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The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
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So good
- By MS on 25-04-24
- The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
Plenty of twists
Reviewed: 08-06-24
A thoroughly great listen! well narrated and written. With enough twists to keep the listener entertained.
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Keep the Home Fires Burning
- War at Home, 1915
- By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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The year is 1915, and the war is raging on.... The war was not 'over by Christmas' after all, and as 1915 begins, the Hunters begin to settle into wartime life. Diana, the eldest Hunter daughter, sees her fiance off to the front but doesn't expect such coldness from her future mother-in-law. David's battalion is almost ready to be sent to the front, but how will Beattie's fragile peace of mind endure?
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Authors story telling is as always great!
- By Mrs on 13-03-16
- Keep the Home Fires Burning
- War at Home, 1915
- By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
Good Second installment
Reviewed: 06-06-24
Following on from the first novel.
it captures the lives of both those at home and through WW1. Riveting listen.
wonderfully narrated.
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Goodbye Piccadilly
- War at Home, 1914
- By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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In 1914, Britain faces a new kind of war. For Edward and Beatrice Hunter, their children, servants and neighbours, life will never be the same again. For David, the eldest, war means a chance to do something noble; but enlisting will break his mother's heart. His sister Diana, nineteen and beautiful, longs for marriage. She has her heart set on Charles Wroughton, son of Earl Wroughton, but Charles will never be allowed to marry a banker's daughter.
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Lovely Story - Superb Narrator
- By Violet on 10-10-15
- Goodbye Piccadilly
- War at Home, 1914
- By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
Easy Listen
Reviewed: 20-05-24
Wonderfully written, and beautifully narrated. A little slow to get going, but nice characters, brought to life by the narrator.
Easy to pick up. And a pleasant listen.
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Wyrd Sisters
- Discworld, Book 6
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the royal crown, both missing.
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A big improvement
- By Alan on 29-04-22
- Wyrd Sisters
- Discworld, Book 6
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
A Pratchett Classic!
Reviewed: 04-05-24
Having read this book years ago, I couldn't resist listening to the audible version. I was not disappointed. Fantastically narrated, bringing each character to life. And I loved the version of the character Death was voiced by another narrator entirely. Fantastic listen. And still one of my favorites.
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The Couple on Cedar Close
- Detective Dan Riley, Book 2
- By: Anna-Lou Weatherley
- Narrated by: James Lailey
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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One sunny August afternoon, the residents of Cedar Close throw their annual summer barbecue. Children play in the cherry-tree lined street, tables are laden with food, and the wine is flowing. For Laurie Mills, it’s her first time meeting the neighbours. And it’s the first time she discovers her husband, Robert, is having an affair. Cedar Close has always been a nice place to live - a quiet suburban street where everyone looks out for one another and bad things don’t happen. Until late one evening, when Robert Mills is found dead in his bedroom.
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Great story - couldn’t put it down!
- By Debbie on 02-06-19
- The Couple on Cedar Close
- Detective Dan Riley, Book 2
- By: Anna-Lou Weatherley
- Narrated by: James Lailey
Good Listen
Reviewed: 25-04-24
Delightful to listen to, and wonderfully narrated. Kept me interested throughout. Looking forward to listening to more in the series.
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The Girl from the Docklands Cafe
- By: June Tate
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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Southampton, 1912. Jessie is made from tough stuff. At just 19, after the death of her father, she opted not to follow her mother back to Ireland, preferring instead to take charge of her own destiny. When Jessie marries an Irishman and takes over the running of the cafe she works in, it seems as though all the pieces are coming together. But when destiny and a pushy local businessman have other ideas, everything she has worked for is taken away, bit by bit. Will she find the strength to keep fighting for the life she wants in the face of personal loss, gang bosses and embezzlement?
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History
- By Donna on 27-06-24
- The Girl from the Docklands Cafe
- By: June Tate
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Easy listen
Reviewed: 13-04-24
A heart warming novel that was easy to listen to. Beautifully narrated too.
enjoyed every chapter.
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Maggie
- By: Netta Newbound
- Narrated by: Larner Wallace-Taylor
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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When 16-year-old Maggie Simms’ mum loses her battle with cancer, the only family she has left is her abusive stepfather, Kenny. Horrified to discover he intends to continue his nightly abuse, Maggie is driven to put a stop to him once and for all. However, she finds her troubles are only just beginning when several of her closest allies are killed. Although nothing seems to be linking the deaths, Maggie believes she is jinxed. Why are the people she cares about being targeted? And who is really behind the murders? Sometimes the truth is closer than you think.
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A new fab author to add to the list. This was such a gripping listen!!! 5 stars plus all round.
- By Moxy on 08-04-24
- Maggie
- By: Netta Newbound
- Narrated by: Larner Wallace-Taylor
Keeps you guessing
Reviewed: 23-03-24
Wonderfully written and beautifully narrated. The story gets you hooked in and keeps you guessing till the end. plenty of plot twists. Very graphic at the start. So listen with caution if it's triggering.
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We Learnt About Hitler at the Mickey Mouse Club
- A Childhood on the Eve of War
- By: Enid Elliott Linder
- Narrated by: Anna Cordell
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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Enid Elliot Linder was the daughter of a butler and a lady’s maid in service in some of England’s grandest country houses. Evoking the lost world of a childhood ‘below stairs’, Linder’s touching memoir describes how her life changed as Britain headed towards war. After the family moved to a Marylebone tenement, her father sought work in London restaurants whilst battling personal demons. Meanwhile Linder’s aunt was nanny to a high-ranking member of the British Union of Fascists as they grew in influence.
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Very Historical
- By S. M. Sinclair on 21-03-24
- We Learnt About Hitler at the Mickey Mouse Club
- A Childhood on the Eve of War
- By: Enid Elliott Linder
- Narrated by: Anna Cordell
Very Historical
Reviewed: 21-03-24
Beautifully written and wonderfully narrated. Going into vast detail of how people lived prior to WW2. Well researched and a wonderful listen. Lovers of Downton Abbey should find this a joy. Following the lives of a working class family. Employed in service. And the threat of looming war.
couldn't stop listening!
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The Bomb Girls
- By: Daisy Styles
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Lillian is distraught - she must register for compulsory war work. Emily is also furious - her dream job as a chef will have to be put on hold, whilst Alice must abandon her plans of college. Staring at an identical letter, Elsie feels a kindling of hope, and down in London Agnes is packing her bags with a smile. Sharing grief and joy, lost dreams and gained opportunities, the five new bomb girls will find friendship and strength that they never before thought possible.
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Very enjoyable
- By Vickied on 22-05-16
- The Bomb Girls
- By: Daisy Styles
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
Heartwarming Novel
Reviewed: 11-03-24
Wonderfully written, and beautifully narrated. A nice novel that goes into the lives of young women called in to war service. It had me hooked from the moment I started listening!
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Four is an Odd Number
- By: Sandy Griffiths
- Narrated by: Larner Wallace-Taylor
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
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Three husbands have tested Phyllis' aspirations of marriage and motherhood to the full, and now she faces a dilemma. If she accepts a fourth marriage proposal, might the consequences rock the turbulent path she already treads alongside her four offspring? Her decision could change her future and family dynamics forever.
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Four is an odd number
- By Anne Dudley on 30-11-23
- Four is an Odd Number
- By: Sandy Griffiths
- Narrated by: Larner Wallace-Taylor
Heart warming listen
Reviewed: 07-03-24
Following one woman's struggle through loss, controlling relationships and children. And how making the decisions she made affected her life.
Well narrated and a pleasant listen.
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