Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Dorothea's War

The Diaries of a First World War Nurse

by Dorothea Crewdson ...

The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE.In April 1915, Dorothea Crewdson, a newly trained Red Cross nurse, and her best friend Christie, received instructions to leave for Le Tréport in northern France. Filled with excitement at the prospect of her ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE.In April 1915, Dorothea Crewdson, a newly trained Red Cross nurse, and her best friend Christie, received instructions to leave for Le Tréport in northern France. Filled with excitement at the prospect of her
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Audiobook

Dorothea's War

The Diaries of a First World War Nurse

by Dorothea Crewdson ...

Narrated by Julia Barrie, Richard Burnip ...

Unabridged

15 hours 16 min

In April 1915, Dorothea Crewdson, a newly trained Red Cross nurse, and her best friend Christie, received instructions to leave for Le Tr port in northern France. Filled with excitement at the prospect of her first paid job, Dorothea began writing a diary. 'Who knows how long we shall really be out here? Seems a good chance from all reports of the campaigns being ended before winter but all is ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

In April 1915, Dorothea Crewdson, a newly trained Red Cross nurse, and her best friend Christie, received instructions to leave for Le Tr port in northern France. Filled with excitement at the prospect of her first paid job, Dorothea began writing a diary. 'Who knows how long we shall really be out here? Seems a good chance from all reports of the campaigns being ended before winter but all is
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Audiobook

The Warrior

by Margaret Mallory ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Series series Return of the Highlanders
Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

From the Isle of Skye to the battlefields of France, Duncan MacDonald has never escaped the memory of the true love he left behind. Deemed unworthy of a chieftain's daughter, Duncan abandoned the lovely Moira to prove his worth in battle. Now, when called upon to rescue her from a rival clan, one thing is certain: Moira's pull on his heart is stronger than ever.Bartered away in marriage to a ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

From the Isle of Skye to the battlefields of France, Duncan MacDonald has never escaped the memory of the true love he left behind. Deemed unworthy of a chieftain's daughter, Duncan abandoned the lovely Moira to prove his worth in battle. Now, when called upon to rescue her from a rival clan, one thing is certain: Moira's pull on his heart is stronger than ever.Bartered away in marriage to a
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Chieftain

by Margaret Mallory ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Series series Return of the Highlanders
Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

Connor, chieftain of the MacDonalds of Sleat, holds the fate of his people in his hands. Rival clans are plotting to take over his lands, and duty determines whom he will fight, trust . . . even marry. Seeking guidance, Connor turns to Ilysa, a young lass with the gift of foresight, who reveals an approaching danger—and a passion that burns only for him. But the warrior must make a powerful ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Connor, chieftain of the MacDonalds of Sleat, holds the fate of his people in his hands. Rival clans are plotting to take over his lands, and duty determines whom he will fight, trust . . . even marry. Seeking guidance, Connor turns to Ilysa, a young lass with the gift of foresight, who reveals an approaching danger—and a passion that burns only for him. But the warrior must make a powerful
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Guardian

by Margaret Mallory ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Series series Return of the Highlanders
Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

After years of fighting abroad, Ian MacDonald comes home to find his clan in peril. To save his kin, he must right the wrongs from his past…and claim the bride he's long resisted.As a young lass, Sìleas depended on Ian to play her knight in shining armor. But when his rescue attempt compromised her virtue, Ian was forced to marry against his wishes. Five years later, Sìleas has grown from an ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

After years of fighting abroad, Ian MacDonald comes home to find his clan in peril. To save his kin, he must right the wrongs from his past…and claim the bride he's long resisted.As a young lass, Sìleas depended on Ian to play her knight in shining armor. But when his rescue attempt compromised her virtue, Ian was forced to marry against his wishes. Five years later, Sìleas has grown from an
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Testament of Youth

An unforgettable true story of love and loss in World War I

by Vera Brittain ...

Narrated by Sheila Mitchell ...

Unabridged

23 hours 54 min

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love, war and how to make sense of the darkest times'One of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time' Guardian'A haunting elegy for a lost generation' The Times'Should be compulsory reading' Daily MailIn 1914 when war was declared, Vera Brittain was twenty, preparing ... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love, war and how to make sense of the darkest times'One of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time' Guardian'A haunting elegy for a lost generation' The Times'Should be compulsory reading' Daily MailIn 1914 when war was declared, Vera Brittain was twenty, preparing ...
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Time and Time Again

by Ben Elton ...

Narrated by Jot Davies ...

Unabridged

13 hours 43 min

It’s the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth. No one he has ever known or loved has been born yet. Perhaps now they never will be.Stanton knows that a great and terrible war is coming. A collective suicidal madness that will destroy European civilization and bring misery to millions in the century to come. He knows ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

It’s the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth. No one he has ever known or loved has been born yet. Perhaps now they never will be.Stanton knows that a great and terrible war is coming. A collective suicidal madness that will destroy European civilization and bring misery to millions in the century to come. He knows
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

by Mary Gibson ...

Narrated by Anne Dover ...

Series series The Factory Girls
Unabridged

15 hours 17 min

They call them the custard tarts - the girls who work at Pearce Duff's custard powder factory in Bermondsey before the First World War.Conditions are hard but nothing can quench the spirit of humour and friendship - or the rising tide of anger that will finally bring the girls out on strike for a better deal. For one of them, striking spells disaster. Nellie Clark's wages keep her young brothers ... Read more

$29.20 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

They call them the custard tarts - the girls who work at Pearce Duff's custard powder factory in Bermondsey before the First World War.Conditions are hard but nothing can quench the spirit of humour and friendship - or the rising tide of anger that will finally bring the girls out on strike for a better deal. For one of them, striking spells disaster. Nellie Clark's wages keep her young brothers
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Magdalen Girls

by V. S. Alexander ...

Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of the Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city’s Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are “fallen” women—unwed mothers, prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man. ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of the Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city’s Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are “fallen” women—unwed mothers, prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man.
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Girl with No Name

by Diney Costeloe ...

Narrated by Anna Bentinck ...

Series series Girl with No Name Series
Unabridged

18 hours 54 min

Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is one precious photograph of the family she has left behind. Lonely and homesick, she is adopted by a childless couple. But when the Blitz blows her new home apart, she wakes up in a hospital with no ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is one precious photograph of the family she has left behind. Lonely and homesick, she is adopted by a childless couple. But when the Blitz blows her new home apart, she wakes up in a hospital with no
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Alice Network

A Novel

by Kate Quinn ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

15 hours 7 min

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 aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

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 aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Highlander's Bride

by Michele Sinclair ...

Narrated by Anne Flosnik ...

Series series McTiernay Brothers
Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Highland laird Conor McTiernay had always dreamed of an enduring love. But the reality of women who desired him only for his title and lands made him swear off marriage forever. That is until he first set eyes on the Englishwoman his men found hiding in the forest. Beneath the dirt and grime it was clear Laurel Cordell was beautiful. But would she prove to be yet another beguiling seductress ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Highland laird Conor McTiernay had always dreamed of an enduring love. But the reality of women who desired him only for his title and lands made him swear off marriage forever. That is until he first set eyes on the Englishwoman his men found hiding in the forest. Beneath the dirt and grime it was clear Laurel Cordell was beautiful. But would she prove to be yet another beguiling seductress
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“dorothea crewdson”

Dorothea's War

Dorothea's War

People who read these also enjoyed

The Warrior

The Chieftain

The Guardian

Testament of Youth

Time and Time Again

Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

The Magdalen Girls

The Girl with No Name

The Alice Network

The Highlander's Bride

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“dorothea crewdson”

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed