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The Phoenix Crown
- A Novel
- By: Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Katharine Chin
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 881
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 809
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 809
San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Queen of the Night
- By Syd Young on 02-15-24
- The Phoenix Crown
- A Novel
- By: Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Katharine Chin
It was Ok.
Reviewed: 04-08-24
I didn't like the narration of Reggie's character highly accented to the point of distraction and I didnt like her characterat all. Saskia's narration was great, even though I didn't like the characters or their personal stories. They seemed a bit sappy wavering back and forth. Alice and George were the best. The story itself was ok. I didn't like that it had a part 2 for 5 years later. As much as I love Kate Quinn books I was a little disappointed.
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The Lion's Den
- The Lion's Den Series, Book 1
- By: Eoin Dempsey
- Narrated by: Joff Manning
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
A broken family. A new opportunity in a country on the precipice of unspeakable evil. November 1932. Seamus Ritter, a widower with four children, returns from riding the rails in an America crippled by the great depression. Realizing that his homecoming will not be how he envisioned it, and in a desperate attempt to make amends with his 16-year-old daughter, Maureen, Seamus accepts an invitation to come and work for his long-lost uncle in Berlin. With little other choice, Seamus takes the ship to Germany with his family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Care
- By Thomas B. Martin on 11-28-22
- The Lion's Den
- The Lion's Den Series, Book 1
- By: Eoin Dempsey
- Narrated by: Joff Manning
Great series
Reviewed: 11-17-22
I've enjoyed the series so far, Good character development and storyline. I've looked forward to next book after finishing each in the series. The narration is good and gives each character their own voice. I'm currently waiting for the latest book to be available on audio.
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The Daughter of Auschwitz
- My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope
- By: Tova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 504
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 466
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Story5 out of 5 stars 465
A powerful memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting and well told
- By Tracy F. on 03-31-23
- The Daughter of Auschwitz
- My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope
- By: Tova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Beautifully written
Reviewed: 10-03-22
I've read many holocaust memoirs and this story was incredible. I loved that it told the story and journey after liberation and survival too. That persecution didn't stop after getting out in Poland. An interesting life in both the US and Israel. This is at the top of my list of memoirs. The narration was great.
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An Affair of Spies
- A Novel
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Story4 out of 5 stars 162
An Affair of Spies is an action-packed tale of heroism and love in the face of unspeakable evil. Author Ronald H. Balson has applied his unmatched talent for evocative and painstakingly authentic storytelling to the high-stakes world of espionage and created his most thrilling novel yet.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ridiculous premise
- By jbecker on 10-01-22
- An Affair of Spies
- A Novel
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
Not how I'd expect spy missions to really be.
Reviewed: 09-26-22
The details to history and science great. Narration great. The spy mission plot seemed planned by amateurs, so it seemed unbelievable that this type of team would be sent to Nazi Germany. The characters in their respective positions made frustrating stupid mistakes that true operatives would never do. I always love Ronald Balson books, but struggled with this storyline and characters.
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The Wife Who Risked Everything
- By: Ellie Midwood
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Margot and her adoring husband, Jochen, are madly in love. But in Nazi Germany, being in love is the most dangerous act of all. A marriage between Margot, a German woman, and Jochen, a Jewish man, is forbidden under Hitler’s tyrannical rule. Yet when friends cross the street to avoid Margot and her own mother rejects her, she stays loyal to Jochen. When the Gestapo break into their home and steal their belongings, she remains steadfast. And when soldiers arrest Jochen, imprisoning him with countless others, Margot will stop at nothing to save him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful narrative of accurate history!
- By Clayton on 12-19-24
- The Wife Who Risked Everything
- By: Ellie Midwood
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
German characters in a very British accent.
Reviewed: 09-16-22
It was hard for me to listen to German characters who sounded like they were from England and alway chipper even in difficult situations. Narration is so important in audio books. The story was good, but heroine came off as niave and dramatic. Again that might be because of the narration.
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The Girl on the Platform
- Based on a True Story, a Totally Heartbreaking, Epic and Gripping World War 2 Page-Turner
- By: Ellie Midwood
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 103
Nineteen-year-old Libby moves to Berlin to escape her suffocating family - but instead of offering freedom, the city is under siege by the Nazis. Jewish books are burned, storefronts smashed and every day innocent people vanish into thin air. Libby cannot - will not - turn a blind eye. When Libby meets Harro, she knows there’s more to him than his dazzling smile and cornflower-blue eyes. The whip marks on his back, scars from the SS, tell his true story: He is a resistance fighter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A moving and powerful story
- By Amazon Customer on 10-29-21
- The Girl on the Platform
- Based on a True Story, a Totally Heartbreaking, Epic and Gripping World War 2 Page-Turner
- By: Ellie Midwood
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
Good Story
Reviewed: 04-18-22
I listen to many historical ww2 stories both fiction and non fiction. I had a hard time with this, because the narration was dramatically British for German characters. They never sounded like serious characters. I struggled listening to this for that reason. I really didn't appreciate the story until the end when it was disclosed it was based on a true story.
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The Girls in the Attic
- By: Marius Gabriel
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 554
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 494
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 493
Max Wolff is a committed soldier of the Reich. So when he is sent home wounded, only to discover that his mother is sheltering two young Jewish women in their home, he is outraged. His mother’s act of mercy is a gross betrayal of everything Max stands for. He has dedicated his life to Nazism, fighting to atone for the shame of his anti-Hitler father’s imprisonment. It’s his duty to turn the sisters over to the Gestapo. But he hesitates, and the longer Max fails to do his duty, the harder it becomes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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impact of The War in Germany on Germans
- By Florida girl on 11-02-21
- The Girls in the Attic
- By: Marius Gabriel
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
Frustrated from beginning to end.
Reviewed: 08-28-21
I found the main character impetuous and whiney. Always making selfish mistakes that seemed unrealistic for a Jewish woman in hiding. Maybe the narration made it seem this way. The German accent exaggerated. I had wished the story was about the other sister instead. Everyone dies but her, for her selfish indignant nature. Even the epilog...make me dislike her even more. I think this was supposed to be a strong woman character...I found her selfish and annoying to the very end.
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,824
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,172
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,149
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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2 out of 5 stars
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Too Religious
- By Laurie N. on 06-02-21
- The Last Green Valley
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
Good not Great
Reviewed: 08-07-21
This was a good story, but not as good as Beneath the Scarlett Sky. It seemed more like a book that would be in the Christian or faith section. I felt irritated by the kids narration. The story itself is quite a triumph of perseverance.
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Rena's Promise
- A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz
- By: Rena Kornreich Gelissen, Heather Dune Macadam
- Narrated by: Heather Dune Macadam
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 336
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 312
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Story5 out of 5 stars 308
"I do not hate. To hate is to let Hitler win." - Rena Kornreich Gelissen. On March 26, 1942, the first mass transport of Jews - 999 young women - arrived in Auschwitz. Among them was Rena Kornreich, the 716th woman numbered in camp. A few days later, her sister Danka arrives and so begins a trial of love and courage that will last three years and 41 days, from the beginning Auschwitz death camp to the end of the war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Content / Horrible Production
- By Simone on 07-23-15
- Rena's Promise
- A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz
- By: Rena Kornreich Gelissen, Heather Dune Macadam
- Narrated by: Heather Dune Macadam
Good story...narration not good.
Reviewed: 06-10-20
I first listened to 999, which was a great book excellent narration. I decided to get this book by the author. 999 had a professional narrator, this book was narrated by the author and was spliced several times and annoying. I had to adjust my volume often, and the narration fell flat often. The story itself was very good, so I pushed through. The story is worth redoing the narration.
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On the Run in Nazi Berlin
- A Memoir
- By: Bert Lewyn, Bev Saltzman Lewyn - contributor
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Suzanne Toren
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 348
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 316
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Story5 out of 5 stars 312
Berlin, 1942. The Gestapo arrest 18-year-old Bert Lewyn and his parents, sending the latter to their deaths and Bert to work in a factory making guns for the Nazi war effort. Miraculously tipped off the morning the Gestapo round up all the Jews who work in the factories, Bert goes underground. He finds shelter sometimes with compassionate civilians, sometimes with people who find his skills useful and sometimes in the cellars of bombed-out buildings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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NOT YOUR USUAL STORY ABOUT THE NAZIS...FANTASTIC!
- By Steve on 03-21-19
- On the Run in Nazi Berlin
- A Memoir
- By: Bert Lewyn, Bev Saltzman Lewyn - contributor
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Suzanne Toren
incredible story
Reviewed: 11-19-19
I haven't read or listened to many stories of Berlin Jews hiding in Berlin. Uboats as they called themselves. Incredible story of survival. One of the best books I've listened to this year. Also, one of the best narrations.
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