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Polostan by Neal Stephenson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533063 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533063] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Polostan Series: #1 of Bomb Light Author: Neal Stephenson Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: 'Inventive' THE TIMES From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Termination Shock and Cryptonomicon, the first installment in a monumental new trilogy—an expansive historical epic of intrigue and international espionage, presaging the dawn of the Atomic Age. Born in the American West to a clan of cowboy anarchists, Dawn Rae Bjornberg is raised in post-Revolution Leningrad by her father, a party-line Leninist who re-christens her Aurora. She spends her early years in Russia but then grows up as a teenager in Montana, before being drawn into gun-running and revolution in the streets of Washington, D.C. during the depths of the Great Depression. When a surprising revelation about her past puts her in the crosshairs of U.S. authorities, Dawn returns to Russia, where she is groomed as a spy by the organization that later becomes the KGB… Set against the turbulent decades of the early 20th century, Polostan is an inventive, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining historical epic, and the start of a captivating new series from Neal Stephenson.

Dirrayawadha: Rise Up by Anita Heiss

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538400 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538400] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dirrayawadha: Rise Up Author: Anita Heiss Narrator: Tamala Shelton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: 'Dirrayawadha is full of heart and hope, truth-telling and history – and shimmers with language too' Guardian 'A story from the past given vivid life for new understanding’ Kate Grenville Bathurst, 1820s Miinaa was a young girl when the white ghosts first arrived. She remembers the day they raised a piece of cloth and renamed her homeland 'Bathurst'. Now she lives at Cloverdale and works for a white family who have settled there. The Nugents are kind, but Miinaa misses her miyagan. His brother, Windradyne, is a Wiradyuri leader, and visits when he can, bringing news of unrest across their ngurambang. Miinaa hopes the violence will not come to Cloverdale. When Irish convict Daniel O'Dwyer arrives at the settlement, Miinaa's life is transformed again. The pair are magnetically drawn to each other and begin meeting at the bila in secret. Dan understands how it feels to be displaced, but they still have a lot to learn about each other. Can their love survive their differences and the turmoil that threatens to destroy everything around them? From the bestselling author of  Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams)  comes another groundbreaking historical novel about resistance, resilience and love during the frontier wars. Praise for Dirrayawadha (Rise Up): ‘Dirrayawadha is a story of the courage of the Wiradyuri nation and the love of their Country. Anita Heiss is a remarkable writer.' Tony Birch ‘To read the book is to enter a lost time, a retrieved war, and to learn much, not least Wiradyuri. With dhuluny (truth) and marrumbang (love) of story, Heiss makes something good. And that is something for which modern Australia can be grateful.’ The Age 'Historical in tone, yet absolutely contemporary in scope, Dirrayawadha is a beautiful triumph.' Mirandi Riwoe 'Dirrayawadha is a beautifully written and masterful telling of a pivotal point in our history.' Nicole Alexander

Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536886 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536886] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Once: A Novel Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: January LaVoy, Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” (Woman’s World) and the Baxter Family novels writes a sweeping World War II love story about a young woman torn between two brothers. In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take much notice of the war raging overseas. She’s dating Sam but in love with his younger brother, Hank—her longtime best friend—and Irvel has no idea how to break the news. Then the unthinkable happens—Pearl Harbor is attacked. With their lives turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted and convinces Hank to remain in Indiana, where he and Irvel take up the battle on the home front. While Sam fights in Europe, an undeniable chemistry builds between Irvel and Hank but neither would dare cross that line. Then, two military leaders pay Irvel a visit at the classroom where she teaches. The men have plans for her, a proposition to join a new spy network. One catch: She can tell no one. With Irvel caught between two brothers thousands of miles apart, can love find a way, even from the ashes of the greatest heartbreak?

The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams, Emily Stride

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533053 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533053] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twilight Garden Author: Sara Nisha Adams, Emily Stride Narrator: Mikhail Sen, Shaheen Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The spellbinding new novel from the acclaimed author of The Reading List Welcome to The Twilight Garden – the neighbourhood's best-kept secret… ‘It was a complete joy’ Sally Page, bestselling author of The Keeper of Stories For too long, Winston has lived a quiet life. But when a mystery parcel drops on his doormat – a curious collection of photographs showing a community garden, his garden, bursting with life years ago – it sparks a bigger change than he could ever imagine. Who is the secret gardener? And what are they trying to tell him? All Winston knows is The Twilight Garden holds an extraordinary story; humming with memories just waiting to be unearthed. And the garden can work its magic on the community again – if only he finds the courage to invite people in… Readers love Sara Nisha Adams’ storytelling: ‘I laughed, smiled, cried, and didn't want it to end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So beautifully written and I loved every single character! This is so much hope and love in every page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thoroughly uplifting and at times poignant. Wonderful book!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘One of the most heartwarming and inspiring books I've ever read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘If you need a book that gives you hope, this is it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Yes, Mama by Helen Forrester

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533069 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533069] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yes, Mama Author: Helen Forrester Narrator: Joan Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Timeless family drama from the best-selling author of Tuppence to Cross the Mersey. With over 3 million copies sold around the world, Helen Forrester’s hard-hitting and gripping fiction set in Liverpool continues to move readers. Under the roof of her bright, vivacious mother Elizabeth, and prosperous businessman Humphrey Woodman, Alicia Woodman’s life should have been comfortable and happy. However, when a shocking discovery turns her life upside down, Alicia finds herself alone and facing hardship. It is left to Polly Ford, the widow of a dock worker, to care for Alicia and give her the love she so desperately needs. In a hypocritical society full of thin-lipped disapproval, Alicia learns that the human spirit can endure through adversity and love makes for the strongest relationships of all.