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Title: The Soldier's Wife

Author: Pamela Hart

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-21-15

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A sweeping historical love story set in Australia during World War I.

Newlyweds Ruby and Jimmy Hawkins are sure their love will survive the trauma and tragedy of war. Amid the desperate battles raging in Gallipoli, Jimmy dreams of the future they planned together.

In Sydney, Ruby reads his romantic letters full of love and longing. But as weeks slip into months, Ruby must forge her own new life. When she takes a job at a city timber merchant's yard, she is thrown into a man's world fraught with complications.

And as the lives of those around her begin to shatter, Ruby must change if she is to truly find her way. Is she still the same woman Jimmy fell in love with?

Inspired by the true story of the author's own family history, The Soldier's Wife is a heart-soaring story of passion, love and loss and learning how to live when all you hold dear is threatened.

Critic Reviews:

"Evokes WWI Sydney to the point where the reader can almost feel the salty wind blowing off the harbour as the troops are shipped out through the Heads." (Books+Publishing)

"The Soldier's Wife is a beautiful and poignant love story." (Cheryl Arkle, Better Reading)

"Hart makes the details of daily life shimmer and pierces our heart with a love story that carries the weight of sacrifice and the joy of true partnership." (iBooks, Best Books of May)

"Inspired by the author's family history, this story will have you captivated from the very beginning to its compelling conclusion." (Adelaide Matters)

Members Reviews:

exceptional

a very well written novel, performed perfectly.

excellent focus on characters that comes through as authentic, especially for the time period

Simply Beautiful!

This review from my page on Goodreads.

My first venture into a novel of Pamela's. (With the exception of several of her children's books) This was just a pure magical read. Loved it from start to finish.

I think what I liked most about it was how the story seemed to just flow so smoothly, and how it grew to a natural climax in its journey. It turned from hearing how Ruby coped being separated from her new husband Jimmy, who had gone off to War, and her reading his frequent love letters from the war-front, to becoming action packed in seemingly a heartbeat. It was rather simplistic in its writing, however done so magnificently well.

I adored seeing how Ruby changed and evolved simply due to the circumstances in which she found herself, and how her colleagues went from disbelieving and arguably suspicious of her, all because she was female, to an almost indispensable cog at her place of work as time went on.

Each character played a crucial role in this story, and most, if not all, were very likeable.

Pamela obviously spent quite some time researching, as it felt like I was there with Ruby, every step of the way. A rather nice little sidenote for me is that this is based from her family's history, and I think this came across in the writing of it... that said, she is one talented writer and story-teller and I'm sure all her work is as good as this!

One of my top reads of 2017, if not the very top of my list and I would have no hesitation in recommending this highly to lovers of historical fiction, and those who are fans of Australian fiction.

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It's alright.

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Titel: Der Opiummörder

Autor:: David Morrell

Erzähler: Erich Räuker

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 3 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-10-15

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

1854, London: Ein grausamer Ritualmörder versetzt die ganze Stadt in Angst und Schrecken. Detective Shawn Ryan verdächtigt den opiumsüchtigen Schriftsteller Thomas de Quincey. Mit seiner Abhandlung "Der Mord als eine schöne Kunst betrachtet" hatte dieser kurz zuvor einen Skandal ausgelöst und seinen Ruf als Enfant terrible gefestigt.

Als sich Ryans Verdacht als falsche Fährte erweist, schließen sich die beiden zu einem kongenialen Ermittlerpaar zusammen. Schon bald führen ihre Nachforschungen in höchste politische Kreise und in die Schattenwelt des Opiumschmuggels.

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©2015 Droemersche Verlagsanstalt. Übersetzung von Christine Gaspard (P)2015 Audible GmbH

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Title: Strong Roads

Subtitle: A Spanish Shipwreck Survivor in Ancient Hawaii

Author: G. E. M. Thomas

Narrator: Jack Nolan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-15

Publisher: Gordon Edward Marshall Thomas

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Alonso Truylos and his three friends are out to find adventure wherever it exists. As soldiers, these men sail to the New World. As time goes on, events and occurrences reshape their relationships. Alonso Truylos finds himself going deeper into this strange New World, eventually, joining a galleon in the hopes of attaining riches, only to discover how life really works.

