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Title: [French] - Le trésor des Abbesses

Author: Charlène Mauwls

Narrator: Dominique Faure

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Release date: January 24, 2024

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Quel est le trésor dont parle un manuscrit du IXème siècle que Virgile, jeune antiquaire parisien, rapporte de Trêves ? Pourquoi la mafia russe, dirigée par Constantin Basilivitch, l'a-t-elle missionné pour lui procurer ce Livre des miracles, rédigé par les plus grands ecclésiastiques de tous les temps, depuis Macaire, premier évêque de Jérusalem, jusqu'au pape Pie XII ? Quel est le secret contenu dans ces pages qui relatent la vie de Saint Hydulphe, chorévêque de Trèves, la ville où naquit l'empereur Constantin qui christianisa le monde romain ? Quel est le lien entre le médaillon que porte toujours Tontine, la mère adoptive de Virgile, et le trésor des abbayes qui composèrent la croix monastique des Vosges dont parlent les archives de la bibliothèque d'Épinal ? Plongés dans une affaire aux méandres diaboliques, Virgile et ses amis devront répondre à toutes ces questions pour découvrir le trésor des abbesses. Suivez Virgile et ses amis au cœur des mystères du Moyen Âge ! EXTRAIT Le jeune homme penché sur une carte ancienne ressemblait à un bijoutier. Cela venait des bésicles qu'il avait sur le nez, pareilles à celles qu'utilisent les lapidaires. La blouse qu'il portait complétait l'impression de travail minutieux suggérée par son attitude studieuse. La trentaine, svelte et dynamique, c'était un très beau garçon. L'intelligence pailletait son regard brun et ses lèvres pleines rehaussaient son sourire. Grand et mince, d'allure sportive, il était toujours habillé comme pour aller dîner dans le monde. Il personnifiait le gendre idéal pour toutes les duègnes, et c'était un ami sûr, à l'esprit vif et cultivé, dont le goût avait été forgé par les meilleurs maîtres.

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Title: The Secret Midwife

Author: Soraya M. Lane

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Release date: August 1, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From the bestselling author of The London Girls comes a story of courage and resilience amidst the horror of Auschwitz—and one woman’s last chance to share it with the world. London, 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a midwife who saved hundreds of lives, Emilia knows it is time to finally tell her story. Occupied Poland, 1942: Despite the constant presence of German soldiers in her village, Emilia is allowed certain freedoms as a midwife—the most precious is innocently cycling past Nazi checkpoints to the homes of expectant mothers on her rounds. But Emilia has a secret: for years she’s also been visiting the hidden Jewish mothers and working for the resistance…until she is betrayed. Suddenly a prisoner of Auschwitz, Emilia is surrounded by horror and despair. When she is put to work as a midwife in the camp, she realises that she has a chance to bring a small glimmer of hope to the pregnant women of Auschwitz. Alongside a brave imprisoned doctor, Aleksy, and an innocent outcast, Lena, she comes up with a dangerous plan. A plan that if discovered could mean a fate far worse than death, but if they act undetected, they could save countless lives… The Secret Midwife is a work of fiction, but inspired by many real-life accounts of the Polish resistance, the brave doctors, nurses and midwives imprisoned in the camps and those who fought to save as many lives as possible in Poland during World War II.

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Title: Sing, Wild Bird, Sing: A Novel

Author: Jacqueline O'mahony

Narrator: Aoife Mcmahon

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Release date: August 1, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A courageous woman journeys from nineteenth-century Ireland to the American West in a powerful novel about the indomitable will to survive—and to flourish—against nearly impossible odds. It’s 1849 on the west coast of Ireland. Resilient Honora O’Donoghue is accustomed to fending for herself and to reading the language of the natural world. It was always said she’d been marked for something different, but it’s not until she suffers devastating losses in a country gripped by the Famine that Honora begins to understand how that difference will save her. With the hope of a better life in America calling, Honora keeps moving toward her freedom. Across the Atlantic, she’s unfamiliar with the customs, jobs are scarce, and she has no money. She finds only one new friend, and Honora’s desperation is a state to be taken advantage of. Even the prospect of marriage is not without its conditions—and far from the dream she imagines. With so much disappointment and heartbreak in her past, Honora must decide what kind of life she wants, and what she’s prepared to do to get it.

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Title: The Cypress Maze

Author: Fiona Valpy

Narrator: Ruth Redman, Henrietta Meire

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Release date: July 18, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In this haunting tale from the bestselling author of The Storyteller of Casablanca, Beatrice kept a wartime secret to protect the innocent. Now, could telling it set her free? Tuscany, 1943. Stranded in war-ravaged Italy, Beatrice’s dream of an escapist year teaching English is shattered. Granted shelter at the Villa delle Colombe, she seeks refuge in Francesca and Edoardo’s beautiful walled garden, hidden from the outside world, with an elaborate cypress maze at its heart. But Beatrice is not the only one seeking an escape here. Francesca has brought children to the safety of the house, as well as other adults, all of them seeking sanctuary on the estate with its mysterious maze. As the war closes in, the residents are forced to witness—and do—unthinkable things… 2015. Tess arrives at the villa raw from the agonising loss of her husband. Beatrice, now custodian, guides her to the solace of its gardens, where Tess begins to heal. But all hope of peace is shattered by the arrival of Marco, the estate’s absent owner, who wants nothing more than to hand it over to developers. Distraught, Beatrice realises she must finally reveal the villa’s painful past if she wants to save it. As the extraordinary story unfolds, Tess realises that Villa delle Colombe is not just a refuge, but a beacon of hope in the darkest of times. Can she convince Marco to give it a new lease of life—and find a way back to happiness herself?

