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Classic Women's Short Stories (Unabridged Selections)
- By: Katherine Mansfield, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd, Liza Ross, Teresa Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
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Five stories from influential women writers of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. New Zealand-born Katherine Mansfield settled in England where she wrote a series of short stories that are widely recognized as among the finest of the 20th century for their economy, clarity, sensitivity and effect. "The Garden Party" is one of her most famous, while "Daughters of the Late Colonel" shows a wonderful sense of wit.
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Classic Women's Short Stories (Unabridged Selections)
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd, Liza Ross, Teresa Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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The Franchise Affair
- By: Josephine Tey
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Marion Sharpe and her mother seem an unlikely duo to be found on the wrong side of the law. Quiet and ordinary, they have led a peaceful and unremarkable life at their country home, The Franchise. Unremarkable that is, until the police turn up with a demure young woman on their doorstep.Not only does Betty Kane accuse them of kidnap and abuse, she can back up her claim with a detailed description of the attic room in which she was kept, right down to the crack in its round window.
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Well-paced and intriguing
- By Knucklebones on 23-07-11
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The Franchise Affair
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Series: Inspector Alan Grant, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-05-11
- Language: English
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South Riding
- By: Winifred Holtby
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
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In this rich and memorable evocation of the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire are the lives, loves and sorrows of the central characters. There is Sarah Burton, fiery young headmistress; Robert Carne of Maythorpe Hall, a councillor tormented by his own disastrous marriage; Jo Astell, a socialist fighting poverty and his own illness; and Mrs Beddows, the first woman Alderman of the district (like Winifred's own mother).
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South Riding re-visited
- By Painter on 08-12-10
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South Riding
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 14-10-09
- Language: English
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Three Letters
- By: Josephine Cox
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
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Eight-year-old Casey’s mother, Ruth, is a cruel woman with a weakness for other women’s husbands. Casey’s father is gentle and hard-working and, though Tom Denton has long suspected his wife of having sordid affairs, he has chosen to turn a blind eye to keep the peace. But then Tom’s world is completely shattered when he receives two bits of devastating news. Because of this, Tom realises that from now on their lives must change, forever. A broken man, Tom is made to fight for his son, determined to keep him safe.
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Loved it 😊
- By Kindle Customer on 01-08-21
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Three Letters
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-03-12
- Language: English
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Brat Farrar
- By: Josephine Tey
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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A stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family’s sizeable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick’s mannerisms, appearance and every significant detail of Patrick’s early life, up to his 13th year when he disappeared and was thought to have drowned himself.
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Couldn't stop listening
- By Seagull on 04-02-15
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Brat Farrar
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-09-11
- Language: English
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Francis I
- The Maker of Modern France
- By: Leonie Frieda
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Francis I (1494-1547) was inconstant, amorous, hotheaded and flawed. Yet he was also arguably the most significant king that France ever had. This is his story. A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himself as the first Renaissance king, a man who was the exemplar of courtly and civilised behaviour throughout Europe. A courageous and heroic warrior, he was also a keen aesthete, an accomplished diplomat and an energetic ruler who turned his country into a force to be reckoned with.
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Couldn't turn it off
- By MarkG on 21-04-21
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Francis I
- The Maker of Modern France
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-03-18
- Language: English
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Over the Gate
- Fairacre Series, Book 4
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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From an unusual weight-losing recipe found in an old notebook - and used with alarming consequences - to the queen of copy-cats who drives her neighbour mad with anger, Over The Gate is a hugely entertaining collection of tales from Fairacre, past and present.
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Old England
- By Mark&Charlotte on 25-04-24
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Over the Gate
- Fairacre Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Series: Fairacre, Book 4
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 15-04-08
- Language: English
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Queen Bees
- Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars - A Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition
- By: Siân Evans
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs
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Queen Bees looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax. Told with wit, verve and heart, Queen Bees is the story of a form of societal revolution and the extraordinary women who helped it happen.
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Educational and Informative!
- By Fiona on 06-12-16
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Queen Bees
- Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars - A Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: English
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Farther Afield
- Fairacre Series, Book 6
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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"No matter how devoted, dedicated, conscientious and altogether noble a teacher is, I feel pretty sure that each and everyone feels the same sense of freedom and relief from her chains when the end of term arrives...." So it is for Miss Read - but on the very first day of the long summer holiday she falls and breaks her arm. Instantly, all her plans for the holidays are in tatters. But Miss Read's friend, Amy, comes up with a plan: and so it is that the two of them leave Fairacre for the island of Crete.
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Another lovely listen, with one snag
- By Jay on 21-01-24
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Farther Afield
- Fairacre Series, Book 6
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Series: Fairacre, Book 6
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 07-08-08
- Language: English
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A Woman’s Fortune
- By: Josephine Cox
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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In the middle of the night, Evie is torn away from her beloved home and close-knit community as her family run away to the south. Her father's luck has finally run out, but what should mark a hopeful new beginning is just the start of young Evie’s troubles. With the weight of her family's future on her shoulders, Evie has no one to turn to. Her mother, worn down by life, runs off with a new man, and with her grandmother's sight failing, it's left to Evie to earn their keep and run the house. Holding her family together is only made harder when tragedy strikes at its heart.
