Middle Eastern Historical Fiction
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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels
- De: Kenneth E. Bailey
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 16 h y 26 m
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Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women, and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context.
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One of the best resources on Jesus EVER
- De Arthur Sippo en 21-04-20
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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 16 h y 26 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-04-20
- Idioma: Inglés
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Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women, and especially Jesus' parables....
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Where the Sun Rises
- A story of feminine courage and friendship
- De: Suzanne Strong
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 6 h y 55 m
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Kurdish Syria, 2014. Karin longs to fight for her freedom. Except she’s forced to stay home while her brother heads into battle and ISIS advances. But when death and destruction arrive at the city gates, Karin shoulders her rifle and prepares to engage. Roza aches for the peaceful life of a wife and mother. But when she loses her husband in mortar fire, her grief drives her into the female militia to defend her family. Her rage only grows when she discovers her friend's sister has been captured by ISIS. Fighting side-by-side with their fellow sisters, Karin and Roza launch a daring and ...
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Where the Sun Rises
- A story of feminine courage and friendship
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 6 h y 55 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-05-25
- Idioma: Inglés
- Kurdish Syria, 2014. Karin longs to fight for her freedom. Except she’s forced to stay home while her brother heads into battle and ISIS advances...
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The City of Brass
- A Novel
- De: S. A. Chakraborty
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 20 h y 1 m
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Library Journal | Vulture | The Verge | SYFYWire Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty perfect for fans of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern...
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it's a love/hate thing
- De Zahai en 28-02-18
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The City of Brass
- A Novel
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Serie: The Daevabad Trilogy, Libro 1
- Duración: 20 h y 1 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 14-11-17
- Idioma: Inglés
- NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Library Journal | Vulture | The Verge | SYFYWire Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty perfect for fans of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern...
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Against the Loveless World
- A Novel
- De: Susan Abulhawa
- Narrado por: Susan Abulhawa
- Duración: 13 h y 10 m
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Arab American Book Award Winner 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalist 2020 Athenaeum Literary Award Finalist 2020 Palestine Book Awards Winner Longlisted for Rathbones Folio Prize “Susan Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior; she looks into the darkest crevices of lives, conflicts...
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Don’t narrate your own books!
- De Sara en 21-11-20
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Against the Loveless World
- A Novel
- Narrado por: Susan Abulhawa
- Duración: 13 h y 10 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 25-08-20
- Idioma: Inglés
- Arab American Book Award Winner 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalist 2020 Athenaeum Literary Award Finalist 2020 Palestine Book Awards Winner Longlisted for Rathbones Folio Prize “Susan Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior; she looks into the darkest crevices of lives, conflicts...
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Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Martin Bunton
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 4 h y 9 m
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The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence - a modern territorial contest between two nations and one geographical territory.Providing a clear and fair exploration of the main issues, Bunton explores not only the historical basis of the conflict, but also looks at how and why partition has been so difficult and how efforts to restore peace continue today.
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Even-handed.
- De Tom Judge en 15-11-23
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Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 4 h y 9 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-06-21
- Idioma: Inglés
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The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, a modern territorial contest between two nations....
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The David Chronicles
- Trilogy
- De: Uvi Poznansky
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 24 h y 58 m
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From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes an epic historical fiction trilogy with a modern twist: Volume I: Rise to Power Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before: from the king himself, telling the unofficial version, the one he never allowed his court scribes to recount. Rooted in ancient lore, his is a surprisingly modern memoir. Volume II: A Peek at Bathsheba The most torrid tale of passion ever told: David's forbidden love for Bathsheba, and his attempt to cover up the scandal. Will he muster the strength needed to protect her and save their son from ...
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Trilogy to be treasured and listened to repeatedly
- De Apple Girl en 17-05-25
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The David Chronicles
- Trilogy
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 24 h y 58 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 19-03-25
- Idioma: Inglés
- From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes an epic historical fiction trilogy with a modern twist: Volume I: Rise to Power Here is the...
