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Silent Victims
- Prime Suspect, Book 3
- By: Lynda La Plante
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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When a body is found in one of London's poorest districts, the coroner's report identifies the victim as young, black and female, but impossibly anonymous....
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whispering and shouting
- By Molly on 19-07-22
By: Lynda La Plante
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The Woman I Was Before
- By: Kerry Fisher
- Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Gisela, Sally and Kate become close when they move into the same new housing estate. But behind their shiny front doors, each has something to hide....
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Beautiful - Kerry, thank you so much
- By DD on 24-05-19
By: Kerry Fisher
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The Color Purple
- By: Alice Walker
- Narrated by: Samira Wiley
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa....
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wonderful and inspirational.
- By Bev on 25-05-20
By: Alice Walker
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The Covenant of Water
- By: Abraham Verghese
- Narrated by: Abraham Verghese
- Length: 31 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere....
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Breathtaking!
- By Sally M. on 14-06-23
By: Abraham Verghese
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The Alchemist
- A Fable About Following Your Dream
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Combining magic, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of discovery, this is a modern classic narrated by the inimitable Jeremy Irons.
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Life changing
- By Thomas on 14-04-15
By: Paulo Coelho
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The Secret of Crickley Hall
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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There is an old, empty house in Devil's Cleave, a deep gorge that leads from the high moors down to the harbour village of Hollow Bay....
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swish-THWACK
- By h on 23-12-12
By: James Herbert
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Silent Victims
- Prime Suspect, Book 3
- By: Lynda La Plante
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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When a body is found in one of London's poorest districts, the coroner's report identifies the victim as young, black and female, but impossibly anonymous....
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whispering and shouting
- By Molly on 19-07-22
By: Lynda La Plante
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The Woman I Was Before
- By: Kerry Fisher
- Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Gisela, Sally and Kate become close when they move into the same new housing estate. But behind their shiny front doors, each has something to hide....
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Beautiful - Kerry, thank you so much
- By DD on 24-05-19
By: Kerry Fisher
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The Color Purple
- By: Alice Walker
- Narrated by: Samira Wiley
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa....
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wonderful and inspirational.
- By Bev on 25-05-20
By: Alice Walker
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The Covenant of Water
- By: Abraham Verghese
- Narrated by: Abraham Verghese
- Length: 31 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere....
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Breathtaking!
- By Sally M. on 14-06-23
By: Abraham Verghese
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The Alchemist
- A Fable About Following Your Dream
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Combining magic, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of discovery, this is a modern classic narrated by the inimitable Jeremy Irons.
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Life changing
- By Thomas on 14-04-15
By: Paulo Coelho
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The Secret of Crickley Hall
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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There is an old, empty house in Devil's Cleave, a deep gorge that leads from the high moors down to the harbour village of Hollow Bay....
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swish-THWACK
- By h on 23-12-12
By: James Herbert
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The African Queen
- By: C. S. Forester
- Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Upon her brother's death missionary Rose Sayer and Charles Allnutt, disreputable skipper of the African Queen, become allies as, marooned in German Central Africa during WWI....
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Great narration of a poignant story
- By Anna on 08-12-12
By: C. S. Forester
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The New York Trilogy
- By: Paul Auster
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels....
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Not very enjoyable
- By Grace on 17-05-10
By: Paul Auster
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The Moon Sister
- The Seven Sisters, Book 5
- By: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Imogen Wilde
- Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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After the death of her father - Pa Salt, an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe - Tiggy D’Aplièse , trusting her instincts, moves to the remote wilds of Scotland....
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I've been looking forward to this
- By Kittykins on 31-01-19
By: Lucinda Riley
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended.....
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An amazing and memorable book
- By Kirstine on 17-05-14
By: John Irving
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Blood Meridian
- Or the Evening Redness in the West
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The striking novel Blood Meridian offers an unflinching narrative of the brutality that accompanied the push west on the 1850s Texas frontier....
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Visionary, violent, yet redemptive. A masterpiece.
- By Peter Kettle on 07-04-13
By: Cormac McCarthy
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The Dark
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Night falls. It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power....
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Typical James Herbert
- By Kindle Customer on 05-12-13
By: James Herbert
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Stamboul Train
- By: Graham Greene
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Aboard the Orient Express, a relationship develops between Carleton Myatt and Coral Musker. Around them a web of espionage, murder and lies twist in this spy thriller....
