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Beautiful Shadow

A Life of Patricia Highsmith

by Andrew Wilson ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

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Unabridged

21 hours 55 min

Patricia Highsmith, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, had more than her fair share of secrets.During her life, she felt uncomfortable about discussing the source of her fiction and refused to answer questions about her private life. Yet after her death in February 1995, Highsmith left behind a vast archive of personal documents—diaries, notebooks, and letters—which detail ... Read more

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Patricia Highsmith, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, had more than her fair share of secrets.During her life, she felt uncomfortable about discussing the source of her fiction and refused to answer questions about her private life. Yet after her death in February 1995, Highsmith left behind a vast archive of personal documents—diaries, notebooks, and letters—which detail
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Sisters at War

The utterly heartbreaking World War 2 historical novel by Jina Bacarr

by Jina Bacarr ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Wartime Paris Sisters
Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

'A moving novel of strength and resistance in the face of evil but also an inspiring journey of resilience after loss' Erin LittekenParis, 1940: Two sisters separated by the Nazis… After a devastating attack, Justine and Ève Beaufort find themselves on opposite sides of the war, both in their beloved Paris. But can they ever find their way back to each other?It was the day that changed everything. ... Read more

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'A moving novel of strength and resistance in the face of evil but also an inspiring journey of resilience after loss' Erin LittekenParis, 1940: Two sisters separated by the Nazis… After a devastating attack, Justine and Ève Beaufort find themselves on opposite sides of the war, both in their beloved Paris. But can they ever find their way back to each other?It was the day that changed everything.
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The Age of Innocence

by Edith Wharton, Laurel Lefkow ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

‘The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!’ Awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize (the first to be presented to a woman), Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is a powerful depiction of love and desire in New York’s glamorous Gilded Age. When Newland Archer, happily engaged to May Welland, meets his fiancée’s cousin Ellen, his entire future is cast into doubt ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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‘The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!’ Awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize (the first to be presented to a woman), Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is a powerful depiction of love and desire in New York’s glamorous Gilded Age. When Newland Archer, happily engaged to May Welland, meets his fiancée’s cousin Ellen, his entire future is cast into doubt
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Sisters of the Resistance

An utterly heartbreaking story of sisterhood in WWII from Jina Bacarr

by Jina Bacarr ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Wartime Paris Sisters
Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

Paris, 1942: Two sisters in Paris had their lives torn apart. Now they must choose – save themselves, or fight the Nazis to the very end…I’d given up everything to fight for the Resistance. But nothing prepared me for discovering my sister was a traitor. Kept by a Nazi SS officer, outwardly she barely resembles my beloved Justine anymore.But I guessed her secret. About her beautiful, fragile ... Read more

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Paris, 1942: Two sisters in Paris had their lives torn apart. Now they must choose – save themselves, or fight the Nazis to the very end…I’d given up everything to fight for the Resistance. But nothing prepared me for discovering my sister was a traitor. Kept by a Nazi SS officer, outwardly she barely resembles my beloved Justine anymore.But I guessed her secret. About her beautiful, fragile
... Read more
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The Museum of Modern Love

by Heather Rose ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

Our hero, Arky Levin, has reached a creative dead end. An unexpected separation from his wife was meant to leave him with the space he needs to work composing film scores, but it has provided none of the peace of mind he needs to create. Guilty and restless, it is almost by chance that he stumbles upon an art exhibit that will change his life.Based on a real piece of performance art that took ... Read more

$19.95 USD

Our hero, Arky Levin, has reached a creative dead end. An unexpected separation from his wife was meant to leave him with the space he needs to work composing film scores, but it has provided none of the peace of mind he needs to create. Guilty and restless, it is almost by chance that he stumbles upon an art exhibit that will change his life.Based on a real piece of performance art that took
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The Custom of the Country

by Edith Wharton, Laurel Lefkow ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

15 hours 58 min

Single-minded and spoilt, Undine Spragg arrives in New York determined to procure for herself a social status to match her family’s wealth. Ambition, greed and an arresting beauty soon secure her path to marriage… and also to divorce. The Custom of the Country (1913) is a sophisticated commentary on both touching on the implications for a woman of ending a marriage at a time when the author ... Read more

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Single-minded and spoilt, Undine Spragg arrives in New York determined to procure for herself a social status to match her family’s wealth. Ambition, greed and an arresting beauty soon secure her path to marriage… and also to divorce. The Custom of the Country (1913) is a sophisticated commentary on both touching on the implications for a woman of ending a marriage at a time when the author
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The Lost Daughters of Ukraine

A heartbreaking WW2 historical novel inspired by a true story - From the bestselling author of The Memory Keeper of Kyiv.

