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New Beginnings on Railway Lane
- The Railway Lane, Book 2
- By: Alison Sherlock
- Narrated by: Hollie Hales
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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When high flying, workaholic Katy Smith is suddenly made redundant, she needs to find a job fast! After mistakenly answering an advert online, she quickly realises that the rundown railway station in sleepy Cranfield isn’t the 5-star London hotels she’s used to working in....
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A heart warming easy listen
- By Becs McCarthy on 09-07-2023
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The Village Inn of Secret Dreams
- By: Alison Sherlock
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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After escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever. But with the rundown inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found...quickly....
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Bell is pathetic
- By Anna on 29-05-2023
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The Revenge Club
- By: Kathy Lette
- Narrated by: Kathy Lette
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Matilda, Jo, Penny and Cressy are all women at the top of their game; so imagine their surprise when they start to be personally overlooked and professionally pushed aside by less-qualified men.
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The Village of Happy Ever Afters
- Riverside Lane, Book 4
- By: Alison Sherlock
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Molly Hopkins has happily watched all of her friends’ dreams come true on Riverside Lane. Deciding to follow her passion for baking, Molly with the help of her friends takes the plunge and opens a Tea Garden in the village hoping to make it a summer to remember....
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Enjoyable listen
- By Jane Stojan on 10-05-2024
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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
- By: Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan - translator
- Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
- Length: 8 hrs
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Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, divorces her husband, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop....
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the righting the story the voice it's all amazing
- By Anonymous User on 16-04-2024
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A Breath of Fresh Air
- Escape to the Lakes, Book 2
- By: Jessica Redland
- Narrated by: Rebecca Norfolk
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Rosie loves her job as the manager of Willowdale Hall Riding Stables, caring for the horses and teaching children to ride, and she loves the home she shares with her mother in the beautiful Lake District. But she can't help wondering how her life might look if things had been different....
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A Breath of Fresh Air
- By Josephine Cooper on 06-04-2024
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New Beginnings on Railway Lane
- The Railway Lane, Book 2
- By: Alison Sherlock
- Narrated by: Hollie Hales
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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When high flying, workaholic Katy Smith is suddenly made redundant, she needs to find a job fast! After mistakenly answering an advert online, she quickly realises that the rundown railway station in sleepy Cranfield isn’t the 5-star London hotels she’s used to working in....
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A heart warming easy listen
- By Becs McCarthy on 09-07-2023
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The Village Inn of Secret Dreams
- By: Alison Sherlock
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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After escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever. But with the rundown inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found...quickly....
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Bell is pathetic
- By Anna on 29-05-2023
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The Revenge Club
- By: Kathy Lette
- Narrated by: Kathy Lette
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Matilda, Jo, Penny and Cressy are all women at the top of their game; so imagine their surprise when they start to be personally overlooked and professionally pushed aside by less-qualified men.
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The Village of Happy Ever Afters
- Riverside Lane, Book 4
- By: Alison Sherlock
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Molly Hopkins has happily watched all of her friends’ dreams come true on Riverside Lane. Deciding to follow her passion for baking, Molly with the help of her friends takes the plunge and opens a Tea Garden in the village hoping to make it a summer to remember....
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Enjoyable listen
- By Jane Stojan on 10-05-2024
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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
- By: Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan - translator
- Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, divorces her husband, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop....
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the righting the story the voice it's all amazing
- By Anonymous User on 16-04-2024
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A Breath of Fresh Air
- Escape to the Lakes, Book 2
- By: Jessica Redland
- Narrated by: Rebecca Norfolk
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Rosie loves her job as the manager of Willowdale Hall Riding Stables, caring for the horses and teaching children to ride, and she loves the home she shares with her mother in the beautiful Lake District. But she can't help wondering how her life might look if things had been different....
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A Breath of Fresh Air
- By Josephine Cooper on 06-04-2024
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Life, Loss, and Puffins
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Ryan Hyde
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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An exhilarating and emotional novel about grief, hope, friendship, and taking life one beautiful and spontaneous day at a time by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde....
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When God Was a Rabbit
- By: Sarah Winman
- Narrated by: Sarah Winman
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Young Elly's world is shaped by those who inhabit it: her loving but maddeningly distractible parents; a best friend who smells of chips; an ageing fop who tapdances his way into her home, a Shirley Bassey impersonator who trails close behind; lastly, of course, a rabbit called God....
