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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Discover the most intimate, passionate, and heartbreaking correspondence of one of history's most brilliant thinkers. This collection of authentic letters immerses you in a whirlwind of emotions, following in the footsteps of a courageous woman...

Bloomsbury presents Paris, City of Dreams by Mary McAuliffe, read by Tim H. Dixon. "Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe’s readable yet detailed history" Booklist, Starred Review Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude...

Silent parachutes dotting the night sky—that's how one Normandy woman learned that the D-Day invasion was under way in June of 1944. Though they yearned for liberation, the French had to steel themselves for war. With D-Day Through French Eyes, Mary Louise Roberts turns the conventional narrative of D-Day on its head, taking listeners across the Channel to view the invasion anew. Roberts builds her history from an impressive range of gripping first-person accounts by French citizens throughout the region. 

Notre histoire n'est pas toujours cohérente et ses événements majeurs sont parfois inattendus. Bien des batailles auraient dû connaître une issue différente, bien des faits n'auraient jamais dû voir le jour ! Ce livre regroupe 10 uchronies qui nous offrent un nouveau regard sur l'histoire de France et rebattent les cartes du passé avec une intensité déconcertante. Car selon toute logique, Jeanne d'Arc n'aurait jamais dû finir brûlée vive, Napoléon aurait dû massacrer les Anglais à Waterloo, et Hitler ne devait pas envahir l'Europe !

Paris, 1940. Three years ago, talented art restorer Sophie fled to Paris to escape the horrors of the Nazi regime. But now, with her beloved adoptive city under occupation, Sophie is forced to work at the renowned Jeu de Paume, restoring the art ruthlessly stolen from Jewish families. Fabienne was a rising star of the glamorous Parisian art scene, until the Nazis put a stop to her craft. Mourning the loss of her husband, she's a shadow of her former self - until her estranged sister-in-law Sophie arrives at her door with a stolen painting in hand.

A brand new, unabridged recording of Baroness Orczy's classic tale of adventure, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Paris, 1792. The Terror has begun. Every day, scores of the French nobility are delivered to the guillotine. Trapped in the capital, they have no way of escape. But rumours abound of a...

This is the only book you need to read on Marie Antoinette, one of the most iconic and divisive characters in history.' 'Drama, betrayal, religion and sex, it's all here' Guardian 'Beautifully paced, impeccably written' Independent 'Fraser is at her best here, lucid, authoritative and...