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Skagboys
- By: Irvine Welsh
- Narrated by: Tam Dean Burn
- Length: 24 hrs and 48 mins
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Mark Renton has it all: He's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a place at university. But there's no room for him in the 1980s.Thatcher's government is destroying working-class communities across Britain, and the post-war certainties of full employment, educational opportunity and a welfare state are gone. When his family starts to fracture, Mark's life swings out of control and he succumbs to the defeatism which has taken hold in Edinburgh's grimmer areas.
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F*#@ing Barry!!
- By F Gibb on 30-05-14
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Skagboys
- Narrated by: Tam Dean Burn
- Series: Mark Renton, Book 1
- Length: 24 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-05-12
- Language: English
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Twenties Girl
- By: Sophie Kinsella
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
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Lara has always had an overactive imagination, but now the spirit of her great aunt Sadie has appeared to make one last request: she must find a missing necklace. Lara's got enough problems of her own: her start-up company is floundering and she's just been dumped. But perhaps Sadie's ghost could also be the answer to Lara's problems?
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Absolutely brilliant!
- By Dee on 03-09-10
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Twenties Girl
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-11-09
- Language: English
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Midnight Falcon
- Rigante, Book 2
- By: David Gemmell
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
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They called him Bane the Bastard - though none said it to his face. Born of treachery, his name a curse, he grew up among the warriors of the Rigante. They valued his skills in war, but they feared the violence in his heart. And when, as a Wolfshead and Outlaw, he left Rigante lands, they breathed sighs of relief. But Bane would return, the destiny of the Rigante in his hands, the fate of the world resting on his skills with a blade.
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Heroic Fantasy at its best
- By Northern Boy on 07-04-18
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Midnight Falcon
- Rigante, Book 2
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: Rigante, Book 2
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 23-11-17
- Language: English
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A Delicate Truth
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: John le Carré
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and a private defence contractor who is also his close friend. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister's Private Secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it.
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Gripping listen
- By Mrs Anne Dunne on 02-05-13
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A Delicate Truth
- Narrated by: John le Carré
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 25-04-13
- Language: English
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The Second Worst Restaurant in France
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Timothy Ackroyd
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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In the follow-up to My Italian Bulldozer, hapless food writer Paul Stewart once again finds himself trapped in a series of hilarious misunderstandings, this time facing off against the second worst restaurant in France. Paul Stewart has returned to Scotland to continue his successful career. His agent and girlfriend, Gloria, has arranged for him to write The Philosophy of Food in Six Easy Chapters, a project he relishes but that will have to be delivered in six months.
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The second worse restaurant in France
- By yvonne atkins on 25-06-19
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The Second Worst Restaurant in France
- Narrated by: Timothy Ackroyd
- Series: Paul Stewart, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 09-05-19
- Language: English
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Die Vermessung der Welt
- By: Daniel Kehlmann
- Narrated by: Ulrich Noethen
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts machen sich zwei junge Deutsche an die Vermessung der Welt. Der eine, Alexander von Humboldt, kämpft sich durch Urwald und Steppe, befährt den Orinoko, kostet Gifte, zählt Kopfläuse, kriecht in Erdlöcher, besteigt Vulkane und begegnet Seeungeheuern und Menschenfressern. Der andere, der Mathematiker und Astronom Carl Friedrich Gauß, der sein Leben nicht ohne Frauen verbringen kann und doch in der Hochzeitsnacht aus dem Bett springt, um eine Formel zu notieren.
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Die Vermessung der Welt
- Narrated by: Ulrich Noethen
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 22-06-17
- Language: German
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. 'I nearly missed you, Doctor August,' she says.
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A good one!
- By Robyn on 27-06-16
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-04-14
- Language: English
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Before Jamaica Lane
- By: Samantha Young
- Narrated by: Angelica Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Edinburgh was going to be a fresh start for Olivia Holloway. Crippled by shyness around the opposite sex, Olivia nevertheless meets gorgeous postgraduate Nate Sawyer and decides it is time to push her fears aside. Before long, Olivia and Nate form a close friendship and she finds herself confessing her deepest secrets, and Nate, being her best friend, offers to teach her the art of flirting. As Olivia and Nate’s friendship turns intense it soon blossoms into a passionate love affair. For the first time Olivia opens her heart but what she doesn’t realise is that Nate has his own fears and just when she finds herself hopelessly falling for him, Nate’s past returns to haunt him.
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Read the series, but give this one a miss
- By Susan on 25-01-16
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Before Jamaica Lane
- Narrated by: Angelica Lee
- Series: On Dublin Street, Book 3
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-01-14
- Language: English
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Pictures of Lily
- By: Paige Toon
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Ten years ago when Lily was just sixteen, she fell in love with someone she really shouldn't have fallen in love with. Now, living in Sydney and engaged to another man, she can't forget the one that got away. Then her past comes back to haunt her, and she has to make a decision that will break her heart - and the heart of at least one of the men who love her.
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Jane Collingwood is great at bringing PT to life!
- By CurlyBR on 19-11-16
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Pictures of Lily
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 15-12-10
- Language: English
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One Good Turn
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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It is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident--an incident which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander--until he becomes a suspect. With Case Histories, Kate Atkinson showed how brilliantly she could explore the crime genre and make it her own. In One Good Turn, she takes her masterful plotting one step further.