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A Hundred Sweet Promises
- De: Sepehr Haddad
- Narrado por: Tim Fearon
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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A family secret revealed 40 years ago by a grandmother to her grandson is now an acclaimed Russian historical fiction novel. A Hundred Sweet Promises is the tale of the author’s grandfather, Nasrosoltan, a famed composer, who on the eve of World War I travels from Persia to Russia to study classical music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with such masters as Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Historical romance
- De AudioBookReviewer en 21-06-21
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A Hundred Sweet Promises
- Narrado por: Tim Fearon
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-06-21
- Idioma: Inglés
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A family secret revealed 40 years ago by a grandmother to her grandson is now an acclaimed Russian historical fiction novel. A Hundred Sweet Promises is the tale of the author’s grandfather, Nasrosoltan, a famed composer....
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Forbidden Love
- Historical Romance of Rabia Balkhi. Based OnTrue Story
- De: Farid Mostamand
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
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A Tale of Passion, Poetry, and Rebellion in 10th-Century Persia In the grand palace of Balkh, where power is absolute and tradition unyielding, Rabia bint Ka‘b—a noblewoman of striking intellect and beauty—dares to dream beyond the gilded cage of her birth. A gifted poetess, she weaves verses of love and longing, secretly pouring her heart onto parchment. But when her heart finds its true muse in Baktash, a captured Turkish warrior, their love becomes a crime punishable by death. Baktash, once a slave in the palace, rises to power as a commander, his unwavering spirit earning the ...
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Forbidden Love
- Historical Romance of Rabia Balkhi. Based OnTrue Story
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-04-25
- Idioma: Inglés
- A Tale of Passion, Poetry, and Rebellion in 10th-Century Persia In the grand palace of Balkh, where power is absolute and tradition unyielding, ...
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Kingdom Armenia Vol. 1: Rise of Tigran the Great
- Part 1: The Road to Parthia
- De: Harry Gazarian
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
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In 1st century B.C. Mesopotamia, the authority of the Parthian Empire has reached the northern side of the River Euphrates. Farther west, the Roman Republic’s influence is continuing to expand into Asia-Minor. For the smaller Kingdoms like Armenia that stand between these towering eagles, it is a constant struggle for the very existence of their countries and cultures… Prince Tigran of Armenia and his friends have reached manhood and will soon be in need of all the skills learned from the Royal Guard and their mentor, Captain Harat. Tigran grapples between his affinity for Parthia, ...
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Good story. Bad narrator
- De Abu Kizkaga en 11-12-25
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Kingdom Armenia Vol. 1: Rise of Tigran the Great
- Part 1: The Road to Parthia
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 03-04-25
- Idioma: Inglés
- In 1st century B.C. Mesopotamia, the authority of the Parthian Empire has reached the northern side of the River Euphrates. Farther west, the Roman...
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City of Spies
- De: Sorayya Khan
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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Eleven-year-old Aliya Shah lives a double life in Islamabad, Pakistan - at home with her Pakistani father and Dutch mother, and at the American School, where Aliya tries to downplay that she is a "half-and-half." But when a hit-and-run driver kills the son of the family's servant, Sadiq, who is also Aliya's dear friend, her world is turned upside down. After she discovers the truth behind the tragedy - a terrible secret that burdens her heart - her conflicted loyalties are tested as never before.
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Beautifully written and narrated
- De Wayne en 05-11-17
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City of Spies
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 19-09-17
- Idioma: Inglés
- In this intimate coming-of-age story set in the late 1970s, a young girl struggles to make sense of the chaos around her during Pakistan's political upheaval....
