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  The Last Great Dance on Earth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 743min

  The Last Great Dance on Earth is the triumphant final volume of Sandra Gulland's beloved trilogy based on the life of Josephine Bonaparte. When the novel opens, Josephine and Napoleon have been married for four tumultuous years. Napoleon is Josephine's great love, and she his. But their passionate union is troubled from within, as Josephine is unable to produce an heir, and from without, as England makes war against France and Napoleon's Corsican clan makes war against his wife. Through Josephine's heartfelt diary entries, we witness the personal betrayals and political intrigues that will finally drive them apart, culminating in Josephine's greatest tragedy: her divorce from Napoleon and his exile to Elba. The Last Great Dance on Earth is historical fiction on a grand scale and the stirring conclusion to an unforgettable love story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kim Handysides. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/031184/bk_adbl_031184_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The House Girl: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 882min

  Two remarkable women, separated by more than a century, whose lives unexpectedly intertwine.... The year is 2004: Lina Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on a historic class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the descendants of American slaves. The year is 1852: Josephine is a 17-year-old house slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia tobacco farm - an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell. It is through her father, renowned artist Oscar Sparrow, that Lina discovers a controversy rocking the art world: Art historians now suspect that the revered paintings of Lu Anne Bell, an antebellum artist known for her humanizing portraits of the slaves who worked her Virginia tobacco farm, were actually the work of her house slave, Josephine. A descendant of Josephine's would be the perfect face for the lawsuit - if Lina can find one. But nothing is known about Josephine's fate following Lu Anne Bell's death in 1852. In piecing together Josephine's story, Lina embarks on a journey that will lead her to question her own life, including the full story of her mother's mysterious death 20 years before. Alternating between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York, this searing tale of art and history, love, and secrets explores what it means to repair a wrong, and asks whether truth can be more important than justice. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bahni Turpin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003279/bk_harp_003279_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 876min

  In this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, Sandra Gulland has created a novel of immense and magical proportions. We meet Josephine in the exotic and lush Martinico, where an old island woman predicts that one day she will be queen. The journey from the remote village of her birth to the height of European elegance is long, but Josephine's fortune proves to be true. By way of fictionalized diary entries, we traverse her early years as she marries her one true love, bears his children, and is left betrayed, widowed, and penniless. It is Josephine's extraordinary charm, cunning, and will to survive that catapults her to the heart of society, where she meets Napoleon, whose destiny will prove to be irrevocably intertwined with hers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kim Handysides. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/031186/bk_adbl_031186_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Lost Children , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 408min

  A little boy appears in Josephine's garden. He disappears just as mysteriously.Twelve-year-old Josephine Russing lives alone with her father. Mr. Russing is a distant, cold man, best known for his insistence that every member of their town wear gloves at all times. One day, Josephine meets an odd, silent boy named Fargus who mysteriously disappears. Trying to find him, Josephine soon finds herself in another world called Gulm, which is ruled by the "Master", a terrifying villain who has taken all of the town's children. With Fargus by her side and joined by his fiery friend Ida, Josephine tries to return to the safety of home. As the trio attempts to evade the Master, they encounter numerous adventures and discover the surprising truth about the land of Gulm and Josephine's own life back home.Praise for the book:“A gently creepy, captivating fantasy about loss, determination, and hope." (Publishers Weekly) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ivy Tara Blair. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/181373/bk_acx0_181373_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Josephine , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 783min

  When, in 1804, Josephine Bonaparte knelt before her husband Napoleon to receive the imperial diadem, few in the vast crowd of onlookers were aware of the dark secrets hidden behind the imperial facade. To her subjects she appeared to be the most favored woman in France: alluring, wealthy, and with the devoted love of a remarkable husband who was the conqueror of Europe. In actuality Josephine's life was far darker, for her celebrated allure was fading, her wealth was compromised by massive debt, and her marriage was corroded by infidelity and abuse. Josephine's life story was as turbulent as the age, an era of revolution and social upheaval, of the guillotine and of frenzied hedonism. With telling psychological depth and compelling literary grace, Carolly Erickson brings the complex, charming, ever resilient Josephine to life in this memorable portrait, one that carries the reader from the sensual richness of her childhood in the tropics to her final lonely days at Malmaison. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: S. Patricia Bailey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001267/bk_blak_001267_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Mamas' Drama , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 455min

