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Best Sellers
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Milkman
- By: Anna Burns
- Narrated by: Bríd Brennan
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman....
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Very, Very Good
- By David M on 20-10-18
By: Anna Burns
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Shift
- Wool Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Hugh Howey
- Narrated by: Peter Brooke
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The much anticipated prequel to best seller Wool that takes us back to the beginnings of the silo....
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Great book, terrible performance!!
- By Mr. Stephen Briglin on 15-05-13
By: Hugh Howey
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The Goldfinch
- By: Donna Tartt
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Aged 13, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart....
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Narrator Hand Picked By Tartt- Outstanding!
- By Tara Mcgrath on 02-12-13
By: Donna Tartt
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The Bell Jar
- By: Sylvia Plath
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When Esther Greenwood wins an internship at a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer....
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This is not unabridged
- By Mr N J Filer on 01-08-15
By: Sylvia Plath
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A Dubious Legacy
- By: Mary Wesley
- Narrated by: Anna Massey
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Henry Tillotson, a generous, genial man, rescues Margaret from a disastrous marriage in Egypt and brings her home to the West Country as his new wife....
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Absultely dreadful hung in there for ten chapters
- By Christine on 22-08-14
By: Mary Wesley
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How to Stop Time
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he’s been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all....
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Superb as I expected from Matt Haig
- By Kaggy on 17-07-17
By: Matt Haig
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Milkman
- By: Anna Burns
- Narrated by: Bríd Brennan
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman....
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Very, Very Good
- By David M on 20-10-18
By: Anna Burns
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Shift
- Wool Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Hugh Howey
- Narrated by: Peter Brooke
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The much anticipated prequel to best seller Wool that takes us back to the beginnings of the silo....
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Great book, terrible performance!!
- By Mr. Stephen Briglin on 15-05-13
By: Hugh Howey
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The Goldfinch
- By: Donna Tartt
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Aged 13, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart....
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Narrator Hand Picked By Tartt- Outstanding!
- By Tara Mcgrath on 02-12-13
By: Donna Tartt
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The Bell Jar
- By: Sylvia Plath
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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When Esther Greenwood wins an internship at a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer....
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This is not unabridged
- By Mr N J Filer on 01-08-15
By: Sylvia Plath
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A Dubious Legacy
- By: Mary Wesley
- Narrated by: Anna Massey
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Henry Tillotson, a generous, genial man, rescues Margaret from a disastrous marriage in Egypt and brings her home to the West Country as his new wife....
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Absultely dreadful hung in there for ten chapters
- By Christine on 22-08-14
By: Mary Wesley
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How to Stop Time
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he’s been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all....
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Superb as I expected from Matt Haig
- By Kaggy on 17-07-17
By: Matt Haig
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The One Plus One
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The One Plus One is the beautiful, poignant, and utterly compelling new novel by the internationally best-selling author Jojo Moyes....
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A compelling, uplifting listen
- By Saffy on 13-03-14
By: Jojo Moyes
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Kane and Abel
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The marvellous story, spanning 60 years, of two powerful men linked by an all-consuming hatred, brought together by fate to save - and finally destroy - each other....
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Superb listen
- By josephine on 05-06-13
By: Jeffrey Archer
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Mr George Smiley is small, podgy, and at best, middle-aged. He is disillusioned, wrestles with idleness, and has been deserted by his beautiful wife....
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Absolutely fantastic - loved it!
- By ella on 11-05-15
By: John le Carré
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Interview With The Vampire
- The Vampire Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Anne Rice
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood....
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revisited
- By n robbie on 26-05-17
By: Anne Rice
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Misery
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Misery Chastain was dead. Paul Sheldon had just killed her - with relief, with joy. Misery had made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of best sellers....
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Creepy, atmospheric, chilling, awesome.
- By Daniel on 15-07-16
By: Stephen King
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Best Kept Secret: Clifton Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie....
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Oh No!!!!!
- By mollyeyre on 17-03-13
By: Jeffrey Archer
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Last Letter from Your Lover
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband....
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A lovely book
- By Kirstine on 01-04-12
By: Jojo Moyes
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What Alice Forgot
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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When Alice Love surfaces from a beautiful dream to find she's been injured in a gym, she knows that something is very wrong – she hates exercise....
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Most enjoyable
- By adele on 17-03-14
By: Liane Moriarty
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The Island of Sea Women
- By: Lisa See
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook’s mother....
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A Stunning Historical Saga
- By Claudia on 22-05-20
By: Lisa See
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Carrie
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis....
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CLASSIC HORROR!!
- By Sue Jackson on 17-04-16
By: Stephen King
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The Memory Book
- By: Rowan Coleman
- Narrated by: Robert Blackwood, Clare Corbett, Anna Bentinck
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The name of your first-born. The face of your lover. Your age. Your address... What would happen if your memory of these began to fade?....
