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Title: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Subtitle: Conversation Starters

Author: dailyBooks

Narrator: Bryan Nyman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-16

Publisher: dailyBooks

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The Book Thief is the fourth novel by author Markus Zusak. The novel gives a unique perspective on World War II by telling the story from the non-Jews of Germany who remained in their country during the war. The novel is narrated by Death, who tells the story of a young girl, Liesel Meminger. Liesel and her brother must leave their mother to live with foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann. What follows is a string of tragic events that causes Liesel to have nightmares. She eventually learns to read with the help of her foster father and finds comfort in words. Unfortunately, the tragedies surrounding Liesel do not end there. She must overcome many more unfortunate circumstances as a child growing up in Germany during World War II. The Book Thief immediately became a New York Times and Amazon.com best seller, remaining in the top position on both best seller lists for several weeks. It was also a runner-up for the Printz Award in 2007 and was made into a movie in 2013.

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Members Reviews:

This Is Not The Actual Book

I ordered this thinking it was actually "The Book Thief." It isn't. Either they need to be clearer, or I need to read more carefully. This is only a conversation (maybe for a book club) about The Book Thief.

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Title: My Own Dear Brother

Author: Holly Müller

Narrator: Lara J West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-16

Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Nineteen forty-four, Nazi-controlled Austria: For 13-year-old Ursula, life in her village remains almost as it was. But when Russian prisoners escape from the local concentration camp, her friend goes missing and her brother's allegiance to the Hitler Youth emerges in shocking ways, Ursula finds herself alone and surrounded by threat.

Ursula is forced to recognise that danger comes not only from the enemy at the door but from the enemy within....

Critic Reviews:

"A powerful and absorbing novel that pulls you deep into the troubled war years of its young heroine. Love and loyalty are the book's real themes, and the manipulation of the innocent. Brilliantly done." (Esther Freud)

"A moving portrait of a girl forced to come of age in a world at war." (Sunday Times)

Members Reviews:

What has not killed Ursula has made her stronger.

My Own Dear Brother is the right title for this coming of age novel about young Ursula Hildesheim, a fourteen year old girl living in Felddorf, Austria in the summer of 1944. Felddorf is a fictional farming town not far from Vienna. Ursula, her mother, sister Dorli, and brother Anton live a hand to mouth existence since their father was killed at the Russian front.

Like Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, Ursula is an inquisitive young person who is not afraid to take some risks, which in Part One of this three part novel, gets her into trouble. With her disabled and retarded friend Schosi, she takes some apples and later her friend is accused of theft and sent to a hospital for the physically and mentally disabled in Vienna. In Part Two of the novel Ursula attempts to rescue Schosi and bring him home to his distraught mother. This adventure will keep most readers turning pages to learn what happens next. Fair to say that the doctors and nurses of the hospital where Schosi is imprisoned are an example of all that is evil in Germany and Austria. Many pages are devoted to the torture and killing of the disabled children committed to the hospital. Muller does a good job making real the enormity of the crimes committed by the Nazis and their accomplices.

We can understand what we need to know about Ursulaâs brother Anton when he takes a kitten and throws it into the freezing water of a nearby river and delightedly watches the kitten drown. Anton is just as happy to shoot an escaped Russian prisoner; as a Hitler Youth, he receives a ceremonial dagger as a reward for this deed. As readers we find it difficult to understand Ursulaâs love and devotion for a brother everyone else knows is a sick and hurtful person.

In Part 3 the Russians arrive in Felddorf and everything the Austrians have heard about their vicious behavior is, at least initially, true. Sadly, Ursula, her mother and her sister are victims of the barbarous Russians and struggle to survive the indignities imposed on them by their conquerors. Fortunately for the citizens of Felddorf, the war ends and the Russians who remain behind become somewhat easier to live with. In fact, some of the Russians prove to be genuinely good and helpful people.

Our author, Holly Mueller, is half Austrian and half Welsh and lives in Cardiff, Wales. It is clear that she did much research for this novel and it shows in every page as she recreates what it was like to live in Austria at the end of World War II.

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Title: The Last Horseman

Author: David Gilman

Narrator: Frank Grimes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-12-16

Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Dublin 1899: Lawyer Joseph Radcliffe and his black American comrade Benjamin Pierce were 'Buffalo Soldiers' together; now Radcliffe defends the toughest cases in a troubled city.

