146 Results for : drudgery
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 288min
Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease. With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lizza Aiken. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/001537/bk_lili_001537_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Napoleon of Notting Hill , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 364min
In 1904, Great Britain was at the height of its prosperity; but G. K. Chesterton saw the drudgery of capitalism and bureaucracy eating away at the eccentricity and spontaneity of the human spirit. In The Napoleon of Notting Hill, his first novel, Chesterton creates a witty satire of staid government, set in a London of the future. Auberon Quinn, a common clerk who looks like a cross between a baby and an owl and is often seen standing on his head, is one day told that he has been randomly selected to be His Majesty the King. He decides to turn London into a medieval carnival for his own amusement - with delightful results. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Frederick Davidson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/009437/bk_blak_009437_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Lady Next Door and Other Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 151min
A collection of five original short stories. In this collection you will find: "The Lady Next Door" - A haughty woman has to deal with her new neighbor who has eyes on her eligible son. "A Home for Adam" A marriage reaches a crisis point when a young boy arrives on the doorstep. "Lola's Decision" - A college student has to deal with family tradition and loyalty when making a choice about her future. "Miss Lana Wilson" - A middle aged woman thinks that her life is set to be one way, but an old friend has a final lesson to teach her. "A Gift for Philomena" - A woman’s life of drudgery changes when an unexpected package arrives. Dara Girard is the best-selling writer of over twenty books. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Monae. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/025061/bk_acx0_025061_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hunting Season: A Love Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 54min
He's a butcher. She's the trophy wife of a trophy hunter. They used to be high school sweethearts, but that was two decades ago, and times have changed. Meet Ariana Plano.... Forty years old, miserable, and stuck in a loveless marriage to the worst mistake of her life. Meet Ray Koski.... Forty years old, miserable, and a lonely butcher who can do nothing but immerse himself in the drudgery of his work. Once a week during hunting season, she brings her old teenage flame game meat for processing. They do not speak. They rarely make eye contact. Some histories are just too painful. But this week will be different. This week - a shocking encounter 22 years in the making - will change everything. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Taylor Quinn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/004083/bk_acx0_004083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dance: Cinderella Retold: Romance a Medieval Fairytale Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 240min
A dutiful daughter. A prince forced to find a bride. If the shoe fits...Once upon a time... When the Emperor's army comes recruiting, Mai signs up, seeing it as the perfect escape from her stepmother and a lifetime of drudgery. Armed with her mother's armor and a pair of magic shoes, Mai marches off to war...only to find herself sharing a tent with the General's arrogant nephew, Prince Yi. The best swordsman in the Empire, Prince Yi wants to make war, not love, but the Emperor insists this will be Yi's last campaign before he must marry. Prince Yi has never met his match...until now. Can one woman win the war and the prince's heart? Contains mature themes. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary Sarah. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011135/bk_tant_011135_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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No Sin to Love , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 538min
Young Dolly Dixon is determined to overcome her background and lead a respectable life. But when her mother runs off, she is forced to leave her office job to look after her unappreciative stepfamily. Her life of drudgery is brightened by her love for market trader Tom Marchant. It is not just his good looks that have won her heart. He is ambitious and longs to escape his youthful involvement with the criminal Rose brothers. Dolly believes him and at the start of World War II they get married and leave London to open a shop in a Sussex village. But have they really seen the last of the brothers? And what is the other secret that Tom is hiding? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julie Teal. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/000895/bk_isis_000895_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Moth to the Flame: Woody Creek, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1124min
Jenny Morrison is bravely trying to move on with her life. Her husband missing amidst the turmoil of WWII, she takes refuge with Ray King, a slightly sinister, stuttering boy who disappeared from Woody Creek as a teenager but has now reappeared. In return for regular 'wifely duties', Ray offers Jenny and her three children sanctuary at his house in Melbourne. For a time, she is happy. But then Jenny's father - the philandering impresario Archie Foote - storms back into her world and chaos reigns again. Archie recognises Jenny's brilliance and offers her a second chance - a way to escape the domestic drudgery and finally fulfil her dream. But when you have three children, one missing husband and another with a dark secret, dreams have a habit of turning into nightmares... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deidre Rubenstein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/001037/bk_boli_001037_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Red Room, Hörbuch, Digital, 600min
The Red Room" (Swedish: "Röda rummet") is a satire of Stockholm society, it has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel. While receiving mixed reviews in Sweden, it was acclaimed in Denmark, where Strindberg was hailed as a genius. As a result of "The Red Room", Strindberg became famous throughout Scandinavia. Edvard Brandes wrote that it "makes the reader want to join the fight against hypocrisy and reaction". A young idealistic civil servant, Arvid Falk, leaves the drudgery of bureaucracy to become a journalist and author. As he explores various social activities - politics, publishing, theatre, philanthropy, and business - he finds more hypocrisy and political corruption than he thought possible. He takes refuge with a group of "bohemians", who meet in a red dining room in Berns Salonger to discuss these matters. Language: English. Narrator: William Peck. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lind/001171/bk_lind_001171_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Grimm House , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 229min
A creepy, funny and imaginative tale for fans of Coraline and A Series of Unfortunate Events. When Hadley's parents leave on a cruise and then are reported lost at sea, her perfect world is turned upside down. In a flash she is whisked away to a new life of drudgery at Grimm House where she waits on not one but two persnickety old aunts. As she grudgingly fulfills their commands of cooking, cleaning, and even after-dinner-dancing, she comes to suspect the aunts are really witches who are scheming to take the thing she loves best. With only her wits and the help of some unlikely new friends, Hadley makes a plan to escape Grimm House and find her way home before it's too late. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stacey Glemboski. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/053250/bk_acx0_053250_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Workhouse Angel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 611min
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Workhouse Angel by Holly Green, read by Julie Maisey. Will she ever be reunited with her real father? Angelina was abandoned on the doorsteps of Brownlow Workhouse when she was just a baby - her only possession the rag doll she held in her arms. Nicknamed 'Angel' for her golden curls, she is adopted by Mr and Mrs McBride. At first Angel is so happy to have found a caring family to save her from the drudgery of the workhouse. But her new parents are not the benevolent guardians they first appear. Angel has lost all hope when she discovers that a man has visited the workhouse, looking for the baby girl he was forced to give up. A girl who isn't an orphan after all.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julie Maisey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/003004/bk_rhuk_003004_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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