Audiobooks Like The Alice Network

Saskia Maarleveld narrates Kate Quinn's dual-timeline WWI spy novel with a distinct register for each era — her 1915 voice has a brittle, hunted quality and her 1947 voice carries a different kind of exhaustion, and across 15 hours she keeps both women individually vivid. Two more Maarleveld-Quinn collaborations appear in the top recommendations, and the full list of ten highly-rated picks gravitates toward women's historical fiction where the courage is quiet and the stakes are life-sized rather than operatic.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Alice Network

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    The Rose Code

    by Kate Quinn

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.85 ABR Score (406.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (381.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (25.2K)
    16h 2m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Huntress

    by Kate Quinn

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    4.60 ABR Score (231.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (217.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (14.1K)
    19h 4m listening time • Released 2019
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    Ribbons of Scarlet

    by Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, E. Knight, Sophie Perinot, Heather Webb, Allison Pataki

    Narrated by Marisa Calin, Lisa Flanagan, Barrie Kreinik, Saskia Maarleveld, Cassandra Campbell, Lauren Ezzo

    3.82 ABR Score (6.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 4.26 Audible (713)
    16h 1m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Last Night in London

    by Karen White

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Saskia Maarleveld

    4.30 ABR Score (10.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (9.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (833)
    16h 21m listening time • Released 2021
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    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)
    17h 19m listening time • Released 2015

    Polly Stone's dual narration captures two sisters' raw defiance under Nazi occupation with such emotional precision that you'll forget you're listening rather than living it.

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    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)
    14h 57m listening time • Released 2024

    Julia Whelan's dual narration captures the raw emotional cost of Vietnam through a nurse's eyes—this is immersive historical fiction that feels urgently alive, not distant.

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    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)
    18h 6m listening time • Released 2009

    The four narrators each disappear into their characters so completely, you'll forget you're listening to a performance. This is how ensemble audiobooks should work.

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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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    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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