, grows resentful, as seemingly every decision Halfdan makes leads them further from his original promise of riches and renown. But aboard their ship is an official with secret orders for the general in charge of the Italian campaign, Maniakes. The orders will throw everything into chaos, and put a fork in the path of the wolves of Odin. Each will have a choice to make: loyalty to themselves, or to the pack? The thrilling third instalment in the Wolves of Odin series, with a gripping hunt across a war-torn Italy. Perfect for fans of Giles Kristian and Bernard Cornwell.

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Title: Deliverance: A Justice Belstrang Mystery: Justice Belstrang Mysteries Book 3

Series: #3 of Justice Belstrang Mysteries

Author: John Pilkington

Narrator: Christopher Saul

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Release date: June 15, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

England, 1618. At his manor of Thirldon, ex-Justice Belstrang - still at loggerheads with his old rival Justice Standish - receives devastating news: King James intends to purchase the estate for his favourite, the Marquis of Buckingham – and Belstrang must comply. In the ensuing turmoil, while his son-in-law George petitions the King on his behalf, Belstrang receives a plea from a dying friend, Sir Richard Mountford, to visit him at Foxhill Manor. To take his mind off his troubles Belstrang goes - and discovers things are not so simple. Sir Richard is not dying, but desperate. His brother John has been killed in an explosion at the family's iron foundry, down in the remote Forest of Dean. They cast cannons for the Royal Armouries: a privileged and lucrative business. But Sir Richard does not believe John's death was an accident. Meanwhile, Mountford's cold-hearted son Francis treats him as an invalid. He fears things are being kept from him - and implores Belstrang to investigate. The mystery deepens when a forester who was seen talking to Belstrang is murdered. Only after a violent confrontation on the bleak salt-marshes does the truth begin to unfold - and its implications reach far beyond England's shores. This time Belstrang must follow the trail to a very bitter end, which could be the making of him - or cause his undoing.

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Title: Birdsong

Author: Sebastian Faulks

Narrator: Pippa Bennett-Warner, Harry Lloyd, Sebastian Faulks

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 15 hours 49 minutes

Release date: June 15, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin This new audio recording marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Birdsong. This unabridged audio edition is narrated by Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones; Wolf Hall; The Lost King) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (MotherFatherSon; Harlots; Sitting in Limbo). In the heat of the French summer, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford travels to France and falls in love with his host's wife, Isabelle Azaire. When the world stops, their affair falters, and Stephen signs up. In a maze of tunnels under the trenches, Stephen finds the courage this war demands from the men in his command. And it is here that he will fight for everything he has ever known and loved. A contemporary classic, Birdsong has moved millions of readers all over the world. It is an epic story of passion, survival and redemption from a master storyteller. ©1993 Sebastian Faulks (P)2023 Penguin Audio