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Titre: Cadix, ou la diagonale du fou

Auteur: Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Narrateur: Éric Herson-Macarel

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 24 hrs and 9 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 09-19-17

Éditeur: Sixtrid

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Cadix, 1811. Joseph Bonaparte est sur le trône d'Espagne et le pays lutte contre l'occupation des armées napoléoniennes. Mais dans la ville la plus libérale d'Europe, les batailles sont d'une autre nature. Des jeunes filles y sont brutalement assassinées à coups de fouet, à l'endroit exact où tombent les bombes françaises. Ces meurtres tracent sur la cité une carte sinistre, un échiquier sur lequel la main d'un joueur invisible semble déplacer ses pions selon les lignes de tir, la direction des vents ou de savants calculs de probabilités, scellant le destin des personnages : un policier brutal et corrompu, l'héritière d'une importante compagnie de commerce maritime, un corsaire prêt à risquer sa vie par amour, un taxidermiste misanthrope et un excentrique artilleur français.

Cadix, ou la diagonale du fou narre la fin d'une époque dans une ville énigmatique et ténébreuse sous l'apparente blancheur de ses murs et de sa lumière océane.

©2011 Éditions du Seuil (P)2012 Sixtrid SAS

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Title: Yiddish for Pirates

Author: Gary Barwin

Narrator: Keith Cinicol

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-17

Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Short-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Literature, a hilarious, swashbuckling, yet powerful tale of pirates, buried treasure, and a search for the Fountain of Youth, told in the ribald, philosophical voice of a 500-year-old Jewish parrot.

Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot, who becomes his near-constant companion.

From a present-day Florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, Yiddish jokes, and treasure maps. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish, and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books. He falls in love with a young woman, Sarah; though they are separated by circumstance, Moishe's wanderings are motivated as much by their connection as by his quest for loot and freedom. When all Jews are expelled from Spain, Moishe travels to the Caribbean with the ambitious Christopher Columbus, a self-made man who loves his creator. Moishe eventually becomes a pirate and seeks revenge on the Spanish while seeking the ultimate booty: the Fountain of Youth.

This outstanding New Face of Fiction is filled with Jewish takes on classic pirate tales - fights, prison escapes, and exploits on the high seas - but it's also a tender love story between Moishe and Sarah and between Aaron and his "shoulder", Moishe. Rich with puns, colourful language, postcolonial satire, and Kabbalistic hijinks, Yiddish for Pirates is also a compelling examination of mortality, memory, identity, and persecution from one of this country's most talented writers.

Critic Reviews:

"Across time and across continents, Gary Barwin's novel 'parrots' in an altogether new way. In a ferment of salty witticism, parroty puns, and unforgettable Yiddish vocabulary, this is a novel borne not just on the wings of its feathery narrator, but on its own jubilant and alluring language; its own voice. Playful, mocking, using history with audacious abandon, Yiddish for Pirates is a resplendent enjoyment. But, literally viewed from above, the novel also admonishes us about man's inexhaustible zeal for butchery, for incessant genocide, and for affliction. We have had animal narrators throughout literary history, but Aaron the African grey parrot, from the shoulder of his pirate master, will lift you to new heights." (Scotiabank Giller Prize jury citation)

"This Giller-shortlisted novel is a romp through both history and language. Lighthearted but with uncommon depth." (National Post)

Members Reviews:

What is not to like? Read this and laugh

incredibly funny book along the lines of Sot Weed Factor. Ribald and fantastic. Plus you get to lear a little Hebrew, a little more yiddish, what is not to like??

Five Stars

Rollicking good fun mate! Have recommended it to friends and sailors!

Good read

Enjoyable yarn with a darker edge.

so the use of language was fun! I did find the story didn't keep me ...

I know Yiddish, so the use of language was fun! I did find the story didn't keep me engaged enough. Too many monologues

and I enjoyed it so much after reading it

It is a very clever book, and I enjoyed it so much after reading it, that i bought a copy for a friend.