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disappointing narration
- By 1ellisj on 03-08-15
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One Good Turn
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Series: Jackson Brodie, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 19-02-15
- Language: English
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Thrush Green
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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It's the May Day holiday, and a fair has come to the village of Thrush Green. The residents of Thrush Green all have their own views about the fair. For young Paul, just recovered from an illness, it is a joy to be allowed out to play at the fair; for Ruth, who returned to the soothing tranquility of Thrush Green nursing a broken heart, the fair is a welcome distraction from her own problems. And for Dr Lovell, the fair brings an unexpected new patient.
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Order Please!!!
- By Mrs B on 25-07-17
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Thrush Green
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 23-05-11
- Language: English
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Human Croquet
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Once it had been the great forest of Lythe--a vast and impenetrable thicket of green. And here, in the beginning, lived the Fairfaxes, grandly, at Fairfax Manor, visited once by the great Gloriana herself. But over the centuries, the forest had been destroyed, replaced by Streets of Trees. The Fairfaxes have dwindled, too; now they live in Arden, at the end of Hawthorne Close, and are hardly a family at all.
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Brilliant
- By DartmoorDiva on 30-07-15
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Human Croquet
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-02-15
- Language: English
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Johnny Be Good
- By: Paige Toon
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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Celebrity PA to wild boy of rock Johnny Jefferson, Meg Stiles' glam new life in sun-drenched LA is a whirlwind of showbiz parties and backstage passes. Cool, calm Christian, in town to write his famous friend's biography, helps keep Meg's feet firmly on the ground. But with Johnny's piercing green eyes and a body Brad Pitt would kill for, how long will it be before she's swept right off them again?
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Drink, drugs & Womanizing!
- By Alice on 28-05-19
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Johnny Be Good
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 04-05-17
- Language: English
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Veiller sur elle - Prix Goncourt 2023
- By: Jean-Baptiste Andrea
- Narrated by: Léo Dussolier, Lila Tamazit
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Au grand jeu du destin, Mimo a tiré les mauvaises cartes. Né pauvre, il est confié en apprentissage à un sculpteur de pierre sans envergure. Mais il a du génie entre les mains. Toutes les fées ou presque se sont penchées sur Viola Orsini. Héritière d'une famille prestigieuse, elle a passé son enfance à l'ombre d'un palais génois. Mais elle a trop d'ambition pour se résigner à la place qu'on lui assigne.
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Fantastic!
- By madeleine on 31-03-24
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Veiller sur elle - Prix Goncourt 2023
- Narrated by: Léo Dussolier, Lila Tamazit
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 24-08-23
- Language: French
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The Woman Who Died a lot
- By: Jasper Fforde
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Kruger
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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The BookWorld's leading enforcement officer Thursday Next is four months into an enforced semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. She returns home to Swindon for what you'd expect to be a time of recuperation. If only life were that simple.
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prefer the earlier books
- By Robert Parr on 18-08-17
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The Woman Who Died a lot
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Kruger
- Series: Thursday Next Novels, Book 7
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 17-08-12
- Language: English
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The Silver Linings Playbook
- By: Matthew Quick
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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Now a major film starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.Pat Peoples knows that life doesn’t always go according to plan, but he’s determined to get his back on track. After a stint in a psychiatric hospital, Pat is staying with his parents and trying to live according to his new philosophy: get fit, be nice and always look for the silver lining. Most importantly, Pat is determined to be reconciled with his wife Nikki. Pat’s parents just want to protect him
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Great novel even after seeing the film
- By Thomas on 27-07-13
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The Silver Linings Playbook
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 04-03-13
- Language: English
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Carrie
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie – the first step towards social acceptance by high school colleagues. But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her...
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CLASSIC HORROR!!
- By Sue Jackson on 17-04-16
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Carrie
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-08-12
- Language: English
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Paths of Glory
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Roger Allam
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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This is the story of a man who loved two women, and one of them killed him. Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Percy Fawcett, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnson, Edmund Hillary and Neil Armstrong are among such individuals. But what if one man had such a dream, and when he'd achieved it, there was no proof that he had fulfilled his ambition?
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fantastic stuff
- By Brand on 13-03-09
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Paths of Glory
- Narrated by: Roger Allam
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 06-03-09
- Language: English
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Milkman
- By: Anna Burns
- Narrated by: Bríd Brennan
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
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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. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous. Milkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.
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Very, Very Good
- By David M on 20-10-18
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Milkman
- Narrated by: Bríd Brennan
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 13-06-18
- Language: English
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Last Friends
- By: Jane Gardam
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Shortlisted for the 2014 Folio Prize. Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat told with bristling tenderness and black humour the stories of that titan of the Hong Kong law courts, Old Filth QC, and his clever, misunderstood wife, Betty. Last Friends, the final volume of this trilogy, picks up with Terence Veneering, Filth's great rival in work and - though it was never spoken of - in love.
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Jane will transport you to another time & place making you wish you knew the characters personally
- By barbara on 26-11-17
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Last Friends
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Series: Old Filth, Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 04-06-15
- Language: English
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