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When We Were Brave: A Completely Gripping and Emotional WW2 Historical Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 665min
The face of the woman in the photograph was tilted upwards, as if enjoying the sunshine just for a moment, even as the wreckage of the bombed-out street lay behind her...Cornwall, 1944: Blinded by love, Vivienne Hamilton eloped to Paris with a Nazi prisoner-of-war, never to be seen again. A disgrace to her family, her name would not be mentioned by any of her relatives for over 75 years. Present day, London: When Sophie discovers a photograph of her great aunt Vivi from World War II, it throws her into a world of confusion. Because, as she learns about this secret relative, she quickly realizes that the photograph doesn’t fit with her family’s story. It shows Vivi leaving an address associated with a spy network in London - a place she had no reason to be - and it is dated right before she disappeared. Meanwhile Sophie’s own life feels as blasted and bombed as the blitzed city in the photograph she’s looking at. Her beautiful daughter - as full of joy and wild energy as Vivi had apparently once been - is gone; and Sophie’s heart has been left broken into pieces. Retreating to the family home in rural Cornwall to seek solace from her pain and the feelings of guilt that she could have done more to protect her daughter, Sophie finds herself becoming obsessed with Vivi’s life. But nothing can prepare Sophie for what she is about to uncover - the story of a woman who risked everything for the person she loved the most; and a secret family history that could be the key to Sophie’s own future. A powerful, haunting and unforgettable audiobook about love, heartbreak and betrayal set in World War II Britain and France. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale, Under a Scarlet Sky, and My Name is Eva. Listeners love Suzanne Kelman: "A heart-wrenching story of ordinary people elevated to the realm of heroes through love and sacrifice...It is an emotional journey of heartache and love that will leave yo ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alison Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/182995/bk_acx0_182995_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again: A Novel, Hörbuch, Digital, 299min
The fabulous women from The Hot Flash Club are back in top form as Nancy Thayer returns with a witty, sexy, and heartwarming novel. The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again introduces four new women, ready for massages and seaweed wraps, each struggling to reconcile her secret dreams, biggest fears, and deepest feelings as topsy-turvy events shake up her life. Polly vows to be the perfect mother-in-law: loving, accepting, and determined to keep her mouth shut. Then her son marries Amy, a Birkenstocked gal whose organic farm and family ooze a rather creepy serenity. Polly puts her best foot forward...so why does it end up in her mouth? A shy and brilliant professor-to-be, Beth has lived a sheltered life. Then she meets Sonny, a rugged, sexy carpenter who sweeps her off her feet. The problem? Beth may not survive his loud, affectionate, athletic family, especially when the very beautiful and earthy woman everybody wanted Sonny to marry is still hanging around the family dinner table. Heiress to one of New England's oldest paper companies, Carolyn the workaholic executive is finally pregnant with her first child, and high blood pressure is forcing her to do something totally alien: relax. But how can she let down her guard when her seventy-something father has gone and eloped with a young bank clerk named Heather? A free-spirited photographer, Julia has married a man she loves, but he's come packed with baggage. Tim is a widower with a young daughter. But as if being pinned down by the child's slightly manipulative ways and spoiled behavior wasn't enough, there's Tim's ex-mother-in-law, whose meddling is getting nastier by the week. For Polly, Beth, Carolyn, and Julia, the time has come to stand up for what matters, for their passions, their hearts, and themselves, and they come to find that life is much easier (and a lot more fun) when you've got friends, wine, and chocolate along for the ride. Language: English. Narrator: Wendy Dillon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000524/bk_rand_000524_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Beyond All Price , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 843min