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Disappointing
- By toni jackson on 07-01-2024
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Lean on Me
- By: Beth Moran
- Narrated by: Rosalind Steele
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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As Faith tries on her future mother-in-law’s wedding dress in preparation for her own wedding, her tears are not of joy. The hideous frock is nicknamed ‘The Ghost Web’ by Faith’s best friend Marilyn, who can’t understand why Faith would even consider wearing it.
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Excellent.
- By Anonymous User on 18-04-2024
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Ex in the City
- By: Portia MacIntosh
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Ten years ago when she was living the rock star lifestyle as a music journalist - touring the country, going to gigs and hanging out with celebrities - she never thought she would end up living an uneventful life in suburbia, in a relationship that is well past its sell-by date.
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Nothing happens.
- By Caramellavender on 08-03-2024
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The Bordeaux Book Club
- By: Gillian Harvey
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it’s not the ‘good life’ she’d imagined, as three hours of digging barely yield a single straggly carrot.
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Dark Shadows Over Coronation Close
- Coronation Close, Book 3
- By: Lizzie Lane
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Bristol 1938. A shadowy presence overshadows Coronation Close, watching and waiting. Jenny Crawford is the first to notice the stranger and wonders why his attention is fixed on Thelma Dawson’s house. When challenged he makes a hasty retreat....
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Reporting for Duty
- Army Girls, Book 1
- By: Fenella J. Miller
- Narrated by: Claire Morgan
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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When duty calls, East End girl Minnie Wolton isn’t afraid to do her bit. She’s excited to be joining the ATS girls and although she knows life at the barracks will be tough, she’s not one to quit....
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Kind of, Sort of, Maybe, but Probably Not
- By: Imbi Neeme
- Narrated by: Claire Lovering
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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Librarian Phoebe Cotton lives with misophonia. The sound of other people crunching an apple, slurping their tea or snapping chewing gum fills her with a rage that she buries deep within. Mortified by her 'Not Quite Right' brain, she hides away inside 6 Salmon Street, the family home....
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Kept me engrossed
- By Steve Davie on 24-03-2024
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The Lonely Hearts Book Club
- By: Lucy Gilmore
- Narrated by: Angie Kane
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her....
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The Secrets of the Huon Wren
- By: Claire van Ryn
- Narrated by: Micaela Ellis, Zindzi Okenyo
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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Set among the picturesque mountain ranges of Tasmania's Central Highlands, and moving between the 1950s and the present day, The Secrets of the Huon Wren is a lyrical and highly evocative story about two lives connected by a shared tragedy, and a universal love....
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A wonderful debut!
- By C.Fair on 18-07-2023
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The Start of Something Wonderful
- Escape to the Lakes, Book 1
- By: Jessica Redland
- Narrated by: Rebecca Norfolk
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Autumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break....
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Beautiful
- By Susan Broad on 14-05-2024
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A Single Act of Kindness
- By: Samantha Tonge
- Narrated by: Claire Storey
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Tilda has done everything she can to make her life neat, protected, tidy. No longer the girl who was scared of everything, whose family pushed her away, who hit rock bottom. Now she runs her life – as she does her successful business – with the utmost organization.
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Something in Common
- By: Roisin Meaney
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Milne
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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The friendship starts with a letter...from aspiring writer Sarah to blunt but witty journalist Helen, complaining about Helen's most recent book review. And there begins a correspondence that blossoms into a friendship which spans over two decades....
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The love that developed between two women that were so different.
- By Josephine Cooper on 19-04-2024
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Can You Keep a Secret?
- By: Jo Lovett
- Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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One New Year’s Eve, Georgie James and her friends come up with a genius plan to help them stick to their resolutions… They all write down secrets, seal them in envelopes and then post them to each other. The secrets will be revealed at the end of the year if they haven’t kept their resolutions.
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Black Sheep
- By: Judy Nunn
- Narrated by: Bruce Venables
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
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Orphaned at sixteen, James Wakefield was determined to be a gun shearer like his father. Now he's killed twice, changed his name, and is on the run from the law. He had his reasons for both murders, and he felt no joy in taking life....
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best yet
- By Anonymous User on 06-10-2023
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No Hard Feelings
- By: Genevieve Novak
- Narrated by: Meg Dunn
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Penny can't help but compare herself to her friends. Annie is about to become a senior associate at her law firm, Bec has just got engaged, Leo is dating everyone this side of the Yarra, and Penny is just ... waiting....