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A Favorite Son
- De: Uvi Poznansky
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 1 h y 56 m
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In this plot of mistaken identity, Becky instructs her son to cheat his elderly father Isaac, who is lying on his deathbed. Will Jacob pretend to be that which he is not? Is he ready for the last moment he is going to have with his father? This is a modern twist on a very old story of greed, love, and regrets. It is so much more than a morality tale. Do you find sibling rivalry in adults intriguing? Are you troubled by the notion that the sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children? If so, you will find this story utterly captivating★★★★★ "A lively psychological study of...
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Incredible use of imagery and imagination!
- De Anónimo en 19-02-25
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A Favorite Son
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 1 h y 56 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-06-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- In this plot of mistaken identity, Becky instructs her son to cheat his elderly father Isaac, who is lying on his deathbed. Will Jacob pretend to ...
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The Last Refugee
- De: Zahara Schara
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 6 h y 56 m
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The Last Refugee by Zahara Schara is a powerful and deeply moving novel that spans generations, weaving together the lives of two families forced to flee their homes in search of safety. Elijah, an aging man living a quiet life by the sea in Calais, rarely dwells on his past—on the horrors of fleeing Nazi persecution as a child or the sacrifices that ensured his survival. But when his garden is mysteriously disturbed night after night, he stays awake to catch the culprit, expecting a rabbit. What he discovers instead stirs long-buried memories, forcing him to confront the past he thought ...
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The Last Refugee
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 6 h y 56 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-04-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- The Last Refugee by Zahara Schara is a powerful and deeply moving novel that spans generations, weaving together the lives of two families forced ...
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Adam: The First Man
- A Thrilling and Romantic Bible Adventure
- De: S.R. Buckel
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 2 h y 19 m
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He was the first man, husband, and father. It is said all men have sinned because Adam sinned. But what was Adam really like in those antediluvian days? In this intimate and surprising Bible Character Adventure, we encounter a joyful human who becomes a man of sorrows when he fails to protect his wife from a cunning enemy. In exile, Adam strives to become the man God designed him to be. Yet his every effort and joy are threatened by the great adversary, that serpent of old. When the enemy exploits Cain's jealousy over his younger brother, Adam rises to the challenge, boldly striving to ...
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Adam: The First Man
- A Thrilling and Romantic Bible Adventure
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 2 h y 19 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 28-02-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- He was the first man, husband, and father. It is said all men have sinned because Adam sinned. But what was Adam really like in those antediluvian ...
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A Peek at Bathsheba
- De: Uvi Poznansky
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 7 h y 38 m
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From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a breathtaking historical fiction novel with a modern twist: The most torrid tale of passion ever told: David's forbidden love for Bathsheba, and his attempt to cover up the scandal. Will he muster the strength needed to protect her and save their son from danger? This is volume II of the trilogy The David Chronicles, told candidly by the king himself. David uses modern language, indicating that this is no fairytale. Rather, it is a story that is happening here and now. Listen to his voice as he undergoes a profound change, realizing ...
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The stream of consciousness gave it a more realistic feel.
- De Avid Reader en 17-05-25
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A Peek at Bathsheba
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 7 h y 38 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-06-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a breathtaking historical fiction novel with a modern twist: The most torrid tale of ...
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Rise to Power
- De: Uvi Poznansky
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a captivating historical fiction novel with a modern twist: Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before: from the king himself, telling the unofficial version, the one he never allowed his court scribes to recount. Rooted in ancient lore, his is a surprisingly modern memoir. Notorious for his contradictions, David is seen by others as a gifted court entertainer, a successful captain in Saul’s army, a cunning fugitive, a traitor leading a gang of felons, and a ruthless raider of neighboring towns who leaves no ...
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BRILLIANTLY TOLD STORY
- De M. M. Bishop en 07-03-25
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Rise to Power
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 12-06-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a captivating historical fiction novel with a modern twist: Here is the story of David as ...
