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The Umbrella Maker's Son: A Novel of WWII by Tod Lending

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783787 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783787] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Umbrella Maker's Son: A Novel of WWII Author: Tod Lending Narrator: Fred Berman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 11, 2025 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: ''This powerful, heart-wrenching novel follows a young Polish Jew through his incredible journey to escape the Nazis. Reuven’s story typifies that of millions of others experiencing the horrors and deprivations suffered by Jews in WWII and those who tried to help them. And yet, it is also an ultimately uplifting and inspiring tale of one man’s coming of age in horrific times.''—Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz For fans of Heather Morris and Lisa Barr, a powerful and unforgettable novel of survival against all odds and the remarkable power of love, in which a Jewish teenager in World War II Poland fights to save his life and find the young woman who holds his heart. Born to a secure, middle-class Polish Jewish family, seventeen-year-old Reuven works alongside his father, an artisan businessman whose shop creates the finest handmade umbrellas in Poland. But the family’s peaceful life shatters when the Nazis invade their homeland, igniting World War II. With terrifying brutality, the Nazis confiscate their business, evict them from their home, and strip away their rights, threatening the lives of the city’s Jewish population, including Reuven and Zelda, the girl he loves. Shortly after the Nazi occupation, Zelda and her family disappear, and Reuven and his father are forced into backbreaking physical labor that nearly kills them. For the young man and his family, the only chance to survive is escape—and some of them will die trying. Fleeing a Nazi ambush through the surrounding forest, shot and wounded, Reuven is found by a local farmer who has never met a Jew—and agrees to help because he needs the boy to work the farm with him. The farmer’s wife, however, is not as kind. Her betrayal forces a desperate Reuven to escape. He embarks on a perilous journey through the Polish countryside, determined to reach the Kraków ghetto where he hopes to reunite with Zelda, whose life has also been forever changed by the horrors of occupation and war. A love story and a story of family, The Umbrella Maker’s Son is a riveting, heartfelt, and beautiful tale of survival and unexpected hope in the face of terror and violence. A chronicle of triumph, it joins the ranks of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and other memorable works of modern Holocaust literature.

The Queens of Crime: A Novel by Marie Benedict

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782087 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782087] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queens of Crime: A Novel Author: Marie Benedict Narrator: Bessie Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 11, 2025 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: This program is read by actor Bessie Carter, best known for her role as Prudence Featherington on the Netflix series Bridgerton. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie—a thrilling story of the five greatest women writers of the Golden Age of Mystery and their bid to solve a real-life murder. London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second class citizens by their male counterparts in the legendary Detection Club. Led by the formidable Dorothy L. Sayers, the group includes Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham and Baroness Emma Orczy. They call themselves the Queens of Crime. Their plan? Solve an actual murder, that of a young woman found strangled in a park in France who may have connections leading to the highest levels of the British establishment. May Daniels, a young English nurse on an excursion to France with her friend, seemed to vanish into thin air as they prepared to board a ferry home. Months later, her body is found in the nearby woods. The murder has all the hallmarks of a locked room mystery for which these authors are famous: how did her killer manage to sneak her body out of a crowded train station without anyone noticing? If, as the police believe, the cause of death is manual strangulation, why is there is an extraordinary amount of blood at the crime scene? What is the meaning of a heartbreaking secret letter seeming to implicate an unnamed paramour? Determined to solve the highly publicized murder, the Queens of Crime embark on their own investigation, discovering they’re stronger together. But soon the killer targets Dorothy Sayers herself, threatening to expose a dark secret in her past that she would do anything to keep hidden. Inspired by a true story in Sayers’ own life, New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict brings to life the lengths to which five talented women writers will go to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of letters as they unpuzzle a mystery torn from the pages of their own novels. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

Riddle of the Gods by Eric Schumacher

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778443 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778443] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Riddle of the Gods Series: #4 of Olaf's Saga Author: Eric Schumacher Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: February 11, 2025 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Riddle of the Gods is the riveting fourth novel in the bestselling series chronicling the life and adventures of one of Norway's most controversial kings, Olaf Tryggvason. It is AD 976. Olaf Tryggvason, the renegade prince of Norway, has lost his beloved wife to a tragedy that turns the lords of the land he rules against him. With his family gone and his future uncertain, Olaf leaves his realm and embarks on a decades-long quest to discover his course in life. Though his journey brings him power and wealth, it is not until he encounters the strange man in the streets of Dublin that his path to fame unfolds. And in that moment, he is forced to make a choice as the gods look on—one that could either destroy him or ensure his name lives on forever.

The Riveter: A Novel by Jack Wang

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783805 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783805] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Riveter: A Novel Author: Jack Wang Narrator: Feodor Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 11, 2025 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: In the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe during WWII. Vancouver, 1942. Josiah Chang arrives in the bustling city ready to make a new life for himself. The Second World War is in full swing, and Josiah, like so many Canadians, wants to prove his loyalty by serving his country. But Chinese Canadians are barred from joining the army out of fear they might expect citizenship in return. So, Josiah heads to the shipyard where he finds work as a riveter, fastening together the ribs and steel plates of Victory ships.  One night, Josiah spots Poppy singing at a navy club. Despite their different backgrounds, they fall for each other instantly, and soon Josiah is spending his nights at Poppy’s small wartime house. Their starry-eyed romance lasts until Poppy’s father comes to visit and the harsh reality of their situation is made clear. Determined to prove himself to Poppy, her parents, and the world, Josiah travels to Toronto where he’s finally given the chance to enlist. Josiah rises to the occasion, but is the world changing as fast as his dreams…   From the critically acclaimed author of We Two Alone, Jack Wang’s gorgeous debut novel explores what one man must sacrifice to belong in the only home he has ever truly known.

Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782408 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782408] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nephthys Author: Rachel Louise Driscoll Narrator: Antonia Salib Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 6, 2025 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess. Quiet and reserved, Clemmie is happy in the background. But although her parents may overlook her talents, her ability to read hieroglyphs makes her invaluable at the Egyptian relic parties which have made her father the toast of Victorian society. But at one such party, the words Clemmie interprets from an unusual amulet strike fear into her heart. The beautiful and dangerous glyphs she holds in her hands will change her life forever. Five years later, Clemmie arrives in Egypt on a mission to save what remains of her family. The childhood game she used to play about the immortal sisters, Isis and Nephthys, has taken on a devastating resonance and it is only by following Nephthys' story that she can undo the mistakes of the past. On her journey up the Nile she will meet unexpected allies and enemies and, along with long-buried secrets and betrayals, Clemmie will be forced to step into the light. © Rachel Louise Driscoll 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025