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One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss.

When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost 20 years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.

In the summer of 1939, nineteen-year-old Olivia Goodland arrives in London. Working for a society dressmaker, she meets wealthy, beautiful Grace Ruthwell. Beguiled by the glamour of Grace's world, it's only slowly and too late that she becomes aware of the darkness that lies beneath the glittering exterior. When the Second World War erupts, Olivia joins the Land Army. At a party in Wiltshire, she meets the handsome poet George Flynn, whose charms prove impossible to resist.

Paris, 1779. Mon existence d'antan n'était que le reflet de la désolation et de l'injustice réservée à la caste féminine. L'humanité était source de souffrance et de mort avant qu'il fasse irruption dans ma vie... Audric von Kayser, maître et mentor, m'enseigna l'art du péché et du sang. Il ranima mon âme pervertie et damnée pour mieux la posséder jusqu'à s'emparer pleinement de mon cœur noirci. Malgré sa nature glaciale, il n'y a rien que je ne puisse lui refuser. C'est alors dans une périlleuse quête qu'il m'entraina, tout en conservant de sombres secrets.

For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.

Western England, 1791. For Lady Primrose Wootten, nothing has been ordinary since her father the Baron died, leaving his wayward family to fill the estate with greed and treachery. Primrose knows if she can just track down her brother, he can send the odious relations on their way. But her search leads instead to a powerful stranger, and she forgets entirely what she was doing in the first place . . .

Vivir en una granja rodeada de un precioso paisaje y en compañía del hombre que más la quiere parece ser suficiente para ser feliz. Pero la vida de Grace da un cambio radical cuando su padre decide casarse con la tía del conde de Lockfordshire. Todo parece ir de maravilla hasta que Henry acude para ayudar a su tía y lo que empieza siendo una mala relación acaba en algo totalmente diferente.

Esa es la maldición que persigue a su familia desde hace generaciones, por lo que Lily Wadlow, al enterarse de que su hermana Daisy está embarazada de un inglés, viaja hasta Escocia para encontrar una manera de romper el maleficio. Allí, contará con la ayuda de Drustan MacAuley, un noble guerrero dispuesto a todo por ella.

Se enfrentaron al horror y lucharon contra la injusticia. Pero nada reconcilia más que el amor. Recién terminada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en un Berlín arrasado y sin futuro aparente, Victoria sobrevive cantando cada noche en el club Kassandra. Pese a tener una mente prodigiosa, capaz de crear un poderoso sistema de cifrado de mensajes, su hija Hedy y su hermana Rebecca dependen de ese mísero sueldo para sobrevivir. Un chantaje sin escrúpulos por parte de los rusos obligará a Victoria a viajar sola a Estados Unidos, donde, sin embargo, disfrutará del amor incondicional del capitán Norton.

La brillante Annabelle Archer è fra le prime donne a essere ammessa all’Università di Oxford, un privilegio rarissimo, soprattutto per lei, figlia di un parroco di campagna. In cambio della borsa di studio, però, dovrà sostenere la causa per il suffragio femminile, reclutando uomini influenti disposti ad appoggiare il movimento. Il suo primo obiettivo è Sebastian Devereux, il freddo e calcolatore Duca di Montgomery che la Regina Vittoria ha scelto come consigliere per la campagna elettorale dei Conservatori e che guida la politica britannica.

Non poteva averla e non poteva perderla. Come una dolce ossessione, Goldie si era impadronita della sua mente. "Quando erano insieme i fantasmi sparivano, i pensieri tornavano limpidi, il futuro gli sembrava migliore. Thomas temeva di innamorarsi di lei, e il pensiero lo terrorizzava." Dopo sette anni trascorsi in Egitto come archeologo, Lord Thomas Thornton è costretto a tornare in Inghilterra. È l’erede di suo fratello, il duca di Halthorpe, ma del titolo non gli importa nulla e non intende sposarsi, soprattutto dopo il grave incidente di cui è rimasto vittima durante l’ultimo scavo.

Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down.

In this Audible Exclusive production, Academy Award® nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) narrates one of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Sense and Sensibility. In this timeless tale of misguided romance and heartbreak, two teenage heroines must overcome the pitfalls of Georgian England’s high society in order to achieve the love and happiness they seek. The admiration that Pike has for Austen’s work is shown clearly through this passionate delivery of Austen’s first published novel.

In a small town in 1950s Ireland Eilis Lacey is one among many women of her generation who cannot find work at home. So, when a job is offered in America, she knows she must leave. Arriving, alone, at a noisy boarding house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has left behind. She is far from home - and homesick. And just as she begins to find a new way of living, and the possibility of companionship, Eilis receives tragic news which sends her back to Ireland.

Why we think it’s a great listen: An all-time Audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices: time travel. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. But their blissful reunion is shattered....

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister - the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf - Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a sham.

Audie Award Winner, Audiobook of the Year, 2013. Audie Award Nominee, Best Solo Narration, 2013. Graham Greene’s evocative analysis of the love of self, the love of another, and the love of God is an English classic that has been translated for the stage, the screen, and even the opera house. Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth (The King's Speech, A Single Man) turns in an authentic and stirring performance for this distinguished audio release.

Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.

Beautiful, clever, rich and single, Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protégé Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.