In South Africa the Boer War rages and after an argument with his father, Joseph's son, Edward, runs away to join the forces. When Edward is captured and held as a spy, Radcliffe and Pierce set off to find him and bring him home. In doing so, the old soldiers find their survival skills tested to the maximum....

Critic Reviews:

"Page-turning and gritty." (Daily Mail on Master of War)

"The 100 Years' War is the new Rome for historical adventure novels." (Ben Kane on Master of War)

Members Reviews:

Romantic Irish story !

Good story showing a insightful part of history that the Irish people took t in, for good or bad.

I will be interested to know more about this subject, and the influence the Irish had in South Africa.,

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Title: A Tattooed Heart

Author: Deborah Challinor

Narrator: Helen Duff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-16

Publisher: Wavesound Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It's 1832. Convict girls Friday Woolfe, Sarah Morgan and Harriet Clarke have been serving their sentences in Sydney Town.

Each of them has begun to make a life for herself, but when Harrie's adopted child, Charlotte, is abducted, the girls must risk their very freedom to save her. But will Friday's desperate battle with her own vices drive her to fail not only herself but those she loves and all who love her?

Critic Reviews:

"Seamlessly fuses historical fact and engrossing fiction." (Queensland Times)

"Challinor is a good storyteller; her characters have depth and her historical backdrops are well researched, seamless joining fact and fiction and creating a convincing, atmospheric yarn." (Bookseller + Publisher)

Members Reviews:

Easy Listening

Really nice listen. The books in the series flowed so well it could have been one big book. Nothing earth shattering but I was hooked on getting to know what happened with each of the characters. Thoroughly enjoyed the series.

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Title: Adventure at Brimstone Hill

Author: Carol Ottley-Mitchell

Narrator: Dawn Mills

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-16

Publisher: CaribbeanReads

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Join Mark, Kyle, and Ingrid on their very first adventure as they follow a mischievous monkey through a secret passage at the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park in St. Kitts. They find themselves transported to the 18th century, captured as spies and thrown into a fierce battle between the British and the French for this famous fort.

About Brimstone Hill: Brimstone Hill is a UNESCO world heritage site located in St. Kitts. It was built by the English in the early 18th century to defend the island. It stands today as one of the best preserved historical fortifications in the Americas.

About the series: This is the first book in the Caribbean Adventures Series, a series initiated and written by Carol Mitchell. The series chronicles the magical adventures of three children in the Caribbean. For more information, see caribbeanadventureseries.com

Members Reviews:

Children's or History Book?

I enjoyed this book. But...even though it started as a children's book, with even a cute monkey in it, it quickly turned into a history lesson. And a very lengthy one. This was very interesting to me, but I can imagine my kids eyes glazing over during these chapters.

Gift-giving problems solved.

I bought the first two books by Carol Ottley-Mitchell and the reviews from the children who read them have been great. They really enjoyed the stories and are now looking forward to the next one. Every child on my gift list will be receiving copies of the three books. These books will make gift-giving easy.

Review of Carol Ottley-Mitchell's Adventures at Brimstone Hill by Dr. Mikelle Antoine

Children need history books highlighting their achievements to the past. Learning history from their perspective is the surest way to get them more excited about this subject and to ground them in the present. I started reading this book with my 6 year old son who reads at 4th grade level. He beamed at the sight of the word Caribbean. He smiled at the fact that the main character was a boy. He also smiled with pride that Africa was included in the story. This is a good indicator that history makes sense to children (or anyone) when they are able to connect with the characters.

Similar to the approach used in the docu-drama Sankofa, Ottley-Mitchell's main characters are transported back in the 18th century, during slavery days. Unlike the main character in Sankofa who was bound to repeat the past because of her ignorance of it, the children of in the Adventures at Brimstone Hill "went back" due to their interest and desire to know and shape it. We get a glimpse of the "past" through the children's eyes; neutral and unapologetic. This book is not about slavery, but rather how children, excited about the past, engaged in serious "adult" issues; while in the present. We know so very little about how enslaved children lived. This book allows us to explore this very sensitive topic while also highlighting a major silence in the field of Caribbean history.

One of the main questions I struggle with as a parent and as an educator is when to introduce the topic of slavery.

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Title: A Home for Hava: A Novella

Subtitle: Forgotten Tales, Book 3

Author: Summer Lee

Narrator: Brittany Bishop

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-16

Publisher: Lion Reflector Books

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A Home for Hava is inspired by the biblical story in the book of Judges about Jephthah's vow to God.

Thousands of years ago, Israel was ruled by judges during a turbulent time when the people of Israel strayed from God into idolatry and other beliefs. Jephthah was one of Israel's judges...and one of God's faithful.

Jephthah, a protector of local villages, makes a vow to the Lord before a battle with the Ammonites: If he and his warriors emerge triumphant, he will make a burnt offering of the first thing he sees when he returns home. Jephthah initially expects that the sacrifice will be livestock, but when he returns from battle his beautiful, devout daughter, Hava, is the first to greet him. And now the heartbroken man tells his daughter that she must die.

Hava agrees but begs for a two-month delay of her sacrifice, during which time she will weep in the mountains. As the day approaches, will Jephthah's precious daughter, Hava, be sacrificed to ensure that he stays true to his promise to God?

A Home for Hava is an inspired story about faith and honor by acclaimed Christian author Summer Lee.

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Title: Sons of the Blood

Subtitle: New World Rising Series

Author: Robyn Young

Narrator: Matt Addis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-28-16

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The epic novel of action, conspiracy and suspense from best-selling storyteller Robyn Young.

From the bloody battlefields of the Wars of the Roses to the court of the Tudors and the dawn of a new world comes Jack Vaughan: bastard son, mercenary soldier and now the king's trusted man at a time when many choose a path of deception and conspiracy....

It's 1483. The king is dead, two young princes are imprisoned in a tower and England is threatened again with the bloody chaos of the War of the Roses. All over Europe dynasties rise, and violence and cunning rule. Constantinople has fallen and cut the trade routes to the East.

In an age of exploration and navigation, eyes are turning to other directions. New lands will be discovered, and nations and factions will fight to carve the world up among themselves, careless of the human cost.

Sons of the Blood is a standalone epic of sweeping history and mysterious secrets, blood feuds and betrayal, and Jack Vaughan is a lead character that readers will be desperate to follow into the tempestuous future of the series.

Members Reviews:

Interesting Tudor tale

Interesting tale of Tudor ascending to the throne

Storyline a bit ponderous and difficult to keep track of various characters

Battle scenes well depicted

A great book to listen to!

I am very much looking forward to the next part and the revealing of the mysteries of the academy to James Wenger.

Sons of the Blood

Robyn has weaved another thread to the myth of Richard lll with twists and turns that has become part of her Trade-mark which was enhanced by the story telling

One criticism as always I wish the teller would check the pronunciation of names such as Scroop etc it's my problem I know but I do find it annoying when place names and surnames are mispronounced names

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Title: The Light of Paris

Author: Eleanor Brown

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-16

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From the best-selling author of The Weird Sisters comes an enchanting tale of self-discovery that will strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt they've lost their way.

Chicago, 1999. Madeleine is trapped - by her family's expectations, by her controlling husband - in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. But when she finds a diary detailing her grandmother Margie's trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets a woman she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict family and spent a summer living on her own and falling for a charismatic artist.

When Madeleine's marriage is threatened, she escapes to her hometown to stay with her disapproving mother. Shaken by the revelation of a family secret and inspired by her grandmother's bravery, Madeleine creates her own summer of joy.

In reconnecting with her love of painting and cultivating a new circle of friends, the chance of a new life emerges - but will she be bold enough take it?

Critic Reviews:

Praise for The Weird Sisters:

"It's I Capture the Castle meets The Virgin Suicides, an eccentric and totally irresistible read." (Glamour)

"Three sisters, as different in temperament as King Lear's daughters, each return to their parental home, harbouring secrets.... A funny and insightful mirror to reality." (Easy Living)

"If you didn't know, you'd never guess that this thoroughly enjoyable novel was the author's first." (Daily Mail)

"What a joy to read. What a voice." (Helen Simonson, best-selling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand)

"5 stars." (Heat Magazine)

"Bright, literate debut...the stage clearly belongs to the sisters; Hamlet's witches would be proud of the toil and trouble they stir up." (Publisher's Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Transports you to Paris

Having read Ms. Brown's earlier work, "The Weird Sisters," I had very high expectations for this book. She does not disappoint, in fact I think this one is even better. Her writing is exquisite as she paints word pictures of post-war Paris and current day Mississippi and Chicago.

