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  Born Again

  Sandra Salinas Newton

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  Born Again by Sandra Salinas Newton is a bold and haunting historical fantasy audiobook that blends meticulously researched history with richly imagined fiction, exploring reincarnation, moral corruption, and the enduring consequences of excess across centuries. 
  Narrated with gripping intensity by Sean Anthony, this audiobook delivers a powerful performance that captures the darkness, ambition, and psychological complexity of its central characters. Produced and published by Audiobook Publishing Services, Born Again features immersive background music woven seamlessly throughout the narration—creating a cinematic, movie-like listening experience that brings each era vividly to life. 
  Spanning from the 13th century to the 20th century, the story follows the chilling reincarnations of a malevolent spirit whose unchecked desires shape history itself. Beginning as Malcolm Murray, a physically deformed and socially shunned Scottish priest consumed by lust and devotion to the cult of Dionysus, the soul reemerges centuries later as Diego De Herrera, an Augustinian friar in the Philippines whose extreme religious zeal turns cruel and destructive. Expecting salvation, he is instead reborn as Josef Goebbels, where—armed with forbidden knowledge of his past lives—he consciously embraces power, excess, and manipulation in Nazi Germany. 
  Each incarnation is rooted in historically accurate settings and real events, with physical infirmities that symbolically reflect each character’s fatal flaw. As history unfolds, the audiobook examines how desire, ideology, and unchecked ambition shape destiny—and how excess, whether born of faith, power, or pleasure, always demands a price.

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  The Doctor's Wife

  Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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  This is one of the Victorian “Sensationist” Mary Elizabeth Braddon's many novels (best known among them: “Lady Audley’s Secret”). It is extremely well written, fluid, humorous and, in places, self-mocking: one of the main characters is a Sensation Author. The motifs of the-woman-with-a-secret, adultery, and death are classic “sensationist” material. Yet this is also a self-consciously serious work of literature, taking on various social themes of the day. Specifically, Braddon presents the psychological struggle and cognitive dissonance which are the inevitable plight of the married middle-class woman with a strong sense of self, who is essentially constrained to live the life of her husband. In this, it echoes Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary.”The heroine, Isabel Sleaford, was driven early in her childhood to bury herself in, and develop her sense of self through, romantic novels and poetry. She is thus ill-adapted to the conventional, provincial structures and strictures laid upon her when she marries the very good and adoring, but also boring and unimaginative, Dr. George Gilbert. Isabel forms friendships with men (including her husband's best friend) who are more amenable to her romantic inclinations, and inevitably encounters social condemnation as a result. The book shows how life’s tragedies and the world’s cruel judgments shape Isabel, as she grows more mature, somewhat embittered, but also – true to her nature – beautifully resilient. (Summary by Kirsten Wever)

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  F Scott itzgerald, Sherwood...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In this volume the Jazz Age blossoms with an exuberance of spirit and panache.  Life is for now, the future seems so very far away.  Our American authors bring the decade to life with stories that perhaps could only come to pass in this decade of the United States. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - The 1920's - The Americans - An Introduction 
  02 - Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald 
  03 - Brothers by Sherwood Anderson 
  04 - The Color Out of Space by H P Lovecraft 
  05 - The Great Slave by Zane Grey 
  06 - The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner 
  07 - The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell 
  08 - The Difference by Ellen Glasgow 
  09 - Skulls in the Stars by Robert E Howard 
  10 - The City of Refuge by Rudolph Fisher 
  11 - Spurs by Tod Robbins

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  When We Disappeared

  Elaine Stock

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  1943: When a safe house in Nazi-occupied the Netherlands becomes too dangerous for Edith, she flees. Injured, she meets Erich who promises to take her to his family's home for medical attention. En route she awakens to discover that they've entered Nazi Germany—the last place she wants to be as a Jew. 
   
   
   
  In need of concealing her faith, and with limited choices, Edith becomes the private teacher to Erich's young brothers. Her roommate is a Roma with a tragic past and also hides from the Nazis in plain sight. When the new friends learn that Erich's father is a senior member of the Nazi party, they know it is time to escape. Yet, Nazi patrols complicate their travels. Then, the last person imagined supplies a means to not only leave the house but from the Reich, altogether, though their safety is at risk as they cross several national borders. 
   
   
   
  Following We Shall Not Shatter and Our Daughters' Last Hope, the new friends, brought together by a common enemy, must courageously look into the eyes of evil and begin a gutsy journey to search for their families they've left behind during the war, and to help others through these dark times of prejudice and hatred.

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  The Sorceress Volume 2

  Margaret Oliphant

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  The Sorceress by Margaret Oliphant follows the Kingsward family, centering on Bee and her sister Betty as they navigate love and expectation. Bee’s romance with the widower Aubrey Leigh blossoms during a summer holiday but is soon threatened by a mysterious letter. As doubt and social pressure grow, the story explores love, misunderstanding, and emotional turmoil within a close family circle.

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  The Talisman

  Walter Scott

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  The Talisman by Walter Scott is a captivating historical novel that transports readers to the time of the Crusades, blending adventure, chivalry, and cultural encounter into a richly woven narrative. Set during the Third Crusade, the story brings to life the tensions and alliances between Christian and Muslim forces in the Holy Land, offering both dramatic action and thoughtful insight into honor, leadership, and mutual respect.
  
  At the center of the novel is Sir Kenneth, a brave and noble knight who serves King Richard the Lionheart. Tasked with a critical mission, Sir Kenneth's journey is filled with trials that test his courage, loyalty, and integrity. As he navigates a world shaped by political intrigue and shifting allegiances, he encounters both allies and adversaries whose motives are not always what they seem.
  
  One of the novel's most compelling elements is its portrayal of Saladin, the legendary Muslim leader, who is depicted with dignity, wisdom, and a strong sense of justice. Through the interactions between opposing sides, Scott presents a nuanced view of conflict, emphasizing shared values such as honor and humanity despite cultural and religious differences.
  
  Rich in atmosphere and detail, The Talisman explores themes of bravery, loyalty, and the complexities of war. It also reflects on the ideals of knighthood and the moral challenges faced by those in positions of power. Walter Scott's vivid storytelling and historical imagination create a timeless tale that combines thrilling adventure with deeper reflections on character and cross-cultural understanding.

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