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The Lodger
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Rupert Holliday-Evans
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Maggie Wilson was only 33, but life in the teeming streets of Walworth was not that easy in 1908 - not if you were a widow with four young daughters. It was pretty much a hand-to-mouth existence, and without the lodger Maggie really wouldn't have managed at all. Constable Harry Bradshaw thought the Wilsons were a gutsy and brave little family.
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just peachy!! Highly enjoyable and immersive!
- By Val on 23-12-20
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The Lodger
- Narrated by: Rupert Holliday-Evans
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release Date: 15-12-20
- Language: English
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The Ghost of Whitechapel
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Carla Mendonça
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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When fiery Bridget Cummings advertised for a lodger, she did not expect a policeman to apply for the room. She wasn't fond of the coppers, believing them to be traitors to the poor of Whitechapel, but her younger brother and sister moved PC Fred Billings in the moment Bridget's back was turned, and she seemed to have little say in the matter. Still, she had to admit that she was glad of his company in the walk back from her late-night washing up job, particularly when a young girl was found in a nearby street with her throat cut.
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The Ghost of Whitechapel
- Narrated by: Carla Mendonça
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Release Date: 04-02-21
- Language: English
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The Soldier's Girl
- Adams Family, Book 29
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Young Maisie Gibbs is a conscientious young woman, though life is harder since both her parents passed away. She is relieved when she finds a position as a housemaid in Kensington, under the watchful eyes of the formidable housekeeper, Mrs Carpenter, and she quickly settles in. When she meets a handsome young soldier, she is tempted to give him his marching orders. But gradually Corporal Daniel Adams starts to win her over.
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The Soldier's Girl
- Adams Family, Book 29
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 29
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release Date: 17-12-21
- Language: English
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A Sign of the Times
- Adams Family, Book 28
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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It's 1959, and Boots Adams and his wife, Polly, are at their favourite Camberwell pub when they witness with horror a sudden and vicious attack on the barman, Joe, by a knife-wielding thug. Is this a sign of the times? Is contempt for old traditions and enthusiasm for everything new and fashionable going to threaten the Adams family and their easy-going existence? While Gemma is courted by one of the young men who works for her father, her twin brother, James, finds himself affected by his girlfriend's intriguing family secrets.
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A Sign of the Times
- Adams Family, Book 28
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 28
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Release Date: 17-12-21
- Language: English
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Ups and Downs
- The Adams Family, Book 26
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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As the 1950s progress, several unexpected happenings ruffle the usually calm atmosphere of Adams family life. Sammy and Boots are troubled by the first stirrings of industrial unrest, as the unions start to flex their muscles and old loyalties change, while an attractive new employee causes Sammy some troubles of a different kind.
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Ups and Downs
- The Adams Family, Book 26
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 26
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Release Date: 22-11-21
- Language: English
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Out of the Shadows
- Adams Family, Book 27
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Times move on for the Adams family in South London, and as business prospers, there are new worries to deal with. A young woman arrives who is intent on ruining Sammy Adams' winter fashion show, and Sammy must deal with her unwelcome attention. Boots has to find a solution when one of his female employees tells him about a sinister visitor, but he doesn't realise that his family are being observed.
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Out of the Shadows
- Adams Family, Book 27
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 27
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release Date: 25-11-21
- Language: English
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A Girl Next Door
- Adams Family, Book 25
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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The new generation of the family are growing up quickly - Philip and Phoebe are spending time together and Maureen has ambitions to become a model. A local company wants to take over Adams Fashions and Boots and Sammy have difficult decisions to make. Rosie and Matt are thinking about selling the farm but worry their workers. While Felicity has resigned herself to never regaining her sight, Polly sees a familiar face that she can't place - a mysterious stranger who is being sheltered in Walworth. Anneliese encounters someone she never wished to see again and turns to Boots for help.
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A Girl Next Door
- Adams Family, Book 25
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 25
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release Date: 18-11-21
- Language: English
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Family Fortunes
- Adams Family, Book 24
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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The 1950s are in full swing, and the Adams family is blessed with many new additions. Chinese Lady now has so many grandchildren that even she can sometimes scarcely remember them all. Boots and Sammy are kept up-to-date by the Adams youngsters, some of whom are now working in the family business. But they also welcome newcomers, including the lovely Anneliese, whose German ancestry makes her less than popular with some of her South London neighbours, and Joe and Hortense, newly arrived from the West Indies and working hard for Matt and Rosie on their farm in Kent.
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Family Fortunes
- Adams Family, Book 24
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 24
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Release Date: 14-11-21
- Language: English
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Spreading Wings
- Adams Family, Book 23
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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Sammy Adams is always on the look-out for a new business opportunity. When he hears from his son David about the new-fangled supermarkets that are becoming all the rage in America, he immediately starts looking for a suitable site in South London. Meanwhile, legacies of the last war continue to haunt the Adams family. The mystery of Katje Galicia, the Polish woman who knows something of Sir Edwin Finch's past, becomes a major police enquiry while a beautiful German girl appears, bringing wartime memories back to Tim Adams and his wife, Felicity.
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Spreading Wings
- Adams Family, Book 23
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 23
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release Date: 11-11-21
- Language: English
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Changing Times
- Adams Family, Book 22
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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It is 1953 - Coronation year - and like all of Cockney London the members of the Adams family are looking forward to the celebrations. Chinese Lady, now Lady Finch, worries that her friends will think she is too grand to mingle with them. But her husband has a more pressing worry - the sudden appearance of the lovely but mysterious Katje Galicia, who knows more than she should about his own chequered past.
