Audiobooks Like Lovely War

10 audiobooks for fans of Lovely War

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   The Passion of Dolssa

   by Julie Berry

   Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry

   ★ 3.94 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.91 Goodreads (7.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (201)

   11h 42m listening time • Released 2016

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   The Book Thief

   by Markus Zusak

   Narrated by Allan Corduner

   ★ 4.73 ABR Score (2.9M ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.9M) ★ 4.64 Audible (34.7K)

   13h 56m listening time • Released 2006

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   Between Two Fires

   by Christopher Buehlman

   Narrated by Steve West

   ★ 4.37 ABR Score (71.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.21 Goodreads (65.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (6.9K)

   14h 26m listening time • Released 2012

   Steve West's narration transforms this plague-ravaged medieval nightmare into something genuinely haunting—his ability to shift between Thomas's weathered cynicism and the girl's unsettling certainty makes you question what's real right alongside him.

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   To Cook a Bear

   by Mikael Niemi, Deborah Bragan-Turner

   Narrated by Anthony Mark Barrow, Allan Corduner

   ★ 3.90 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.01 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.31 Audible (39)

   14h 5m listening time • Released 2021

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   The Sea Gate

   by Jane Johnson

   Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Barrie Kreinik

   ★ 3.98 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.04 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.49 Audible (101)

   11h 49m listening time • Released 2023

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   Mister Wolf

   by Chris Petit

   Narrated by Allan Corduner

   ★ 3.57 ABR Score (55 ratings)

   ★ 3.09 Goodreads (53) ★ 3.5 Audible (2)

   14h 21m listening time • Released 2019

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   Black Sam: Prince of Pirates

   by Mat McLeod, James Lewis

   Narrated by Alex Hyde-White, Roy Dotrice, Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki, William Dufris, Jayne Entwistle, Simon Vance, R.C. Bray

   ★ 3.47 ABR Score (324 ratings)

   ★ 3.65 Goodreads (96) ★ 3.79 Audible (228)

   10h 54m listening time • Released 2015

   An ensemble cast of eight narrators brings genuine texture to this pirate origin story, with each voice anchoring a distinct perspective in a world where desperation and idealism collide.

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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 (4.3K)

   11h 3m listening time • Released 2019

   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 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)

   15h 5m listening time • Released 2023

   The dual narration captures Martha Ballard's fierce intelligence against a corrupt town that underestimates her—a historical mystery that hinges on one woman's refusal to let power bury the truth.

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    Homegoing

    by Yaa Gyasi

    Narrated by Dominic Hoffman

    ★ 4.69 ABR Score (421.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (410.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (10.9K)

    13h 11m listening time • Released 2016

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