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Historia4 out of 5 stars 661
Iran in 1576 is a place of peace, wealth, and dazzling beauty. But when the Shah dies without having named an heir, the court is thrown into tumult. Princess Pari, the Shah's daughter and closest adviser, knows more about the inner workings of the state than almost anyone, but the princess's maneuvers to instill order after her father's sudden death incite resentment and dissent. Pari and her trusted servant, a eunuch able to navigate the harem as well as the world beyond the palace walls, are in possession of an incredible tapestry....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Woman in a Man's World
- De JGrace en 06-26-13
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The Memoirs of Mary, Queen of Scots
- De: Carolly Erickson
- Narrado por: Rebekah Germain
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
Born Queen of Scotland, married as a young girl to the invalid young King of France, Mary took the reins of the unruly kingdom of Scotland as a young widow and fought to keep her throne. A second marriage to her handsome but dissolute cousin Lord Darnley ended in murder and scandal, while a third marriage to the dashing, commanding Lord Bothwell, the love of her life, gave her joy but widened the scandal and surrounded her with enduring ill repute.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Fiction being the key word
- De Bonnie-Ann B en 09-25-09
De: Carolly Erickson
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A Triple Knot
- De: Emma Campion
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 14 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 76
Joan of Kent, renowned beauty and cousin to King Edward III, is destined for a politically strategic marriage. As the king begins a long dynastic struggle to claim the crown of France, plunging England into the Hundred Years' War, he negotiates her betrothal to a potential ally and heir of a powerful lordship. But Joan, haunted by nightmares of her father's execution at the hands of her treacherous royal kin, fears the king's selection and is not resigned to her fate. She secretly pledges herself to one of the king's own knights, one who has become a trusted friend...
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4 out of 5 stars
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GOOD HISTORICAL FICTION - FOR A CHANGE
- De The Louligan en 10-05-14
De: Emma Campion
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Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate
- A Novel
- De: Diana Wallis Taylor
- Narrado por: Rebecca Gallagher
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Claudia is adrift - until she meets Lucius Pontius Pilate and becomes his wife. When Pilate is appointed Prefect of the troublesome territory of Judea, Claudia does what she has always done: she makes the best of it. But unrest is brewing on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, and Claudia will soon find herself and her beloved husband embroiled in controversy and rebellion. Might she find peace and rest in the teaching of the mysterious Jewish Rabbi everyone seems to be talking about?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not even historical.
- De Dianne en 12-05-13
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The Family
- De: Mario Puzo, completed by Carol Gino
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 14 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 197
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 126
Mario Puzo first answered the question 'What is a family?' with the creation of the Corleones in his landmark best seller The Godfather. Now, 30 years later, Puzo enriches us all with his ultimate vision of the subject: the story of the greatest crime family in Italian history, the Borgias.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding look at the Papacy
- De Gary en 11-12-08
De: Mario Puzo, y otros
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The Second Empress
- A Novel of Napoleon's Court
- De: Michelle Moran
- Narrado por: Adam Alexi-Malle, Emma Bering, Tanya Franks
- Duración: 10 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 238
After the bloody French Revolution, Emperor Napoleon’s power is absolute. When Marie-Louise, the 18-year-old daughter of the King of Austria, is told that the Emperor has demanded her hand in marriage, her father presents her with a terrible choice: marry the cruel, capricious Napoleon, leaving the man she loves and her home forever, or say no, and plunge her country into war. Marie-Louise knows what she must do, and she travels to France, determined to be a good wife despite Napoleon’s reputation. But lavish parties greet her in Paris, and at the extravagant French court, she finds many rivals for her husband’s affection....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A brilliant novel!
- De BVerité en 12-08-12
De: Michelle Moran
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Isabella: Braveheart of France
- De: Colin Falconer
- Narrado por: Anne Johnstonbrown
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 178
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 155
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 153
12-year-old Isabella, a French princess marries the King of England - only to discover he has a terrible secret. Ten long years later she is in utter despair - does she submit to a lifetime of solitude and a spiritual death - or seize her destiny and take the throne of England for herself? Isabella is just twelve years old when she marries Edward II of England. For the young princess it is love at first sight - but Edward has a terrible secret that threatens to tear their marriage - and England apart.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A Bizarre "Reader's Digest" Version of History...
- De Sara en 01-06-15
De: Colin Falconer
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The Agincourt Bride
- De: Joanna Hickson
- Narrado por: Catherine Harvey
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 300
When her own first child is tragically still-born, the young Mette is pressed into service as a wet-nurse at the court of the mad king, Charles VI of France. Her young charge is the princess, Catherine de Valois, caught up in the turbulence and chaos of life at court. Mette and the child forge a bond, one that transcends Mette’s lowly position. But as Catherine approaches womanhood, her unique position seals her fate as a pawn between two powerful dynasties.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Michelle en 02-16-13
De: Joanna Hickson
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In the Name of the Family
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Dunant
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 326
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 324
It is 1502, and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, age 22 - already three times married and a pawn in her father's plans - is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless, and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class in the dark arts of power and politics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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One of the best historical fiction novels
- De GrandmaNurseHeather en 04-13-17
De: Sarah Dunant
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Royal Mistress
- De: Anne Easter Smith
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Jane Lambert, the quick-witted and alluring daughter of a silk merchant, is twenty-two and still unmarried. When Jane’s father finally finds her a match, she’s married off to the dull, older silk merchant William Shore. Marriage doesn’t stop Jane from flirtation, however, and when the king’s chamberlain, Will Hastings, comes to her husband’s shop, Will knows King Edward will find her irresistible.
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2 out of 5 stars
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All history, no romance!
- De Erin en 07-05-13
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The Crown
- De: Nancy Bilyeau
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 14 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 251
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 216
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 215
In this debut historical thriller, an aristocratic young nun must find a legendary crown in order to save her father’s life and preserve all she holds dear. When novitiate nun Joanna Stafford learns her rebel cousin is condemned by King Henry VIII to be burned at the stake, she makes the decision to break the sacred rule of enclosure and flee her Dominican order in Dartford to stand at her cousin’s side. Arrested for interfering with king’s justice, Joanna, along with her father, Sir Richard Stafford, is sent to the Tower of London.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Torture
- De S. Wells en 03-24-13
De: Nancy Bilyeau
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The Everlasting Covenant
- De: Robyn Carr
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 14 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 104
Anne Gifford's dowry - or lack thereof - is of no concern to Sir Dylan DeFrayne. Wrapped in each other's arms, what more could they possibly need? Yet the young lovers' passion can never be sanctioned - the DeFraynes and Giffords have been sworn enemies for decades. Lest more blood be shed, the two must keep their affair a secret…and plot their elopement. Clad in threadbare hand-me-downs, Anne never expects the powerful and aged Brennan Forbes to remember her face, let alone propose marriage.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This is not the same Robyn Carr
- De MickeyMarie en 01-22-13
De: Robyn Carr
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First Lessons
- Medieval Tale 1
- De: Lina J. Potter
- Narrado por: Tiffany Morgan
- Duración: 10 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 204
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 160
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 161
Being a genius Medical school graduate and a sporty and active girl, Aliya dies suddenly in a car accident... only to find herself reborn in a completely different body in the middle of a half-ruined castle during Medieval times. While confused and dismayed, Aliya realizes she has been given a second chance in life - so she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work on restoring the castle and her new life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Reads like a high school project
- De P en 07-04-20
De: Lina J. Potter
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Across the Nightingale Floor
- Tales of the Otori, Book One
- De: Lian Hearn
- Narrado por: Kevin Gray, Aiko Nakasone
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,260
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,230
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,249
A tour-de-force novel set in ancient Japan filled with passion, fantasy, and feuding warlords. The first volume in the highly anticipated Tales of the Otori trilogy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful epic story
- De Jody R. Nathan en 10-04-03
De: Lian Hearn
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The Virgin's Daughter
- Tudor Legacy, Book 1
- De: Laura Andersen
- Narrado por: Rosalind Ashford
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 166
Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Virgin's Daughter is the first book in a captivating new saga about the next generation of Tudor royals, which poses the thrilling question: What if Elizabeth I, the celebrated Virgin Queen, gave birth to a legitimate heir?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing premise, good story, great storytelling
- De RC en 06-10-15
De: Laura Andersen
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Notorious
- De: Virginia Henley
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 43
Virginia Henley's historical romances have won praise for their ability to "illuminate and entertain" ( Publishers Weekly). It is 1322, and the Marcher lords are rebelling against King Edward II. Lady Brianna de Beauchamp, daughter of a powerful Marcher, knows she should not involve herself in the battle. But when she meets dangerously handsome Wolf Mortimer, who has the gift of second sight, she cannot deny her passions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very sweet...
- De Marie en 07-13-09
De: Virginia Henley
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Wolfblade
- Hythryn Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Jennifer Fallon
- Narrado por: Maggie Mash
- Duración: 25 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Marla Wolfblade of Hythria is determined to restore her family's great name, but conspirators surround her: The Sorcerers' Collective, the Patriots - even members of her own family. She must make sure her son Damin lives to be old enough to restore the Wolfblade name to its former glory. Elezaar the Dwarf is a small man with big secrets - but that doesn't matter to Marla Wolfblade. Her brother is the High Prince of Hythria, and, in this fiercely patriarchal society, her fate will be decided on his whim.
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1 out of 5 stars
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unless you enjoy pedophiles and child molesters..
- De Cheri en 11-11-14
De: Jennifer Fallon
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Push Not the River
- De: James Conroyd Martin
- Narrado por: Dawn Harvey
- Duración: 19 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 174
Push Not the River is the rich story of Poland in the late 1700's - a time of heartache and turmoil as the country's once peaceful people are torn apart by neighboring countries and divided loyalties. It is then, at the young and vulnerable age of seventeen, that Lady Anna Maria Berezowska loses both of her parents and must leave the only home she has ever known.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Save your time; buy something else.
- De AMS en 10-22-15
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The Ramayana, one of the world's greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant retelling, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni places Sita at the center of the novel: This is Sita's version. The Forest of Enchantments is also a very human story of some of the other women in the epic, often misunderstood and relegated to the margins: Kaikeyi, Surpanakha, Mandodari.
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Set during the partition of British India in 1947, a time when neighbor was pitted against neighbor and families were torn apart, award-winning author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel brings to life the sweeping story of three sisters caught up in events beyond their control, their unbreakable bond, and their incredible struggle against powerful odds.
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Rakhi, a young painter and single mother, is struggling to come to terms with her relationship with ex-husband Sonny, a hip Bay Area DJ, and with her dreamteller mother, who has rarely spoken about her past or her native India. Rakhihas her hands full, juggling a creative dry spell, raising her daughter, and trying to save the Berkeley teahouse she and her best friend Belle own. But greater challenges are to come.
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From the award-winning author of Mistress of Spices, the best-selling novel about the extraordinary bond between two women, and the family secrets and romantic jealousies that threaten to tear them apart.
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Orphaned at birth, 17-year-old Korobi Roy is the scion of a distinguished Kolkata family and has enjoyed a privileged, sheltered childhood with her adoring grandparents. But she is troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents’ death and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: the love note she found hidden in her mother's book of poetry. Korobi dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents’, and it seems her wish has come true when she meets the charming Rajat, the only son of a high-profile business family....
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Anju and Sudha formed an astounding, almost psychic connection during their childhood in India. When Anju invites Sudha, a single mother in Calcutta, to come live with her and her husband, Sunil, in California, Sudha foolishly accepts, knowing full well that Sunil has long desired her. As Sunil's attraction rises to the surface, the trio must struggle to make sense of the freedoms of America - and of the ties that bind them to India and to one another.
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Vine of desire
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Arranged Marriage: Stories
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From the story of a young bride whose fairy-tale vision of California is shattered when her husband is murdered and she must face the future on her own, to a proud middle-aged divorced woman determined to succeed in San Francisco, Divakaruni's award-winning poetry fuses here with prose for the first time to create 11 devastating portraits of women on the verge of an unforgettable transformation.
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Horrible Fake Indian Accent!
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One Amazing Thing
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3 out of 5 stars
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Daughters of the Sun
- Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire
- De: Ira Mukhoty
- Narrado por: Shernaz Patel
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
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In 1526, when the nomadic Timurid warrior-scholar Babur rode into Hindustan, his wives, sisters, daughters, aunts and distant female relatives travelled with him. These women would help establish a dynasty and empire that would rule India for the next 200 years and become a byword for opulence and grandeur. In Daughters of the Sun, we meet remarkable characters like Khanzada Begum who, at 65, rode on horseback through 750 kilometres of icy passes and unforgiving terrain to parley on behalf of her nephew, Humayun....
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Repetitive Content
- De Sharmistha en 07-18-22
De: Ira Mukhoty
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The Secrets Between Us
- A Novel
- De: Thrity Umrigar
- Narrado por: Sneha Mathan
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,703
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Bhima, the unforgettable main character of Thrity Umrigar’s beloved national best seller, The Space Between Us, returns in this triumphant sequel - a poignant and compelling novel in which the former servant struggles against the circumstances of class and misfortune to forge a new path for herself and her granddaughter in modern India. Poor and illiterate, Bhima had faithfully worked for the Dubash family, an upper-middle-class Parsi household, for more than 20 years.
