Jetzt kostenlos testen
-
Islands of Mercy
- Gesprochen von: Katie McGrath
- Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 57 Min.
- Kategorien: Literatur & Belletristik, Belletristik

Bist du Amazon Prime-Mitglied?
2 statt 1 Titel kostenlos erhaltenInhaltsangabe
Brought to you by Penguin.
She was ‘The Angel of the Baths’, the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that.
In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she finds herself torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined.
Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British ‘rajah’, Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined by his own fragility, by man’s innate greed and by the invasive power of the forest itself.
Jane’s quest for an altered life and Sir Ralph’s endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe - from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.
Islands of Mercy is a novel that ignites the senses and is a bold exploration of the human urge to seek places of sanctuary in a pitiless world.
Hörer, die dieses Buch gekauft haben, kauften auch…
-
Wrong Number, Right Woman
- Geschrieben von: Jae
- Gesprochen von: Angela Dawe
- Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 6 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Flirting has never been Denny’s strong suit, but so what if she’s too shy to ask women out? She’s content with her simple life, working as a cashier and helping her sister raise her niece. But then she gets a wrong-number text message from a stranger named Eliza, asking her of all people for dating advice!
-
-
Fantastic
- Von Conny B Switzerland Am hilfreichsten 17.01.2021
-
Up on the Roof
- Geschrieben von: A.L. Brooks
- Gesprochen von: Justine Eyre
- Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 17 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
When a storm wreaks havoc on bookish Lena's well-ordered world, her laid-back new neighbor, Megan, offers her a room. The trouble is they've been clashing since the day they met. How can they now live under the same roof? Making it worse is the inexplicable pull between them that seems hard to resist. A quirky romance, laced with classic British humor, about the power of opposites attracting.
-
-
lovely book great narration
- Von GermanTwins Am hilfreichsten 28.09.2020
-
Reaping the Benefits
- Geschrieben von: E. J. Noyes
- Gesprochen von: Abby Craden
- Spieldauer: 10 Std. und 22 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Morgan Ashworth isn't having a good day. The award for Minion of the Year is slipping out of reach, and she has to administer an afterlife package to one of her human employees. An employee she's attracted to. An employee who'll soon know Morgan isn't quite what she seems. Jane Smith was having a great day. Until her hot boss dropped a bombshell. It's time for Jane to complete the questionnaire to decide where she'll spend her afterlife.
-
-
fantastic
- Von Lara N. Am hilfreichsten 21.01.2021
-
The Priory of the Orange Tree
- Geschrieben von: Samantha Shannon
- Gesprochen von: Liyah Summers
- Spieldauer: 25 Std. und 52 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
-
-
Gelungenes Buch
- Von Anonymer Hörer Am hilfreichsten 09.11.2020
-
The Midnight Library
- Geschrieben von: Matt Haig
- Gesprochen von: Carey Mulligan
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 49 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Thirty-four-year-old Nora's life could be better. She's lonely, single and has just lost her job. Her cat dying feels like the last straw. What else is there to live for? Then she finds a library between life and death where she gets to try all the other lives she could have lived. The Midnight Library is a gloriously relatable novel about life, death and the in-between. It is about finding hope, playing chess, dumping regrets and picking the right people around you.
-
-
I loved reading this book
- Von Franzi S. Am hilfreichsten 13.11.2020
-
Gideon the Ninth
- Geschrieben von: Tamsyn Muir
- Gesprochen von: Moira Quirk
- Spieldauer: 16 Std. und 50 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap out of the audio, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
-
-
Großartig
- Von Sekhmet Am hilfreichsten 01.11.2019
-
Wrong Number, Right Woman
- Geschrieben von: Jae
- Gesprochen von: Angela Dawe
- Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 6 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Flirting has never been Denny’s strong suit, but so what if she’s too shy to ask women out? She’s content with her simple life, working as a cashier and helping her sister raise her niece. But then she gets a wrong-number text message from a stranger named Eliza, asking her of all people for dating advice!