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Delicious pain
- By Anonymous User on 22-06-2022
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The Summer That Changed Us
- By: Cathy Bramley
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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The joyful and escapist Sunday Times bestseller about three women searching for friendship in a beautiful seaside town....
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Thoroughly enjoyable
- By Jo Turnbull on 28-06-2023
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Idlewild
- A Novel
- By: James Frankie Thomas
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Two adults look back on their intense teenage friendship, in a queer, trans, and early-Internet twist on the Manhattan prep school novel....
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A Wedding in Lake Como
- Meet Me in Italy, Book 3
- By: Jennifer Probst
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A destination wedding in Italy’s Lake Como brings three best friends back together to face the secrets of the past in this romantic novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst....
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One Year After You
- By: Shari Low
- Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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One year ago today, Tress Walker’s husband was killed in a car accident, on a trip with his secret mistress whilst Tress gave birth to their son. But as time moves on, Tress has to choose whether to protect her fragile heart or open it to love again....
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Loved it!
- By Mrs H on 09-02-2024
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Firefly Lane
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend....
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Page turner for so many pages
- By Anonymous User on 28-02-2023
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Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital
- The Cornish Country Hospital, Book 1
- By: Jo Bartlett
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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When Danni Carter moves to Cornwall from London, she hopes it will be the fresh start she so desperately needs. She’s nervous, but hopefully the change of scene will help her to finally forget her feelings for Lucas Newman, a man she can never be with....
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Great read
- By Anonymous User on 08-01-2024
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Fake It 'til You Make It
- By: Laura Carter
- Narrated by: Kate Handford
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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On a day Abbey thought would be the best of her life – her boyfriend is surely going to propose tonight, right? – it all falls apart: he tells her he’s met someone else. And then to make things worse, she loses her job.
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Sisters of the Resistance
- A Novel of Catherine Dior's Paris Spy Network
- By: Christine Wells
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Two sisters join the Paris Resistance in this pause-resisting new novel inspired by the real-life bravery of Catherine Dior, sister of the fashion designer and a heroine of World War II France - perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Jennifer Chiaverini....
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dior and resistance
- By Anonymous User on 07-04-2024
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Coming Home to the Sunflower Cliffs
- Sunflower Cliffs, Book 4
- By: Georgina Troy
- Narrated by: Gloria Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Gabriel has returned to the island of Jersey after ten years abroad to help his aging showbiz parents revive their failing Art Deco hotel, The Encore. This proves to be something of a challenge, especially as his singer father and actress mother are more concerned with staying in the limelight than keeping track of the cash-flow. It looks like Gabriel isn’t going anywhere fast. Meanwhile, he’s stunned to find that the hotel’s new receptionist is Daisy, the girl he fell in love with years earlier in Vietnam, and falling in love with someone who is tied to Jersey is the last thing she wants.
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Wild Girls
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- Narrated by: Amélie Trufant Dawson
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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Three college friends from the 50s blaze their own path in love and work, braving the stifling conventions of the age, and anticipating the social thaw that would arrive ten years later. These “wild girls” pay heavy penalties for living against the grain, but, over the years, rebound and re-set their course, drawing strength from their friendship.
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Wives Like Us
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Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to the Old Coach House to teach her husband, Bryan, a lesson. But things don’t go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, refuses Tata’s neighborly overtures; and Tata’s very best friends, Fernanda Ovington-Williams and Sophie Thompson, are distracted by their own heartaches.
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A Wedding in Lake Como
- Meet Me in Italy, Book 3
- By: Jennifer Probst
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Best friends Ava, Madison, and Chelsea made a pact to reunite for each other’s weddings when their careers sent them in different directions. But after one of them makes a choice that tears the group apart, an upcoming wedding might be their last chance to heal old wounds. As they return to Italy’s gorgeous coast, the three women revisit their life-changing first trip to Lake Como during college. When Madison comes face-to-face with the college sweetheart who was at the heart of one of the most pivotal times of her life, can they forge a new way forward?
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Life, Loss, and Puffins
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Freakishly smart. That’s the unwelcome box Ru Evans is put into for life. After all, she taught herself Euclidean geometry at age seven, has an eidetic memory, and is about to enter college at thirteen years old. Boarding at a house near campus 150 miles from home, Ru meets seventeen-year-old Gabriel, an outsider himself who, like Ru, has trouble making friends—until they form a fast sibling-like bond. Finding a relatable someone in the world to talk to is a first for both of them.
