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  Brothers and Kings

  Dennis Santaniello

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  Dive into 'Brothers and Kings,' the first electrifying chapter of the Conquistadors Trilogy. Set against the backdrop of 1530s Peru, this tale intertwines the fates of King Manco Inca and the ambitious Pizarro Brothers in a powerful narrative of resistance and conquest. 
  Witness a time where loyalty clashes with greed, and every decision can tip the scales of history. Crafted for enthusiasts of gripping historical dramas, this book promises a journey rich with authenticity and suspense. If you're captivated by Bernard Cornwell, 'Brothers and Kings' will seize your imagination. 
  Embrace a story that's not just read, but experienced—a vivid leap into a pivotal epoch that shaped the New World.

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  Madame Sorel's Lodger

  Tracy Wise

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  A tormented artist arrives in a village in southern France to begin painting again. He stands before a house with blue shutters, hoping the change of scenery and brilliant colors of the countryside will calm the buzzing in his mind. 
  Madame Sorel, a formidable widow, runs a respectable and orderly boarding house. She finds this artist puzzling. Weighed down with canvas, easel, and a sailcloth bag filled with brushes and paints, he hurries out in his shabby clothing each morning, leaving a trace of footprints on the dusty street. His presence stirs something in her, something held back for many years. 
  Others in the village befriend the Artist, including Gretchen, the young housekeeper guided by her tender feelings for the painter, and Luc, the salt-of-the-earth farmer who hides his demons behind amiability and hard work. No one understands the Artist--what he sees, how he paints, or why he stays--and their confusion increases as he becomes increasing erratic, plagued by forces growing out of his control. As his time in the village hurtles toward a stunning, fateful end, all those touched by his visions are altered forever. 
  A bold exploration of the encompassing drive of creativity, the power of art, and the bonds of community and friendship, MADAME SOREL'S LODGER explores what it means to follow or hide your heart and how these choices, in the end, are what make us human.

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  Gandamak's Fury: The Road from...

  Gaurav Garg

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  The year is 1842. The British Empire’s bold venture into Afghanistan has dissolved into a horrific nightmare. After installing the unpopular Shah Shuja Durrani on the throne in Kabul, the occupying forces under the inept command of General Elphinstone find themselves besieged, their political envoy Sir William Macnaghten brutally murdered by Wazir Akbar Khan, leader of the Afghan resistance. 
  Forced into a humiliating capitulation, the sixteen thousand souls of the British column – soldiers, sepoys, and a vast multitude of civilian camp followers – begin their infamous winter retreat. "Gandamak's Fury: The Road from Kabul" charts this catastrophic journey, a ninety-mile exodus from the Afghan capital towards the distant hope of Jalalabad, a path that would become a byword for military disaster. 
  "Gandamak's Fury: The Road from Kabul" is an unflinching, epic portrayal of one of history’s most harrowing military retreats. It explores the catastrophic consequences of imperial hubris, the brutal realities o

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  King's Testament A: Book summary...

  Alexander Pike

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas. 
  A King's Testament is a sweeping narrative of legacy, ambition, and the final reckoning of a life lived in the shadow of power. As a once-mighty ruler faces the twilight of his reign, he pens a confession that reveals the triumphs, betrayals, and sacrifices that shaped an empire—and the man behind the crown. Through memories both glorious and harrowing, a portrait emerges of a king torn between duty and desire, loyalty and ambition. Deeply reflective, poignant, and powerful, A King's Testament is a moving exploration of leadership, regret, and the timeless search for redemption. Perfect for listeners who crave character-driven epics filled with emotional depth and historical grandeur, this audiobook offers a profound journey into the soul of a monarch.

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  Emma - Volume Two

  Jane Austen

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  The second volume of this classic novel by Jane Austen wonderfully narrated by Penny Wyatt-Gold. Penny has the perfect voice to bring all the author's characters to life in a way that will enthrall and entertain.

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  Wilkie Collins - A Short Story...

  Wilkie Collins

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  Wilkie Collins was born on 8th January 1824 in Marylebone, London.  
   
  The family moved several times in his early years before, at 12, they travelled to France and Italy for 2 years where the sights and atmosphere made a deep and lasting impression on him. 
   
  He resumed his education at Mr Cole’s private boarding school in Highbury, Islington.  Here, he began his literary career under unusual circumstances: the school bully would give him no peace until he had been told a bedtime story.  This ‘little brute’ helped create one of England’s greatest writers.  
   
  On leaving school, in 1841, he became a clerk at a tea merchant before, 2 years later, publishing his first short story.  However, his first novel was rejected and remained so during his lifetime.  
   
  A brief stint at Lincoln’s Inn to please his father and to acquire a steady income was halted by his father’s death.  Collins then wrote and published his fathers’ memoirs.  He then completed his legal education though he would never practice.  
   
  In March 1851, he was introduced to Charles Dickens and there now started a period of sustained literary output and a remarkable lifelong friendship.  His stories were published in Dicken’s magazines, and he toured with Dicken’s theatrical before the two of them travelled to the Continent. 
   
  By the early 1860’s worrying signs of ill-health appeared with rheumatic gout.  As it worsened, he sought respite and cures in German spa towns and gave up writing to help his recuperation. 
   
  His personal life had become very complicated.  He was living with the widowed Caroline Graves and conducting an affair with a much younger Martha Rudd.  With the serialised release of ‘The Moonstone’ and vicious attacks of gout Caroline left him and married another.  Collins was now prescribed opium and was soon its lifelong dependent.  Martha bore him two children and with the return of a now divorced Caroline Graves he now divided his time between the two women. 
   
  In 1874 he set aside writing to tour North America on a reading tour. 
   
  Throughout his later years he continued to write and publish.  In all 30 novels, 14 plays, 60 short stories and over a 100 non-fiction essays as well as many more collaborations with Dickens. 
   
  In 1884 the Society of Authors elected him as it’s Vice-President. 
   
  Wilkie Collins died from a paralytic stroke on September 23rd, 1889, in London. He was 65.

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