As both a daughter and a mother, I found the story very touching. The exploration of the relationships between mothers and daughters felt very honest. I finished this book on my way to a weekend visit with my mother and daughter and it made me want to hug both of them even tighter and try to understand and appreciate them for the unique and accomplished women that they are.

Read this book if you love Paris, if you are a daughter, if you are a mother or if you appreciate beautiful writing.

Dreams and Reality

Really enjoyed this book. At first, I was afraid that skipping from one chapter about granddaughter and the next about grandmother with mother in between was going to make the book disjointed, but the author managed to tie it all together in the end. "The Light of Paris" is a good read about one's dreams as a young person and how life can get in the way of those dreams...

Connected lives.

I so enjoyed this tale of two different times, decades apart. Especially loved immersing myself into 1920's Paris.

Owning your Self

Fascinating twin stories of grandmother and granddaughter who struggled to live the lives they wanted to live. Brown is a very good writer and storyteller. She especially does a masterful job of bringing to life Paris in the 1920s and a young woman finding her freedom.

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Title: The Settlement

Subtitle: The Documentary, Book 1

Author: Sally Demaray Hull

Narrator: Esther Hardcastle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-16

Publisher: Sally Hull

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Twenty-first century settlers are living in a 19th century town and outlying ranches in Montana for the purpose of filming a documentary. Each family has been thrown together, strangers to one another. Occupations and land have been secured by drawing them out of a hat. The parson is an atheist. The schoolteacher does not like children. The sheriff is a cocky 18-year-old. Each family is dependent on one another. With all of the coping of this new life, they begin questioning basic things and even begin wondering if the Bible has any answers. No one knows God. Their preacher does not even believe in God. But all is well, because God believes in them.

Members Reviews:

The Settlement

A three star rating probably isn't fair. It's based entirely on my personal taste in books. The author writes well. This book just wasn't my cup of tea. I would compare it to watching 25 episodes of Little House on the Prairie. Women who love to read westerns or Amish books will probably love it, so don't let my 3 stars think it won't be a good read.

VERY Unique idea! LOVED it!

I absolutely LOVED this book. Cannot wait for book #2 to come out. The idea is very unique....a group of people chose to live basically as the pioneers did. Starting from scratch with very little to start with. At the end of a year, they'll be allowed to keep their land, houses, etc. They are "assigned" families and jobs. Very interesting concept and the plot is extremely well-thought out. Found myself wondering if I could survive if put into their positions. To go from the 21st century to the 19th? But not time-travel...real life! Intriguing idea. Has romance without sex (get sick of seeing that all the time), humor, mystery and of course a religious slant, Sally being who she is. I loved how it all tied together. Got the points across without being preachy. Will look forward to more.

I love these types of stories

I love these types of stories. I have read this book several times and I just got book #2 so I will be reading it right away. Like someone else mentioned I wonder if I could live like this. I am not a city gal so I know a few things but do I know enough to survive? I don't know. I love the concept though. This was a fun read and it was interesting to see the people grow in knowledge and relationships. I can hardly wait to read book 2.

jbarnett

A very easy read. I enjoy stories that show us how the Bible relates to us in our lives today. Thank you for a well written historical fiction book that I can feel good about recommending to others.

Utopia

Fun read. Very utopian. No one is humanly capable of accomplishing what they did and overcame in the time frame the author allows.

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Title: Red Badge of Courage

Author: Globe Fearon, Stephen Feinstein

Narrator: Angel Lightson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-12-16

Publisher: BN Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

This classic novel of the American Civil War evokes the horrors of battle and the psychology of fear as it recounts the experience of a young, untried Union Army volunteer. Henry Fleming longs to prove himself by winning the red badge beyond all doubt. But when he finally does come under fire, he learns the grim truth about war's "glory" and the real meaning of bravery.