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Title: St. Bartholomews Eve

Subtitle: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars

Author: George Alfred Henty

Narrator: Jim Hodges

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-17

Publisher: Jim Hodges Productions

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

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

On August 24, 1572, more than 2,000 French Huguenots - men, women, and children - were massacred for their faith. In St. Bartholomew's Eve, Henty vividly depicts Admiral Coligny's unflinching bravery, Queen Elizabeth's vacillating foreign policy, Catherine de Medici's vindictive scheming, and the queen of Navarre's inner strength as he recounts the adventures of Phillip Fletcher, son of an Englishman and a Frenchwoman, who journeys to France to take part in the Huguenots' struggle for freedom. He and his band of soldiers see much combat, and Phillip's skill as a swordsman and marksman is required innumerable times before he returns as a hero to England.

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:

Good historical background

Having read several books on the history of the Huguenots in France from the time of the Reformation until the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and afterwards, I can vouch for the accuracy of the historical narrative found in this book. It does a good job of giving an overview of the events that led to the St. Bartholemew's Day massacre, including the treachery of Catherine de Medici and her ability to control the rather simpleminded and perhaps mentally unbalanced King Charles of France.

G.A. Henty does a pretty good job of weaving the history in with the story of Philip Fletcher, the son of an English father and a French mother, who leaves his native England as a teen to fight with the Huguenots against the French Catholics, and in particular those of the House of Guise. Although accurate in its depiction of the events that happened during this time, as a story of young Philip and his compatriots, it is less compelling. In particular, the characters tend to be unidimensional. (Philip, for example, seemingly can do no wrong and consistently has wisdom far beyond his years when it comes to making decisions that somehow always turn out right.) Moreover, the dialogue, which I suspect is typical of late Victorian novels, is stilted. The characters not only consistently speak in complete sentences but often in rather long discourses. I found this to be somewhat off-putting and created scenarios that were less than fully realistic. Moreover, it is rather slow moving at the start, although the action does pick up about halfway through the book.

Excellent!

Nineteenth century English author George Alfred Henty has taken an extremely complex subject (the French Wars of Religion of the sixteenth century) and has presented it in a clear, entertaining, and historically-accurate manner.

As with all of Henty's works, the author's detailed research and perceptive analysis is evident. Although the story itself is fiction, one will not be misled regarding historical facts (as chronically happens in movies and regularly happens in many works of historical fiction).

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Título: La mujer del Siglo [The Woman of the Century]

Autor: Margarita Melgar

Narrador: Lourdes Contreras

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 15 hrs and 15 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 07-07-17

Editor: Audible Studios

Categorías: Fiction, Historical

Resumen del editor:

Consuelo, una huérfana con un secreto en sus espaldas, cambia de identidad para escapar al destino que otros han decidido para ella. Su nueva vida la llevará de un humilde taller de costura en un palomar a los lujosos almacenes El Siglo, de los catálogos de moda a los panfletos sindicales, del arte a la supervivencia, de la vieja aristocracia en declive al triunfal dinero nuevo, de su origen misterioso a un futuro imposible, de la resignación al amor.

Pero, ¿pueden seguir juntos dos amantes si...?

La respuesta está en un viejo cuadro, en la enigmática relación de un pintor maldito con su musa gitana. Y en las calles de la convulsa Barcelona de 1919: la rosa de fuego de los anarquistas, la patria canalla de la bohemia, la ciudad luminosa del lujo, y los negocios.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

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Title: Swimming Home

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Mary-Rose MacColl

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-17

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of the international best seller In Falling Snow, a beautifully written, heartwarming novel of a young woman swimmer in 1925.

London, 1925. Fifteen-year-old Catherine Quick longs to feel once more the warm waters of her home, to strike out into the ocean off the Torres Strait Islands in Australia and swim, as she's done since she was a child. But now, orphaned and living with her aunt Louisa in London, Catherine feels that everything she values has been stripped away from her.

Louisa, a London surgeon who fought boldly for equality for women, holds strict views on the behavior of her young niece. She wants Catherine to pursue an education, just as she herself did. Catherine is rebellious, and Louisa finds it difficult to block painful memories from her past. It takes the enigmatic American banker Manfred Lear Black to convince Louisa to bring Catherine to New York, where Catherine can train to become the first woman to swim the English Channel. And finally, Louisa begins to listen to what her own heart tells her.