Members Reviews:

Great book! Very historical with believable characters.

Strong Roads is an excellent book! As soon as I began reading it I felt as though I was on an old Spanish ship. The author describes all of the aspects of ship life in such detail, especially the adventures the young men have when they dock at various ports during their travels. Since this historical novel is told through the point-of-view of a young man, it shows his growth as he discovers the difficult life on a ship and as he comes to understand the complicated relationships between the various characters on board the ship. The reader can see the main character grow from a naive young man to a man who is worldly wise and mature. As a reader I felt like I was on an adventure because I didn't know anything about living on a ship prior to this read. I felt like I was learning history too because so much of the power of Spain at that time and the ship culture was obvious in every paragraph. And there was a lot of action and adventure. I have a real respect for the lives of young hired seamen who earn their living from living and working on ships, as a result of reading this novel. I realize that there is so much that goes into sailing a large vessel with many people living in close proximity for long periods of time, out in the middle of the ocean. At the end of this story, without giving the plot away, the young man (main character) makes wise choices.

All I can say is read it!

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Title: Young Bess

Author: Margaret Irwin

Narrator: Phyllida Nash

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Growing up in the shadow of her mother, the infamous Anne Boleyn, young Princess Elizabeth has learnt to be continuously on the watch for the political games played out around her. It is never certain when one might rise in, or precariously fall out of, royal favour.

But when her distant father, Henry VIII, dies, the future brightens for Elizabeth. She is able to set up a home with Henrys last wife, Katherine Parr, who now has a new husband, Tom Seymour.

Tom, however, is playing a risky game. Marrying a widowed queen is one thing; flirting with the Kings daughter and second in line to the throne is another.

As the adolescent Elizabeth finds herself dangerously attracted to him, tragedy looms ahead for her and the kingdom....

Critic Reviews:

"One of Britain's most accomplished historical novelists. Her love and respect for the past shines through every page." (Sarah Dunant)

Members Reviews:

Young Bess, Queen Elizabeth in her youth.

I read this book eons ago and I remember loving it. This particular book I purchased for my niece who is getting interested in history. I remember that it left me thinking Elizabeth was softer than she really was, as I found out in later books. Granted because of all she had to go through she did turn out to be tough and strong. I admire her. Her mother, Anne Boleyn was also a strong woman. Now I understand why Queen Elizabeth had to kill Mary, Queen of Scots. This book is a good starter for reading about Elizabeth.

Young Bess

This is the book written by Margaret Irwin, my favorite author after Elizabeth Chadwick on the third place. Here is the story of Young Elizabeth I, the Queen of England, the Queen who had never been married. A Virgin Queen, who had so many lovers, and adorers, but was an orphan. Here are her young years, when she had a friends and sisters, who helped to realize who she is. I would like to recommend the book everyone who is studying English history or interested in biography of Elizabeth I, the Queen of England.

An old novel on a young Tudor princess is still worth reading

Margaret Irwin's novel "Young Bess" is the first in a series of three books on the life of England's Queen Elizabeth I

(reigned 1558-1603). The Virgin Queen was a Gloriana but she

had a difficult childhood and adolescence. Her mother Anne Boleyn was executed by Bess's cruel father Henry VIII. She was

accused of bastardy and had a strained relationship with her

two siblings: Mary (daughter of Katharine of Aragon-Henry's

first wife) and Edward (son of Henry's wife Jane Seymour). Followng the death of Henry the land was ruled by the sickly Edward who had Protestant leanings. The 15 year old monarch died in 1553 followed by the prickly "Bloody Mary" whose short reign

led to the persecution and burning of Protestants.

