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The Best Fiction Audiobooks of 2023

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  • The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece cover art

    • The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

    • By: Tom Hanks
    • Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Peter Gerety, Natalie Morales, Ego Nwodim, Nasim Pedrad, Connor Ratliff, Holland Taylor, Rita Wilson, full cast
    • Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 09-05-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 252 ratings
    • Tom Hank’s imaginative tale about the making of a star-studded superhero movie
    • What does it take to make a Hollywood blockbuster? Listen to a star-studded cast alongside Hollywood legend, Tom Hanks, (Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan) as they narrate this wonderfully thought-provoking fictional story set through 80 years of America’s rich history. From a troubled soldier’s connection with his nephew in 1947 to a present-day blockbuster, this story follows the journey of a comic book from its original conception in 1970 to its eventual movie adaptation. Including a whole host of wonderfully imaginative characters from a demanding actor to an eccentric director, and all the important figures behind the camera, this listen offers a creative, funny, and touching take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film.

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    • In Memoriam

    • By: Alice Winn
    • Narrated by: Christian Coulson
    • Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 09-03-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 490 ratings
    • Two boys’ poignant romance perseveres through the tragedy of war
    • In Memoriam tells the heart-wrenching story of love in the face of ultimate adversity. When World War I ravages the Western Front, two best friends are caught clinging to survival. What were once school-boy crushes turns into an emotionally fraught love affair between two best friends, simply struggling to stay alive. It’s an epic tale of the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip. One Audible listener writes, ‘I can’t stop thinking about this book. It was so beautifully written…I cannot recommend this book enough. I actually went back and started listening to it again from the start as soon as I finished it… I will be thinking about this book for a long time.’

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    • Tom Lake

    • By: Ann Patchett
    • Narrated by: Meryl Streep
    • Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 01-08-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 794 ratings
    • A beautifully moving story of love in all its wondrous complexity
    • Narrated by Hollywood legend, Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada, Into The Woods) Tom Lake tells the story of young love, old love, sibling rivalry, and wonderfully deep mother-daughter relationships. At twenty-four, Lara fell deeply and madly in love with young Peter Duke. Many years later, Lara is surrounded by her three adult daughters who plead to hear the story of her wild romance with the now famous actor – also Peter Duke. In a moving and vividly imagined listen, Ann Patchett explores the complexities of human relationships, and the lives parents lead before children. A new Ann Patchett novel is always cause for celebration and this latest listen does not fail to charm and captivate.

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    • The Mother Sun

    • By: Sui Annukka
    • Narrated by: Nimmi Harasgama
    • Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 25-05-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 430 ratings
    • An insightful listen about one woman’s quest for a maternal connection
    • The Mother Sun from award-winning writer Sui Annuka follows the personal journey of Surya as she longs for answers while travelling from Sri Lanka to London for work. As she battles the midst of personal grief and a sudden preoccupation with her long-buried past, Surya finds herself searching for one very specific teenager. Seventeen years ago, Surya was paid to give birth to a baby boy for a young London couple. Now, she wants to find him. Will she manage it? How will she feel when she sees him? Will he discover who she really is? The Mother Sun is a heartfelt and thoughtful listen beautifully narrated by Nimmi Harasgama, best known for her acclaimed performance in the Netflix movie Funny Boy.

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    • The Signalman

    • By: Charles Dickens
    • Narrated by: Sam Mendes
    • Series: The Dickens Collection
    • Length: 41 mins
    • Release date: 19-01-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 978 ratings
    • Dickens reimagined, a ghost story like no other
    • This fabulously eerie short story by Charles Dickens, narrated by award-winning director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, 1917, Empire of Light) and re-imagined in atmospheric 3D sound, tells the tale of a signalman who begins to witness unbelievably horrifying events. In a desolate railway, a solitary narrator encounters a signalman whose mundane routine takes a chilling turn when he sees what looks like a ghost. With each sighting, there’s a tragic rail accident. Could ghosts actually be behind this? Will the nightmare ever stop? With Sam Mendes’s spine-chilling performance, a legendary Victorian author, and immersive sound, The Signalman is ‘haunting, beautiful, sad, and melancholy. An absolute classically terrifying ghost story’ – Anastacia, Audible listener.

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    • Weirdo

    • By: Sara Pascoe
    • Narrated by: Sara Pascoe
    • Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 110 ratings

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