-
-
Fantastic
- Von Conny B Switzerland Am hilfreichsten 17.01.2021
-
Up on the Roof
- Geschrieben von: A.L. Brooks
- Gesprochen von: Justine Eyre
- Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 17 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
When a storm wreaks havoc on bookish Lena's well-ordered world, her laid-back new neighbor, Megan, offers her a room. The trouble is they've been clashing since the day they met. How can they now live under the same roof? Making it worse is the inexplicable pull between them that seems hard to resist. A quirky romance, laced with classic British humor, about the power of opposites attracting.
-
-
lovely book great narration
- Von GermanTwins Am hilfreichsten 28.09.2020
-
Reaping the Benefits
- Geschrieben von: E. J. Noyes
- Gesprochen von: Abby Craden
- Spieldauer: 10 Std. und 22 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Morgan Ashworth isn't having a good day. The award for Minion of the Year is slipping out of reach, and she has to administer an afterlife package to one of her human employees. An employee she's attracted to. An employee who'll soon know Morgan isn't quite what she seems. Jane Smith was having a great day. Until her hot boss dropped a bombshell. It's time for Jane to complete the questionnaire to decide where she'll spend her afterlife.
-
-
fantastic
- Von Lara N. Am hilfreichsten 21.01.2021
-
The Priory of the Orange Tree
- Geschrieben von: Samantha Shannon
- Gesprochen von: Liyah Summers
- Spieldauer: 25 Std. und 52 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
-
-
Gelungenes Buch
- Von Anonymer Hörer Am hilfreichsten 09.11.2020
-
The Midnight Library
- Geschrieben von: Matt Haig
- Gesprochen von: Carey Mulligan
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 49 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Thirty-four-year-old Nora's life could be better. She's lonely, single and has just lost her job. Her cat dying feels like the last straw. What else is there to live for? Then she finds a library between life and death where she gets to try all the other lives she could have lived. The Midnight Library is a gloriously relatable novel about life, death and the in-between. It is about finding hope, playing chess, dumping regrets and picking the right people around you.
-
-
I loved reading this book
- Von Franzi S. Am hilfreichsten 13.11.2020
-
Gideon the Ninth
- Geschrieben von: Tamsyn Muir
- Gesprochen von: Moira Quirk
- Spieldauer: 16 Std. und 50 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap out of the audio, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
-
-
Großartig
- Von Sekhmet Am hilfreichsten 01.11.2019
-
Breaking Character
- Geschrieben von: Lee Winter
- Gesprochen von: Angela Dawe
- Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 47 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Life has become a farcical mess for icy British A-lister Elizabeth Thornton. America's most-hated villain stars in a top-rated TV medical drama that she hates. Now, she's been romantically linked to her perky, new co-star, Summer, due to the young woman's clumsiness. As a closeted actress, that's the last thing Elizabeth needs. If she could just get her dream movie role, life would be so much better. The only problem is that the eccentric French film-maker offering it insists on meeting her "girlfriend", Summer, first.
-
-
Very cute
- Von Oliver Am hilfreichsten 09.11.2020
-
Romancing the Kicker
- Geschrieben von: Catherine Lane
- Gesprochen von: Abby Craden
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 12 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Parker Sherbourne has a talent for sports and seduction - and the body to prove it. When the High Rollers, the professional football team from Las Vegas, chase after her to be their point-after specialist, she jumps at the chance. Sure, the position is only a publicity stunt, but she has always been able to turn any situation to her advantage. Carly Bartlett joins the Rollers as the newest athletic trainer and the only other female on the payroll. The head trainer has only one warning: don't get involved with a player. Not a problem. She doesn't go for guys.
-
To the Moon and Back
- Geschrieben von: Melissa Brayden
- Gesprochen von: Melissa Sternenberg
- Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 21 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Lauren Prescott had dreamed of being an actress since she was cast as Wendy in her junior high production of Peter Pan. Yes, her nightgown snagged and brought the set tumbling down, but she was hooked. After years of unsuccessful auditions, performing just wasn’t in the cards. Instead, Lauren established herself as a successful stage manager at the esteemed McAllister Theatre. Unfortunately, the resident director has cast celebrity, Carly Daniel: Headstrong, entitled, and always late. So, why is their chemistry turning her the hell on?