Beyond All Priceis a historical novel, based on the real life story of Nellie M. Chase, a Union nurse during America's Civil War. History books have recorded only a few lines about her experiences as a Civil War nurse. She left no personal letters and no formal records, but those whose lives she touched remembered her as an angel of mercy. Her story, told here by a trained historian, is factual whenever events can be documented. Fictional descriptions, conversations, and transitions strive to reflect the true nature of the time in which she lived and struggled. She had eloped at the age of 19 with a man she later discovered was a "drunk, a gambler, a liar, a forger, and a thief". She was strong enough to escape from that potentially abusive relationship and resourceful enough to find a job as wardrobe mistress for a theater. The woman with whom she shared a single room in a squalid tenement took an overdose of opium in an effort to escape a life of prostitution. Nellie joined the Union Army, because life in the midst of a war seemed safer than the one she had been living. She found a home with the 100th Pennsylvania Regiment, a band of volunteers whose nickname was The Roundhead Regiment because of their strong religious beliefs. She believed so passionately in her country's cause that she displayed a soldier's bravery. Her skill and compassion led one of her patients to write, "Even here, amid the roar and carnage, was found a woman with the soul to dare danger; the heart to sympathize with the battle-stricken; sense, skill, and experience to make her a treasure beyond all price." She was equally at home managing a southern plantation full of abandoned slaves, a battlefield operating station, or a 600-bed military hospital. But after the war, her deep-seated need to dedicate her life to a worthy cause continued to drive her efforts until she faced an enemy more lethal than war. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Adrianne Price. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/020433/bk_acx0_020433_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Devil's Daughter (eBook, ePUB)
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas delivers a scintillating tale of a beautiful young widow who finds passion with the one man she shouldn't . . . perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. 'Lisa Kleypas is the best' Sarah MacLean Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he's a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband's life a misery, and she'll never forgive him for it. But when Phoebe attends a family wedding, she encounters a dashing and impossibly charming stranger who sends a fire-and-ice jolt of attraction through her. And then he introduces himself . . . as none other than West Ravenel. West is a man with a tarnished past. No apologies, no excuses. However, from the moment he meets Phoebe, West is consumed by irresistible desire . . . not to mention the bitter awareness that a woman like her is far out of his reach. What West doesn't bargain on is that Phoebe is no straitlaced aristocratic lady. She's the daughter of a strong-willed Wallflower who long ago eloped with Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent - the most devilishly wicked rake in England. Before long, Phoebe sets out to seduce the man who has awakened her fiery nature and shown her unimaginable pleasure. Will their overwhelming passion be enough to overcome the obstacles of the past? Only the devil's daughter knows . . . 'Kleypas can make you laugh and cry - on the same page' Julia Quinn The Ravenels: Cold-Hearted Rake Marrying Winterborne Devil in Spring Hello Stranger Devil's Daughter Chasing Cassandra Praise for Lisa Kleypas: 'Is it possible to give a book 6 stars? If so, Devil's Daughter gets them . . . [This] story has all of the forbidden romance, witty banter, and sigh-inducing declarations of love that you deserve' That's Normal 'Devil's Daughter is a must read' BookPage 'A love story to savour. Another winner in Kleypas' Ravenels series, with elegant prose, a fascinating heroine, and a Victorian London constructed with compelling historical detail' Kirkus Reviews (starred review)'Witty, often hilarious, and delightfully passionate, this compelling, thrill-laced Victorian romance is another superb series entry' Library Journal, starred review'Readers are introduced to the unforgettable characters and their original personalities through a delightful storyline peppered with sharp repartee and steamy sensuality' RT Book Reviews (top pick)- Shop: buecher
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Love, Lust & Passion: The Real Story of the Pirate Anne Bonny (Real Pirate Stories) (eBook, ePUB)
The young Anne Bonny eloped to get away from home and now she's left her husband to sail away on a pirate ship with Jack Rackham and Mary Read. Her days are filled with sun-kissed adventure and the ménage without jealousy satiates her. But does she really have what it takes to be a pirate in the Caribbean of 1720 when the world is closing in? A cannonball from a British warship has just taken down the mast. She is about to find out. This second edition includes an addendum explaining some of the history about Anne Bonny. Learn about the real life of Anne Bonny, a novel about the teenager who runs away from the confining life of colonial Carolina to Nassau in New Providence, Bahamas hoping to enjoy the lust filled, idealized life of freedom as a pirate. While in the Bahamas Anne meets and becomes intimate with Mary Read, whom Anne considers to be the epitome of a woman pirate, and serves with her under the command of Calico Jack Rackham, the last of the golden age pirate captains. Numerous versions of the