This book takes us from Elizabeth's girlhood to the moment when Edward has died and the succession is in dispute. It deals

in depth with Bess's relationship with the Seymour family. Thomas Seymour loved Bess and wed Henry VIII's last queen Katharine Parr. He was executed for treason during the reign of

Edward.

The book can be boring and seem old fashioned to those expecting garish desciptions of execution and vivid sexual scenes.

Irwin's style is rich and her prose sparkles. The book would most appeal to someone who has a basic knowledge of the Tudor

dynasty.

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Titolo: Nove regole da ignorare per farlo innamorare (Love by numbers 1)

Autore: Sarah MacLean

Narratore: Bianca Meda

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 13 hrs and 36 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 12-04-15

Editore: Audible Studios

Categoria: Fiction, Historical

Riepilogo Editore:

Una signora non fuma il sigaro. Non cavalca come un uomo. Non tira di scherma e non accetta sfide a duello. Non usa una pistola. Non gioca d'azzardo in un club per gentiluomini. Non bacia appassionatamente...

Lady Calpurnia Hartwell ha sempre rispettato le regole, ma le è servito solo a rimanere sola e insoddisfatta. E allora ha giurato di ignorarle e vivere la vita trasgressiva che fino a quel momento si era negata. Ma per partecipare a ogni festa da ballo, rubare baci di mezzanotte e altri segreti piaceri, Callie ha bisogno di un compagno. Qualcuno che sia esperto nella trasgressione, qualcuno come Gabriel St. John, marchese di Ralston, affascinante oltre ogni dire, con una reputazione pessima e un disarmante sorriso da canaglia.Se non sta attenta, Callie rischia di non rispettare la regola più importante di tutte: quella per cui chi cerca il piacere non deve mai, mai e poi mai, per niente al mondo... innamorarsi.

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©2014 Sergio Fanucci Communications Srl. Tradotto da Carmen Mangiola (P)2015 Audible GmbH

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Title: Heart and Home

Author: Lyn Andrews

Narrator: Julie Maisey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-03-15

Publisher: Headline Digital

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Cathie Kinrade is all too used to hardship. Growing up in a fishing community on the Isle of Man in the 1930s, she sees her dad and brothers set sail daily on dangerous seas while her mam struggles to put food on the table. Cathie has little hope of better for her own future until a chance encounter gives her the opportunity to change her fortune for ever.

Fiercely determined, Cathie leaves behind home and family for Liverpool, a bustling, modern city full of possibility. With a lively job as a shopgirl in a grand department store and a firm friend in kindhearted Julia, Cathie has found her niche. But trouble lies ahead. Cathie must tighten her purse strings, and discovery of an explosive secret could put everything at risk. And when love comes calling, Cathie's new friends fear that she may be set to trust the wrong man with her heart.

When tragedy strikes back home, Cathie's already tumultuous life is thrown into turmoil....

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable listening

A very enjoyable story with many ups and downs. Interesting to the very end. Good.

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Titel: Die Pforten der Ewigkeit

Autor:: Richard Dübell

Erzähler: Reinhard Kuhnert

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 27 hrs and 39 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-26-15

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

1250: Mit dem Tod Kaiser Friedrichs II. beginnt die Zeit des großen Interregnums. Ein Nachfolger ist noch nicht gefunden, das Reich in Aufruhr. Im nahen Osten stirbt ein junger Mann in den Armen dreier Kreuzritter. Mit seinem letzten Atemzug berichtet er von einem Geheimnis, das der Kaiser ihm kurz vor seinem Tod anvertraute. In der Nähe von Bamberg gründen einige unerschrockene Zisterzienserinnen eine neue Zelle inmitten des Waldes. Sie haben den Schutz der Einsamkeit dringend nötig, denn eine von ihnen hat Visionen und läuft Gefahr, als Ketzerin verbrannt zu werden. Kreuzritter und Ordensschwestern treffen in der Stadt Wizinsten aufeinander. Hand in Hand bauen sie ein neues Kloster, einen prächtigen Bau, der die Gemeinschaft unter den Schutz des neuen Kaisers stellen und die Pforten der Ewigkeit öffnen soll.

