Audiobooks for Autumn!

As the autumn evenings start to draw in, what better than to settle down with an audiobook? Here are some that I’ve recorded recently:

Republic by Alice Hunt, published by Faber & Faber. A brilliantly written account of the Interregnum of the 1650s. It’s a fascinating and excellently-researched book charting both the characters and the social and political history of this period.

The Children of Lingfield House by Titti Marone (Bonnier Books); and The Lost Daughter by R.P.G. Colley (Soundings) – both historical fiction, set during and after the Second World War; Marone’s book tells the heartbreaking true story of a group of children, brought to the UK from the Continent to heal both physically and psychologically after enduring the horrors of the Holocaust. Colley’s touching and tragic novel is about a daughter’s quest to uncover her mother’s dark secrets from her time as a young woman in Nazi Germany.

The Cursed Writer, by the brilliant Holly Hepburn, is the second in a series I have loved narrating. It’s a rollercoaster of a ride as Harry White takes up where Sherlock Holmes left off. The Hound of the Baskervilles has a very worthy successor in this book. Huge fun. Cracking dialogue and fantastic plotting!

As this post goes to press, I’m excited to have started narrating a fantasy series by Vanessa Nelson called Fractured Conclave. Book 1, A Usual Suspect, is a thrilling adventure following an incredibly feisty protagonist, Hallie, on her quest to uncover the truth about her friend’s husband’s murder. The world Nelson has created is so detailed and vivid; it was a real joy to narrate this one. I can’t wait for Book 2, A Broken Contract, coming out at the end of November.

“Just so so so great, loved the narration so perfect, dreadfully sad, appalling and captivating. Katherine came to life in my kitchen, in my car, walking around the supermarket and in between the moments of my husband trying to talk to me.”

Audible Review – Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, the Tainted Queen by Alison Weir

“I learnt so much. This was fantastically researched and beautifully performed. Reminds you why books are so important.”

Audible Review – Papyrus by Irene Vallejo

“Narrator Sophie Roberts’s strong, polished, highly sophisticated voice effectively conveys the aura of fashionable society but maintains a firm narrative objectivity. Droll, fascinating, full of memorable characters and anecdotes, here is a perspective on a world and time that moved from drawing-room comedy to the private dramas of war and occupation.”

AudioFile Magazine, 2020 – Chanel’s Riviera, Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award

“This was brilliantly brought to life by the narrator, Sophie Roberts who tackled the French & Russian names with ease. A great way to entwine two biographies in such an entertaining way.”

Audible Review – Catherine the Great & Potemkin by Simon Sebag Montefiore

“I have had the pleasure of working with Sophie for many years, and that is a testament in itself to her standing in the audiobook world. Well prepared, reliable, accurate, exceptional characterisations. The only problem with her success, is trying to hire someone who has become so indispensable…”

David Roper, Managing Director, Heavy Entertainment