Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Let Us Tell You a Story. We've got more than 400,000+ incredible audiobooks that will take you anywhere you want to go. We have it all! Bestsellers, classics, award-winners, romance, thrillers, Fiction, business, bios, young adult and more. What do you want to listen to? Take your books anywhere with our free apps for iOS and Android. Listening on-the-go has never been faster, easier or more enjoyable. We've introduced patent-pending technology that allows our members to listen in a whole new way. Start a book on your smartphone, pick up where you left off on your laptop and even fall asleep while listening on your tablet - you'll never lose your place. With more than 1,000,000 downloads and counting, we know you'll love it. Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. 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Listening on-the-go has never been faster, easier or more enjoyable. We've introduced patent-pending technology that allows our members to listen in a whole new way. Start a book on your smartphone, pick up where you left off on your laptop and even fall asleep while listening on your tablet - you'll never lose your place. With more than 1,000,000 downloads and counting, we know you'll love it. Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Queenie-Audiobook/B00QZKAUR2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queenie Subtitle: A Novel Author: Hortense Calisher Narrator: Elizabeth Evans Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A cheeky portrait of an old-fashioned young woman's assimilation into the modern world. Set in 1960s New York, this piquant coming-of-age story concerns a teenage girl, Queenie, raised to become a "kept woman" in an exceedingly comfortable and well-adjusted - yet insular and retrograde - household. After enrolling in college, Queenie confronts new understandings, both personal and political, and gradually becomes cognizant of the dated values imparted upon her. Bringing her trademark stylishness and a remarkable exuberance to Queenie, Hortense Calisher simultaneously pays homage to and updates the Victorian storytelling approach in capturing the intellectual and sexual breakthroughs of a contemporary young woman. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Hortense Calisher) Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:47:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Queenie-Audiobook/B00QZKAUR2 thebookvoice.com 07:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queenie Subtitle: A Novel Author: Hortense Calisher Narrator: Elizabeth Evans Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A cheeky portrait of an old-fashioned young woman's assimilation into the modern world. Set in 1960s New York, this piquant coming-of-age story concerns a teenage girl, Queenie, raised to become a "kept woman" in an exceedingly comfortable and well-adjusted - yet insular and retrograde - household. After enrolling in college, Queenie confronts new understandings, both personal and political, and gradually becomes cognizant of the dated values imparted upon her. Bringing her trademark stylishness and a remarkable exuberance to Queenie, Hortense Calisher simultaneously pays homage to and updates the Victorian storytelling approach in capturing the intellectual and sexual breakthroughs of a contemporary young woman. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queenie Subtitle: A Novel Author: Hortense Calisher Narrator: Elizabeth Evans Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A cheeky portrait of an old-fashioned young woman's assimilation into the modern world. Set in 1960s New York, this piquant coming-of-age story concerns a teenage girl, Queenie, raised to become a "kept woman" in an exceedingly comfortable and well-adjusted - yet insular and retrograde - household. After enrolling in college, Queenie confronts new understandings, both personal and political, and gradually becomes cognizant of the dated values imparted upon her. Bringing her trademark stylishness and a remarkable exuberance to Queenie, Hortense Calisher simultaneously pays homage to and updates the Victorian storytelling approach in capturing the intellectual and sexual breakthroughs of a contemporary young woman. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Behind-the-Eyes-of-Madness-Audiobook/B00QVLIJR8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Behind the Eyes of Madness Subtitle: Letters from the Brink of Sanity Author: Thomas Hodge Narrator: Kim Lazarus Format: Unabridged Length: 17 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-14 Publisher: Thomas Hodge Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Behind the eyes of madness, lies hurt, pain, anger, and memories that tear at the fabric of a person. In this book, one will find a collection of letters and poems written by individuals on the brink of sanity Through the words inked in the letters and across the verses of the poems, one can make a clear connection with hurt and pain that of the writers of the letters and poems that are contained in these pages. Many of the letters and poems were intended to reach out to loved ones while the writer was on the edge. They were a cry for help or solace or remembrance. Perhaps the intend recipient might be reading them right now and realize the message that was to be conveyed in that darkest hour of their lives. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Thomas Hodge) Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:20:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Behind-the-Eyes-of-Madness-Audiobook/B00QVLIJR8 thebookvoice.com 00:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Behind the Eyes of Madness Subtitle: Letters from the Brink of Sanity Author: Thomas Hodge Narrator: Kim Lazarus Format: Unabridged Length: 17 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-14 Publisher: Thomas Hodge Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Behind the eyes of madness, lies hurt, pain, anger, and memories that tear at the fabric of a person. In this book, one will find a collection of letters and poems written by individuals on the brink of sanity Through the words inked in the letters and across the verses of the poems, one can make a clear connection with hurt and pain that of the writers of the letters and poems that are contained in these pages. Many of the letters and poems were intended to reach out to loved ones while the writer was on the edge. They were a cry for help or solace or remembrance. Perhaps the intend recipient might be reading them right now and realize the message that was to be conveyed in that darkest hour of their lives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Behind the Eyes of Madness Subtitle: Letters from the Brink of Sanity Author: Thomas Hodge Narrator: Kim Lazarus Format: Unabridged Length: 17 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-14 Publisher: Thomas Hodge Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Behind the eyes of madness, lies hurt, pain, anger, and memories that tear at the fabric of a person. In this book, one will find a collection of letters and poems written by individuals on the brink of sanity Through the words inked in the letters and across the verses of the poems, one can make a clear connection with hurt and pain that of the writers of the letters and poems that are contained in these pages. Many of the letters and poems were intended to reach out to loved ones while the writer was on the edge. They were a cry for help or solace or remembrance. Perhaps the intend recipient might be reading them right now and realize the message that was to be conveyed in that darkest hour of their lives. Members Reviews: Very Trite Shallow Letters The letters were repetitive and almost all of them had the same thing concerning lovers and mental institutions. The content of the letters were shallow and trite and there was very little profundity or thought provoking content. There were a couple of worthwhile poems which I reread and will put in my poetry library but all in all this book is not as advertised and has no depth or insight or poetry concerning the brink of madness experienced by persons. Very disappointing! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kindeswohl-Audiobook/B00QJAJ0OC Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kindeswohl Autor:: Ian McEwan Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-17-14 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Fiona Maye ist eine angesehene Richterin am High Court in London, bekannt für ihre Gewissenhaftigkeit. Mit ihrem Mann Jack, einem Geschichtsprofessor, ist sie seit mehr als dreißig Jahren verheiratet - harmonisch, wenn auch in letzter Zeit vielleicht ein wenig distanziert. So fällt Fiona aus allen Wolken, als er ihr eröffnet, dass er ihren Segen für eine außereheliche Affäre will. Genau in diesem Moment wird ihr ein eiliger Fall vorgelegt: Ein 17-jähriger Junge, der an Leukämie leidet, benötigt dringend eine Bluttransfusion. Aber seine Familie - Zeugen Jehovas - lehnt das aus religiösen Gründen ab. Genauso wie er selbst. Doch ohne Transfusion wird er qualvoll sterben. Fiona bleiben für ihr Urteil weniger als 24 Stunden. Kann sie jetzt, inmitten ihres emotionalen Tumults, ihre kühle Professionalität bewahren? ©2015 Diogenes Verlag (P)2015 Diogenes Verlag biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ian McEwan) Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:26:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kindeswohl-Audiobook/B00QJAJ0OC thebookvoice.com 06:16:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kindeswohl Autor:: Ian McEwan Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-17-14 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Fiona Maye ist eine angesehene Richterin am High Court in London, bekannt für ihre Gewissenhaftigkeit. Mit ihrem Mann Jack, einem Geschichtsprofessor, ist sie seit mehr als dreißig Jahren verheiratet - harmonisch, wenn auch in letzter Zeit vielleicht ein wenig distanziert. So fällt Fiona aus allen Wolken, als er ihr eröffnet, dass er ihren Segen für eine außereheliche Affäre will. Genau in diesem Moment wird ihr ein eiliger Fall vorgelegt: Ein 17-jähriger Junge, der an Leukämie leidet, benötigt dringend eine Bluttransfusion. Aber seine Familie - Zeugen Jehovas - lehnt das aus religiösen Gründen ab. Genauso wie er selbst. Doch ohne Transfusion wird er qualvoll sterben. Fiona bleiben für ihr Urteil weniger als 24 Stunden. Kann sie jetzt, inmitten ihres emotionalen Tumults, ihre kühle Professionalität bewahren? ©2015 Diogenes Verlag (P)2015 Diogenes Verlag Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kindeswohl Autor:: Ian McEwan Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-17-14 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Fiona Maye ist eine angesehene Richterin am High Court in London, bekannt für ihre Gewissenhaftigkeit. Mit ihrem Mann Jack, einem Geschichtsprofessor, ist sie seit mehr als dreißig Jahren verheiratet - harmonisch, wenn auch in letzter Zeit vielleicht ein wenig distanziert. So fällt Fiona aus allen Wolken, als er ihr eröffnet, dass er ihren Segen für eine außereheliche Affäre will. Genau in diesem Moment wird ihr ein eiliger Fall vorgelegt: Ein 17-jähriger Junge, der an Leukämie leidet, benötigt dringend eine Bluttransfusion. Aber seine Familie - Zeugen Jehovas - lehnt das aus religiösen Gründen ab. Genauso wie er selbst. Doch ohne Transfusion wird er qualvoll sterben. Fiona bleiben für ihr Urteil weniger als 24 Stunden. Kann sie jetzt, inmitten ihres emotionalen Tumults, ihre kühle Professionalität bewahren? ©2015 Diogenes Verlag (P)2015 Diogenes Verlag https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Immer-noch-New-York-Audiobook/B00QAKQA30 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Immer noch New York Autor:: Lily Brett Erzähler: Elke Heidenreich Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 27 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-12-14 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In Manhattan ist nichts unbedeutend, und nichts selbstverständlich. Lily Brett, die australische New Yorkerin mit europäischen Wurzeln, steckt mittendrin, und um die Stadt einzufangen, hält sie sich selbst den Spiegel vor. Hinreißend erzählt sie von ihren Nöten, einen halbwegs anständigen Büstenhalter im Greenwich Village zu erstehen, vom befremdlichen Anblick der Schoßhündchen in Regenmänteln und Sonnenbrillen, vom überbordenden Großstadtverkehr. Und zum Glück gibt es in dieser ziemlich hektischen Stadt auch Winkel der Ruhe und des Friedens, den Geruch von frisch gebackenem Brot und die entwaffnend ehrlichen Gespräche mit ihrer Kosmetikerin. Denn in Manhattan ist nichts unbedeutend, und nichts selbstverständlich. Lily Bretts Kolumnen sind Klassiker. Denn in der tragikomischen Mischung aus Autobiografie und kleinen Alltagsvignetten schimmern die großen Themen des Lebens durch. ©2014 Suhrkamp Verlag. Übersetzung von Melanie Walz (P)2014 Random House Audio Kritik Bewertungen: Ein kurzweiliges Hörvergnügen. -- NDR1 "Kulturspiegel" biacuaduc@gmail.com (Lily Brett) Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:50:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Immer-noch-New-York-Audiobook/B00QAKQA30 thebookvoice.com 02:27:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Immer noch New York Autor:: Lily Brett Erzähler: Elke Heidenreich Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 27 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-12-14 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In Manhattan ist nichts unbedeutend, und nichts selbstverständlich. Lily Brett, die australische New Yorkerin mit europäischen Wurzeln, steckt mittendrin, und um die Stadt einzufangen, hält sie sich selbst den Spiegel vor. Hinreißend erzählt sie von ihren Nöten, einen halbwegs anständigen Büstenhalter im Greenwich Village zu erstehen, vom befremdlichen Anblick der Schoßhündchen in Regenmänteln und Sonnenbrillen, vom überbordenden Großstadtverkehr. Und zum Glück gibt es in dieser ziemlich hektischen Stadt auch Winkel der Ruhe und des Friedens, den Geruch von frisch gebackenem Brot und die entwaffnend ehrlichen Gespräche mit ihrer Kosmetikerin. Denn in Manhattan ist nichts unbedeutend, und nichts selbstverständlich. Lily Bretts Kolumnen sind Klassiker. Denn in der tragikomischen Mischung aus Autobiografie und kleinen Alltagsvignetten schimmern die großen Themen des Lebens durch. ©2014 Suhrkamp Verlag. Übersetzung von Melanie Walz (P)2014 Random House Audio Kritik Bewertungen: Ein kurzweiliges Hörvergnügen. -- NDR1 "Kulturspiegel" Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Immer noch New York Autor:: Lily Brett Erzähler: Elke Heidenreich Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 27 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-12-14 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In Manhattan ist nichts unbedeutend, und nichts selbstverständlich. Lily Brett, die australische New Yorkerin mit europäischen Wurzeln, steckt mittendrin, und um die Stadt einzufangen, hält sie sich selbst den Spiegel vor. Hinreißend erzählt sie von ihren Nöten, einen halbwegs anständigen Büstenhalter im Greenwich Village zu erstehen, vom befremdlichen Anblick der Schoßhündchen in Regenmänteln und Sonnenbrillen, vom überbordenden Großstadtverkehr. Und zum Glück gibt es in dieser ziemlich hektischen Stadt auch Winkel der Ruhe und des Friedens, den Geruch von frisch gebackenem Brot und die entwaffnend ehrlichen Gespräche mit ihrer Kosmetikerin. Denn in Manhattan ist nichts unbedeutend, und nichts selbstverständlich. Lily Bretts Kolumnen sind Klassiker. Denn in der tragikomischen Mischung aus Autobiografie und kleinen Alltagsvignetten schimmern die großen Themen des Lebens durch. ©2014 Suhrkamp Verlag. Übersetzung von Melanie Walz (P)2014 Random House Audio Kritik Bewertungen: Ein kurzweiliges Hörvergnügen. -- NDR1 "Kulturspiegel" https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Not-a-Bad-Bunch-Audiobook/B00Q71JZZM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Not a Bad Bunch Author: Anu Jindal, Benjamin Samuel (introduction) Narrator: JP Linton Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Boredom is dangerous," writes Benjamin Samuel, Co-Editor of Electric Literature, in his introduction to this issue of Recommended Reading. "It can make us lazy, complacent, and if we suffer too much of it we're liable to become boring ourselves. For the whalers at sea in Anu Jindal's Not a Bad Bunch, boredom is far more insidious; according to the ship's surgeon, who narrates the story, it's an early symptom of an infectious and barbarous madness. The crew isn't looking for trouble - they're hunting for whales - but in such close quarters with few distractions, any transgression is cause for revenge." biacuaduc@gmail.com (Anu Jindal) Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:59:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Not-a-Bad-Bunch-Audiobook/B00Q71JZZM thebookvoice.com 01:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Not a Bad Bunch Author: Anu Jindal, Benjamin Samuel (introduction) Narrator: JP Linton Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Boredom is dangerous," writes Benjamin Samuel, Co-Editor of Electric Literature, in his introduction to this issue of Recommended Reading. "It can make us lazy, complacent, and if we suffer too much of it we're liable to become boring ourselves. For the whalers at sea in Anu Jindal's Not a Bad Bunch, boredom is far more insidious; according to the ship's surgeon, who narrates the story, it's an early symptom of an infectious and barbarous madness. The crew isn't looking for trouble - they're hunting for whales - but in such close quarters with few distractions, any transgression is cause for revenge." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Not a Bad Bunch Author: Anu Jindal, Benjamin Samuel (introduction) Narrator: JP Linton Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Boredom is dangerous," writes Benjamin Samuel, Co-Editor of Electric Literature, in his introduction to this issue of Recommended Reading. "It can make us lazy, complacent, and if we suffer too much of it we're liable to become boring ourselves. For the whalers at sea in Anu Jindal's Not a Bad Bunch, boredom is far more insidious; according to the ship's surgeon, who narrates the story, it's an early symptom of an infectious and barbarous madness. The crew isn't looking for trouble - they're hunting for whales - but in such close quarters with few distractions, any transgression is cause for revenge." Members Reviews: good reading fine- worth the time https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wolf-in-White-Van-Audiobook/B00OZ68SZY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf in White Van Author: John Darnielle Narrator: John Darnielle Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Trace Italian, a game of strategy and survival! You may now make your first move. Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of 17, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright, open in the boundaries between the real and the imagined. As the creator of Trace Italian - a text-based, role-playing game played through the mail - Sean guides players from around the world through his intricately imagined terrain, which they navigate and explore, turn by turn, seeking sanctuary in a ravaged, savage future America. Lance and Carrie are high school students from Florida, explorers of the Trace. But when they take their play into the real world, disaster strikes, and Sean is called to account for it. In the process, he is pulled back through time, tunneling toward the moment of his own self-inflicted departure from the world in which most people live. Brilliantly constructed, Wolf in White Van unfolds in reverse until we arrive at both the beginning and the climax: the event that has shaped so much of Seans life. Beautifully written and unexpectedly moving, John Darnielles Wolf in White Van is an audacious and gripping debut novel, a marvel of storytelling brio and genuine literary delicacy. biacuaduc@gmail.com (John Darnielle) Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:58:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wolf-in-White-Van-Audiobook/B00OZ68SZY thebookvoice.com 05:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf in White Van Author: John Darnielle Narrator: John Darnielle Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Trace Italian, a game of strategy and survival! You may now make your first move. Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of 17, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright, open in the boundaries between the real and the imagined. As the creator of Trace Italian - a text-based, role-playing game played through the mail - Sean guides players from around the world through his intricately imagined terrain, which they navigate and explore, turn by turn, seeking sanctuary in a ravaged, savage future America. Lance and Carrie are high school students from Florida, explorers of the Trace. But when they take their play into the real world, disaster strikes, and Sean is called to account for it. In the process, he is pulled back through time, tunneling toward the moment of his own self-inflicted departure from the world in which most people live. Brilliantly constructed, Wolf in White Van unfolds in reverse until we arrive at both the beginning and the climax: the event that has shaped so much of Seans life. Beautifully written and unexpectedly moving, John Darnielles Wolf in White Van is an audacious and gripping debut novel, a marvel of storytelling brio and genuine literary delicacy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf in White Van Author: John Darnielle Narrator: John Darnielle Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Trace Italian, a game of strategy and survival! You may now make your first move. Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of 17, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright, open in the boundaries between the real and the imagined. As the creator of Trace Italian - a text-based, role-playing game played through the mail - Sean guides players from around the world through his intricately imagined terrain, which they navigate and explore, turn by turn, seeking sanctuary in a ravaged, savage future America. Lance and Carrie are high school students from Florida, explorers of the Trace. But when they take their play into the real world, disaster strikes, and Sean is called to account for it. In the process, he is pulled back through time, tunneling toward the moment of his own self-inflicted departure from the world in which most people live. Brilliantly constructed, Wolf in White Van unfolds in reverse until we arrive at both the beginning and the climax: the event that has shaped so much of Seans life. Beautifully written and unexpectedly moving, John Darnielles Wolf in White Van is an audacious and gripping debut novel, a marvel of storytelling brio and genuine literary delicacy. Members Reviews: Powerful, but perhaps not enjoyable I have a theory about people who didn't "get" this book, but it's a bit spoilery, so I'll save it for the end. If you want to avoid all spoilers, and you want the quick-and-dirty of my opinion, here it is: I cannot recommend this book enough, but there's no neat wrap-up, and by the end of the book, you will have some ugly and uncomfortable feelings stirring. Wolf in White Van begins with a memory, made up of many memories, of the protagonist's father carrying him up the stairs in the aftermath of a terrible incident. We know from the get-go that something terrible is coming, and it short order, we learn that book is driving us closer to that event. The formatting can be a bit off-putting. Darnielle writes in long, lyrical sentences, in a style which fans of his music will recognize immediately, but it is somewhat stream-of-consciousness. The narrative meanders around events in a way that will drive some readers absolutely crazy, but which seems (to me) to be skillfully employed stream of consciousness. If that's not your literary bag, and you don't love Darnielle's lyrical style already, you may want to avoid this book. The story is about Sean, a man who makes a living writing and running by-mail role playing games. A player sends him envelopes and subscription fees, and he sends them a scene to play out. They send him their move, and he sends them the next scene, which explains how their move played out and what their new situation is. Sean has been disfigured by a particular incident which I won't disclose here, and the book spends much of its time slowly revealing the nature of his injuries and the life he leads as a result. We learn about how he started writing his first, favorite, and most profitable game, Trace Italian. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Jugheads-Audiobook/B00OANK5PS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Jugheads Author: J.R. Helton Narrator: David Ledoux Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: East Texas in the 1960s is not the worst place to have grown up, but for narrator Jake of The Jugheads, it was a minefield. Describing clearly and courageously first jobs and first kisses, family vacations and family fights, Jake takes us through a wild coming-of-age ride, in an ordinary American family that he believes is as violent and dysfunctional as they come. By turns hilarious and moving, The Jugheads is a compelling return to form for a master of the underside of the American psyche. biacuaduc@gmail.com (J.R. Helton) Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:34:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Jugheads-Audiobook/B00OANK5PS thebookvoice.com 10:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Jugheads Author: J.R. Helton Narrator: David Ledoux Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: East Texas in the 1960s is not the worst place to have grown up, but for narrator Jake of The Jugheads, it was a minefield. Describing clearly and courageously first jobs and first kisses, family vacations and family fights, Jake takes us through a wild coming-of-age ride, in an ordinary American family that he believes is as violent and dysfunctional as they come. By turns hilarious and moving, The Jugheads is a compelling return to form for a master of the underside of the American psyche. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Jugheads Author: J.R. Helton Narrator: David Ledoux Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: East Texas in the 1960s is not the worst place to have grown up, but for narrator Jake of The Jugheads, it was a minefield. Describing clearly and courageously first jobs and first kisses, family vacations and family fights, Jake takes us through a wild coming-of-age ride, in an ordinary American family that he believes is as violent and dysfunctional as they come. By turns hilarious and moving, The Jugheads is a compelling return to form for a master of the underside of the American psyche. Members Reviews: and am really glad this book has finally been published My long-awaited copy of "The Jugheads" will arrive from Amazon any day now, but -- through a friend of the author -- I had a chance to read the original manuscript a while back. I've been thinking about it ever since, and am really glad this book has finally been published. It tells the thoroughly All-American, yet darkly subversive tale of a young man growing up in Texas, that most iconically American state. There, J.R. Helton rips the smiling Happy Face off the suburban American Dream to reveal the reality therein, and it's not a pretty sight. It is a very entertaining drama, however, in which Helton spares no one -- least of all himself -- in telling the ugly truth behind so many of the self-serving, onanistic cultural myths that shimmer like quicksilver on the road ahead. It's a road we all drive, and as society we've put the pedal to the metal trying to catch up with those mirages, but it can't be done -- they dance forever beyond our grasp on the Highway to Nowhere. We do learn a thing or two on that futile quest, though, even if those hard lessons serve only to underline just what fools we've been. "The Jugheads" is one harrowing, painful, but darkly funny ride, and well worth your time. Take a deep breath before you read itâ but read it. Heartbreaking and funny. Protagonist Jake Stewart shares a stark story of ... Heartbreaking and funny. Protagonist Jake Stewart shares a stark story of survival in a home dominated by a relentlessly dysfunctional father. If you grew up in Texas in the 70s, you'll recognize the people and places and ethos of the time. If you didn't, Helton puts you right there. Absolutely loved every page of this book. Jugheads If you read "Drugs", this story is the coming of age story of Jake, its main character. Admittedly, a hard read at times as you see how a father repeatedly imposes his mania on a family as he tries, and often fails, to do what he believes is right. As a teacher I winched reading the first few pages of the book. I know that many of my students come from similar, painful home situations. The beginning reads like a movie, flashing from scene to scene. Keep reading. The book will pull you in. I'm not sure what order to recommend that you read first ... Drugs is Jake as an adult and The Jugheads him as a child and teenager. Read them both. Masterful storytelling, biting cultural critique As in Drugs, J.R. Helton again balances masterful storytelling with biting cultural critique. The Jugheadsâboth excruciating and darkly funnyâfollows Jake Stewart (of Drugs) as he grows from boyhood to manhood in a household dominated by a narcissistic, pathologically controlling father. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Talk-Talk-Audiobook/B00NVDU6GQ Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Talk Talk Autor:: T. C. Boyle Erzähler: Jan Josef Liefers Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-24-14 Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Peck ist ein Identitätsdieb, ein Körperfresser. Mit Hilfe einer gestohlenen Sozialversicherungsnummer und gefälschten Schecks schlüpft er in die Rollen seiner Opfer und lebt auf deren Kosten in Saus und Braus. Von Autodiebstahl über Drogenmissbrauch bis zum Mordversuch. Bis er an Dana Halter gerät. Sie ist gehörlos, aber sie ist eine Kämpferin, und da die Justiz keine Anstalten macht, den Mann zu belangen, heftet sie sich mit ihrem Freund Bridger an seine Fersen... ©2006 T. C. Boyle / Hanser Verlag. Übersetzung von Dirk van Gunsteren (P)2006 Der Hörverlag / Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Kritik Bewertungen: Für jede kuriose Gestalt, schräge Situation, subtile Empfindung hat der Schauspieler Stimmnuancen parat. Liefers hat Boyle verstanden. Deshalb verstehen wir Liefers Lesung so gut. -- Rheinische Post Ein idealer Hörgenuss. -- Kölner Illustrierte Mit Präzision und voller Präsenz in der Stimme fesselt Jan Josef Liefers den Hörer an diesen subtil-akkuraten Thriller bis zur letzten Minute. -- Diva Kiel Jan Josef Liefers mach T. C. Boyles spannendes Roadmovie zum absolut coolen Hör-Thriller. -- Cosmopolitan Präzise artikuliert, mit Sinn für Metrum, Rhythmus, Sprechtempo schwingt sich Liefers mit der Sicherheit eines Trapezkünstlers durch diesen atemberaubenden Thriller. -- Münchner Merkur biacuaduc@gmail.com (T. C. Boyle) Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:38:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Talk-Talk-Audiobook/B00NVDU6GQ thebookvoice.com 04:48:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Talk Talk Autor:: T. C. Boyle Erzähler: Jan Josef Liefers Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-24-14 Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Peck ist ein Identitätsdieb, ein Körperfresser. Mit Hilfe einer gestohlenen Sozialversicherungsnummer und gefälschten Schecks schlüpft er in die Rollen seiner Opfer und lebt auf deren Kosten in Saus und Braus. Von Autodiebstahl über Drogenmissbrauch bis zum Mordversuch. Bis er an Dana Halter gerät. Sie ist gehörlos, aber sie ist eine Kämpferin, und da die Justiz keine Anstalten macht, den Mann zu belangen, heftet sie sich mit ihrem Freund Bridger an seine Fersen... ©2006 T. C. Boyle / Hanser Verlag. Übersetzung von Dirk van Gunsteren (P)2006 Der Hörverlag / Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Kritik Bewertungen: Für jede kuriose Gestalt, schräge Situation, subtile Empfindung hat der Schauspieler Stimmnuancen parat. Liefers hat Boyle verstanden. Deshalb verstehen wir Liefers Lesung so gut. -- Rheinische Post Ein idealer Hörgenuss. -- Kölner Illustrierte Mit Präzision und voller Präsenz in der Stimme fesselt Jan Josef Liefers den Hörer an diesen subtil-akkuraten Thriller bis zur letzten Minute. -- Diva Kiel Jan Josef Liefers mach T. C. Boyles spannendes Roadmovie zum absolut coolen Hör-Thriller. -- Cosmopolitan Präzise artikuliert, mit Sinn für Metrum, Rhythmus, Sprechtempo schwingt sich Liefers mit der Sicherheit eines Trapezkünstlers durch diesen atemberaubenden Thriller. -- Münchner Merkur Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Talk Talk Autor:: T. C. Boyle Erzähler: Jan Josef Liefers Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-24-14 Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Peck ist ein Identitätsdieb, ein Körperfresser. Mit Hilfe einer gestohlenen Sozialversicherungsnummer und gefälschten Schecks schlüpft er in die Rollen seiner Opfer und lebt auf deren Kosten in Saus und Braus. Von Autodiebstahl über Drogenmissbrauch bis zum Mordversuch. Bis er an Dana Halter gerät. Sie ist gehörlos, aber sie ist eine Kämpferin, und da die Justiz keine Anstalten macht, den Mann zu belangen, heftet sie sich mit ihrem Freund Bridger an seine Fersen... ©2006 T. C. Boyle / Hanser Verlag. Übersetzung von Dirk van Gunsteren (P)2006 Der Hörverlag / Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Kritik Bewertungen: Für jede kuriose Gestalt, schräge Situation, subtile Empfindung hat der Schauspieler Stimmnuancen parat. Liefers hat Boyle verstanden. Deshalb verstehen wir Liefers Lesung so gut. -- Rheinische Post Ein idealer Hörgenuss. -- Kölner Illustrierte Mit Präzision und voller Präsenz in der Stimme fesselt Jan Josef Liefers den Hörer an diesen subtil-akkuraten Thriller bis zur letzten Minute. -- Diva Kiel Jan Josef Liefers mach T. C. Boyles spannendes Roadmovie zum absolut coolen Hör-Thriller. -- Cosmopolitan Präzise artikuliert, mit Sinn für Metrum, Rhythmus, Sprechtempo schwingt sich Liefers mit der Sicherheit eines Trapezkünstlers durch diesen atemberaubenden Thriller. -- Münchner Merkur https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Ozean-am-Ende-der-Strasse-Audiobook/B00NOPHC2W Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der Ozean am Ende der Straße Autor:: Neil Gaiman Erzähler: Hannes Jaenicke Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 26 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-08-14 Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 2 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Es war nur ein Ententeich, ein Stück weit unterhalb des Bauernhofs. Und er war nicht besonders groß. Lettie Hempstock behauptete, es sei ein Ozean, aber ich wusste, das war Quatsch. Sie behauptete, man könne durch ihn in eine andere Welt gelangen. Und was dann geschah, hätte sich eigentlich niemals ereignen dürfen. Weise, wundersam und hochpoetisch erzählt Gaiman in seinem neuen Roman von der übergroßen Macht von Freundschaft und Vertrauen in einer Welt, in der nichts ist, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint. ©2014 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2014 Lübbe Audio, Bastei Lübbe AG biacuaduc@gmail.com (Neil Gaiman) Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:51:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Ozean-am-Ende-der-Strasse-Audiobook/B00NOPHC2W thebookvoice.com 04:26:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der Ozean am Ende der Straße Autor:: Neil Gaiman Erzähler: Hannes Jaenicke Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 26 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-08-14 Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 2 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Es war nur ein Ententeich, ein Stück weit unterhalb des Bauernhofs. Und er war nicht besonders groß. Lettie Hempstock behauptete, es sei ein Ozean, aber ich wusste, das war Quatsch. Sie behauptete, man könne durch ihn in eine andere Welt gelangen. Und was dann geschah, hätte sich eigentlich niemals ereignen dürfen. Weise, wundersam und hochpoetisch erzählt Gaiman in seinem neuen Roman von der übergroßen Macht von Freundschaft und Vertrauen in einer Welt, in der nichts ist, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint. ©2014 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2014 Lübbe Audio, Bastei Lübbe AG Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der Ozean am Ende der Straße Autor:: Neil Gaiman Erzähler: Hannes Jaenicke Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 26 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-08-14 Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 2 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Es war nur ein Ententeich, ein Stück weit unterhalb des Bauernhofs. Und er war nicht besonders groß. Lettie Hempstock behauptete, es sei ein Ozean, aber ich wusste, das war Quatsch. Sie behauptete, man könne durch ihn in eine andere Welt gelangen. Und was dann geschah, hätte sich eigentlich niemals ereignen dürfen. Weise, wundersam und hochpoetisch erzählt Gaiman in seinem neuen Roman von der übergroßen Macht von Freundschaft und Vertrauen in einer Welt, in der nichts ist, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint. ©2014 Bastei Lübbe AG (P)2014 Lübbe Audio, Bastei Lübbe AG https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/In-a-Country-of-Mothers-Audiobook/B00NO49ACS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In a Country of Mothers Author: A. M. Homes Narrator: Jennifer Woodward Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-02-14 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For Claire Roth, an established psychotherapist, her new patient - Jody Goodman, a young filmmaker - is a welcome diversion from her predictable life. Jody, successful, yet uncertain, is disarmed by Claire's interest and approval. Gradually, the lines between friendship and family, between love and compulsion, start to blur. In a Country of Mothers is a transfixing psychological thriller, that forces us to confront our own judgments about sanity, danger, and desire. Critic Reviews: H'omes couldn't be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll's house and gives suburbanity a good shake.' (Guardian) 'The imagination that shapes A.M Homes's fiction is exhilaratingly perverse.' (New York Times Book Review) biacuaduc@gmail.com (A. M. Homes) Thu, 02 Oct 2014 09:23:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/In-a-Country-of-Mothers-Audiobook/B00NO49ACS thebookvoice.com 09:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In a Country of Mothers Author: A. M. Homes Narrator: Jennifer Woodward Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-02-14 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For Claire Roth, an established psychotherapist, her new patient - Jody Goodman, a young filmmaker - is a welcome diversion from her predictable life. Jody, successful, yet uncertain, is disarmed by Claire's interest and approval. Gradually, the lines between friendship and family, between love and compulsion, start to blur. In a Country of Mothers is a transfixing psychological thriller, that forces us to confront our own judgments about sanity, danger, and desire. Critic Reviews: H'omes couldn't be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll's house and gives suburbanity a good shake.' (Guardian) 'The imagination that shapes A.M Homes's fiction is exhilaratingly perverse.' (New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In a Country of Mothers Author: A. M. Homes Narrator: Jennifer Woodward Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-02-14 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For Claire Roth, an established psychotherapist, her new patient - Jody Goodman, a young filmmaker - is a welcome diversion from her predictable life. Jody, successful, yet uncertain, is disarmed by Claire's interest and approval. Gradually, the lines between friendship and family, between love and compulsion, start to blur. In a Country of Mothers is a transfixing psychological thriller, that forces us to confront our own judgments about sanity, danger, and desire. Critic Reviews: H'omes couldn't be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll's house and gives suburbanity a good shake.' (Guardian) 'The imagination that shapes A.M Homes's fiction is exhilaratingly perverse.' (New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: Perfect Example Of How Not To Be A Therapist Very well written and narrated good strong story line never boring. Excellent exploration of transference and counter transference in the therapist client relationship this is a very clever book and it is very readable. A tale of the haunting of our past. Adult neuroses and the tragedy of American sense of entitlement and despair brought vividly to life by exceptional narration. More an embodiment of the characters than narration. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Carriage-House-Audiobook/B00MV4Q1IS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Carriage House Author: Louisa Hall Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 08-20-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For more than 30 years, William Adair's faith in life was based on two indisputable principles: the exceptional good looks and athletic talents of his three daughters and the historical status of his family in their Philadelphia suburb. After suffering a stroke, William wakes up in his hospital bed to realize that his world has collapsed: his children are less extraordinary than he had remembered and his family's notable history has been forgotten. William's daughters - all tennis champions in their youth - are in decline. Having lost their father's pride, the three sisters struggle to define themselves. Their mother, whose memory has started to fade, is unable to help them recall the talented girls they used to be. For three generations, a carriage house has stood on the Adair property. Built by William's grandfather, it was William's childhood refuge and a sign of the family's prominence. Now held captive by a neighbor due to a zoning error, the house has decayed beyond recognition and may even be condemned. Rallying to save their father, Diana, Elizabeth, and Isabelle take on the battle for the carriage house that once stood as a symbol of their place in the world. Overcoming misunderstandings and betrayals both deep in the past and painfully new, each of the Adairs ultimately finds a place of forgiveness. The Carriage House is a moving, beautifully wrought debut novel about the complex bonds of siblings, about rebuilding lost lives, and about the saving grace of love. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Louisa Hall) Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:24:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Carriage-House-Audiobook/B00MV4Q1IS thebookvoice.com 09:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Carriage House Author: Louisa Hall Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 08-20-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For more than 30 years, William Adair's faith in life was based on two indisputable principles: the exceptional good looks and athletic talents of his three daughters and the historical status of his family in their Philadelphia suburb. After suffering a stroke, William wakes up in his hospital bed to realize that his world has collapsed: his children are less extraordinary than he had remembered and his family's notable history has been forgotten. William's daughters - all tennis champions in their youth - are in decline. Having lost their father's pride, the three sisters struggle to define themselves. Their mother, whose memory has started to fade, is unable to help them recall the talented girls they used to be. For three generations, a carriage house has stood on the Adair property. Built by William's grandfather, it was William's childhood refuge and a sign of the family's prominence. Now held captive by a neighbor due to a zoning error, the house has decayed beyond recognition and may even be condemned. Rallying to save their father, Diana, Elizabeth, and Isabelle take on the battle for the carriage house that once stood as a symbol of their place in the world. Overcoming misunderstandings and betrayals both deep in the past and painfully new, each of the Adairs ultimately finds a place of forgiveness. The Carriage House is a moving, beautifully wrought debut novel about the complex bonds of siblings, about rebuilding lost lives, and about the saving grace of love. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Carriage House Author: Louisa Hall Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 08-20-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For more than 30 years, William Adair's faith in life was based on two indisputable principles: the exceptional good looks and athletic talents of his three daughters and the historical status of his family in their Philadelphia suburb. After suffering a stroke, William wakes up in his hospital bed to realize that his world has collapsed: his children are less extraordinary than he had remembered and his family's notable history has been forgotten. William's daughters - all tennis champions in their youth - are in decline. Having lost their father's pride, the three sisters struggle to define themselves. Their mother, whose memory has started to fade, is unable to help them recall the talented girls they used to be. For three generations, a carriage house has stood on the Adair property. Built by William's grandfather, it was William's childhood refuge and a sign of the family's prominence. Now held captive by a neighbor due to a zoning error, the house has decayed beyond recognition and may even be condemned. Rallying to save their father, Diana, Elizabeth, and Isabelle take on the battle for the carriage house that once stood as a symbol of their place in the world. Overcoming misunderstandings and betrayals both deep in the past and painfully new, each of the Adairs ultimately finds a place of forgiveness. The Carriage House is a moving, beautifully wrought debut novel about the complex bonds of siblings, about rebuilding lost lives, and about the saving grace of love. Members Reviews: "Where do these parts of our children fly off to?" William sits watching his three daughters Elizabeth, Diana, and Izzy and despairs of the women they had become. He longs for the fierce girls eating up the Tennis courts with ferocity and flare. William in fact is my least favorite character in this book. While I understand his late life musings of dreams lost and found, I was repelled by several scenes in which he internally or verbally castigates his daughters for their lacks. Even his flashes of love for them do not really make up for his pettiness. I liked the daughters. And I liked the way the book is written with chapters exploring the internal dialogues of various characters. It is true, as one neighbor intuites, that they cling almost sullenly to disappointment and failure. And these moments of self pity are not their finest. But I think the writing fleshes them out to a more dimensional presentation. Of the three, Diane's struggle to reclaim the parts of herself she thinks lost is the most compelling to me. I liked the story overall, and I kind of got sucked into the drama of saving the carriage house now bereft and derelict. The plot drew me in and I found the writing to have moments of intense insight. The book is entertaining and I found myself thinking over some of the life choices of the characters between readings; I like that quality in a book. Lovely and achingly good. Hooked by the end of the first sentence of chapter 2 This book is well worth the read. It is a grand novel about a family in distress. Their journey is wonderful. Modern day Austen. DISAPPOINTED AFTER THE GOOD REVIEWS A bit fragmented and not easy to get wound up in the story. Haven't finished it yet and not sure that I will. Didn't actually warm to the characters. No Found this book very slow and did not enjoy it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Small-Country-Audiobook/B00LPRSTJG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Country Author: Patricia Grace King Narrator: Casey Holloway Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fleeing a turbulent Guatemala with her missionary parents, Penny returns to America and is forced to deal with a fresh kind of trauma: summer Bible camp for Mennonite teens. Along with her outspoken and rebellious friend, Gina, Penny struggles to deal with her past, the camp's fierce regulations, and the sexual energy that electrifies the air between the campers, counselors, and even visitors. This coming-of-age story offers an intimate look into a young girls attempt to find her place and start figuring out which rules are worth breaking. Ploughshares, the literary magazine of Emerson College. