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In Search of Lost Time
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Marcel Proust
- Narrated by: full cast, Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Waking in the small hours, Marcel Proust embarks on a retrospective journey, endeavouring to capture the elusive moments that shaped his life. A sip of tea and the taste of a madeleine prompt further recollections, and the floodgates of memory open, pouring forth a torrent of vivid reminiscences.
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The best audiobook ever
- By Anna on 19-07-23
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In Search of Lost Time
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: full cast, Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber, Paterson Joseph, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan, Robert Glenister
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-04-22
- Language: English
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The Last Queen
- By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Narrated by: Nimisha Sirohi
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic story of Rani Jindan Kaur, one of the most fierce and fearless women of the nineteenth century. An inspiration for our times. 'I am Rani Jindan, Mother of the Khalsa. That is my identity. That is my fate.' While we have all heard tales of Rani Lakshmi Bai and Padmavati, not many of us...
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Absolutely brilliant
- By Jaz on 16-12-25
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The Last Queen
- Narrated by: Nimisha Sirohi
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 18-08-21
- Language: English
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Treacle Walker
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Joe Coppock squints at the world with his lazy eye. He reads his comics, collects birds' eggs and treasures his marbles, particularly his prized dobbers. When Treacle Walker appears off the Cheshire moor one day - a wanderer, a healer - an unlikely friendship is forged and the young boy is introduced to a world he could never have imagined.
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Late Garner unexpected
- By Amazon Customer on 27-04-22
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Treacle Walker
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 28-10-21
- Language: English
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Orlando
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Published in 1928, Orlando is a fictional biography that spans several centuries and follows the protagonist, Orlando, an Elizabethan nobleman who undergoes a mysterious gender transformation. The novel explores themes of gender identity, fluidity and the constraints imposed by societal norms. It challenges traditional notions of gender roles and raises questions about the nature of identity and the passage of time.
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Best reader of an extraordinary book
- By Thomas Crawley on 16-04-25
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Orlando
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 22-01-24
- Language: English
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The Librarians of Rue de Picardie
- From the bestselling author, a powerful, moving wartime page-turner inspired by true events
- By: Janet Skeslien Charles
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Jackie Sanders, Marin Ireland, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of the The Paris Library returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France. 'This is hands down my book of 2024. A rich...
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Absolutely brilliant!
- By Steph on 06-06-25
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The Librarians of Rue de Picardie
- From the bestselling author, a powerful, moving wartime page-turner inspired by true events
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Jackie Sanders, Marin Ireland, Sarah Gadon
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 30-04-24
- Language: English
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The Girl in the Mirror
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author Cathy Glass returns with her first novel. The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten. When Mandy learns her much-loved Grandpa is dying, she is devastated and returns to the house where she spent so many wonderful summers as a child. But the childhood visits ended abruptly, and those happy days are now long gone.
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A very well told story
- By crochetdiva on 03-06-22
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The Girl in the Mirror
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 26-03-15
- Language: English
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The Lost Queen
- By: Carol McGrath
- Narrated by: Mary Galloway
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1191 and King Richard the Lionheart is on crusade to pitch battle against Saladin and liberate the city of Jerusalem and her lands. His mother, the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine and his promised bride, Princess Berengaria of Navarre, make a perilous journey over the Alps in midwinter. They are to rendezvous with Richard in the Sicilian port of Messina. There are hazards along the way - vicious assassins, marauding pirates, violent storms and a shipwreck. Berengaria is as feisty as her foes and, surviving it all, she and Richard marry in Cyprus and continue to the Holy Land.
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That women travelled so much
- By Mrs S A Newman on 13-01-25
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The Lost Queen
- Narrated by: Mary Galloway
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 18-07-24
- Language: English
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Carnegie's Maid
- A Novel
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty. Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's...
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fairy tale
- By JACQUI on 23-06-21
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Carnegie's Maid
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 16-01-18
- Language: English
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The Marchesa
- By: Sarah Dunant
- Narrated by: Sarah Dunant
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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From the acclaimed author of The Birth of Venus and In the Company of the Courtesan comes a vibrant exploration of the Italian Renaissance through the character of Isabella d’Este, the first female art collector and patron of her time. Her famed collection has long since dispersed or been lost, but what remains is her correspondence–thousands of letters preserved in a deconsecrated church and convent in the archive of Mantua.
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The narrative voice was splendid
- By Mrs.C.Brown, on 15-04-26
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The Marchesa
- Narrated by: Sarah Dunant
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 23-10-25
- Language: English
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To Defy a King
- William Marshal, Book 5
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The spirited daughter of England's greatest knight, Mahelt Marshal, lives a privileged medieval life. But when her beloved father falls out with the volatile and dangerous King John, her world is shattered. The king takes her brothers hostage and Mahelt's planned marriage to Hugh Bigod, heir to nobility, takes place sooner than she expected.
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Great story
- By Amazon Customer on 21-04-25
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To Defy a King
- William Marshal, Book 5
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Series: William Marshal, Book 5
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 15-10-24
- Language: English
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The Titanic Letters
- A BBC Radio 4 drama collection
- By: Various
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Ciarán Hinds, Gloria Hunniford, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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42 letters written by Titanic passengers and crew, plus two documentaries relating survivors' stories and bringing the tragedy to life through the voices of the wireless operators The largest, most luxurious liner in the world, the RMS Titanic captured the public's imagination. But four days...