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Tired Ladies Take a Stand
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During one unforgettable year in their twenties, best friends Emma, Fern, Carolina, and Andi make a pact to embrace whatever life throws at them, inspiring Fern to write a memoir detailing their escapades and the magical power of saying Yes. But fast forward twenty years and they have reached their bandwidth of responsibilities. Fern is a full-time writer struggling to pay the bills. Carolina is a fitness-obsessed workaholic. Andi is a disillusioned human rights lawyer. And Emma is a stressed-out divorcée in the thick of planning her daughter’s wedding.
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Coming Home to the Sunflower Cliffs
- Sunflower Cliffs, Book 4
- By: Georgina Troy
- Narrated by: Gloria Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Gabriel has returned to the island of Jersey after ten years abroad to help his aging showbiz parents revive their failing Art Deco hotel, The Encore. This proves to be something of a challenge, especially as his singer father and actress mother are more concerned with staying in the limelight than keeping track of the cash-flow. It looks like Gabriel isn’t going anywhere fast. Meanwhile, he’s stunned to find that the hotel’s new receptionist is Daisy, the girl he fell in love with years earlier in Vietnam, and falling in love with someone who is tied to Jersey is the last thing she wants.
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Wild Girls
- A Novel
- By: Erica Abeel
- Narrated by: Amélie Trufant Dawson
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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Three college friends from the 50s blaze their own path in love and work, braving the stifling conventions of the age, and anticipating the social thaw that would arrive ten years later. These “wild girls” pay heavy penalties for living against the grain, but, over the years, rebound and re-set their course, drawing strength from their friendship.
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Wives Like Us
- By: Plum Sykes
- Narrated by: Annabel Mullion
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to the Old Coach House to teach her husband, Bryan, a lesson. But things don’t go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, refuses Tata’s neighborly overtures; and Tata’s very best friends, Fernanda Ovington-Williams and Sophie Thompson, are distracted by their own heartaches.
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A Wedding in Lake Como
- Meet Me in Italy, Book 3
- By: Jennifer Probst
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Best friends Ava, Madison, and Chelsea made a pact to reunite for each other’s weddings when their careers sent them in different directions. But after one of them makes a choice that tears the group apart, an upcoming wedding might be their last chance to heal old wounds. As they return to Italy’s gorgeous coast, the three women revisit their life-changing first trip to Lake Como during college. When Madison comes face-to-face with the college sweetheart who was at the heart of one of the most pivotal times of her life, can they forge a new way forward?
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Life, Loss, and Puffins
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Ryan Hyde
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Freakishly smart. That’s the unwelcome box Ru Evans is put into for life. After all, she taught herself Euclidean geometry at age seven, has an eidetic memory, and is about to enter college at thirteen years old. Boarding at a house near campus 150 miles from home, Ru meets seventeen-year-old Gabriel, an outsider himself who, like Ru, has trouble making friends—until they form a fast sibling-like bond. Finding a relatable someone in the world to talk to is a first for both of them.
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Tired Ladies Take a Stand
- By: Gretchen Anthony
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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During one unforgettable year in their twenties, best friends Emma, Fern, Carolina, and Andi make a pact to embrace whatever life throws at them, inspiring Fern to write a memoir detailing their escapades and the magical power of saying Yes. But fast forward twenty years and they have reached their bandwidth of responsibilities. Fern is a full-time writer struggling to pay the bills. Carolina is a fitness-obsessed workaholic. Andi is a disillusioned human rights lawyer. And Emma is a stressed-out divorcée in the thick of planning her daughter’s wedding.
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Old Girls Behaving Badly
- By: Kate Galley
- Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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Gina Knight is looking forward to the prospect of retirement with her husband of forty-three years. Until, to her surprise, said husband decides he needs to 'find himself' – alone – and disappears to Santa Fe, leaving a Dear John letter in his wake. Now Gina needs a new role in life, not to mention somewhere to live, so she applies for the position of Companion to elderly Dorothy Reed. At eighty-nine, ‘Dot’ needs someone to help her around the house – or at least, her family seems to think so. Her companion’s first role would be to accompany Dot for a week-long extravagant wedding party.
