Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Audiobook

Miss Buncle's Book

by D.E. Stevenson ...

Narrated by Patricia Gallimore ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Miss Buncle
Unabridged

9 hours 54 min

The scene of this entertaining story is laid in a charming English village. The plot centres round Miss Barbara Buncle, a maiden lady who was obliged to write a book because – as she naively explained – her dividends were so poor. Unfortunately, Miss Buncle had no imagination, so she wrote about her friends – quite kindly and truthfully, of course, for she was a benevolent and veracious soul. The ... Read more

Was $39.99 USD Now $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The scene of this entertaining story is laid in a charming English village. The plot centres round Miss Barbara Buncle, a maiden lady who was obliged to write a book because – as she naively explained – her dividends were so poor. Unfortunately, Miss Buncle had no imagination, so she wrote about her friends – quite kindly and truthfully, of course, for she was a benevolent and veracious soul. The
... Read more
Audiobook

Miss Buncle Married

by D.E. Stevenson ...

Narrated by Patricia Gallimore ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Miss Buncle
Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

Marriage to her publisher, Arthur Abbott, has done nothing to stop Barbara Buncle from involving herself in the lives of her neighbours. After leaving Silverstream and moving to London, Barbara and Arthur are enjoying their newly-wedded bliss, but not the city life. The only solution to their problem? Returning to the country. Silverstream is out of the question, but Barbara eventually finds the ... Read more

$45.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Marriage to her publisher, Arthur Abbott, has done nothing to stop Barbara Buncle from involving herself in the lives of her neighbours. After leaving Silverstream and moving to London, Barbara and Arthur are enjoying their newly-wedded bliss, but not the city life. The only solution to their problem? Returning to the country. Silverstream is out of the question, but Barbara eventually finds the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Two Mrs Abbotts

by D.E. Stevenson ...

Narrated by Patricia Gallimore ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Miss Buncle
Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

Mrs Abbott is flustered at the thought of putting up a lady from the Red Cross, but is happily surprised when she turns out to be an old friend from her previous life as Miss Buncle, infamous writer. Of course, she's now far too busy with her children to write, not to mention helping out in the lives of the villagers. And with a possible spy in their midst, evacuated families, potential love ... Read more

$40.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Mrs Abbott is flustered at the thought of putting up a lady from the Red Cross, but is happily surprised when she turns out to be an old friend from her previous life as Miss Buncle, infamous writer. Of course, she's now far too busy with her children to write, not to mention helping out in the lives of the villagers. And with a possible spy in their midst, evacuated families, potential love
... Read more

Audiobook

The Four Graces

by D.E. Stevenson ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

The four Grace sisters love their quiet life in the country village of Chevis Green. To some, their insular world might seem dull, but the sisters never seem to run out of conversation, jokes, and pleasant ways to pass the time together. They truly are the happiest of families. That is, until Aunt Rona comes to town. Rona intends to stay with the Graces indefinitely, and her meddlesome attitude ... Read more

$39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The four Grace sisters love their quiet life in the country village of Chevis Green. To some, their insular world might seem dull, but the sisters never seem to run out of conversation, jokes, and pleasant ways to pass the time together. They truly are the happiest of families. That is, until Aunt Rona comes to town. Rona intends to stay with the Graces indefinitely, and her meddlesome attitude
... Read more
Audiobook

Celia's House

by D.E. Stevenson ...

Narrated by Lesley Mackie ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Ryddelton
Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

In name and by birth, Celia was a Dunne. She had inherited the beautiful old family home by the Rydd Water – but was she bound to live her life by the principles of her predecessors? Was there some hidden restraint that compelled her to heed the past? Celia's house is a moving and poignant story of the struggle between old and young: the older generation anxious to preserve the values they have ... Read more

$43.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In name and by birth, Celia was a Dunne. She had inherited the beautiful old family home by the Rydd Water – but was she bound to live her life by the principles of her predecessors? Was there some hidden restraint that compelled her to heed the past? Celia's house is a moving and poignant story of the struggle between old and young: the older generation anxious to preserve the values they have
... Read more
Audiobook

Young Mrs Savage

by D.E. Stevenson ...

Narrated by Hilary Neville ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

When Dinah was 19, Gilbert was a sort of fairy prince. She had loved him madly but gradually she had begun to realise that he was not quite so wonderful. Despite keeping her eyes firmly shut, her heart had known there was something wrong. When Gilbert is killed in a flying accident, she is left with four children to raise. Life is hard, fighting back loneliness and eking out a meagre pension. But ... Read more

$43.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

When Dinah was 19, Gilbert was a sort of fairy prince. She had loved him madly but gradually she had begun to realise that he was not quite so wonderful. Despite keeping her eyes firmly shut, her heart had known there was something wrong. When Gilbert is killed in a flying accident, she is left with four children to raise. Life is hard, fighting back loneliness and eking out a meagre pension. But
... Read more
Audiobook

Spring Magic

by D.E. Stevenson ...