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Outcasts
- De: Martin Lake
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 10 h y 59 m
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Bernard and Agnes Montjoy keep an inn in Crusader Jerusalem. Their lives are about to be shattered. Guy, the new King of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, ignores the advice of wiser men and leads his army out of the city to do battle with the great warlord Saladin. Within days the Christian army is annihilated. Triumphant, Saladin leads his warriors towards Jerusalem, determined to win it back for his people. To defend the city there is only one nobleman, Balian of Ibelin, and four knights. In desperation Balian knights thirty ordinary men to lead the defence. Agnes begs Bernard not to ...
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Outcasts
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 10 h y 59 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 21-03-25
- Idioma: Inglés
- Bernard and Agnes Montjoy keep an inn in Crusader Jerusalem. Their lives are about to be shattered. Guy, the new King of the Crusader Kingdom of ...
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The Seal of Sulayman
- A Middle Eastern Djinn Romance
- De: Kyro Dean, Laya V Smith
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
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"A sweeping, breathless romance" and "deliciously twisty" ~Jennifer deBie of Rosie's Book Review Team General Bakr, a half-human djinn warrior, has always felt like an outsider in the magical land of Qaf. Torn from his first love by war, he yearns to feel her touch—to hear her voice and kiss her lips. But the only reason he survived the searing scar across his torso was because a lilith demon made him her pet, and she doesn't like to share. Back at home in the magical kingdom of Shihala, Sheikha Sezan, a djinn princess, is just starting her war. Determined to be more than a marriage token...
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The Seal of Sulayman
- A Middle Eastern Djinn Romance
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 23-04-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- "A sweeping, breathless romance" and "deliciously twisty" ~Jennifer deBie of Rosie's Book Review Team General Bakr, a half-human djinn warrior, has...
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The Pharaoh's Curse
- A slow-burn steampunk mystery adventure
- De: Kyro Dean
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
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There’s a reason the assassin always wins in the end. Why her family always dies. He’s smarter than she is. A mongoose to her cobra. And it doesn’t matter how hard she fights, how desperately she bites. In the end, he’ll eat her up. "Zarina’s journey through ancient Egypt will have your eyes begging for more! 5/5 highly recommended!" Haunted by the curse that has doomed her family for millennia, the last descendant of Ra, Zarina Nefertari, has spent her life on the run in the tombs of steampunk Aegyptus with only her faithful bodyguard by her side. But the desert is only so big, ...
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The Pharaoh's Curse
- A slow-burn steampunk mystery adventure
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-10-25
- Idioma: Inglés
- There’s a reason the assassin always wins in the end. Why her family always dies. He’s smarter than she is. A mongoose to her cobra. And it ...
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Woman of Stones
- A Novella
- De: Meredith Allard
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 3 h y 27 m
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For fans of The Red Tent and The Book of Longings. A lush, evocative reimagining of one of history’s most misunderstood women—a story of desire, judgment, and the radical power of a second chance. In a world governed by the unyielding weight of stone and law, she is a woman caught between two lives. Born into a modest Jewish settlement on the fringes of the powerful Greco-Roman world, her life is mapped out for her until Othniel bar-Ismael, a wealthy merchant from Jerusalem, claims her as his prize. But the transition from a village girl to a fine lady is a gilded cage. Beneath the ...
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Woman of Stones
- A Novella
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 3 h y 27 m
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-04-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- For fans of The Red Tent and The Book of Longings. A lush, evocative reimagining of one of history’s most misunderstood women—a story of desire...
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The Edge of Revolt
- De: Uvi Poznansky
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h
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From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a riveting historical fiction novel with a modern twist: The last thing David expects is that his beloved son will topple him from the throne. The betrayal threatens not only his life but also his legacy. Coming back to power will put Absalom in danger. Is David ready to counter his next move? For now, he remains silent, even as Amnon rapes Tamar, even as Absalom lures Amnon to his death. In families other than his, such crimes may be concealed. But when they occur in the king’s family, they affect matters of the state and force him ...
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The Edge of Revolt
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 23-06-24
- Idioma: Inglés
- From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a riveting historical fiction novel with a modern twist: The last thing David expects is ...
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