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Title: Gitterporten [Lattice Gates]

Author: Fred Uhlman

Narrator: Peter Bttger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-10

Publisher: Viatone

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

En smuk og indflende beskrivelse af et drengevenskab, der splittes af den omsiggribende nazisme, hvis uhyrligheder og infiltration af det tyske samfund fremstr grelt p baggrund af bogens afdmpede, lyriske tone.

Please note: This audiobook is in Danish.

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Title: Barbara

Author: Jrgen-Frantz Jacobsen

Narrator: Bent Otto Hansen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-10

Publisher: Viatone

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

"I skildringens centrum str den unge, sknne og farlige prsteenke Barbara, som allerede har to gteskaber bag sig, og som jeblikkelig besnrer den nye danske prst, der kommer til en. Hun kan ikke gre for, at hun udstrler en erotisk ild, der bestter mndene, og hun er lige s uskyldig, nr hun selv tndes i brand og svigter sin nye mand, fordi en ny forelskelse griber hende med uimodstelig magt." - Otto Gelsted

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Title: The Quickening Maze

Author: Adam Foulds

Narrator: Colin Moody

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-10

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Based on real events in Epping Forest on the edge of London around 1840, The Quickening Maze centres on the first incarceration of the great nature poet John Clare. After years struggling with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, Clare finds himself in High Beach Private Asylum - an institution run on reformist principles which would later become known as occupational therapy. At the same time another poet, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and becomes entangled in the life and catastrophic schemes of the asylum's owner, the peculiar, charismatic Dr Matthew Allen. For John Clare, a man who had grown up steeped in the freedoms and exhilarations of nature, who thought 'the edge of the world was a day's walk away', a locked door is a kind of death.

This intensely lyrical novel describes his vertiginous fall, through hallucinatory episodes of insanity and dissolving identity, towards his final madness. Historically accurate, but brilliantly imagined, the closed world of High Beach and its various inmates - the doctor, his lonely daughter in love with Tennyson, the brutish staff and John Clare himself - are brought vividly to life. Outside the walls is Nature, and Clare's paradise: the birds and animals, the gypsies living in the forest; his dream of home, of redemption, of escape.

Rapturous yet precise, exquisitely written, rich in character and detail, this is a remarkable and deeply affecting book: a visionary novel which contains a world.

Critic Reviews:

"It's a work of strikingly beautiful, unforced writing." (Daily Express)

Members Reviews:

Rural Muse and a Vision of Sin

I must rate this as the best new novel by a new writer that I have read for some time - and was thrilled to find this after reading very positive reviews that I am in complete agreement that this is a remarkable work, remarkable for the precision and vitality of its perceptions and the successful intricacy of its prose. It is a novel that I think will easily stand a second reading later in the year or early next, on the basis of the beauty and depth of its descriptive passages - which fit extraordinarily well between the beams of John Clare and Alfred Lord Tennyson around which the narrative is built. A notable high point for me what the descriptions and passages of religious-mania found in the more unstable and unsavoury characters lodged away from the main house. Will send me back to Tennyson and exploring towards John Clare - the rural idyll seems to be a theme to which I am increasingly drawn in my now middle-age with yearnings towards Vaughn Williams and the Chants d'Auvergne. Principally, however, it is a real delight to find a new young English novelist to rave about - what a talent, what a prospect, what a pleasure.

Brilliant in every aspect

Can't recommend it highly enough. Anyone interested in altered states of mind will be fascinated . The writing skills are remarkable.

One to avoid!!

Nothing actually happens in this book, unless I missed something really exciting when the boredom lulled me into a semi-comatose state. But I very much doubt it! To make things worse, the accents are really annoying - Janet from Dr Finlay's Casebook meets Alfed Lord Tennyson with a broad Yorshire accent! How awful is that!

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Title: Rubys Spoon

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Anna Lawrence Pietroni

Narrator: John Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-16-10

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Cradle Cross in 1933 is a town in the heart of Black Country, England, still reeling from the Great War and dominated by a button factory in terminal decline. Into this exotically grim environment arrives a white-haired young woman from the coast named Isa Fly. Isa is a mysterious and magnetic presence who exerts a romantic pull on everyone she meets. Motherless, 13-year-old Ruby Tailor is instantly drawn to her, as is Captin, the proprietor of the local chip shop, a 50-year-old bachelor and father figure to Ruby, and Truda Blick, the Oxford-educated spinster whos inherited the failing button factory. As the reasons for Isas sudden appearance become less clear with each passing day, she is viewed with increasing suspicion by the tight-knit women of Cradle Cross who come to see her as the cause of the towns accelerating misfortunes and ultimately fear her as a witch.