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So sad
- By Catherine on 20-08-15
By: Rowan Coleman
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Appassionata
- Rutshire Chronicles, Book 5
- By: Jilly Cooper
- Narrated by: Sherry Baines
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Abigail Rosen, nicknamed Appassionata, was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist in classical music, but she was also the loneliest and the most exploited girl in the world....
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Audio narration oddly stilted
- By Amazon Customer on 23-05-20
By: Jilly Cooper
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The Hypnotist's Love Story
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Ellen O 'Farrell is an expert when it comes to human frailties. She's a hypnotherapist who helps her clients deal with everything from addictions to life-long phobias....
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Brilliant
- By Catherine on 23-11-14
By: Liane Moriarty
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Lullaby
- By: Leïla Slimani, Sam Taylor
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect caretaker for their two young children....
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So many inaccuracies
- By Maggie Kiely on 27-07-18
By: Leïla Slimani, and others
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The Third Wife
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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You think you have the perfect life. You're successful. Attractive. Well liked. And you've just got married for the third time. But that’s OK because everyone’s happy. Your children are happy. You're happy. And so is your new wife....
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Amazing.... Couldn't put it down.
- By debbie miller on 30-03-19
By: Lisa Jewell
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The Joy Luck Club
- By: Amy Tan
- Narrated by: Gwendoline Yeo
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Four Chinese women, drawn together by the shadow of their past, meet in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and to "say" stories to each other....
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struggled to keep up
- By Laura Jones on 09-04-21
By: Amy Tan
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I'm a Fan
- By: Sheena Patel
- Narrated by: Sheena Patel
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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"I'M A FAN" tells the story of an unnamed narrator's involvement in a seemingly unequal romantic relationship. With a clear and unforgiving eye...
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Phenomenal!!
- By Jess Wetherden on 12-03-23
By: Sheena Patel
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Clarissa Oakes
- Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 15 (Unabridged)
- By: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Captain Jack Aubrey sails away from the hated Australian prison colonies in his favourite vessel the Surprise, pondering on middle age and sexual frustration....
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A weak (ish) link?
- By Mr. N. W. Boothman on 26-08-20
By: Patrick O'Brian
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Cabin Pressure
- Zurich: The BBC Radio 4 airline
- By: John Finnemore
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole, Full Cast, Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 55 mins
- Original Recording
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The complete finale of the hit BBC Radio 4 sitcom- 2 episodes. Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and prayer world of a tiny, one-plane airline....
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Brilliant!!!!!!
- By SARA JANE RATHBONE on 01-02-15
By: John Finnemore
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The Little Stranger
- By: Sarah Waters
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his....
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A subtle ghost story
- By Jill on 13-06-09
By: Sarah Waters
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The World According to Garp
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 21 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A worldwide best seller since its publication, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, struggling writer and illegitimate son of Jenny Fields - an unlikely feminist heroine ahead of her time....
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Audible version cuts 2 chapters
- By Anonymous User on 19-04-20
By: John Irving
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The Offing
- By: Benjamin Myers
- Narrated by: Ralph Ineson
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village....
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Lyrical, intimate story of an unlikely friendship
- By WhatCathyReadNext on 01-07-20
By: Benjamin Myers
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The Music Shop
- By: Rachel Joyce
- Narrated by: Steven Hartley
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of the worldwide best seller The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a new novel about learning how to listen and how to feel and about second chances....
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Love me tender!
- By Rachel Redford on 26-07-17
By: Rachel Joyce
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The Storyteller
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marno, Jennifer Ikeda, Edoardo Ballerini, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Sage Singer has a past that makes her want to hide from the world....
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Such a moving story
- By Anja on 12-07-13
By: Jodi Picoult
New Releases
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Bummed Out City
- By: Scott Burr
- Narrated by: Scott Burr
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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At almost 30 years old, aspiring writer David Moore is living the unremarkable life he always equated with failure: instead of going on book tours and giving readings he's scraping to pay his bills; instead of meeting with producers and selling the movie rights to his breakout novel he's arguing with his girlfriend about whether they should get a dog. When an unexpected visit from his deadbeat dad upsets David's fragile financial balancing act, it sets in motion a series of compounding repercussions that threaten to unmake the tenuous structure of David's mundane life.
By: Scott Burr
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Birdie & Harlow
- Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn’t Want Kids (…Until I Did)
- By: Taylor Wolfe
- Narrated by: Taylor Wolfe
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Meant to be a last-minute anniversary gift for her then boyfriend (and now husband), the highly energetic and loud-mouthed Vizla puppy named Harlow turns out to be the best snap decision twenty-year-old Taylor ever makes—and the beginning of the most epic friendship she ever has. As Wolfe’s resistance to 9-5’s and traditional adulthood grows, Harlow becomes the perfect companion for her eccentricities in a world that thrives on conformity.