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One Greek Summer Wedding
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When singer Cara is invited to a big, fat Greek wedding in Corfu, she sees it as a mixed blessing: some time to heal on the beautiful Greek island with her aunt will be a tonic, but it’s going to stir up memories – of before Seb ghosted her and disappeared off the face of the earth. Akis Diakos, brother of the groom, should be looking forward to planning the bachelor party, but burdened by the weight of family expectation, his mind is elsewhere: he has a decision to make – one that could, apparently, ruin his little brother’s life forever.
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The Revenge Club
- By: Kathy Lette
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Matilda, Jo, Penny and Cressy are all women at the top of their game; so imagine their surprise when they start to be personally overlooked and professionally pushed aside by less-qualified men. Only they’re not going down without a fight. Society might think the women have passed their amuse-by dates but the Revenge Club have other plans.
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This Summer Will Be Different
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Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesn’t know he’s her best friend’s younger brother. Lucy and Felix’s chemistry is unreal, but the list of reasons why they need to stay away from each other is long, and they vow to never repeat that electric night again. It’s easier said than done.
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Good book, major audio issues
- By Charlotte Hewson on 16-05-2024
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The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers
- By: Samuel Burr
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith, Russell Tovey
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Clayton Stumper is an enigma. He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your grandad and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution. When the esteemed crossword compiler, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle to him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for his future.
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The Other Woman
- By: Tania Tay
- Narrated by: Jacqui Bardelang, Laura Hanna
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Jade has the life she always wanted: a husband and three perfect children. She's happy. Except, recently that isn't enough. Then she unexpectedly finds herself reconnecting with Christina, an old friend from university, and she starts to feel like herself again. As the women become closer, and Christina needs a place to stay, Jade welcomes her into their chaotic family home. But when Jade discovers a suspicious text on her husband's phone, she soon starts questioning those around her.
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Offtrack
- By: Esha Patel
- Narrated by: Sarah Slimani, Greg Lockett
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Diana Zahrani is Formula One’s first female racing driver. All the other drivers are told to race carefully around her, and leave her to her real job: being a pretty face and good advertising for a hypermasculine sport. But Diana’s not worked this hard her whole life just to be a mascot. World Championship favourite Miguel de la Fuente is not taking any rookie seriously, let alone a woman. But motorsports is a small world, and as Diana and Miguel race their way through the season, they’re forced to face each other again and again.
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The Happy Hour
- By: Cressida McLaughlin
- Narrated by: Kate Chambers
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Jess is happy working in Greenwich market selling trinkets to well-heeled locals and excitable tourists. Then one Sunday, Jess is thrown together with handsome, funny Ash, as they chase a pickpocket through the market, and before long they are making a habit of running into each other at the same time each week. Jess starts to realize that their hour together is the brightest part of her life. But Ash isn’t telling her everything.
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Breaststrokes
- By: Margaux Vialleron
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Sunday morning: Cloe receives a text from a man she cannot remember going home with the night before. We had fun, didn’t we…? Sisters Mathilde and Sarah meet for lunch to discuss Sarah’s wedding and Mathilde’s dissertation. And Gertrude prepares for the busiest day of the week in the pub she works in, still smarting from the date she went on the afternoon before.
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The Cornish Hideaway
- By: Jennifer Bibby
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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All Freya has ever wanted to do is paint. So when she fails her Master’s Degree in Art, on the same day that her boyfriend decides he needs a ‘more serious’ partner, to Freya it feels like the end of the world. Luckily, she has a saviour in the shape of best friend Lola, who invites her to the sleepy Cornish village of Polcarrow, to work in her café. With nothing keeping her in London, Freya jumps at the chance of a summer by the sea. Freya needs time to focus on herself. But then dark and mysterious biker Angelo blows into town on a stormy afternoon.
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The Roof Beneath Their Feet
- By: Geetanjali Shree, Rahul Soni - translator
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta, Mala Mangla
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In this beautifully crafted novel, roofs have a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play, they are places to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses. But above all, they are realms of freedom. In The Roof Beneath their Feet, Chachcho and Lalna use their roofs to build a friendship that transcends time and memory. Suddenly one day, Lalna has to leave, to return only after Chachcho's passing.
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The Pipeline
- By: C.L. Ramsey
- Narrated by: Kierstin Valenti
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The Pipeline series follows activist Amy Bryant and a group of her friends as they battle against corporate greed and its effects on our planet. They will face many challenges along the way.