10 audiobooks for fans of West with Giraffes
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Cilka's Journey
The Tattooist of Auschwitz • Book 2
by Heather Morris
Narrated by Louise Brealey
★ 4.72 ABR Score (223.4K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (219.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.4K)More about this pick
Louise Brealey's measured, unflinching narration transforms this haunting true story into something unbearable and necessary—she lets the quiet devastation of survival speak louder than any dramatic flourish ever could.
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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
Narrated by Frazer Douglas
★ 4.66 ABR Score (2.1M ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (2.0M) ★ 4.61 Audible (40.8K)More about this pick
Miller reimagines the Trojan War through Patroclus's eyes, transforming mythology into an achingly intimate love story.
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Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure
Constable Evan Mystery
by Rhys Bowen
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.61 ABR Score (27.8K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (2.3K)More about this pick
Barrie Kreinik captures the quiet determination of a betrayed 1930s wife who transforms divorce devastation into unexpected liberation and new romance.
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City of Thieves
by David Benioff
Narrated by Ron Perlman
★ 4.55 ABR Score (176.9K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (169.7K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.2K)More about this pick
Two unlikely friends hunt for eggs in siege-starved Leningrad while Ron Perlman's gruff warmth captures both the horror and dark humor.
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The System of the World
The Baroque Cycle #6–8 • Book 8
Narrated by Neal Stephenson (introduction), Kevin Pariseau, Simon Prebble
★ 4.49 ABR Score (25.9K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (24.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Stephenson concludes his Baroque Cycle as Newton, Leibniz, and other historical figures shape the early 18th century. Kevin Pariseau and Simon Prebble handle the dense historical material with appropriate gravitas.
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Where the Sky Begins
Constable Evan Mystery
by Rhys Bowen
Narrated by Emma Griffiths
★ 4.36 ABR Score (35.9K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (34.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
London Blitz survivor Josie Banks rebuilds her life in a countryside village while bombs destroy her old world. Emma Griffiths captures both the devastation of wartime London and the hope found in rural community during Britain's darkest hour.
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The Paris Assignment
Constable Evan Mystery
by Rhys Bowen
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.33 ABR Score (24.8K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (24.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (528)More about this pick
Kreinik captures both Madeleine's determination and her fear as she navigates Occupied Paris, smuggling Allied airmen while protecting her young son.
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Dances with Wolves
Dances With Wolves • Book 1
by Michael Blake
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.54 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (29.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (2.7K)More about this pick
George Guidall's measured, introspective narration transforms Blake's frontier novel into something far more intimate than the film—he finds the quiet moral reckoning beneath the adventure, making this essential listening for anyone drawn to stories about identity and belonging.
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The Venice Sketchbook
Constable Evan Mystery
by Rhys Bowen
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.46 ABR Score (86.0K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (82.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
Caroline Grant inherits mysterious keys and a sketchbook that lead her to discover her great-aunt's wartime romance in Venice. Dual timelines reveal secrets spanning from WWII resistance to modern-day family revelations.
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1776
Narrated by David McCullough
★ 4.45 ABR Score (270.0K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (250.2K) ★ 4.58 Audible (19.8K)More about this pick
McCullough narrates his own gripping account of the pivotal year when Washington's Continental Army faced near-constant defeat yet somehow kept the revolution alive through sheer determination and winter crossings.
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