192 Results for : aldington
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The Docklands Girls , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 520min
Spring, 1944. Working on an aeroplane production line for planes, Hildy believes she is doing her part for the war effort. But troubles at home with her overly protective mother make it harder for her to find happiness. Meanwhile, Cora is still reeling from the devastating loss of both her parents in the Blitz. Faced with homelessness and poverty, Cora and her friend, Belle, turn to the dark streets of Southampton to work on the game. For all three women, the war creates hardships from which they will emerge only by maintaining strength and, above all, the hope that they can achieve their dreams. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/002875/bk_isis_002875_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Ruthless , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 845min
1964 - London. Dolly Vincent is born to an East End gangster but is sent away for her own protection. Mad Mick is hell-bent on his revenge and will stop at nothing to kill her. Estranged from her family, she becomes a successful barrister, but after defending a young Italian man she finds herself caught up in a secret held by a high court judge. Tortured and left for dead, she flees London and heads to New York. Only the Vincents know where she is...but even they don't know the truth. Now it’s 1990, and Francesca is back to face her demons...but this time she is not alone. One woman, three names. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/004439/bk_howe_004439_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Cruel Secrets , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 866min
A gripping thriller that will shock you to the core. Controlled all her life by her religious mother, 15-year-old Kelly Raven commits the ultimate sin. She soon discovers that running away to the cold, frightening streets of London is less harsh than her previous life. A drug dealer, two fraudsters, and a prostitute are her new family now, and she becomes the woman she was destined to be. Little does she know that Eddie Raven is coming for her, but she is no sweet four-year-old child, and he is certainly no doting father. The Raven's blood may run through her veins, but in her case, blood is not thicker than water. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/004299/bk_howe_004299_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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All That We Are , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 542min
Moira and Jack Taylor own a thriving rag-and-bone business, and have six children. Their contented family life is upset when their eldest daughter, Nora, steals 18-year-old Maggie’s fiancé, Robert, a widower with a young son. Maggie, heartbroken, swears that she will never forgive her sister’s betrayal. The First World War and the Spanish flu epidemic of 1919 bring further tragedy, and the younger generation of the Taylor family embark on their own adventures. Nora’s beloved son, Charlie, takes centre stage in this warm-hearted family saga, as he struggles to keep the family business going through the difficult years that follow, spanning World War Two and Beyond. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/001442/bk_isis_001442_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Bad Girl , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 743min
The Quinns are one of the most feared criminal gangs in London's East End. So the reaction of Joe Quinn to the news that his daughter Lynsey is involved with a policeman is predictable and swift, and a pregnant Lynsey finds herself out on the street, bruised and alone. At the age of 11, Lynsey's daughter Helen is returned to the clan. Hated by her grandfather, loved only by her uncle, she struggles to fit into a world she doesn't understand. As warring factions battle for control of the East End, tragedy is about to strike again. How can Helen survive? And who can she trust when the Quinn family's criminal past comes back to haunt her? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000657/bk_twuk_000657_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A New Day , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 479min
After a traumatic past, life finally seems to be looking up for Hanna Foster. But war is on its way... London, 1938. Hanna and Jack Foster had been sent to an orphanage when their parents were killed in a train crash, but were separated when a couple adopted Jack. Bullied and treated like a slave, it soon became clear it was a dreadful mistake. In desperation, Jack takes his future into his own hands and runs away to join the merchant navy, while Hanna takes a job looking after two children. For a time, life seems good, but war is looming and threatens to take away everything Hanna holds dear... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/001989/bk_isis_001989_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Close , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1045min
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. And your family should be closest of all. Patrick Brodie knows exactly how far he's prepared to go to get what he wants. And he wants it all. Now. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently. Lily Diamond is different from the kind of woman Patrick is normally attracted to. But together they are determined that their children will have everything they didn't. Until the unthinkable happens, and Lily is left on her own to look after their family in a dangerous world. The Brodies must stay close to survive. But as everyone knows, your sins will find you out. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/000578/bk_head_000578_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Somnambulist , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 709min
Some secrets are better left buried.... When 17-year-old Phoebe Turner visits Wilton's Music Hall to watch her Aunt Cissy performing on stage, she risks the wrath of her mother, Maud, who marches with the Hallelujah Army, campaigning for all London theatres to close. While there, Phoebe is drawn to a stranger, the enigmatic Nathaniel Samuels, who heralds dramatic changes in the lives of all three women. When offered the position of companion to Nathaniel's reclusive wife, Phoebe leaves her life in London's East End for Dinwood Court in Herefordshire - a house that may well be haunted and which holds the darkest of truths.... 2012 TV book club selection ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000479/bk_orio_000479_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Birmingham Friends , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 946min
Anna Craven grew up captivated by stories of her mother's childhood in Birmingham and of Kate's friend, Olivia. Theirs was a magical friendship and Anna always regretted that, with Olivia's tragic death during the war, she would never meet the woman her mother loved so deeply. But when Kate dies, she leaves her daughter one final story: the whole truth of her life with Olivia Kemp. Anna is shocked to discover how little she really knew about the mother with whom she once felt so close. With Kate's words of caution ringing in her ears, she goes in search of the one woman, very much alive, who can answer the urgent questions she now has. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/000446/bk_isis_000446_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Fighting Dirty , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 443min
Daisy Lane is battling to keep her family together. About to be released from prison, her oldest son Eddie is desperate to escape his past. But Eddie soon discovers that giving up the life of a gangster isn’t going to be easy. Daisy’s youngest son Jamie is determined to step out from under the shadow of his older brother and make a name for himself. And when Jamie gets wind of his brother’s plan to pull off a heist, his involvement threatens to be Eddie’s undoing. Meanwhile, a string of young boys are being abused in Gosport. Daisy vows to find out who’s behind it, but the truth threatens to destroy them all… ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/001451/bk_isis_001451_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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