Richard Dübells großer Mittelalterroman um einen Klosterbau, eine mutige junge Nonne und die Liebe im Angesicht des Jüngsten Gerichts.

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©2011 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2015 Audible GmbH

Kritik Bewertungen:

Wer üppige Zeitreisen liebt, ist hier genau richtig.

-- Bild Köln

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Terrible

I'm all for some indulgence in entertaining historical fiction, meaning I accept strange and unrealistic points of view for novels' protagonists in respect to their historic reality, and I even accept some nice black-and-white painting.

But this is just too much. The figures don't have any real conviction, the description of the historic background is absolutely terrible, and the story just does not work out.

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Title: Between River and Mountain

Author: Sally Walker Brinkmann

Narrator: Steve Ember

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-25-15

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Young Rob Johnson just wants to farm his family's land in Morgan County, Virginia, and court pretty Fannie Swann, but the outbreak of war between the North and the South plunges him into a world of treachery and violence. Threatened by Rebel conscription gangs and Yankee foragers, Rob finally joins the 48th Virginia Infantry and experiences the horrors of war.

Rob still thinks of Fannie, who has been playing a dangerous game for the Southern cause. He's also attracted to brave Laura Meeks, who he saved from a group of renegades. Sick of death and fighting, Rob finds work among Quakers and meets Abigail Treverton - the two are immediately drawn to each other. Treachery follows him, however, and Rob ends up a Yankee prisoner of war. He and his comrades escape, and he returns to find Abigail married. But what of Laura and the child she says is his? Or Fannie, who was his first love?

Rob's troubles do not end with the Confederate surrender, for resentment and bitterness run deep between those who supported the South and those who were on the side of the North. After all he has endured, will Rob be able to keep his family farm and make a home for himself and those he loves?

Members Reviews:

A Fine Historical Read

Sally Brinkmann is one of the best writers at work today and this is an excellent example of the magic she works. The historical detail is meticulous, the prose is smooth and craftsmanlike, the characters are real and believable, people you might well know, but caught up as they are in the horrors of the war between the states. The author keeps you turning the pages, but more importantly, she keeps you caring what happens to the people you get to know in her book. An exemplary bit of historical fiction, by a master of the genre.

elegant prose and people we care about kept me turning pages in this story of love and loss between river and mountain

The Civil War comes down home to Appalachia in this story of loyalty to place and people above causes and creeds. Spare, elegant prose and people we care about kept me turning pages in this story of love and loss between river and mountain.

... River and Mountain is a "good" read - I enjoyed it. The characters are interesting and well-rounded

Between River and Mountain is a "good" read - I enjoyed it. The characters are interesting and well-rounded, and the plot is engaging with surprise turns of events. The history of the Civil War in the Appalachian region has been little explored, and this novel adds to our understanding of events that unfolded there.

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Title: The Caspian Monster

Author: Larry Jeram-Croft

Narrator: Larry Jeram-Croft

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-15

Publisher: L M Jeram-Croft

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

One year after the Falklands War and the world seems a safer place. Unfortunately, 1983 is the year WW III almost happened. Staggeringly, it was only afterward that the truth came to light: that the Russians actually went to full nuclear alert and came so very close to starting Armageddon. To this day, most of the world's population know nothing about it.

Lieutenant Jonathon Hunt (Sea Skimmer) has been appointed to a commando helicopter squadron operating in Northern Norway. It is the height of the Cold War, and the Soviets have discovered a secret NATO submarine listening station hidden in the Arctic ice. They would like to do something about it but cannot come up with a method of attack until they decide on the use of an Ekranoplan. This massive machine, known to NATO as the "Caspian Monster", can get them in and out fast enough to give them the deniability they need. Caught up in events, Jon and his observer, Brian Pearce, find themselves flying a Sea King Mark 4 helicopter from HMS Illustrious to the ice in an attempt to stop the Soviets before tragedy occurs.