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Greene never disappoints
- By Andy Parsons on 22-05-09
By: Graham Greene
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The Bloody Chamber
- By: Angela Carter
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Emilia Fox
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Angela Carter spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends in her literary masterpiece....
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Modern/feminist twists on well-known fairy tales
- By K. J. Kelly on 21-03-18
By: Angela Carter
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The Split
- By: S.E. Lynes
- Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Last night, we celebrated our anniversary. Over candlelight, we talked about the children, our work, and I was so happy, and felt so loved. But the next morning, when I check my phone, there is a message. From a friend.
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A fantastic story about communication
- By Angi Booksnbanter on 20-03-24
By: S.E. Lynes
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Galapagos
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Galapagos takes the listener back one million years to A.D. 1986....
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Brilliant
- By Stuart on 14-02-12
By: Kurt Vonnegut
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Maigret's Revolver
- Inspector Maigret, Book 40
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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When Maigret's .45 revolver is stolen from his home, he becomes embroiled in a murder in which the gun may have played a deadly role....
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Excellent tale
- By David Williams on 27-05-21
By: Georges Simenon
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Something in Disguise
- By: Elizabeth Jane Howard
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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May's second marriage to Colonel Herbert Brown-Lacey is turning out to be a terrible mistake. Her children find the Colonel's presence oppressive....
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Not to be missed....
- By SEA, Charente on 05-01-15
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Never Let Me Go
- 20th anniversary edition
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Kerry Fox
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In one of the most acclaimed novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England....
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Haunting and thought provoking
- By Stephibobz on 08-09-15
By: Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Trees
- A Novel
- By: Percival Everett
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Percival Everett's The Trees is a must-listen that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi....
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A challenging book.
- By Anonymous User on 08-09-22
By: Percival Everett
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Charlotte
- By: Helen Moffett
- Narrated by: Isabella Inchbald
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Everybody thinks that Charlotte Lucas has no prospects. She is 27 years old, unmarried, plain and seemingly without ambition....
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A SATURDAY LISTEN
- By Amazon Customer on 14-11-20
By: Helen Moffett
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Piranesi
- By: Susanna Clarke
- Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has....
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Slow grind, for me
- By indigoblue on 22-10-20
By: Susanna Clarke
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Bluebeard
- The Autobiography of Rabo Karabekian (1916-1988)
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Rabo Karabekian, a moderately successful surrealist painter who we meet late in life and see struggling....
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One of Kurt’s best.
- By Priestley on 18-11-21
By: Kurt Vonnegut
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The Spire
- By: William Golding
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral....
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Wonderful narration lifted the whole work.
- By Morganrandg on 11-03-15
By: William Golding
New Releases
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The Ministry of Time
- By: Kaliane Bradley
- Narrated by: George Weightman, Katie Leung
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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A boy meets a girl. The past meets the future. A finger meets a trigger. The beginning meets the end. England is forever; England must fall. The Ministry of Time is a novel about Commander Graham Gore (R.N. c.1809-c.1847) and a woman known only as the bridge. As their relationship turns from the strictly professional into something more and uneasy truths begin to emerge, they are forced to face the reality of the project that brought them together.
By: Kaliane Bradley
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This Strange Eventful History
- By: Claire Messud
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar - honorable servant of France, devoted husband and father, currently posted as naval attache in Salonica - bids farewell to his beloved wife, aunt and children, placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. But escaping the violence of that cataclysm is not the same as emerging unscathed. The family will never again be whole.
By: Claire Messud
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Boathouse
- By: Jon Fosse, May Brit-Akerholot - translator
- Narrated by: Kåre Conradi
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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One of Jon Fosse’s most acclaimed novels, Boathouse is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator leading a largely hermit-like existence until he unexpectedly encounters a long-lost childhood friend and his wife. Told partially in a stream-of-consciousness style and with an atmosphere reminiscent of a gripping crime novel, Boathouse slowly unravels the story of a love triangle leading to jealousy, betrayal, and eventually death.
By: Jon Fosse, and others
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The Novices of Lerna
- By: Angel Bonomini, Jordan Landsman - translator
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The Novices of Lerna introduces the enigmatic fictions of Ángel Bonomini to English listeners for the first time. Shot through with wry humor and tender absurdity, these meditations on identity, surveillance, and isolation remain eerily prescient. The collection's central novella follows Ramon Beltra, an unambitious scholar who receives a mysterious invitation to a lucrative six-month fellowship at the University of Lerna in Switzerland.