Anna Lawrence Pietroni, in her fiction debut, captures for the first time the dialect of Black Country, and the effect is utterly mesmerizing. Cradle Cross is a town out of timebattered by war and yet linked to a distant past, an isolated pocket of the country whose customs and views have remained intact since medieval times, where talismans protect loved ones and rituals can help wring away the grief of loss.

Anna Lawrence Pietroni has created two uniquely alluring charactersRuby and Isaand spins a story that feels mythical or folkloric, that is driven by a mystery, throbs with tension, and ends in conflagration. Rubys Spoon combines a gritty, hypervivid realism with the dreamlike richness of a fable.

Critic Reviews:

This enthralling, suspenseful debut novelhas the feel of a grim fairy tale...Of the many riches it offers, it is the winning lead character, a lonely teen brave enough to have a dream despite her impoverished circumstances, who will capture readers hearts. (Booklist)

Mystery, witchcraft, and a precocious young narrator enliven Pietronis debut...Ruby's Spoon is one of those bright narrators whose insights into the treacheries of the adult world are heartrending...Fans of Hardy, Dickens, and, more recently, Michel Faber and Sarah Waters will find much to enjoy. (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Difficult to Listen

The accent of the narrator was beautiful, and the problem was that I found myself getting lost in the accent and not hearning the novel. Wish I had passed on this one.

Hard to follow

The dialect and colloquialisms of its cast of characters made it hard for me to follow.

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Title: The Seventh Flag

Author: Dede Weldon Casad

Narrator: Mark McDevitt

Format: Abridged

Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-10

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Before 1986, Texas enjoyed a world-class image. But due to the oil crisis, the Savings and Loan debacle, bank failures, and the real estate market crash, Texas is on the verge of economic collapse. With tragedy striking all around, Sidney Gordon's life is about to change along with the future of her home state.

After the death of her husband, Sidney is encouraged by Oliver Eberly, a Texas businessman and former United States congressman, to accept the job of press secretary for the governor of Texas. For the first time, she finds herself compromised by her personal responsibilities as a mother and her own undefined ambitions as a woman. Thrown into a world both foreign to her experience and nature, Sidney must rise to the challenge and tap into her inner reserves with the determination and tenacity of a pumping East Texas oil well. Often stretched beyond her limits with one high-pressure conflict after another, Sidney discovers that the destiny of the state lies in her hands.

With the backing of her blue-ribbon committee of scholars and experts, she forms the Austin Agenda and heads to Washington with a solution so controversial it stalks the thin line of treason.

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Title: Kisses on a Postcard

Subtitle: A Tale of Wartime Childhood

Author: Terence Frisby

Narrator: Terence Frisby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It is June 13th, 1940. Terry, seven, and his brother Jack, eleven, stand in a crowd of children on the platform at Welling station. Wearing labels, carrying gas masks and small suitcases, they are evacuees, awaiting the train which will take them to their unknown destination and new lives.

In the tiny Cornish hamlet of Doublebois, the woods and river become their playground; rabbit-catching and night-fishing their new pastimes. But it is the railway, above all, which delights them. It is the richest of childhoods, full of colour, humour and the unselfish love that Uncle Jack, a Welsh ex-miner, and his wife, Auntie Rose, offer without reserve to the two young strangers. And despite fierce rivalry between local kids and the vackies, village life seems wonderful to the boys.

Warm-hearted and moving, Kisses on a Postcard is a vivid and intimate portrait of a neglected part of our wartime history; a compelling and uplifting memoir of growing up in an extraordinary time.

Members Reviews:

Entertaining but mawkish

Any additional comments?

Interesting and moving childhood story written by a TV producer. He clearly has consummate skill in creating dramatic fiction and admits that he has given free rein to his dramatic impulses in creating his autobiography. The result is overly mawkish but still deserves a recommendation.

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Title: Fool's Gold

Author: Ken Hodgson

Narrator: J. P. O'Shaughnessy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When Jake Crabtree, a luckless and lazy prospector, comes out of wintertime hibernation -- a time when Jake goes on one long alcoholic binge -- he discovers that his partner, Doc McNair, has died. In digging the doc's grave, Jake hits a rich vein. When the news hits the papers, poor Jake finds himself surrounded by masses of people itching to rob him of his gold.