Members Reviews:

Not a keeper

This was an alright story. The writing was a little remedial and the middle was slow. Overall it was ok, but not a keeper.

Sensational swimming story

Great story. I loved learning about that time

Period!

A good read!

A lovely tale with warm characters and an intricate plot. A good read!

Four Stars

Excellent storyline

Captive Reading

Loved the read

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Title: The Exception

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Alan Judd

Narrator: Gibson Frazier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-17

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Soon to be a movie titled The Exception starring Christopher Plummer, Lily James, and Jai Courtney, this "crisp, adroit, and subtle tale of great personal power" (The New York Times) follows the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm, the young Nazi officer assigned to guard him, and the Jewish maid who unwittingly comes between them.

It is 1940, and the exiled monarch Kaiser Wilhelm is living in his Dutch chateau, Huis Doorn. The old German king spends his days chopping logs and musing on what might have been.

When the Nazis invade Holland, the Kaiser's staff is replaced by SS guards, led by young and recently commissioned SS officer Martin Krebbs, and an unlikely relationship develops between the king and his keeper. While they agree on the rightfulness of German expansion and on holding the nation's Jewish population accountable for all ills, they disagree on the solutions.

But when Krebbs becomes attracted to Akki, a Jewish maid in the house, he begins to question his belief in Nazism. As the threads of history conspire with the recklessness of the heart, The Kaiser, Untersturmfuhrer Krebbs, and the mysterious Akki find themselves increasingly conflicted and gravely at risk.

Members Reviews:

I did thoroughly enjoy this book

I did thoroughly enjoy this book. Mainly because it made me curious enough to look up so much history. It's not a great book but it an easy read. If you are interested WWII history this might be for you. It is a quick read. I have heard that the movie is better but, I am still glad that I read it.

The Kaiser, the Waffen-SS man, and the maid...

In 1918, after the German loss in WW1, Kaiser Wilhelm lost both his crown by abdication and his home in Germany. He took his wife, Dona, and his household staff to Holland, where he moved first into a house in Amerongen, and then to his final house in Doorn. He lived there - in exile - for the last twenty or so years of his life. He died at Huis Doorn, in June, 1941, at the age of 82. He was survived by his second wife.

In his short book, "The Kaiser's Last Kiss", British author Alan Judd takes some liberties with facts, but writes a story of the old Kaiser's last days. Judd's story includes a young Nazi Waffen-SS officer, Martin Krebbs, who has been ordered by the German government to take over the running of Huis Doorn after the Germans took over the Netherlands. Among the people Krebbs meets at the house is a maid, called Akki. Akki has become close to the Kaiser since her employment - she has beautiful hands - and becomes close to Krebbs after he's assigned to the house duty. These three are Judd's main characters and Judd pays close attention on how the three interact - either with each other or as a group of three. Other characters come and go - some more important than others - but essentially the plot of "The Kaiser's Last Kiss" is solely in these characters' hands.

I think Alan Judd is trying to make all three act in ways their natures and political positions would find difficult. Krebbs' Waffen-SS is tested early when he makes reference to a real act of German atrocity at La Paradis in Normandy.

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Title: Deposed

Subtitle: An Epic Thriller of Power, Treachery and Revenge

Author: David Barbaree

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-04-17

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

More gripping than Game of Thrones and more ruthless than House of Cards - this a stunning new thriller of power, treachery and revenge.

In a darkened cell, a brutally deposed dictator lies crippled - deprived of his power, his freedom and his eyes. On the edge of utter despair, his only companion is the young boy who brings him his meagre rations, a mere child who fears his own shadow. But to one who has held and lost the highest power, one thing alone is crystal clear: even emperors were mere children once.

Ten years later the new ruler's son watches uneasily over his father's empire. Wherever he looks rebellion is festering, and those closest to him have turned traitor once before. To this city in crisis comes a hugely wealthy senator from the very edge of the empire, a young and angry ward at his heels. He is witty but inscrutable, generous with his time and money to a leader in desperate need of a friend - and he wears a bandage over his blinded eyes. The fallen emperor's name is Nero. But this isn't his story.