By: Angel Bonomini, and others
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Like the Appearance of Horses
- By: Andrew Krivak
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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After Bexhet Konar escapes fascist Hungary and crosses the ocean to find Jozef, the man who saved his life in 1919, he falls in love with Jozef's daughter, Hannah, enlists in World War II, and is drawn into a personal war of revenge. Many years later, their youngest son, Samuel, is taken prisoner in Vietnam and returns home with a heroin addiction and deep physical and psychological wounds. As Samuel travels his own path toward healing, his son will graduate from Annapolis as a Marine on his way to Iraq.
By: Andrew Krivak
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Ms. Sethianism Surges!
- Flash Fiction
- By: Andrew Bushard
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Ash
- Length: 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Where and how did you discover your Life Mission? Ms. Sethianism discovered her Life Mission at a cafe she frequented in her homeland.
By: Andrew Bushard
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The Ministry of Time
- By: Kaliane Bradley
- Narrated by: George Weightman, Katie Leung
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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A boy meets a girl. The past meets the future. A finger meets a trigger. The beginning meets the end. England is forever; England must fall. The Ministry of Time is a novel about Commander Graham Gore (R.N. c.1809-c.1847) and a woman known only as the bridge. As their relationship turns from the strictly professional into something more and uneasy truths begin to emerge, they are forced to face the reality of the project that brought them together.
By: Kaliane Bradley
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This Strange Eventful History
- By: Claire Messud
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar - honorable servant of France, devoted husband and father, currently posted as naval attache in Salonica - bids farewell to his beloved wife, aunt and children, placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. But escaping the violence of that cataclysm is not the same as emerging unscathed. The family will never again be whole.
By: Claire Messud
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Boathouse
- By: Jon Fosse, May Brit-Akerholot - translator
- Narrated by: Kåre Conradi
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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One of Jon Fosse’s most acclaimed novels, Boathouse is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator leading a largely hermit-like existence until he unexpectedly encounters a long-lost childhood friend and his wife. Told partially in a stream-of-consciousness style and with an atmosphere reminiscent of a gripping crime novel, Boathouse slowly unravels the story of a love triangle leading to jealousy, betrayal, and eventually death.
By: Jon Fosse, and others
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The Novices of Lerna
- By: Angel Bonomini, Jordan Landsman - translator
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The Novices of Lerna introduces the enigmatic fictions of Ángel Bonomini to English listeners for the first time. Shot through with wry humor and tender absurdity, these meditations on identity, surveillance, and isolation remain eerily prescient. The collection's central novella follows Ramon Beltra, an unambitious scholar who receives a mysterious invitation to a lucrative six-month fellowship at the University of Lerna in Switzerland.
By: Angel Bonomini, and others
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Like the Appearance of Horses
- By: Andrew Krivak
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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After Bexhet Konar escapes fascist Hungary and crosses the ocean to find Jozef, the man who saved his life in 1919, he falls in love with Jozef's daughter, Hannah, enlists in World War II, and is drawn into a personal war of revenge. Many years later, their youngest son, Samuel, is taken prisoner in Vietnam and returns home with a heroin addiction and deep physical and psychological wounds. As Samuel travels his own path toward healing, his son will graduate from Annapolis as a Marine on his way to Iraq.
By: Andrew Krivak
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Ms. Sethianism Surges!
- Flash Fiction
- By: Andrew Bushard
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Ash
- Length: 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Where and how did you discover your Life Mission? Ms. Sethianism discovered her Life Mission at a cafe she frequented in her homeland.
By: Andrew Bushard
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Gemini
- By: S.K. Ballinger
- Narrated by: Midnight Thorne
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In the gripping world of this suspenseful thriller, the lives of identical twins diverge dramatically from the moment of their birth. Born into the same world, they are immediately separated, destined for divergent paths with devastating consequences. The tale unfolds with the birth of Lily and Grace, twins torn apart by fate. Lily is raised in a world of privilege, while Grace faces adversity in the realm of adoption. Their lives run parallel yet distant, each unaware of the other.
By: S.K. Ballinger
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The Orchard
- By: Peter Heller
- Narrated by: Kate Marcin
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Heller is unique in his ability to capture the beauty and nuance of the natural world and its pull on women and men. In The Orchard, he pairs evocative storytelling with jewel-like poems—Hayley’s translations of her most beloved Tang poet, Li Xue—that echo Hayley and Frith’s life in the wilderness and tell their own tale of mother and daughter.
