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Forty Whacks

by Sarah Joubert ...

‘Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one.’ A young woman is plagued with vivid and disturbing dreams. In an attempt to understand them, she is led on a trail of discovery to a shocking realization: maybe these dreams are not dreams at all. This thrilling short story mixes history with fiction to bring the reader a ... Read more

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‘Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one.’ A young woman is plagued with vivid and disturbing dreams. In an attempt to understand them, she is led on a trail of discovery to a shocking realization: maybe these dreams are not dreams at all. This thrilling short story mixes history with fiction to bring the reader a
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The Pirate Redemption

by Sarah Joubert ...

"A crowd began to form at Wapping on the Thames near Execution Dock. The eager Londoners awaited the arrival of the condemned man. Ten days after being found guilty, the pirate was sentenced to death and paraded through London to his final destination. The sun was high up in the sky when the clergyman gave his sermon. He rambled on the overused warnings of the evils of piracy, finally bringing his ... Read more

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"A crowd began to form at Wapping on the Thames near Execution Dock. The eager Londoners awaited the arrival of the condemned man. Ten days after being found guilty, the pirate was sentenced to death and paraded through London to his final destination. The sun was high up in the sky when the clergyman gave his sermon. He rambled on the overused warnings of the evils of piracy, finally bringing his
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The Girl From the Train

by Irma Joubert ...

Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks.As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They intend to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl’s unscheduled train reaches the bomb first.Gretl is the only survivor. Though spared from the ... Read more

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Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks.As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They intend to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl’s unscheduled train reaches the bomb first.Gretl is the only survivor. Though spared from the
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Child of the River

by Irma Joubert ...

Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

A timeless coming-of-age tale of heartbreak and triumph set in South Africa at the dawn of apartheid.Persomi is young, white, and poor, born the middle child of illiterate sharecroppers on the prosperous Fourie farm in the South African Bushveld. Persomi’s world is extraordinarily small. She has never been to the local village and spends her days absorbed in the rhythms of the natural world around ... Read more

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A timeless coming-of-age tale of heartbreak and triumph set in South Africa at the dawn of apartheid.Persomi is young, white, and poor, born the middle child of illiterate sharecroppers on the prosperous Fourie farm in the South African Bushveld. Persomi’s world is extraordinarily small. She has never been to the local village and spends her days absorbed in the rhythms of the natural world around
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The Crooked Path

by Irma Joubert ...

Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

From the bestselling author of The Girl From the Train**, comes another compelling coming of age story of delayed love, loss, and reconciliation in WWII-era South Africa.**Lettie has always felt different from and overshadowed by the women around her– this friend is richer, that friend is more beautiful, those friends are closer. Still, she doesn’t let this hold her back. She works hard to apply ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of The Girl From the Train**, comes another compelling coming of age story of delayed love, loss, and reconciliation in WWII-era South Africa.**Lettie has always felt different from and overshadowed by the women around her– this friend is richer, that friend is more beautiful, those friends are closer. Still, she doesn’t let this hold her back. She works hard to apply
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The Butterfly and the Violin

by Kristy Cambron ...

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik ...

Series series A Hidden Masterpiece Novel
Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Based on the real orchestra composed of prisoners at Auschwitz, The Butterfly and the Violin shows how beauty and hope can penetrate even the darkest corners.Present day: Manhattan art dealer Sera James watched her world crumble at the altar two years ago, and her heart is still fragile. Her desire for distraction reignites a passion for a mysterious portrait she first saw as a young girl—a ... Read more

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Based on the real orchestra composed of prisoners at Auschwitz, The Butterfly and the Violin shows how beauty and hope can penetrate even the darkest corners.Present day: Manhattan art dealer Sera James watched her world crumble at the altar two years ago, and her heart is still fragile. Her desire for distraction reignites a passion for a mysterious portrait she first saw as a young girl—a
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Deception on Sable Hill

by Shelley Gray ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Chicago World’s Fair Mystery Series
Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

A high-stakes mystery of romance and intrigue that takes place in the Gilded Age of Chicago.It’s mid-September 1893 and Eloisa Carstairs is the reigning debutant of Gilded Age Chicago society. To outsiders she appears to have it all. But Eloisa is living with a dark secret. Several months ago, she endured a horrible assault at the hands of Douglass Sloane, heir to one of Chicago’s wealthiest ... Read more