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Absolutely gorgeous
- By Angela Light on 24-09-23
By: Taylor Wolfe
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Other Names, Other Places
- By: Ola Mustapha
- Narrated by: Nadia Nadiff
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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"What were we, then, if ‘English’ was a prize out of our reach and ‘Tunisian’ was the mask we wore at home?" Caught between cultures and struggling to find her identity, Nessie, a Londoner with Tunisian roots, navigates the complexities of belonging. With her multiple name - Nesrine, Susu, Nessie - and a yearning for acceptance, she grapples with not being "enough" for anyone. But when Mrs Brown enters their lives, her charismatic presence becomes the glue holding their dysfunctional family together - until a catastrophic betrayal tears them apart.
By: Ola Mustapha
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Trade Up
- By: John Finan, Lisa Brandt
- Narrated by: Derek Botten
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Trade Up follows the fictional journeys of several young people who find their futures in skilled trades. Madison’s dream of becoming an electrician means she must reconcile with her parents’ hopes that she’d become “someone who carried a briefcase to work”. Jordan, Madison’s mentor, weighs his options as a family man and busy journeyman. Jacob discovers his love for working with his hands, just like his grandfather. Fuuads chooses a completely different path from the one his parents planned for him. Bob has built a career not unlike John Finan’s own.
By: John Finan, and others
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You've Got to Lose to Win
- By: Will Simpson
- Narrated by: Roger Hoover
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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From an oppressive life with constant pressure from his family to fit into a mold that offered no relief, Slade is driven to venture out into an unknown world, where the rules and language are incomprehensible... yet draw him irresistibly closer. Cutting all ties with everyone from his past, he moves seamlessly into the brutal subculture of gambling and hustling.
By: Will Simpson
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Dust Has No Color
- The Jazzrah Chronicles
- By: David L. Cain
- Narrated by: Thomas A. Penny
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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David L. Cain was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has served on numerous community-based organizations across the country and has helped create several civic organizations including The Minority Enhancement Network, the Nehemiah Project of Alabama, and Thirty2give. He currently resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Wandra.
By: David L. Cain
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Bummed Out City
- By: Scott Burr
- Narrated by: Scott Burr
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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At almost 30 years old, aspiring writer David Moore is living the unremarkable life he always equated with failure: instead of going on book tours and giving readings he's scraping to pay his bills; instead of meeting with producers and selling the movie rights to his breakout novel he's arguing with his girlfriend about whether they should get a dog. When an unexpected visit from his deadbeat dad upsets David's fragile financial balancing act, it sets in motion a series of compounding repercussions that threaten to unmake the tenuous structure of David's mundane life.
By: Scott Burr
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Birdie & Harlow
- Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn’t Want Kids (…Until I Did)
- By: Taylor Wolfe
- Narrated by: Taylor Wolfe
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Meant to be a last-minute anniversary gift for her then boyfriend (and now husband), the highly energetic and loud-mouthed Vizla puppy named Harlow turns out to be the best snap decision twenty-year-old Taylor ever makes—and the beginning of the most epic friendship she ever has. As Wolfe’s resistance to 9-5’s and traditional adulthood grows, Harlow becomes the perfect companion for her eccentricities in a world that thrives on conformity.
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Absolutely gorgeous
- By Angela Light on 24-09-23
By: Taylor Wolfe
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Other Names, Other Places
- By: Ola Mustapha
- Narrated by: Nadia Nadiff
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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"What were we, then, if ‘English’ was a prize out of our reach and ‘Tunisian’ was the mask we wore at home?" Caught between cultures and struggling to find her identity, Nessie, a Londoner with Tunisian roots, navigates the complexities of belonging. With her multiple name - Nesrine, Susu, Nessie - and a yearning for acceptance, she grapples with not being "enough" for anyone. But when Mrs Brown enters their lives, her charismatic presence becomes the glue holding their dysfunctional family together - until a catastrophic betrayal tears them apart.
By: Ola Mustapha
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Trade Up
- By: John Finan, Lisa Brandt
- Narrated by: Derek Botten
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Trade Up follows the fictional journeys of several young people who find their futures in skilled trades. Madison’s dream of becoming an electrician means she must reconcile with her parents’ hopes that she’d become “someone who carried a briefcase to work”. Jordan, Madison’s mentor, weighs his options as a family man and busy journeyman. Jacob discovers his love for working with his hands, just like his grandfather. Fuuads chooses a completely different path from the one his parents planned for him. Bob has built a career not unlike John Finan’s own.
By: John Finan, and others
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You've Got to Lose to Win
- By: Will Simpson
- Narrated by: Roger Hoover
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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From an oppressive life with constant pressure from his family to fit into a mold that offered no relief, Slade is driven to venture out into an unknown world, where the rules and language are incomprehensible... yet draw him irresistibly closer. Cutting all ties with everyone from his past, he moves seamlessly into the brutal subculture of gambling and hustling.
By: Will Simpson
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Dust Has No Color
- The Jazzrah Chronicles
- By: David L. Cain
- Narrated by: Thomas A. Penny
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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David L. Cain was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has served on numerous community-based organizations across the country and has helped create several civic organizations including The Minority Enhancement Network, the Nehemiah Project of Alabama, and Thirty2give. He currently resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Wandra.
By: David L. Cain