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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Childhood, Youth, Dependency: The Copenhagen Trilogy Author: Tove Ditlevsen Narrator: Stine Wintlev Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Following one woman's journey from a troubled girlhood in working-class Copenhagen through her struggle to live on her own terms, The Copenhagen Trilogy is a searingly honest, utterly immersive portrayal of love, friendship, art, ambition and the terrible lure of addiction, from one of Denmark's most celebrated twentieth-century writers. 'Utterly, agonisingly compulsive ... a masterpiece' Liz Jensen, Guardian 'Sharp, tough and tender ... wrenching sadness and pitch-black comedy ... Ditlevsen can pivot from hilarity to heartbreak in a trice' Boyd Tonkin Spectator 'Astonishing, honest, entirely revealing and, in the end, devastating. Ditlevsen's trilogy is remarkable not only for its honesty and lyricism; these are books that journey deep into the darkest reaches of human experience and return, fatally wounded, but still eloquent' Observer 'The best books I have read this year. These volumes slip in like a stiletto and do their work once inside. Thrilling' New Statesman © Tove Ditlevsen 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/482741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones Author: Carole Boyce Davies Narrator: L. Malaika Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In Left of Karl Marx, Carole Boyce Davies assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915–1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist. Jones is buried in London's Highgate Cemetery, to the left of Karl Marx—a location that Boyce Davies finds fitting given how Jones expanded Marxism-Leninism to incorporate gender and race in her political critique and activism. Claudia Cumberbatch Jones was born in Trinidad. In 1924, she moved to New York, where she lived for the next thirty years. She was active in the Communist Party from her early twenties onward. A talented writer and speaker, she traveled throughout the United States lecturing and organizing. In the early 1950s, she wrote a well-known column, 'Half the World,' for the Daily Worker. As the US government intensified its efforts to prosecute communists, Jones was arrested several times. She served nearly a year in a US prison before being deported and given asylum by Great Britain in 1955. Looking at the contents of the FBI file on Jones, Boyce Davies contrasts Jones's own narration of her life with the federal government's. Left of Karl Marx establishes Jones as a significant figure within Caribbean intellectual traditions, black US feminism, and the history of communism.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502155 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes and Sketches of New South Wales during a residence 1839 to 1844 (Illustrated) Author: Louisa Anne Meredith Narrator: Amy Soakes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 24, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 1839, 26-year-old Louisa Anne Meredith, in the company of her husband, Charles Meredith, sailed from England to the British colony of New South Wales, in what was then New Holland.   Four years later, she published a detailed account of theyears since she had left England. A fascinating window into the past, Louisa's impressions and experiences cover the four-month ocean voyage; life within the fledgling city of Sydney; travels across the Blue Mountains to Bathurst; and eventual settlement at Homebush in Sydney's west. Vivid observations of Sydney as it was in the 1840s combine with descriptions of flora, fauna and the general way of life in the colony, all told through the eyes of a well-educated, articulate and well-to-do woman who had come from a very different climate and upbringing to that she found in Australia.   Louisa was a naturalist, author and illustrator and her eye for detail provides a historically significant document giving a unique window into early Australian settlement. From descriptions of polite society, to hardships of drought and overland travel; from architecture to politics, convicts to aboriginal customs, Louisa's keen wit and clever insight provide a fascinating account of life in colonial Australia.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Hit Me! Author: Vanessa De Largie Narrator: Vanessa De Largie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 24, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Australian actress and author Vanessa de Largie is a survivor of domestic violence. Don't Hit Me! is the true diarised account of her time living with an abusive man. The story is conveyed through poems, journal entries and fragments of lyrical prose. The book is a snapshot of domestic violence in real time. Raw, poignant and brave - it's a tale that will stay with you.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Als Landhebamme unterwegs Author: Rosalie Linner Narrator: Rosalie Linner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 20, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Rosalie Linner hat bereits mit ihrem 'Tagebuch einer Landhebamme' für Aufsehen gesorgt. Im vorliegenden Band bringt sie eine Reihe von neuen, bisher unveröffentlichten autobiographischen Texten über ihre Tätigkeit als Landhebamme: Lebendig werden all die großen und kleinen Freuden und Leiden geschildert, mit denen man in diesem Beruf konfrontiert ist; wir hören von reichen Bauern, denen nur noch die Erfüllung des Kinderwunsches zum Glück fehlt, von armen Schluckern, für die der Kindersegen eher eine Belastung ist, von den Intrigen, denen man manchmal auch in einem helfenden Beruf ausgesetzt ist, ebenso wie von überschwänglicher Dankbarkeit.