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What We Keep
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Victoria Dickson, Wesley Mercer
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Charming and heroic, there’s nothing about Gabriel Woodruff that Avery Burke doesn’t love. His warm brown eyes, his generosity, that small scar above his lip. The newspaper photo of him carrying her from a burning home only adds to the romance of it all. A fairytale beginning and a picture-perfect marriage practically guarantees Avery and Gabriel a ride into the sunset. But every relationship has flaws, and what they ignored while they were busy being flawless eventually surfaces. The unraveling begins with the smallest tug on the tiniest string.
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Emotional!
- By Jocelyne on 13-09-24
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What We Keep
- Narrated by: Victoria Dickson, Wesley Mercer
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 05-09-24
- Language: English
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Big Money
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Most of the big money belongs to Torquil Paterson Frisby, the dyspeptic American millionaire – but that doesn’t stop him wanting more out of it. His niece, the beautiful Ann Moon, is engaged to ‘Biscuit’, Lord Biskerton, who doesn’t have very much of the stuff and so he has to escape to Valley Fields to hide from his creditors. Meanwhile, his old schoolfriend Berry Conway, who is working for Frisby, himself falls for Ann – just as Biscuit falls for her friend Kitchie Valentine.
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Classic Wodehouse and very enjoyableI
- By Maureen Bennell on 26-07-14
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Big Money
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 16-03-11
- Language: English
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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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. He is also compassionate, ruthless, and a senior British intelligence officer in short-lived retirement from the Circus, the British Secret Service organisation situated in London. But Moscow centre has infiltrated a mole into the Circus, and it's more than likely the perpetrator is Karla, Smiley's old adversary and his opposite number in Moscow.
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Absolutely fantastic - loved it!
- By ella on 11-05-15
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 22-07-05
- Language: English
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In Every Mirror She's Black
- By: Lola Akinmade Akerstrom
- Narrated by: Rosemarie Akwafo, Sara Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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Three Black women building new lives in Stockholm become linked in unexpected ways to the same influential white man. Successful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the US to Sweden by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation's largest marketing firm, to help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign. A killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi's move is a last-ditch effort to reclaim her social life.
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Somali pronounciation
- By Mariam Farah on 26-03-23
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In Every Mirror She's Black
- Narrated by: Rosemarie Akwafo, Sara Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 04-11-21
- Language: English
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Rumpole
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Margot Boyd, Maurice Denham
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Maurice Denham stars as John Mortimer's famous comic creation Rumpole of the Bailey. Defender of the underdog, friend of South London villains and scourge of QCs, much-loved barrister Horace Rumpole was first brought to life on television, and in 1980 BBC Radio 4 introduced him to the airwaves for a 13-episode series.
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Maurice Denham is marvellous as Rumpole
- By Nigel on 23-11-17
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Rumpole
- Narrated by: Margot Boyd, Maurice Denham
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 03-11-16
- Language: English
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Le Club des Incorrigibles Optimistes
- By: Jean-Michel Guenassia
- Narrated by: Stéphane Ronchewski
- Length: 21 hrs and 33 mins
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Michel Marini - douze ans en 1959, élève à Henri IV - a une passion, la littérature. Il ne s'en intéresse pas moins au rock'n'roll. Et au baby-foot. Au café où il joue tous les jours se réunit un club d'échecs fréquenté par Tibor, Léonid, Sasha, et les autres, tous réfugiés de l'Est qui ont dû s'exiler pour survivre.
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Le Club des Incorrigibles Optimistes
- Narrated by: Stéphane Ronchewski
- Length: 21 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 03-07-13
- Language: French
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The Monarch of the Glen
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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Shadow Moon has been away from America for nearly two years. His nights are broken with dangerous dreams. Sometimes he almost believes he doesn't care if he ever returns home. In the Highlands of Scotland, where the sky is pale white and it feels as remote as any place can possibly be, the beautiful and the wealthy gather at a grand old house in the glen. And when the strange local doctor offers him work at the party, Shadow is intrigued.
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Monarch of the Glen
- By Mike H on 23-04-18
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The Monarch of the Glen
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Series: American Gods, Book 1.5
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 03-11-16
- Language: English
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Trouble at the Little Village School
- By: Gervase Phinn
- Narrated by: Gervase Phinn
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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The second book in the delightful Barton-In-The-Dale series which began with The Little Village School. Elisabeth Devine certainly rocked the boat when she arrived in Barton-in-the-Dale to take over as head teacher of the little primary school. Now it's a new term, and after winning over the wary locals, she can finally settle in to her role. Or so she thinks... For the school is hit by a brand-new bombshell: it's to be merged with its arch rival, and Elisabeth has to fight for the headship with Urebank's ruthless and calculating headmaster. She has her work cut out for her.
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laugh out loud funny
- By judith on 08-10-13
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Trouble at the Little Village School
- Narrated by: Gervase Phinn
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 12-09-13
- 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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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster, telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but there she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster, with sensible and sardonic Patrica, aged five; greedy, cross-patch Gillian, who refused to be ignored; and Ruby...