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Title: A Real Somebody: A Novel

Author: Deryn Collier

Narrator: Dolly Lewis

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Release date: July 11, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From author Deryn Collier comes a smart, charming postwar historical novel based on the true story of an aspiring writer who dares to dream big. Montreal, 1947. To support her once-prosperous family, June Grant joins a steno pool in a prestigious advertising firm. For June, it’s hard to imagine having the kind of life her parents want—the kind of life her sister Daisy has, with a well-off husband and two precocious kids. But Daisy might not be a picture-perfect housewife after all. As June makes her own waves in the advertising world, she probes a hidden side of her sister’s life. June’s discoveries upend everything she thought she knew about her sister while challenging her own inner conflict about pursuing her dreams versus living up to expectations. Being a dutiful housewife might mean something else entirely. Based on the true story of the author’s aunt, A Real Somebody charts the journey of a talented young writer who dares to break the conventions of her time during one pivotal season of her life.

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Title: The Life She Wanted: A Novel

Author: Anita Abriel

Narrator: Valerie Rose Lohman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Release date: July 1, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

New York in the 1920s—a time when fortunes are made and a woman’s dreams are challenged against all odds in a sweeping historical novel by the international bestselling author of The Light After the War. 1926, Hyde Park, New York. Born to modest means but befriended by the wealthy, aspiring dress designer Pandora Carmichael has been surrounded by privilege yet never at home in it. That hasn’t stopped her from dreaming—of a romance in a rarified world that could also give her the status and resources to start a business of her own. When she’s introduced to a charismatic Princeton student, Pandora’s future begins to fall into place. Marriage provides Pandora with a devoted husband, comfortable love, and the prominence and affluence to open a boutique. It’s a fantasy realized, until scandal and tragedy upend Pandora’s life and she flees Hyde Park with a heart-wrenching secret. As the Depression looms, Pandora must rethink everything she’s ever wanted. From sprawling Gilded Age mansions in New York to the seedy underbelly of Greenwich Village and the stunning coastal vistas of the French Riviera, Pandora’s escape is a journey of self-discovery, adventure, true love, and ambition. There are new dreams to be had, and Pandora is betting on herself to make them come true.

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Title: The Light on Farallon Island: A Novel

Author: Jen Wheeler

Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Release date: June 1, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From debut author Jen Wheeler comes a spellbinding tale about the dangers a nineteenth-century woman encounters as she flees a tragic past to the menacing Farallon Islands. Thirty miles off the coast of San Francisco lie the Farallon Islands, known to sailors as the Devil’s Teeth. Despite their fearsome reputation, their remote nature appeals to young Lucy Riley, who in 1859 seeks a new start as a teacher to the lighthouse keepers’ children. But Lucy brings treacherous secrets with her, including a name that isn’t hers and a past she can’t escape. On the island, she meets Will Sisson, a mysterious man who seems to recognize her name—but not her face. Wary of Will at first, Lucy slowly starts to trust him. As Lucy embeds herself in the island’s community, she discovers numerous dangers: deadly cliffs, shark-infested waters, and disorienting fogs. A dark presence of another sort, too, disguises an encroaching threat. In this forbidding place, Lucy must find the courage to confront the perils of her past and the ever-present dangers of the world around her for the new life she’s sought to finally begin.

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Title: [German] - Die Gewürzhändlerin - Kreuz-Trilogie 2

Series: #2 of Kreuz-Trilogie [German Edition]

Author: Petra Schier

Narrator: Brigitte Carlsen

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Release date: May 15, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Von der Eifel an den Rhein: Ein Frauenschicksal im Mittelalter.Luzia verbringt mit ihrer Herrschaft die Wintermonate in Koblenz. Die Bauerntochter ist überwältigt: Das Leben in der Stadt ist so aufregend! Ihr Glück scheint vollkommen, als der Gewürzhändler Martin Wied sie um ihre Mitarbeit bittet: Ingwerwurzeln, Safranfäden, Paradieskörner, Zitronenöl, Muskatnuss - Luzia entdeckt ihre Passion. Ihr Verkaufstalent, ebenso wie ihr hübsches Äußeres, bleibt auch anderen nicht verborgen. Ausgerechnet Siegfried Thal, der Sohn von Martins größtem Konkurrenten, will Luzia zur Frau. Noch bevor Martin ihr seine eigenen Gefühle offenbaren kann, wird er des Mordes angeklagt. Überzeugt von seiner Unschuld, beginnt Luzia nach dem wahren Täter zu suchen ...-

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Title: [German] - Alexanders Erbe: Die Macht dem Stärksten (ungekürzt)

Series: #1 of Alexanders Erbe [German Edition]

Author: Robert Fabbri

Narrator: Erich Wittenberg

Format: Abridged Audiobook

Length: 17 hours 17 minutes

Release date: November 19, 2021

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Babylon, 323 BC: Alexander der Große ist tot. Er hinterlässt das größte und mächtigste Imperium, das die Welt je gekannt hat. Als er seinen letzten Atemzug tat, in einem Raum mit sieben Leibwächtern, benannte er keinen Nachfolger. Wer übernimmt nun die Macht, ohne einen rechtmäßigen Erben? Die Nachricht vom unerwarteten Tod des nur 33-jährig verstorbenen Herrschers verbreitet sich im Land, und ein skrupelloser Kampf um den Thron beginnt. Ein gefährliches Netz aus Intrigen und Lügen breitet sich aus. Allianzen werden geknüpft und gebrochen. Jeder Rivale verfolgt sein eigenes Ziel. Wer wird siegreich aus diesem Kampf mit ungleichen Mitteln hervorgehen? Der nur halb Gewählte? Der Einäugige? Die Wildkatze? Der General, der Bastard oder der Regent? Am Ende wird nur ein Mann – oder eine Frau – übrig bleiben …