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Title: A Hero of France

Author: Alan Furst

Narrator: Peter Noble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-16

Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Spring 1941: Britain is losing the war, but the fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women - young and old, aristocrats and nightclub owners, teachers and military heroes - run an escape line for British airmen down to Spain.

In Rouen and Orleans, in secret hotels and on the streets, they prise open Europe's sealed doors to lead British fighters to freedom....

Critic Reviews:

"[Furst] remains at the top of his game." (The New York Times)

"The grandmaster of the historical espionage genre." (The Boston Globe)

Members Reviews:

Great story!

Always a great story from this author- this is one of his best, well read too.

Really enjoyed.

Dreadful !

What would have made A Hero of France better?

This book has absolutely no story. I enjoy books on the French Resistance but even I was willing myself not to resist giving this load of nonsense up. There is absolutely no plot whatsoever from start to finish. After 6 hours I could take no more, even with just an hour to go. It is a dreadful audible read. Avoid.

What was most disappointing about Alan Fursts story?

Their was no plot whatsoever. Nothing happened.

Did Peter Noble do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

Reader was fine. Far too many characters not actually doing anything.

What character would you cut from A Hero of France?

My mind was a haze with a soup of forgettable " characters ".

Any additional comments?

Wake me up.

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Title: Hitler, Mussolini, and Me

Subtitle: A Sort of Triography

Author: Charles Davis

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-31-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In 1938, Hitler visits Italy. An expatriate Irish art historian is obliged to guide Mussolini and his guest around the galleries. Half fascinated, half repelled, he watches the tyrants, wrestling with the uneasy conviction that he ought to use the opportunity to "do something" about them yet lacking the zeal that might transform misgivings into action.

Thirty years later, his daughter comes across a compromising clipping showing her father with the dictators. Exposed as a collaborator, the narrator explains what happened, what he did and did not do, and why, revealing in the process the part the girl's mother played in promoting the digestive disorders that were to influence the course of the war.

To help his daughter understand, he conjures a time before the crime that would define the century, a time before these men became monsters inflated to fit that crime, showing her the tawdry little people behind the myths, the real Hitler and Mussolini, the Flatulent Windbag and the Constipated Prick.

Based on historical events and using the tyrants' own words, Hitler, Mussolini, and Me brings the dictators down to earth, describing the murkier, more scurrilous aspects of their careers, and using jokes and scatology to weave a crazed pathway toward a cracked kind of morality. It is the story of an ordinary man living in extraordinary times - times when being ordinary was an act of rebellion in itself.

Members Reviews:

Outstanding, hilarious and human

Absolutely wonderful, humanises the two dictators and highlights the fragility of human nature. It brings an wonderful insight into what it would have been like to be an ordinary citizen within those tumultuous times and the subsequent guilt by apathy of the rise of Mussolini and Hitler.

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Title: Lost Kin

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Steve Anderson

Narrator: P. J. Ochlan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Reunited brothers confront a secret Allied betrayal in postwar Munich.

Occupied Munich, 1946: Irina, a Cossack refugee, confesses to murdering a GI, but American captain Harry Kaspar doesn't buy it. As Harry scours the devastated city for the truth, it leads him to his long-lost German brother, Max, who returned to Hitler's Germany before the war.

Max has a questionable past, and he needs Harry for the cause that could redeem him: rescuing Irina's stranded clan of Cossacks who have been disowned by the Allies and are now being hunted by Soviet death squads - the cold-blooded upshot of a callous postwar policy.

As a harsh winter brews, the Soviets close in, and the Cold War looms, Harry and Max desperately plan for a risky last-ditch rescue on a remote stretch of the German-Czech border. A mysterious visitor from Max's darkest days shadows them. Everyone is suspect, including Harry's lover, Sabine, and Munich detective Hartmut Dietz - both of whom have pledged to help. But before the Kaspar brothers can save the innocent victims of peace, grave secrets and the deep contempt sown during the war threaten to damn them all.

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Members Reviews:

Excellent read!

Good historical oversight of damage done by politicians making politically correct decisions with no regard to damage done to people.

Three Stars

Interesting fiction re chaos related to end of WW II in Germany; could have used more historical information.

Intriguing historical fiction set in post WWII Munich that reveals some of the darker secrets of post war policy.

Harry Kaspar serves as a Captain in the military government set up in Munich after the United States has occupied Germany. One night he answers a knock on his door to find a German police detective saying that a murder has been committed and a young girl is asking for him by name. Upon finding a man in old US fatigues with a sabre in his chest, he learns the girl knows his estranged brother, which he hasnât seen in years. In an effort to find out more about what the girl knows, he heads down a trail that reveals some ghost from his past as well as his brother Max. Harry learns that Ukrainian Cossacks are being shipped back to the Soviet Union against their will and are then slaughtered by Stalinâs agents. Outraged, Harry pledges to help, but who can he trust to help him see them to safety?