Members Reviews:

"Accounts of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated..."

DEPOSED is an imaginative tale that starts in 68 AD, when the 31-year-old emperor Nero is secretly kidnapped, blinded, and imprisoned, and continues through his return to Rome in 79 seeking revenge, disguised as a wealthy foreigner named Ulpius. During this decade, after several usurpersâ short-lived reigns, Vespasian has become emperor.

The author switches back and forth, showing us how Neroâwhom the world believes to have killed himselfâsurvives with the help of a young slave named Marcus and a few loyal retainers. The Rome they return to is vividly portrayed as a snakepit of treachery and murder. While Nero and his allies pursue those who betrayed him, they become aware of bloody conspiracies targeting Vespasian. Alternating chapter by chapter among different charactersâ accounts of the past and present, the author kept me turning pages to witness Neroâs retribution and learn the identity of the mastermind(s) behind the plots.

DEPOSEDâs dust jacket points out, âThis isnât [Neroâs] story.â But itâs impossible for him not to be the central character, given the MacGuffin of his falsified death and disguised return. What was he like before his sudden fall from the highest height? How did becoming a crippled non-person affect him? Nero himself sums up late in the book: âI was spoilt, unfair, vengeful, lazy. I was profligate . . . . I was selfish, mean, close-minded, cynical. I was a tyrant . . . .â As we see him, though, heâs patient, sagacious, self-confident, and generous almost from the start of his captivity. Maybe his self-description was too harsh, or his personality changed quickly. In any case, the pace and ingenuity of the plot twists are what matter in this tale.

I liked the authorâs fluent style, minimally marred by a few errors along the lines of âCollege of Augersâ and âTemple of Caster.â As for the comment that this isnât Neroâs story, Mr. Barbaree hints that the slaveboy Marcus, now known by the assumed family name of Ulpius Traianus, is likely to be heard from in the future. Hm, I wonder . . . .

Well-written, intriguing, and does not read like a debut novel.

I really enjoyed this book.

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Title: The Prince and the Priestess

Subtitle: A Novel of Ancient Sumeria, Book 2

Author: Jesse Hudson

Narrator: Austin Vanfleet

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-24-17

Publisher: Jesse Hudson

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Ammon-shur thought that saving the girl and escaping deadly peril in Uruk meant that he would live a safe and happy life in his new home in Ur. With his business prospering, a new daughter just born and everything looking up he is deliriously happy, but he did not reckon with the spread of a deadly new religion that accompanied a massive expansion of the slave trade. Life and liberty become precious commodities as people across Sumeria and beyond are targeted by roving bands of slavers. While slowly worsening domestic troubles lead Ammon to spend more time running caravans to distant cities he runs afoul of slave takers and finds that getting cast into the copper mines of Magan from which few return is just the beginning of his troubles.

Members Reviews:

Delightfully Fulfilling

This second book in the Novel of Ancient Sumeria series is delightul and very fulfilling. I loved the quick wit and folowing the characters thru more adventures and entrigue. Well done Jesse Hudson. SMO

Awesome book that makes you want to listen more

Seriously this was a great book that I could not stop listening. I can't wait for the next one.

Even more fun than the first

What did you love best about The Prince and the Priestess?

Original setting, lovable characters

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ammon was my favorite character because he was the perfect mix of luck, hubris, bravery, and sheer stupidity. His creative plans were always right on the line of brilliant and foolhardy.

What about Austin Vanfleets performance did you like?

His performance was solid, and a great continuation from from the first book.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed many times while reading this book. I also remember shock at one point, like: "I should have seen that one coming! How did I miss that!"

Any additional comments?

Jesse Hudson is a lot of fun to read because the stories ring familiar of other adventure tales involving rescue, misfortune, and fun escapes, but Jesse adds this new layer of historical authenticity. For example, the names, places, foods and customs all feel legitimate. At the same time, Ammon feels like a lot of cocky, goofy young men that I know.