-
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- A Hunger Games Novel
- Geschrieben von: Suzanne Collins
- Gesprochen von: Santino Fontana
- Spieldauer: 16 Std. und 16 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to out charm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low.
-
-
It has taken me 2 weeks to suffer through this
- Von ladybug Am hilfreichsten 13.06.2020
-
Turbulence
- Geschrieben von: E.J. Noyes
- Gesprochen von: Abby Craden
- Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 10 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Stockbroker Isabelle Rhodes has a lot of money, a lot of trust issues, and a whole lot of reasons to believe her ex-girlfriend was right when she said that Isabelle sucked at relationships. With that accusation stuck in her head, Isabelle throws caution to the wind and dives into her first one-night stand. Checking that off her bucket list should be something to celebrate - except it turns out that the woman she just spent an earth-shattering night with is actually her newly hired company pilot, Audrey Graham. Ms. Never-See-You-Again just turned into Ms. See-You-Constantly.
-
-
Loved..
- Von Almaaaaa Am hilfreichsten 22.02.2020
-
Fingersmith
- Geschrieben von: Sarah Waters
- Gesprochen von: Juanita McMahon
- Spieldauer: 23 Std. und 35 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
London 1862: Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her 'family'. But from the moment she draws breath, Sue's fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.
-
-
stroy ok
- Von Debra Amy Kobarg Am hilfreichsten 28.12.2018
-
Inkmistress
- Geschrieben von: Audrey Coulthurst
- Gesprochen von: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Spieldauer: 10 Std. und 29 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Asra is a demigod with a dangerous gift: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood. To keep her power secret, she leads a quiet life as a healer on a remote mountain, content to help the people in her care and spend time with Ina, the mortal girl she loves. But Asra's peaceful life is upended when bandits threaten Ina's village and the king does nothing to help.
-
46
- Geschrieben von: Lynn Ames
- Gesprochen von: Abby Craden
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 46 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
It’s November 3, 2020, and Emma McMasters has just been elected the 46th president of the United States. She’s facing a divided Congress and nation, allies that no longer trust America, enemies that have been emboldened, and the legacy of destruction left by the last administration. She must rebuild and reestablish trust in government, in the media, and in the electoral system, all the while carrying the mantle of first female president, and along with it, the hopes and dreams of millions of women and little girls who need her to prove that a woman can get the job done.
-
-
This book really hits a nerve
- Von Snowflake Am hilfreichsten 30.06.2020
-
Conflict of Interest
- Portland Police Bureau Series, Book 1
- Geschrieben von: Jae
- Gesprochen von: Abby Craden
- Spieldauer: 14 Std.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Workaholic Detective Aiden Carlisle isn't looking for love - and certainly not at the law-enforcement seminar she reluctantly agreed to attend. But the first lecturer is not at all what she expected. Psychologist Dawn Kinsley has just found her place in life. After a failed relationship with a police officer, she has sworn never to get involved with another cop again, but she feels a connection to Aiden from the very first moment. Can Aiden keep herself from crossing the line when a brutal crime threatens to keep them apart before they've even gotten together?
-
-
Super Geschichte - super erzählt
- Von Amazone Am hilfreichsten 23.04.2019
-
By Mutual Consent
- Geschrieben von: Tracey Richardson
- Gesprochen von: Lori Prince
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 46 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
As if juggling surgery and being an instructor isn't enough, she's recently taken on a more demanding administrative role at the medical school that was named after her legendary father. To make things worse, she's now required to attend a growing number of galas, fundraisers, and conventions. Wouldn't having a wife - a wife of convenience - help ease the burden that's threatening to overtake her world?