Iâm a huge fan of WWII history, fiction or non, but I have to admit that I havenât read much on the post occupation part. That is why this novel was so intriguing. However, I always felt like there was something more to the story that I was reading and discovered that there are two other novels out there, one dedicated to each brother.

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Title: Reliance, Illinois

Author: Mary Volmer

Narrator: Sandy Rustin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Reliance, Illinois tells the story of a young woman faced with choices that will alter the course of her own future, and offers a brilliant window into American life during a period of tumultuous change.

Illinois, 1874: With a birthmark covering half her face, 13-year-old Madelyn Branch is accustomed to cold and awkward greetings, and expects no less in the struggling town of Reliance. After all, her mother, Rebecca, was careful not to mention a daughter in the Matrimonial Times ad that brought them there. When Rebecca weds, Madelyn poses as her mother's younger sister and earns a grudging berth in her new house.

Deeply injured by her mother's deceptions, Madelyn soon leaves to enter the service of Miss Rose Werner, prodigal daughter of the town's founder. Miss Rose is a suffragette and purveyor of black market birth control who sees in Madelyn a project and potential acolyte. Madelyn, though, wants to feel beautiful and loved, and she pins her hopes on William Stark, a young photographer and haunted Civil War veteran.

Reliance, Illinois tells the story of a young woman faced with choices that will alter the course of her own future, and offers a brilliant window into American life during a period of tumultuous change.

Members Reviews:

Engaging journey into another world and time.

Any additional comments?

I never lacked the right to vote. I never had my body controlled or owned by a husband or father. And, Ive never experienced being separated from others by a shocking physical difference.

Until, that is, I spent several hours in Reliance, Illinois, in the 1870s, experiencing life as a fatherless, indeed motherless, young girl with a face-to-torso port-wine birthmark. The audible version, brilliantly read by Sandy Rustin, was an amazing journey into another world and time.

An Interesting, and interestingly flawed, cast of characters weave their way through a gossamer web of secrets in a time often glossed over as not as dramatic as some others, while sewing the seeds of changes to come. For the eleven listening hours, Maddy, Miss. Rose, Rebecca, William, Handley all were family and will stay with me for a long time.

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Title: Winter's Pearl

Subtitle: Prologue to the Guy Winter Mysteries Series

Author: James Philip

Narrator: Melanie Fraser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-16

Publisher: J.P. Coldham

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Winter's Pearl - Prologue to the Guy Winter Mysteries Series is a novella which sets the scene for the first full length Guy Winter mystery, entitled Winter's War.

Winter's Pearl is set in London in the first months of the Second World War during the period of the so-called 'Phoney War'.

It draws us into the complex world of Scotland Yard's most famous detective Guy Winter; the Mystery Man. So named because no other living detective has ever solved as many mysteries as Winter of the Yard. However, the great detective's fame and triumphs have come at a high cost.

Just when we think we've discovered our hero at his all-time low, it gets worse and it doesn't ever look like it is going to get better. Who needs enemies when your friends are on somebody else's side?

Members Reviews:

Nice introduction to the series

I liked this book. I wish I had read this one before I had read the first "official" book of the series, since this one really help set the scene and explained a lot of what happened in the background of book #1 (Winter's War). This book takes place during the beginning of WWII, and its interesting to see how prostitutes, or "Pearls", were used to gather information by the British Intelligence. I listened to the Audible audio book narrated by Malanie Fraser, and she did a great job. I really liked that she has a lower or mid-range voice for a female narrator, and she has great character differentiation. She speaks very clearly and uses good pacing. I think she was a great pick for the narration of this book. Overall, if you like stories about WWII or British spies, I think this would be a great introduction to a series containing these elements.

A Short Glimpse at the Phony War

Winter's Pearl is a short prologue to James Philips Guy Winter Mystery series. Its set during the opening days of WWII during the period known as the phony war. Several characters are introduced, points of conflict between them are established and were given an opening mystery to wet our appetites. Based on the prologue, Philips is going to give us a look inside British intelligence and police services during the war. It promises to be most interesting.

I received this as a free Audible download in return for an honest review. The narrator, Melanie Fraser, was excellent.

Nice listen

What made the experience of listening to Winter's Pearl the most enjoyable?

I enjoyed the style of writing - it's like listening to PD James or Elizabeth George. I was also interested in the Jack the Ripper thread

What was one of the most memorable moments of Winter's Pearl?

The revelation of the Pearls

Any additional comments?

I'm glad I listened to this as its the prequel to the Winter's War audiobook that I am listening to.

Promising intro the Guy Winter Series

This prologue is a promising start to the first book in the Guy Winter series called 'Winter's War'. We are introduced to all the main characters and there are quite many. This introduction helped me a lot to get to know the characters with their praise and flaws before the real story started.

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Title: The Midnight Watch

Author: David Dyer

Narrator: Robert Fass

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

On a black night in April 1912, fifteen hundred passengers and crew perish as the Titanic slowly sinks beneath the freezing waters of the North Atlantic. Charting the same perilous course through the icebergs is the SS Californian, close enough for her crew to see the eight white distress rockets fired by the Titanic. Yet the Californian fails to act, and later her crew insist that they saw nothing.

As news of the disaster spreads throughout America, journalists begin a feeding frenzy, desperate for stories. John Steadman is one such reporter, a man broken by alcoholism, grief and a failed marriage. Steadman senses blood as he fixates on the Californian and his investigation reveals a tense and perplexing relationship between the ship's captain and second officer, who hold the secrets of what occurred that night. Slowly he peels back the layers of deception, and his final, stunning revelation of what happened while the Titanic sank will either redeem the men of the Californian, or destroy them.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable- but too quick to pick a villian

With human tragedy, there is rarely one cause. It is normally a series of errors. So too with the Titanic. A flaw in the watch process and navigation, a flaw in the boar structure, insufficient lifeboats, on board errors in managing the escape of the passengers , and the story brought out in this book. This a well crafted, engaging and well written book. But it pins the blame too quickly on one player in the Titanic disaster

Haunting, beautiful, human story that surprises.

If you have an interest in Titanic you should get this, even if you think you have read and know everything about the disaster. If your interest in the Titanic is passing or found its high water mark when you watched James Cameron's film, you may be thinking do I need this in my library. Well you do!!

This novel is not so much about the Titanic's lone disaster of failing to see ice burgs or having enough life boats for all the passengers, but instead focusses on the disaster of the California, the infamous ship that was close enough to see Titanic's lights, but failed to answer her eight distress rockets seen by the second mate of the California on his titular midnight watch. The ship was a cruise ship belonging to the same company The White Star Line, Captained by a very capable Englishman of the Merchant Navy. The mystery of why the California failed to come to Titanic's aid is what the book aims to answer.

The story is well written, extremely well researched, the author obviously loves everything maritime and absolutely respects deeply the subject matter as well as the characters both fictional and non fictional, and captures the spirit of the times while never falling into tropes.

Great book

Beautifully captured the intricacies of human nature and its failings in relation to a mammoth disaster

Thought Provoking

I nearly didn't persevere with this book, but once I got into the story, I just wanted to see why the distress signals were ignored. Kept me interested then until the end, which was very thought provoking. The narrator's voice was a bit annoying, but otherwise a great book.

Tedious

Had to play this book on double time because it was so slow and dull. Could have all been said in one paragraph. Pride, loyalty, seamen's code of conduct, classism, different perceptions of the same truth...yawn.

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Title: Summary of The Kitchen House: by Kathleen Grissom | Includes Analysis

Author: Instaread

Narrator: Susan Murphy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Instaread

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Summary of The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom | Includes Analysis

Preview:

The Kitchen House, Kathleen Grissom's debut novel, is a coming-of-age story about Lavinia, an Irish immigrant who grows up at Tall Oaks, a tobacco plantation in antebellum Virginia.

When Lavinia's parents, who owe passage to Captain James Pyke, die en route to America, Lavinia is taken in by the captain and his family. She is put to work as an indentured servant and sent to live in the kitchen house with Belle, the captain's illegitimate daughter. Lavinia suffers from amnesia and remembers nothing of her journey. The year is 1791, and she is only seven years old.

Belle, who is 18 when Lavinia arrives, is the daughter of a slave woman with whom the captain had been involved. When Belle's mother dies after she's born, the captain's mother cares for her and raises her in the big house...

Please note: This is summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread summary of The Kitchen House:

About the Author

With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience.

Members Reviews:

Engaging and an excellent summary of the original book

This is a Summary and Analysis about "The Kitchen House", Kathleen Grissomâs debut novel, a coming-of-age story about Lavinia, an Irish immigrant who grows up at Tall Oaks, a tobacco plantation in antebellum Virginia. It is an absorbing historical tale that probes the darkest edges in this villainous period of American history by employing an extraordinary and distinctive approach.

I was intrigued about the title of the summary book and wanted to delve deeper into it. This summary book was a perfect sidekick to the original book.

This summary book also provides the reader information on the author's style and perspective. This is a good quick read specially for those who don't want to dive in straight into reading all 368 pages of the original book. It will help you with your decision making whether or not to purchase the original book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.

Insights about an intriguing novel

"The Kitchen House," Kathleen Grissom's debut novel is a coming-of-age story about Lavinia, an Irish immigrant who grows up at Tall Oaks, a tobacco plantation in antebellum Virginia. Her story weaves through the challenges of family, abuse, murder, and love.

This Instaread review not only summarizes the story, but contains much more analysis than anything else. Its insights into the characters and their relationships resonated with me, and helped me empathize with them. In fact, knowing that the protagonist's open-heartedness borders on naivete helped me better understand and appreciate the story itself. I also loved the dissection of themes, including Instaread's insights into non-traditional families. This review connects the themes and the story to the author's style, adding a greater appreciation for "The Kitchen House." I was given a copy of this book to review it.

Good summary of The Kitchen House

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This summary of "The Kitchen House" was intriguing.

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Title: Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See: Summary & Review

Author: Ant Hive Media

Narrator: Ralph L. Rati

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-24-16

Publisher: Ant Hive Media

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

All the Light We Cannot See is a National Book Award finalist novel and Anthony Doerr's way of narrating the events of WWII. Unlike other historical fiction accounts, the book is a great story, providing a fresh perspective of the war and the people who lived through it. This is a summary of Anthony Doerr's novel. It fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your book experience.

About the author: Ant Hive Media reads every chapter, extracts the understanding, and leaves you with a new perspective and time to spare. We do the work so you can understand the book in minutes, not hours.

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Title: Forgetting Tabitha

Author: Julie Dewey

Narrator: Hollis McCarthy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-15-16

Publisher: Holland Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Raised on a farm, Tabitha Salt, the daughter of Irish immigrants, leads a bucolic and sheltered existence. When tragedy strikes the family, Tabitha and her mother are forced to move to the notorious Five Points District in New York City, known for its brothels, gangs, gambling halls, corrupt politicians, and thieves. As they struggle to survive in their new living conditions, tragedy strikes again. Young Tabitha resorts to life alone on the streets of New York, dreaming of a happier future.

The Sisters of Charity are taking orphans off the streets with promises of a new life. Children are to forget their pasts, their religious beliefs, families, and names. They offer Tabitha a choice: stay in Five Points or board the orphan train and go west in search of a new life.

The harrowing journey and the decision to leave everything behind launches Tabitha on a path from which she can never return.

Members Reviews:

Errors in production editing

I would have given the overall rating 5 stars as well; however, there were major errors in the audio production. Several times throughout the book music started playing over the narrator. The first time it happened, I thought my phone was ringing some weird new tone. It got frustrating because I had to either ignore the blank in the story (driving!) or stop the story and go to the kindle copy to read it. Then, during the part about going to San Francisco to find gold, an entire paragraph was left out of the narrative. (It didn't make sense, I had to look at the written version.) The missing paragraph was inserted several seconds after it should have been. It was annoying to be engrossed in a story and then to be abruptly ripped out of it because of product errors.

Forgetting Tabitha

Tabitha becomes an orphan and is forced to live on the streets. She is "rescued" and begins her journey on the orphan train. She is adopted by a loving couple and is raised as Mary. This book tells the story of her growing up and falling in love. Learning to become Mary and Forgetting the days of Tabitha.

I received an audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the book. I know the book is fiction but it is so close to the true history of the Orphan Train. I totally recommend this book to any and all.

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Title: Fields of Gold

Author: Fiona McIntosh

Narrator: Joe Jameson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-16

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A gripping story of love and rivalry from the internationally best-selling author of The Lavender Keeper.

Charismatic womaniser Jack Bryant has the world at his feet, but when trouble catches up with him he's forced to flee Penzance for good.

Honest Ned Sinclair is on a family adventure in Rangoon when he is dealt a bitter blow. With all the odds against him, he risks his life in a desperate bid to escape.

Both men hope to start their lives anew, seeking their fortune in India's fields of gold. Their paths collide in the colourful city of Bangalore, where they form a friendship like no other.

In the years that follow, they remain inextricably bound by a dark secret while their love for the same woman threatens to tear them apart.

From the windswept cliffs of the Cornish coast to the gold mines of Southern India, this is a story of high adventure, devastating tragedy and enduring love.

Members Reviews:

Gem

what a fantastic book made even better with the very talenred joe jameson thoughly recommended

hooked!

Excellent book, had me totally sucked in until I finished it. enjoyed the narrator also

Best story ever

I enjoyed this book to the last moment. It was very eye opening about me Mining in India and life in Imperial India. I became very attached to all of the characters.

Immediate Fiona McIntosh fan

Loved it!! Could not stop listening! Longing for more when the book finished! Specual