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Sicily '43
- A Times Book of the Year
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall524
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Performance465
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Story464
Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling author of Normandy ‘44 comes a major new history of one of World War II’s most crucial campaigns. Codenamed Operation HUSKY, the Allied assault on Sicily on 10 July 1943 remains the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted in world history...
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BigBadBurt
- By David on 09-09-20
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Sicily '43
- A Times Book of the Year
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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Cassino '44
- Five Months of Hell in Italy
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall97
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Performance92
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Story92
Brought to you by Penguin. There are no such thing as an easy victory in war but after triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with the Italian surrender, the Allies were confident that they would be in Rome before Christmas 1943. And yet it didn't happen. Hitler...
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I'm glad Terry Milligan got a mention
- By John Moran on 29-09-24
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Cassino '44
- Five Months of Hell in Italy
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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Still Life
- By: Sarah Winman
- Narrated by: Sarah Winnman
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,052
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Performance2,819
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Story2,805
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF DYMOCKS BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2021 A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK WINNER OF THE INWORDS LITERARY AWARD ‘Sheer joy' Graham Norton ‘Utterly beautiful … filled with hope’ Joanna Cannon, author of Three Things About...
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Gentle and accomplished memory-telling
- By Earnest on 24-06-21
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Still Life
- Narrated by: Sarah Winnman
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-06-21
- Language: English
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The Savage Storm
- The Brutal Battle for Italy 1943
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall242
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Performance221
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Story220
Brought to you by Penguin. This is World War 2 in microcosm told through the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign the Allies were to fight by one of the UK's most acclaimed and bestselling historians From the bestselling author of Brothers in Arms comes the story of the most pivotal Allies...
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Very poorly narrated
- By Gary Mennell on 22-11-23
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The Savage Storm
- The Brutal Battle for Italy 1943
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 21-09-23
- Language: English
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Operation Husky
- The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10–August 7, 1943
- By: Mark Zuehlke
- Narrated by: Paul Christy
- Length: 16 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance51
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Story51
On July 10, 1943, two great Allied armadas of over 2,000 ships readied to invade Sicily. This was Operation Husky, the first step toward winning a toehold in fascist-occupied Europe. Among the invaders were 20,000 Canadian troops serving in the First Canadian Infantry Division and First Canadian Tank Brigade - in their first combat experience. Over the next 28 days, the Allied troops carved a path through the rugged land, despite fierce German opposition.
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Exceptional
- By Sinbad on 05-11-22
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Operation Husky
- The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10–August 7, 1943
- Narrated by: Paul Christy
- Length: 16 hrs
- Release date: 22-03-13
- Language: English
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The Last Leonardo
- The Secret Lives of the World’s Most Expensive Painting
- By: Ben Lewis
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall60
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Performance53
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Story53
In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. But is it a real da Vinci? In a thrilling narrative built on formidable research, Ben Lewis tracks the extraordinary journey of a masterpiece lost and found, lied and fought over across the centuries. In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci’s small...
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Excellent
- By theone901 on 01-05-19
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The Last Leonardo
- The Secret Lives of the World’s Most Expensive Painting
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 18-04-19
- Language: English
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Prevail
- The Inspiring Story of Ethiopia's Victory over Mussolini's Invasion, 1935-1941
- By: Jeff Pearce, Richard Pankhurst - foreword
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 24 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance26
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Story25
It was the war that changed everything, and yet it's been mostly forgotten: in 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia. It dominated newspaper headlines and newsreels. It inspired mass marches in Harlem, a play on Broadway, and independence movements in Africa. As the British Navy sailed into the Mediterranean for a white-knuckle showdown with Italian ships, riots broke out in major cities all over the United States.
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Often biased and not shy about it's opinions.
- By Connor Sampson on 11-08-22
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Rome
- By: Robert Hughes
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Abridged
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Overall35
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Performance28
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Story29
For almost a thousand years, Rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world. Hughes vividly recreates the ancient Rome of Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula, Cicero, Martial and Virgil. With the artistic blossoming of the Renaissance, he casts his unwavering...
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Superb, informative and expertly read by David Timson
- By Dorothy Morrissey on 12-01-22
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Rome
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 22-12-11
- Language: English
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Blood Brotherhoods
- The Rise of the Italian Mafias
- By: John Dickie
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance16
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Story16
The Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The south of the country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra, from Naples and its hinterland and the 'ndrangheta, the mafia from the poor and isolated region of Calabria that has now risen to become the most powerful mob of all. Each of these brotherhoods has its own methods, its own dark rituals, its own style of ferocity and corruption. Their early history is little known, indeed some of it has been entirely shrouded in myth and silence until now.
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Interesting about the mafia
- By Björn on 08-07-21
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Blood Brotherhoods
- The Rise of the Italian Mafias
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 21-05-20
- Language: English
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Ortona
- Canada's Epic World War II Battle
- By: Mark Zuehlke
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance60
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Story59
In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port at all costs. When the battle was over, the Canadians emerged victorious despite heavy losses.
