10 audiobooks for fans of Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- 1
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
Narrated by Polly Stone
★ 5.00 ABR Score (2.3M ratings)★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.2M) ★ 4.84 Audible (116.4K)More about this pick
Two French sisters choose vastly different paths of resistance during Nazi occupation, with Polly Stone capturing both their desperation and courage.
- 2
The Women
by Kristin Hannah
Narrated by Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
★ 5.00 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)★ 4.59 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.84 Audible (56.8K)More about this pick
Following nurse Frankie McGrath from suburban comfort to Vietnam's chaos, Julia Whelan captures the protagonist's evolution with raw emotional authenticity.
- 3
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Jenna Lamia, Octavia Spencer, Bahni Turpin
★ 4.95 ABR Score (3.1M ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (3.0M) ★ 4.81 Audible (46.3K)More about this pick
1960s Mississippi comes alive through the voices of black maids and the white woman who wants to tell their stories. Four narrators create authentic, distinct perspectives on this dangerous collaboration.
- 4
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
★ 4.85 ABR Score (406.9K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (381.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (25.6K) - 5
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by Jane Oppenheimer, Ariel Lawhon
★ 4.71 ABR Score (610.2K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (594.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (16.2K)More about this pick
Maine, 1789: midwife Martha Ballard investigates a body frozen in the Kennebec River, using her detailed diary of births, deaths, and town secrets. Jane Oppenheimer's narration captures the cold grip of frontier justice.
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Code Name Hélène
by Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim
★ 4.70 ABR Score (90.4K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (82.5K) ★ 4.77 Audible (7.9K) - 7
The Reformatory
by Tananarive Due
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt
★ 4.68 ABR Score (81.3K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (78.1K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
Twelve-year-old Robbie faces the living and dead horrors of a Jim Crow reform school in this haunting blend of historical injustice and supernatural terror.
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The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
★ 4.67 ABR Score (694.1K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (642.8K) ★ 4.63 Audible (51.3K)More about this pick
Two timelines connect female spies: Eve infiltrating German-occupied France in WWI, and Charlie searching for her missing cousin in 1947's aftermath.
- 9
Gates of Fire
by Steven Pressfield
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.66 ABR Score (51.0K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (44.4K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.6K)More about this pick
The lone survivor of Thermopylae recounts how three hundred Spartans held the pass against Persia's massive army in history's most famous last stand.
- 10
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.62 ABR Score (236.9K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (223.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (13.0K)More about this pick
Scott Brick's weathered narration transforms this Depression-era journey into something haunting and deeply human, turning what could be a heavy historical tale into an unforgettable emotional gut-punch.
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