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Changing Times
- Adams Family, Book 22
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 22
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release Date: 30-09-21
- Language: English
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Appointment at the Palace
- Adams Family, Book 21
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Excitement is running high in the Adams family. Mr Finch, after a long career in secret government work, is to be knighted - which means that Chinese Lady will become a real 'Lady'! What with having to find a new outfit suitable for the occasion, and worrying about whether she'll have to curtsey to the king, the redoubtable matriarch of the Adams family scarcely knows if she's coming or going.
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Appointment at the Palace
- Adams Family, Book 21
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 21
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release Date: 21-09-21
- Language: English
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Sons and Daughters
- Adams Family, Book 20
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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By the year 1949, life in Walworth has almost returned to normal. Sammy and Boots, now in a highly successful partnership, are rebuilding the old family firm. But an old enemy resurfaces - Mr Ben Ford, better known as the Fat Man, who seems determined to ruin the various branches of this growing business. It takes all the well-known Adams ingenuity and determination to outwit the thugs in the Fat Man's pay.
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Sons and Daughters
- Adams Family, Book 20
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 20
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release Date: 19-08-21
- Language: English
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The Homecoming
- Adams Family, Book 19
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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It is 1946, and with the war at last at an end, members of the Adams family who had been serving with the forces begin to come home. Boots is reunited with Polly and their twins, his son, Tim, returns to the welcoming arms of Felicity, and with so many others coming back, Chinese Lady finds herself once more the watchful matriarch of the family. But grandson Daniel is still serving in an army unit out in Palestine, where he is caught up in life-threatening circumstances, and his American fiancee, Patsy, counts the days until his return.
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The Homecoming
- Adams Family, Book 19
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 19
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release Date: 12-08-21
- Language: English
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The Way Ahead
- Adams Family, Book 17
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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It is 1944, and the Adams family, along with the rest of the people of the United Kingdom, are beginning to weary of the seemingly never-ending war against Hitler's Germany. Bobby Somers and Helene, living dangerously in the French countryside with a group of Resistance fighters, find themselves in great peril. Boots returns from the war in Italy, to the delight of Polly and their two little rascals, twins James and Gemma - but he brings with him a German prisoner who has a horrifying story to tell of the concentration camps.
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The Way Ahead
- Adams Family, Book 17
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 17
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release Date: 02-08-21
- Language: English
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Year of Victory
- Adams Family, Book 18
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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The seemingly endless war was at last coming to a conclusion. But for the country and for the Adams family, there were still many tribulations to be overcome. Flying bombs - the deadly V1 buzzbombs - appeared over London, causing dreadful destruction. The struggle continued to overcome the most powerful war machine the world had ever known. But amongst the Cockney community there were lighter moments, too. For Felicity, Eloise and Lizzy there was the happiness of knowing that their menfolk were safe and well.
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Year of Victory
- Adams Family, Book 18
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 18
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Release Date: 29-07-21
- Language: English
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Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Adams Family, Book 16
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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From autumn 1941 to the first months of 1942, the war continued to affect the lives of the Adams and Somers families. It was not so much the war, however, as a succession of tragic domestic events that brought a sad and lonely little girl called Phoebe into the care of Susie and Sammy Adams, reminding them of the entry of Rosie as a child into the lives of Boots and Emily. Much needed to be done to cure little Phoebe of her sadness, and it proved a difficult time for Susie and Sammy.
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Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Adams Family, Book 16
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 16
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release Date: 08-07-21
- Language: English
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Bright Day, Dark Night
- Adams Family, Book 15
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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It is summer 1941 and the country is still at war. In the Devon village of Ashleigh, however, evacuees from the London blitz are living in an atmosphere of rural peacefulness, although Daisy Ricketts of Bermondsey isn't sure if she'll ever get on with carping Mrs Mumford, the subject of whispers because of her husband's mysterious disappearance. David, the elder son of Tommy and Vi Adams, meets Kate Trimble, a cockney girl from Camberwell who has just arrived in Ashleigh with her aunt.
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Bright Day, Dark Night
- Adams Family, Book 15
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 15
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release Date: 10-06-21
- Language: English
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Churchill's People
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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In 1941, the United Kingdom was in desperate straits, standing alone with its troops against the colossal war machine of Nazi Germany. There was always Prime Minister Winston Churchill, however, who growled his defiance to Hitler and induced in his people a determination to endure. The Adams family shared that determination and their own kind of optimism.
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Churchill's People
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 14
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release Date: 03-06-21
- Language: English
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Fire Over London
- Adams Family, Book 13
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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The war is only into its second year, but already it has claimed one victim from the Adams family. Emily, Boots's cherished wife, has died in an air-raid, and the whole family mourns her. But for Polly Simms the prospect of a new life dawns, while the members of the younger generation who are in uniform, and doing their bit for king and country, have their own problems to contend with.
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Fire Over London
- Adams Family, Book 13
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 13
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release Date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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The Family at War
- Adams Family, Book 12
- Written by: Mary Jane Staples
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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It was 1940, and many of the younger members of the Adams family were caught up in the war in France. Boots, now a major and on the staff of General Sir Henry Simms, was one of the thousands of British troops trying to escape in the armada of little boats from Dunkirk. His son, Tim, and nephew, Bobby, were also struggling to reach the coast and safety, while Eloise was with the ATS awaiting the homecoming soldiers at Portsmouth with a comforting cup of tea and a ticket home. Boots and Tim both made it safely back, but of Bobby, there was no sign, and the family all feared the worst.
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The Family at War
- Adams Family, Book 12
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Adams Family, Book 12
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release Date: 20-05-21
- Language: English
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