Elizabeth Bergstone has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors. The most-rated is The King's Mother.
A Jane Austen Collection
Summary
Jane Austen died in 1817 at the age of 41 and wrote six beloved novels in her tragically short life. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma were published during her lifetime. Shortly after she died, both Persuasion and Northanger Abbey were published. Austen’s fans are everywhere, and a number of authors have paid homage to Austen by spinning off her novels into sequels, or they have retold her stories in diverse settings and in multiple time periods. For the Austen fan, the release of a brand-new production of Emma, starring Peaky Blinders actress Anya Taylor-Joy is cause for celebration. Three books in one! Audio format of Jane Austen's most beloved novels: Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Persuasion
Public Domain (P)2020 Freedom Publishing
Black Sparrow
Summary
At Heathrow airport, a hired assassin is boarding a plane to Paris. On the same plane is young Uzma Rafiq, heading for a new life with her French lover. The passengers carry identical suitcases, but their motives for traveling to the European city couldn’t be further apart. When they accidentally pick up the wrong luggage on arrival, a deadly series of events is set in motion. As a sinister twist brings them together, they will dictate each other’s destinies. Against a backdrop of The City of Lights, who will survive?
©2019 A.J. Griffiths-Jones (P)2020 A.J. Griffiths-Jones
The Beaufort Woman
Summary
Margaret Beaufort's story continues in The Beaufort Woman. As the struggle between York and Lancaster continues, Margaret Beaufort fights for admittance to the court of the victorious Edward IV of York and his unpopular queen, Elizabeth Woodville. The old king and his heir are dead, leaving only Margaret's son, the exiled Henry Tudor, with a tenuous claim to the throne. The royal nursery is full, with two small princes securing York's continuing rule. But Edward and Elizabeth's magnificent court hides a dark secret, a deception that threatens the security of the English throne...and all who lust after it. With the untimely death of the king, Margaret finds herself at the heart of chain of events that threaten the supremacy of York and will change England forever. The Beaufort Woman: one woman's selfless struggle for the rights of her son.
©2016 Judith Arnopp (P)2018 Judith Arnopp
Mrs. Bennet's Sentiments
Summary
Jane Austen's mother tells all! Jane Austen's Mrs. Bennet, mother of five difficult teenage daughters, is silent no more. Those who grew up enjoying Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice will delight in Mrs. Bennet's Sentiments. Tired of having her ungrateful girls roll their their eyes at her and watching her husband return to his man cave, Mrs. Bennet finally tells her side of the story. Mrs. Bennet surprises them all. She defies the conventions of the day, triumphs over society, and becomes a woman of independence - proving the old adage "Mother knows best." Mr. Bennet's Sentiments was chosen by People magazine as a top new fiction pick.
©2010 Dori Salerno (P)2021 Dori Salerno
The King's Mother
Summary
October 1485: With the English crown finally in his possession, Henry Tudor’s endeavors to restore order to the realm are hindered by continuing unrest. While the king is plagued with uprisings and pretenders to his throne, Margaret in her capacity as the king’s mother oversees the running of his court. The warring houses of York and Lancaster are united, the years of civil strife are at an end, but as the royal nursery fills with children, the threats to Henry’s throne persist, and Margaret’s expectation of perfect harmony begins to disintegrate. As quickly as Henry dispatches those who move against him, new conflicts arise, and dogged by deceit and the harrowing shadow of death, Margaret realizes her time for peace has not yet come. Intrigue, treason, and distrust blights the new Tudor dynasty, challenging Margaret’s strength of character and her steadfast faith in God. The King’s Mother is the third and final book in the Beaufort Chronicle, tracing the life of Margaret Beaufort.
©2017 Judith Arnopp (P)2018 Judith Arnopp