  Inspired by a true story, Mamas' Drama takes place from 1929 to 2004. It shares four generations' experiences as they move through the "mama's baby, daddy's maybe" condition (occurs when the identity of the father is questionable). This story begins in Harriman, Tennessee, when Josephine Stewart is an innocent eight-year-old. Josephine cherishes her daddy, Thomas, Sr. Her mama, Millie, reveals to her that Thomas is not her biological father, as she was born from her extramarital affair with the mayor of the small town. This turns Josephine's world upside down. The Stewart family is forced to migrate to Columbus, Ohio, in 1934. Josephine later marries an older man - George Price - who is the love of her life. Their marriage soon becomes challenged by extramarital relationships. Nine children are born to the Price family, including those who result from Josephine's indiscretions. Josephine decides to keep the fathers' identities a secret. Daughter Suzette, who feels she is a product of her mother's indiscretions, seeks to find the truth about her biological father. Suzette's siblings taunt her, and both family and outsiders tell her she is not George's child. Suzette becomes driven to break the generational "mama's baby, daddy's maybe" curse and marries and gives birth to a son, Devon. Devon becomes a single dad while in college. The death of a family member and a friend's murder capture your emotions while listening to this intriguing novel. Mamas' Drama is a universal story and is realistic historical fiction at its best! Compelling and inspiring, it weaves the actions and consequences of guilt and shame. Emotions become unbridled as this poignant, yet sometimes humorous, book cries out stories most people only whisper. Healing, forgiveness, love, and redemption lie within these words for those directly and indirectly affected by this game called life. Secrets or lies? You decide! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nanette Marie, full cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/047392/bk_acx0_047392_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Crescent Spy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 622min

  Writing under a man's name, Josephine Breaux is the finest reporter at Washington's Morning Clarion. Using her wit and charm, she never fails to get the scoop on the latest Union and Confederate activities. But when a rival paper reveals her true identity, accusations of treason fly. Despite her claims of loyalty to the Union, she is arrested as a spy and traitor. To Josephine's surprise, she's whisked away to the White House, where she learns that President Lincoln himself wishes to use her cunning and skill for a secret mission in New Orleans that could hasten the end of the war. For Josephine, though, this mission threatens to open old wounds and expose dangerous secrets. In the middle of the most violent conflict the country has ever seen, can one woman overcome the treacherous secrets of her past in order to secure her nation's future? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rosemary Benson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/007591/bk_brll_007591_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  While the World Is Still Asleep: The Century Trilogy, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 852min

  It isn't easy for a woman to cut loose in 1890s Berlin. But the winds of change are blowing, and nothing can stop Josephine from pursuing her dreams. After the tragic death of her little brother, Josephine travels to the Black Forest to heal. There she discovers a feeling of freedom astride a brand-new invention called the "velocipede". The very idea of a woman on a bicycle is beyond taboo - it is indecent and even illegal - but Josephine will not be deterred. She simply needs to find a way to ride without provoking a scandal. Back home, Josephine has the brilliant idea of riding under cover of night, while the world is still asleep. But Berlin's streets are dangerous, especially on a bicycle. Can Josephine's fighting heart help her overcome the obstacles in her path? Will the passion she feels for this new adventure lead her toward true love? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Teri Clark Linden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/007855/bk_brll_007855_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Last Woman Standing: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 560min

  Two decades after the Civil War, Josephine Marcus, the teenage daughter of Jewish immigrants, is lured west with the promise of marriage to Johnny Behan, one of Arizona's famous lawmen. She leaves her San Francisco home to join Behan in Tombstone, Arizona, a magnet for miners (and outlaws) attracted by the silver boom. Though united by the glint of metal, Tombstone is plagued by divided loyalties: between Confederates and Unionists, Lincoln Republicans and Democrats. But when the silver-tongued Behan proves unreliable, it is legendary frontiersman Wyatt Earp who emerges as Josephine's match. As the couple's romance sparks, Behan's jealousy ignites a rivalry destined for the history books.... At once an epic account of an improbable romance and a retelling of an iconic American tale, The Last Woman Standing recalls the famed gunfight at the O.K. Corral through the eyes of a spunky heroine who sought her happy ending in a lawless outpost - with a fierce will and an unflagging spirit. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Foster. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/008154/bk_brll_008154_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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• Napoleon

  'Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial Times A revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for our own time, exploring his love of nature and the gardens that gave his revolutionary life its light and shade. Napoleon's gardens range from his childhood olive groves in Corsica, to Josephine's menageries in Paris, to the walled garden of Hougoumont at the battle of Waterloo, and ultimately to St Helena, where he could sit and scan the sea in his final months. In this innovative biography, Ruth Scurr follows the dramatic trajectory of Napoleon's life through the land he cultivated and that offered him retreat from the manifold frustrations of war and politics. Seen through the eyes of those who knew him in the shade of his gardens, Napoleon emerges a giant figure made human - both as the Emperor hunting for glory and the man in an old straw hat, leaning on his spade. 'Immensely satisfying and captivating... Charming and intelligent' Andrew Roberts, TLS 'Grippingly original' The Times 'A delight to read' Daily Telegraph * A Book of the Year in The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph and History Today *

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