-
-
Lori Prince
- Von Anonymer Hörer Am hilfreichsten 02.07.2020
-
Gold
- Geschrieben von: E.J. Noyes
- Gesprochen von: Abby Craden
- Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 11 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Pro alpine skier Aspen Archer's downfall happened in the worst possible way - a career-ending crash on a gold medal run at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Aspen packed up her broken life, picked up her broken body, and now hides in comfortable obscurity at ski resorts around the world, coaching tourists and ignoring her problems. Cate Tierney knows who Aspen is, but the last place she expected to meet the former Olympian was during a ski trip to Australia. Hurt by a past relationship, and with a teenage daughter to protect, Cate's initial reluctance is quickly overcome by her attraction.
-
-
wunderschön!
- Von Amazone Am hilfreichsten 06.05.2020
-
Crier's War
- Geschrieben von: Nina Varela
- Gesprochen von: Kim Mai Guest
- Spieldauer: 13 Std. und 38 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will. Now, Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death...by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier.
-
-
Enemies to friends to lovers to...
- Von Amazon Kunde Am hilfreichsten 19.08.2020
Das könnte dir auch gefallen
Weitere Titel des Autors
Das sagen andere Hörer zu Islands of Mercy
Rezensionen - mit Klick auf einen der beiden Reiter können Sie die Quelle der Rezensionen bestimmen.
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
- Simon
- 25.09.2020
This voice is truly an Angel's voice!
(German text under the English one) Let's start with the most important thing. The reader! I have been a Katie McGrath fan forever and hearing her soothing, yet unique voice for so many hours saved 2020 for me. I will definitely listen to this book multiple times just to hear her art of reading :) The story is nice (don’t read it if you are homophobic or uneasy with sometimes heavy girl and girl action tough.) I enjoy a good historical book and this one was not the best I’ve ever read but above the average for sure. The words are sometimes a bit difficult if you are not a native speaker but after a while it gets a lot easier :) All in all an audio book you should gift yourself with! Ich hab das Buch hauptsächlich wegen Katie McGrath als Sprecherin gekauft und ich wurde nicht enttäuscht. Eine Vorleserlebnis der besonderen Art, die dafür sorgt, dass ich das Buch sicher noch viele Male hören werde! Die Story ist ganz nett. Man muss historische Romane mögen. Ist nicht die beste Story, die ich je gelesen habe, aber auf jeden Fall über dem Durchschnitt. Nicht zu empfehlen für Menschen, die homophob sind oder für die die explizite Beschreibung vom Zusammensein von unter anderem zwei Frauen unangenehm ist ;) Kann das Hörbuch nur wärmstens weiterempfehlen!
1 Person fand das hilfreich
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
- Julia Krömer
- 13.11.2020
Good practice for non-natives wwitha fine story :)
So, this was my first english audiobook. As I'm not a native speaker (listener) I needed some time to get into it. It was quiet fascinating that I understood nearly everything that was happening in Bath and London, and only the essential that was happening on Borneo. Nevertheless, I liked the story that put me in a time long ago. The inter- and intrapersonal was described very vividly. And of course, the reader's voice, Katie's voice - the reason why I got this audiobook in the first place - is pure joy to listen to. <3
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
- Bernhard Weigl
- 15.10.2020
Great Book!
i just love Katie Mcgrath so much thats all lol... but the book is like really great. i really enjoyed the story and i loved jane. :)
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
- Anonymer Hörer
- 08.10.2020
Perfect Narrator
Most beautiful voice I've ever heard. I could listen to her all day. Would like to hear more of Katie.
Top 10
Welche Titel finden Audible-HörerInnen besonders gut? Die beliebtesten Hörbücher und Hörspiele aus allen Genres gibt’s hier jeden Monat neu.
Exklusive Podcasts kostenlos für Abonnenten
Exklusive und wöchentlich neue Reportagen, Interviews, Comedy und Hintergrundgeschichten.



SPIEGEL Bestseller
Welche Titel haben es in die SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Liste für Belletristik und Sachbuch geschafft?