pirate life of Anne Bonny have been told over the past three centuries, but few of these stories have considered her from a historical perspective. Most of them simply re-visit the sensational and titillating tales of a woman serving aboard an eighteenth century pirate ship and take what is generally accepted about her at face value. When one considers the historical chronology, however, many of the stories about Anne Bonny do not make sense. After researching, it is the opinion of this author that much of what has been accepted as fact about Anne Bonny was more likely to have been about another woman pirate, Mary Read. Anne's actual story, however, not only makes for a great read, but also makes a lot more sense when one considers the fact that her entire time aboard a pirate ship was only two months. Researched historical chronology and available biographical information was used as the basis in writing this pirate adventure novel, with license taken by the author to determine the motivations of the characters since they were inferred by him from the facts, and the story line was then created to both fit and explain those facts. While interesting from a historical perspective, this book also contains both heterosexual and bisexual situations and is therefore not suitable for minors. The pages in this pirate adventure novel tell the real story (truth being defined as the most logical interpretation of the facts) of the pirate life of Anne Bonny. While Anne never became a famous pirate captain, the story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read as women pirates is well established in Caribbean and West Indies history. Were they lesbian pirates? That might depend upon your definition as you read about their circumstances. INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR Q. Why is the historical Anne Bonny so different from what is presented in modern culture? A. Nowadays we would call it marketing and PR. Most of the exploits attributed to Anne Bonny were actually done by Mary Read, but when you're looking for sensationalism who would you choose as your heroine? Mary, an androgynous, battle-hardened woman in her 30s, or Anne, a buxom young redhead? Q. So Mary Read was the real pirate woman? A. Exactly! Mary was a seasoned pirate while Anne spent two months aboard a pirate ship. For Anne, this was more of a coming-of-age adventure.- Shop: buecher
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Scenes of Travel
Ever since I was young I have enjoyed travelling. Both the excitement of the journey and the fascination of the final destination hold equal appeal. To experience new people and places is a way of opening up new worlds and possibilities. As a child I would make up stories based on where I was staying, secretly assuming the role of one of the characters, my inner monologue accompanying even the dullest of locations. Early family holidays were in the West Country, and then later on in Brittany: the rich folklore inspired me to find magic pebbles, plants with supernatural abilities and caves that, unknown to anyone but myself, were the doors to other universes. Travel took off when I went to Germany, alone, aged 15 to stay with a family I had never met. This was in the days of pen-friends. Nina lived deep in the Bavarian hills and I attended the local school, run by High Catholic priests. The pupils treated me like royalty, no-one had ever done an "exchange" before. For my 16th birthday we visited some local pigs and Nina's mother made the most delicious chocolate cake I had ever tasted, the creamy filling overflowing with wild blueberries picked in the mountains the day before. We ate it for breakfast. After that, there were several more trips to Germany: a couple of "tennis exchanges", in which, predictably, the Germans always won, and one for a piano competition when I was 20. This came complete with pushy parents silently patrolling the practice facilities checking out the other competitors. I travelled with a fellow student, sleeping on a shared futon in a kitchen at the back of some piano studios. The highlight of the event though, was the train journey I made afterwards, alone, from Karlsruhe, through Switzerland, to France. I was hypnotized by the endless amazing views of lakes and mountains, and this feeling was repeated some years later in Banff, Canada where I spent time in a residency at the Arts Centre. My first cruise was from Singapore to Cape Town, encompassing all of the "honeymoon" islands: Seychelles, Maldives and Mauritius - handy if you had a wedding to research for. The Iraq invasion happened on the day we were in the Seychelles. A group of us heard it on the radio in a tourist boutique, and it was unsettling to realise the extent of the anti-British sentiment in the countries we visited thereafter. Other cruises took me through the Panama Canal, up the Norwegian Fjords, round the Mediterranean and beyond. I also worked in Hong Kong for long stretches, a different sort of travel, but one that enabled me to absorb something of the flavour of life there. Culturally distinct from the UK, I felt the displacement