By: Peter Heller
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Through the Eyes of Desperation
- The Black Version
- By: Daniel J Volpe
- Narrated by: Sierra Kline
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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At Shadows Casino, this isn’t just a phrase, it’s a grim reality. Far from prying eyes is a world of decadent pleasure, and unimaginable pain, where only the desperate or the rich dare to tread. Cee is the leader of the sinister establishment, but that hasn’t always been her story. Long before she'd ever heard of a parlay or letting it ride, Cee was just a little girl with a daddy who liked to gamble. And when her daddy brought her into Shadows, he made a bet that changed both of their lives forever.
By: Daniel J Volpe
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Nevada Lowball
- Never Fold
- By: Antonio Nicassio
- Narrated by: Sam Williamson
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Returning home from combat operations, Army Specialist Wesley Erickson strives to settle back into civilian life. Hanging up his rifle and picking up a deck of cards, Wes now provides for his wife, Maggie, and their unborn child as a poker dealer in a local casino.
By: Antonio Nicassio
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Polyamorous Love Song
- By: Jacob Wren
- Narrated by: Alex MacDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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From interdisciplinary writer and performer Jacob Wren comes Polyamorous Love Song, a novel of intertwined narratives concerning the relationship between artists and the world. Shot through with unexpected moments of sex and violence, listeners will become acquainted with a world that is at once the same and opposite from the one in which they live.
By: Jacob Wren
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Broken Parts Included
- By: Alyson Root
- Narrated by: Lillia Green
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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For as long as Lydia Archer can remember, her life has been a balancing act between a tireless battle with her health and the tireless search for "the one." She's put herself out there time and again, yet still, has found nobody prepared for the rollercoaster of her mystery ailment. Persistent pain and dismissive doctors are Lydia’s constant shadow. Just as Lydia begins to think that her beloved pup Monty is the only one who can handle her brokenness, her sister’s best friend, Halle, steps in to save her health and quite possibly, her heart.
By: Alyson Root
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What Happened in the Forest
- By: Rudolph Bader
- Narrated by: Colette Redgrave
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Philomena Webster, a quiet woman in her late forties, is seen as a dry old hag by most people in her village. She forms a friendship with a father and his son in the same village, but otherwise keeps to herself. Yet, there is much more to Philomena than meets the eye. She has had love affairs, is knowledgeable about music and literature and has written a series of best-selling novels under a pen-name, which gives her financial independence.
By: Rudolph Bader
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The Book Wanderer
- By: Nata Leah
- Narrated by: Helena Alice Monger
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The political turmoil of the 1990s in Georgia compels Liza Adamia,15, to relocate to England in pursuit of a better future. To escape her thorny life, Liza seeks solace in the world of books, where the outside fades away, allowing her to lose herself in the flow of time and surroundings. As an ardent reader, she decides to study British Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Manchester, where she encounters Daniel Davis, an enthusiastic writer who sparks the love that faces adversities.
By: Nata Leah
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Detached
- By: Alisa Burris
- Narrated by: Samantha Christine
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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After a sudden fire almost burns down one of their units, neighbors Wanda Lindstrom, Charlotte Murray, and Marcy Seele are thrust into immediate turmoil. But the trauma only worsens when a brutal murder is discovered within the ashes. As details of the homicide unfold, white nationalism and the various relationships to this controversial victim intertwine, heightening the women's complicated reactions.
By: Alisa Burris
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The Last Bird of Paradise
- By: Clifford Garstang
- Narrated by: Amelie Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Two women, nearly a century apart, seek to rebuild their lives when they reluctantly leave their homelands. Arriving in Singapore, they find romance in a tropical paradise, but also find they haven't left behind the dangers that caused them to flee.
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Naked Girl
- By: Janna Brooke Wallack
- Narrated by: Janna Brooke Wallack
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up motherless in 1980's Miami Beach, Sienna and her little brother Siddhartha get by with their charismatic and capricious father, Jackson Jones. When a small windfall relocates them to a condemned mansion on the water, the siblings are forbidden traditional schooling and left to live off the land. As Jackson uses their new home to create a communal cult, the siblings are forced to raise themselves in a carefree, chaotic oasis. Living amidst the vagrant seekers who take up residence in Jackson's utopia, Sienna and Siddhartha strive to protect their unconventional family.
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Involuntary Bliss
- By: Devon Code
- Narrated by: Hugh Gunz
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Intense and densely layered, Involuntary Bliss is the latest intriguing story from the award-winning young Canadian writer Devon Code. Situated in modern-day Montreal during a weekend in late August, two young men attempt to restore their friendship.
By: Devon Code