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The Vanished Days: 'An engrossing and deeply romantic novel' RACHEL HORE by Susanna Kearsley

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/452673 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/452673] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vanished Days: 'An engrossing and deeply romantic novel' RACHEL HORE Author: Susanna Kearsley Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: ‘Fascinating and immersive… I love a novel that deals with the many ways in which people keep their secrets’ DIANA GABALDON A sweeping love story set against the Jacobite revolution from much-loved, million copy bestselling author Susanna Kearsley Autumn, 1707. Old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are protesting the new Union with England. As the French prepare an invasion to bring the exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, the streets of Edinburgh are filled with discontent. To calm the situation, Queen Anne’s commissioners are settling the losses and wages owed to those Scots involved in the disastrous Darien expedition eight years earlier. When Lily, widow of a Darien sailor, comes forward to collect his wages, her claim is challenged. One of the men assigned to her case has only days to decide if she’s honest. Are his own feelings making him blind to the truth? Or could he be a pawn in an even more treacherous game? A story of intrigue, adventure, endurance, romance…and the courage to hope. ‘A hugely engrossing book and a complete world created’ IAN RANKIN ‘The Vanished Days is an absolute tour de force of historical storytelling, tender and dramatic, gripping and authentic. Kearsley manages effortlessly to balance the epic sweep of the drama with telling moments of gentle characterization, all delivered in pitch-perfect style. I thoroughly enjoyed it: a perfect escape in these dark days’ JANE JOHNSON, author of The Salt Road and The Tenth Gift   ‘An engrossing and deeply romantic novel of Scotland’s Jacobite rebellion’ RACHEL HORE ‘This novel tells of a tender love story set amid the Jacobite rebellion. For readers unfamiliar with the twists and turns of this period of Scottish history, author Kearsley provides a helpful map, along with rich details of the protagonists. Courage in this era lies not in acts of heroic daring, but in steadfast pursuit of truth and justice. Perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander’ WOMAN & HOME

[German] - Der Turm aus Licht by Astrid Fritz

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453012 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/453012] to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Turm aus Licht Author: Astrid Fritz Narrator: Svenja Pages Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 1, 2021 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: 1270: Erwartungsvoll reist Baumeister Gerhard in die aufstrebende Handelsstadt Freiburg, um mit kaum dreißig Jahren die Verantwortung für den bedeutenden Kirchenbau zu übernehmen. Ist er der Aufgabe gewachsen? Ist es der junge Bildhauer Josef, als der Turm immer höher in den Himmel strebt? Wird die Bäckerstochter Thea ihr Glück erringen, das untrennbar mit dem herrischen Grafen Egino und der Bauhütte verbunden ist? Episch und bewegend erzählt Astrid Fritz, wie die Menschen von Freiburg – Herrscher, Kaufleute, Kirchenleute, Baumeister, ihre Familien und die einfachen Leute – im Schatten des Baus lebten und kämpften, bis sich schließlich nach sechzig Jahren vollendet, woran viele nicht mehr geglaubt hatten: das Meisterwerk. Der schönste Turm auf Erden.-

The Show Girl: A Novel by Nicola Harrison

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451795 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451795] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Show Girl: A Novel Author: Nicola Harrison Narrator: Imani Jade Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 10, 2021 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Nicola Harrison's The Show Girl gives a glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfeld Follies, through the eyes of a young midwestern woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Ziegfeld Follies star. It's 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Extremely talented as a singer and dancer, it takes every bit of perseverance to finally make it on stage. And once she does, all the glamour and excitement is everything she imagined and more—even worth all the sacrifices she has had to make along the way. Then she meets Archie Carmichael. Handsome, wealthy—the only man she's ever met who seems to accept her modern ways—her independent nature and passion for success. But once she accepts his proposal of marriage he starts to change his tune, and Olive must decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

A Woman of Intelligence: A Novel by Karin Tanabe

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451811 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451811] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman of Intelligence: A Novel Author: Karin Tanabe Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.46 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: 'Captivating.'—The Washington Post Named a Best Book of Summer by Good Morning America • BuzzFeed • PopSugar • BookRiot • LifeSavvy • CT Post From 'a master of historical fiction' (NPR), Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence is an exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one remarkable woman’s journey from the United Nations, to the cloistered drawing rooms of Manhattan society, to the secretive ranks of the FBI. A Fifth Avenue address, parties at the Plaza, two healthy sons, and the ideal husband: what looks like a perfect life for Katharina Edgeworth is anything but. It’s 1954, and the post-war American dream has become a nightmare. A born and bred New Yorker, Katharina is the daughter of immigrants, Ivy-League-educated, and speaks four languages. As a single girl in 1940s Manhattan, she is a translator at the newly formed United Nations, devoting her days to her work and the promise of world peace—and her nights to cocktails and the promise of a good time. Now the wife of a beloved pediatric surgeon and heir to a shipping fortune, Katharina is trapped in a gilded cage, desperate to escape the constraints of domesticity. So when she is approached by the FBI and asked to join their ranks as an informant, Katharina seizes the opportunity. A man from her past has become a high-level Soviet spy, but no one has been able to infiltrate his circle. Enter Katharina, the perfect woman for the job. Navigating the demands of the FBI and the secrets of the KGB, she becomes a courier, carrying stolen government documents from D.C. to Manhattan. But as those closest to her lose their covers, and their lives, Katharina’s secret soon threatens to ruin her. With the fast-paced twists of a classic spy thriller, and a nuanced depiction of female experience, A Woman of Intelligence shimmers with intrigue and desire. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club): A Novel by Nathan Harris

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450863 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450863] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sweetness of Water (Oprah’s Book Club): A Novel Author: Nathan Harris Narrator: William Demeritt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 111 Ratings of Narrator: 4.68 of Total 25 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: An Instant New York Times bestseller / An Oprah’s Book Club Pick In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, an award-winning “miraculous debut” (Washington Post) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry—freed by the Emancipation Proclamation—seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys. Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. The young men, recently returned from the war to the town of Old Ox, hold their trysts in the woods. But when their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community. In the aftermath of so much turmoil, it is Isabelle who emerges as an unlikely leader, proffering a healing vision for the land and for the newly free citizens of Old Ox. With candor and sympathy, debut novelist Nathan Harris creates an unforgettable cast of characters, depicting Georgia in the violent crucible of Reconstruction. Equal parts beauty and terror, as gripping as it is moving, The Sweetness of Water is an epic whose grandeur locates humanity and love amid the most harrowing circumstances. One of President Obama's Favorite Books of 2021 Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence Winner of the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction Winner of the Writers’ League of Texas Book Award for Fiction Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Longlisted for the 2022 Carnegie Medal for Excellence Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Longlisted for the Crook’s Corner Book Prize A Best Book of the Year: Oprah Daily, NPR, Washington Post, Time, Boston Globe, Smithsonian, Chicago Public Library, BookBrowse, and the Oregonian A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A July 2021 Indie Next Pick