sometimes cited by western travellers to SE Asia. I both hated it and loved it. The frenetic whirlwind of life gives each minute momentum and direction: always, everything is towards the next shop, bar, restaurant, new fix or experience, no time to stop or pause, it is hot, intense, particular in smell, feel and sound (no peace, only less hum) and the city overwhelms and subsumes you. None of these composers ever made it to Hong Kong - at least, not to my knowledge - but they all travelled. Some only went a small distance, others were constantly on the move, and the places they visited and the journeys they undertook influenced their outlook on life, the people they mixed with and the music they wrote. Between 1797 - the year of Schubert's birth - and 1917 - the year of Debussy's death, transport connections were opening up across continents and the world: the age of travel was coming into it's own, paving the way for the global culture of 21st century society. Travel brought peace and solitude to some, to others glamour and adulation, and others found knowledge and like-minded friends: for each composer there was some gain that enabled them to develop their artistic abilities. Felix Mendelsssohn was not the "typical" Romantic musician: he was happy and had both wealth and fortune in his life-time. Born into a well-to-do Jewish family in Hamburg, Mendelssohn found himself in Berlin, Dusseldorf and Leipzig in his formative years. Visits to London, Scotland and Italy in the late 1820's and early 1830's provided inspiration for works such as Hebrides Overture, Fingal's Cave and The Italian Symphony. This Fantasy was written around the time he visited Scotland - and has also been called Sonata Ecossaise: from the mysterious opening arpeggios to the torrent of virtuoso semiquavers at the end, Mendelssohn takes us on a fantastical journey of yearning melodies and impassioned outbursts. The imagery of the orchestral pieces is also evident in this work. By contrast, Schubert was a more modest traveller, seeking quiet and tranquillity in his sojourns outside Vienna, the landscape of his native country provided him with ample stimulation for his vast output of music. These 2 impromptus are beautifully different, the first in G flat major consisting of an endlessly unfolding melody accompanied by harp-like figurations, whilst the second in A flat major has a more unsettled feel, which is revealed in the darker central section. Liszt's flamboyant personality was ideally suited to the life of the touring virtuoso. He caused great scandal when he eloped with the Countess Marie d'Agoult, travelling throughout Europe for a number of years. This Sonetto comes from the collection "Annees de Pelerinage" inspired by the culture and nature of Switzerland and Italy. This dramatic work was originally written for tenor and piano, the emotive nature of Petrarch's text suiting a vocal setting. But Liszt preferred to later revise it for solo piano, creating an expressive but virtuoso piece. Debussy's Clair de Lune needs little introduction. It is typical of his early works, coming from the Suite Bergamasque, a set of 4 pieces which hark back to the style of the Baroque era. Although not a great traveller, spending most of his life in Paris, he had an inquisitive mind, exploring new music and trends of his day. This piece shows his obsession with harmonic colour and atmosphere that came to dominate later compositions. Another composer who looked to the structural ideas of earlier times was Grieg. He wrote the Holberg Suite to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Danish playwright Ludvig Holberg. In 5 movements, each one is a 19th century take on an old dance form - and the piece is also called "From Holberg's Time". Grieg's favourite place to write when he was at home from his travels in Europe was in his house, Troldhaugen, which had a serene setting overlooking Lake Nordas. Adventure and excitement were with Isaac Albeniz from an early age. At 9 he toured Spain, and at 12 he stowed away to Buenos Aires, going via Cuba to the USA. After that he made his way through Europe, giving concerts as he went. Still only 16 he tried to study with Liszt, but failed to meet him. A further tour of Europe followed in the early 1890's and he also lived in London and Paris during this time. Despite his vast travels, his piano music found it's roots in Spanish dances and rhythms and has become immensely popular. These works come from an era when travel was more leisurely and there was time to reflect and think. The lives of these composers fascinate me as they represent a small cross-section of the diversity of lifestyles and musical thought prevalent in the 19th century. I wonder how the places they visited would appear to them now, and what might be the things that would inspire them today. Would Debussy still hate Rome? Perhaps Schubert might consider New Zealand for even greater natural inspiration? And would Liszt have stayed at home, giving pod casts instead of touring? I'll leave that to your imagination........- Shop: odax
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