Members Reviews:

Gold fever strikes!

A rousing tale of the overwhelming power of the yellow metal and it's effects on the human spirit. An excellent, fast read tied together with quirky, believable characters. Mr. Hodgson's background in mining shines through and his research is impeccable. I would highly recommend this book to all. The author just keeps getting better and better.

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Title: A...My Name's Amelia

Author: Joanne Sundell

Narrator: Kris Faulkner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Deafened at a young age, her natural-born means of expression taken from her, Amelia Anne Polley must learn to communicate all over again. In 1874, left to grow up in frontier territory, Amelia is determined to live the life she'd dreamed for herself before becoming deaf. One thing she won't be is a mail-order bride to the handsome rancher Aaron Zachary. But true love is hard to deny if they can find their way out of their troubled pasts, overcoming hardship and heartache, and learn to speak the same language of love.

Members Reviews:

Lame

This book has nothing to do with the description. I am sure someone made a mistake in the summary and was talking about another book. They bear no resemblance to each other. This book was like listening to a Harlequin Romance.

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Title: The Book of Fires

Author: Jane Borodale

Narrator: Annie Aldington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-24-09

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It is 1752. As winter approaches, two guilty secrets drive 17-year-old Agnes Trussel to run away from her home in rural Sussex. Pregnant with an unwanted child and carrying stolen coins, she is shocked by the squalor of London. She finds work as an assistant to a firework-maker, John Blacklock. Soon she meets Cornelius Soul, seller of gunpowder, and hatches a plan which could save her. But why does Blacklock disapprove of Mr Soul? And what is Blacklock hiding from her?

Meanwhile, her own secret is becoming harder to conceal, especially from the suspicious eye of Mrs Blight, the housekeeper with a thirst for hangings. Caught between her crime and condition, it appears that ruin must be inevitable.

Members Reviews:

A dark and beautiful story

When I started listening to this book, I felt the tone so dreary and monotone that I wondered how long I would last. But I became totally absorbed with Agnes and her view of the world in early 18th century. It is a beautiful story that exists in a dark and gloomy world. I have loved the experience.

Must be made into a film!

I couldn't stop listening to this book. Brilliantly drawn characters, wonderful descriptions of life London and Sussex at that time. The writing is fresh and intense and the idea of the plot centred around the manufacture of fireworks so original I could easily imagine scenes from a film, I hope the book will be adapted for the big screen soon.

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Title: Ship of Rome

Author: John Stack

Narrator: Laurence Kennedy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-09

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

So Atticus, one of Rome's few experienced sailors, finds himself propelled into the middle of a political struggle that is completely foreign to him. Rome need to build a navy fast but the obstacles are many; political animosities, legions adamant that they will only use their traditional methods; Roman prejudice even from friends, that all those not born in Rome are inferior citizens.

The enemy are first class, experienced and determined to control the seas. Can Atticus, and the fledgling Roman navy, staffed with inexperienced sailors and unwilling legionaries, out-wit and out-fight his opponents.

SHIP OF ROME, full of magnificent sea-battles, packed with strong characters, torn between two powerful empires, is the first book in a new series, MASTERS OF THE SEA, by a brilliant new author.

Members Reviews:

Rip Roaring!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Always thought Roman history was boring? Wrong! Give this one a try, you'll be hooked on the first chapter...

What other book might you compare Ship of Rome to, and why?

Excitement and naval action like the Bolitho or Hornblower novels but set in an older yet equally rich context. The political intrigue and machinations of the leaders reminds you that not too much has changed in the world.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

As an opening gambit the first chapter is a killer. Starting you on the coastal patrol if not the high seas with a detailed and engaging cast. The action starts fast and hits ramming speed while illustrating a rarely covered element of the Roman era; their navy.

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

If you're not gnashing your teeth at the pettiness of the rulers in the first half you are far too forgiving... And the contrast with the detailed back-story of the protagonists is a joy.

Any additional comments?

If you take a chance on one audiobook this summer, make it this one. I was so impressed I took a weekend flight to Rome and visited some of the key locations mentioned. Listening to the story where it was set was magical!

Ship of Rome

This is a fabulous listen starting right from the very first chapter which is a battle scene. If you like adventure this book will not dissapoint you as it is packed with action from start to end. Laurence Kennedy does a great job narrating with good accents and easily recognised character voices.