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/464957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fidelis: A Memoir Author: Teresa Fazio Narrator: Teresa Fazio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 19, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In 1998, Teresa Fazio signed up for the Marine Corps' ROTC program to pay her way through MIT. After the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, leading to the War on Terror, she graduated with a physics degree into a very different world, owing the Marines four years of active duty. At twenty-three years old and five foot one, Fazio was the youngest and smallest officer in her battalion; the combined effect of her short hair, glasses, and baggy camo was less Hurt Locker than Harry Potter Goes to War. She cut an incongruous figure commanding more experienced troops in an active war zone, where vulnerability was not only taboo but potentially lethal. In this coming-of-age story set in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fazio struggles with her past, her sense of authority, and her womanhood. Anger stifles her fear and uncertainty. A forbidden affair placates her need for love and security. But emptiness, guilt, and nightmares plague Fazio through her deployment—and follow her back home.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/466836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bravest Voices: A Memoir of Two Sisters' Heroism During the Nazi Era Author: Ida Cook Narrator: Heather Wilds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This timeless memoir documents two sisters’ bravery leading up to WWII—a singular historical account that shines a light on one of humanity’s darkest hours. Ida and Louise Cook are two ordinary Englishwomen, seemingly destined never to stray from their quiet London suburb and comfortable jobs—Ida as a budding romance novelist and Louise as a civil service typist. But in 1923, a chance hearing of an aria from Madame Butterfly sparked a passion for opera in the sisters that led to the formation of friendships with some of Europe’s leading singers and their network, many of them Jewish. As the Nazis rose to power, Ida and Louise began working with the opera world’s insiders to save members of the community from persecution and death. Through ingenuity, thrift and bottomless goodwill, the sisters eluded the suspicion of the Nazis and helped secure safe passage for dozens of refugees. No one would have predicted such daring lives for Ida and Louise Cook—but that underestimation is exactly how they were able to save lives. First published in 1950, Ida’s memoir of the adventures she and Louise shared remains as fresh, vital and entertaining as the woman who wrote it, and is a moving testament to the extraordinary acts of courage by two everyday heroes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/457833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants Author: Jennifer Jewell Narrator: Cindy Kay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell—host of public radio's award-winning program and podcast Cultivating Place—introduces seventy-five inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up. Profiled women include flower farmer Erin Benzakein; codirector of Soul Fire Farm Leah Penniman; plantswoman Flora Grubb; edible and cultural landscape designer Leslie Bennett; Caribbean-American writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid; soil scientist Elaine Ingham; landscape designer Ariella Chezar; floral designer Amy Merrick, and many more. Rich with personal stories and insights, Jewell's portraits reveal a devotion that transcends age, locale, and background, reminding us of the profound role of green growing things in our world—and our lives.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Battle Scars Author: Dinaaz Lentin, Dr Patrick Weinrauch Narrator: Dr Patrick Weinrauch, Dinaaz Lentin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 7, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A courageous memoir that spans 40 years of Dinaaz's life experiences within our health care system. The story is raw, thought provoking and a brilliant look at complications and uncertainties when a medical challenge being faced is rare and uncertain. An extremely powerful example of how self-belief and trusting your own gut instinct can allow you to overcome any of life's challenges. 'A must (listen) for every doctor and medical student.' - Dr Stephen Thornley. 'Battle Scars is very valuable to inspire people to not lose hope, and also for physicians to keep updating and deepening their study in medicine and their respective specialties.' - Dr (Professor) Jenaro Fernández-Valencia, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Barcelona, Spain 'Battle Scars beautifully illustrates the human impact of our profession upon those whom we serve. Reflecting on Dinaaz's experience provides a strong reminder about what it is like to be a patient on the receiving side of complications, disappointment and uncertainty. Despite significant adversity, her perseverance, resilience and compassion represent an inspirational story of personal character and strength.' - Dr Patrick Weinrauch (Orthopedic Surgeon) 'What a tragedy it would have been if Dinaaz had given up. I'm very glad I read this book.' - Dr Andrew Cook 'An exploration of issues that doctors may wish to explore before they become patients themselves.' - Zehra Bharucha

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/492372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir Author: Julia Zarankin Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 5, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Julia Zarankin saw her first red-winged blackbird at the age of thirty-five, she didn’t expect that it would change her life. Recently divorced and auditioning hobbies during a stressful career transition, she stumbled into birdwatching, initially out of curiosity for the strange breed of humans who wear multi-pocketed vests, carry spotting scopes, and discuss the finer points of optics with disturbing fervour. What she never could have predicted was that she would become one of them. Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder follows the peregrinations of a narrator who learns more from birds than she ever anticipated, finding new meaning in midlife. Coming from a Russian immigrant family of concert pianists who believed that the outdoors were for “other people,” she recounts the challenges and joys of unexpectedly discovering one’s wild side and finding one’s tribe in the unlikeliest of places. Not only does she come to identify proudly as a birder, but birding ultimately leads her to find love, uncover a new language, and lay down roots. Her thoughtful and witty observations about that journey illuminate the joyful experience of discovery and offer keen insight into what it takes to find one’s place in the world.