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An absolute joy
- By Rachel on 26-12-16
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 26-01-15
- Language: English
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Gossip from Thrush Green
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Gossip From Thrush Green returns readers to that delightful English village, neighbour to Fairacre, for a golden summer. But this sleepy, pristine setting conceals a flurry of activity among the villagers. Rumour has it that Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as the village’s teacher is about to make an important decision. Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby. The kindly vicar, Charles Henstock, works on his sermon - quite unaware of the disaster that will overtake him.
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Good, honest storytelling
- By Robinson on 12-04-18
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Gossip from Thrush Green
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Series: Thrush Green, Book 6
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-01-12
- Language: English
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The Casual Vacancy
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Tom Hollander
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early 40s, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils.... Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen.
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Stick with it
- By Amazon Customer on 05-10-12
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The Casual Vacancy
- Narrated by: Tom Hollander
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 27-09-12
- Language: English
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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
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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. He soon becomes aware that he is out of touch with the mood of his ship: to his astonishment he finds that in spite of a lifetime's experience he does not know what the foremost hands or even his own officers are thinking.
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A weak (ish) link?
- By Mr. N. W. Boothman on 26-08-20
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Clarissa Oakes
- Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 15 (Unabridged)
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Series: Aubrey/Maturin, Book 15
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-09-13
- Language: English
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Someone I Used to Know
- By: Paige Toon
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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At 15, George is the foster brother Leah never asked for. As the angry, troubled boy struggles to come to terms with his circumstances, Leah finds herself getting drawn closer to him. Theo’s wealthy family have mysteriously pulled him out of boarding school, and he’s now enrolled at the local state school with Leah and George. When their worlds collide that summer, the three teenagers form a bond they believe will be unbreakable. But life doesn’t always go to plan.
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Enjoyed BUT...
- By alice a. on 19-11-21
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Someone I Used to Know
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 24-06-21
- Language: English
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Three Wishes
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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Three sisters, one birthday, one little problem... The three Kettle sisters have had a mortifying mishap. Their raucous, champagne-soaked birthday dinner has come to an abrupt end following a violent argument and an emergency dash to the hospital. So who started it this time? Was it angry, hurt Cat, still recovering from the 'night of the spaghetti'? Was it Lyn, so serenely successful, at least on the outside? Or was it quirky, dreamy Gemma, the sister who can't keep a secret except for the most important one of all?
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Returned!!
- By Nicki on 21-10-15
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Three Wishes
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 11-09-15
- Language: English
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The Little Village School
- By: Gervase Phinn
- Narrated by: Gervase Phinn
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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She was wearing red shoes! With silver heels! Elisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the village. No one can understand why the head of a big inner city school would want to come to sleepy little Barton-in-the-Dale, to a primary with more problems than school dinners. And that's not even counting the challenges the mysterious Elisabeth herself will face: a bitter former head teacher, a grumpy caretaker and a duplicitous chair of governors, to name but a few. Then there's the gossip.
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Gentle and enjoyable, but not riveting
- By Ann Watson on 01-12-13
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The Little Village School
- Narrated by: Gervase Phinn
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 07-07-11
- Language: English
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The Sea Garden
- By: Marcia Willett
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Jess Penhaligon is on her way to Devon to receive an award for her botanical painting. Hosting her will be Kate, who gladly welcomes her into her home. Jess's own family fell apart several years ago, so she is grateful for Kate's friendliness - and her close unit of extended family and friends, who embrace Jess just as warmly. As this group begins reminiscing on their pasts and sharing their stories with Jess, it becomes apparent that her family history may be linked with theirs.
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The Sea Garden
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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Battles at Thrush Green
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, Thrush Green is normally a peaceful place. But as autumn turns to winter, feelings are running high in the village. Miss Fogerty, a respected teacher at the village school for over thirty years, is troubled by the methods of the new young teacher. Dotty Harmer takes up driving, much to the concern of others, and it isn’t long before she is involved in an accident and a threatening court case.
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I envy you
- By Linda on 24-01-13
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Battles at Thrush Green
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Series: Thrush Green, Book 4
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-01-12
- Language: English
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The Bell Jar
- By: Sylvia Plath
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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Read by the critically acclaimed actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. 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. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously.
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This is not unabridged
- By Mr N J Filer on 01-08-15
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The Bell Jar
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 16-07-15
- Language: English
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Free Food for Millionaires
- By: Min Jin Lee
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
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Casey Han's years at Princeton have given her a refined diction, an enviable golf handicap, a popular white boyfriend and a degree in economics. But no job, and a number of bad habits. As Casey, the daughter of working-class Korean immigrants, navigates an uneven course of small triumphs and spectacular failures, a clash of values, ideals and ambitions plays out against the colourful backdrop of New York society.
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Poor end.
- By Mrs. P. on 23-05-22
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Free Food for Millionaires
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-10-18
- Language: English
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