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Bit dull
- By prudence olivia kemp on 06-06-20
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A Woman’s Fortune
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 28-06-18
- Language: English
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Christmas at Fairacre
- No Holly For Miss Quinn, The Christmas Mouse
- By: Miss Read
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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From an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve in "The Christmas Mouse" to an unwanted change of plan in "No Holly For Miss Quinn", Miss Read recounts some of the most memorable Christmas events where often, despite best-laid plans, things do not always go as expected.For heart-warming reading there is no writer to rival Miss Read, and this charming collection of Christmas tales is packed with unforgettable characters, enchanting stories and festive cheer.
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Middle of the Road.
- By Indie Cole on 31-10-12
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Christmas at Fairacre
- No Holly For Miss Quinn, The Christmas Mouse
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-10-10
- Language: English
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The Camomile Lawn
- By: Mary Wesley
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Summer 1939 and five cousins gather at the house with the camomile lawn for what, for many of them, will be the last summer of their youth.
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As good as I remembered
- By Jockette61 on 28-11-13
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The Camomile Lawn
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 07-06-11
- Language: English
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Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- By: Jane Ridley
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
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Entertaining and different, this is an enjoyable study of a flawed yet characterful Prince of Wales seen through the eyes of the women in his life. Edward Vll, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age and died in 1911, was King of England for the final 10 years of his life. He was 59 when at last he came to the throne. Known as Bertie, the eldest son of Victoria and Albert, he was bullied by both his parents.
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Excellent narration
- By Knucklebones on 17-02-13
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Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 11-09-12
- Language: English
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A Time to Remember
- By: Josephine Cox
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Maureen Bancroft has never learned the art of putting herself first. As a widow with a gentle temperament and humble ways, she’s been easy to take advantage of. All that changes when an unexpected windfall comes her way. Determined to make up for lost time, she decides to take a holiday and, needing a companion, looks up her friend Barbara Hayle. Glamorous, and with a successful career on the stage, Barbara seems to be everything that Maureen is not. But things aren’t as they seem, and what starts out as a nostalgic trip between friends becomes something different altogether.
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Loved it 😊
- By Kindle Customer on 19-10-22
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A Time to Remember
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 17-03-22
- Language: English
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The Sunrise
- By: Victoria Hislop
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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In the summer of 1972, Famagusta, in Cyprus, is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple open the island's most spectacular hotel, where Greek and Turkish Cypriots work in harmony. Two neighbouring families, the Georgious and the Özkans, are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest and ethnic violence elsewhere on the island. But beneath the city's façade of glamour and success, tension is building.
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OK
- By Ms on 17-10-14
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The Sunrise
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-09-14
- Language: English
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Village School
- Fairacre Series, Book 1
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 5 hrs
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Fairacre is a village of cottages, a church and the school, and at the heart of the school, its head mistress, Miss Read. Through her discerning eye, we meet the villagers of Fairacre and see their trials and tribulations, from the irascible school cleaner Mrs. Pringle, to the young school children, with their scraped knees, hopeful faces, and inevitable mischief.
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happy reminder of my childhood
- By margaret on 15-03-22
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Village School
- Fairacre Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Series: Fairacre, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs
- Release date: 15-08-06
- Language: English
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Since He Went Away
- By: Marie Joseph
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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It is New Year's Eve 1936 when Wesley Battersby leaves his pretty wife Amy to go and live with Clara Marsden. Ashamed and frightened, Amy struggles with loneliness and hardship while Wesley is spending his money on buying the love of the flighty Clara. But Amy's warmth and vitality win her friends who give her renewed courage and confidence.
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Since He Went Away
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 04-08-11
- Language: English
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Torchwood: First Born
- By: James Goss
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Kai Owen, Joe Jameson, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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Gwen and Rhys are on the run. Rhys was hoping this meant a windswept cottage on a cliff top, but he’s had to settle for a miserable caravan in the isolated village of Rawbone. With the locals taking an unhealthy interest in their daughter, Gwen and Rhys start to realise that something is very wrong. As they uncover the village’s terrible past, Gwen discovers that Torchwood will never leave her behind, and now she and Rhys stand alone in defence of the Earth. And the children of Rawbone can only bring her closer to the secret forces that want her out of the way.
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gripping right to the end
- By Amazon Customer on 23-09-20
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Torchwood: First Born
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Kai Owen, Joe Jameson, Carole Boyd, Michael Stevens, Susie Riddell
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 08-11-11
- Language: English
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Cleopatra
- A Life
- By: Stacy Schiff
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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Cleopatra’s palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. Stacy Schiff boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order, a generation before the birth of Christ.
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Excellent for studying Cleo
- By Souzan on 10-04-13
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Cleopatra
- A Life
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-08-11
- Language: English
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England, Arise
- The People, the King, and the Great Revolt of 1381
- By: Juliet Barker
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
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The dramatic and shocking events of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 are to be the backdrop to Juliet Barker's latest book: a snapshot of what everyday life was like for ordinary people living in the middle ages. The same highly successful techniques she deployed in Agincourt and Conquest will this time be brought to bear on civilian society.
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Much more than a history of the Peasant's Revolt
- By Jim on 06-12-14
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England, Arise
- The People, the King, and the Great Revolt of 1381
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-10-14
- Language: English
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