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A heart-wrenching story/sequel
- De Slopeggy en 08-17-18
De: Thrity Umrigar
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The Unknown Errors of Our Lives
- Stories
- De: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Narrado por: Deepti Gupta
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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In nine poignant stories spiked with humor and intelligence, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni captures lives at crossroad moments - caught between past and present, home and abroad, tradition, and fresh experience. A widow in California, recently arrived from India, struggles to adapt to a world in which neighbors are strangers and her domestic skills are deemed superfluous in the award-winning "Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Catalyst for introspection on life.
- De amanda shelton en 11-14-21
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Kaikeyi
- A Novel
- De: Vaishnavi Patel
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
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So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on legends of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good effort but dissappointing
- De Purva en 08-17-22
De: Vaishnavi Patel
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Rebel Queen
- A Novel
- De: Michelle Moran
- Narrado por: Sneha Mathan
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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When the British Empire sets its sights on India in the mid-nineteenth century, it expects a quick and easy conquest. India is fractured and divided into kingdoms, each independent and wary of one another, seemingly no match for the might of the English. But when they arrive in the Kingdom of Jhansi, the British army is met with a surprising challenge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining
- De Riverderby en 04-29-15
De: Michelle Moran
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The Space Between Us
- De: Thrity Umrigar
- Narrado por: Purva Bedi
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,094
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Best-selling author Thrity Umrigar won the Nieman Fellowship and earned a finalist spot for the PEN/Beyond Margins award with The Space Between Us. Set in modern-day India, this evocative novel follows upper-middle-class Parsi housewife Sera Dubash and 65-year-old illiterate household worker Bhima as they make their way through life. Though separated by their stations in life, the two women share bonds of womanhood that prove far stronger than the divisions of class or culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Story that stays with you
- De gardener97 en 04-25-15
De: Thrity Umrigar
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The Twentieth Wife
- De: Indu Sundaresan
- Narrado por: Sneha Mathan
- Duración: 14 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,267
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An enchanting historical epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India's most controversial empresses, a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles and whose love shaped the course of the Mughal Empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exquisite Exposition
- De Pamela en 05-10-07
De: Indu Sundaresan
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Last Queen
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- Sushmitha.Sirangu
- 05-02-23
Such a great book, Loved it.Its a must read .
Not much is known about Jind Kaur , this book is a must read for all people of Indian origin to learn about this clever courageous woman and the bloody history of our internal wars and the British looting our wealth and we'll being.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-23
Fabulous narration and story!
Chitra, Banerjee is a truly prolific writer. The story just carries you through the turbulence and the glory, the magnificence and the amazing history of magical India. The narration is superb. The artist who narrates is one of the biggest selling points as well, for choosing to listen to this magnificent book. I recommend it highly to everyone.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-04-23
A super Queen And a super Mom
Great book excellent dipction of history and an amazing journey of a mother a queen and a patriotic Soul
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- docaneal@aol.com
- 08-13-23
Incredible story
Incredible story of a Queen’s love of country and a mother’s love of son. An excellently written novel. I highly recommend if you would like to appreciate British colonization more.
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- L
- 09-16-23
Incredible
Ms. Divakaruni never disappoints in taking me on a beautiful, soulful, treturous journey. Once again highlighting the brave and courageous warrior women of India. Thank you and to Ms. Mathan, it is a pleasure to go on these journeys with you as well.
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- Kamal Singh
- 12-08-22
One of the best books on Rani Jinda
Being non-Punjabi, the author did a splendid job in writing a book on Rani Jinda/Sikh Empire. The author keeps you engaged from beginning to end, a very touching and emotional story. Beautifully narrated by Sneha Mathan. She has done full justice to the narration. without Ms. Mathan this audible would have been incomplete. If you are interested in the history of the Sikh Empire, the role of Maharani Jinda after the passing of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and the British rule in Punjab you must listen/read this book. Highly recommended.
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- Nora S
- 06-14-23
Enjoyed
Amazing history about strong characters . The history and details were wonderful, painful at times too.
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- irene sorokin
- 10-05-23
Excelente Historia
Muy bien relatada. La narradora espectacular. Aunque hay muchos nombres en realidad la historia te lleva a las diferentes etapas del libro de una manera extraordinaria.
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- camille hobbs
- 01-21-23
The last Queen
Did not use a lot of common sense in making decisions for her country
Granted she was very young and naive
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- JO LENORA
- 12-08-23
Enthralling story
Interesting from start to finish. The story is rich with human courage, written with skill, full of heart.
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