by Erin Litteken ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

11 hours 17 min

The brand new historical novel from Erin Litteken, bestselling author of The Memory Keeper of Kyiv, based on her family's heart-wrenching escape from war-torn Europe.A story of the strength of the human spirit, the personal cost of conflict and how love can be found even in the darkest times.Summer 1941. War rages in Europe. The Germans march towards Ukraine. Halya, Liliya and Vika are no ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The brand new historical novel from Erin Litteken, bestselling author of The Memory Keeper of Kyiv, based on her family's heart-wrenching escape from war-torn Europe.A story of the strength of the human spirit, the personal cost of conflict and how love can be found even in the darkest times.Summer 1941. War rages in Europe. The Germans march towards Ukraine. Halya, Liliya and Vika are no
... Read more
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The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton, Laurel Lefkow ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

13 hours 58 min

A single woman of 29, Lily Bart is Edith Wharton’s quintessential trapped heroine. Orphaned following the death of her parents, Lily understands that she must use her beauty, grace and charm to attain the social position she longs for, but she is caught between her desire for wealth and a strong moral conscience, which sabotages every opportunity she encounters. Lily’s employment as a maid finds ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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A single woman of 29, Lily Bart is Edith Wharton’s quintessential trapped heroine. Orphaned following the death of her parents, Lily understands that she must use her beauty, grace and charm to attain the social position she longs for, but she is caught between her desire for wealth and a strong moral conscience, which sabotages every opportunity she encounters. Lily’s employment as a maid finds
... Read more

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The Resistance Girl

A heartbreaking World War 2 historical fiction novel

by Jina Bacarr ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

12 hours 25 min

'A moving novel of strength and resistance in the face of evil but also an inspiring journey of resilience after loss' Erin LittekenTwo women. One heartbreaking secret.Paris, 1943. Sylvie Martone is the star of French cinema, and adored by fans. But as Nazi officers swarm the streets of Paris, she is spotted arm in arm with an SS Officer and her fellow Parisians begin to turn against her.However ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

'A moving novel of strength and resistance in the face of evil but also an inspiring journey of resilience after loss' Erin LittekenTwo women. One heartbreaking secret.Paris, 1943. Sylvie Martone is the star of French cinema, and adored by fans. But as Nazi officers swarm the streets of Paris, she is spotted arm in arm with an SS Officer and her fellow Parisians begin to turn against her.However
... Read more
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Queer Career

Sexuality and Work in Modern America

by Margot Canaday ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

This audiobook narrated by Laurel Lefkow provides a masterful history of the LGBT workforce in AmericaWorkplaces have traditionally been viewed as "straight spaces" in which queer people passed. As a result, historians have directed limited attention to the experiences of queer people on the job. Queer Career rectifies this, offering an expansive historical look at sexual minorities in the modern ... Read more

$42.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook narrated by Laurel Lefkow provides a masterful history of the LGBT workforce in AmericaWorkplaces have traditionally been viewed as "straight spaces" in which queer people passed. As a result, historians have directed limited attention to the experiences of queer people on the job. Queer Career rectifies this, offering an expansive historical look at sexual minorities in the modern
... Read more
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Woman

The American History of an Idea

by Lillian Faderman ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

21 hours 47 min

A comprehensive history of the struggle to define womanhood in America, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century“Lillian Faderman’s is a book many of us have been waiting for, the first comprehensive history of American women to capture the rich discoveries that have been made over the last half century, juxtaposing the abstraction of ‘woman’ with the range, resilience, and resistance of ... Read more

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A comprehensive history of the struggle to define womanhood in America, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century“Lillian Faderman’s is a book many of us have been waiting for, the first comprehensive history of American women to capture the rich discoveries that have been made over the last half century, juxtaposing the abstraction of ‘woman’ with the range, resilience, and resistance of
... Read more

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Sister Carrie

by Theodore Dreiser, Laurel Lefkow ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

16 hours 45 min

A magnificent portrayal of 1890s America and the harsh realities of a dog-eat-dog world, Sister Carrie lies at the forefront of American Naturalism. When poor young provincial woman Carrie Meeber arrives in Chicago, she little expects to be catapulted from lower-class woman to prominent Broadway actress. Passive and yielding, she lets circumstances coerce her into action and by good fortune she ... Read more

$21.50 USD

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A magnificent portrayal of 1890s America and the harsh realities of a dog-eat-dog world, Sister Carrie lies at the forefront of American Naturalism. When poor young provincial woman Carrie Meeber arrives in Chicago, she little expects to be catapulted from lower-class woman to prominent Broadway actress. Passive and yielding, she lets circumstances coerce her into action and by good fortune she
... Read more

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