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The Titanic Letters
- A BBC Radio 4 drama collection
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Ciarán Hinds, Gloria Hunniford, Patrick Kielty, Eamonn Holmes, Amanda Burton, Frances Tomelty, Paul Rankin
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 13-01-22
- Language: English
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Sex & Rage
- By: Eve Babitz
- Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance21
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It is the 1970s in LA, and Jacaranda Leven - child of sun and surf - is swept into the dazzling cultural milieu of the beautiful people. Floating on a cloud of drink, drugs and men, she finds herself adrift before her talent for writing, and a determined literary agent, set her on a course for New York and a new life. Sex & Rage is a recently rediscovered classic from author Eve Babitz, herself a muse to many an artist, writer and musician in the 1970s.
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Boring and Indulgent
- By Amazon Customer on 09-07-23
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Sex & Rage
- Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 05-07-18
- Language: English
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The Last Green Valley
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall226
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Performance205
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In late March 1944, as Stalin’s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bear’s intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they reluctantly follow the wolves—murderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect “pure-blood” Germans? The Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century.
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Another great story based on true events …
- By MEL MANTEL on 27-09-21
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The Last Green Valley
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-05-21
- Language: English
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To Sir, with Love
- By: E. R. Braithwaite
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance37
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With opportunities for black men limited in post-World War II London, Rick Braithwaite, a former Royal Air Force pilot and Cambridge-educated engineer, accepts a teaching position that puts him in charge of a class of angry, unmotivated, bigoted white teenagers whom the system has mostly abandoned. When his efforts to reach these troubled students are met with threats, suspicion, and derision, Braithwaite takes a radical new approach. He will treat his students as people poised to enter the adult world.
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Classic and beautifully told
- By Sharn Gill on 22-11-25
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To Sir, with Love
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 05-12-17
- Language: English
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The Talented Mrs Greenway : the unmissable Australian historical novel of 2023 for readers of Kate Grenville and Geraldine Brooks
- By: Tea Cooper
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tudor
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of an enigmatic figure, wife to feted colonial architect Francis Greenway, and asks, whose hand really shaped Sydney? Who is the talented Mrs Greenway? 1814 Sydney When Mary Greenway, freshly arrived...
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The Talented Mrs Greenway : the unmissable Australian historical novel of 2023 for readers of Kate Grenville and Geraldine Brooks
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tudor
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 01-11-23
- Language: English
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Jackie
- A Novel
- By: Dawn Tripp
- Narrated by: Linda Jones, Karissa Vacker
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted an intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention. “A brilliant, beautiful book [that] touches the soul.”—Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of...
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5 ♾️ Stars
- By MC on 21-08-24
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Jackie
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Linda Jones, Karissa Vacker
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 18-06-24
- Language: English
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The Devil's Cave
- The Dordogne Mysteries 5
- By: Martin Walker
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance107
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'WALKER'S FINEST YET ... A FIRST-RATE MYSTERY' - Entertainment Weekly Bruno, Chief of Police, investigates when a body is found floating in the river showing marks of Satanism. France's favourite cop must track down a murderer while quelling his town's superstitious fears in this page-turning...
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Good story, tense and complex
- By Mary Carnegie on 14-09-16
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The Devil's Cave
- The Dordogne Mysteries 5
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Series: Bruno Chief Of Police, Book 5
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 01-09-13
- Language: English
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La pura vida (Italian edition)
- By: Gianluca Gotto
- Narrated by: Gianluca Gotto
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Cosa succede quando ti abitui all'infelicità? Alessio non ci ha mai pensato, fino al giorno in cui Elena entra nella sua vita e gli mostra che esiste qualcosa di bello e luminoso al di là delle responsabilità sul lavoro e della routine. Ma poi Elena sparisce, così com'è arrivata. E Alessio entra in una strana crisi personale: ha 29 anni, vive a Milano e ha un lavoro che gli piace. Però manca qualcosa: qualcosa di suo e di nessun altro. I sogni di un tempo dove sono finiti?
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La pura vida (Italian edition)
- Narrated by: Gianluca Gotto
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-06-22
- Language: Italian
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The Twilight World
- The first work of historical fiction from the iconic filmmaker
- By: Werner Herzog, Michael Hofmann - translator
- Narrated by: Werner Herzog
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin. The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who defended a small island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years after the end of World War II In 1997, Werner Herzog was in Tokyo to direct an...
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Extraordinary story about an extraordinary man.
- By M. G. W. Howes on 27-07-22
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The Twilight World
- The first work of historical fiction from the iconic filmmaker
- Narrated by: Werner Herzog
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 07-07-22
- Language: English
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The Two Roberts
- By: Damian Barr
- Narrated by: Michael Abubakar
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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The Two Roberts is a fictional reimagining of the lifelong love between working-class artists Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun. They met as students at Glasgow School of Art in 1933. They fell in love almost immediately and rarely left each other’s side - meeting great success and bitter failure but always staying committed to art and each other. They were at the heart of a social set that included Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Elizabeth Smart - living an out Bohemian life, whatever the consequences.
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What an untold love story, told.
- By Amazon Customer on 18-01-26
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The Two Roberts
- Narrated by: Michael Abubakar
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-09-25
- Language: English
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