Based on real events of 1983, The Caspian Monster weaves a story around a year in history that most of the world slept through. This is the second book in the series following the career of Jon Hunt in the modern royal navy.

Members Reviews:

Good read

I enjoyed this book very much. I have read his first one and happened to come across the fact there are others out, so I gave this one a try. Unlike many authors that write follow on books and find it hard to keep your interest this not the case with this one. I enjoyed this so much I am going on to number three.

A gripping read

Obviously leaning on a great deal of personal expertise, and actual happenings, this is a gripping novel that keeps the pace going throughout. I look forward to the movie.

A window into past cold war events told through the eyes of some interesting, if amoral, characters. Well worth the Kindle download. I look forward to JC's next novel.

a good read

Good story line with good characters. There is some poor grammar in places but if you can look past that you will not be disappointed with this book.

..very good !

Larry Jeram-Croft writes good novells,his second is outstanding.Very well done,an interesting story,good characters, logical,recommandable to read for fans of war fiction !

Good easy to read yarn

I read his first book about the Falklands purely by accident but I could not wait to read the next one. There is action and humour in the stories that are very much service life at the time.

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Title: In the Shade of the Almond Trees

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Dominique Marny

Narrator: Karen Cass

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the aftermath of World War I, a family estate hangs in the balance.

For generations, the Barthélemy family tended to the olive trees of Restanques, a sprawling property in Cotignac whose olive oil and almonds were as incredible as the countryside that produced them. But all that changed when war came to France. Robert Barthélemy never returned from the trenches, and without him the farm is beginning to die. His widow has lost the will to live, and only the fierce efforts of their daughter, Jeanne, have kept the creditors at bay.

Jeanne is spending an afternoon at home with the family's grim financial statements when a handsome stranger appears on the front steps. His name is Jérôme Guillaumin, and he is a brilliant botanist about to embark on a journey around the globe. From the moment they meet, Jeanne is struck by feelings she never thought possible: feelings that could save her life or destroy everything she has ever known.

Members Reviews:

It was a delightful read, a really enjoyable trip on the estate and in the life of Jeanne.

4.5 stars

It was a delightful read, a really enjoyable trip on the estate and in the life of Jeanne. It 'a family saga that take places after the end of WWI.

Four generations of Barthélemys had lived in Restanques, the wonderful estate near the village of Corignac, in Provence. Now they risk losing everything. Robert, Jeanne's father, died in the war and her wife fell in a strong depression and does not care if their property is in ruins. Laurent, Jeanne's brother, prefer to travel and study botany than cure olive and almond trees of the family. So Jeanne is alone to manage their wonderful business. And it's really hard. Will she be able to save Restanques? Will she have the chance to discover true love or work will prevent her?

Jeanne is a great characters, is ready to do anything to save her property. She's brave, determined, strong, forced to fight against the debt but especially against the selfishness of her mother and her brother, too focused on themselves .

I love the atmosphere of this book, the author makes some wonderful descriptions of the campaign: its colors, its scents, fruits, local markets. It makes you really feel like going to visit this estate.

I appreciated very much the choice of the author to use an omniscient narrator, it was possible to know the story from the point of view of all the characters, it was really exciting.

It's the first book I read of this author but I like her style and certainly read something else.

It was a compelling historical novel, the pace is not fast but the setting and the characters are loveable. It's well written and was a real treat.

I definitely recommend this one.

I received an advance reader edition of this book from publisher via NetGalley for the purpose of providing an honest review.

A snapshot of life in Provence following the First World War

This novel is set in the years directly after the First World War and as well beautiful descriptions of itâs Provencal setting and the olive and almond tree orchards, that conjured up perfect pictures in my mind, there was lots of historical interest added in as well.