Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Historical

A Backstage Betrayal: 'Full of glamour and intrigue. It slips down as easily as any cocktail' Fern Britton by Michael Ball

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634632 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634632] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Backstage Betrayal: 'Full of glamour and intrigue. It slips down as easily as any cocktail' Fern Britton Author: Michael Ball Narrator: Michael Ball Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 7, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: THE THEATRE MAY SEEM GLAMOROUS, BUT SECRETS WAIT BEHIND THE CURTAIN 1926. Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hard at The Empire. Following a turbulent period Jack Treadwell, erstwhile proprietor, his mother Lillian, and his playwright wife Grace, know they need to get things back on track - and how better than with the annual pantomime, a new venture, and an all-singing all-dancing talent contest, showcasing the best performers around. But could Lillian's new admirer, Grand Duke Nikolai Kuznetsov, be bringing disaster in his wake? Will The Empire be caught up in the scandal surrounding West End star, Stella Stanmore? And what are their enemies in Highbridge planning? While Jack and Grace fight to ensure the show does go on, a royal visitor raises the stakes and a young widow, Sally Blow, dares to dream that the talent contest might be her big break. As the talent contest draws closer, tragedy strikes. Amid the glitz and glamour there are strange goings on and a plot afoot. Is everything Jack and Grace have worked so hard for about to come crashing down? And could this be curtains for The Empire? Musical theatre legend Michael Ball brings his trademark warmth, wit and glamour to this sparkling new Empire Theatre novel. 'A wonderful book. A love letter to the theatre' Rev. Richard Coles 'A fantastic book. Brilliant' Don Black OBE 'A wonderful read' Jeffrey Archer 'A golden debut - charming, funny and romantic' Cameron Mackintosh 'Takes you to the magical world of theatre' Rosie Goodwin

The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629240 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629240] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Glassmaker Author: Tracy Chevalier Narrator: Juliet Aubrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: 'Spellbinding' ELIF SHAFAK 'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Year 'Sparkling'OBSERVER 'A triumph' PHILIP PULLMAN 'As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead' INDEPENDENT 'Meticulously researched and evoking the beauty of the Venice lagoon’ PHILIPPA GREGORY ‘A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game’ SPECTATOR FROM THE GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here – like the glass the island’s maestros spend their lives perfecting. In secret, Orsola Rosso learns to craft glass. As a woman, she must flout convention to save her family from ruin. We follow her through hundreds of years of war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss. Skipping like a stone across the centuries, The Glassmaker is a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as glass.

The Year of Return by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630326 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630326] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Year of Return Author: Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Narrator: Anniwaa Buachie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: A Ghanaian journalist based in the US returns to Ghana with a few friends for the holidays in December 2019. That month is meant to be the climax of the Ghanaian government’s year-long 'Year of Return' initiative, commemorating 400 years since the first slaves from West Africa arrived in Virginia. 'The Year of Return' takes on a whole new meaning when large numbers of ghosts—formerly enslaved Africans who drowned during the Middle Passage—emerge from the Atlantic Ocean, leading to months of global pandemonium, and a chilling conclusion.

Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop: Book 3 in the feel-good WWII saga series about a community-run bookshop, from the bestselling author by Lesley Eames

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/636359 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/636359] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop: Book 3 in the feel-good WWII saga series about a community-run bookshop, from the bestselling author Series: #3 of The Wartime Bookshop Author: Lesley Eames Narrator: Polly Edsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Alice, Kate and Naomi want to keep the magic of Christmas alive in their village of Churchwood but a thief in the area and a new family that shuns the local community are only the first of the problems they face. Naomi is fighting to free herself from Alexander Harrington - the man who married her for her money then kept a secret family behind her back. It could be the start of a whole new life for her, but after years of Alexander controlling - and draining - her finances, two questions remain to be answered: how much of her money is left, and will she be able to achieve the independence she craves? Alice's dreams came true when she married sweetheart Daniel. Now he has returned to the war and Alice misses him terribly, but she is delighted to discover that she's carrying his child. Will she, Daniel and the baby make it through the war unscathed? For Kate, life with her dysfunctional family on Brimbles Farm has never been easy but she now has Land Girls Pearl and Ruby to help, giving her more time for her friends. She's also in love with pilot Leo. But what sort of shadow will be cast over the lives of all at Brimbles Farm when her brother returns from the war with terrible injuries? And why has Leo stopped writing? As ever, the Wartime Bookshop is a source of community and comfort. But disaster is about to strike... Christmas at the Wartime Bookshop is the third novel in the uplifting Wartime Bookshop series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest. **Real readers are LOVING The Wartime Bookshop series** 'Oh I loved this book... please carry on the good writing' 'Wow what a brilliant start to a new series' 'Outstandingly fabulous, warm and inviting... so glad there is going to be a follow-on' ©2023 Lesley Eames (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Night Train to Marrakech by Dinah Jefferies

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629236 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629236] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night Train to Marrakech Series: #3 of The Daughters of War Author: Dinah Jefferies Narrator: Juanita Mcmahon, Stephanie Racine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: ‘The desert hides dark secrets…’ MARRAKECH 1966 Vicky Baudin steps onto a train winding through Morocco, looking for the grandmother she has never met. It’s an epic journey that’ll take her to the edge of Atlas Mountains – and closer to the answers she’s been craving all her life. But dark secrets whisper amongst the dunes. And in unlocking the mystery of Clemence’s past, Vicky will unearth great danger too . . . Five-star reader reviews for Night Train to Marrakech ‘A love story and a thriller all in one’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Epic storytelling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Utterly spellbinding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A book to lose yourself in’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fabulous, heart-stopping read, absolutely unputdownable in places’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of mystery and drama’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Political tensions, murders and love, this book has them all….’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of twists and turns’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A historical novel, this is also a suspenseful thriller' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Atmospheric, drew me into the souks of Marrakech’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is a story of family, friendships, love and war’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A ‘gripping story of love, betrayal and danger’ Woman’s Weekly ‘An enthralling story’ Woman ‘An utterly atmospheric, gripping read that transports you to Marrakech . . . a real page-turner’ SUSAN LEWIS ‘A world of stunning beauty and extreme danger . . . Dinah Jefferies is at the top of her game’ GILL PAUL ‘A mouthwatering read, intense and emotional. I loved it. Its characters hooked me irresistibly and stole my heart . . . a wonderful, heart-wrenching tale of love, danger and bone-chilling secrets’ KATE FURNIVALL ‘’The seductive colours, sights, sounds and aromas of Marrakech, with a hidden, darker side, are so powerfully evoked that you are instantly transported there’ LIZ TRENOW ’A tense, thrilling story full of murders and mysteries . . . this atmospheric story will transport you to the heart of Morocco’ Daily Record