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A high-stakes mystery of romance and intrigue that takes place in the Gilded Age of Chicago.It’s mid-September 1893 and Eloisa Carstairs is the reigning debutant of Gilded Age Chicago society. To outsiders she appears to have it all. But Eloisa is living with a dark secret. Several months ago, she endured a horrible assault at the hands of Douglass Sloane, heir to one of Chicago’s wealthiest
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The Pursuit of Love

by Nancy Mitford ...

Narrated by Bessie Carter ...

Series series Radlett and Montdore Trilogy
Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

Mitford's most enduringly popular novel, The Pursuit of Love is a classic comedy about growing up and falling in love among the privileged and eccentric.Mitford modeled her characters on her own famously unconventional family. We are introduced to the Radletts through the eyes of their cousin Fanny, who stays with them at Alconleigh, their Gloucestershire estate. Uncle Matthew is the blustering ... Read more

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Mitford's most enduringly popular novel, The Pursuit of Love is a classic comedy about growing up and falling in love among the privileged and eccentric.Mitford modeled her characters on her own famously unconventional family. We are introduced to the Radletts through the eyes of their cousin Fanny, who stays with them at Alconleigh, their Gloucestershire estate. Uncle Matthew is the blustering
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Shine Like the Dawn

A Novel

by Carrie Turansky ...

Narrated by Anne Flosnik ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

In a quiet corner of northern Edwardian England, Margaret Lounsbury diligently works in her grandmother's millinery shop, making hats and caring for her young sister. Several years earlier, a terrible event shattered their idyllic family life and their future prospects. Maggie is resilient and will do what she must to protect her sister Violet. Still, the loss of her parents weighs heavily on her ... Read more

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In a quiet corner of northern Edwardian England, Margaret Lounsbury diligently works in her grandmother's millinery shop, making hats and caring for her young sister. Several years earlier, a terrible event shattered their idyllic family life and their future prospects. Maggie is resilient and will do what she must to protect her sister Violet. Still, the loss of her parents weighs heavily on her
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Stranger No More

A Muslim Refugee’s Story of Harrowing Escape, Miraculous Rescue, and the Quiet Call of Jesus

by Annahita Parsan ...

Narrated by Lauren Woodward ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

There will be pain ahead, and trouble and problems that I won’t be able to fix on my own.But in them all, I know God will be there, calling me to look to him. Inviting me to take the next step toward his open arms.And I will say yes.And yes.And yes.Annahita Parsan was born into a Muslim family in Iran and grew up with the ... ... Read more

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There will be pain ahead, and trouble and problems that I won’t be able to fix on my own.But in them all, I know God will be there, calling me to look to him. Inviting me to take the next step toward his open arms.And I will say yes.And yes.And yes.Annahita Parsan was born into a Muslim family in Iran and grew up with the ...
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The Garden of Letters

by Alyson Richman ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Sastre ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

**THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LOST WIFESet against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, Garden of Letters captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery.**Portofino, Italy, 1943. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, ... Read more

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**THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LOST WIFESet against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, Garden of Letters captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery.**Portofino, Italy, 1943. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd,
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Perennials

by Julie Cantrell ...

Narrated by Brittany Pressley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Eva—known to all as Lovey—grew up safe and secure in Oxford, Mississippi, surrounded by a rich literary history and her mother’s stunning flower gardens. But a shed fire, and the injuries that it caused, seemed to change everything … especially when her older sister, Bitsy, blamed Lovey for the irreparable damage.Bitsy became the cheerleader. The homecoming queen. The perfect Southern belle who ... Read more

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Eva—known to all as Lovey—grew up safe and secure in Oxford, Mississippi, surrounded by a rich literary history and her mother’s stunning flower gardens. But a shed fire, and the injuries that it caused, seemed to change everything … especially when her older sister, Bitsy, blamed Lovey for the irreparable damage.Bitsy became the cheerleader. The homecoming queen. The perfect Southern belle who
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