Narrated by Lesley Mackie ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

Young Frances Field arrives in a scenic coastal village in Scotland, having escaped her dreary life as an orphan, treated as little more than a servant by her uncle and aunt. Once there, she encounters an array of eccentric locals, the occasional roar of enemy planes overhead, and three army wives — Elise, Tommy, and Tillie — who become fast friends. Elise warns Frances of the discomforts of ... Read more

$45.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Young Frances Field arrives in a scenic coastal village in Scotland, having escaped her dreary life as an orphan, treated as little more than a servant by her uncle and aunt. Once there, she encounters an array of eccentric locals, the occasional roar of enemy planes overhead, and three army wives — Elise, Tommy, and Tillie — who become fast friends. Elise warns Frances of the discomforts of
... Read more
Audiobook

Dear Hugo

by Molly Clavering ...

Narrated by Sarah Barron ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

Sara Monteith makes an ideal correspondent for Hugo Jamieson, brother of her lost love Ivo, killed in the war before they could marry. Her neighbours in the lovely Border village of Ravenskirk don't know that Sara has moved here because it's where Ivo and Hugo grew up, but they welcome her warmly. Soon, she's drawn into the active village social scene of tea parties, gardening, carol-singing, and ... Read more

$40.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sara Monteith makes an ideal correspondent for Hugo Jamieson, brother of her lost love Ivo, killed in the war before they could marry. Her neighbours in the lovely Border village of Ravenskirk don't know that Sara has moved here because it's where Ivo and Hugo grew up, but they welcome her warmly. Soon, she's drawn into the active village social scene of tea parties, gardening, carol-singing, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Peace Breaks Out

by Angela Thirkell ...

Narrated by Elaine Claxton ...

Series Audiobook 374 - Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

10 hours

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York TimesIt is 1945. When peace breaks out at last, familiar wartime routines are interrupted, and the residents of Barsetshire seem as disconcerted as they are overjoyed.As the country's eligible young men return home, life regains momentum: before long, everyone is spinning in a ... Read more

$31.99 USD

PRE-ORDER

Also available as: eBook

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York TimesIt is 1945. When peace breaks out at last, familiar wartime routines are interrupted, and the residents of Barsetshire seem as disconcerted as they are overjoyed.As the country's eligible young men return home, life regains momentum: before long, everyone is spinning in a
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

August Folly

A Virago Modern Classic

by Angela Thirkell ...

Narrated by Jilly Bond ...

Series Audiobook 365 - Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

It's August in the Barsetshire village of Worsted, and Richard Tebben, just down from Oxford, is contemplating the gloomy prospect of a long summer in the parental home. But the numerous and impossibly glamorous Dean family - exquisite Rachel, her capable husband and six of their nine brilliant children - have come for the holidays, and their hostess Mrs Palmer plans to rope everyone into ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

It's August in the Barsetshire village of Worsted, and Richard Tebben, just down from Oxford, is contemplating the gloomy prospect of a long summer in the parental home. But the numerous and impossibly glamorous Dean family - exquisite Rachel, her capable husband and six of their nine brilliant children - have come for the holidays, and their hostess Mrs Palmer plans to rope everyone into
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Making of a Marchioness

by Frances Hodgson Burnett ...

Narrated by Lucy Scott ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

The Making of a Marchioness is Frances Hodgson Burnett’s delightful take on the Cinderella story. Born into an aristocratic family, Emily Fox-Seton is left penniless and must fend for herself after the death of her parents. Then one summer, everything changes. This audio edition is read by Lucy Scott.Emily rents a room in a boarding house in London where she makes a modest living as an assistant ... Read more

$17.99 USD

The Making of a Marchioness is Frances Hodgson Burnett’s delightful take on the Cinderella story. Born into an aristocratic family, Emily Fox-Seton is left penniless and must fend for herself after the death of her parents. Then one summer, everything changes. This audio edition is read by Lucy Scott.Emily rents a room in a boarding house in London where she makes a modest living as an assistant
... Read more
Audiobook

Cheerfulness Breaks In

by Angela Thirkell ...

Narrated by Elaine Claxton ...

Series Audiobook 367 - Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York TimesIt is summer 1939 and the social event of the year is about to take place: Rose Birkett, a flighty beauty with a penchant for breaking engagements and hearts, is finally getting married, and the whole village - especially her parents - breathes a sigh of relief.By autumn, ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York TimesIt is summer 1939 and the social event of the year is about to take place: Rose Birkett, a flighty beauty with a penchant for breaking engagements and hearts, is finally getting married, and the whole village - especially her parents - breathes a sigh of relief.By autumn,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Miss Buncle Audiobook Series

Miss Buncle's Book

Miss Buncle Married

The Two Mrs Abbotts

People who read these also enjoyed

The Four Graces

Celia's House

Young Mrs Savage

Spring Magic

Dear Hugo

Peace Breaks Out

August Folly

The Making of a Marchioness

Cheerfulness Breaks In

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Miss Buncle Audiobook Series

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed