The Alice Network
A Novel
By Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes
In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
1947. In the chaotic...
Read more »The Aviator's Wife
A Novel
By Melanie Benjamin
Narrated by: Lorna Raver
Length: 16 hours 19 minutes
In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
“The history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviator’s Wife soars.”—USA Today
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
For much of her life, Anne... Read more »
Love and Ruin
A Novel
By Paula McLain
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes
Love and Ruin
“The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun were two of the most successful titles of the last decade for Alabama Booksmith, and Love and Ruin is more proof for the pudding that Paula McLain is a member of the master class of historical fiction writers. This exciting page-turner follows Martha Gellhorn as she reports from the center of the action of the Spanish Civil War, then jeopardizes her reputation and very existence by falling in love with the greatest literary giant of the day, Ernest Hemingway. This spectacular read is fact-based and deliciously entertaining.”
Jake Reiss, The Alabama Booksmith
Great Circle
A novel
By Maggie Shipstead
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Alex McKenna
Length: 25 hours 16 minutes
Great Circle
“Like so many big, statement-making novels, Maggie Shipstead's Great Circle is an inviting, ambitious, and commodious work. But unlike so many of them, Great Circle makes the statement without dragging across its page count. It gallops, in fact, in its telling of Marian Graves's triumphant and ill-fated trek across the globe and of the Hollywood starlet, decades later, charged with playing her on screen. And it does so with verve and an infectious volley of voice that I couldn't get out of my head. It's the kind of story you wish would never end. Great Circle is as heart-aching as it is profound in what it says about life's great journeys, our shared histories, and freedom!”
Uriel, BookPeople
An Officer and a Spy
A novel
By Robert Harris
Narrated by: David Rintoul
Length: 16 hours 3 minutes
Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This is the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hard-edged novel of conspiracy and espionage.
Paris in 1895. Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish officer, has just been convicted of treason, sentenced to life imprisonment at... Read more »
The Yellow Bird Sings
A Novel
By Jennifer Rosner
Narrated by: Anna Koval & Jennifer Rosner
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
This program includes an exclusive author's note read by the author.
In Poland, as World War II rages, a mother hides with her young daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them their lives.
As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Róza and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor’s barn....
Once We Were Brothers
A Novel
Liam Taggart and Catherine Lockhart: Book #1
By Ronald H. Balson
Narrated by: Fred Berman
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes
The gripping tale about two boys, once as close as brothers, who find themselves on opposite sides of the Holocaust.
Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek, the Butcher of Zamosc. Although the...
A Well-Behaved Woman
A Novel of the Vanderbilts
By Therese Anne Fowler
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 14 hours 18 minutes
A Well-Behaved Woman
“In her lifetime, Alva Smith Vanderbilt goes from being a Have to a Have-Not to a Have-It-All. Not content to just build spectacular mansions and host fabulous high-society balls, she uses her status and immense wealth to help the poverty-stricken, promote racial equality, and advocate for women’s rights in the courts and voting booths. As she did in Z, Therese Anne Fowler digs beyond the sensational and scandalous newspaper headlines and brings depth to her protagonist to show us a life well-lived.”
Nancy Baenen, Arcadia Books
All the Light We Cannot See
A Novel
By Anthony Doerr
Narrated by: Zach Appelman
Length: 16 hours 2 minutes
Winner of the 2015 Audie Award for Fiction
*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize* A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book* A National Book Award Finalist*
From Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a... Read more »
The Great Alone
A Novel
By Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 15 hours 1 minutes
The Great Alone
“Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone is a powerful, compelling story of survival - survival of the natural elements and of the human spirit. It's 1974, and 13-year-old Leni Allbright lives with her devoted mother, Cora, and abusive father, Ernt, who was a prisoner of war during Vietnam. America is changing after the war, and Ernt thinks their best chance at a fresh start is to move off the grid, to America's last frontier - Alaska. Grizzlies, wolves, and dropping temperatures are Leni's worries outside of her family's cabin, but as Ernt's battle with his demons rages on, it's no safer inside. The result is a beautifully descriptive, heart-wrenching adventure.”
Hillary Taylor, Lemuria Bookstore
Our Woman in Moscow
A Novel
By Beatriz Williams
Narrated by: Nicola Barber & Cassandra Campbell
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes
Our Woman in Moscow
“Ruth Macallister runs a New York modeling agency, while twin Iris Digby chooses marriage and motherhood, but her diplomat husband turns out to be a spy. Can Ruth extricate Iris from exile in Moscow? A wonderful plot weaves around Red Scare events of the early 1950s.”
Clay Belcher, Signs of Life
The Exiles
A Novel
By Christina Baker Kline
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
The Exiles
“This is an amazing book filled with unforgettable characters and an in-depth exploration of a time from history that I have never seen covered before. But listening to it just makes the experience of the story so much richer! The accents, character names, and places, when read by the talented voice actors, make experience so much more vibrant!”
Kerry, Anderson's Bookshop
The Lightkeeper's Daughters
A Novel
By Jean E. Pendziwol
Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg, Dawn Harvey & Tom Parks
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
With the haunting atmosphere and emotional power of The Language of Flowers, Orphan Train, and The Light Between Oceans, critically acclaimed children’s author Jean E. Pendziwol’s adult debut is an affecting story of family, identity, and art that involves a decades-old mystery.
Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth’s eyes have failed. No...
Read more »The Age of Light
A Novel
By Whitney Scharer
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes
The Age of Light
“Age of Light was fabulous. It only took a few minutes to capture my imagination. The places and people were all so real that is was a pleasure to listen.”
Tricia, Mostly Books
The War Nurse
By Tracey Enerson Wood
Narrated by: Libby McKnight
Length: 11 hours 39 minutes
She asked dozens of young women to lay their lives on the line during the Great War. Can she protect them? Superintendent of Nurses Julia Stimson must recruit sixty-four nurses to relieve the battle-worn British, months before American troops are ready to be deployed. She knows the young nurses serving near the front lines will face a... Read more »
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
By Stephanie Dray
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Emma Bering & Rachel Jacobs
Length: 23 hours 54 minutes
The USA Today Bestseller!
Recommended by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmo ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Parade ∙ and more!
An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy.
Most castles are protected by men. This one by women.
A... Read more »
The Four Winds
A Novel
By Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 15 hours 2 minutes
If you enjoyed Shantaram, then you’ll love The Four Winds.
“This is one of the best books I’ve listened to in a long time. The historical time period is the backdrop to an outstanding story about the evolution of a woman. The character development is incredibly heartfelt and the words that flow through each narration are beautifully expressed. This book, and the main character Elsa, has stayed with me for days. Definitely worth the time.”
Stephanie, Poet’s Corner Book Shop
The Night Watchman
By Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
Length: 13 hours 32 minutes
The Night Watchman
“The Night Watchman is an extraordinary book based on the life of Edrich's grandfather who was a night watchman at a jewel bearing plant as well as an activitist against Native dispossession. The other featured protaganist is Patrice Paranteau who you will quickly come to adore. The Night Watchman is one of Edrich's best works and I highly recommend it!”
Rachel, Avid Bookshop
Mayflower
A Story of Courage, Community, and War
By Nathaniel Philbrick
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes
"Vivid and remarkably fresh...Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for the ages."
--The New York Times Book Review
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history
New York Times Book Review Top Ten books of the Year
How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed author of Bunker Hill and Valiant Ambition on an extraordinary journey... Read more »
The Talented Miss Farwell
A Novel
By Emily Gray Tedrowe
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes
If you enjoyed Catch Me If You Can, then you’ll love The Talented Miss Farwell.
“The Talented Miss Farwell is a fascinating exploration of how one bad decision "just this once" can turn into years of deception and a double life. Inspired by the real life story of a small town comptroller that stole ("borrowed") millions to finance her penchant for horses, Emily Gray Tedrowe takes the reader through all of the steps that could allow this to happen. The Talented Miss Farwell was a suspenseful page turner told with a surprising level of empathy; at least until things get completely out of control.”
Mary, Skylark Bookshop
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