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Title: Viper's Blood

Subtitle: Master of War, Book 4

Author: David Gilman

Narrator: Colin Mace

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-09-17

Publisher: Lamplight Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

England, 1346. For Thomas Blackstone the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or join the king's invasion. As he fights his way across Northern France, Blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war.

Vastly outnumbered, Edward III's army will finally confront the armoured might of the French nobility on the field of Crécy. It is a battle that will change the history of warfare.

Critic Reviews:

"I see flashes of brilliance that surpass Bernard Cornwell." (The Bookbag)

"Page turning novel...a gritty book sparing nothing in its descriptions of the realities of Medieval warfare." (Daily Mail)

Members Reviews:

Marvellous epic tale

Story was well constructed and held my attention from start to finish, hope the story goes on !

Fantastic

Great story and brilliant presentation. You can just imagine being with Blackstone in his adventures

New Sheriff in town !!

well It's official. Bernard Cornwell is hanging by his finger tips to the No. 1 slot and that's through loyalty. This series can only be described as superb in the telling, the characters and most of all in the writtig. Next please!!

Great Book

Fantastic 4th book in series can't wait for the 5th book brilliantly written by a great author

Excellent as always

Great book by David Gilman and well narrated by Colin Mace.

Very detailed and always a lot going on. I can't wait for the next book to come out.

Thanks

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Title: Indiana Belle

Subtitle: American Journey, Book 3

Author: John A. Heldt

Narrator: Chaz Allen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-20-17

Publisher: John A. Heldt

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Providence, Rhode Island, 2017. When doctoral student Cameron Coelho, 28, opens a package from Indiana, he finds more than private papers that will help him with his dissertation. He finds a photograph of a beautiful society editor murdered in 1925 and clues to a century-old mystery. Within days, he meets Geoffrey Bell, the "time-travel professor", and begins an unlikely journey through the Roaring Twenties. Filled with history, romance, and intrigue, Indiana Belle follows a lonely soul on the adventure of a lifetime as he searches for love and answers in the age of Prohibition, flappers, and jazz.

Members Reviews:

Entertaining Time Travel and Historical Fiction

Any additional comments?

I really enjoy John Heldt's novels and this one was no different. This book is interesting and kept my attention.I appreciate the fact that I am also learning a bit of history through his story's and in this novel Cameron Coelho was transported to the 1920's in Evansville, Illinois. Well written. The narrator is great. I would absolutely recommend this book!

I was given this audiobook in return for an unbiased review.

Good Story !

I received this book free as a promotional item. Of course I would not listen to it all if I didnt enjoy it. I hate wasting time on a book that took a couple of hours of my life. This one I can say I listened to all the way.

There are 4 kinds of Time Travel Stories. The science fiction kind with a lot of jargon talk of space time continuum and It will be the end of the universe unless we stop it. Then there is the romantic Im going to go back to ancient Scotland to meet a real man and marry him. And there is the fun Back to the Future adventures. Then there are, what I call, Cozy Time Travel Stories. Where the writer takes you back to a warm, cozy time, when life was simple. These stories are fun if they add some good old fashion conflict to them, while still making you feel good and enjoy the journey. Thats what John Heldt does with Indiana Bell: American Journey Book 3.

One thing to keep your audience turning the pages is to have a dilemma. This story does that, along with a twist ending I didnt see coming.

Indiana Belle

Indiana Belle

: John A. Heldt

The listener gets to time travel back to the 1920's where a possible murder, conspiracy, a bit of romance all come together to keep us entertained.

The narration was well done.The characters were well portrayed. Chaz Allen's voice is very pleasant.

"I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator."

very entertaining book

I received this book free from ebalst and this is my unbiased opion. it is a fun book to listen to I enjoyed it. very entertaining.

Another Good Time Travel Book

I got this ARC via audioook boom and this is my voluntary review. This is the third book in the G. Bell time travel journey. I read them out of order but still got a lot of entertainment from each book. The narrator was good and kept the story going. There were several plot twists and one that I did not expect but enjoyed. If you like cozy time travel books this series is worth listening to.