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Gripping
- By Paul Macro on 26-09-22
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Ortona
- Canada's Epic World War II Battle
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 06-01-12
- Language: English
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The Einstein Vendetta
- Hitler, Mussolini, and a true story of murder
- By: Thomas Harding
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance10
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Story10
Brought to you by Penguin. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of HANNS AND RUDOLF, THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE and BLOOD ON THE PAGE, comes the gripping story of an unsolved murder which took place against the extraordinary background of Nazi-occupied Florence during World War Two . . . Italy...
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I rarely cry but ….
- By Jane Shepherd on 28-04-25
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The Einstein Vendetta
- Hitler, Mussolini, and a true story of murder
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 17-04-25
- Language: English
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Mafia Republic
- Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present
- By: John Dickie
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance48
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Story48
In 1946, Italy became a democratic Republic, thereby entering the family of modern Western nations. But deep within Italy there lurked a forgotten curse: three major criminal brotherhoods, whose methods had been honed over a century of experience. As Italy grew, so did the mafias. Sicily's Cosa Nostra, the camorra from Naples, and the mysterious 'ndrangheta from Calabria stood ready to enter the wealthiest and bloodiest period of their long history. Italy made itself rich by making scooters, cars and handbags.
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Excellent.
- By Mr A J Monteyne on 11-07-21
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Mafia Republic
- Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 14-05-20
- Language: English
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The Lost Boys
- A Family Ripped Apart by War
- By: Catherine Bailey
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance46
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Story48
Brought to you by Penguin. Berlin, September 1944. Ulrich von Hassell, former ambassador to Italy and a key member of the German Resistance, is executed for his part in an assassination plot against Hitler. In response to the attack, Himmler, leader of the SS, orders the arrest of all the...
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Too heavy going for me
- By Craig on 30-09-19
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The Lost Boys
- A Family Ripped Apart by War
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 01-08-19
- Language: English
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The Borgias
- By: Christopher Hibbert
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance38
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Story38
The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. Notorious for seizing power, wealth, land and titles through bribery, marriage and murder, the dynasty’s dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a gripping tale. Erudite, witty and always insightful, Hibbert removes the layers of myth around the Borgia family and creates a portrait alive with a superb sense of character and place.
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Great read. Great narration.
- By GalePettifer on 17-05-12
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The Borgias
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 08-02-12
- Language: English
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Mussolini: History in an Hour
- By: Rupert Colley
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall87
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Performance77
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Story77
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. ‘Il Duce’, Benito Mussolini, was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism. Famed for his dictatorial style, his political cunning and admired – initially – by Hitler, Mussolini led the National Fascist Party and ruled Italy...
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Excellent introduction to Mussolini
- By Mr B L T on 21-05-23
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Mussolini: History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 24-04-14
- Language: English
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Cosa Nostra
- The Definitive History of the Sicilian Mafia
- By: John Dickie
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance40
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Story40
Cosa Nostra is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity. The mafia has been given many names since it was founded 140 years ago: the Sect, the Brotherhood, the Honoured Society and now Cosa Nostra. Yet as times have changed, the mafia's subtle and bloody methods have remained the same. Now, for the first time, Cosa Nostra reconstructs the complete history of the Sicilian mafia from its origins to the present day.
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a detailed history that reads like a story
- By mr jamie soden on 02-10-25
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Cosa Nostra
- The Definitive History of the Sicilian Mafia
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-09-20
- Language: English
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The Day of Battle
- The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 32 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Story8
The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns. In An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the American and British armies...
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Wonderful listen
- By Chosroes on 17-01-25
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The Day of Battle
- The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 32 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 16-04-13
- Language: English
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Children of Mars: The Origins of Rome's Empire
- Ancient Warfare and Civilization
- By: Jeremy Armstrong
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Before the Romans could become masters of the Mediterranean, they had to first conquer the people of their own peninsula. This book explores the origins of Roman imperialism and the creation of Rome's early Italian empire, bringing new light and interpretations to this important but problematic period in Roman history. It explains how and why the Romans were able to expand their influence within Italy, often through the use of armed conflict, laying the foundations for their great imperial project.
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Children of Mars: The Origins of Rome's Empire
- Ancient Warfare and Civilization
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 19-08-25
- Language: English
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Risotto with Nettles
- A Memoir with Food
- By: Anna Del Conte
- Narrated by: Rula Lenska
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance14
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Story13
Anna Del Conte brought Italian cooking to Britain at a time when the nearest most of us came to pasta was a Heinz spaghetti hoop. Sharply observant, evocative, full of tastes and talk of food, hers is a delicious, poignant memoir of an unusual life and the food she loves to cook, which launched a culinary revolution.She arrived in England in 1949 when much of Britain was a culinary wasteland, married an Englishman, and stayed on.
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Wonderful!
- By Daniel W Roberts on 16-10-16
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Risotto with Nettles
- A Memoir with Food
- Narrated by: Rula Lenska
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-07-10
- Language: English
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Hotel Portofino
- Hotel Portofino, Book 1
- By: J. P O’Connell
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance19
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Story19
Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And she’s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolini’s Italy. To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War.
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Interesting read good story
- By Sue on 09-01-22
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Hotel Portofino
- Hotel Portofino, Book 1
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Series: Hotel Portofino, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 23-12-21
- Language: English
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