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  Summer on the River , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 661min

  Evie loved the house. The bright, sunny rooms looking across the river. The terraced gardens with fruit trees growing against the high stone walls. The scent of lavender at the end of a hot day. It was a family house. As summer beckons, Evie's family gathers once more at the beautiful old riverside house they all adore. But when Evie discovers a secret that threatens their future, a shadow falls over them all: this summer by the river could be their last together.... For Charlie, a visit home to see stepmother Evie is an escape from his unhappy marriage in London. Until a chance encounter changes everything: in the space of a moment, he meets a woman by the river and falls in love, and his two worlds collide. As Evie and Charlie struggle to keep their secrets safe, they long for the summer to never end.... Can the happiness of one summer last for ever? Marcia Willett writes heartwarming and captivating novels set in the West Country - perfect for fans of Erica James, Santa Montefiore and Victoria Hislop. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deidre Rubenstein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002193/bk_rhuk_002193_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Wind off the Small Isles , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 117min

  Beloved author Mary Stewart's long-lost novella, now available again for the first time in 40 years and perfect for fans of Anya Seton, Daphne du Maurier and Santa Montefiore. 'Now she would spell love her own way....' In 1879 a wealthy young woman elopes with an impoverished fisherman, leaving her family, who live on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, distraught. In 1968, 23-year-old Perdita West, secretary to the famous author Cora Gresham, visits Lanzarote, the strangest and wildest of the Canary Isles, on a research trip. They meet Cora's estranged son, Mike, and fall in love with the unusual, beautiful little island. While snorkeling, a landslide traps Perdita in an underwater cave. No one knows where she is, so she can't count on a rescue. And her efforts to save herself will reveal the solution to a century-old mystery.... The Wind off the Small Isles is Mary Stewart's sweeping, romantic long-lost novella, finally being brought back in a beautiful, all new edition for the first time in more than four decades. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susie Riddell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/001050/bk_hodd_001050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Villa on the Riviera , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 831min

  Absorbing and escapist, The Villa on the Riviera is perfect summer listening for fans of Rachel Hore and Santa Montefiore. Polly Smith is struggling to make a living as an artist when her friend and patron, Oliver, invites her to the south of France. But her world is unexpectedly turned upside down when she digs out her birth certificate to apply for a passport. Her parents are not who she believed them to be - even her name is different. Fleeing to the Riviera, Polly finds that the serenity and sunshine brings her art to life as never before. But all is not well in the grand house. Oliver's father was forced to leave England in a cloud of scandal and his past is about to catch up with him. And Polly's own future begins to take on a new and fascinating shape.... The perfect listen for fans of The Villa and Summer's Child, this is a beguiling and evocative tale that will transport you away to the Riviera itself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nicolette McKenzie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023023/bk_adbl_023023_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Sashenka , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1176min

  Random House presents the audiobook edition of Sashenka by Simon Sebag Montefiore, read by Tuppence Middleton. Winter, 1916: in St Petersburg, Russia, on the brink of revolution. Outside the Smolny Institute for Noble Young Ladies, an English governess is waiting for her young charge to be released from school. But so are the Tsar's secret police.... Beautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just 16. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her part in a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction. Twenty years on, Sashenka has a powerful husband with whom she has two children. Around her, people are disappearing, but her own family is safe. But she's about to embark on a forbidden love affair which will have devastating consequences. Sashenka's story lies hidden for half a century, until a young historian goes deep into Stalin's private archives and uncovers a heartbreaking tale of passion and betrayal, savage cruelty and unexpected heroism - and one woman forced to make an unbearable choice. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tuppence Middleton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002968/bk_rhuk_002968_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Mao's Great Famine

  'A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Harrowing and brilliant' Ben Macintyre 'A critical contribution to Chinese history' The Wall Street JournalBetween 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. Dikotter's extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised. This groundbreaking account definitively recasts the history of the People's Republic of China.

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  Ultima calatorie (eBook, ePUB)

  O poveste despre razboi, despre Italia, despre o tânara frumoasa ¿i o tragedie teribila Razboiul s-a terminat, dar umbra lui înca persista. Iar în adâncul peisajului rural luxuriant, un aristocrat excentric este ucis cu salbaticie în frumosul sau palazzo. Londra, 1971. Ani mai târziu, aceasta crima neelucidata ajunge sa-i influen¿eze viäa Albei, o fata boema care traie¿te pe o casa plutitoare în Chelsea. Aceste doua epoci distincte sunt legate de firul unei pove¿ti de dragoste, decaden¿a ¿i tradare, care o duce pe Alba în plantäiile de maslini de pe coasta Amalfi, scaldate în mirosul smochinelor, dar ¿i cople¿ite de drama razboiului ¿i de tulburarea persistenta a tragediei. Trecutul dezvaluie legaturile secrete dintre partizani ¿i nazi¿ti, dintre ¿arani ¿i con¿i ¿i, în centrul tuturor, o femeie seducatoare ¿i misterioasa: mama ei... O realizare poetica. Daily Mail Santa Montefiore este o minune. Sunday Express

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  Revenge & Rapture: A Snarky Urban Fantasy Detective Series: The Jezebel Files, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 597min

  Ash is tightening the noose on her enemies......and losing her grip on reality. Ash’s revenge plans for Chariot and Isaac Montefiore take a surreal turn when Isaac’s wife hires Ash to retrieve an item that Isaac is obsessed with finding. Ash takes the job, but this quest throws her back into Levi’s path and puts Rafael in grave danger.Meanwhile, Ash runs across a crime victim who possesses mysterious magic. Ash’s search for the attacker once again pits her against the Queen of Hearts and sends Ash down the rabbit hole of what’s real. Sanity is highly overrated, anyway, right?To top it all off, Ash’s mother is being blackmailed by someone threatening to expose Ash as a rogue unless Talia resigns from her political career for good. Talk about putting the “fun” in family dysfunction.Secrets, vengeance, and magic collide in the final chapter of The Jezebel Files. With love, family, and her enemy’s immortality on the line, a con set in motion 15 years ago comes to an explosive conclusion, and Ash only has one chance to come out alive. Get it now. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hollie Jackson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/227079/bk_acx0_227079_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Last Kiss Goodbye , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 676min

  With her signature blend of 'lose yourself' love stories and buried secrets, Sunday Times top ten best seller Tasmina Perry is back with this gorgeously romantic read, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Rachel Hore. From Paris to St Petersburg, this spellbinding tale of love, loss and long-buried secrets is guaranteed to break your heart.... Everyone remembers their first kiss. You never forget the last.... It's 1961. Bright-eyed young journalist Rosamund Bailey is determined to change the world. When she meets dashing explorer and man about town Dominic Blake, she realises she has found the love of her life. Just as happiness is in their grasp, the worst happens, and their future is snatched from them. It's 2014. Deep in the vaults of a museum, archivist Abby Morgan stumbles upon a breathtaking find. A faded, old photograph of an explorer saying good-bye to the woman he loves. Looking for a way to escape her own heartache, Abby becomes obsessed with the story behind the image. And when she finally meets the woman in the photograph, she unravels a devastating tale of love and loss. And a shocking secret buried in time.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Penelope Rawlins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/000427/bk_head_000427_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Little Theatre by the Sea , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1075min

  The best-selling author of The Villa and The Saffron Trail returns with a gorgeous summer listen about love and starting over - set in West Dorset and beautiful Sardinia. Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Dinah Jefferies and Harriet Evans. Faye has just completed her degree in interior design when she finds herself jobless and boyfriend-less. While debating what to do next, she receives a surprise phone call from her old college friend Charlotte, who now lives in Sardinia and is married to Italian hotelier Fabio. When Charlotte suggests that Faye relocate for a month to house-sit, Faye wonders if a summer break in sunny Sardinia might be the perfect way to recharge her batteries and think about her future. But then Charlotte tells Faye that there's something more behind the sudden invitation: her friends Marisa and Alessandro are looking for a designer to renovate a crumbling old theatre they own in the scenic village of Deriu. The idea certainly sounds appealing to Faye, but little does she know what she's letting herself in for if she accepts this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Juliette Burton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/qpuk/000307/bk_qpuk_000307_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Secret of Villa Serena , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 739min

  A gorgeous, sun-filled novel following one woman's journey from heartbreak to adventure, for fans of Santa Montefiore. An irresistible listen that will transport you straight to Tuscany....Emily looks like she has it all.Living the dream.There's the lovingly restored Tuscan farmhouse, the three beautiful children, the successful husband, the newspaper column detailing her glamorous expat life. But when Emily's husband dumps her by text message, she has to face up to some stark home truths. The nightmare reality.She has no money, her cleaner hates her, her eldest girl is out of her depth with the local seducer, her middle daughter is dangerously underweight and her darling baby is fast becoming a brat. She doesn't even have any Italian friends. But there's hope.Even as Emily admits that she's not living the Tuscan dream, she finds herself drawn into the village of Monte Albano and discovers the genuine Italy, darker and more intriguing than she had ever imagined. If she can get over a lingering obsession with her youthful first love, an attractive stranger might be about to show her the time of her life.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elaine Claxton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/qpuk/000938/bk_qpuk_000938_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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