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Patricia Grace King) Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:40:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Small-Country-Audiobook/B00LPRSTJG thebookvoice.com 01:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Country Author: Patricia Grace King Narrator: Casey Holloway Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fleeing a turbulent Guatemala with her missionary parents, Penny returns to America and is forced to deal with a fresh kind of trauma: summer Bible camp for Mennonite teens. Along with her outspoken and rebellious friend, Gina, Penny struggles to deal with her past, the camp's fierce regulations, and the sexual energy that electrifies the air between the campers, counselors, and even visitors. This coming-of-age story offers an intimate look into a young girls attempt to find her place and start figuring out which rules are worth breaking. Ploughshares, the literary magazine of Emerson College. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Country Author: Patricia Grace King Narrator: Casey Holloway Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fleeing a turbulent Guatemala with her missionary parents, Penny returns to America and is forced to deal with a fresh kind of trauma: summer Bible camp for Mennonite teens. Along with her outspoken and rebellious friend, Gina, Penny struggles to deal with her past, the camp's fierce regulations, and the sexual energy that electrifies the air between the campers, counselors, and even visitors. This coming-of-age story offers an intimate look into a young girls attempt to find her place and start figuring out which rules are worth breaking. Ploughshares, the literary magazine of Emerson College. Members Reviews: Sweet story for middle school girls Penny is a young Mennonite girl sent to summer camp for a week by her parents. She's convinced her friend Gina to come along with her and it's a huge surprise for them both. No swimming, not even baths, showers, or water to wash clothes. As they deal with the boredom of a religious camp circa 1980; Gina is faced with raging hormones and Penny with the memories of her last day in Guatemala. This story is a sweet look at the a slice of a young girl's life as she tries to deal with culture shock, her memories, and the pain of becoming an adult. Beautiful Story, Unfortunate Spanish Pronunciation Would you consider the audio edition of Small Country to be better than the print version? The only reason the audio edition is not better than the print version is because the narrator's pronunciation of Spanish is horrible! If the listener has never taken an introductory Spanish course, the listener will not detect anything is wrong. However, anyone with even a basic level of Spanish proficiency will not only cringe, but find the pronunciation unintelligible. When Penny, the protagonist, encounters Lucas, a fellow M.K. (missionary kid) from Honduras, they engage in a casual conversation about Guatemala, Honduras, and the common aspects of Central America they know and share. In the written story, this is a a wonderful moment for Penny, who is trying to navigate unfamiliar territory -- US culture, her rural and conservative Mennonite heritage, and adolescent sexual expression. Unfortunately, the Spanish is so poorly pronounced by the voice artist that I couldn't understand the Spanish being used. When the narrator then provides the English translation I was amazed at how the words were butchered. What the reader of Small Country identifies as a moment of hope for Penny in the written story, becomes, for the Spanish proficient listener, an extremely awkward, cringe-worthy sequence of events.What would have just been a misfortune early in the story when the Spanish is used in casual conversation, absolutely destroys the climax of the story. King beautifully weaves two dramatic climaxes together, a real-time event prompting a vivid flashback. Unfortunately for the Spanish-proficient listener, the incredible climactic build is dashed by Holloway's unfortunate mispronunciation of "señor" (saynyor) spoken by a Guatemalan character as "senior" (SEEnyor). The recording is painful.If you haven't guessed by now. This audiobook needs to be re-recorded. The current narration does not do justice to the storyline. What did you like best about this story? King has created a story that is as vibrant and complex as a Guatemalan huipil. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/All-the-Birds-Singing-Audiobook/B00L5OP66I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All the Birds, Singing Author: Evie Wyld Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 07-03-14 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Miles Franklin Award Winner of the Miles Franklin Award Winner of the Encore Award Winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Prize Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction Jake Whyte is the sole resident of an old farmhouse on an unnamed British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. Its just her, her untamed companion, Dog, and a flock of sheep. Which is how she wanted it to be. But something is coming for the sheep every few nights it picks one off, leaves it in rags. It could be anything. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumours of an obscure, formidable beast. And there is Jakes unknown past, perhaps breaking into the present, a story hidden thousands of miles away and years ago, in a landscape of different colour and sound, a story held in the scars that stripe her back. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Evie Wyld) Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:43:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/All-the-Birds-Singing-Audiobook/B00L5OP66I thebookvoice.com 08:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All the Birds, Singing Author: Evie Wyld Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 07-03-14 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Miles Franklin Award Winner of the Miles Franklin Award Winner of the Encore Award Winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Prize Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction Jake Whyte is the sole resident of an old farmhouse on an unnamed British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. Its just her, her untamed companion, Dog, and a flock of sheep. Which is how she wanted it to be. But something is coming for the sheep every few nights it picks one off, leaves it in rags. It could be anything. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumours of an obscure, formidable beast. And there is Jakes unknown past, perhaps breaking into the present, a story hidden thousands of miles away and years ago, in a landscape of different colour and sound, a story held in the scars that stripe her back. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All the Birds, Singing Author: Evie Wyld Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 07-03-14 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Miles Franklin Award Winner of the Miles Franklin Award Winner of the Encore Award Winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Prize Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction Jake Whyte is the sole resident of an old farmhouse on an unnamed British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. Its just her, her untamed companion, Dog, and a flock of sheep. Which is how she wanted it to be. But something is coming for the sheep every few nights it picks one off, leaves it in rags. It could be anything. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumours of an obscure, formidable beast. And there is Jakes unknown past, perhaps breaking into the present, a story hidden thousands of miles away and years ago, in a landscape of different colour and sound, a story held in the scars that stripe her back. Members Reviews: Annoyingly incomplete and woeful accents! Is there anything you would change about this book? I'm afraid this audiobook was ruined for me by the unbelievably bad British accents of the reader. They wavered from vaguely Scottish to Irish, to Yorkshire, to Welsh, to Indian! I just couldn't take it seriously - and as for the imitations of birdsong - I know it's a tall order, and I doubt if I could do them either - but I was in stitches! Would you recommend All the Birds, Singing to your friends? Why or why not? No - I found it annoying that the book ended with me having an incomplete picture of the entire story. Would you be willing to try another one of Caroline Lees performances? Only if she sticks to her own accent! One of my favorite books from the past few years What did you like best about this story? The settings are so real, so beautiful and capture the character's struggle brilliantly. The narrator was great, I wasn't sure about the British parts at first but I decided that it added to the ambiguity of the location and went with it. Having loved the book when reading it myself I was more than happy with the narration. Have you listened to any of Caroline Lees other performances? How does this one compare? I have not but I will be looking out for her in the future!! Great story worst accents ever heard Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? No definitely not.I would tell them to read it or listen to a different version as it is spoilt by the narration.The story is well written and enjoyable. What was one of the most memorable moments of All the Birds, Singing? Sadly the terrible attempts at accents will be the most memorable.Otherwise poor Lloyd digging the hole. How did the narrator detract from the book? She absolutely ruined the book for me!!!!The narration in her own accent was fine but when she attempted a " British" accent it was absolutely awful. The policeman on the island could have been in Jamaica, Pakistan, Newcastle, Scotland or Ireland in one sentence!Part of the intrigue of the book was to work out where she could be farming her sheep so remotely in Britain and there was no clue from Caroline Lee.I am a surgeon and would not attempt an operation I couldn't do. What a pity t the narrator doesn't share this view. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Viajes-por-el-scriptorium-Travels-in-the-Scriptorium-Audiobook/B00L3J8X9C Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Viajes por el scriptorium [Travels in the Scriptorium] Autor: Paul Auster Narrador: Albert Cortés Formato: Unabridged Duración: 4 hrs and 40 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-19-14 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre mayor está encerrado en una habitación. No recuerda quién es. Sobre el escritorio ve una pila de papeles cuya importancia no es capaz de descifrar. Ignora que le vigilan: lo que leemos es el informe de los movimientos de este amnésico al que llaman Mr. Blank y de las visitas que irá recibiendo. Una serie de personajes relacionados con su pasado pretenden ajustar cuentas con él. Otros le muestran su gratitud, como la mujer que le cuida, Anna (a quien está unido pese a haberle hecho algo terrible que no logra recordar). Cada visita proporcionará nuevas pistas sobre la identidad y el pasado de Mr. Blank. ¿Quién es realmente Mr. Blank? ¿Cuál es su relación con esos personajes que lo tienen encerrado? ¿De qué lo acusan? Uno de los manuscritos que hay entre los papeles del escritorio encierra la clave de su situación actual. La novela deviene entonces una mise en abyme donde resuenan ecos de las obras de Paul Auster. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Paul Auster) Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:02:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Viajes-por-el-scriptorium-Travels-in-the-Scriptorium-Audiobook/B00L3J8X9C thebookvoice.com 04:40:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Viajes por el scriptorium [Travels in the Scriptorium] Autor: Paul Auster Narrador: Albert Cortés Formato: Unabridged Duración: 4 hrs and 40 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-19-14 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre mayor está encerrado en una habitación. No recuerda quién es. Sobre el escritorio ve una pila de papeles cuya importancia no es capaz de descifrar. Ignora que le vigilan: lo que leemos es el informe de los movimientos de este amnésico al que llaman Mr. Blank y de las visitas que irá recibiendo. Una serie de personajes relacionados con su pasado pretenden ajustar cuentas con él. Otros le muestran su gratitud, como la mujer que le cuida, Anna (a quien está unido pese a haberle hecho algo terrible que no logra recordar). Cada visita proporcionará nuevas pistas sobre la identidad y el pasado de Mr. Blank. ¿Quién es realmente Mr. Blank? ¿Cuál es su relación con esos personajes que lo tienen encerrado? ¿De qué lo acusan? Uno de los manuscritos que hay entre los papeles del escritorio encierra la clave de su situación actual. La novela deviene entonces una mise en abyme donde resuenan ecos de las obras de Paul Auster. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Viajes por el scriptorium [Travels in the Scriptorium] Autor: Paul Auster Narrador: Albert Cortés Formato: Unabridged Duración: 4 hrs and 40 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-19-14 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre mayor está encerrado en una habitación. No recuerda quién es. Sobre el escritorio ve una pila de papeles cuya importancia no es capaz de descifrar. Ignora que le vigilan: lo que leemos es el informe de los movimientos de este amnésico al que llaman Mr. Blank y de las visitas que irá recibiendo. Una serie de personajes relacionados con su pasado pretenden ajustar cuentas con él. Otros le muestran su gratitud, como la mujer que le cuida, Anna (a quien está unido pese a haberle hecho algo terrible que no logra recordar). Cada visita proporcionará nuevas pistas sobre la identidad y el pasado de Mr. Blank. ¿Quién es realmente Mr. Blank? ¿Cuál es su relación con esos personajes que lo tienen encerrado? ¿De qué lo acusan? Uno de los manuscritos que hay entre los papeles del escritorio encierra la clave de su situación actual. La novela deviene entonces una mise en abyme donde resuenan ecos de las obras de Paul Auster. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fatal-Catch-Audiobook/B00KRMJ49Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fatal Catch Author: Roxe Anne Peacock Narrator: Popi Ardissone Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: Roxe Anne Peacock Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1963, and Chief Riley Bennett knocks on Dody Canfield's door informing her that her husband died instantly when his car struck a telephone pole. Not wanting to raise her three children alone, it isn't long before she brings home Frank Billings; and he's moving in. Mama sends 13-year-old Missy to take her little brother, Billie, fishing so she can have some alone time with Uncle Frank. Billie casts his line into the murky river water hooking the big one; granddaddy of all fish. He quickly hands the reel to Missy hoping not to lose his catch. Missy reels in slowly - bubbles begin emerging - releasing an undercurrent of secrets, deadly lies, and terror on the Canfield family. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Roxe Anne Peacock) Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:05:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fatal-Catch-Audiobook/B00KRMJ49Y thebookvoice.com 06:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fatal Catch Author: Roxe Anne Peacock Narrator: Popi Ardissone Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: Roxe Anne Peacock Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1963, and Chief Riley Bennett knocks on Dody Canfield's door informing her that her husband died instantly when his car struck a telephone pole. Not wanting to raise her three children alone, it isn't long before she brings home Frank Billings; and he's moving in. Mama sends 13-year-old Missy to take her little brother, Billie, fishing so she can have some alone time with Uncle Frank. Billie casts his line into the murky river water hooking the big one; granddaddy of all fish. He quickly hands the reel to Missy hoping not to lose his catch. Missy reels in slowly - bubbles begin emerging - releasing an undercurrent of secrets, deadly lies, and terror on the Canfield family. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fatal Catch Author: Roxe Anne Peacock Narrator: Popi Ardissone Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: Roxe Anne Peacock Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1963, and Chief Riley Bennett knocks on Dody Canfield's door informing her that her husband died instantly when his car struck a telephone pole. Not wanting to raise her three children alone, it isn't long before she brings home Frank Billings; and he's moving in. Mama sends 13-year-old Missy to take her little brother, Billie, fishing so she can have some alone time with Uncle Frank. Billie casts his line into the murky river water hooking the big one; granddaddy of all fish. He quickly hands the reel to Missy hoping not to lose his catch. Missy reels in slowly - bubbles begin emerging - releasing an undercurrent of secrets, deadly lies, and terror on the Canfield family. Members Reviews: Suspenseful novel, excellently narrated Where does Fatal Catch rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? This is a good mystery novel, with a lot of gritty realism. It's suspenseful too. The narrator of the story is a 13-year-old girl, very well voiced by the book's voice-actor reader. The girl is Missy, and she and her brother Billie go through a lot that kids should never have to go through. It's a sign of the writer's talent that she manages to show how things looks through the kids' eyes, which is different than than through adults eyes. That's also a sign of the excellence of the voice-actor narration, that she can bring off this kids' world so convincingly. I haven't heard anything from Popi Ardisonne before, but I'm going to be looking for a lot more from her. I'd like to hear her voice-act an adult novel. She's got a wonderful, melodious voice. Which scene was your favorite? The climax of the book. Any additional comments? When the mother brings home new "uncles", we adults know what's going on. The kids don't have this perspective. The effect of poverty is different on the kids too, than what we would expect it to be looking through adult eyes. What the writer does is hard to do, and she does it well. Be warned though if you're thinking of giving this book to your kids to listen to. There's too much of a danger-to-children element for it to appropriate for younger listeners. You never know what you might find fishing. What made the experience of listening to Fatal Catch the most enjoyable? The way the children lived and looked out for one another while their mother was wrapped up in her own world. There are probably many kids who grow up in a houeshold similar to this one. Which character as performed by Popi Ardissone was your favorite? She actually did a good job with the three children and the mother. Franks voice was a little hard to get into. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? I was able to listen to this book in one sitting while making a 6 hour drive. Any additional comments? The story it self was good. The vocabulary for some of the kids was a little to grown up at times. But overall it was good listening book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Urchin-Audiobook/B00KI1ZSMQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Urchin Author: Lisa Heiserman Perkins Narrator: Dara Rosenberg Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Living under the shadow of two gifted parents, Astrid Nordling feels trapped everywhere but at the piano, finding solace in Schubert and Debussy. Her piano teacher is convinced that she is a prodigy; her mother is not so sure. Set in 1960s Chicago, this excerpt from Lisa Heiserman Perkins' upcoming novel shows that there can be such a thing as too much talent in a single family. As Astrid competes with her dramatic, high-strung mother for the spotlight, their tug-of-war threatens to pull the family apart. Ploughshares, the literary magazine of Emerson College. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Lisa Heiserman Perkins) Fri, 23 May 2014 06:35:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Urchin-Audiobook/B00KI1ZSMQ thebookvoice.com 01:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Urchin Author: Lisa Heiserman Perkins Narrator: Dara Rosenberg Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Living under the shadow of two gifted parents, Astrid Nordling feels trapped everywhere but at the piano, finding solace in Schubert and Debussy. Her piano teacher is convinced that she is a prodigy; her mother is not so sure. Set in 1960s Chicago, this excerpt from Lisa Heiserman Perkins' upcoming novel shows that there can be such a thing as too much talent in a single family. As Astrid competes with her dramatic, high-strung mother for the spotlight, their tug-of-war threatens to pull the family apart. Ploughshares, the literary magazine of Emerson College. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Urchin Author: Lisa Heiserman Perkins Narrator: Dara Rosenberg Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Living under the shadow of two gifted parents, Astrid Nordling feels trapped everywhere but at the piano, finding solace in Schubert and Debussy. Her piano teacher is convinced that she is a prodigy; her mother is not so sure. Set in 1960s Chicago, this excerpt from Lisa Heiserman Perkins' upcoming novel shows that there can be such a thing as too much talent in a single family. As Astrid competes with her dramatic, high-strung mother for the spotlight, their tug-of-war threatens to pull the family apart. Ploughshares, the literary magazine of Emerson College. Members Reviews: Passionate and Gorgeous Story Urchin is a gorgeous story about familial intimacy and strife. It's like watching and being in a film at the same time. You are right there in this striving, passionate family. In particular the children reach out to you and within a few pages really matter. You care. Your heart beats, rages and hurts with theirs. Urchin was impossible to put down (or turn off, because it's on Kindle) and i want to read the novel as soon as possible. Visual artists like me will be struck by the images of the academic world woven through the story. And those drawn to the sensibilities of Christina Stead, A.S. Byatt and Elizabeth Bowen will appreciate Urchin because of it's beauty and psychological intensity. On the strength of this story am ordering some more Solos. So great for commutes. And a thrifty way to check out new writing. Who is this Perkins woman who writes as if fiction for adults hadn't stopped mattering a generation ago? There are only a few pages in a Ploughshares sample available free on kindle, but they are magnificently real, beautifully paced and phrased, funny, heartbreaking, complex, funny, and effortlessly vivid. Flustered, flusterable daughter, narcissist intellectual snob mother, and ineffectual yet godlike father have never been done better or more swiftly. I'd wait outside her window waiting for additional pages to flutter off her printer. Startling sight of a real urchin AT first you think the author inkidding, but nope you were right in the first place. Mama is not a Betty Crocker mother and our protagonist is not a common everyday kid. In a way, no, the author got the mood, the very world of this kid to a tea. POOR little urchin! I loved the story and felt that the author knew intimately this character...and I too got her. Thank you for the hint of a really good read! Hope there will be more soon. 'Better than prose' A recent NY Times obit on author Peter Matthiessen included a quote on the difference between nonfiction and fiction. "Nonfiction at its best is like fashioning a cabinet," he said. "It can be elegant and very beautiful, but it can never be sculpture. Captive to facts --- or predetermined forms --- it cannot fly." By Matthiessen's measure, "Urchin" is sculpture in flight. A virtuoso take on virtuosity. Urchin: complex, rewarding Urchin is a compelling, finely wrought story that connects the aesthetic and the psychological, portraying a world that is both specific (that of a particular family in postwar academia) and universal (the complex of emotions that family feels, the currents stirred by art, the turbulence of a historical moment). It's both provoking and enjoyable, and it stays with you beyond the initial reading. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/So-Much-a-Part-of-You-Audiobook/B00KCPYHWA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: So Much a Part of You Author: Polly Dugan Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two young women who've dated the same man navigate love, destiny, loss, and choice in this powerful debut. Anna Riley and Anne Cavanaugh have had a lover in common, but it's not until a pivotal moment in one of their lives that their paths unforgettably converge. The linked stories in So Much a Part of You "read like whispered secrets". (Scott Nadelson) Peter Herring was the center of Anne's universe in college, and now, a few years later, he's become the center of Anna's, and merely a minor player in his ex-girlfriend's world. That is, until Peter and Anna are invited into Anne's parents' home to visit with her dying mother, and he finds himself drawn back into her orbit. Years later, when her own mother is dying, Anna will find herself yearning to reach out to Anne, with whom she had shared such a brief but intimate bond, and find solace in that moment from long ago. Perspective evolves with time, and so with time, what Peter means to each woman - as lover, as friend, as connection to the past - also evolves. Through exploring Anne's and Anna's ties to Peter and unfolding the narratives of the people who weave meaningfully in and out of their lives, Polly Dugan reveals the power of family secrets, the ripple effects of her characters' emotional choices, and how poignantly their intertwined relationships shape who they are and how they love. Possessing that rare ability to write the sweep of emotion with tenderness, Polly Dugan invites listeners to witness the moments that define her characters - the moments that come back full circle to comfort or haunt them, or both. So Much a Part of You will break your heart and still have you asking for more. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Polly Dugan) Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:56:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/So-Much-a-Part-of-You-Audiobook/B00KCPYHWA thebookvoice.com 05:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: So Much a Part of You Author: Polly Dugan Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two young women who've dated the same man navigate love, destiny, loss, and choice in this powerful debut. Anna Riley and Anne Cavanaugh have had a lover in common, but it's not until a pivotal moment in one of their lives that their paths unforgettably converge. The linked stories in So Much a Part of You "read like whispered secrets". (Scott Nadelson) Peter Herring was the center of Anne's universe in college, and now, a few years later, he's become the center of Anna's, and merely a minor player in his ex-girlfriend's world. That is, until Peter and Anna are invited into Anne's parents' home to visit with her dying mother, and he finds himself drawn back into her orbit. Years later, when her own mother is dying, Anna will find herself yearning to reach out to Anne, with whom she had shared such a brief but intimate bond, and find solace in that moment from long ago. Perspective evolves with time, and so with time, what Peter means to each woman - as lover, as friend, as connection to the past - also evolves. Through exploring Anne's and Anna's ties to Peter and unfolding the narratives of the people who weave meaningfully in and out of their lives, Polly Dugan reveals the power of family secrets, the ripple effects of her characters' emotional choices, and how poignantly their intertwined relationships shape who they are and how they love. Possessing that rare ability to write the sweep of emotion with tenderness, Polly Dugan invites listeners to witness the moments that define her characters - the moments that come back full circle to comfort or haunt them, or both. So Much a Part of You will break your heart and still have you asking for more. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: So Much a Part of You Author: Polly Dugan Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two young women who've dated the same man navigate love, destiny, loss, and choice in this powerful debut. Anna Riley and Anne Cavanaugh have had a lover in common, but it's not until a pivotal moment in one of their lives that their paths unforgettably converge. The linked stories in So Much a Part of You "read like whispered secrets". (Scott Nadelson) Peter Herring was the center of Anne's universe in college, and now, a few years later, he's become the center of Anna's, and merely a minor player in his ex-girlfriend's world. That is, until Peter and Anna are invited into Anne's parents' home to visit with her dying mother, and he finds himself drawn back into her orbit. Years later, when her own mother is dying, Anna will find herself yearning to reach out to Anne, with whom she had shared such a brief but intimate bond, and find solace in that moment from long ago. Perspective evolves with time, and so with time, what Peter means to each woman - as lover, as friend, as connection to the past - also evolves. Through exploring Anne's and Anna's ties to Peter and unfolding the narratives of the people who weave meaningfully in and out of their lives, Polly Dugan reveals the power of family secrets, the ripple effects of her characters' emotional choices, and how poignantly their intertwined relationships shape who they are and how they love. Possessing that rare ability to write the sweep of emotion with tenderness, Polly Dugan invites listeners to witness the moments that define her characters - the moments that come back full circle to comfort or haunt them, or both. So Much a Part of You will break your heart and still have you asking for more. Members Reviews: Read this book. I loved this book. The writing is fantastic. I felt it explored the female perspective in how society relates to women and the continual struggle there is from our childhood to becoming an adult, all while attempting to find our sense of self. The many facets of how women relate to other women and to men is navigated in a direct and relatable manner. It is a book I will read at various points in my life and likely gain a unique interpretation each time. Fine Example of how Fiction should be Crafted This is a wonderful series of stories and lives that connect. The author has a gift for weaving the past and the present together and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! it's a really good book, enjoyable and worth my time I giving this a 4-STAR rating because I haven't finished reading this book yet. I did grow up in Camden, NJ, which is one of the reasons why I purchased the book. From what I've read so far, it's a really good book, enjoyable and worth my time. We Are All So Much a Part of Each Other's Lives This book is a collection of stories where the characters are connected to each other. When I was reading it I was reminded of the phrase " six degrees of separation" that was used to describe how every movie actor was six movies away from being in a movie from Kevin Bacon. Some of the stories feature the main characters and others are just loosely connected to them. But maybe we are all just six persons away from knowing each other. In the first story we meet John Riley a kid during the depression with a paper route. John Riley is in the 2nd story but then time has passed and he's the father of Anna who has just started riding lessons. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chase-Us-Audiobook/B00JZW2IOU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chase Us Subtitle: Stories Author: Sean Ennis Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this beautifully imaginative collection, young people attempt to negotiate the often surreal terrain of childhood and adolescence where family, friends, clergy, and teachers often pose a threat instead of providing safe harbor. At the heart of the collection is the relationship between the meek narrator, his best friend alpha-male Clip, and the near-feral Roger - but there are also agoraphobic mothers, gorgeous babysitters from New Zealand, paranoid stoned veterans, and deeply sad older sisters. Ennis has crafted modern-day captivity narratives, set not at some remote fort, but in the neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Using cinematic imagery and deft characterization, Ennis explores how we often feel confined and yet, find ourselves in places we least expect. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Sean Ennis) Tue, 27 May 2014 16:18:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chase-Us-Audiobook/B00JZW2IOU thebookvoice.com 05:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chase Us Subtitle: Stories Author: Sean Ennis Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this beautifully imaginative collection, young people attempt to negotiate the often surreal terrain of childhood and adolescence where family, friends, clergy, and teachers often pose a threat instead of providing safe harbor. At the heart of the collection is the relationship between the meek narrator, his best friend alpha-male Clip, and the near-feral Roger - but there are also agoraphobic mothers, gorgeous babysitters from New Zealand, paranoid stoned veterans, and deeply sad older sisters. Ennis has crafted modern-day captivity narratives, set not at some remote fort, but in the neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Using cinematic imagery and deft characterization, Ennis explores how we often feel confined and yet, find ourselves in places we least expect. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chase Us Subtitle: Stories Author: Sean Ennis Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this beautifully imaginative collection, young people attempt to negotiate the often surreal terrain of childhood and adolescence where family, friends, clergy, and teachers often pose a threat instead of providing safe harbor. At the heart of the collection is the relationship between the meek narrator, his best friend alpha-male Clip, and the near-feral Roger - but there are also agoraphobic mothers, gorgeous babysitters from New Zealand, paranoid stoned veterans, and deeply sad older sisters. Ennis has crafted modern-day captivity narratives, set not at some remote fort, but in the neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Using cinematic imagery and deft characterization, Ennis explores how we often feel confined and yet, find ourselves in places we least expect. Members Reviews: Oddly Compelling I am not sure what I expected when I picked up this audiobook, but it wasn't what I got. The author takes a collection of bizarre life stories and gives them a weight that will pull at you. This is essentially a collection of short stories about the same group of people throughout their lives. The stories, however, are non-linear. I do not mean that they jump around. I mean the characters' backstories and their relationships with each other vary from story to story. But there are common themes running throughout. The characters manage to be both the same and different in every story. It was very different and very interesting. The effect was not a collection of short stories, but of one complete story. Maybe the only story. The author manages to use funny stories about adolescent boys to make you feel the the weight, the pull, of existence. That sounds pretentious, I know. But that's how I feel right now after finishing this audiobook. Heavy. Not in a bad gloomy way, but in a 'this has significance' sort of way. I think the most amazing part of this is that the author pulled me through this metaphor, this existential type journey and I didn't even feel it. It didn't feel pretentious while it was happening, if you get me. (Anyone else having a hard time reading Koontz these days?). I laughed, I was uncomfortable, and there was some 'holy shit!'. Basically, I enjoyed listening to a book. But I came away with more. I can tell I will keep thinking about this one. The narrator did a great job as well. No problems. Except maybe his Philly accent sounded a little New York ;) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nada-Audiobook/B00J9T8CPI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nada Author: Mike Heppner Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 03-28-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this darkly funny and often unsettling novella, Mike Heppner (The Egg Code, Pike's Folly, The Man Talking Project) introduces listeners to Nada Zilch, a social omnivore and reality TV star with a taste for staying up all night and pushing people's buttons. Always the loudest, smartest voice in the room, Nada has chosen her victim for the night: Billy Gallagher, an NYU professor who is struggling to put his own excesses behind him. What starts out as a business proposition between two strangers quickly evolves into a cackling ride through Manhattan at night, where the laughs are all fake, the drinks are all paid for, and the buzz and the hangover merge into violence at first light. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Mike Heppner) Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:20:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nada-Audiobook/B00J9T8CPI thebookvoice.com 03:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nada Author: Mike Heppner Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 03-28-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this darkly funny and often unsettling novella, Mike Heppner (The Egg Code, Pike's Folly, The Man Talking Project) introduces listeners to Nada Zilch, a social omnivore and reality TV star with a taste for staying up all night and pushing people's buttons. Always the loudest, smartest voice in the room, Nada has chosen her victim for the night: Billy Gallagher, an NYU professor who is struggling to put his own excesses behind him. What starts out as a business proposition between two strangers quickly evolves into a cackling ride through Manhattan at night, where the laughs are all fake, the drinks are all paid for, and the buzz and the hangover merge into violence at first light. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nada Author: Mike Heppner Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 03-28-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this darkly funny and often unsettling novella, Mike Heppner (The Egg Code, Pike's Folly, The Man Talking Project) introduces listeners to Nada Zilch, a social omnivore and reality TV star with a taste for staying up all night and pushing people's buttons. Always the loudest, smartest voice in the room, Nada has chosen her victim for the night: Billy Gallagher, an NYU professor who is struggling to put his own excesses behind him. What starts out as a business proposition between two strangers quickly evolves into a cackling ride through Manhattan at night, where the laughs are all fake, the drinks are all paid for, and the buzz and the hangover merge into violence at first light. Members Reviews: Consistent with Expectations I liked the idea behind this story but I feel a bit cheated by the characters. Nada was just too exaggerated to be taken seriously and was a constant reminder of the fact that it was all fiction. It made the resolution a bit predictable. It didn't feel wholly original but I appreciate the satire. Was alright. Story just kind of ended. I know it's a short story and I get that the author was trying to leave you hanging so your imagination could fill in the rest but it just seemed lacking a bit. Fantastic novella. Heppner has crafted a truly engaging and engrossing novella that you'll want to read immediately. I haven't read better characters than Nada and Billy in a long, long time. Can't wait to read the next one. BORING AND SAD maybe someone will find this to be a good story. It was boring and just a narrative about damaged people doing wrong things , making bad decisions for the wrong reasons. This book is horrible Terrible. I wish I could get refunded my money. The story is horrible. I wouldn't give it 1 star. Don't waste ur money https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Follow-Me-Home-Audiobook/B00JPK5MJ0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Follow Me Home Author: Cassandra R. Fowlie Narrator: Cassandra R. Fowlie Format: Unabridged Length: 14 mins Language: English Release date: 04-17-14 Publisher: Harmonic Wave Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: There has been an accident. A girl sits inside a car, her behavior seemingly indifferent to the chaos outside. Karle has been there for hours. Her eyes will not focus on what is happening outside. Instead she remembers the hours before she came to be there. She and her mother had been in the airport waiting for her brother Benjamin to come home. Karles brother was a soldier who had just come home for shore leave. They had always been close. When they had been younger they would hunt for feathers in the backyard. When he came home from the service, he gave her the feather of a booted eagle. Written on the feathers stem are the words:But to fly with the remembrance that I am by your side. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Cassandra R. Fowlie) Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:47:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Follow-Me-Home-Audiobook/B00JPK5MJ0 thebookvoice.com 00:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Follow Me Home Author: Cassandra R. Fowlie Narrator: Cassandra R. Fowlie Format: Unabridged Length: 14 mins Language: English Release date: 04-17-14 Publisher: Harmonic Wave Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: There has been an accident. A girl sits inside a car, her behavior seemingly indifferent to the chaos outside. Karle has been there for hours. Her eyes will not focus on what is happening outside. Instead she remembers the hours before she came to be there. She and her mother had been in the airport waiting for her brother Benjamin to come home. Karles brother was a soldier who had just come home for shore leave. They had always been close. When they had been younger they would hunt for feathers in the backyard. When he came home from the service, he gave her the feather of a booted eagle. Written on the feathers stem are the words:But to fly with the remembrance that I am by your side. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Follow Me Home Author: Cassandra R. Fowlie Narrator: Cassandra R. Fowlie Format: Unabridged Length: 14 mins Language: English Release date: 04-17-14 Publisher: Harmonic Wave Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: There has been an accident. A girl sits inside a car, her behavior seemingly indifferent to the chaos outside. Karle has been there for hours. Her eyes will not focus on what is happening outside. Instead she remembers the hours before she came to be there. She and her mother had been in the airport waiting for her brother Benjamin to come home. Karles brother was a soldier who had just come home for shore leave. They had always been close. When they had been younger they would hunt for feathers in the backyard. When he came home from the service, he gave her the feather of a booted eagle. Written on the feathers stem are the words:But to fly with the remembrance that I am by your side. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fallout-Audiobook/B00JOPRXWA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fallout Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sadie Jones Narrator: Steve West Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A deeply affecting love story set in the gritty yet magnificent theatre world of 1970s London by the award-winning, bestselling Sadie Jones, author of The Uninvited Guests and The Outcase. Luke Kanowski is a young playwright: Intense, magnetic, fleeing a disastrous upbringing in the North East. Arriving in London, he meets Paul Driscoll, an aspiring producer, and beautiful, fiery Leigh Radley, the girl Paul loves. Luke, Paul and Leigh set up a radical theatre company, living and working together, forging a connection in the smoky late nights of Chelseas run-down flats and damp rehearsal rooms above pubs, candlelit during power cuts, where a new generation of writers and directors is fighting for its place. Nina Jacobs is a fragile actress, bullied by her mother and in thrall to a controlling producer. When Luke meets Nina he recognizes a soul in danger, and loyalty, friendship, everything he has fought for, is drawn into the heat of their collision. As Luke ricochets between honesty and deceit, the promise of the future and his own painful past, suddenly the fallout threatens to be immense. Fallout is an elegantly crafted novel that brings us firmly into the psyche of romantic love, its sickness and its ecstasy. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Sadie Jones) Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:28:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fallout-Audiobook/B00JOPRXWA thebookvoice.com 13:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fallout Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sadie Jones Narrator: Steve West Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A deeply affecting love story set in the gritty yet magnificent theatre world of 1970s London by the award-winning, bestselling Sadie Jones, author of The Uninvited Guests and The Outcase. Luke Kanowski is a young playwright: Intense, magnetic, fleeing a disastrous upbringing in the North East. Arriving in London, he meets Paul Driscoll, an aspiring producer, and beautiful, fiery Leigh Radley, the girl Paul loves. Luke, Paul and Leigh set up a radical theatre company, living and working together, forging a connection in the smoky late nights of Chelseas run-down flats and damp rehearsal rooms above pubs, candlelit during power cuts, where a new generation of writers and directors is fighting for its place. Nina Jacobs is a fragile actress, bullied by her mother and in thrall to a controlling producer. When Luke meets Nina he recognizes a soul in danger, and loyalty, friendship, everything he has fought for, is drawn into the heat of their collision. As Luke ricochets between honesty and deceit, the promise of the future and his own painful past, suddenly the fallout threatens to be immense. Fallout is an elegantly crafted novel that brings us firmly into the psyche of romantic love, its sickness and its ecstasy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fallout Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sadie Jones Narrator: Steve West Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A deeply affecting love story set in the gritty yet magnificent theatre world of 1970s London by the award-winning, bestselling Sadie Jones, author of The Uninvited Guests and The Outcase. Luke Kanowski is a young playwright: Intense, magnetic, fleeing a disastrous upbringing in the North East. Arriving in London, he meets Paul Driscoll, an aspiring producer, and beautiful, fiery Leigh Radley, the girl Paul loves. Luke, Paul and Leigh set up a radical theatre company, living and working together, forging a connection in the smoky late nights of Chelseas run-down flats and damp rehearsal rooms above pubs, candlelit during power cuts, where a new generation of writers and directors is fighting for its place. Nina Jacobs is a fragile actress, bullied by her mother and in thrall to a controlling producer. When Luke meets Nina he recognizes a soul in danger, and loyalty, friendship, everything he has fought for, is drawn into the heat of their collision. As Luke ricochets between honesty and deceit, the promise of the future and his own painful past, suddenly the fallout threatens to be immense. Fallout is an elegantly crafted novel that brings us firmly into the psyche of romantic love, its sickness and its ecstasy. Members Reviews: "The fallout that had warped his heart." This novel is about the failure of mother love. In the end, the point of the intersecting love triangles had not been raised in human love. Luke's mother is insane and lives in an asylum. All his best efforts cannot save her, and as an adult, he misses the connection to women as one he can successfully maintain. The charismatic Luke is drawn to Nina, abandoned to an aunt until old enough to server as the focus of her stage mother. The constellation of missed opportunities and the love that Luke is meant to find, is complex. All in all it is a witty book with some pithy and apt observatons on life and love. Many of the scenes are exceptional in their ability to touch on the realities and pains of love. My primary problem is the central assumption that these characters can be fatally wounded from childhood. It has some patent truth, but these characters are too complex for this simple poison to shape all of a lifetime. Luke's other love interest Leigh is of a solid background and she recognizes the stain , "the fallout" of Luke's core. As beguinling as it is, the premise is just too simple to account for all the damage that these intelligent and thoughtful people wreck on each other and the world. An author must help the reader to draw conclusions The first part of 'Fallout' is confusing - too many quick changes of points of view, without any explanation of background. The bulk of the story, set in 1972 London, is an easy, interesting read about people trying to do something different in the world of theater. The problem is that the reasons for certain things happening was far from clear e.g. why did the various relationships come together and break apart? Yes, the author should leave much to the reader's imagination, but the author must create the atmosphere to allow the imagination to work - I don't think Sadie Jones did this. The end is very predictable. It was recommended by a colleague so I'd expected an intelligent read ... Disappointing. It was recommended by a colleague so I'd expected an intelligent read but what I got was voyeuristic and predictable. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beauty-Audiobook/B00IEDMTSQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beauty Subtitle: A Novel Author: Frederick G. Dillen Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-04-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This "absorbing and memorable novel", (Tom Perrotta) set in the world of corporate intrigue, is about a woman who must choose between her dream job and everything else - her savings, her reputation, and an unexpected chance at love. As a corporate "undertaker" for a mergers and acquisitions firm in New York, Carol MacLean travels from factory to factory, firing blue-collar workers who remind her of her father and the kids she grew up with. The payoff is huge: If Carol works hard enough, her boss has promised to make her CEO of one of the firm's holdings. Just when it seems like her dream might come true, on a trip that takes her away from New York to a desperate fishing town in coastal Massachusetts, Carol gets a call from the office: "You're fired." Those words shake Carol to her core. But with the help of the townspeople and a charming local fisherman, she begins to understand the power of life's second acts. She becomes determined to save the factory she almost shut down. As Carol throws herself into transforming the company, she must choose between the job she has always wantedand everything else. From award-winning author Frederick G. Dillen, Beauty reminds us that sometimes in the pursuit of what we think we want, we lose sight of what matters most. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Frederick G. Dillen) Tue, 04 Mar 2014 01:38:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beauty-Audiobook/B00IEDMTSQ thebookvoice.com 07:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beauty Subtitle: A Novel Author: Frederick G. Dillen Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-04-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This "absorbing and memorable novel", (Tom Perrotta) set in the world of corporate intrigue, is about a woman who must choose between her dream job and everything else - her savings, her reputation, and an unexpected chance at love. As a corporate "undertaker" for a mergers and acquisitions firm in New York, Carol MacLean travels from factory to factory, firing blue-collar workers who remind her of her father and the kids she grew up with. The payoff is huge: If Carol works hard enough, her boss has promised to make her CEO of one of the firm's holdings. Just when it seems like her dream might come true, on a trip that takes her away from New York to a desperate fishing town in coastal Massachusetts, Carol gets a call from the office: "You're fired." Those words shake Carol to her core. But with the help of the townspeople and a charming local fisherman, she begins to understand the power of life's second acts. She becomes determined to save the factory she almost shut down. As Carol throws herself into transforming the company, she must choose between the job she has always wantedand everything else. From award-winning author Frederick G. Dillen, Beauty reminds us that sometimes in the pursuit of what we think we want, we lose sight of what matters most. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beauty Subtitle: A Novel Author: Frederick G. Dillen Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-04-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This "absorbing and memorable novel", (Tom Perrotta) set in the world of corporate intrigue, is about a woman who must choose between her dream job and everything else - her savings, her reputation, and an unexpected chance at love. As a corporate "undertaker" for a mergers and acquisitions firm in New York, Carol MacLean travels from factory to factory, firing blue-collar workers who remind her of her father and the kids she grew up with. The payoff is huge: If Carol works hard enough, her boss has promised to make her CEO of one of the firm's holdings. Just when it seems like her dream might come true, on a trip that takes her away from New York to a desperate fishing town in coastal Massachusetts, Carol gets a call from the office: "You're fired." Those words shake Carol to her core. But with the help of the townspeople and a charming local fisherman, she begins to understand the power of life's second acts. She becomes determined to save the factory she almost shut down. As Carol throws herself into transforming the company, she must choose between the job she has always wantedand everything else. From award-winning author Frederick G. Dillen, Beauty reminds us that sometimes in the pursuit of what we think we want, we lose sight of what matters most. Members Reviews: Nice Story, Great Read What did you love best about Beauty? It was an appropriate fictional telling of a scenario that happens a good amount nowadays. Conscience vs. The Mighty Dollar. And the narrator does a great job flushing these characters out. Nice variety too. Who was your favorite character and why? Easy. Memorable Salt-of-the-Earth East Coaster. I remember people like him. What does Chris Andrew Ciulla bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? All these characters were real. And there was a good amount of variation between them all. Was quite a colorful bit of storytelling. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? Some wordplay on Beauty and The Beast...but would have to take some time to flush it out. Good idea, but missing something This book had an interesting premise, but kind of fell apart toward the end. Narration just okay. An average listen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/All-the-Happiness-You-Deserve-Audiobook/B00HYJBQP8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All the Happiness You Deserve Author: Michael Piafsky Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-11-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Michael Piafsky's captivating, Tarot-inspired debut depicts the dramatic arc of an Everyman's life from childhood to old age. An Everyman searches for truth and meaning in a life fraught with unsettling challenges, joyful milestones, and the unconscious awareness of the passage of time. The 78 evocative cards of the Tarot deck frame the narrator's story as he journeys through the phases of his life from childhood to old age. Michael Piafsky's dazzling debut novel offers a new and important voice to lovers of literary fiction. Critic Reviews: "[B]eautifully written and deeply rewarding. Piafsky is heading toward becoming a major writer." (Booklist) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael Piafsky) Tue, 11 Feb 2014 01:21:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/All-the-Happiness-You-Deserve-Audiobook/B00HYJBQP8 thebookvoice.com 11:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All the Happiness You Deserve Author: Michael Piafsky Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-11-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Michael Piafsky's captivating, Tarot-inspired debut depicts the dramatic arc of an Everyman's life from childhood to old age. An Everyman searches for truth and meaning in a life fraught with unsettling challenges, joyful milestones, and the unconscious awareness of the passage of time. The 78 evocative cards of the Tarot deck frame the narrator's story as he journeys through the phases of his life from childhood to old age. Michael Piafsky's dazzling debut novel offers a new and important voice to lovers of literary fiction. Critic Reviews: "[B]eautifully written and deeply rewarding. Piafsky is heading toward becoming a major writer." (Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All the Happiness You Deserve Author: Michael Piafsky Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-11-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Michael Piafsky's captivating, Tarot-inspired debut depicts the dramatic arc of an Everyman's life from childhood to old age. An Everyman searches for truth and meaning in a life fraught with unsettling challenges, joyful milestones, and the unconscious awareness of the passage of time. The 78 evocative cards of the Tarot deck frame the narrator's story as he journeys through the phases of his life from childhood to old age. Michael Piafsky's dazzling debut novel offers a new and important voice to lovers of literary fiction. Critic Reviews: "[B]eautifully written and deeply rewarding. Piafsky is heading toward becoming a major writer." (Booklist) Members Reviews: An Author's Author There are books you read for entertainment, or as Comedy Central's John Stewart would call them, "movies with words". There are books you read for self discovery and examination; the ones you anonymously order online and hide in the middle of the stack of books and magazines by your bedside, never traversing too deeply between the lines, but reading for the most literal of purposes as you allow some self-proclaimed guru, whom you've never met, to shape and mold your conscious mind, hopeful that it will change you for the better. Then, there are the books you read that won't necessarily "change your life", but that will summon an emotional reaction from deep within your being, raising the bar for every book you read thereafter. These are the gems, so rarely written in today's fast-paced and narcissistic society that we almost forget they exist. These aren't the books that rise up in the market with major Public Relations campaigns. Authors of books like these rarely find themselves basking in the limelight after their debut. And while it may be that lesser writers are propped up on their stages for 15 seconds of notoriety for a book they've written in 6 months time while half-asleep, those are the books that find their way to the bargain book basements and thrift store shelves when you clean out your closets or move into a new home. In Brooklyn and Manhattan, those are the books that wind up on the stoop on a lovely spring Sunday afternoon waiting for a passer-by to pick them up and peruse through them with as much ferocity as a yellow lab. It seems everyone is writing books these days, about everything, but rarely are we witness to the literature of tomorrow. Piafsky is in a rare class of people I call authors, not writers. This debut work, that closely resembles prose, seems almost intentionally metered to slow the reader's mind, calling on them to pay attention to the words that are chosen to tell the story as much as the details in the story itself. The tale unfolds in a series of vignettes as told by the protagonist. At first glance, I thought the format seemed TOO divisive, but within the first four chapters, I found it to be a welcome change from reading a story from the beginning straight through to the end, one that is gluttonously shoveled into your mind with little grace. Few authors could have woven a tale this masterfully, in this format, without being overshadowed by the format itself. However, as if a modern master of architecture, the design of this "building" is so clean it goes nearly unnoticed as we walk through raw and unvarnished corridors. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ogni-na-kurganah-Audiobook/B00HS4NUR6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ogni na kurganah Author: Vasilij Jan Narrator: Vladimir Stukalov Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-14-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Aleksandr Makedonskij do sih por ostaetsja edinstvennym polkovodcem v istorii, kotoromu udalos' po-nastojashhemu zavoevat' i kontrolirovat' territoriju nyneshnego Afganistana (togda jeto byli persidskie provincii Baktrija i Sogdiana). No dazhe dlja nego jeto bylo neprosto. Aleksandru ponadobilis' hitrost' i nastojchivost', kogda nevozmozhno bylo vzjat' shturmom nepristupnye gornye kreposti, emu prishlos' podavit' soprotivlenie, vozglavljaemoe mestnym satrapom, i, chtoby peretjanut' na svoju storonu ego storonnikov, zhenit'sja na carevne Roksane. No samoj slozhnoj zadachej bylo razbit' skifov, kotoryh do Aleksandra nikomu eshhe ne udavalos' pokorit'. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Vasilij Jan) Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:26:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ogni-na-kurganah-Audiobook/B00HS4NUR6 thebookvoice.com 10:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ogni na kurganah Author: Vasilij Jan Narrator: Vladimir Stukalov Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-14-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Aleksandr Makedonskij do sih por ostaetsja edinstvennym polkovodcem v istorii, kotoromu udalos' po-nastojashhemu zavoevat' i kontrolirovat' territoriju nyneshnego Afganistana (togda jeto byli persidskie provincii Baktrija i Sogdiana). No dazhe dlja nego jeto bylo neprosto. Aleksandru ponadobilis' hitrost' i nastojchivost', kogda nevozmozhno bylo vzjat' shturmom nepristupnye gornye kreposti, emu prishlos' podavit' soprotivlenie, vozglavljaemoe mestnym satrapom, i, chtoby peretjanut' na svoju storonu ego storonnikov, zhenit'sja na carevne Roksane. No samoj slozhnoj zadachej bylo razbit' skifov, kotoryh do Aleksandra nikomu eshhe ne udavalos' pokorit'. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ogni na kurganah Author: Vasilij Jan Narrator: Vladimir Stukalov Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-14-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Aleksandr Makedonskij do sih por ostaetsja edinstvennym polkovodcem v istorii, kotoromu udalos' po-nastojashhemu zavoevat' i kontrolirovat' territoriju nyneshnego Afganistana (togda jeto byli persidskie provincii Baktrija i Sogdiana). No dazhe dlja nego jeto bylo neprosto. Aleksandru ponadobilis' hitrost' i nastojchivost', kogda nevozmozhno bylo vzjat' shturmom nepristupnye gornye kreposti, emu prishlos' podavit' soprotivlenie, vozglavljaemoe mestnym satrapom, i, chtoby peretjanut' na svoju storonu ego storonnikov, zhenit'sja na carevne Roksane. No samoj slozhnoj zadachej bylo razbit' skifov, kotoryh do Aleksandra nikomu eshhe ne udavalos' pokorit'. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mify-i-skazki-drevnego-Egipta-Audiobook/B00HQ1VL40 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mify i skazki drevnego Egipta Author: Ivan Rak Narrator: Sergey Chonishvili Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Egipet - zagadochnaja strana piramid, faraonov, sfinksov, peskov i paljashhego solnca.Chto tajat v sebe drevnie pis'mena? Kakie sokrovishha skryvajut grobnicy? Mify i skazki Drevnego Egipta priotkrojut dlja vas magicheskie, manjashhie, zhguchie sekrety jetogo ischeznuvshego carstva carstva plamennogo Ra. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ivan Rak) Tue, 07 Jan 2014 11:25:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mify-i-skazki-drevnego-Egipta-Audiobook/B00HQ1VL40 thebookvoice.com 03:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mify i skazki drevnego Egipta Author: Ivan Rak Narrator: Sergey Chonishvili Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Egipet - zagadochnaja strana piramid, faraonov, sfinksov, peskov i paljashhego solnca.Chto tajat v sebe drevnie pis'mena? Kakie sokrovishha skryvajut grobnicy? Mify i skazki Drevnego Egipta priotkrojut dlja vas magicheskie, manjashhie, zhguchie sekrety jetogo ischeznuvshego carstva carstva plamennogo Ra. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mify i skazki drevnego Egipta Author: Ivan Rak Narrator: Sergey Chonishvili Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Egipet - zagadochnaja strana piramid, faraonov, sfinksov, peskov i paljashhego solnca.Chto tajat v sebe drevnie pis'mena? Kakie sokrovishha skryvajut grobnicy? Mify i skazki Drevnego Egipta priotkrojut dlja vas magicheskie, manjashhie, zhguchie sekrety jetogo ischeznuvshego carstva carstva plamennogo Ra. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pony-Express-Christmas-Audiobook/B00ICQO4J2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pony Express Christmas Author: Sigmund Brouwer Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 02-13-14 Publisher: rockandrollbooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This heartwarming tale of a Pony Express rider and his encounter with a father and his boy in a blizzard on the prairie is sure to become a classic. A beautiful Christmas tale by well-known author Sigmund Brouwer in a gorgeous gift package. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Sigmund Brouwer) Thu, 13 Feb 2014 04:59:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pony-Express-Christmas-Audiobook/B00ICQO4J2 thebookvoice.com 01:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pony Express Christmas Author: Sigmund Brouwer Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 02-13-14 Publisher: rockandrollbooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This heartwarming tale of a Pony Express rider and his encounter with a father and his boy in a blizzard on the prairie is sure to become a classic. A beautiful Christmas tale by well-known author Sigmund Brouwer in a gorgeous gift package. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pony Express Christmas Author: Sigmund Brouwer Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 02-13-14 Publisher: rockandrollbooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This heartwarming tale of a Pony Express rider and his encounter with a father and his boy in a blizzard on the prairie is sure to become a classic. A beautiful Christmas tale by well-known author Sigmund Brouwer in a gorgeous gift package. Members Reviews: Enjoyed the message We own this book and just finished it last night. I read to my "8" + "10" year olds every night and during the Christmas season only read Christmas stories, so I was glad when my friend suggested this one. It wasn't quite what I expected, but I loved the message this story left me with. A Pony Express rider puts an injured man before his priority mail delivery as well as giving up something he valued so dearly, a son gains renewed respect for his father, a mother protects her sons and soothes their fears and a man came to know Christ. One for your home Christmas library. Pony Express is a very well written short book. ... Pony Express is a very well written short book. It was so refreshing and interesting to me that I read it two or three times just to relax. Nostalgic Christmas Message A pleasant read for a pre-Christmas evening; nice message, especially for those who enjoy the old West settings. I lost the hard copy that I'd purchased years ago and am so glad to now have it " in the cloud" for future use. --I enjoy collecting Christmas stories and Pony Express Christmas was a great choice-- This is an interesting story about the Sparling family who left Chicago and a very pleasant existence and then moved west in the 1860's to start a new life. The father, Jeremiah is a good man, but he has not yet learned the skills for living a life far from town without close neighbors. He really didn't seem to have the ability to be self sufficient. Jeremiah and his wife Grace are the parents of four boys. Grace loves her husband, but his easy going ways are not very effective and she worries what will become of them. Only in her twenties, the hard work and worry about the future had already caused gray hair to appear and wrinkles were showing up on her face. Jeremiah and his oldest son, Noah plan a trip to town for supplies. Grace who is constantly concerned about the survival of her family has some harsh words for her husband before he leaves. He plans to take his oldest son and spend one night in town and then return the following day, Christmas Eve. As she starts to decorate the house, she now regrets the mean and hurtful words that she had said to Jeremiah. The day they are to return, it starts to snow and she knows that something must be wrong because he should have already returned. The trip to town went well, but on the return trip home Jeremiah and his son Noah become stranded when their wagon breaks down and Jeremiah ends up with an injured leg. He knows his wife will be afraid when he doesn't make it home. It seems that the Sparing's were not the only ones out this cold and snowy night. A man named Grady O'Neill, a Pony Express rider stops to see what he can do to help the injured man and his son. Grady's very impatient because he wants to deliver his mail on time. His rules are never to stop for long. He quickly understands that the man and boy could perish without his help. He decides to help them even though it might cost him his job. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pjatnadcatiletnij-kapitan-Audiobook/B00HNV3EI4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pjatnadcatiletnij kapitan Author: Jules Verne Narrator: Sergey Kirsanov Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 01-06-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pjatnadcatiletnij kapitanVsego v 15 let junyj Dik Sjend voleju sudeb stanovitsja kapitanom korablja. Na ego plechah otvetstvennost' za zhizni drugih ljudej, vkljuchaja zhenshhinu s rebenkom. A pomoch' junoshe v takom nelegkom dele mozhet tol'ko odin chelovek, kotorogo nikto poka ne podozrevaet v nedobryh namerenijahZnamenityj prikljuchencheskij roman izdaetsja v sokrashhennom pereskaze, gde sohraneny avtorskij stil' i osnovnye sobytija knigi. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jules Verne) Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:20:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pjatnadcatiletnij-kapitan-Audiobook/B00HNV3EI4 thebookvoice.com 06:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pjatnadcatiletnij kapitan Author: Jules Verne Narrator: Sergey Kirsanov Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 01-06-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pjatnadcatiletnij kapitanVsego v 15 let junyj Dik Sjend voleju sudeb stanovitsja kapitanom korablja. Na ego plechah otvetstvennost' za zhizni drugih ljudej, vkljuchaja zhenshhinu s rebenkom. A pomoch' junoshe v takom nelegkom dele mozhet tol'ko odin chelovek, kotorogo nikto poka ne podozrevaet v nedobryh namerenijahZnamenityj prikljuchencheskij roman izdaetsja v sokrashhennom pereskaze, gde sohraneny avtorskij stil' i osnovnye sobytija knigi. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pjatnadcatiletnij kapitan Author: Jules Verne Narrator: Sergey Kirsanov Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 01-06-14 Publisher: Cdcom Publishing Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pjatnadcatiletnij kapitanVsego v 15 let junyj Dik Sjend voleju sudeb stanovitsja kapitanom korablja. Na ego plechah otvetstvennost' za zhizni drugih ljudej, vkljuchaja zhenshhinu s rebenkom. A pomoch' junoshe v takom nelegkom dele mozhet tol'ko odin chelovek, kotorogo nikto poka ne podozrevaet v nedobryh namerenijahZnamenityj prikljuchencheskij roman izdaetsja v sokrashhennom pereskaze, gde sohraneny avtorskij stil' i osnovnye sobytija knigi. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Chickadee-Audiobook/B00I9GM9RY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chickadee Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-14 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In a world where apathy seems common, this famed author of profound science fiction crafts a story that invites listeners to find beauty in the simple things. Don't be surprised if in short order you are seeing the building of a nest, the chirp of new life, and the curiosity of guests from the porch of a cabin somewhere in America. Narrated by Glenn Hascall. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Edgar Rice Burroughs) Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:19:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Chickadee-Audiobook/B00I9GM9RY thebookvoice.com 00:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chickadee Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-14 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In a world where apathy seems common, this famed author of profound science fiction crafts a story that invites listeners to find beauty in the simple things. Don't be surprised if in short order you are seeing the building of a nest, the chirp of new life, and the curiosity of guests from the porch of a cabin somewhere in America. Narrated by Glenn Hascall. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chickadee Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-14 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In a world where apathy seems common, this famed author of profound science fiction crafts a story that invites listeners to find beauty in the simple things. Don't be surprised if in short order you are seeing the building of a nest, the chirp of new life, and the curiosity of guests from the porch of a cabin somewhere in America. Narrated by Glenn Hascall. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/This-Is-Where-I-Am-Audiobook/B00I5021EK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: This Is Where I Am Author: Karen Campbell Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When recently widowed Deborah Maxwell is assigned by the Scottish Refugee Council to act as mentor to Abdi Hassan, a Somali refugee, the two are drawn into an awkward friendship. They must spend a year together, meeting once a month in different parts of Glasgow. As recently-widowed Deborah opens Abdi's eyes to her beloved city and its people, he teaches her about the importance of family - and of laying your ghosts to rest. All Abdi has brought with him is his four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, who lives in a silence no one can reach. Until, one day, she starts talking. And they discover why she had stopped.... biacuaduc@gmail.com (Karen Campbell) Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:44:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/This-Is-Where-I-Am-Audiobook/B00I5021EK thebookvoice.com 12:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: This Is Where I Am Author: Karen Campbell Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When recently widowed Deborah Maxwell is assigned by the Scottish Refugee Council to act as mentor to Abdi Hassan, a Somali refugee, the two are drawn into an awkward friendship. They must spend a year together, meeting once a month in different parts of Glasgow. As recently-widowed Deborah opens Abdi's eyes to her beloved city and its people, he teaches her about the importance of family - and of laying your ghosts to rest. All Abdi has brought with him is his four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, who lives in a silence no one can reach. Until, one day, she starts talking. And they discover why she had stopped.... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: This Is Where I Am Author: Karen Campbell Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When recently widowed Deborah Maxwell is assigned by the Scottish Refugee Council to act as mentor to Abdi Hassan, a Somali refugee, the two are drawn into an awkward friendship. They must spend a year together, meeting once a month in different parts of Glasgow. As recently-widowed Deborah opens Abdi's eyes to her beloved city and its people, he teaches her about the importance of family - and of laying your ghosts to rest. All Abdi has brought with him is his four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, who lives in a silence no one can reach. Until, one day, she starts talking. And they discover why she had stopped.... Members Reviews: Wonderful As a Glaswegian I was attracted by the story of a Somalian refugee who arrives in Glasgow via the Dadaab camp in Kenya. The novel is a dual narrative told by Deborah, a troubled widow turned refugee centre volunteer and Abdi who must start a new life in a city bewilderingly at odds with his homelands. Ruth Urquart is a stunning narrator who is able to move from refined Glaswegian to neighbourhood wifey to African refugee with authenticity and ease. This alone makes it a joy to listen to. You always know which character or character type is speaking, very rare talent I reckon. There aren't actually as many novels as you'd think set in Glasgow and the ones that are invariably focus on the no mean city aspect. It was refreshing to read a nuanced portrayal of my hometown - the awful bits, the stereotyped bits, the social problems but also the culture, paintings and beautiful buildings, the swankier lives being lived out too. The ending was a bit bonkers and not plausible still made me smile. Recommended Insight into asylum experience Beautifully written, engaging and insightful. One of my very favourite reads for a long time. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend to friends and family. The characters were convincing if the story wasn't quite so much. Great book would love more like it https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/School-for-the-Blind-Audiobook/B00I49865K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: School for the Blind Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dennis McFarland Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: His life's work and ambition fulfilled, Francis Brimm believes the only metamorphosis left him is a slow, affable decline toward death. So he returns to the town of his youth and to his sister, Muriel, whose life has been as uneventful as Francis's has been exciting.But life is not about to let Francis go. Faces from the past haunt him, surprises in the present unsettle him. And suddenly, two people who thought their lives were over find themselves struggling not to be overwhelmed by new knowledge, hidden truths, and unexpected danger... biacuaduc@gmail.com (Dennis McFarland) Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:30:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/School-for-the-Blind-Audiobook/B00I49865K thebookvoice.com 09:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: School for the Blind Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dennis McFarland Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: His life's work and ambition fulfilled, Francis Brimm believes the only metamorphosis left him is a slow, affable decline toward death. So he returns to the town of his youth and to his sister, Muriel, whose life has been as uneventful as Francis's has been exciting.But life is not about to let Francis go. Faces from the past haunt him, surprises in the present unsettle him. And suddenly, two people who thought their lives were over find themselves struggling not to be overwhelmed by new knowledge, hidden truths, and unexpected danger... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: School for the Blind Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dennis McFarland Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: His life's work and ambition fulfilled, Francis Brimm believes the only metamorphosis left him is a slow, affable decline toward death. So he returns to the town of his youth and to his sister, Muriel, whose life has been as uneventful as Francis's has been exciting.But life is not about to let Francis go. Faces from the past haunt him, surprises in the present unsettle him. And suddenly, two people who thought their lives were over find themselves struggling not to be overwhelmed by new knowledge, hidden truths, and unexpected danger... Members Reviews: Old age and Death Not a mystery at all but a character study. Beautifully written story of two elderly siblings living in Florida. Reminds me a little of olive kittridge but with fewer characters and less going on 4 stars "HIS LIFE'S WORK and ambition fulfilled. Francis Brimm believed the only metamorphosis left him was a slow, affable decline toward death, and so at the age of seventy-three he returned to the town of his youth to retire. He had been a news photographer--a witness, a messenger amid the world's fire and ashes--and he figured he had earned not only the right to let the world go, but also the poise to let it go with authority. He would read, write, sleep, visit the beach, fish, garden a bit, whatever he pleased--the pastimes, he imagined, of solitary old people of some accomplishment. The medley of images he assembled for this retirement included a cottage with a porch on which he might sit and muse over the prospects of the very next hour, but soon after he had settled into just such a place, he found himself absorbed in entirely different, unexpected ways." Francis Brimm is a retired photojournalist who has traveled the world. With no wife and no children, he decides to return to his childhood hometown to live out the rest of his years. His sister Muriel, also elderly (5 years older), still lives in their childhood home. An intelligent woman, she is a retired librarian, who had worked at the local "school for the blind". As a retiree, she keeps busy with a life of routines. Soon, although not intentionally, her brother's return to the home of their youth, forces both siblings to deal with issues which have long "blinded" them. For example, soon after Francis' arrival, his eyes begin playing tricks on him. It was not a one time happening. The image on the ceiling was of a young girl from Normandy from some fifty years earlier surface. Muriel's response to all this: "Muriel felt certain the apparition he claimed to see on his bedroom ceiling was only a recurring dream, but if it turned out to be a sort of psychic or supernatural event, she wouldn't be surprised. " Muriel, soon begins to recall events of the summer in 1928. Their father, a doctor, was an mean drunk; their mother was cold and distant. In addition to the story of a these siblings trying to make sense of their past, there are subplots which include a murder mystery involving two teens that had gone missing from the "school for the blind" where Muriel had worked. A third person, a pregnant, unmarried housekeeper joins the household and strengthens the feeling of family at a time when the siblings need kindness the most. Without giving away too much about how this story unfolds, I'll just say that it was an ambitious novel, that covered a lot. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Daughter-Doesnt-Know-Shes-Black-Audiobook/B00HLOD5R8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Daughter Doesn't Know She's Black Author: Peaches the Writer Narrator: Tori Foultz Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-13 Publisher: Peaches the Writer Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Amber left home for the first day of middle school, she was the same blonde-haired girl she had always been. However, when she came home that evening, she would not be. In an embarrassing exchange, Amber learns that her father is actually a Black man. Refusing to accept her identity, she sets into motion a series of events that will end up causing her even more anguish. Unable to deal with the revelation, Amber eventually moves in with her White grandparents. They allow her to continue living her lie of being a White girl, but eventually her deception catches up with her. Amber runs away from home to escape the world that no longer made sense to her. She thought she found refuge in Canada, but ends up living on the streets. Amber's parents try to help her cope with her identity, but end up pushing her further away. If Amber thought being Black was difficult, wait until she experiences the result of her efforts to avoid it. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Peaches the Writer) Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:31:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Daughter-Doesnt-Know-Shes-Black-Audiobook/B00HLOD5R8 thebookvoice.com 01:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Daughter Doesn't Know She's Black Author: Peaches the Writer Narrator: Tori Foultz Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-13 Publisher: Peaches the Writer Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Amber left home for the first day of middle school, she was the same blonde-haired girl she had always been. However, when she came home that evening, she would not be. In an embarrassing exchange, Amber learns that her father is actually a Black man. Refusing to accept her identity, she sets into motion a series of events that will end up causing her even more anguish. Unable to deal with the revelation, Amber eventually moves in with her White grandparents. They allow her to continue living her lie of being a White girl, but eventually her deception catches up with her. Amber runs away from home to escape the world that no longer made sense to her. She thought she found refuge in Canada, but ends up living on the streets. Amber's parents try to help her cope with her identity, but end up pushing her further away. If Amber thought being Black was difficult, wait until she experiences the result of her efforts to avoid it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Daughter Doesn't Know She's Black Author: Peaches the Writer Narrator: Tori Foultz Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-13 Publisher: Peaches the Writer Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Amber left home for the first day of middle school, she was the same blonde-haired girl she had always been. However, when she came home that evening, she would not be. In an embarrassing exchange, Amber learns that her father is actually a Black man. Refusing to accept her identity, she sets into motion a series of events that will end up causing her even more anguish. Unable to deal with the revelation, Amber eventually moves in with her White grandparents. They allow her to continue living her lie of being a White girl, but eventually her deception catches up with her. Amber runs away from home to escape the world that no longer made sense to her. She thought she found refuge in Canada, but ends up living on the streets. Amber's parents try to help her cope with her identity, but end up pushing her further away. If Amber thought being Black was difficult, wait until she experiences the result of her efforts to avoid it. Members Reviews: I don't know what to do with this So....is this a novel? Is it a true story? Not quite sure. If it is a memoir, it is a sad commentary on race relations and completely clueless parents. If it is a novel, it doesn't work. The teenager in the book is having identity issues due to her biracial heritage, and the parents pretty much let her go to some seriously extreme measures in order the "find" herself, which really isn't herself at all. As a biracial person myself, I get the identity crisis issues, believe me. But instead of indulging this girl and letting her go to the lengths she does to avoid her "blackness" - including allowing the spoiled little brat to call her father a n*gger, her parents should have yanked her by her nappy braid and smacked some sense into her stupid self. Based on the story, I get how they didn't really stress to the girl that she had black heritage, but to live in such a ridiculous state of mind as to believe that the issue would "never come up", shows just HOW clueless the parents were. And they should be slapped into reality themselves. In this short, rushed, lazily edited novella? memoir?, the young girl that is the subject of the story comes to grips with herself, eventually, but not before hitting the lowest of the most unecessary lows to get there. A very personal glimpse into the life of the writer and her family- I really enjoyed this book and the very personal glimpse into the private life of the writer. With all of the ups and downs, it was interesting to read how the family dynamic responded to each setback. It takes a lot of courage to share something so personal, and I can only imagine that writing this must have been very therapeutic for the author. I read it from cover to cover in one afternoon, and I found it to be an interesting and enjoyable read. Shaking my head This book made me sad. I understand that kids can go through some things but how do you not know your roots. You have to teach your children where they come from. Lets be real people are judged on their color every day. That is why you teach your children so that they are equipped to handle themselves and the people that pass judgement on them. Just be yourself I really enjoyed reading this book. Its about a lot of issues this world is facing about race. I would recommend this book to be read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Understudies-Audiobook/B00HFEVMTW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Understudies Author: Ravi Mangla Narrator: Daniel Penz Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-24-13 Publisher: Ravi Mangla Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A high school teacher begins to question the course of his life after a famous young actress moves into town. In the starlet's shadow, his girlfriend, his mother, his neighbor, and his students take on strange new dimensions. Told in a series of snapshots, Understudies presents a sharp, funny, and heartbreaking study of beauty, celebrity, and everyday needs. Critic Reviews: Funny, moving, perceptive, artful-these are the first words that came to mind when I tried to describe Understudies to a friend. And then, to better capture its spirit, I began reading it aloud and marveled all over again at Ravi Mangla's ability to tell us, with precision and wit, what deserves to be known. (Joanna Scott) Ravi Mangla's delightingly tight, micro-chaptered Understudies is an unassumingly beautiful and moving debut. It's elegantly and hilariously precise about everything it touches, and it touches almost everything human. (Gary Lutz) Ravi Mangla's Understudies is a brilliant meditation on the private cost of celebrity, the longing to transcend the ordinary, and the seductive nature of performance. Darkly funny, sharply-observed, and terrifically moving, Understudies is an essential debut. (Laura van den Berg) With the absurdist realism of A.M. Homes and the perverse randomness of Miranda July, Ravi Mangla's Understudies asks is the unacknowledged life worth living,' and-in a prose as original as the novel itself-answers, definitively, yes. ( Courtney Maum) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ravi Mangla) Tue, 24 Dec 2013 19:26:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Understudies-Audiobook/B00HFEVMTW thebookvoice.com 00:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Understudies Author: Ravi Mangla Narrator: Daniel Penz Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-24-13 Publisher: Ravi Mangla Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A high school teacher begins to question the course of his life after a famous young actress moves into town. In the starlet's shadow, his girlfriend, his mother, his neighbor, and his students take on strange new dimensions. Told in a series of snapshots, Understudies presents a sharp, funny, and heartbreaking study of beauty, celebrity, and everyday needs. Critic Reviews: Funny, moving, perceptive, artful-these are the first words that came to mind when I tried to describe Understudies to a friend. And then, to better capture its spirit, I began reading it aloud and marveled all over again at Ravi Mangla's ability to tell us, with precision and wit, what deserves to be known. (Joanna Scott) Ravi Mangla's delightingly tight, micro-chaptered Understudies is an unassumingly beautiful and moving debut. It's elegantly and hilariously precise about everything it touches, and it touches almost everything human. (Gary Lutz) Ravi Mangla's Understudies is a brilliant meditation on the private cost of celebrity, the longing to transcend the ordinary, and the seductive nature of performance. Darkly funny, sharply-observed, and terrifically moving, Understudies is an essential debut. (Laura van den Berg) With the absurdist realism of A.M. Homes and the perverse randomness of Miranda July, Ravi Mangla's Understudies asks is the unacknowledged life worth living,' and-in a prose as original as the novel itself-answers, definitively, yes. ( Courtney Maum) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Understudies Author: Ravi Mangla Narrator: Daniel Penz Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-24-13 Publisher: Ravi Mangla Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A high school teacher begins to question the course of his life after a famous young actress moves into town. In the starlet's shadow, his girlfriend, his mother, his neighbor, and his students take on strange new dimensions. Told in a series of snapshots, Understudies presents a sharp, funny, and heartbreaking study of beauty, celebrity, and everyday needs. Critic Reviews: Funny, moving, perceptive, artful-these are the first words that came to mind when I tried to describe Understudies to a friend. And then, to better capture its spirit, I began reading it aloud and marveled all over again at Ravi Mangla's ability to tell us, with precision and wit, what deserves to be known. (Joanna Scott) Ravi Mangla's delightingly tight, micro-chaptered Understudies is an unassumingly beautiful and moving debut. It's elegantly and hilariously precise about everything it touches, and it touches almost everything human. (Gary Lutz) Ravi Mangla's Understudies is a brilliant meditation on the private cost of celebrity, the longing to transcend the ordinary, and the seductive nature of performance. Darkly funny, sharply-observed, and terrifically moving, Understudies is an essential debut. (Laura van den Berg) With the absurdist realism of A.M. Homes and the perverse randomness of Miranda July, Ravi Mangla's Understudies asks is the unacknowledged life worth living,' and-in a prose as original as the novel itself-answers, definitively, yes. ( Courtney Maum) Members Reviews: Fast paced Any additional comments? I received this audiobook for free in order to review, but the opinions are my own. I enjoyed this short and fast paced book. It is written in a different style with lots of short choppy chapters. It took a while to get use to this, but once I did, I liked it and is worked with the story. I liked the characters in this book, flaws and all. Not much happened, but everyone moved forward in their own way. I would not have spent a credit on this book, mainly because it was so short, but if the author wrote something else, I would check it out. It would make a great Audible Daily Deal for less than $5. Narrator did an excellent job. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ladys-Dream-Audiobook/B00HESUEW0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lady's Dream Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 15 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lady, suffocating in the car on a hot summer's day, slips into a feverish dream. Robert, her husband, watches her slip into unconsciousness as he drives. He's a soldier, a man of principle, well-educated and well-adjusted. But Robert is also a man with an agenda; he has married this young, wild lower-class girl to spite his father, and now he regrets it. How much does Lady know about Robert's intentions, and how far will he go to set things straight? biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tobias Wolff) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:28:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ladys-Dream-Audiobook/B00HESUEW0 thebookvoice.com 00:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lady's Dream Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 15 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lady, suffocating in the car on a hot summer's day, slips into a feverish dream. Robert, her husband, watches her slip into unconsciousness as he drives. He's a soldier, a man of principle, well-educated and well-adjusted. But Robert is also a man with an agenda; he has married this young, wild lower-class girl to spite his father, and now he regrets it. How much does Lady know about Robert's intentions, and how far will he go to set things straight? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lady's Dream Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 15 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lady, suffocating in the car on a hot summer's day, slips into a feverish dream. Robert, her husband, watches her slip into unconsciousness as he drives. He's a soldier, a man of principle, well-educated and well-adjusted. But Robert is also a man with an agenda; he has married this young, wild lower-class girl to spite his father, and now he regrets it. How much does Lady know about Robert's intentions, and how far will he go to set things straight? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Other-Miller-Audiobook/B00HES4MWS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Other Miller Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 32 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Miller is unlucky. That's why he's in a foxhole with the rest of Bravo Company. That's why his dad is gone and his mother remarried. That's why his teeth are falling out. Then, when the first sergeant tells Miller his mother has passed away, Miller thinks he's finally gotten lucky. Surely it's another Miller's mother, and now he can get away from the battalion for a couple days thanks to the Army's error. But Miller knows the future rarely has happiness in store. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tobias Wolff) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:03:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Other-Miller-Audiobook/B00HES4MWS thebookvoice.com 00:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Other Miller Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 32 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Miller is unlucky. That's why he's in a foxhole with the rest of Bravo Company. That's why his dad is gone and his mother remarried. That's why his teeth are falling out. Then, when the first sergeant tells Miller his mother has passed away, Miller thinks he's finally gotten lucky. Surely it's another Miller's mother, and now he can get away from the battalion for a couple days thanks to the Army's error. But Miller knows the future rarely has happiness in store. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Other Miller Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 32 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Miller is unlucky. That's why he's in a foxhole with the rest of Bravo Company. That's why his dad is gone and his mother remarried. That's why his teeth are falling out. Then, when the first sergeant tells Miller his mother has passed away, Miller thinks he's finally gotten lucky. Surely it's another Miller's mother, and now he can get away from the battalion for a couple days thanks to the Army's error. But Miller knows the future rarely has happiness in store. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Next-Door-Audiobook/B00HESTJFI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Next Door Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An introspective story of neighbors, movies, and marriage from short-story master Tobias Wolff. Lying stiffly in their separate beds, a husband and his wife are woken in the middle of the night to the sound of their fighting neighbors. There are three of them - a man, a woman, and a young child. With their blasting stereos, violent interludes, and steamy make-up sessions, the wife has had enough. The husband, however, is preoccupied with other thoughts - sex, movies, and humanity's capacity to adapt and change. Understated yet poignant, Next Door is a reflection on the spectrum of human companionship, from mundane restraint to explosive passion. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tobias Wolff) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:43:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Next-Door-Audiobook/B00HESTJFI thebookvoice.com 00:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Next Door Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An introspective story of neighbors, movies, and marriage from short-story master Tobias Wolff. Lying stiffly in their separate beds, a husband and his wife are woken in the middle of the night to the sound of their fighting neighbors. There are three of them - a man, a woman, and a young child. With their blasting stereos, violent interludes, and steamy make-up sessions, the wife has had enough. The husband, however, is preoccupied with other thoughts - sex, movies, and humanity's capacity to adapt and change. Understated yet poignant, Next Door is a reflection on the spectrum of human companionship, from mundane restraint to explosive passion. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Next Door Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An introspective story of neighbors, movies, and marriage from short-story master Tobias Wolff. Lying stiffly in their separate beds, a husband and his wife are woken in the middle of the night to the sound of their fighting neighbors. There are three of them - a man, a woman, and a young child. With their blasting stereos, violent interludes, and steamy make-up sessions, the wife has had enough. The husband, however, is preoccupied with other thoughts - sex, movies, and humanity's capacity to adapt and change. Understated yet poignant, Next Door is a reflection on the spectrum of human companionship, from mundane restraint to explosive passion. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Desert-Breakdown-1968-Audiobook/B00HES47VY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Desert Breakdown, 1968 Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Mark's parents have never done a thing for him. When he got out of the army and married Krystal, they were against it, just as they are against his moving to Los Angeles. But Mark has a dream, a dream of being an entertainer, of having a show in Las Vegas. So he packs Krystal and their son, Hans, into their car and starts driving from Arizona to California, determined to show his parents how wrong they are to doubt him. But when the car breaks down at a small gas station in the desert, Mark and Krystal are forced to face realities about their future and their marriage. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tobias Wolff) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:00:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Desert-Breakdown-1968-Audiobook/B00HES47VY thebookvoice.com 00:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Desert Breakdown, 1968 Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Mark's parents have never done a thing for him. When he got out of the army and married Krystal, they were against it, just as they are against his moving to Los Angeles. But Mark has a dream, a dream of being an entertainer, of having a show in Las Vegas. So he packs Krystal and their son, Hans, into their car and starts driving from Arizona to California, determined to show his parents how wrong they are to doubt him. But when the car breaks down at a small gas station in the desert, Mark and Krystal are forced to face realities about their future and their marriage. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Desert Breakdown, 1968 Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Mark's parents have never done a thing for him. When he got out of the army and married Krystal, they were against it, just as they are against his moving to Los Angeles. But Mark has a dream, a dream of being an entertainer, of having a show in Las Vegas. So he packs Krystal and their son, Hans, into their car and starts driving from Arizona to California, determined to show his parents how wrong they are to doubt him. But when the car breaks down at a small gas station in the desert, Mark and Krystal are forced to face realities about their future and their marriage. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lair-Audiobook/B00IO6KHGE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lair Author: Norman Manea, Oana Sanziana Marian (translator) Narrator: Ken Kliban Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Norman Manea, Romania's most famous contemporary author, twice has survived the grip of totalitarian regimes. No stranger to exile, he mines its complexities and disorientations in this extraordinarily compelling novel, The Lair. Exile in the motherland and away from it is the shared plight of his protagonists. Nowhere at home, they move through their lives in a continuous, ever-elusive quest for national and individual identity. Manea's characters seek a place and a voice in America, only to discover that the shackles of their native totalitarian and nationalist ideologies are impossible to break. Manea's themes and narrative approach are intricate: his style fluctuates in correspondence with the instability of his characters' lives, his story is encased within an elaborate network of allusions and paradoxes. Yet in the midst of the novel's overriding disorientation, the author establishes intersections and uncovers the universal. Through the predicaments of his perpetual outsiders, he offers a poignant assessment of the conflicts of the individual in the age of globalization. He writes with unmatched intensity and a unique sensitivity to the human tragicomedy. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Norman Manea) Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:05:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lair-Audiobook/B00IO6KHGE thebookvoice.com 13:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lair Author: Norman Manea, Oana Sanziana Marian (translator) Narrator: Ken Kliban Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Norman Manea, Romania's most famous contemporary author, twice has survived the grip of totalitarian regimes. No stranger to exile, he mines its complexities and disorientations in this extraordinarily compelling novel, The Lair. Exile in the motherland and away from it is the shared plight of his protagonists. Nowhere at home, they move through their lives in a continuous, ever-elusive quest for national and individual identity. Manea's characters seek a place and a voice in America, only to discover that the shackles of their native totalitarian and nationalist ideologies are impossible to break. Manea's themes and narrative approach are intricate: his style fluctuates in correspondence with the instability of his characters' lives, his story is encased within an elaborate network of allusions and paradoxes. Yet in the midst of the novel's overriding disorientation, the author establishes intersections and uncovers the universal. Through the predicaments of his perpetual outsiders, he offers a poignant assessment of the conflicts of the individual in the age of globalization. He writes with unmatched intensity and a unique sensitivity to the human tragicomedy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lair Author: Norman Manea, Oana Sanziana Marian (translator) Narrator: Ken Kliban Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Norman Manea, Romania's most famous contemporary author, twice has survived the grip of totalitarian regimes. No stranger to exile, he mines its complexities and disorientations in this extraordinarily compelling novel, The Lair. Exile in the motherland and away from it is the shared plight of his protagonists. Nowhere at home, they move through their lives in a continuous, ever-elusive quest for national and individual identity. Manea's characters seek a place and a voice in America, only to discover that the shackles of their native totalitarian and nationalist ideologies are impossible to break. Manea's themes and narrative approach are intricate: his style fluctuates in correspondence with the instability of his characters' lives, his story is encased within an elaborate network of allusions and paradoxes. Yet in the midst of the novel's overriding disorientation, the author establishes intersections and uncovers the universal. Through the predicaments of his perpetual outsiders, he offers a poignant assessment of the conflicts of the individual in the age of globalization. He writes with unmatched intensity and a unique sensitivity to the human tragicomedy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sins-of-Orville-Sand-Audiobook/B00HDJD9J0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sins of Orville Sand Author: Phil Locascio Narrator: Noah James Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Celeritas Unlimited LLC Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Orville Sand is on a mission, a deadly assignment he is bound to carry out. Throughout the Midwest, wherever he goes, people die in mysterious accidents. He carries with him a great red book containing the names of the unfortunates with whom he must rendezvous. Where his shadow passes, tragedy will befall some unsuspecting innocent. Perhaps a child will drown, or a wall will collapse unexpectedly on a pedestrian, or a woman will tumble down a flight of stairs. Only one man, Gerald Mizzaro, knows the truth. As a child, his life crosses innocently with Orville Sand's while the man rents a room from Gerald's widowed mother. The fatherless boy and the older man forge a bond based on the emotional void they both feel. But when death visits the neighborhood during Sand's short stay, Gerald suspects his involvement. As he grows older, a coincidental second encounter with Sand provides Gerald with the irrefutable truth he cannot ignore. Now Gerald must act to stop the man he both cares for and abhors. He must put away all the frivolous concerns a college student dwells upon and face a grave responsibility only he can assume. And when Sand discovers Gerald's attempts to stop him, he is forced to deal with the young man or meet a fate more unspeakable than the death he himself suffered decades before. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Phil Locascio) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:21:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sins-of-Orville-Sand-Audiobook/B00HDJD9J0 thebookvoice.com 10:06:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sins of Orville Sand Author: Phil Locascio Narrator: Noah James Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Celeritas Unlimited LLC Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Orville Sand is on a mission, a deadly assignment he is bound to carry out. Throughout the Midwest, wherever he goes, people die in mysterious accidents. He carries with him a great red book containing the names of the unfortunates with whom he must rendezvous. Where his shadow passes, tragedy will befall some unsuspecting innocent. Perhaps a child will drown, or a wall will collapse unexpectedly on a pedestrian, or a woman will tumble down a flight of stairs. Only one man, Gerald Mizzaro, knows the truth. As a child, his life crosses innocently with Orville Sand's while the man rents a room from Gerald's widowed mother. The fatherless boy and the older man forge a bond based on the emotional void they both feel. But when death visits the neighborhood during Sand's short stay, Gerald suspects his involvement. As he grows older, a coincidental second encounter with Sand provides Gerald with the irrefutable truth he cannot ignore. Now Gerald must act to stop the man he both cares for and abhors. He must put away all the frivolous concerns a college student dwells upon and face a grave responsibility only he can assume. And when Sand discovers Gerald's attempts to stop him, he is forced to deal with the young man or meet a fate more unspeakable than the death he himself suffered decades before. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sins of Orville Sand Author: Phil Locascio Narrator: Noah James Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Celeritas Unlimited LLC Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Orville Sand is on a mission, a deadly assignment he is bound to carry out. Throughout the Midwest, wherever he goes, people die in mysterious accidents. He carries with him a great red book containing the names of the unfortunates with whom he must rendezvous. Where his shadow passes, tragedy will befall some unsuspecting innocent. Perhaps a child will drown, or a wall will collapse unexpectedly on a pedestrian, or a woman will tumble down a flight of stairs. Only one man, Gerald Mizzaro, knows the truth. As a child, his life crosses innocently with Orville Sand's while the man rents a room from Gerald's widowed mother. The fatherless boy and the older man forge a bond based on the emotional void they both feel. But when death visits the neighborhood during Sand's short stay, Gerald suspects his involvement. As he grows older, a coincidental second encounter with Sand provides Gerald with the irrefutable truth he cannot ignore. Now Gerald must act to stop the man he both cares for and abhors. He must put away all the frivolous concerns a college student dwells upon and face a grave responsibility only he can assume. And when Sand discovers Gerald's attempts to stop him, he is forced to deal with the young man or meet a fate more unspeakable than the death he himself suffered decades before. Members Reviews: recommend it Reviewed by Ellen Hogan for Reader Views (10/06) Whenever Orville Sand is around someone dies. It is always said to be an accident. Orville has a book with a list of names, their addresses, date of birth and date of death. Gerald Mizzaro is a young boy the first time he meets Orville. Gerald lives with his mother and she rents out a room for extra money. When Orville came to town he rented the room and got to know Gerald and his mom. Gerald didn't know his father and kind of looked at Orville as a substitute father while he was there. One day Gerald was snooping in Orville's room and found the book of names. It was an accident when Gerald ripped out one of the pages. After high school Gerald attended Northern Illinois, where he met Myron Reeding. During this time his friends were into drinking and drugs. They were driving along one day when Gerald sees Orville standing on the side of the road. It wasn't until Myron died that Gerald remembered the book and the page that was torn out. When he was home visiting his mother he retrieved the page and saw what he thought he had remembered --Myron's name was on the page. Gerald decides he has to stop Orville from causing any more accidents. So, he goes to the helpless shelter that Sister Mary Vitello works at. He gets a job there himself to keep an eye on her and deter any accident she might have. Orville finds out that he is there and manages to get him out of the kitchen. While Gerald is gone the Sister has her accident and she dies. For the next name Gerald decides that he will kidnap Emily and keep her safe. This is where the story gets interesting. Needless to say good will triumph over evil but you will have to read that for yourself. This book was very hard to get into. In fact, it really didn't grab me until I was about half to three quarters of the way through. The ending is quite suspenseful though and I found I couldn't put it down until it was finished. The writer told the story well and I would recommend it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Paternity-Audiobook/B00GUKLZPS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paternity Author: Susan Baruch Narrator: Karen Krause Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-13 Publisher: Susan Baruch Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joel Berger's charmed life is fast slipping away. Determined to father a child before he dies, Joel makes one desperate appeal to the women of his dinner group for help. Soon he is surrounded by a colorful cast of female characters, including his iron-willed yet oddly endearing mother, Sylvia. You'll laugh and cry along with the Bergers as the story of their patchwork family unfolds, taking some deliciously unexpected turns along the way. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Susan Baruch) Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:00:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Paternity-Audiobook/B00GUKLZPS thebookvoice.com 08:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paternity Author: Susan Baruch Narrator: Karen Krause Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-13 Publisher: Susan Baruch Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joel Berger's charmed life is fast slipping away. Determined to father a child before he dies, Joel makes one desperate appeal to the women of his dinner group for help. Soon he is surrounded by a colorful cast of female characters, including his iron-willed yet oddly endearing mother, Sylvia. You'll laugh and cry along with the Bergers as the story of their patchwork family unfolds, taking some deliciously unexpected turns along the way. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paternity Author: Susan Baruch Narrator: Karen Krause Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-13 Publisher: Susan Baruch Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joel Berger's charmed life is fast slipping away. Determined to father a child before he dies, Joel makes one desperate appeal to the women of his dinner group for help. Soon he is surrounded by a colorful cast of female characters, including his iron-willed yet oddly endearing mother, Sylvia. You'll laugh and cry along with the Bergers as the story of their patchwork family unfolds, taking some deliciously unexpected turns along the way. Members Reviews: Great reading Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? Karen has an excellent, steady reading voice and pulls off different accents and tones quite nicely. You could tell the difference between the characters quite easily by the voice she used. The two Jewish parents were a little hard to tell apart as the accent was the same but the voice was otherwise not too much different. However otherwise I thought the reading was flawless. The story itself I found a bit disappointing. It was an interesting premise for a story but I didn't feel like the characters were all that relate-able, and despite dramatic moments that didn't really go anywhere it was a bit dull and kind of plot-less. Ultimately great work by Karen Krause, and I hope to hear more from her, hopefully with a story more deserving of her talents. What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!) It didn't seem all that conclusive. I found myself wondering what the overall point to the story was at the end. It seemed to be just kind of quickly and randomly wrapped up. Which character as performed by Karen Krause was your favorite? I really enjoyed the grandmother Silvia I think and the Jewish accent was beautiful. However I also really enjoyed the voice of Celeste which was a bit cautious and reserved and reflected the character perfectly. If this book were a movie would you go see it? Probably not. :-/ Sweet and unusual romantic tale Would you listen to Paternity again? Why? Paternity is sweet, endearing and fun story about a dying childless man who wishes to continue his family line. Although his story is short the remainder of the novel follows the children he bears and the quirky characters in his life. What did you like best about this story? I loved the somplicity of the story, simple romance and family life. No complicated story lines to follow. Which scene was your favorite? I loved Joel's wedding--the silly and sweet words they spoke with each other. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Karen Krause's performance was good; she has good inflection and clarity. I wasn't a big fan of her voice--a little too high pitched. Delightful! During a small dinner, Joel Bergers has a small gathering where he gives his women friends a note. He does ask that they not open the letter yet, rather wait to read them when they go home or when he's not around. The letter's were Joel's last temp to bring children into the world. This being his last attempt to have his life and name carried on. Joel has a problem, a HUGE one, he's dying. The cancer he has is eating away at his body and he can't be saved. Joel worries that there won't be anyone to carry on his name and keep him alive in spirit. He even worries about his mom and how she with react to his death. He thinks by giving her a grandchild or even grandchildren will help ease her pain. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Please-Love-Me-Audiobook/B00H3QCPMU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Please Love Me Author: Penelope Przekop Narrator: Rebecca Roberts Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-13 Publisher: Penelope Przekop Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For as long as she can remember, 17-year-old Peyton Bound has struggled to remain strong despite being lost in the whirlwind of her emotionally disturbed mother's life...then she finds Matthew Adler at a frat party. He's the first boy who kisses her with open eyes; Peyton finally sees herself in their sparkling reflection. She's sure that her fairytale moment has finally arrived, the day when everything will magically fall into place, and the burdens of her disturbing childhood will begin to lift. But when everything goes wrong, Peyton can no longer run from the truth about herself. Something is missing, and no one can save her. Artist and writer Penelope Przekop grew up in Louisiana during the 1970s and 80s. Despite fictional elements, Please Love Me is her memoir; she is Peyton Bound, a character she created as a young adult to understand how she fell into a destructive relationship that led to a suicide attempt, and violent public cry for help. As she wrote the book, she realized it was about much more than first love gone wrong. It was about her dysfunctional childhood, her mentally ill mother, and her desperation to break free. Please Love Me gives a raw voice to some of the deepest issues contributing to teenage suicide. It is an honest look into the human spirit's need for love and truth in a world full of craziness, and just how far some will go to find it. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Penelope Przekop) Thu, 05 Dec 2013 05:01:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Please-Love-Me-Audiobook/B00H3QCPMU thebookvoice.com 07:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Please Love Me Author: Penelope Przekop Narrator: Rebecca Roberts Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-13 Publisher: Penelope Przekop Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For as long as she can remember, 17-year-old Peyton Bound has struggled to remain strong despite being lost in the whirlwind of her emotionally disturbed mother's life...then she finds Matthew Adler at a frat party. He's the first boy who kisses her with open eyes; Peyton finally sees herself in their sparkling reflection. She's sure that her fairytale moment has finally arrived, the day when everything will magically fall into place, and the burdens of her disturbing childhood will begin to lift. But when everything goes wrong, Peyton can no longer run from the truth about herself. Something is missing, and no one can save her. Artist and writer Penelope Przekop grew up in Louisiana during the 1970s and 80s. Despite fictional elements, Please Love Me is her memoir; she is Peyton Bound, a character she created as a young adult to understand how she fell into a destructive relationship that led to a suicide attempt, and violent public cry for help. As she wrote the book, she realized it was about much more than first love gone wrong. It was about her dysfunctional childhood, her mentally ill mother, and her desperation to break free. Please Love Me gives a raw voice to some of the deepest issues contributing to teenage suicide. It is an honest look into the human spirit's need for love and truth in a world full of craziness, and just how far some will go to find it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Please Love Me Author: Penelope Przekop Narrator: Rebecca Roberts Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-13 Publisher: Penelope Przekop Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For as long as she can remember, 17-year-old Peyton Bound has struggled to remain strong despite being lost in the whirlwind of her emotionally disturbed mother's life...then she finds Matthew Adler at a frat party. He's the first boy who kisses her with open eyes; Peyton finally sees herself in their sparkling reflection. She's sure that her fairytale moment has finally arrived, the day when everything will magically fall into place, and the burdens of her disturbing childhood will begin to lift. But when everything goes wrong, Peyton can no longer run from the truth about herself. Something is missing, and no one can save her. Artist and writer Penelope Przekop grew up in Louisiana during the 1970s and 80s. Despite fictional elements, Please Love Me is her memoir; she is Peyton Bound, a character she created as a young adult to understand how she fell into a destructive relationship that led to a suicide attempt, and violent public cry for help. As she wrote the book, she realized it was about much more than first love gone wrong. It was about her dysfunctional childhood, her mentally ill mother, and her desperation to break free. Please Love Me gives a raw voice to some of the deepest issues contributing to teenage suicide. It is an honest look into the human spirit's need for love and truth in a world full of craziness, and just how far some will go to find it. Members Reviews: Dysfunctional, yet moving If you could sum up Please Love Me in three words, what would they be? Please love yourself What other book might you compare Please Love Me to and why? I don't think I've ever read anything quite so unsettling before. Maybe Stephen Kings "Carrie", but less extreme, and without the bloody/scary parts. Have you listened to any of Rebecca Robertss other performances before? How does this one compare? Yes, I've listened to several. I think she consistently does a really good job with all of the books she narrates . I don't feel like I have to concentrate, and can just let her voice flow through my brain. When she changes characters, there is no jarring change in her demeanor, she just assumes the voice of the character as if people are rely having a conversation. If you could take any character from Please Love Me out to dinner, who would it be and why? Peter. He was the only person I had any affection for. Any additional comments? This was a really dark story. Peyton had some really hard psychological issues that a lot of teenage girls face. Low self esteem, lack of social etiquette, and some really dysfunctional family relationships all played a part in this girl's selfish and erratic behavior. I got pulled in by the narration This is not my typical kind of book but was recommended to me by a friend. At first I was not that interested but the narration kept me listening long enough to get involved in the character's stories. As someone who spends a great deal of time listening to books, I find that the narrator can often make or break a listening experience and that was certainly the case here. It's great when you can forget that there is someone reading the book and just hear the story. Once I got involved with the book though, I had to know how it would end. desperate for love Where does Please Love Me rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? This book falls somewhere in the middle among all of the audiobooks that I've read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tough-Boy-Sonatas-Audiobook/B00H2SC4NO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tough Boy Sonatas Author: Curtis Crisler Narrator: Kevin R. Free, Deon Graham, J. D. Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wherever your home is, its probably not as tough as Gary, Indiana. Gary has been called a lot of things. The Armpit of Chicago. The Land of Robbing Hoods. Hell. For the children of Gary, living often boils down to surviving. Maybe these kids get caught up in games of gin rummy. Maybe they spin tops as a way to scratch something fun out of their desperation. Maybe they stand by helplessly as their tenement buildings go up in flames. Or maybe they get held up at gunpoint by somebody who wants more money than he could steal from his church collection box. Award-winning poet Curtis L. Crislers work gives voice to the children of Gary, shedding some light on their experiences. Kevin R. Free, Dion Graham, and JD Jackson provides a haunting performance of Crislers bittersweet poems. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Curtis Crisler) Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:47:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tough-Boy-Sonatas-Audiobook/B00H2SC4NO thebookvoice.com 01:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tough Boy Sonatas Author: Curtis Crisler Narrator: Kevin R. Free, Deon Graham, J. D. Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wherever your home is, its probably not as tough as Gary, Indiana. Gary has been called a lot of things. The Armpit of Chicago. The Land of Robbing Hoods. Hell. For the children of Gary, living often boils down to surviving. Maybe these kids get caught up in games of gin rummy. Maybe they spin tops as a way to scratch something fun out of their desperation. Maybe they stand by helplessly as their tenement buildings go up in flames. Or maybe they get held up at gunpoint by somebody who wants more money than he could steal from his church collection box. Award-winning poet Curtis L. Crislers work gives voice to the children of Gary, shedding some light on their experiences. Kevin R. Free, Dion Graham, and JD Jackson provides a haunting performance of Crislers bittersweet poems. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tough Boy Sonatas Author: Curtis Crisler Narrator: Kevin R. Free, Deon Graham, J. D. Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wherever your home is, its probably not as tough as Gary, Indiana. Gary has been called a lot of things. The Armpit of Chicago. The Land of Robbing Hoods. Hell. For the children of Gary, living often boils down to surviving. Maybe these kids get caught up in games of gin rummy. Maybe they spin tops as a way to scratch something fun out of their desperation. Maybe they stand by helplessly as their tenement buildings go up in flames. Or maybe they get held up at gunpoint by somebody who wants more money than he could steal from his church collection box. Award-winning poet Curtis L. Crislers work gives voice to the children of Gary, shedding some light on their experiences. Kevin R. Free, Dion Graham, and JD Jackson provides a haunting performance of Crislers bittersweet poems. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Remember-How-I-Told-You-I-Loved-You-Audiobook/B00GMPVGB4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Remember How I Told You I Loved You? Author: Gillian Linden Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a brilliant new literary voice, a collection of stories that follow a young woman from college into her early thirties - from delayed adolescence to (delayed) adulthood. Through college, careers, love affairs, and marriages, Lindens characters try to sort out what separates the passing from the permanent, the actual from the possible, and exactly how involved you really have to be in the basic questions of your life. From familiar patterns like ambiguous friendships, uncertain love affairs, and unfulfilling jobs, Linden has created something new: a sharp and intimate take on romance and infidelity, trust and betrayal. A deadpan narrative, cool and precise, about hesitation and doubt and how to rid your apartment of mice, Remember How I Told You I Loved You? is by turns witty, moving, and darkly humorous. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Gillian Linden) Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:07:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Remember-How-I-Told-You-I-Loved-You-Audiobook/B00GMPVGB4 thebookvoice.com 03:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Remember How I Told You I Loved You? Author: Gillian Linden Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a brilliant new literary voice, a collection of stories that follow a young woman from college into her early thirties - from delayed adolescence to (delayed) adulthood. Through college, careers, love affairs, and marriages, Lindens characters try to sort out what separates the passing from the permanent, the actual from the possible, and exactly how involved you really have to be in the basic questions of your life. From familiar patterns like ambiguous friendships, uncertain love affairs, and unfulfilling jobs, Linden has created something new: a sharp and intimate take on romance and infidelity, trust and betrayal. A deadpan narrative, cool and precise, about hesitation and doubt and how to rid your apartment of mice, Remember How I Told You I Loved You? is by turns witty, moving, and darkly humorous. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Remember How I Told You I Loved You? Author: Gillian Linden Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a brilliant new literary voice, a collection of stories that follow a young woman from college into her early thirties - from delayed adolescence to (delayed) adulthood. Through college, careers, love affairs, and marriages, Lindens characters try to sort out what separates the passing from the permanent, the actual from the possible, and exactly how involved you really have to be in the basic questions of your life. From familiar patterns like ambiguous friendships, uncertain love affairs, and unfulfilling jobs, Linden has created something new: a sharp and intimate take on romance and infidelity, trust and betrayal. A deadpan narrative, cool and precise, about hesitation and doubt and how to rid your apartment of mice, Remember How I Told You I Loved You? is by turns witty, moving, and darkly humorous. Members Reviews: eh... slow, but funny What would have made Remember How I Told You I Loved You? better? better story, stronger characters. more details Any additional comments? Remember how I told You I Loved You. By Gilliam Linden This is a very short read. The book is overall funny but weak in character development. This story has very little detail about anything. Cute read but defiantly not the best selection compared to other books. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/I-Paris-Audiobook/B00GMPEGV6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I, Paris Author: Rick Garnett Narrator: Chris MacDonnell Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-13 Publisher: Rick Garnett Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paris and Helen - more than a romance, this audiobook depicts the adventures and inner life of the Trojan prince Paris, a complex figure in a world of stark simplicity, moving through passion, betrayal, and violence to a stunning finale. Through interpolation of gripping action scenes, tender vignettes, and vivid dialogue, the audiobook gives new depth and richness to the classic story of Paris, Helen of Troy, and the war their stolen love engendered. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Rick Garnett) Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:48:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/I-Paris-Audiobook/B00GMPEGV6 thebookvoice.com 03:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I, Paris Author: Rick Garnett Narrator: Chris MacDonnell Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-13 Publisher: Rick Garnett Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paris and Helen - more than a romance, this audiobook depicts the adventures and inner life of the Trojan prince Paris, a complex figure in a world of stark simplicity, moving through passion, betrayal, and violence to a stunning finale. Through interpolation of gripping action scenes, tender vignettes, and vivid dialogue, the audiobook gives new depth and richness to the classic story of Paris, Helen of Troy, and the war their stolen love engendered. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I, Paris Author: Rick Garnett Narrator: Chris MacDonnell Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-13 Publisher: Rick Garnett Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paris and Helen - more than a romance, this audiobook depicts the adventures and inner life of the Trojan prince Paris, a complex figure in a world of stark simplicity, moving through passion, betrayal, and violence to a stunning finale. Through interpolation of gripping action scenes, tender vignettes, and vivid dialogue, the audiobook gives new depth and richness to the classic story of Paris, Helen of Troy, and the war their stolen love engendered. Members Reviews: Compelling story, lyrically written Great story. It made "The Iliad" come alive in modern, poetic language. Narrator is first-class. a modern story with a classic feel AudioBook Review: Stars: Overall 4 Narration 5 Story 3 In an elaboration and build out for a classic character from Homers Iliad, Rick Garnett has focused this story on Paris, a character he felt was diminished by many interpretations of the original work and often stood in the background to the more famous Helen of Troy. Garnett himself has a litany of reasons why he has reworked the original, and the influences brought forward from other classic works that influenced his portrayal and characterization. While I appreciated the obvious attention to detail and care taken in his work, but as a filling out of a classic character, I had difficulty integrating the two works Taken as a stand-alone story, there is a character that has a touch of insouciant confidence, a solid belief in his fighting skills, a curious theres always tomorrow attitude that all hold a deeply seated alpha to solidify his hero status. The story proceeds apace, and has a touch of romance, humor and some action with plenty to encourage readers and listeners to seek out the classic story. This is the perfect bite to introduce you to a classic that may feel daunting in a small bite. Garnett is obviously familiar with the original and keeps a similar feel in this modern work. Narration is provided by Chris MacDonnell who manages to add inflections and pacing changes as well as subtle and not so subtle pitch variations to delineate characters all worked well. The narration was a solid performance, enhancing emotional components and delivered smoothly to keep listeners engaged without overwhelming them with too many narrative choices. If you are looking for a modern story with a classic feel that you can get in an easy afternoons listening, this is the story for you; working well as an influence to seek out the classic work from Homer. I received an AudioBook copy of the title via AudioBook Jukebox for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Under-the-Dog-Star-Audiobook/B00G2DZ8GA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Under the Dog Star Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joseph Caldwell Narrator: Tamara Marston Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After her husband's death, a mother moves her family onto a farm and hatches a scheme to win back the land she used to own An unlikely criminal, Andy Durant is robbing gas stations to buy back land once connected to his wife's farm in upstate New York. But when he's shot and killed during a robbery, he leaves his wife, Grady, and their three children to fend for themselves. Moving back to the debt-laden farm, Grady ignites a plan that involves getting in the middle of an adjoining neighbor's marriage. Meanwhile, one by one the whole family is charmed by Royal Provo, a young and charismatic orphan working on the property. When the money Andy Durant stole resurfaces, all find themselves in escalating danger. Under the Dog Star is chillingly good storytelling. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Joseph Caldwell) Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:57:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Under-the-Dog-Star-Audiobook/B00G2DZ8GA thebookvoice.com 08:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Under the Dog Star Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joseph Caldwell Narrator: Tamara Marston Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After her husband's death, a mother moves her family onto a farm and hatches a scheme to win back the land she used to own An unlikely criminal, Andy Durant is robbing gas stations to buy back land once connected to his wife's farm in upstate New York. But when he's shot and killed during a robbery, he leaves his wife, Grady, and their three children to fend for themselves. Moving back to the debt-laden farm, Grady ignites a plan that involves getting in the middle of an adjoining neighbor's marriage. Meanwhile, one by one the whole family is charmed by Royal Provo, a young and charismatic orphan working on the property. When the money Andy Durant stole resurfaces, all find themselves in escalating danger. Under the Dog Star is chillingly good storytelling. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Under the Dog Star Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joseph Caldwell Narrator: Tamara Marston Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After her husband's death, a mother moves her family onto a farm and hatches a scheme to win back the land she used to own An unlikely criminal, Andy Durant is robbing gas stations to buy back land once connected to his wife's farm in upstate New York. But when he's shot and killed during a robbery, he leaves his wife, Grady, and their three children to fend for themselves. Moving back to the debt-laden farm, Grady ignites a plan that involves getting in the middle of an adjoining neighbor's marriage. Meanwhile, one by one the whole family is charmed by Royal Provo, a young and charismatic orphan working on the property. When the money Andy Durant stole resurfaces, all find themselves in escalating danger. Under the Dog Star is chillingly good storytelling. Members Reviews: A twisted tale This book was a bit wordy, but it mostly kept my interest. It is an entangled plot involving a cast of only 8 characters, and at some point most of them had sexual relations with others in the story. The protagonist brings her family back to the farm she grew up on after her husband is shot and killed in a bank robbery. Most of the story revolves around farming, and is about how our assumptions about others and our hopes for the future do not always mesh with reality. The tragic and ironic ending is both fitting and surprising for this dark and sometimes depressing tale. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Good-Muslim-Audiobook/B00EV527YC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Muslim Author: Tahmima Anam Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the dying days of a brutal civil war, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside, he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come... Almost a decade later, Sohails sister Maya returns home after a long absence to find her beloved brother transformed. While Maya has stuck to her revolutionary ideals, Sohail has shunned his old life to become a charismatic religious leader. And when Sohail decides to send his son to madrasa, the conflict between them comes to a devastating climax. Set in Bangladesh at a time when religious fundamentalism is on the rise, The Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, family and the long shadow of war. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Tahmima Anam) Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:41:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Good-Muslim-Audiobook/B00EV527YC thebookvoice.com 10:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Muslim Author: Tahmima Anam Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the dying days of a brutal civil war, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside, he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come... Almost a decade later, Sohails sister Maya returns home after a long absence to find her beloved brother transformed. While Maya has stuck to her revolutionary ideals, Sohail has shunned his old life to become a charismatic religious leader. And when Sohail decides to send his son to madrasa, the conflict between them comes to a devastating climax. Set in Bangladesh at a time when religious fundamentalism is on the rise, The Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, family and the long shadow of war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Muslim Author: Tahmima Anam Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the dying days of a brutal civil war, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside, he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come... Almost a decade later, Sohails sister Maya returns home after a long absence to find her beloved brother transformed. While Maya has stuck to her revolutionary ideals, Sohail has shunned his old life to become a charismatic religious leader. And when Sohail decides to send his son to madrasa, the conflict between them comes to a devastating climax. Set in Bangladesh at a time when religious fundamentalism is on the rise, The Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, family and the long shadow of war. Members Reviews: Lovely and informative After reading The Golden Age, I was left with a great desire to continue my journey with the characters that had come to life in it : the widow Rehana and her two children are lifelike and very attaching. Both books offer an understanding of the intertwining between the personal and the political during the period in the history of Bangladesh before and after the war of secession from the union with Pakistan. They are a witnessing act to a redefinition of a nation through its people. I understood the great Bengali culture as dramatically different from the cultures that amalgamated to form Pakistan notwithstanding the commonality of religion between the two countries. I have hopes that Tahmima Anam will continue to tell us in a beautiful style about the stories of the people of her country and thus join the ranks of international writers whose voice springs consistently from their cultural identity. Just finished reading "The Good Muslim" by Tahmima Anam Just finished reading "The Good Muslim" by Tahmima Anam. I had to put it down several times... not to take a break from it or to clean house or cook dinner but because I found the content so intense, hard to take. After a few days or even another book in-between (to wash out the intensity), I picked up where I left off. The last time I put it down, I didn't think I'd ever pick it up again. The story wasn't any where near what I was expecting with this kind of a title, yet the title was significantly appropriate. An amazing story giving insight into how war, hunger, societal and religious parameters can so affect us as human beings. Read The Golden Age firstââ. I wish I had known that The Golden Age was an introduction to The Good Muslim. I guess I did not read the reviews prior to purchasing it. I think with a stronger background I would have understood the second novel better and could have rated it higher. I did enjoy the author's writing style very much and the description of post-war Bangladesh and it's aftermath, how it contributed to the rise of Islamic extremism and its effect upon one family. It was an education for me. However, at times, I was confused about the story line in the novel and the direction in which Ms. Anam was taking us. Maybe this is part of what she was aiming for to further illustrate the conflicts that arise when wars exist and the everlasting horrors and trauma they inflict. I certainly am open to reading more of Tahmina Anam and will probably go back to read the Golden Age eventually. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Children-of-the-Jacaranda-Tree-Audiobook/B00FENMVZK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Children of the Jacaranda Tree Author: Sahar Delijani Narrator: Mozhan Marnò Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-13 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: While held in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, Azar gives birth to a baby girl whom she fears she cannot keep. Arash, a fellow revolutionary, makes his daughter a bracelet of date stones, knowing it will be all she has to remember him by. Leila has to choose between fleeing Iran with her lover or staying to care for the children of her imprisoned sisters. And Forugh must grow up in the shadow of her parent's deaths. Courageous, heart-wrenching and beautifully written, Children of the Jacaranda Tree is a novel about family, sacrifice, and the search for a better world. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Sahar Delijani) Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:43:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Children-of-the-Jacaranda-Tree-Audiobook/B00FENMVZK thebookvoice.com 08:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Children of the Jacaranda Tree Author: Sahar Delijani Narrator: Mozhan Marnò Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-13 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: While held in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, Azar gives birth to a baby girl whom she fears she cannot keep. Arash, a fellow revolutionary, makes his daughter a bracelet of date stones, knowing it will be all she has to remember him by. Leila has to choose between fleeing Iran with her lover or staying to care for the children of her imprisoned sisters. And Forugh must grow up in the shadow of her parent's deaths. Courageous, heart-wrenching and beautifully written, Children of the Jacaranda Tree is a novel about family, sacrifice, and the search for a better world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Children of the Jacaranda Tree Author: Sahar Delijani Narrator: Mozhan Marnò Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-13 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: While held in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, Azar gives birth to a baby girl whom she fears she cannot keep. Arash, a fellow revolutionary, makes his daughter a bracelet of date stones, knowing it will be all she has to remember him by. Leila has to choose between fleeing Iran with her lover or staying to care for the children of her imprisoned sisters. And Forugh must grow up in the shadow of her parent's deaths. Courageous, heart-wrenching and beautifully written, Children of the Jacaranda Tree is a novel about family, sacrifice, and the search for a better world. Members Reviews: Poignant, moving and revalatory. Would you listen to Children of the Jacaranda Tree again? Why? There is so much to take in in terms of historical fact and emotional impact, it justifies a repeat listen. Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? It made me really sad. We don't realise how luck we are in the UK to be able to say what we want politically without fear. The impact on families, children and individuals of the revolution in Iran was traumatic. It's clear the scars will remain through many generations. Any additional comments? Apart from the emotional impact, the book is beautifully written with sensitive character depictions. It's also a very intersting and illuminating story. I had no idea how badly so many Iranians suffered. Not good Would you try another book written by Sahar Delijani or narrated by Mozhan Marnò? No, What was most disappointing about Sahar Delijanis story? Unengaging, waited forever for the story to develop but it just jumps from person to person with little to draw the reader to the characters. In the end you just want the story to end and it does, with no lasting thoughts or point being reached. Did Mozhan Marnò do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How? Yes, characters are possible to follow. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? Boredom, annoyance. Any additional comments? Not worth buying or listening to. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-Perro-The-Dog-Audiobook/B00FC0VPDO Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: El Perro [The Dog] Autor: Alberto Vázquez Figueroa Narrador: Borja Rodríguez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 5 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-13-14 Editor: Audiomol Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En un penal de América Central, un preso político y un perro se observan fascinados el uno por el otro. Cuando el preso se evade tras herir mortalmente al guardián, el animal, condicionado por su amo antes de morir, se lanza en su persecución. Los dos adversarios se enfrentan en una lucha atroz e infatigable, y, a medida que transcurren las semanas, se establece entre ellos una extraña complicidad, hecha de sentimientos tan opuestos como el odio y la autoestima. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Alberto Vázquez Figueroa) Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:03:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-Perro-The-Dog-Audiobook/B00FC0VPDO thebookvoice.com 03:05:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: El Perro [The Dog] Autor: Alberto Vázquez Figueroa Narrador: Borja Rodríguez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 5 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-13-14 Editor: Audiomol Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En un penal de América Central, un preso político y un perro se observan fascinados el uno por el otro. Cuando el preso se evade tras herir mortalmente al guardián, el animal, condicionado por su amo antes de morir, se lanza en su persecución. Los dos adversarios se enfrentan en una lucha atroz e infatigable, y, a medida que transcurren las semanas, se establece entre ellos una extraña complicidad, hecha de sentimientos tan opuestos como el odio y la autoestima. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: El Perro [The Dog] Autor: Alberto Vázquez Figueroa Narrador: Borja Rodríguez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 5 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-13-14 Editor: Audiomol Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En un penal de América Central, un preso político y un perro se observan fascinados el uno por el otro. Cuando el preso se evade tras herir mortalmente al guardián, el animal, condicionado por su amo antes de morir, se lanza en su persecución. Los dos adversarios se enfrentan en una lucha atroz e infatigable, y, a medida que transcurren las semanas, se establece entre ellos una extraña complicidad, hecha de sentimientos tan opuestos como el odio y la autoestima. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Excelente novela corta Guauu! vaya novela psicológica sobre la relación antagonista entre un perro y un humano. La narración es buena. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Cloning-of-Joanna-May-Audiobook/B00EKUTAO8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cloning of Joanna May Subtitle: A Novel Author: Fay Weldon Narrator: Lesley Parkin Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joanna May is the beautiful, passive, perfect wife of nuclear entrepreneur extraordinaire, Carl May - until he discovers her with her Egyptologist lover, in the sacred haven of his own private art gallery. The lover is murdered, Joanna disgraced, the marriage dissolved. But something of their union, "a ritual performed in the presence of my beauty, his power," will not die. Piqued by a clue Carl cannot contain, the sixty-year old Joanna discovers the demonic experiment he and her gynecologist carried out thirty years ago. Raised an only child, Joanna finds four sisters as lovely as she; convinced that she's childless, she meets four daughters uncannily like her, yet utterly different, knowing nothing - until they're thirty - of each other's existence. Jane, Gina, Julie and Alice. And Joanna. Among them, though their genes are identical, they celebrate the bewildering array of pursuits, lifestyles, choices open to the new generation of women, pioneered by the old. A scintillating, exuberant, ruthlessly acute observer of her time, Fay Weldon leaps - not very far - into a future that makes individual identify infinitely more elusive; a future, nonetheless, in which female solidarity and female compassion (for the male) are compatible. Carl May does come to a nasty end, of his own inimitably daring design. Yet something of him - the opposite of science and calculation - is preserved, cherished even, by the four times stronger, four times wiser, four times more generous Joanna. In The Cloning of Joanna May, Weldon has created a Shakespearean tale of confused identities, an enthralling novel about male control and female power, and about a generation of women for whom almost anything is possible. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Fay Weldon) Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:22:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Cloning-of-Joanna-May-Audiobook/B00EKUTAO8 thebookvoice.com 09:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cloning of Joanna May Subtitle: A Novel Author: Fay Weldon Narrator: Lesley Parkin Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joanna May is the beautiful, passive, perfect wife of nuclear entrepreneur extraordinaire, Carl May - until he discovers her with her Egyptologist lover, in the sacred haven of his own private art gallery. The lover is murdered, Joanna disgraced, the marriage dissolved. But something of their union, "a ritual performed in the presence of my beauty, his power," will not die. Piqued by a clue Carl cannot contain, the sixty-year old Joanna discovers the demonic experiment he and her gynecologist carried out thirty years ago. Raised an only child, Joanna finds four sisters as lovely as she; convinced that she's childless, she meets four daughters uncannily like her, yet utterly different, knowing nothing - until they're thirty - of each other's existence. Jane, Gina, Julie and Alice. And Joanna. Among them, though their genes are identical, they celebrate the bewildering array of pursuits, lifestyles, choices open to the new generation of women, pioneered by the old. A scintillating, exuberant, ruthlessly acute observer of her time, Fay Weldon leaps - not very far - into a future that makes individual identify infinitely more elusive; a future, nonetheless, in which female solidarity and female compassion (for the male) are compatible. Carl May does come to a nasty end, of his own inimitably daring design. Yet something of him - the opposite of science and calculation - is preserved, cherished even, by the four times stronger, four times wiser, four times more generous Joanna. In The Cloning of Joanna May, Weldon has created a Shakespearean tale of confused identities, an enthralling novel about male control and female power, and about a generation of women for whom almost anything is possible. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cloning of Joanna May Subtitle: A Novel Author: Fay Weldon Narrator: Lesley Parkin Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joanna May is the beautiful, passive, perfect wife of nuclear entrepreneur extraordinaire, Carl May - until he discovers her with her Egyptologist lover, in the sacred haven of his own private art gallery. The lover is murdered, Joanna disgraced, the marriage dissolved. But something of their union, "a ritual performed in the presence of my beauty, his power," will not die. Piqued by a clue Carl cannot contain, the sixty-year old Joanna discovers the demonic experiment he and her gynecologist carried out thirty years ago. Raised an only child, Joanna finds four sisters as lovely as she; convinced that she's childless, she meets four daughters uncannily like her, yet utterly different, knowing nothing - until they're thirty - of each other's existence. Jane, Gina, Julie and Alice. And Joanna. Among them, though their genes are identical, they celebrate the bewildering array of pursuits, lifestyles, choices open to the new generation of women, pioneered by the old. A scintillating, exuberant, ruthlessly acute observer of her time, Fay Weldon leaps - not very far - into a future that makes individual identify infinitely more elusive; a future, nonetheless, in which female solidarity and female compassion (for the male) are compatible. Carl May does come to a nasty end, of his own inimitably daring design. Yet something of him - the opposite of science and calculation - is preserved, cherished even, by the four times stronger, four times wiser, four times more generous Joanna. In The Cloning of Joanna May, Weldon has created a Shakespearean tale of confused identities, an enthralling novel about male control and female power, and about a generation of women for whom almost anything is possible. Members Reviews: convoluted Fay Weldon tries too hard to make the themes presented in this novel seem timeless and universally applicable. Ironically this has the opposite effect and causes the somewhat interesting plot to become less interesting. a fave-rave This is great fun. Weldon's prose style shifts with her books and become the voice of the primary character. The movie is superb, if you can find it. A Bizarre, Original Glimpse into the Future? I was surprised by the review below, granting this overlooked masterpiece one star. The characters within the book are brilliantly drawn and startlingly humanistic, and the story unfolds at a gentle but engaging pace. Here we have dazzling insights into the very essence of what makes a person a person (or as Weldon refers to it, the 'I') but there is nothing patronising or overloaded about her conclusions. Rather, the irony of the book is wonderfully funny, with some real laugh out loud moments...all cunningly disguised within insights of amazing originality. I have never read a book like this before. Her prose is to be admired. The differing threads of the clone's lives are a pastiche, a carefully woven tapestry of how one person, one being, given seperate choices (or having those choices predetermined), could be so different from their blueprint. This is illustrated with the use of Tarot within the story, and its interesting asides into the very science of prediction. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Harsh-Voice-Audiobook/B00E0QZ2N0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Harsh Voice Author: Rebecca West Narrator: Eva Wilhelm Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these four brilliant short novels set in America, England, and Paris, Rebecca West explores the lives and relationships of rich women and men who are ruled by 'the harsh voice we hear when money talks, or hate'. There is Josie, a flower of American girlhood whose boundless ambition for wealth fatally loosens the bonds of her marriage to Corrie. There is Etienne de Sevenac, a dilettante French aristocrat whose courtly stratagems are no match for Nancy Sarle - a plain but powerful American businesswoman. There is Alice Pemberton, a sensible Englishwoman - the very salt of the earth - but a petty tyrant in her gracious Georgian home. And lastly there is Sam Hartley, an American businessman who has fought his way to riches with his wife at his side, but whose life is now haunted by an abiding vision of beautiful young women. Rebecca West was born in London in 1892. She was educated in Edinburgh and began to appear in print as a journalist in London as early as 1911. She was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1959 and died in March 1983. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Rebecca West) Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:29:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Harsh-Voice-Audiobook/B00E0QZ2N0 thebookvoice.com 09:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Harsh Voice Author: Rebecca West Narrator: Eva Wilhelm Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these four brilliant short novels set in America, England, and Paris, Rebecca West explores the lives and relationships of rich women and men who are ruled by 'the harsh voice we hear when money talks, or hate'. There is Josie, a flower of American girlhood whose boundless ambition for wealth fatally loosens the bonds of her marriage to Corrie. There is Etienne de Sevenac, a dilettante French aristocrat whose courtly stratagems are no match for Nancy Sarle - a plain but powerful American businesswoman. There is Alice Pemberton, a sensible Englishwoman - the very salt of the earth - but a petty tyrant in her gracious Georgian home. And lastly there is Sam Hartley, an American businessman who has fought his way to riches with his wife at his side, but whose life is now haunted by an abiding vision of beautiful young women. Rebecca West was born in London in 1892. She was educated in Edinburgh and began to appear in print as a journalist in London as early as 1911. She was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1959 and died in March 1983. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Harsh Voice Author: Rebecca West Narrator: Eva Wilhelm Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these four brilliant short novels set in America, England, and Paris, Rebecca West explores the lives and relationships of rich women and men who are ruled by 'the harsh voice we hear when money talks, or hate'. There is Josie, a flower of American girlhood whose boundless ambition for wealth fatally loosens the bonds of her marriage to Corrie. There is Etienne de Sevenac, a dilettante French aristocrat whose courtly stratagems are no match for Nancy Sarle - a plain but powerful American businesswoman. There is Alice Pemberton, a sensible Englishwoman - the very salt of the earth - but a petty tyrant in her gracious Georgian home. And lastly there is Sam Hartley, an American businessman who has fought his way to riches with his wife at his side, but whose life is now haunted by an abiding vision of beautiful young women. Rebecca West was born in London in 1892. She was educated in Edinburgh and began to appear in print as a journalist in London as early as 1911. She was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1959 and died in March 1983. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Power-Ballads-Audiobook/B00DO36O00 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Power Ballads Author: Will Boast Narrator: Brandon Massey, Meaghan Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 08-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Real musicians dont sign autographs, date models, or fly in private jets. They spend their lives in practice rooms and basement clubs or toiling in the obscurity of coffee-shop gigs, casino jobs, and the European festival circuit. The 10 linked stories in Power Ballads are devoted to this unheard virtuoso: the working musician. From the wings of sold-out arenas to hip-hop studios to polka bars, these stories are born out of a nocturnal world where music is often simply work, but also where it can, in rare moments, become a source of grace and transcendence, speaking about the things we never seem to say to one another. A skilled but snobby jazz drummer joins a costumed heavy metal band to pay his rent. A country singer tries to turn her brutal past into a successful career. A vengeful rock critic reenters the life of an emerging singer-songwriter, bent on wreaking havoc. The characters in Power Ballads - aging head-bangers, jobbers, techno DJs, groupies, and the occasional rock star (and those who have to live with them) - need music to survive, yet find themselves lost when the last note is played, the lights go up, and its time to return to regular life. By turns melancholy and hilarious, Power Ballads is not only a deeply felt look at the lives of musicians but also an exploration of the secret music that plays inside us all. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Will Boast) Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:48:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Power-Ballads-Audiobook/B00DO36O00 thebookvoice.com 06:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Power Ballads Author: Will Boast Narrator: Brandon Massey, Meaghan Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 08-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Real musicians dont sign autographs, date models, or fly in private jets. They spend their lives in practice rooms and basement clubs or toiling in the obscurity of coffee-shop gigs, casino jobs, and the European festival circuit. The 10 linked stories in Power Ballads are devoted to this unheard virtuoso: the working musician. From the wings of sold-out arenas to hip-hop studios to polka bars, these stories are born out of a nocturnal world where music is often simply work, but also where it can, in rare moments, become a source of grace and transcendence, speaking about the things we never seem to say to one another. A skilled but snobby jazz drummer joins a costumed heavy metal band to pay his rent. A country singer tries to turn her brutal past into a successful career. A vengeful rock critic reenters the life of an emerging singer-songwriter, bent on wreaking havoc. The characters in Power Ballads - aging head-bangers, jobbers, techno DJs, groupies, and the occasional rock star (and those who have to live with them) - need music to survive, yet find themselves lost when the last note is played, the lights go up, and its time to return to regular life. By turns melancholy and hilarious, Power Ballads is not only a deeply felt look at the lives of musicians but also an exploration of the secret music that plays inside us all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Power Ballads Author: Will Boast Narrator: Brandon Massey, Meaghan Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 08-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Real musicians dont sign autographs, date models, or fly in private jets. They spend their lives in practice rooms and basement clubs or toiling in the obscurity of coffee-shop gigs, casino jobs, and the European festival circuit. The 10 linked stories in Power Ballads are devoted to this unheard virtuoso: the working musician. From the wings of sold-out arenas to hip-hop studios to polka bars, these stories are born out of a nocturnal world where music is often simply work, but also where it can, in rare moments, become a source of grace and transcendence, speaking about the things we never seem to say to one another. A skilled but snobby jazz drummer joins a costumed heavy metal band to pay his rent. A country singer tries to turn her brutal past into a successful career. A vengeful rock critic reenters the life of an emerging singer-songwriter, bent on wreaking havoc. The characters in Power Ballads - aging head-bangers, jobbers, techno DJs, groupies, and the occasional rock star (and those who have to live with them) - need music to survive, yet find themselves lost when the last note is played, the lights go up, and its time to return to regular life. By turns melancholy and hilarious, Power Ballads is not only a deeply felt look at the lives of musicians but also an exploration of the secret music that plays inside us all. Members Reviews: Engrossing Short Fiction Boast's ability to wield these narratives is awe-inspiring. Beginning with a preteen tuba player who wants to polka, through rock stars and their loved ones, through choir masters and rapping teens, each story echos with musical truth. These stories take the music industry and make it universal, accessible. Several of the stories have common characters, revolving around Tim, the drummer trying to make it in the Chicago music sphere, and his girlfriend Kate. They way these short stories are independent and yet interwoven provides almost a novel-like quality. This includes 6 of the 10 stories. A 7th is tangentially related, similar to the stories interwoven in Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad. Admittedly, I had read the final story "Coda" in Narrative Magazine several months ago. While I enjoyed it then, I found it much richer and a more fulfilling read this time, prefaced by several other stories about the same characters, giving more depth to the emotions therein. The emotions that build over the course of the stories is also quite powerful. After "The Bridge", I had to stop reading. Fiction almost never makes me cry, but this story was one exception. The other stories show other aspects of the music industry. Perhaps my favorite of these, "Sidemen", examines the life of a touring rock musician's wife and the difficulties with that lifestyle. The sorrow Boast captures in this story resonate with me, someone who has no connection with the music industry. Yet the feelings of loneliness are common and approachable. I love all of the stories in this collection. Congratulations to Will Boast for winning the Iowa Short Fiction Award. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Everything-on-the-Line-Audiobook/B00CO6PLMA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everything on the Line Author: Bob Mitchell Narrator: Bob Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 05-14-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The year is 2043. God and Satan are dining at a cute little Italian trattoria in Purgatory, when Satan challenges God to a wager: At stake is whether Good or Evil will prevail in the world. Both antagonists will choose someone on earth to compete in a winner-take-all athletic competition. If Gods choice wins, Good will prevail forever. If Satans choice wins. They select tennis as the ideal crucible in which to have this ultimate mano-a-mano sporting test of physical skills and inner strength. Throughout the novel (which takes place in Florence, Venice, Rome, New York, Florida, Ohio, Paris, Barcelona, Melbourne, and Wimbledon), Italian wunderkind Ugo Bellezza (God's choice) and American prodigy Jack Spade (Satan's) battle both opponents and their own personal demons - and become the two greatest players in the history of tennis - until, in the final chapter, they clash in a titanic battle at Wimbledon, a cataclysmic, touching, and surprising denouement in which (with everything on the line, literally and figuratively) the eternal battle between Good and Evil is ultimately decided. Critic Reviews: Everything on the Line has a line about everything - its a fanciful, exuberant valentine to tennis and the people who play it. (Mary Carillo, CBS, NBC, ESPN commentator, winner [with John McEnroe] of French Open mixed doubles title, Peabody Award winner) Although few novelists have touched pro tennis, knowledgeable Bob Mitchell makes a big splash with Everything on the Line, filled with surprises and humor, set in a future Obama presidency (Malia's). In a fierce rivalry for No. 1, an American and an Italian (he with a Stradivarius racket!) battle across the planet. (Bud Collins, Boston Globe, ESPN, Tennis Channel, dean of American tennis writers, member International Tennis Hall of Fame) Bob Mitchells novel, Everything on the Line, is a complex, rich, challenging story weaving together the authors vast knowledge of tennis, history, art, and poetry, with guest appearances by those two well-known superstars, God and Satan. (Peter Bodo, senior editor and chief columnist, Tennis magazine) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Bob Mitchell) Tue, 14 May 2013 03:32:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Everything-on-the-Line-Audiobook/B00CO6PLMA thebookvoice.com 07:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everything on the Line Author: Bob Mitchell Narrator: Bob Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 05-14-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The year is 2043. God and Satan are dining at a cute little Italian trattoria in Purgatory, when Satan challenges God to a wager: At stake is whether Good or Evil will prevail in the world. Both antagonists will choose someone on earth to compete in a winner-take-all athletic competition. If Gods choice wins, Good will prevail forever. If Satans choice wins. They select tennis as the ideal crucible in which to have this ultimate mano-a-mano sporting test of physical skills and inner strength. Throughout the novel (which takes place in Florence, Venice, Rome, New York, Florida, Ohio, Paris, Barcelona, Melbourne, and Wimbledon), Italian wunderkind Ugo Bellezza (God's choice) and American prodigy Jack Spade (Satan's) battle both opponents and their own personal demons - and become the two greatest players in the history of tennis - until, in the final chapter, they clash in a titanic battle at Wimbledon, a cataclysmic, touching, and surprising denouement in which (with everything on the line, literally and figuratively) the eternal battle between Good and Evil is ultimately decided. Critic Reviews: Everything on the Line has a line about everything - its a fanciful, exuberant valentine to tennis and the people who play it. (Mary Carillo, CBS, NBC, ESPN commentator, winner [with John McEnroe] of French Open mixed doubles title, Peabody Award winner) Although few novelists have touched pro tennis, knowledgeable Bob Mitchell makes a big splash with Everything on the Line, filled with surprises and humor, set in a future Obama presidency (Malia's). In a fierce rivalry for No. 1, an American and an Italian (he with a Stradivarius racket!) battle across the planet. (Bud Collins, Boston Globe, ESPN, Tennis Channel, dean of American tennis writers, member International Tennis Hall of Fame) Bob Mitchells novel, Everything on the Line, is a complex, rich, challenging story weaving together the authors vast knowledge of tennis, history, art, and poetry, with guest appearances by those two well-known superstars, God and Satan. (Peter Bodo, senior editor and chief columnist, Tennis magazine) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everything on the Line Author: Bob Mitchell Narrator: Bob Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 05-14-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The year is 2043. God and Satan are dining at a cute little Italian trattoria in Purgatory, when Satan challenges God to a wager: At stake is whether Good or Evil will prevail in the world. Both antagonists will choose someone on earth to compete in a winner-take-all athletic competition. If Gods choice wins, Good will prevail forever. If Satans choice wins. They select tennis as the ideal crucible in which to have this ultimate mano-a-mano sporting test of physical skills and inner strength. Throughout the novel (which takes place in Florence, Venice, Rome, New York, Florida, Ohio, Paris, Barcelona, Melbourne, and Wimbledon), Italian wunderkind Ugo Bellezza (God's choice) and American prodigy Jack Spade (Satan's) battle both opponents and their own personal demons - and become the two greatest players in the history of tennis - until, in the final chapter, they clash in a titanic battle at Wimbledon, a cataclysmic, touching, and surprising denouement in which (with everything on the line, literally and figuratively) the eternal battle between Good and Evil is ultimately decided. Critic Reviews: Everything on the Line has a line about everything - its a fanciful, exuberant valentine to tennis and the people who play it. (Mary Carillo, CBS, NBC, ESPN commentator, winner [with John McEnroe] of French Open mixed doubles title, Peabody Award winner) Although few novelists have touched pro tennis, knowledgeable Bob Mitchell makes a big splash with Everything on the Line, filled with surprises and humor, set in a future Obama presidency (Malia's). In a fierce rivalry for No. 1, an American and an Italian (he with a Stradivarius racket!) battle across the planet. (Bud Collins, Boston Globe, ESPN, Tennis Channel, dean of American tennis writers, member International Tennis Hall of Fame) Bob Mitchells novel, Everything on the Line, is a complex, rich, challenging story weaving together the authors vast knowledge of tennis, history, art, and poetry, with guest appearances by those two well-known superstars, God and Satan. (Peter Bodo, senior editor and chief columnist, Tennis magazine) Members Reviews: An amazing book! Brought to you by OBS reviewer Caro This was definitely an amazing book to read!. I really liked it and enjoy it. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first book I've read that its story centers around a sport and that specific sport being tennis. It was a first good experience with a different genre than my usual one, fantasy. I couldn't help, but love this idea of Good vs. Evil and sports that author Bob Mitchell portrays through his writing; two tennis players decide the faith of the world and its inhabitants. I would call this short story, a very well thought out piece of creativity. At the end It just gives you something to think about for a while and wonder what other sport could have God and the Devil chosen for their endless battle. The characters were a clear representation of what God's good human and what the Devil's bad human would be like, just like the people that surrounds them and helps them grow as a person in their careers, whose roles within the story turn out to be key points, too. This was more than just a very well described tennis game. There's so many art, literature, history, sport and other details well placed within the story that reflect and interfere in Jack and Ugo's life throughout their training that serve as lessons even at the final match. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chelbury-Abbey-Audiobook/B00CJD3Y6I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chelbury Abbey Author: Denis MacKail Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 04-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When young John Ellery came to London to study architecture, he straightway fell in love. First of all, he fell in love with the colour and the line and the lovely old masonry of Chelbury Abbey and then quite shyly and confusedly with Penny herself. Penny Wick, Lady Penelope, if one must be so old-fashioned, lived with her father, the seventh earl, in a cottage near the Abbey and pined to get up to London and find a job. She belonged to England's aristocratic new poor and rather took the glories of her pleasant old Abbey for granted. But John had lots of ideas--more or less practical. His pursuit of them and of Penny makes one of the most human and delightful stories that Denis Mackail has written. And this is praise indeed if you remember Greenery Street and Peninsula Place. Denis Mackail was born in London on 3 June 1892. He went to Balliol College, Oxford, but failed to complete his degree through ill-health after two years. In 1917 he married Diana Granet, only child of the railway manager Sir Guy Granet, who was a director-general for railways in the War Office. The couple had two children and lived in Chelsea, London. It was the necessity of supporting his young family that lead Denis to write a novel when office jobs became insecure after the end of the war. With his novel published, his first short-story accepted by the prestigious Strand Magazine and the services of a literary agent, A. P. Watt, Denis was soon earning enough from his writing to give up office work. He published a novel every year from 1920 to 1938 and among his literary friends were P. G. Wodehouse and A. A. Milne. During the 1930s Mackail lived at Bishopstone House, Bishopstone near Seaford, Sussex. Denis agreed to write the official biography of J. M. Barrie, which appeared in 1941. He went on to produce seven more novels and some books of reminiscences, but after the early death of his wife in 1949, he published no more and lived quietly in London until his death. He died on 4 August 1971. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Denis MacKail) Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:44:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chelbury-Abbey-Audiobook/B00CJD3Y6I thebookvoice.com 11:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chelbury Abbey Author: Denis MacKail Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 04-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When young John Ellery came to London to study architecture, he straightway fell in love. First of all, he fell in love with the colour and the line and the lovely old masonry of Chelbury Abbey and then quite shyly and confusedly with Penny herself. Penny Wick, Lady Penelope, if one must be so old-fashioned, lived with her father, the seventh earl, in a cottage near the Abbey and pined to get up to London and find a job. She belonged to England's aristocratic new poor and rather took the glories of her pleasant old Abbey for granted. But John had lots of ideas--more or less practical. His pursuit of them and of Penny makes one of the most human and delightful stories that Denis Mackail has written. And this is praise indeed if you remember Greenery Street and Peninsula Place. Denis Mackail was born in London on 3 June 1892. He went to Balliol College, Oxford, but failed to complete his degree through ill-health after two years. In 1917 he married Diana Granet, only child of the railway manager Sir Guy Granet, who was a director-general for railways in the War Office. The couple had two children and lived in Chelsea, London. It was the necessity of supporting his young family that lead Denis to write a novel when office jobs became insecure after the end of the war. With his novel published, his first short-story accepted by the prestigious Strand Magazine and the services of a literary agent, A. P. Watt, Denis was soon earning enough from his writing to give up office work. He published a novel every year from 1920 to 1938 and among his literary friends were P. G. Wodehouse and A. A. Milne. During the 1930s Mackail lived at Bishopstone House, Bishopstone near Seaford, Sussex. Denis agreed to write the official biography of J. M. Barrie, which appeared in 1941. He went on to produce seven more novels and some books of reminiscences, but after the early death of his wife in 1949, he published no more and lived quietly in London until his death. He died on 4 August 1971. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chelbury Abbey Author: Denis MacKail Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 04-27-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When young John Ellery came to London to study architecture, he straightway fell in love. First of all, he fell in love with the colour and the line and the lovely old masonry of Chelbury Abbey and then quite shyly and confusedly with Penny herself. Penny Wick, Lady Penelope, if one must be so old-fashioned, lived with her father, the seventh earl, in a cottage near the Abbey and pined to get up to London and find a job. She belonged to England's aristocratic new poor and rather took the glories of her pleasant old Abbey for granted. But John had lots of ideas--more or less practical. His pursuit of them and of Penny makes one of the most human and delightful stories that Denis Mackail has written. And this is praise indeed if you remember Greenery Street and Peninsula Place. Denis Mackail was born in London on 3 June 1892. He went to Balliol College, Oxford, but failed to complete his degree through ill-health after two years. In 1917 he married Diana Granet, only child of the railway manager Sir Guy Granet, who was a director-general for railways in the War Office. The couple had two children and lived in Chelsea, London. It was the necessity of supporting his young family that lead Denis to write a novel when office jobs became insecure after the end of the war. With his novel published, his first short-story accepted by the prestigious Strand Magazine and the services of a literary agent, A. P. Watt, Denis was soon earning enough from his writing to give up office work. He published a novel every year from 1920 to 1938 and among his literary friends were P. G. Wodehouse and A. A. Milne. During the 1930s Mackail lived at Bishopstone House, Bishopstone near Seaford, Sussex. Denis agreed to write the official biography of J. M. Barrie, which appeared in 1941. He went on to produce seven more novels and some books of reminiscences, but after the early death of his wife in 1949, he published no more and lived quietly in London until his death. He died on 4 August 1971. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-White-Crow-Audiobook/B00CFRZS5S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The White Crow Author: Storm Jameson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: June 1890, Portugal. A child was born in somewhat curious circumstances. Until the age of sixteen, his life was a safe and happy one. At that point it changed suddenly, almost brutally. Handicapped by a physically freakish appearance, he not only survived but grew up to become a celebrated restaurateur. He had unusual talents: he had the help, in various crises, of persons as remarkable as himself, and he developed, half deliberately, half unconsciously, a method of defending himself from the peculiar difficulties of his life. The solid elegance and exceptionally admirable food he offered in his restaurant were real enough, the two people living in the basement were real, if in their different ways unusual, and his young Spanish wife in her flat above the restaurant was notably sane and delightful. In his own rooms, two small rooms on the roof of the house, he entertained undeniably real visitors-but of what order of reality? The time covered by the external action of this brilliantly composed audiobook runs from 1890 to 1942, years more full of vivid incident and violent social change than any in our history, and here recorded in a series of sharp-scenes. Storm Jameson (1891- 1986) born to a North Yorkshire family of shipbuilders. Jameson's fiery mother, who bore three girls, encouraged Storm (christened Margaret Storm) to pursue an academic education. After being taught privately and at Scarborough municipal school she won one of three county scholarships which enabled her to read English Literature at Leeds University. She then went on to complete an MA in European Drama at King's College London. During her career Jameson wrote forty-five novels, numerous pamphlets, essays, and reviews, in an effort to make money. Her personal life suffered, and her first marriage to schoolmaster Charles Douglas Clarke was an unhappy one. After they divorced in 1925, Jameson went on to marry Guy Chapman, a fellow author, and remained with him despite her apparent rejection of normal domestic life. Storm Jameson was always politically active, helping to publish a Marxist journal in the British section of the International Union of Revolutionary Writers in 1934 and attending anti-fascist rallies. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Storm Jameson) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:56:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-White-Crow-Audiobook/B00CFRZS5S thebookvoice.com 13:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The White Crow Author: Storm Jameson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: June 1890, Portugal. A child was born in somewhat curious circumstances. Until the age of sixteen, his life was a safe and happy one. At that point it changed suddenly, almost brutally. Handicapped by a physically freakish appearance, he not only survived but grew up to become a celebrated restaurateur. He had unusual talents: he had the help, in various crises, of persons as remarkable as himself, and he developed, half deliberately, half unconsciously, a method of defending himself from the peculiar difficulties of his life. The solid elegance and exceptionally admirable food he offered in his restaurant were real enough, the two people living in the basement were real, if in their different ways unusual, and his young Spanish wife in her flat above the restaurant was notably sane and delightful. In his own rooms, two small rooms on the roof of the house, he entertained undeniably real visitors-but of what order of reality? The time covered by the external action of this brilliantly composed audiobook runs from 1890 to 1942, years more full of vivid incident and violent social change than any in our history, and here recorded in a series of sharp-scenes. Storm Jameson (1891- 1986) born to a North Yorkshire family of shipbuilders. Jameson's fiery mother, who bore three girls, encouraged Storm (christened Margaret Storm) to pursue an academic education. After being taught privately and at Scarborough municipal school she won one of three county scholarships which enabled her to read English Literature at Leeds University. She then went on to complete an MA in European Drama at King's College London. During her career Jameson wrote forty-five novels, numerous pamphlets, essays, and reviews, in an effort to make money. Her personal life suffered, and her first marriage to schoolmaster Charles Douglas Clarke was an unhappy one. After they divorced in 1925, Jameson went on to marry Guy Chapman, a fellow author, and remained with him despite her apparent rejection of normal domestic life. Storm Jameson was always politically active, helping to publish a Marxist journal in the British section of the International Union of Revolutionary Writers in 1934 and attending anti-fascist rallies. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The White Crow Author: Storm Jameson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: June 1890, Portugal. A child was born in somewhat curious circumstances. Until the age of sixteen, his life was a safe and happy one. At that point it changed suddenly, almost brutally. Handicapped by a physically freakish appearance, he not only survived but grew up to become a celebrated restaurateur. He had unusual talents: he had the help, in various crises, of persons as remarkable as himself, and he developed, half deliberately, half unconsciously, a method of defending himself from the peculiar difficulties of his life. The solid elegance and exceptionally admirable food he offered in his restaurant were real enough, the two people living in the basement were real, if in their different ways unusual, and his young Spanish wife in her flat above the restaurant was notably sane and delightful. In his own rooms, two small rooms on the roof of the house, he entertained undeniably real visitors-but of what order of reality? The time covered by the external action of this brilliantly composed audiobook runs from 1890 to 1942, years more full of vivid incident and violent social change than any in our history, and here recorded in a series of sharp-scenes. Storm Jameson (1891- 1986) born to a North Yorkshire family of shipbuilders. Jameson's fiery mother, who bore three girls, encouraged Storm (christened Margaret Storm) to pursue an academic education. After being taught privately and at Scarborough municipal school she won one of three county scholarships which enabled her to read English Literature at Leeds University. She then went on to complete an MA in European Drama at King's College London. During her career Jameson wrote forty-five novels, numerous pamphlets, essays, and reviews, in an effort to make money. Her personal life suffered, and her first marriage to schoolmaster Charles Douglas Clarke was an unhappy one. After they divorced in 1925, Jameson went on to marry Guy Chapman, a fellow author, and remained with him despite her apparent rejection of normal domestic life. Storm Jameson was always politically active, helping to publish a Marxist journal in the British section of the International Union of Revolutionary Writers in 1934 and attending anti-fascist rallies. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Loves-Winning-Plays-Audiobook/B00CH35CLK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love's Winning Plays Author: Inman Majors Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-24-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Ever wondered why college football coaches wear visors at night and always chew gum with their mouths open? Though the Southeastern Conference football season is still months away, the fans obsession is year-round. So head coach Von Driver will take his motivational magic and his Isosceles Triangle of Success on a Pigskin Cavalcade to the small towns in the state. Raymond Love, a young coach unfamiliar with the banquet circuit of big-shot boosters and chat-room gurus, will go along as his wide-eyed errand boy. Also on the trip is the athletic directors daughter, whom Love has tried to win by joining her book cluba dubious strategy at best. The football aspects of the Cavalcade will prove childs play compared to the literary hazards he faces. Will Love master the art of coach-speak? Will he win the affection of the girl? Find out in this fist-bumping, high-fiving, all-out comedic blitz about the sublimely ridiculous world of college football. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Inman Majors) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:38:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Loves-Winning-Plays-Audiobook/B00CH35CLK thebookvoice.com 07:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love's Winning Plays Author: Inman Majors Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-24-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Ever wondered why college football coaches wear visors at night and always chew gum with their mouths open? Though the Southeastern Conference football season is still months away, the fans obsession is year-round. So head coach Von Driver will take his motivational magic and his Isosceles Triangle of Success on a Pigskin Cavalcade to the small towns in the state. Raymond Love, a young coach unfamiliar with the banquet circuit of big-shot boosters and chat-room gurus, will go along as his wide-eyed errand boy. Also on the trip is the athletic directors daughter, whom Love has tried to win by joining her book cluba dubious strategy at best. The football aspects of the Cavalcade will prove childs play compared to the literary hazards he faces. Will Love master the art of coach-speak? Will he win the affection of the girl? Find out in this fist-bumping, high-fiving, all-out comedic blitz about the sublimely ridiculous world of college football. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love's Winning Plays Author: Inman Majors Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-24-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Ever wondered why college football coaches wear visors at night and always chew gum with their mouths open? Though the Southeastern Conference football season is still months away, the fans obsession is year-round. So head coach Von Driver will take his motivational magic and his Isosceles Triangle of Success on a Pigskin Cavalcade to the small towns in the state. Raymond Love, a young coach unfamiliar with the banquet circuit of big-shot boosters and chat-room gurus, will go along as his wide-eyed errand boy. Also on the trip is the athletic directors daughter, whom Love has tried to win by joining her book cluba dubious strategy at best. The football aspects of the Cavalcade will prove childs play compared to the literary hazards he faces. Will Love master the art of coach-speak? Will he win the affection of the girl? Find out in this fist-bumping, high-fiving, all-out comedic blitz about the sublimely ridiculous world of college football. Members Reviews: Entertaning skewering of college football life What a fun book this is. I'm new to Majors work, but this one made me want to go and read all of his other novels. He offers a very funny satire of college football life. But the games don't take center stage here. What does is an out-of-season "cavalcade" in which the coaches go on tour to raise money and meet with the team's boosters and hard-core fans. The main protagonist is coach Raymond Love, an earnest graduate of a Division III school, who's now working as a post-graduate assistant at a big-time division one school under a flamboyant, self-absorbed coach. Love is hoping to get a full-time coaching job with the team, but his main competition for the job is another smooth-talking graduate assistant who is a master at sucking-up. During the calvalcade, Love is given one important task -- keeping the wild, hard-drinking and hard-living defensive coordinator out of trouble. There are lots of fun escapades as Love fails miserably at that assignment. The obsessed fans and boosters go under the satirists' knife as much as the coaching staff does. The novel offers a series of exceprts from fan chat rooms, and those sections are hysterically funny and a dead-on portrait of the silliness of the debates you see in comment sections on Web sites. Love also has a couple of love interests -- a cute smart-aleck peer in the sports management department, who seems to be out of bounds because she has a long-distance fiance and another, gorgeous woman whom Love eventually learns is the athletic director's daughter. She strings him along by asking him to become a member of her book club - a not very macho thing to do that none of his football peers can understand. In the club, she forces him to read books similar to Eat, Pray, Love, and Majors does another great job at poking fun of the absurdity of these books in which sex, food, travel and spirtuality all get mixed up. As a bonus, the back section of the book offers a reading guide that is a terrific send-up of these guides and the discussions people have at book club meetings. Strong characters and a humorous portrayal of a world that takes itself more seriously than it should make this a very entertaining read. A Must Read for Football Fans If you have not read Inman Majors' three other novels,you have missed some worthwhile reading. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zero-db-And-Other-Stories-Audiobook/B00D2BEKS2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zero db: And Other Stories Author: Madison Smartt Bell Narrator: Brandon Massey Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Madison Smartt Bells celebrated debut story collection about the daily struggles of life in America. The characters in this captivating collection of stories are linked by imprisonment in desperate circumstances and the currents of history that carry them along. Praised for its clarity of voice and vision, Zero db and Other Stories begins with a grim tour of the Deep South that includes a visit to a Tennessee slaughter yard, an unflinching look at the underbelly of the Northeast, and even a trip back in time to the Great Plains of the 19th century and the confluence of events leading up to the Battle of Little Bighorn. Engrossing and brimming with insight, Bells early stories are remarkable for their ambition of scope and the authors deft rendering of human diversity. Editorial Reviews: Brandon Masseys rendition of these compelling short stories has an air of gravitas that highlights the tremendous power of award-winning American writer Madison Smartt Bells masterful prose. His understated approach to each performance highlights the clarity of the writing and allows each story to unfurl at the perfect pace. Whether the setting is the Deep South, the Northeast, or the Great Plains during the 19th century, Bell paints a bleak portrait of society, pulling no punches when it comes to exposing the desperation and darkness that permeates daily life. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Madison Smartt Bell) Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:15:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zero-db-And-Other-Stories-Audiobook/B00D2BEKS2 thebookvoice.com 05:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zero db: And Other Stories Author: Madison Smartt Bell Narrator: Brandon Massey Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Madison Smartt Bells celebrated debut story collection about the daily struggles of life in America. The characters in this captivating collection of stories are linked by imprisonment in desperate circumstances and the currents of history that carry them along. Praised for its clarity of voice and vision, Zero db and Other Stories begins with a grim tour of the Deep South that includes a visit to a Tennessee slaughter yard, an unflinching look at the underbelly of the Northeast, and even a trip back in time to the Great Plains of the 19th century and the confluence of events leading up to the Battle of Little Bighorn. Engrossing and brimming with insight, Bells early stories are remarkable for their ambition of scope and the authors deft rendering of human diversity. Editorial Reviews: Brandon Masseys rendition of these compelling short stories has an air of gravitas that highlights the tremendous power of award-winning American writer Madison Smartt Bells masterful prose. His understated approach to each performance highlights the clarity of the writing and allows each story to unfurl at the perfect pace. Whether the setting is the Deep South, the Northeast, or the Great Plains during the 19th century, Bell paints a bleak portrait of society, pulling no punches when it comes to exposing the desperation and darkness that permeates daily life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zero db: And Other Stories Author: Madison Smartt Bell Narrator: Brandon Massey Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Madison Smartt Bells celebrated debut story collection about the daily struggles of life in America. The characters in this captivating collection of stories are linked by imprisonment in desperate circumstances and the currents of history that carry them along. Praised for its clarity of voice and vision, Zero db and Other Stories begins with a grim tour of the Deep South that includes a visit to a Tennessee slaughter yard, an unflinching look at the underbelly of the Northeast, and even a trip back in time to the Great Plains of the 19th century and the confluence of events leading up to the Battle of Little Bighorn. Engrossing and brimming with insight, Bells early stories are remarkable for their ambition of scope and the authors deft rendering of human diversity. Editorial Reviews: Brandon Masseys rendition of these compelling short stories has an air of gravitas that highlights the tremendous power of award-winning American writer Madison Smartt Bells masterful prose. His understated approach to each performance highlights the clarity of the writing and allows each story to unfurl at the perfect pace. Whether the setting is the Deep South, the Northeast, or the Great Plains during the 19th century, Bell paints a bleak portrait of society, pulling no punches when it comes to exposing the desperation and darkness that permeates daily life. Members Reviews: The writing in the first section is beautiful. Had this book been composed only of stories ... The three sections in this book present stories told in three entirely different voices. Part One is set in the rural South (but not the "deep South" as the Amazon description reads), part two mainly in the ghettos of NYC and part three (a single story) in the Sioux Wars of the 1870s. The writing in the first section is beautiful. Had this book been composed only of stories in that voice it would merit 5 stars. The stories in part 2 were engaging, but seemed to be variant retellings of the same story--connected not at all to the stories in part one, although I suspect that would have been possible. The story in part 3 has no real place in this collection, in my opinion. It lacks authenticity and is far inferior to the excellent work in part one. While the stories of the rebellious impoverished young man in the slums are well-handled, the stories of childhood on a Tennessee farm are more compelling. Bell, who interestingly is the son of friends of Andrew Lytle and the Fugitive Poets, would do well by exploring that subject further. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-of-the-Family-Audiobook/B00CFRX1WA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One of the Family Author: Monica Dickens Narrator: Dominic Keating Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 72 Chepstow Villas lives the Motley family: Leonard, the assistant manager of Whiteley's; his gentle wife, Gwen; "new woman" daughter, Madge; and son, Dicky. Into their comfortable Edwardian world comes a sinister threat of murder and a charismatic stranger who will change their lives forever. Great-granddaughter to Charles Dickens, Monica (1915-1992) was born into an upper-middle-class family. Disillusioned with the world she was brought up in - she was expelled from St Paul's Girls' School in London for throwing her school uniform over Hammersmith Bridge - Dickens then decided to go into service, despite coming from the privileged class; her experiences as a cook and general servant would form the nucleus of her first book, One Pair Of Hands, in 1939. Dickens married an American Navy officer, Roy O. Stratton, and spent much of her adult life in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., but the majority of writing continued to be set in Britain. Her book of 1953, No More Meadows, reflected her work with the NSPCC and she later helped to found the American Samaritans in Massachusetts. Between 1970 and 1971 she wrote a series of children's books known as The World's End series which dealt with rescuing animals, and to some extent children. After the death of her husband, in 1985, Dickens returned to England where she continued to write until her death, aged 77. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Monica Dickens) Wed, 15 May 2013 11:15:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-of-the-Family-Audiobook/B00CFRX1WA thebookvoice.com 09:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One of the Family Author: Monica Dickens Narrator: Dominic Keating Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 72 Chepstow Villas lives the Motley family: Leonard, the assistant manager of Whiteley's; his gentle wife, Gwen; "new woman" daughter, Madge; and son, Dicky. Into their comfortable Edwardian world comes a sinister threat of murder and a charismatic stranger who will change their lives forever. Great-granddaughter to Charles Dickens, Monica (1915-1992) was born into an upper-middle-class family. Disillusioned with the world she was brought up in - she was expelled from St Paul's Girls' School in London for throwing her school uniform over Hammersmith Bridge - Dickens then decided to go into service, despite coming from the privileged class; her experiences as a cook and general servant would form the nucleus of her first book, One Pair Of Hands, in 1939. Dickens married an American Navy officer, Roy O. Stratton, and spent much of her adult life in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., but the majority of writing continued to be set in Britain. Her book of 1953, No More Meadows, reflected her work with the NSPCC and she later helped to found the American Samaritans in Massachusetts. Between 1970 and 1971 she wrote a series of children's books known as The World's End series which dealt with rescuing animals, and to some extent children. After the death of her husband, in 1985, Dickens returned to England where she continued to write until her death, aged 77. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One of the Family Author: Monica Dickens Narrator: Dominic Keating Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 72 Chepstow Villas lives the Motley family: Leonard, the assistant manager of Whiteley's; his gentle wife, Gwen; "new woman" daughter, Madge; and son, Dicky. Into their comfortable Edwardian world comes a sinister threat of murder and a charismatic stranger who will change their lives forever. Great-granddaughter to Charles Dickens, Monica (1915-1992) was born into an upper-middle-class family. Disillusioned with the world she was brought up in - she was expelled from St Paul's Girls' School in London for throwing her school uniform over Hammersmith Bridge - Dickens then decided to go into service, despite coming from the privileged class; her experiences as a cook and general servant would form the nucleus of her first book, One Pair Of Hands, in 1939. Dickens married an American Navy officer, Roy O. Stratton, and spent much of her adult life in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., but the majority of writing continued to be set in Britain. Her book of 1953, No More Meadows, reflected her work with the NSPCC and she later helped to found the American Samaritans in Massachusetts. Between 1970 and 1971 she wrote a series of children's books known as The World's End series which dealt with rescuing animals, and to some extent children. After the death of her husband, in 1985, Dickens returned to England where she continued to write until her death, aged 77. Members Reviews: One of the Family Although this book is quite different from most of the other books I have read by Monica Dickens (set in an earlier period than most), I thoroughly enjoyed it. As always, her characters were well drawn and believable and her story line carried the reader along nicely. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Life-Is-Short-and-Desire-Endless-Audiobook/B00CD8Y4CC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life Is Short and Desire Endless Author: Patrick Lapeyre Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This delicious novel revolves around a classic love triangle: Two men and one woman. She is English, they are French and American. The Frenchman is married, the American is not. None of this makes any difference. The womanelusive, unreliable, a classic femme fataleflits back and forth between her two lovers, driving them both mad. Lapeyres subtle, graceful, yet compulsively readable narrative shows us the folly of men who fall helplessly in love with women they dont understand. Its theme is universal and its humor is sly. It is the perfect introduction in English to this brilliant writers work. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Patrick Lapeyre) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:18:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Life-Is-Short-and-Desire-Endless-Audiobook/B00CD8Y4CC thebookvoice.com 07:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life Is Short and Desire Endless Author: Patrick Lapeyre Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This delicious novel revolves around a classic love triangle: Two men and one woman. She is English, they are French and American. The Frenchman is married, the American is not. None of this makes any difference. The womanelusive, unreliable, a classic femme fataleflits back and forth between her two lovers, driving them both mad. Lapeyres subtle, graceful, yet compulsively readable narrative shows us the folly of men who fall helplessly in love with women they dont understand. Its theme is universal and its humor is sly. It is the perfect introduction in English to this brilliant writers work. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life Is Short and Desire Endless Author: Patrick Lapeyre Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This delicious novel revolves around a classic love triangle: Two men and one woman. She is English, they are French and American. The Frenchman is married, the American is not. None of this makes any difference. The womanelusive, unreliable, a classic femme fataleflits back and forth between her two lovers, driving them both mad. Lapeyres subtle, graceful, yet compulsively readable narrative shows us the folly of men who fall helplessly in love with women they dont understand. Its theme is universal and its humor is sly. It is the perfect introduction in English to this brilliant writers work. Members Reviews: Beauty out of Air Patrick Lapeyre creates a laughable situation with these two men who share Nora. She flits between them, satisfying neither, and it's obvious why this might be the case: none of these people know what they're doing, and for the most part, their characters are defined by their outward frustrations rather than by well-drawn internal dynamics. Does this mean that they come over as unimportant and arid? Though that may deter some readers, not to worry. Patrick Lapeyre is an artist, and his prose style provides some of today's less accomplished authors a clinic on how to create beauty out of air. Beautiful Writing I bought this book on impulse because I was drawn to the hauntingly beautiful cover and the title--a bit superficial, I'll admit. But the contents lived up to the exterior. Another reviewer said the people and the situation were laughable but I could not disagree more. The people are portrayed with honesty, compassion and, most of all, with lyrical language. Yet, there is a story here too, a mystery, that is intensely compelling. This is the kind of book you read slowly, savoring each passage because reading it is such pleasure. But then, I am a language junkie. It was my tonic at the end of a long day of teaching! Lapeyre's writing is beautiful (with kudos to the translater as as well) and I only wish there was more of it translated into English. bad girls The New York Times Book Review was complimentary of this translated French story of a bad girl diddling two guys in two different countries. I'm a sucker for femme fatale stories and this is indeed a good one. The narrative is enticing and I couldn't stop reading it. Had to find out how it would end. What is it about Nora Neville that attracts these men? Woody Allen once said that the heart wants what the heart wants. (We won't go into the circumstances that prompted that musing, because ew!) Patrick Lapeyre takes that notion to heart in this book. Boy, does he ever. Two men, a frenchman named Blériot and an American named Murphy, want Nora Neville, an English woman with some French ancestry. Blériot is married, but directionless. His "career" consists of working as a freelance translator, but he doesn't really like his job, nor is he motivated to do much with it. His wife, Sabine, brings in the money; Blériot tends to make more from handouts from his parents and friend Léonard than he does from actual work. Blériot does care about his wife, although theirs is a stagnant, complacent marriage. Murphy is the opposite of Blériot: he has a good, stable job at a London finance agency (he graduated from Harvard, after all) and earns his money. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/What-Tears-Us-Apart-Audiobook/B00BYG8WXQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What Tears Us Apart Author: Deborah Cloyed Narrator: Vanessa Hart Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-13 Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Love lives in the most dangerous places of the heart The real world. That's what Leda desperately seeks when she flees her life of privilege to travel to Kenya. She finds it at a boys' orphanage in the slums of Nairobi. What she doesn't expect is to fall for Ita, the charismatic and thoughtful man who gave up his dreams to offer children a haven in the midst of turmoil. Their love should be enough for each other - it embodies the soul-deep connection both have always craved. But it is threatened by Ita's troubled childhood friend, Chege, a gang leader with whom he shares a complex history. As political unrest reaches a boiling point and the slum erupts in violence, Leda is attackedand forced to put her trust in Chege, the one person who otherwise inspires anything but. In the aftermath of Leda's rescue, disturbing secrets are exposed, and Leda, Ita, and Chege are each left grappling with their own regret and confusion. Their worlds upturned, they must now face the reality that sometimes the most treacherous threat is not the world outside, but the demons within. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Deborah Cloyed) Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:04:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/What-Tears-Us-Apart-Audiobook/B00BYG8WXQ thebookvoice.com 09:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What Tears Us Apart Author: Deborah Cloyed Narrator: Vanessa Hart Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-13 Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Love lives in the most dangerous places of the heart The real world. That's what Leda desperately seeks when she flees her life of privilege to travel to Kenya. She finds it at a boys' orphanage in the slums of Nairobi. What she doesn't expect is to fall for Ita, the charismatic and thoughtful man who gave up his dreams to offer children a haven in the midst of turmoil. Their love should be enough for each other - it embodies the soul-deep connection both have always craved. But it is threatened by Ita's troubled childhood friend, Chege, a gang leader with whom he shares a complex history. As political unrest reaches a boiling point and the slum erupts in violence, Leda is attackedand forced to put her trust in Chege, the one person who otherwise inspires anything but. In the aftermath of Leda's rescue, disturbing secrets are exposed, and Leda, Ita, and Chege are each left grappling with their own regret and confusion. Their worlds upturned, they must now face the reality that sometimes the most treacherous threat is not the world outside, but the demons within. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What Tears Us Apart Author: Deborah Cloyed Narrator: Vanessa Hart Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-13 Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Love lives in the most dangerous places of the heart The real world. That's what Leda desperately seeks when she flees her life of privilege to travel to Kenya. She finds it at a boys' orphanage in the slums of Nairobi. What she doesn't expect is to fall for Ita, the charismatic and thoughtful man who gave up his dreams to offer children a haven in the midst of turmoil. Their love should be enough for each other - it embodies the soul-deep connection both have always craved. But it is threatened by Ita's troubled childhood friend, Chege, a gang leader with whom he shares a complex history. As political unrest reaches a boiling point and the slum erupts in violence, Leda is attackedand forced to put her trust in Chege, the one person who otherwise inspires anything but. In the aftermath of Leda's rescue, disturbing secrets are exposed, and Leda, Ita, and Chege are each left grappling with their own regret and confusion. Their worlds upturned, they must now face the reality that sometimes the most treacherous threat is not the world outside, but the demons within. Members Reviews: I truly enjoyed this book in both theme as well is writing ... This book does not seem to be getting the credit that it is due...I truly enjoyed this book in both theme as well is writing style. This author did a great job of blending together 2 different perspectives and many thought provoking themes in a non-linear styled novel. Give this book a try I don't think you will be disappointed. Great love story. It is a well portrayed story based in Kenya. With instense passion, the lives of a few individuals are entertwined. It was good reading. I couldnt put it down. Very descriptive and well tought of plot. I recommend it to all. fascinating redemption romance What Tears Us Apart Deborah Cloyed Mira, Mar 26 2013, $14.95 ISBN: 9780778313793 In 2007 in Topanga, California Leda tells Amadeus the dog that she quit being a chef as that failed to satisfy her deep need to do something meaningful though she does not need a pay check as she is wealthy. While searching the net for a purpose, she comes across a boys' orphanage in Kiberia, Kenya with the picture of a handsome worker Ita. She volunteers to help at the orphanage. Leda flies to Nairobi before finishing her journey to the suburban slum. The abject poverty that greets her seems overwhelming, but Leda quickly finds herself spiritually lifted by the energy and enthusiasm of the children overcoming their troubled pasts and the counter serenity of Ita. As the American and the Kenyan fall in love, his past places her in peril and violent aftermath of the recent election places the orphanage in danger as two groups vie for power. The brutal 2007 Kenyan backdrop brings freshness to this fascinating redemption romance as two flawed people from polar different worlds fall in love. Character driven by the protagonists, support cast and location, readers will appreciate Deborah Cloyed's profound look into emotional risk-taking second chances after the demons inside a person nuke the first time. Harriet Klausner I have mixed feelings about this book. Leda hates the thought of returning to school. She does a Google search and finds a job titled Triumph Orphanage. The orphanage is located in Africa. Leda accepts the position. She gets an added bonus when she meets the man running the orphanage named Ita. Leda falls for Ita. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Aria-Audiobook/B00BOXEGIE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Aria Subtitle: A Novel Author: Nassim Assefi Narrator: Andre Mathieu, Ziba Shirazi, Susan Soriano, Alexandra Matthew Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 03-05-13 Publisher: Nassim Assefi Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jasmine is a cancer specialist and single mother in Seattle, long estranged from her Iranian parents and heritage. When faced with the sudden accidental death of Aria, her five-year-old daughter, she finds little solace in the healing advice she's prescribed to her patients and their families. Lacking spiritual scaffolding or comforting rituals to cope, Jasmine buys a one-way ticket around the world. Along the way she writes letters: to her three greatest loves, all now dead, and to her devoted friends who encourage her to return home. This deeply spiritual novel is the record of Jasmine's journey inward and a moving celebration of the fundamental elements of life: of planting maize in Guatemala, of silent meditation in the mountains of Tibet, and of the rituals of grieving in Iran. It is only when Jasmine, this modern American woman, connects with her ancient heritage that she can finally heal. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Nassim Assefi) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:50:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Aria-Audiobook/B00BOXEGIE thebookvoice.com 06:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Aria Subtitle: A Novel Author: Nassim Assefi Narrator: Andre Mathieu, Ziba Shirazi, Susan Soriano, Alexandra Matthew Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 03-05-13 Publisher: Nassim Assefi Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jasmine is a cancer specialist and single mother in Seattle, long estranged from her Iranian parents and heritage. When faced with the sudden accidental death of Aria, her five-year-old daughter, she finds little solace in the healing advice she's prescribed to her patients and their families. Lacking spiritual scaffolding or comforting rituals to cope, Jasmine buys a one-way ticket around the world. Along the way she writes letters: to her three greatest loves, all now dead, and to her devoted friends who encourage her to return home. This deeply spiritual novel is the record of Jasmine's journey inward and a moving celebration of the fundamental elements of life: of planting maize in Guatemala, of silent meditation in the mountains of Tibet, and of the rituals of grieving in Iran. It is only when Jasmine, this modern American woman, connects with her ancient heritage that she can finally heal. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Aria Subtitle: A Novel Author: Nassim Assefi Narrator: Andre Mathieu, Ziba Shirazi, Susan Soriano, Alexandra Matthew Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 03-05-13 Publisher: Nassim Assefi Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jasmine is a cancer specialist and single mother in Seattle, long estranged from her Iranian parents and heritage. When faced with the sudden accidental death of Aria, her five-year-old daughter, she finds little solace in the healing advice she's prescribed to her patients and their families. Lacking spiritual scaffolding or comforting rituals to cope, Jasmine buys a one-way ticket around the world. Along the way she writes letters: to her three greatest loves, all now dead, and to her devoted friends who encourage her to return home. This deeply spiritual novel is the record of Jasmine's journey inward and a moving celebration of the fundamental elements of life: of planting maize in Guatemala, of silent meditation in the mountains of Tibet, and of the rituals of grieving in Iran. It is only when Jasmine, this modern American woman, connects with her ancient heritage that she can finally heal. Members Reviews: Hauntingly Beautiful From the ashes of tragedy a woman is able to transcend a horrible tragedy via the support of friends and estranged family. A very moving story Aria is beautifully written. The raw emotions it contains are described accurately and delicately. I was very moved by it. (3.5) "You can never love your parents more than they love you." Iranian-born Jasmine Talahi has made a good life for herself and her daughter, Aria, in Seattle, Clinical Associate Professor of Oncology at the University of Washington, the single mother finally coming to terms with the death of her lover before their marriage and Aria's birth; but when Aria is killed in a senseless accident, Jasmine is unable to sustain this last, terrible blow, leaving Seattle in search of peace, or at least acceptance. First to the Sonora desert, Jasmine begins a series of letters, somewhat comforted by the vast quietude that surrounds her, a landscape that looks as barren as her empty heart. The letters are compulsive, an unburdening of an impossibly burdened soul: to her Iranian parents, whom she has not seen or spoken with since she shamed the family by choosing a non-Iranian partner and living with him outside wedlock; to her deceased grandmother and confidant, Mamani Joonan; to Justin, her soul mate and Aria's father; to Dot, Jasmine's best friend in Seattle, a "little person" and an Egyptologist; to Alexander, the man who was helping rebuild her life after Justin; and, most poignantly, Aria, only five-years-old when taken from her mother. Once the journey has begun, Jasmine follows where her heart beckons. After the desert, she travels to Guatemala, where Justin served in the Peace Corps; next is Tibet, China and the tiny meditative nuns, where she witnesses a sky burial. But all along Jasmine is being called by the land of her birth, where identity began, where she might embrace "an ignored heritage". Ultimately, desperate without Aria, Jasmine will unite past with present, her new life with her beginning: "A fierce wind sends my message of remorse across the Himalayas to the foothills of the Elburz Mountains. I follow." There, at last, Jasmine's transformational journey comes full circle as the grieving woman makes peace with the parents who never met their grandchild. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/When-the-Time-Is-Right-Audiobook/B00BJ8O1JI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When the Time Is Right Author: Buddhadeva Bose, Arunava Sinha (translator) Narrator: Meetu Chilana Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Buddhadeva Boses greatest novel When the Time Is Right is a grand family saga set in Calcutta during the last two decades of British rule. Of Rajen Mitras five lovely daughters, it is the youngest - the beautiful, intelligent Swati - who is the apple of her fathers eye. As she grows from an impetuous, spirited child to a lonely young woman, Swati is witness to the upheavals and joys of the Mitra family even as the country slides toward the promise of independence and the inevitability of war. Anxious to ensure that his daughters find suitable husbands, Rajen-babu realizes it is only a matter of time before his favourite child, too, must leave home. While the boorish entrepreneur Prabir Majumdar decides that she will make him a fitting wife, Swati finds herself increasingly drawn to Satyen, the young professor who introduces her to a world of books and the heady poetry of Tagore and Coleridge. First published in Bengali, as Tithidore, in 1949, When the Time Is Right is a moving tale of a family and a nation. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Buddhadeva Bose) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:48:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/When-the-Time-Is-Right-Audiobook/B00BJ8O1JI thebookvoice.com 19:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When the Time Is Right Author: Buddhadeva Bose, Arunava Sinha (translator) Narrator: Meetu Chilana Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Buddhadeva Boses greatest novel When the Time Is Right is a grand family saga set in Calcutta during the last two decades of British rule. Of Rajen Mitras five lovely daughters, it is the youngest - the beautiful, intelligent Swati - who is the apple of her fathers eye. As she grows from an impetuous, spirited child to a lonely young woman, Swati is witness to the upheavals and joys of the Mitra family even as the country slides toward the promise of independence and the inevitability of war. Anxious to ensure that his daughters find suitable husbands, Rajen-babu realizes it is only a matter of time before his favourite child, too, must leave home. While the boorish entrepreneur Prabir Majumdar decides that she will make him a fitting wife, Swati finds herself increasingly drawn to Satyen, the young professor who introduces her to a world of books and the heady poetry of Tagore and Coleridge. First published in Bengali, as Tithidore, in 1949, When the Time Is Right is a moving tale of a family and a nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When the Time Is Right Author: Buddhadeva Bose, Arunava Sinha (translator) Narrator: Meetu Chilana Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Buddhadeva Boses greatest novel When the Time Is Right is a grand family saga set in Calcutta during the last two decades of British rule. Of Rajen Mitras five lovely daughters, it is the youngest - the beautiful, intelligent Swati - who is the apple of her fathers eye. As she grows from an impetuous, spirited child to a lonely young woman, Swati is witness to the upheavals and joys of the Mitra family even as the country slides toward the promise of independence and the inevitability of war. Anxious to ensure that his daughters find suitable husbands, Rajen-babu realizes it is only a matter of time before his favourite child, too, must leave home. While the boorish entrepreneur Prabir Majumdar decides that she will make him a fitting wife, Swati finds herself increasingly drawn to Satyen, the young professor who introduces her to a world of books and the heady poetry of Tagore and Coleridge. First published in Bengali, as Tithidore, in 1949, When the Time Is Right is a moving tale of a family and a nation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wonderful-Girl-Audiobook/B00BGSHJD6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wonderful Girl Author: Aimee LaBrie Narrator: Tracy Hundley Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 02-19-13 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary first collection of short stories covers the landscape of dysfunctional childhood, urban angst, and human disconnection with a wit and insight that keep you riveted. The characters here have rich and imaginative interior lives, but grave difficulty relating to the outside world. The beginning story, "Ducklings", introduces the overweight and over-enthusiastic Marjorie, the last 12-year-old you would want babysitting your toddler. In "Wanted" we meet Eleanor, a single girl living in Chicago who may or may not be dating a serial killer. "Another Cancer Story" is an unsentimental account of two sisters whose beloved mother just won't seem to die, and "The Last Dead Boyfriend" gives us a recovering addict who keeps encountering her recently deceased boyfriend, an unpleasant man she wished she'd broken up with before he died. Always funny, often dark, and wholly satisfying, these stories explore the longing for connection among characters who are frequently stricken with anxiety. Each story is rendered in a way that is surreal, vivid, and entirely convincing. Winner of Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction. Critic Reviews: "Wonderful Girl is a smart, funny collection, by turns poignant, mysterious, terrifying, sexy, often just plain nuts (in a good way!). Reading Wonderful Girl is like meeting a dozen new friends, people you instantly fret over, want to know better, want to call and give advice, bring home to meet your folks, people you ultimately love." (Bill Roorbach, judge and author of The Smallest Color) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Aimee LaBrie) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:38:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wonderful-Girl-Audiobook/B00BGSHJD6 thebookvoice.com 05:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wonderful Girl Author: Aimee LaBrie Narrator: Tracy Hundley Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 02-19-13 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary first collection of short stories covers the landscape of dysfunctional childhood, urban angst, and human disconnection with a wit and insight that keep you riveted. The characters here have rich and imaginative interior lives, but grave difficulty relating to the outside world. The beginning story, "Ducklings", introduces the overweight and over-enthusiastic Marjorie, the last 12-year-old you would want babysitting your toddler. In "Wanted" we meet Eleanor, a single girl living in Chicago who may or may not be dating a serial killer. "Another Cancer Story" is an unsentimental account of two sisters whose beloved mother just won't seem to die, and "The Last Dead Boyfriend" gives us a recovering addict who keeps encountering her recently deceased boyfriend, an unpleasant man she wished she'd broken up with before he died. Always funny, often dark, and wholly satisfying, these stories explore the longing for connection among characters who are frequently stricken with anxiety. Each story is rendered in a way that is surreal, vivid, and entirely convincing. Winner of Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction. Critic Reviews: "Wonderful Girl is a smart, funny collection, by turns poignant, mysterious, terrifying, sexy, often just plain nuts (in a good way!). Reading Wonderful Girl is like meeting a dozen new friends, people you instantly fret over, want to know better, want to call and give advice, bring home to meet your folks, people you ultimately love." (Bill Roorbach, judge and author of The Smallest Color) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wonderful Girl Author: Aimee LaBrie Narrator: Tracy Hundley Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 02-19-13 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary first collection of short stories covers the landscape of dysfunctional childhood, urban angst, and human disconnection with a wit and insight that keep you riveted. The characters here have rich and imaginative interior lives, but grave difficulty relating to the outside world. The beginning story, "Ducklings", introduces the overweight and over-enthusiastic Marjorie, the last 12-year-old you would want babysitting your toddler. In "Wanted" we meet Eleanor, a single girl living in Chicago who may or may not be dating a serial killer. "Another Cancer Story" is an unsentimental account of two sisters whose beloved mother just won't seem to die, and "The Last Dead Boyfriend" gives us a recovering addict who keeps encountering her recently deceased boyfriend, an unpleasant man she wished she'd broken up with before he died. Always funny, often dark, and wholly satisfying, these stories explore the longing for connection among characters who are frequently stricken with anxiety. Each story is rendered in a way that is surreal, vivid, and entirely convincing. Winner of Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction. Critic Reviews: "Wonderful Girl is a smart, funny collection, by turns poignant, mysterious, terrifying, sexy, often just plain nuts (in a good way!). Reading Wonderful Girl is like meeting a dozen new friends, people you instantly fret over, want to know better, want to call and give advice, bring home to meet your folks, people you ultimately love." (Bill Roorbach, judge and author of The Smallest Color) Members Reviews: Four Stars A refreshing collection of short stories. so funny and sincere LaBrie's prose is like a combination of Tina Fey and Laurie Moore and Louis CK. You will laugh at things that usually make you want to cry. You will want to hug this book. smart and funny An excellent collection of stories, unblinking and funny. "Ducklings", "Girls" and "Wonderful Girl" stand out. Characters do the wrong thing and it all makes perfect sense. There is much wit here but it doesn't settle for being cleverer-than-thou. This is art with heart. Very good. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ascent-of-Eli-Israel-Audiobook/B00BEM9VUI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ascent of Eli Israel Subtitle: And Other Stories Author: Jonathan Papernick Narrator: Fleet Cooper Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 03-12-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these disturbing, haunting, yet strangely beautiful stories, the terrible carnage of the Middle East is rendered in unforgettable form. In "An Unwelcome Guest", a young Jewish settler from New York plays a deadly game of backgammon with a ghostly old Arab while his pregnant wife sleeps unaware. In "The King of the King of Falafel", a restaurant rivalry ends in apocalyptic violence. And in the brilliant, horrifying title story, a lonely shepherd wanders a broken no-man's land, carrying with him the burden of an unspeakable act. A collection of startling authority and vivid imagination, it heralds the arrival of a masterful new storyteller. Editorial Reviews: Heartrending and tense, this collection of stories by Jonathan Papernick move effortlessly through time and space. These tales are filled with problems both terrestrial and spiritual. Some characters are haunted by their real pasts while others must contend with more paranormal problems. Fleet Cooper's expert performance lays bare the truth at the core of Papernick's haunting words. With grace and grim ease, Cooper is able to effortlessly convey the complex culture and chilling violence of Papernick's Middle East. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jonathan Papernick) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:35:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ascent-of-Eli-Israel-Audiobook/B00BEM9VUI thebookvoice.com 05:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ascent of Eli Israel Subtitle: And Other Stories Author: Jonathan Papernick Narrator: Fleet Cooper Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 03-12-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these disturbing, haunting, yet strangely beautiful stories, the terrible carnage of the Middle East is rendered in unforgettable form. In "An Unwelcome Guest", a young Jewish settler from New York plays a deadly game of backgammon with a ghostly old Arab while his pregnant wife sleeps unaware. In "The King of the King of Falafel", a restaurant rivalry ends in apocalyptic violence. And in the brilliant, horrifying title story, a lonely shepherd wanders a broken no-man's land, carrying with him the burden of an unspeakable act. A collection of startling authority and vivid imagination, it heralds the arrival of a masterful new storyteller. Editorial Reviews: Heartrending and tense, this collection of stories by Jonathan Papernick move effortlessly through time and space. These tales are filled with problems both terrestrial and spiritual. Some characters are haunted by their real pasts while others must contend with more paranormal problems. Fleet Cooper's expert performance lays bare the truth at the core of Papernick's haunting words. With grace and grim ease, Cooper is able to effortlessly convey the complex culture and chilling violence of Papernick's Middle East. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ascent of Eli Israel Subtitle: And Other Stories Author: Jonathan Papernick Narrator: Fleet Cooper Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 03-12-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these disturbing, haunting, yet strangely beautiful stories, the terrible carnage of the Middle East is rendered in unforgettable form. In "An Unwelcome Guest", a young Jewish settler from New York plays a deadly game of backgammon with a ghostly old Arab while his pregnant wife sleeps unaware. In "The King of the King of Falafel", a restaurant rivalry ends in apocalyptic violence. And in the brilliant, horrifying title story, a lonely shepherd wanders a broken no-man's land, carrying with him the burden of an unspeakable act. A collection of startling authority and vivid imagination, it heralds the arrival of a masterful new storyteller. Editorial Reviews: Heartrending and tense, this collection of stories by Jonathan Papernick move effortlessly through time and space. These tales are filled with problems both terrestrial and spiritual. Some characters are haunted by their real pasts while others must contend with more paranormal problems. Fleet Cooper's expert performance lays bare the truth at the core of Papernick's haunting words. With grace and grim ease, Cooper is able to effortlessly convey the complex culture and chilling violence of Papernick's Middle East. Members Reviews: interesting assortment I found these stories extremely interesting from a cultural perspective. The stories highlight ancient and modern tensions within the cultures of the middle east. Thought provoking. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Grail-of-Hearts-Audiobook/B00B77M6DY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Grail of Hearts Author: Susan Shwartz Narrator: Elizabeth Jasicki Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A magical retelling of the legend of the Wandering Jew follows Kundry - the harlot who is condemned to wander the Earth for all eternity for laughing at the crucifixion of Christ - the evil sorcerer Klingsor, and Parsival the fool. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Susan Shwartz) Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:02:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Grail-of-Hearts-Audiobook/B00B77M6DY thebookvoice.com 14:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Grail of Hearts Author: Susan Shwartz Narrator: Elizabeth Jasicki Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A magical retelling of the legend of the Wandering Jew follows Kundry - the harlot who is condemned to wander the Earth for all eternity for laughing at the crucifixion of Christ - the evil sorcerer Klingsor, and Parsival the fool. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Grail of Hearts Author: Susan Shwartz Narrator: Elizabeth Jasicki Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A magical retelling of the legend of the Wandering Jew follows Kundry - the harlot who is condemned to wander the Earth for all eternity for laughing at the crucifixion of Christ - the evil sorcerer Klingsor, and Parsival the fool. Members Reviews: A Powerful Reworking of an Ancient Tale Even though this book is out of print, I cannot let the Kirkus review given here at Amazon.com stand unchallenged. I can only assume that reviewer never read the actual book but only the cover copy. Rather than some vapid retelling of an old story, Shwartz's version of the Grail King is a deeply felt and powerful feminist revision of this set of legends. What's more, by emphazing Kundry's Jewishness, she brings an outsider's perspective to the story that wipes away some centuries of vapid Christian sentimentality to revitalize the material. Her prose is supple, and her knowledge of the medieval period in general and Holy Land in particular are faultless. In general, this is a highly literate and intelligent book that deserved much better treatment than it's received at the hands of reviewers who are neither. Grail of Hearts makes sense out of old legend. I know that his book has not received rave reviews, even amongst Arthurian readers, however, I found it to provide a very good understanding of the Parsifal legend. After reading Richard Monaco's books and trying to understand the older texts, I had pretty much written off ever getting into Parsifal, Kundry and Klingsor, but Ms. Shwartz's book was a fresh re-telling and in my opinion it is one of the must reads of Arthurian literature twice tried, twice failed to finish reading this book! I was totally psyched to read it, because I thought it was such an interesting perspective on the Arthurian legends, but it turned out to be vague and boring. the only current I could even remotely follow was the romance-novelish style of writing, which didn't appeal to me in the least. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chasing-the-Wolf-Audiobook/B00B2849W4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing the Wolf Author: Nathan Singer Narrator: Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When a young artist and the woman he loves find themselves imprisoned within a moment in time between present day New York and Mississippi 1938, they attempt to make sense of a world in which they can't seem to find their place in the "center of the Universe". But there are stones in their pass way, and hellhounds on their trail. At times both bleak and redemptive - much like the Blues itself - Chasing the Wolf is a surprisingly tender look into the madness of love, the madness of hate, and the dark secrets that lie along the banks of the muddy Mississippi. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Nathan Singer) Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:05:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chasing-the-Wolf-Audiobook/B00B2849W4 thebookvoice.com 03:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing the Wolf Author: Nathan Singer Narrator: Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When a young artist and the woman he loves find themselves imprisoned within a moment in time between present day New York and Mississippi 1938, they attempt to make sense of a world in which they can't seem to find their place in the "center of the Universe". But there are stones in their pass way, and hellhounds on their trail. At times both bleak and redemptive - much like the Blues itself - Chasing the Wolf is a surprisingly tender look into the madness of love, the madness of hate, and the dark secrets that lie along the banks of the muddy Mississippi. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing the Wolf Author: Nathan Singer Narrator: Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When a young artist and the woman he loves find themselves imprisoned within a moment in time between present day New York and Mississippi 1938, they attempt to make sense of a world in which they can't seem to find their place in the "center of the Universe". But there are stones in their pass way, and hellhounds on their trail. At times both bleak and redemptive - much like the Blues itself - Chasing the Wolf is a surprisingly tender look into the madness of love, the madness of hate, and the dark secrets that lie along the banks of the muddy Mississippi. Members Reviews: timeless love? I was captivated by this story from the very beginning, and it never stopped surprising and delighting me. It deals with a young artist in New York City who, after being devastated by the death of his dancer wife, wakes up the following morning to realize he's somehow been transported to 1938 Mississippi. The time-travel theme, married with the interracial relationships, provides a fascinating look into our deepest human traits and attitudes. Outstanding. Race to read this book. I got sucked in from the first paragraph. The language, the darkness, the weird. The author weaves madness and music and history and magic together in a way that is poetry, suspense and theatre combined -- and where the reader wants desperately for the main characters to win. If we could change the passage of our own time, what Hell would that release? book Can't really remember what it was about but I don't recall not liking it. If you like a good mystery, this is pretty good. Fast paced, intriguing read . . . This is an intriguing story. The writing style is captivating. What is not said is as important as what is said. Normally the large number of F-bombs would have made me uncomfortable, but the word seemed natural coming out of the main character's mouth. After reading this you will be left with a lot of intriguing, unanswered questions. near to the heart...of darkness Have you ever had the experience of discovering that a great talent resides in your neck of the woods? That is the experience I had upon reading Nathan Singer for the first time with his novel Chasing the Wolf. I picked up this novel because the subject of the blues combined with a visual artist appeals to me (I am a visual artist my ownself). The whole 'connection' involved in this novel was enjoyable to me as I discovered that the author Singer resides (and instructs) in my native city of Cincinnati (He is an instructor of creative writing at the University of Cincinnati). I have now repeatedly kicked myself for 'missing' the performance of this well constructed story on stage. You can be sure it is not a mistake I will make again if I ever have the chance to see any future works by Singer performed on stage. If you enjoy the writings of Joe R. Lansdale and Neal Barrett Jr (to mention just a few of the authors that Singer 'relates' to) then you owe it to yourself to read this novel. I feel that Singer strikes a familiar 'chord' with Lansdale in particular, as Singer's writing 'resonates' with issues of race and social relations. In ending I'd like to extend a note to Mr. Singer, if ya ever need an artist to adorn your book covers, I'd love to take a stab at it! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ivory-Swing-Audiobook/B00AZKZEDS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ivory Swing Author: Janette Turner Hospital Narrator: Lise Rodgers Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-13 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Juliet yearns for the ebb and flow of life lived avidly, for the pace and challenge of city living. The conflict between her love of husband and children and her own passionate need for expression is intensified by her move from small-town Canada to Southern India. The stifling restrictions on Juliet's freedom are magnified in the plight of her young widowed neighbour. The beautiful Yashoda longs to embrace the Western values that would release her from the strictures of Indian tradition. But the ancient mores are powerful and enduring, and challenging them inevitably leads to tragedy. Critic Reviews: "A truly magnificent literary achievement." (Booklist) "A novel of unusual delicacy and power." (Washington Post Book World) "Impressive, important and revealing." (Financial Times) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Janette Turner Hospital) Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:29:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ivory-Swing-Audiobook/B00AZKZEDS thebookvoice.com 09:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ivory Swing Author: Janette Turner Hospital Narrator: Lise Rodgers Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-13 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Juliet yearns for the ebb and flow of life lived avidly, for the pace and challenge of city living. The conflict between her love of husband and children and her own passionate need for expression is intensified by her move from small-town Canada to Southern India. The stifling restrictions on Juliet's freedom are magnified in the plight of her young widowed neighbour. The beautiful Yashoda longs to embrace the Western values that would release her from the strictures of Indian tradition. But the ancient mores are powerful and enduring, and challenging them inevitably leads to tragedy. Critic Reviews: "A truly magnificent literary achievement." (Booklist) "A novel of unusual delicacy and power." (Washington Post Book World) "Impressive, important and revealing." (Financial Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ivory Swing Author: Janette Turner Hospital Narrator: Lise Rodgers Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-13 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Juliet yearns for the ebb and flow of life lived avidly, for the pace and challenge of city living. The conflict between her love of husband and children and her own passionate need for expression is intensified by her move from small-town Canada to Southern India. The stifling restrictions on Juliet's freedom are magnified in the plight of her young widowed neighbour. The beautiful Yashoda longs to embrace the Western values that would release her from the strictures of Indian tradition. But the ancient mores are powerful and enduring, and challenging them inevitably leads to tragedy. Critic Reviews: "A truly magnificent literary achievement." (Booklist) "A novel of unusual delicacy and power." (Washington Post Book World) "Impressive, important and revealing." (Financial Times) Members Reviews: You can live in India without leaving home. I heard Janette Turner Hospital interviewed on public radio, and researched her at Amazon. I'm glad I did. If you have the least amount of wanderlust in you, with just a touch of yearning for the experiences of living in South India, get this book. You can do all the aforementioned without leaving home. Ms Turner-Hospital has written a descriptive account of life for an expatriate in India. Her story is a good one, with sufficent drama to keep you interested, all the way to the last climactic events. And she paints a very good picture as she tells the story. I felt I could draw every building and every scene. The book is hard to find. I bought mine from Amazon, second hand, in pristine condition. Now, please excuse me. I think my vindaloo is about to burn. Magical Southern India This book is good on a number of levels. It is one of Hospital's earlier books - which are better than her more recent attempts. There are plots/subplots and good descriptions. The spooky widow is a very well developed character. Excellent balance of expatriate life in India and the personal demons that haunt them from across the seas. A Tale of A Clash of Cultures Beautifully Told Sometimes if I read a writer's books out of the order in which they were written, I think that had I read the first one first, I might not have read any further. This certainly would not have been the case with this fine, beautifullly written first novel by Janette Turner Hospital. It certainly is as good as her other two later novels I have already read. David and Juliet, a young married couple from Ontario, along with their two children, travel to southern India where David, a college professor, will do research. They are not quite prepared for the India they discover. Ms. Hospital writes with the sensitivity and succinctness of a poet. The novel abounds in metaphoric language that works-- the image of Krishna and Radha on the swing of carved ivory keeps recurring. And this passage, for example: "It seemed that all understanding passed between them, the knowledge of all women who braid their own years into shackles, who weave with love and resentment the silken cages of their lives." The writer creates characters we will not soon forget: the overworldly beautiful and tragic Yashoda ". . .like a woman on an ivory swing -- translucent, a trick of the light, an artist's fantasy" and the boy Prabhakaran, whom we Westerners would love to tear away from his native land and take him home with us. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Great-Lenore-Audiobook/B00AYHUQL2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Lenore Author: J. M. Tohline Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-13 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Great Lenore is the tale of a ravishing young Brit whose falsely-reported death provides her with an opportunity to begin a new life. Before she can disappear for good, however, she longs to know the reaction of her two-timing husband and his aristocratic family. To find out, Lenore enlists Richard - an outsider in the money-and-booze-sodden landscape of Nantucket high society - to be her eyes and ears. As events unfold, Richard discovers the entanglements of Lenore's relationships are more intricate than he ever expected - more intricate even than the secrets within Lenore's miniature punt boat. This elegant debut paints an idyllic island surrounded by reflective seas and encased in a world where souls collide, mysteries thicken, and dreams unravel. With lively, modern prose reminiscent of The Jazz Age, Tohline orchestrates a playful literary riff on affluence, love, grief, and duplicity. In the author's words, "[It] is about dreams, and about the things we sacrifice to chase them." Critic Reviews: "The Great Lenore is...beautiful in the same way that J.D. Salinger's books are beautiful...[it] hangs in your consciousness after the last note has sounded, making it impossible for long moments to think. One just feels." (New York Journal of Books) "The Great Lenore is perfect when you want to get absorbed in a book. It doesn't so much take you away as take you into itself." (Erin Reads) biacuaduc@gmail.com (J. M. Tohline) Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:17:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Great-Lenore-Audiobook/B00AYHUQL2 thebookvoice.com 05:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Lenore Author: J. M. Tohline Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-13 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Great Lenore is the tale of a ravishing young Brit whose falsely-reported death provides her with an opportunity to begin a new life. Before she can disappear for good, however, she longs to know the reaction of her two-timing husband and his aristocratic family. To find out, Lenore enlists Richard - an outsider in the money-and-booze-sodden landscape of Nantucket high society - to be her eyes and ears. As events unfold, Richard discovers the entanglements of Lenore's relationships are more intricate than he ever expected - more intricate even than the secrets within Lenore's miniature punt boat. This elegant debut paints an idyllic island surrounded by reflective seas and encased in a world where souls collide, mysteries thicken, and dreams unravel. With lively, modern prose reminiscent of The Jazz Age, Tohline orchestrates a playful literary riff on affluence, love, grief, and duplicity. In the author's words, "[It] is about dreams, and about the things we sacrifice to chase them." Critic Reviews: "The Great Lenore is...beautiful in the same way that J.D. Salinger's books are beautiful...[it] hangs in your consciousness after the last note has sounded, making it impossible for long moments to think. One just feels." (New York Journal of Books) "The Great Lenore is perfect when you want to get absorbed in a book. It doesn't so much take you away as take you into itself." (Erin Reads) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Lenore Author: J. M. Tohline Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-13 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Great Lenore is the tale of a ravishing young Brit whose falsely-reported death provides her with an opportunity to begin a new life. Before she can disappear for good, however, she longs to know the reaction of her two-timing husband and his aristocratic family. To find out, Lenore enlists Richard - an outsider in the money-and-booze-sodden landscape of Nantucket high society - to be her eyes and ears. As events unfold, Richard discovers the entanglements of Lenore's relationships are more intricate than he ever expected - more intricate even than the secrets within Lenore's miniature punt boat. This elegant debut paints an idyllic island surrounded by reflective seas and encased in a world where souls collide, mysteries thicken, and dreams unravel. With lively, modern prose reminiscent of The Jazz Age, Tohline orchestrates a playful literary riff on affluence, love, grief, and duplicity. In the author's words, "[It] is about dreams, and about the things we sacrifice to chase them." Critic Reviews: "The Great Lenore is...beautiful in the same way that J.D. Salinger's books are beautiful...[it] hangs in your consciousness after the last note has sounded, making it impossible for long moments to think. One just feels." (New York Journal of Books) "The Great Lenore is perfect when you want to get absorbed in a book. It doesn't so much take you away as take you into itself." (Erin Reads) Members Reviews: I almost missed my massage appointment I waited with anticipation for the release of The Great Lenore as soon as the announcement from Atticus Books began. I, like the other reviewers, read the first chapter on Tohline's blog. I was intrigued. I read this book today, stopping for about an hour an a half for my massage appointment, which I almost missed because I was so engrossed in the story. I thought that the novel opened and hooked me right away but then there was this lull when Richard goes to Boston with Sandy Banucci. It meanders and felt slow, shallow....but in retrospect it captured perfectly the idle, bored life of the uber wealthy. These offspring of magnates who can't figure out how to make their mark in the world, spend most of their time drinking or drunk. They are a bunch of malcontents and while they affect a blase attitude while surrounded by wealth and beauty....they are all REALLY unhappy and oblivious to their surroundings. The Great Lenore....this phantom of a woman who has entranced the whole cast of characters....we are supposed to like her....LOVE her....want her...adore her. And yet....I didn't. The narrator, Richard Parkland falls under Lenore's spell like everyone else, he fights it. He knows he is captive, prisoner and held against his will. Things are just not quite right and what Lenore is doing bothers Richard. She leave this wake of devastation. And while she seems genuine, she also seems unperturbed by the mayhem she causes and the hearts she wrecks. She's like Teflon. Blameless. Untouchable. But she isn't. Richard refers to her as a muse...but I think of her as a siren, luring the unwitting and unsuspecting onto the rocks and crushing them. It's not her fault, right? The rocks did it. The fool who recharted his course so as to get closer to Lenore made the mistake....it's his fault. Tohline masterfully captures the atmosphere of this family, setting the story between Thanksgiving and Christmas on Nantucket. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Our-Daily-Bread-Audiobook/B00AR1IVYE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Our Daily Bread Author: Lauren B. Davis Narrator: Damhnait Doyle Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-12 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A novel about what happens when we view our neighbours as The Other and the transformative power of unlikely friendships, Our Daily Bread is inspired by the true story of the Goler Clan of Nova Scotia. The Erskine Clan, long shunned by the people of Gideon, live in secrecy and isolation on North Mountain. For generations, the clans children have suffered unspeakable acts of abuse, incest and psychological torture. The intolerant, self-righteous Gideonites decline to intervene, believing their neighbours to be beyond salvation. Yet in both groups, nearly everyone has secrets, and nothing is as it seems. Twenty-one-year-old Albert Erskine dreams of a better life and explains to his new friend, Bobby Evans, a teenager from town, the meaning of the mans code: You keep your secrets to yourself and you keep your weaknesses a secret and your hurts a secret and your dreams you bury double deep. Bobbys eight-year-old sister, Ivy, suffers from incessant bullying by her classmates. Her father, Tom Evans, a local bread delivery man, struggles to keep his troubledmarriage together. As rumours and innuendo about the Evans family spread, Ivy seeks refuge in the company of Dorothy Carlisle, an independent-minded widow who runs a local antiques store. When Albert ventures down from the mountain, he sets in motion a chain of events that changes everything. Damhnait DoyleNewfoundland native Damhnait Doyle has released seven full length albums. She has won a handful of East Coast Music Awards and has been nominated for Junos both as a solo artist and with the band "Shaye". Creative on all fronts, Damhnait has written songs for television shows, other artists , she has directed videos, released a book and for four years wrote a weekly newspaper column. She is currently recording the second album with her band, the CCMA nominated "The Heartbroken". biacuaduc@gmail.com (Lauren B. Davis) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:37:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Our-Daily-Bread-Audiobook/B00AR1IVYE thebookvoice.com 10:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Our Daily Bread Author: Lauren B. Davis Narrator: Damhnait Doyle Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-12 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A novel about what happens when we view our neighbours as The Other and the transformative power of unlikely friendships, Our Daily Bread is inspired by the true story of the Goler Clan of Nova Scotia. The Erskine Clan, long shunned by the people of Gideon, live in secrecy and isolation on North Mountain. For generations, the clans children have suffered unspeakable acts of abuse, incest and psychological torture. The intolerant, self-righteous Gideonites decline to intervene, believing their neighbours to be beyond salvation. Yet in both groups, nearly everyone has secrets, and nothing is as it seems. Twenty-one-year-old Albert Erskine dreams of a better life and explains to his new friend, Bobby Evans, a teenager from town, the meaning of the mans code: You keep your secrets to yourself and you keep your weaknesses a secret and your hurts a secret and your dreams you bury double deep. Bobbys eight-year-old sister, Ivy, suffers from incessant bullying by her classmates. Her father, Tom Evans, a local bread delivery man, struggles to keep his troubledmarriage together. As rumours and innuendo about the Evans family spread, Ivy seeks refuge in the company of Dorothy Carlisle, an independent-minded widow who runs a local antiques store. When Albert ventures down from the mountain, he sets in motion a chain of events that changes everything. Damhnait DoyleNewfoundland native Damhnait Doyle has released seven full length albums. She has won a handful of East Coast Music Awards and has been nominated for Junos both as a solo artist and with the band "Shaye". Creative on all fronts, Damhnait has written songs for television shows, other artists , she has directed videos, released a book and for four years wrote a weekly newspaper column. She is currently recording the second album with her band, the CCMA nominated "The Heartbroken". Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Our Daily Bread Author: Lauren B. Davis Narrator: Damhnait Doyle Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-12 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A novel about what happens when we view our neighbours as The Other and the transformative power of unlikely friendships, Our Daily Bread is inspired by the true story of the Goler Clan of Nova Scotia. The Erskine Clan, long shunned by the people of Gideon, live in secrecy and isolation on North Mountain. For generations, the clans children have suffered unspeakable acts of abuse, incest and psychological torture. The intolerant, self-righteous Gideonites decline to intervene, believing their neighbours to be beyond salvation. Yet in both groups, nearly everyone has secrets, and nothing is as it seems. Twenty-one-year-old Albert Erskine dreams of a better life and explains to his new friend, Bobby Evans, a teenager from town, the meaning of the mans code: You keep your secrets to yourself and you keep your weaknesses a secret and your hurts a secret and your dreams you bury double deep. Bobbys eight-year-old sister, Ivy, suffers from incessant bullying by her classmates. Her father, Tom Evans, a local bread delivery man, struggles to keep his troubledmarriage together. As rumours and innuendo about the Evans family spread, Ivy seeks refuge in the company of Dorothy Carlisle, an independent-minded widow who runs a local antiques store. When Albert ventures down from the mountain, he sets in motion a chain of events that changes everything. Damhnait DoyleNewfoundland native Damhnait Doyle has released seven full length albums. She has won a handful of East Coast Music Awards and has been nominated for Junos both as a solo artist and with the band "Shaye". Creative on all fronts, Damhnait has written songs for television shows, other artists , she has directed videos, released a book and for four years wrote a weekly newspaper column. She is currently recording the second album with her band, the CCMA nominated "The Heartbroken". Members Reviews: A Parable for Our Times At a time in our political history when many Americans have no interest in--or, it appears, no compassion for--people with different views, backgrounds, and circumstances, this book vividly displays the dire consequences of Us and Them divisions. In this book, the divisions are between the impoverished and lawless Erskine clan and Everyone Else in the small town of Gideon in far eastern Canada. The engaging characters include a frustrated father, whose family is slipping out of his grasp; a daughter who seeks direction from a nannyish older woman (something of a busybody, and thank goodness for that); a son who finds friendship and a lot more reality than he wants or knows possible by crossing that divide; and his new friend, a son of the heavy drinking, drug-taking, child-abusing extended Erskine clan,who sees their world most clearly by trying to set himself just outside it, physically and morally. At the head of many chapters are short excerpts from fiery historical sermons that justify expelling the sinner from society, but the content of the book is far more persuasive testament to the short-sightedness and moral peril of doing so. I've read several other books by Ms. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Liza-of-Lambeth-Audiobook/B00AAJBTYC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Liza of Lambeth Author: W Somerset Maugham Narrator: Annie Adlington Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 11-21-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, 18-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she is adored by the steady, loyal Tom. But then Liza meets Jim Blakeston, charming and worldly, new to the area, and married. Soon the streets are wise to their passionate affair and Liza's fall from grace is fast and fatal. Written while Maugham was a medical student, and his first published novel, Liza of Lambeth is a vividly realistic portrayal of working-class London life. Critic Reviews: "One of the most interesting and least patronising accounts of cockney life in the late 19th century." (The Times) "A picture of such squalor and deprivation that it caused an uproar and made Maugham famous." (Sunday Times) "He evolved a quality possessed only by master storytellers - that of making the reader greedy for more." (Economist) biacuaduc@gmail.com (W Somerset Maugham) Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:57:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Liza-of-Lambeth-Audiobook/B00AAJBTYC thebookvoice.com 04:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Liza of Lambeth Author: W Somerset Maugham Narrator: Annie Adlington Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 11-21-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, 18-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she is adored by the steady, loyal Tom. But then Liza meets Jim Blakeston, charming and worldly, new to the area, and married. Soon the streets are wise to their passionate affair and Liza's fall from grace is fast and fatal. Written while Maugham was a medical student, and his first published novel, Liza of Lambeth is a vividly realistic portrayal of working-class London life. Critic Reviews: "One of the most interesting and least patronising accounts of cockney life in the late 19th century." (The Times) "A picture of such squalor and deprivation that it caused an uproar and made Maugham famous." (Sunday Times) "He evolved a quality possessed only by master storytellers - that of making the reader greedy for more." (Economist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Liza of Lambeth Author: W Somerset Maugham Narrator: Annie Adlington Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 11-21-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, 18-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she is adored by the steady, loyal Tom. But then Liza meets Jim Blakeston, charming and worldly, new to the area, and married. Soon the streets are wise to their passionate affair and Liza's fall from grace is fast and fatal. Written while Maugham was a medical student, and his first published novel, Liza of Lambeth is a vividly realistic portrayal of working-class London life. Critic Reviews: "One of the most interesting and least patronising accounts of cockney life in the late 19th century." (The Times) "A picture of such squalor and deprivation that it caused an uproar and made Maugham famous." (Sunday Times) "He evolved a quality possessed only by master storytellers - that of making the reader greedy for more." (Economist) Members Reviews: A Well Written, Sad Story - W. Somerset Maugham's First Novel This is a relatively short first novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It is about a working class young lady. It is set in a working class neighborhood in the late 1800s. Mr. Maugham was studying medicine and working in a hospital in a working class area and undoubtedly drew from his experiences with the local people and their lives. The story includes issues of alcohol consumption, domestic violence, and women's rights, or the lack thereof. The story is well written and shows the potential that the author would fulfill in the future. Although well written this is a sad story and is not a "fun read". I feel that I need to state that there is some racial terminology that may prove offensive to some readers, although I do not feel Mr. Maugham was trying to be offensive. This story is set in Great Britain and composed by a British author in he late 1800s. Certain terminology may have been accepted there and not meant in a pejorative manner. I just do not wish a reader to experience an unpleasant surprise. I have read numerous short stories by Mr. Maugham and his iconic classic "Of Human Bondage". I felt "Of Human Bondage" was a masterpiece and I like many of his short stories very much. I wanted to go back to the beginning of his writing and study his development. I am very glad and grateful to have had a chance to read this novel. Thank You... Improves as it progresses Although I almost stopped reading at first, this novella improves as it progresses. I found the cockneyed dialogue shown as pronounced rather difficult to read especially initially, and the book is heavily dialogue. Still, the novella has strong character portrayal and vivid depiction of 1890s poor section of London, especially showing in a moving, dramatic, realistic way how horribly women were treated and lived then and there. It is not my favorite of Maugham's, though, not being as clear and readable as most. Interesting portrait of early 1900's London life among poor. This short novel begins with humor and interesting street characters and ends with a tragedy. Life in Lambeth centers on the street where the entertainment is free, but rough on those who aren't tough enough. Liza is strong but has a weakness for a married man that leads to her undoing. Somerset Maugham developed his characters from his work as a physician in the poor neighborhoods where he practiced. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Silent-Land-Audiobook/B009W5NYP2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Silent Land Author: Graham Joyce Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-12 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Silent Land is a brooding and tender look at love and whether it can survive the greatest challenge we will ever face. The film rights have been optioned by the producer of Brokeback Mountain. A young couple are caught in an avalanche during a skiing holiday in the French Alps. They struggle back to the village and find it deserted. As the days go by they wait for rescue, and then try to leave. But each time they find themselves back in the village. And, increasingly, they are plagued by visions and dreams and the realization that perhaps no one could have survived the avalanche. Read by John Lee. British narrator John Lee has read audiobooks in almost every conceivable genre, from Charles Dickens to Patrick O'Brian, and from the very real life of Napoleon to the entirely imagined lives of sorcerers and swashbucklers. He has won numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards, and he was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile in 2009. Lee is also an accomplished stage actor and wrote and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Graham Joyce) Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:59:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Silent-Land-Audiobook/B009W5NYP2 thebookvoice.com 06:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Silent Land Author: Graham Joyce Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-12 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Silent Land is a brooding and tender look at love and whether it can survive the greatest challenge we will ever face. The film rights have been optioned by the producer of Brokeback Mountain. A young couple are caught in an avalanche during a skiing holiday in the French Alps. They struggle back to the village and find it deserted. As the days go by they wait for rescue, and then try to leave. But each time they find themselves back in the village. And, increasingly, they are plagued by visions and dreams and the realization that perhaps no one could have survived the avalanche. Read by John Lee. British narrator John Lee has read audiobooks in almost every conceivable genre, from Charles Dickens to Patrick O'Brian, and from the very real life of Napoleon to the entirely imagined lives of sorcerers and swashbucklers. He has won numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards, and he was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile in 2009. Lee is also an accomplished stage actor and wrote and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Silent Land Author: Graham Joyce Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-12 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Silent Land is a brooding and tender look at love and whether it can survive the greatest challenge we will ever face. The film rights have been optioned by the producer of Brokeback Mountain. A young couple are caught in an avalanche during a skiing holiday in the French Alps. They struggle back to the village and find it deserted. As the days go by they wait for rescue, and then try to leave. But each time they find themselves back in the village. And, increasingly, they are plagued by visions and dreams and the realization that perhaps no one could have survived the avalanche. Read by John Lee. British narrator John Lee has read audiobooks in almost every conceivable genre, from Charles Dickens to Patrick O'Brian, and from the very real life of Napoleon to the entirely imagined lives of sorcerers and swashbucklers. He has won numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards, and he was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile in 2009. Lee is also an accomplished stage actor and wrote and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. Members Reviews: Only 6 hours? It went on...and on...and on... I chose this audiobook on the strength of the other enthusiastic reviews. I can't quite believe we all listened to the same book. The narration was dire - toneless and irritating, especially when the narrator did the female 'voice'. The story was depressing, predictable and boring - and so slow! It just went on and on endlessly with nothing much happening except spending time with the most irritating and unattractive couple. We kept being told of their love, but frankly I didn't see much evidence. Jake was pretty obnoxious to Zoe, undermining her all the time. Ten years married? I'm surprised she stayed with him! The writing was pretty poor too, over-descriptive, and packed with metaphors that I'm sure the author was pleased with himself for dreaming up but which should have been excised by a decent editor. There were unnecessary Americansims (for example, most people I know call the boot of a car the boot and not the trunk). And the language was fairly crude, presumably in an attempt to make the characters seem convincingly youthful, but they came across as ignorant and unrealistic. Not recommended. I persevered to the end, but wish I could have those 6 hours back. comforting and eerie at the same time I sort of guessed half way through what had happened but I was kept in suspense. Going skiing for the first time soon so the reading of it was apposite. The eerie atmosphere kept my attention but my enquiring mind kept asking questions of the plot, but I had to suspend reality to get back to enjoying this yarn. listened to it within 24 hours, great winter holiday distraction Mark from Enfield Wonderful story!! Would you listen to The Silent Land again? Why? I would! The claustrophobic world of snow was utterly compelling. Who was your favorite character and why? I loved both of them and the way they loved each other was touching and very powerful. Which scene did you most enjoy? So many...all of them. If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? There's more out there than the snow! Any additional comments? Joyce is a wonderful writer, hugely underrated. I could pick up any of his novels and trust him to deliver a confident and compelling story. He is a great loss. Brilliant Cliff hanger from start to finish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Angel-Fire-Audiobook/B009VR0LUM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Angel Fire Author: Ron Francell Narrator: Kent Kimball Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-12 Publisher: Books in Motion Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A modern classic that continues to gather a loyal audience, Angel Fire is a haunting tale of two brothers on separate odysseys of self-discovery. Twenty-four years after war correspondent Daniel McLeod is killed in a Viet Cong ambush, his only brother, Cassidy, is mysteriously drawn to their Wyoming hometown, where he must confront a lifetime of his own ghosts. Their story is about how we seek equilibrium, a delicate balance between memory and the unknown, dislocation and homecoming, loss and restoration. Set against the deceptive simplicity of a small town on the high plains, Angel Fire is a story of mythic proportions. It resonates with the rhythms of tales told for millennia, but they are written anew here, fresh as a Wyoming summer breeze. It resonates with the rhythms of a small town, the blessings of memory, and the pain of loss. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ron Francell) Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:41:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Angel-Fire-Audiobook/B009VR0LUM thebookvoice.com 10:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Angel Fire Author: Ron Francell Narrator: Kent Kimball Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-12 Publisher: Books in Motion Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A modern classic that continues to gather a loyal audience, Angel Fire is a haunting tale of two brothers on separate odysseys of self-discovery. Twenty-four years after war correspondent Daniel McLeod is killed in a Viet Cong ambush, his only brother, Cassidy, is mysteriously drawn to their Wyoming hometown, where he must confront a lifetime of his own ghosts. Their story is about how we seek equilibrium, a delicate balance between memory and the unknown, dislocation and homecoming, loss and restoration. Set against the deceptive simplicity of a small town on the high plains, Angel Fire is a story of mythic proportions. It resonates with the rhythms of tales told for millennia, but they are written anew here, fresh as a Wyoming summer breeze. It resonates with the rhythms of a small town, the blessings of memory, and the pain of loss. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Angel Fire Author: Ron Francell Narrator: Kent Kimball Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-12 Publisher: Books in Motion Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A modern classic that continues to gather a loyal audience, Angel Fire is a haunting tale of two brothers on separate odysseys of self-discovery. Twenty-four years after war correspondent Daniel McLeod is killed in a Viet Cong ambush, his only brother, Cassidy, is mysteriously drawn to their Wyoming hometown, where he must confront a lifetime of his own ghosts. Their story is about how we seek equilibrium, a delicate balance between memory and the unknown, dislocation and homecoming, loss and restoration. Set against the deceptive simplicity of a small town on the high plains, Angel Fire is a story of mythic proportions. It resonates with the rhythms of tales told for millennia, but they are written anew here, fresh as a Wyoming summer breeze. It resonates with the rhythms of a small town, the blessings of memory, and the pain of loss. Members Reviews: Darkest Night Such a sad story, but a true one. Ron does a very awesome job writing his books. I will read many more of his books. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Las-Antipodas-y-el-siglo-The-Antipodes-and-the-Century-Audiobook/B009RUSJZC Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Las Antípodas y el siglo [The Antipodes and the Century] Autor: Ignacio Padilla Narrador: Fernando Flores Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 8 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-17-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ignacio Padilla was born in Mexico City and is the author of several award-winning novels and short-story collections. The Washington Post has called Padilla a "brilliant young writer." Las antípodas y el siglo is the first collection of his short fiction that has also been translated into English. These 12 stories run the gamut from the North to the South poles. A common theme is adventurous men, exploring the depths and heights of the earth - from the Gobi Desert to Mt. Everest. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ignacio Padilla) Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:50:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Las-Antipodas-y-el-siglo-The-Antipodes-and-the-Century-Audiobook/B009RUSJZC thebookvoice.com 03:08:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Las Antípodas y el siglo [The Antipodes and the Century] Autor: Ignacio Padilla Narrador: Fernando Flores Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 8 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-17-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ignacio Padilla was born in Mexico City and is the author of several award-winning novels and short-story collections. The Washington Post has called Padilla a "brilliant young writer." Las antípodas y el siglo is the first collection of his short fiction that has also been translated into English. These 12 stories run the gamut from the North to the South poles. A common theme is adventurous men, exploring the depths and heights of the earth - from the Gobi Desert to Mt. Everest. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Las Antípodas y el siglo [The Antipodes and the Century] Autor: Ignacio Padilla Narrador: Fernando Flores Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 8 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-17-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ignacio Padilla was born in Mexico City and is the author of several award-winning novels and short-story collections. The Washington Post has called Padilla a "brilliant young writer." Las antípodas y el siglo is the first collection of his short fiction that has also been translated into English. These 12 stories run the gamut from the North to the South poles. A common theme is adventurous men, exploring the depths and heights of the earth - from the Gobi Desert to Mt. Everest. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Love-Across-the-Salt-Desert-Audiobook/B009R56AZS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love Across the Salt Desert Author: Keki N. Daruwalla Narrator: Winston Balman Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 11-10-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The iconic title story of this collection narrates how Najab defies his father, the international border between India and Pakistan, and the hostile salt desert of the Rann of Kutch for Fatimah. In "When Gandhi Came to Gorakhpur" Shadilal, a small-time lawyer, dithers over giving up his profession and joining the freedom struggle until his mind is made up for him. And when Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni stints on a few silver coins for the poet Abul Qasim, he is visited by terrible nightmares in "Of Abul Qasim". Love Across the Salt Desert, which brings together a selection of Keki Daruwallas best-received short fiction, presents thematic variety and stunning breadth of vision. His prose is witty, precise and shot through with a unique poetic sensibility. These stories establish Daruwalla, one of Indias best-known poets, as a daring and gifted practitioner of short fiction. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Keki N. Daruwalla) Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:36:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Love-Across-the-Salt-Desert-Audiobook/B009R56AZS thebookvoice.com 08:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love Across the Salt Desert Author: Keki N. Daruwalla Narrator: Winston Balman Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 11-10-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The iconic title story of this collection narrates how Najab defies his father, the international border between India and Pakistan, and the hostile salt desert of the Rann of Kutch for Fatimah. In "When Gandhi Came to Gorakhpur" Shadilal, a small-time lawyer, dithers over giving up his profession and joining the freedom struggle until his mind is made up for him. And when Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni stints on a few silver coins for the poet Abul Qasim, he is visited by terrible nightmares in "Of Abul Qasim". Love Across the Salt Desert, which brings together a selection of Keki Daruwallas best-received short fiction, presents thematic variety and stunning breadth of vision. His prose is witty, precise and shot through with a unique poetic sensibility. These stories establish Daruwalla, one of Indias best-known poets, as a daring and gifted practitioner of short fiction. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love Across the Salt Desert Author: Keki N. Daruwalla Narrator: Winston Balman Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 11-10-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The iconic title story of this collection narrates how Najab defies his father, the international border between India and Pakistan, and the hostile salt desert of the Rann of Kutch for Fatimah. In "When Gandhi Came to Gorakhpur" Shadilal, a small-time lawyer, dithers over giving up his profession and joining the freedom struggle until his mind is made up for him. And when Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni stints on a few silver coins for the poet Abul Qasim, he is visited by terrible nightmares in "Of Abul Qasim". Love Across the Salt Desert, which brings together a selection of Keki Daruwallas best-received short fiction, presents thematic variety and stunning breadth of vision. His prose is witty, precise and shot through with a unique poetic sensibility. These stories establish Daruwalla, one of Indias best-known poets, as a daring and gifted practitioner of short fiction. Members Reviews: Five Stars Love across the salt desert is a great short story https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/BBC-International-Short-Story-Award-2012-Shortlist-Audiobook/B009OORYLQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (Shortlist) Author: AudioGO Ltd Narrator: AudioGO Ltd Format: Original Recording Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-12 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: All 10 shortlisted titles for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012: 'Escape Routes' by Lucy Caldwell, 'The Goose Father' by Krys Lee, 'Sanctuary' by Henrietta Rose-Innes, 'Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes' by M.J. Hyland, 'Black Vodka' by Deborah Levy, 'East of the West' by Miroslav Penkov, 'A Lovely and Terrible Thing' by Chris Womersley, 'In the Basement' by Adam T. Ross, 'Before He Left the Family' by Carrie Tiffany, and 'The iHole' by Julian Gough. biacuaduc@gmail.com (AudioGO Ltd) Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:46:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/BBC-International-Short-Story-Award-2012-Shortlist-Audiobook/B009OORYLQ thebookvoice.com 04:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (Shortlist) Author: AudioGO Ltd Narrator: AudioGO Ltd Format: Original Recording Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-12 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: All 10 shortlisted titles for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012: 'Escape Routes' by Lucy Caldwell, 'The Goose Father' by Krys Lee, 'Sanctuary' by Henrietta Rose-Innes, 'Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes' by M.J. Hyland, 'Black Vodka' by Deborah Levy, 'East of the West' by Miroslav Penkov, 'A Lovely and Terrible Thing' by Chris Womersley, 'In the Basement' by Adam T. Ross, 'Before He Left the Family' by Carrie Tiffany, and 'The iHole' by Julian Gough. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (Shortlist) Author: AudioGO Ltd Narrator: AudioGO Ltd Format: Original Recording Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-12 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: All 10 shortlisted titles for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012: 'Escape Routes' by Lucy Caldwell, 'The Goose Father' by Krys Lee, 'Sanctuary' by Henrietta Rose-Innes, 'Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes' by M.J. Hyland, 'Black Vodka' by Deborah Levy, 'East of the West' by Miroslav Penkov, 'A Lovely and Terrible Thing' by Chris Womersley, 'In the Basement' by Adam T. Ross, 'Before He Left the Family' by Carrie Tiffany, and 'The iHole' by Julian Gough. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Los-disparos-del-cazador-The-Shots-of-the-Hunter-Audiobook/B008XM8H48 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Los disparos del cazador [The Shots of the Hunter] Autor: Rafael Chirbes Narrador: Joan Mora Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 38 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-15-12 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre pasa los últimos días de su vida en la casa en la que nunca quiso vivir y que está, sin embargo, cargada de recuerdos. Desde ahí busca construir el rompecabezas de su pasado. Recuerda sus modestos inicios, su ascenso económico y social en el Madrid de la inmediata posguerra, sus amantes y amigos. En algún lugar del trayecto se le perdió el alma y se le desvaneció el amor. Chirbes vuelve al espacio moral de sus anteriores novelas. Nos habla en un tono tenso de una generación que se reclama inocente, pero que se ha construido sobre los cimientos que pusieron las manos sucias de otros. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Rafael Chirbes) Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:47:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Los-disparos-del-cazador-The-Shots-of-the-Hunter-Audiobook/B008XM8H48 thebookvoice.com 02:38:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Los disparos del cazador [The Shots of the Hunter] Autor: Rafael Chirbes Narrador: Joan Mora Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 38 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-15-12 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre pasa los últimos días de su vida en la casa en la que nunca quiso vivir y que está, sin embargo, cargada de recuerdos. Desde ahí busca construir el rompecabezas de su pasado. Recuerda sus modestos inicios, su ascenso económico y social en el Madrid de la inmediata posguerra, sus amantes y amigos. En algún lugar del trayecto se le perdió el alma y se le desvaneció el amor. Chirbes vuelve al espacio moral de sus anteriores novelas. Nos habla en un tono tenso de una generación que se reclama inocente, pero que se ha construido sobre los cimientos que pusieron las manos sucias de otros. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Los disparos del cazador [The Shots of the Hunter] Autor: Rafael Chirbes Narrador: Joan Mora Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 38 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-15-12 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre pasa los últimos días de su vida en la casa en la que nunca quiso vivir y que está, sin embargo, cargada de recuerdos. Desde ahí busca construir el rompecabezas de su pasado. Recuerda sus modestos inicios, su ascenso económico y social en el Madrid de la inmediata posguerra, sus amantes y amigos. En algún lugar del trayecto se le perdió el alma y se le desvaneció el amor. Chirbes vuelve al espacio moral de sus anteriores novelas. Nos habla en un tono tenso de una generación que se reclama inocente, pero que se ha construido sobre los cimientos que pusieron las manos sucias de otros. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-buena-letra-Good-Point-Audiobook/B008OKJ1L2 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La buena letra [Good Point] Autor: Rafael Chirbes Narrador: Rosa Basurto Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 26 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 07-25-12 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ana le cuenta a su hijo fragmentos de una vida de pequeñas miserias con las que se han tejido las relaciones personales y familiares. El autor renuncia a narrar los grandes acontecimientos históricos para poner su foco de atención en lo íntimo y cotidiano, en las vidas de unos personajes heridos por la traición y la deslealtad. La buena letra se convierte en deudora de la concepción balzaquiana según la cual la novela es la historia privada de las naciones y descubre los mecanismos que funcionan como silencioso motor de la historia, en cuyo devenir toda generación se levanta sobre las cenizas de otra y cada vez que el poder cambia de manos lo hace bajo el signo de la traición y de un sufrimiento que, siendo inútil, es también una forma descarnada de lucidez. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish biacuaduc@gmail.com (Rafael Chirbes) Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:18:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-buena-letra-Good-Point-Audiobook/B008OKJ1L2 thebookvoice.com 02:26:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La buena letra [Good Point] Autor: Rafael Chirbes Narrador: Rosa Basurto Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 26 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 07-25-12 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ana le cuenta a su hijo fragmentos de una vida de pequeñas miserias con las que se han tejido las relaciones personales y familiares. El autor renuncia a narrar los grandes acontecimientos históricos para poner su foco de atención en lo íntimo y cotidiano, en las vidas de unos personajes heridos por la traición y la deslealtad. La buena letra se convierte en deudora de la concepción balzaquiana según la cual la novela es la historia privada de las naciones y descubre los mecanismos que funcionan como silencioso motor de la historia, en cuyo devenir toda generación se levanta sobre las cenizas de otra y cada vez que el poder cambia de manos lo hace bajo el signo de la traición y de un sufrimiento que, siendo inútil, es también una forma descarnada de lucidez. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La buena letra [Good Point] Autor: Rafael Chirbes Narrador: Rosa Basurto Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 26 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 07-25-12 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ana le cuenta a su hijo fragmentos de una vida de pequeñas miserias con las que se han tejido las relaciones personales y familiares. El autor renuncia a narrar los grandes acontecimientos históricos para poner su foco de atención en lo íntimo y cotidiano, en las vidas de unos personajes heridos por la traición y la deslealtad. La buena letra se convierte en deudora de la concepción balzaquiana según la cual la novela es la historia privada de las naciones y descubre los mecanismos que funcionan como silencioso motor de la historia, en cuyo devenir toda generación se levanta sobre las cenizas de otra y cada vez que el poder cambia de manos lo hace bajo el signo de la traición y de un sufrimiento que, siendo inútil, es también una forma descarnada de lucidez. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pale-Blue-Audiobook/B008RO987C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pale Blue Author: Thomas Meinecke Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 08-14-12 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The United States prides itself on being the worlds melting pot, but during a long, hot summer in coastal North Carolina, three young people will put that theory to the test. A German named Tillmann is vacationing in the States with his girlfriend and corresponding with an African American colleague about the evolution of blues music. Over the course of the season, the trios discussions range from Mariah Carey to Ronald Reagan, from the Black Power movement to Nazi Germany. And as a hurricane churns across the Atlantic, their exploration of how ethnicity, race, and gender are defined particularly for Americas African and Jewish diasporas will culminate in revelations about their own ethnic identities. Thomas Meineckes groundbreaking writing style is on full display in Pale Blue, as the writer-DJ has crafted his insightful novel with the same uncanny skill with which jazz and blues musicians create their improvisational styles. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Thomas Meinecke) Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:00:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pale-Blue-Audiobook/B008RO987C thebookvoice.com 11:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pale Blue Author: Thomas Meinecke Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 08-14-12 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The United States prides itself on being the worlds melting pot, but during a long, hot summer in coastal North Carolina, three young people will put that theory to the test. A German named Tillmann is vacationing in the States with his girlfriend and corresponding with an African American colleague about the evolution of blues music. Over the course of the season, the trios discussions range from Mariah Carey to Ronald Reagan, from the Black Power movement to Nazi Germany. And as a hurricane churns across the Atlantic, their exploration of how ethnicity, race, and gender are defined particularly for Americas African and Jewish diasporas will culminate in revelations about their own ethnic identities. Thomas Meineckes groundbreaking writing style is on full display in Pale Blue, as the writer-DJ has crafted his insightful novel with the same uncanny skill with which jazz and blues musicians create their improvisational styles. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pale Blue Author: Thomas Meinecke Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 08-14-12 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The United States prides itself on being the worlds melting pot, but during a long, hot summer in coastal North Carolina, three young people will put that theory to the test. A German named Tillmann is vacationing in the States with his girlfriend and corresponding with an African American colleague about the evolution of blues music. Over the course of the season, the trios discussions range from Mariah Carey to Ronald Reagan, from the Black Power movement to Nazi Germany. And as a hurricane churns across the Atlantic, their exploration of how ethnicity, race, and gender are defined particularly for Americas African and Jewish diasporas will culminate in revelations about their own ethnic identities. Thomas Meineckes groundbreaking writing style is on full display in Pale Blue, as the writer-DJ has crafted his insightful novel with the same uncanny skill with which jazz and blues musicians create their improvisational styles. Members Reviews: Pale Blue: Color me confused... Reading Thomas Meinecke's novelPale Bluewas more of an experience than reading a novel, and that's not necessarily a good thing. It's a subjective thing, but some literary experiences are enlightening; some are not. It's difficult to even write a rational review much less a synopsis for this one, as the book itself isn't very coherent, at least for this reader. Three times I've discarded my notes for this title as I struggled my way to get through it, thinking that perhaps I had lost some brain cells along the way, trying to make sense of it. I lost in that respect, but did manage to make my way through the book. We meet Tillman, said to be a German vacationing in the U.S. while on a work visa. There's Yolanda, a German expatriate who works at an organization in Chicago. We also have Cordula, a woman who's a diving instructor and student in Berlin, and who happens to have been born a Black German. Their conversations take place via their phone calls, supplemented by regular mail and email. By the end of the third page we find Tillman in a public phone booth facing a tropical storm headed for the coast of New Bern, NC. But by that third page we've also read Tillman going off about his Korean transistor radio warning people to drop to the floor as the weather danger approaches, then shifts back to music by Mariah Carey, as he goes back to his work, copying a report about a Congolese man who was bound and gagged in an airliner as he resists deportation. During this he notices that his fingernails are too long, and then he drives to that phone booth to call Yolanda, leaving a message about an article that he found in an Israeli newspaper about the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, a music group described as German Turkish (or vice versa), and asking her what color is Mariah Carey. All of this takes place by the end of the third page, while a tropical storm is headed for the North Carolina coast. And on the fourth page we find our narrator reading that Queen Elizabeth has African ancestors, and there's a lengthy discourse on this topic. It ends with the narrator getting off of a Chicago bus and listening to Tillman's message asking about Mariah Carey's skin color. Disjointed? Yes it is, and that's what we find as we go on, page after page, trying to figure out who is saying what to whom, and why. There are three narrators here, and it often takes that many times reading each paragraph to figure our what is going on here. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Penelopiad-Audiobook/B0087HRUL0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 06-08-12 Publisher: Canongate Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband was off fighting the Trojan War was not a simple business. Already aggrieved that he had been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of her beautiful cousin Helen, Penelope must bring up her wayward son, face down scandalous rumours, and keep over 100 lustful, greedy, and bloodthirsty suitors at bay.... And then, when Odysseus finally returns and slaughters the murderous suitors, he brutally hangs Penelope's 12 beloved maids. What were his motives? And what was Penelope really up to? biacuaduc@gmail.com (Margaret Atwood) Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:41:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Penelopiad-Audiobook/B0087HRUL0 thebookvoice.com 03:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 06-08-12 Publisher: Canongate Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband was off fighting the Trojan War was not a simple business. Already aggrieved that he had been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of her beautiful cousin Helen, Penelope must bring up her wayward son, face down scandalous rumours, and keep over 100 lustful, greedy, and bloodthirsty suitors at bay.... And then, when Odysseus finally returns and slaughters the murderous suitors, he brutally hangs Penelope's 12 beloved maids. What were his motives? And what was Penelope really up to? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 06-08-12 Publisher: Canongate Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband was off fighting the Trojan War was not a simple business. Already aggrieved that he had been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of her beautiful cousin Helen, Penelope must bring up her wayward son, face down scandalous rumours, and keep over 100 lustful, greedy, and bloodthirsty suitors at bay.... And then, when Odysseus finally returns and slaughters the murderous suitors, he brutally hangs Penelope's 12 beloved maids. What were his motives? And what was Penelope really up to? Members Reviews: Alright I suppose I didn't really enjoy this one that much. A nice idea but never really developed into anything. On the general quality of this audiobook however: awful. The woman's voice was irritating enough before they put the horrendous treatment on to turn her into the chorus. That was so uncomfortable to listen to, I tried to skip through whenever "they" were speaking! Interesting concept, not enough depth If you have read the Odyssey and know your mythology there's not a lot more here to engage a reader. The concept of telling the story from a different angle is interesting but could have been expanded more. I didn't really feel any emotion for Penelope, just absorbed her story. having said that, portraying the maids as a Chorus was very clever and the narration very good. Interesting listen. Short but sweet exploration of Penelope Any additional comments? I thought this was a solid novella, which was both funny and moving. I felt a lot of unexpected sympathy for characters, and felt the narrator, as well as Atwood, really drew on Penelope's negative emotions well, in a way that didn't make her seem whinging or unlikeable. Tongue and cheek feminist outlook of mythology This is pretty hilarious. Once again, the master of feminist prose Margaret Atwood has created a modern day version of Penelope from the Greek mythology of Odysseus in which she is no longer alive. She's rather outspoken, feisty and sly attempting to live with her brutish husband while on Earth. At the same time, her hatred for Helen of Troy has seeped into her afterlife as well. I love the ending talking about liposuction and heels. A fun listen. A retelling of a story that adds new facets. This is very much a Tragicomedy that more than a novella wants to be a satirical feminist play. For those of us that enjoy the heroic retelling of this stories this will come at first like a cold shower or boiling hot one, but if you stay and continue reading you will see an unmasking of the romanticised cruelties required for our heroes to be so virile and disdainful of others lives and the bitterness that that injects into women's lives no matter what their social status. The Penelope we encounter in these pages is honest but guarded with her honesty even now that she is just a spirit, she is also bitter and resentful of her times and what was imposed on her, she dislikes to this day Helen for making her life more difficult, but we see she can not escape her tender feeling for Odysseus though she knows him better than most, perhaps she forgives him because he returned. When she looks at our world she still sees it as dangerous and chooses not to reincarnate. The twelve maids are a chorus that interrupts and interjects their views and represent women in the lower classes and slaves. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mystique-Audiobook/B007VQHMT8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mystique Subtitle: A Story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door Author: Etgar Keret Narrator: Willem Dafoe Format: Unabridged Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door, read by Willem Dafoe. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keretdeclared a "genius" by The New York Timesas one of the most original writers of his generation. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Etgar Keret) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:21:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mystique-Audiobook/B007VQHMT8 thebookvoice.com 00:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mystique Subtitle: A Story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door Author: Etgar Keret Narrator: Willem Dafoe Format: Unabridged Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door, read by Willem Dafoe. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keretdeclared a "genius" by The New York Timesas one of the most original writers of his generation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mystique Subtitle: A Story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door Author: Etgar Keret Narrator: Willem Dafoe Format: Unabridged Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door, read by Willem Dafoe. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keretdeclared a "genius" by The New York Timesas one of the most original writers of his generation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fathers-and-Sons-Audiobook/B007VRZHSU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fathers and Sons Subtitle: CliffsNotes Author: Denis M. Calandra (editor) Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-12 Publisher: CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The CliffsNotes study guide on Turgenev's Fathers and Sons supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Fathers and Sons. Reading a literary work doesnt mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Turgenev's Fathers and Sons. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com biacuaduc@gmail.com (Denis M. Calandra (editor)) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:29:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fathers-and-Sons-Audiobook/B007VRZHSU thebookvoice.com 02:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fathers and Sons Subtitle: CliffsNotes Author: Denis M. Calandra (editor) Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-12 Publisher: CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The CliffsNotes study guide on Turgenev's Fathers and Sons supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Fathers and Sons. Reading a literary work doesnt mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Turgenev's Fathers and Sons. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fathers and Sons Subtitle: CliffsNotes Author: Denis M. Calandra (editor) Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-12 Publisher: CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The CliffsNotes study guide on Turgenev's Fathers and Sons supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Fathers and Sons. Reading a literary work doesnt mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Turgenev's Fathers and Sons. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com Members Reviews: Fathers and Sons (Cliff Notes) Good review for the Russian novel. Will aid students in looking at Russian social and political life in the late 19th century to 20th century. Good to use for designing quiz questions. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Venganza-del-Silencio-The-Revenge-of-Silence-Audiobook/B007VFNJN2 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Venganza del Silencio [The Revenge of Silence] Autor: Alonso Cueto Narrador: Luis Carlos de la Lombana Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 30 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-20-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre de la aristocracia de Lima aparece muerto en el medio de la calle, con un disparo en el corazón. Mientraslas conjeturas se van apilando a su alrededor, el narrador - sobrino de la víctima - decide investigar quién podría serel asesino. Entonces emergen los secretos en la vida de su tío muerto: su romance clandestino, su pasado oculto, susrelaciones verdaderas con los parientes. En esta búsqueda no solo aparecerá la verdad sobre el crimen sino, sobre todo los secretos lazos que han movido a los personajes de su familia. La Venganza del Silencio es una historia policial ambientada en los pulidos salones y corredores de una gran casona, por donde corren los vientos del pasado familiar. La geografía interior de esta casa, sus superficies relucientes, aparece como un determinante de la conducta de sus miembros. Con una magnífica prosa, y un extraordinario manejo de la intensidad, el ritmo y la atmósfera en la que habitan sus personajes, Alonso Cueto nos invita a explorar los misterios y complejidades de una familia de la alta sociedad de América Latina. Además, nos sorprende y conmueve con su capacidad para retratar las fisuras de la condición humana, y demuestra que la familia es la última gran religión de nuestro tiempo. Please note: this audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Alonso Cueto) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:48:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Venganza-del-Silencio-The-Revenge-of-Silence-Audiobook/B007VFNJN2 thebookvoice.com 09:30:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Venganza del Silencio [The Revenge of Silence] Autor: Alonso Cueto Narrador: Luis Carlos de la Lombana Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 30 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-20-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre de la aristocracia de Lima aparece muerto en el medio de la calle, con un disparo en el corazón. Mientraslas conjeturas se van apilando a su alrededor, el narrador - sobrino de la víctima - decide investigar quién podría serel asesino. Entonces emergen los secretos en la vida de su tío muerto: su romance clandestino, su pasado oculto, susrelaciones verdaderas con los parientes. En esta búsqueda no solo aparecerá la verdad sobre el crimen sino, sobre todo los secretos lazos que han movido a los personajes de su familia. La Venganza del Silencio es una historia policial ambientada en los pulidos salones y corredores de una gran casona, por donde corren los vientos del pasado familiar. La geografía interior de esta casa, sus superficies relucientes, aparece como un determinante de la conducta de sus miembros. Con una magnífica prosa, y un extraordinario manejo de la intensidad, el ritmo y la atmósfera en la que habitan sus personajes, Alonso Cueto nos invita a explorar los misterios y complejidades de una familia de la alta sociedad de América Latina. Además, nos sorprende y conmueve con su capacidad para retratar las fisuras de la condición humana, y demuestra que la familia es la última gran religión de nuestro tiempo. Please note: this audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Venganza del Silencio [The Revenge of Silence] Autor: Alonso Cueto Narrador: Luis Carlos de la Lombana Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 30 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-20-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un hombre de la aristocracia de Lima aparece muerto en el medio de la calle, con un disparo en el corazón. Mientraslas conjeturas se van apilando a su alrededor, el narrador - sobrino de la víctima - decide investigar quién podría serel asesino. Entonces emergen los secretos en la vida de su tío muerto: su romance clandestino, su pasado oculto, susrelaciones verdaderas con los parientes. En esta búsqueda no solo aparecerá la verdad sobre el crimen sino, sobre todo los secretos lazos que han movido a los personajes de su familia. La Venganza del Silencio es una historia policial ambientada en los pulidos salones y corredores de una gran casona, por donde corren los vientos del pasado familiar. La geografía interior de esta casa, sus superficies relucientes, aparece como un determinante de la conducta de sus miembros. Con una magnífica prosa, y un extraordinario manejo de la intensidad, el ritmo y la atmósfera en la que habitan sus personajes, Alonso Cueto nos invita a explorar los misterios y complejidades de una familia de la alta sociedad de América Latina. Además, nos sorprende y conmueve con su capacidad para retratar las fisuras de la condición humana, y demuestra que la familia es la última gran religión de nuestro tiempo. Please note: this audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Trouble-with-Bliss-Audiobook/B007NRA1SY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Trouble with Bliss Author: Douglas Light Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-12 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At age 35, Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Enter Stefani, an 18-year-old girl in a Catholic school uniform, and Morris's once static life quickly unravels when Stefani's father calls on Morris to work for him. Morris's life becomes further entangled when his best friend, N.J., is recruited by an international cartel that controls global economics and local sex markets, and Morris is called in to save N.J.'s bacon. But most importantly, Morris's father, a taciturn widower, finally reveals the truth surrounding the strange death of Morris's mother. With the agony of his inertia finally broken, Morris Bliss fights to keep his life from careening out of control. He must learn to adapt if he is to survive. Critic Reviews: "This fun read boasts a likable protagonist, other quirky and interesting characters, and vivid and humorous descriptions of New York while also providing some significant social commentary." (Library Journal) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Douglas Light) Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:58:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Trouble-with-Bliss-Audiobook/B007NRA1SY thebookvoice.com 07:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Trouble with Bliss Author: Douglas Light Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-12 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At age 35, Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Enter Stefani, an 18-year-old girl in a Catholic school uniform, and Morris's once static life quickly unravels when Stefani's father calls on Morris to work for him. Morris's life becomes further entangled when his best friend, N.J., is recruited by an international cartel that controls global economics and local sex markets, and Morris is called in to save N.J.'s bacon. But most importantly, Morris's father, a taciturn widower, finally reveals the truth surrounding the strange death of Morris's mother. With the agony of his inertia finally broken, Morris Bliss fights to keep his life from careening out of control. He must learn to adapt if he is to survive. Critic Reviews: "This fun read boasts a likable protagonist, other quirky and interesting characters, and vivid and humorous descriptions of New York while also providing some significant social commentary." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Trouble with Bliss Author: Douglas Light Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-12 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At age 35, Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Enter Stefani, an 18-year-old girl in a Catholic school uniform, and Morris's once static life quickly unravels when Stefani's father calls on Morris to work for him. Morris's life becomes further entangled when his best friend, N.J., is recruited by an international cartel that controls global economics and local sex markets, and Morris is called in to save N.J.'s bacon. But most importantly, Morris's father, a taciturn widower, finally reveals the truth surrounding the strange death of Morris's mother. With the agony of his inertia finally broken, Morris Bliss fights to keep his life from careening out of control. He must learn to adapt if he is to survive. Critic Reviews: "This fun read boasts a likable protagonist, other quirky and interesting characters, and vivid and humorous descriptions of New York while also providing some significant social commentary." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: If you like Douglas Light's fellow Hoosier Kurt Vonnegut I think you ... If you like Douglas Light's fellow Hoosier Kurt Vonnegut I think you will like the Trouble with Bliss. It is wacky but philosophical, puzzling but fun, sexy and shocking.--Joel https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eunuch-Park-Audiobook/B006WAND5Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eunuch Park Subtitle: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction Author: Palash Krishna Mehrotra Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Palash Krishna Mehrotra writes about prostitutes, cross dressers, murderers, drug addicts, students, and stalkers, portraying their perversions and vulnerabilities with equal insight, taking us deep into the dark and seamy soul of India. Set in the murky underbelly of big cities and small towns, slums and dotcoms, college hostels and rented rooms, Eunuch Park: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction is a collection like no other. Gritty, grim, and depraved, these are candid vignettes of an India most of us are afraid to acknowledge. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Palash Krishna Mehrotra) Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:20:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eunuch-Park-Audiobook/B006WAND5Q thebookvoice.com 06:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eunuch Park Subtitle: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction Author: Palash Krishna Mehrotra Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Palash Krishna Mehrotra writes about prostitutes, cross dressers, murderers, drug addicts, students, and stalkers, portraying their perversions and vulnerabilities with equal insight, taking us deep into the dark and seamy soul of India. Set in the murky underbelly of big cities and small towns, slums and dotcoms, college hostels and rented rooms, Eunuch Park: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction is a collection like no other. Gritty, grim, and depraved, these are candid vignettes of an India most of us are afraid to acknowledge. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eunuch Park Subtitle: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction Author: Palash Krishna Mehrotra Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Palash Krishna Mehrotra writes about prostitutes, cross dressers, murderers, drug addicts, students, and stalkers, portraying their perversions and vulnerabilities with equal insight, taking us deep into the dark and seamy soul of India. Set in the murky underbelly of big cities and small towns, slums and dotcoms, college hostels and rented rooms, Eunuch Park: Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruction is a collection like no other. Gritty, grim, and depraved, these are candid vignettes of an India most of us are afraid to acknowledge. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/What-Language-Is-That-A-Story-from-Say-Youre-One-of-Them-Audiobook/B005WY9V72 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What Language Is That (A Story from Say You're One of Them) Author: Uwem Akpan Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few listeners will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. This singular collection takes the listener inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa. Akpan's voice is a literary miracle, rendering lives of almost unimaginable deprivation and terror into stories that are nothing short of transcendent. Critic Reviews: "Akpan wants you to see and feel Africa, its glory and its pain. And you do, which makes this an extraordinary book." (O Magazine) "In the corrupt, war-ravaged Africa of this starkly beautiful debut collection, identity is shifting, never to be trusted.... Akpan's people, and the dreamlike horror of the worlds they reveal, are impossible to forget." (People) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Uwem Akpan) Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:54:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/What-Language-Is-That-A-Story-from-Say-Youre-One-of-Them-Audiobook/B005WY9V72 thebookvoice.com 00:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What Language Is That (A Story from Say You're One of Them) Author: Uwem Akpan Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few listeners will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. This singular collection takes the listener inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa. Akpan's voice is a literary miracle, rendering lives of almost unimaginable deprivation and terror into stories that are nothing short of transcendent. Critic Reviews: "Akpan wants you to see and feel Africa, its glory and its pain. And you do, which makes this an extraordinary book." (O Magazine) "In the corrupt, war-ravaged Africa of this starkly beautiful debut collection, identity is shifting, never to be trusted.... Akpan's people, and the dreamlike horror of the worlds they reveal, are impossible to forget." (People) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What Language Is That (A Story from Say You're One of Them) Author: Uwem Akpan Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few listeners will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. This singular collection takes the listener inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa. Akpan's voice is a literary miracle, rendering lives of almost unimaginable deprivation and terror into stories that are nothing short of transcendent. Critic Reviews: "Akpan wants you to see and feel Africa, its glory and its pain. And you do, which makes this an extraordinary book." (O Magazine) "In the corrupt, war-ravaged Africa of this starkly beautiful debut collection, identity is shifting, never to be trusted.... Akpan's people, and the dreamlike horror of the worlds they reveal, are impossible to forget." (People) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Queens-Walk-in-the-Dusk-Audiobook/B005NK3GWQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queens Walk in the Dusk Author: Thomas Burnett Swann Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-11 Publisher: Wildside Press LLC Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thomas Burnett Swann was a brilliant fantasy writer who died in 1976. He wrote primarily about the ancient Greek and Roman world, blending myth with romance and adventure. A reviewer in the Village Voice sums his work up well: "Swann's neo-romantic fantasies of the past are unique. He uses the stuff of myth but with twists and inventions of his own." Queens Walk in the Dusk is a retelling of the romance of Dido and Aeneas. It is a companion volume to Green Phoenix. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Thomas Burnett Swann) Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:15:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Queens-Walk-in-the-Dusk-Audiobook/B005NK3GWQ thebookvoice.com 04:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queens Walk in the Dusk Author: Thomas Burnett Swann Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-11 Publisher: Wildside Press LLC Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thomas Burnett Swann was a brilliant fantasy writer who died in 1976. He wrote primarily about the ancient Greek and Roman world, blending myth with romance and adventure. A reviewer in the Village Voice sums his work up well: "Swann's neo-romantic fantasies of the past are unique. He uses the stuff of myth but with twists and inventions of his own." Queens Walk in the Dusk is a retelling of the romance of Dido and Aeneas. It is a companion volume to Green Phoenix. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queens Walk in the Dusk Author: Thomas Burnett Swann Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-11 Publisher: Wildside Press LLC Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thomas Burnett Swann was a brilliant fantasy writer who died in 1976. He wrote primarily about the ancient Greek and Roman world, blending myth with romance and adventure. A reviewer in the Village Voice sums his work up well: "Swann's neo-romantic fantasies of the past are unique. He uses the stuff of myth but with twists and inventions of his own." Queens Walk in the Dusk is a retelling of the romance of Dido and Aeneas. It is a companion volume to Green Phoenix. Members Reviews: Queens Walk in the Dusk, a Prequel of the Mellonia Series This was Swann's last published novel, and the only one to ever be released in hardcover. It is the story of Aeneas, wandering hero of Troy, and Queen Dido of Carthage. It features folk from the prehuman era: dwarves, nerieds, and demigods. This novel, by far, was Swann's very best. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Amphibian-Audiobook/B005FMYPFO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amphibian Author: Carla Gunn Narrator: Anita Roy Dobbs Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-11 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nine-year-old Phineas William Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. He knows that if you wet a dog's food with your saliva and he refuses to eat it then he's top dog, and he knows that dolphins can sleep half a brain at a time. What he doesn't know, though, is why his grandfather died, or why waste-of-flesh Lyle always picks on him. Or why his parents can't live together after all, when other mate-for-life animals have a fight, it's not like one of them just packs his bags and leaves the country. To make it to-infinity worse, he's worried sick about what humans are doing to the planet, and his mother is worried sick about him. But shouldn't everyone be losing sleep over the fact that a quarter of all Earth's mammals are on the Red List of Threatened Species? So, when a White's tree frog ends up in an aquarium in his fourth-grade classroom, it's the last straw, and he and his best friend, Bird, are spurred to action. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Carla Gunn) Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:07:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Amphibian-Audiobook/B005FMYPFO thebookvoice.com 07:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amphibian Author: Carla Gunn Narrator: Anita Roy Dobbs Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-11 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nine-year-old Phineas William Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. He knows that if you wet a dog's food with your saliva and he refuses to eat it then he's top dog, and he knows that dolphins can sleep half a brain at a time. What he doesn't know, though, is why his grandfather died, or why waste-of-flesh Lyle always picks on him. Or why his parents can't live together after all, when other mate-for-life animals have a fight, it's not like one of them just packs his bags and leaves the country. To make it to-infinity worse, he's worried sick about what humans are doing to the planet, and his mother is worried sick about him. But shouldn't everyone be losing sleep over the fact that a quarter of all Earth's mammals are on the Red List of Threatened Species? So, when a White's tree frog ends up in an aquarium in his fourth-grade classroom, it's the last straw, and he and his best friend, Bird, are spurred to action. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amphibian Author: Carla Gunn Narrator: Anita Roy Dobbs Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-11 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nine-year-old Phineas William Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. He knows that if you wet a dog's food with your saliva and he refuses to eat it then he's top dog, and he knows that dolphins can sleep half a brain at a time. What he doesn't know, though, is why his grandfather died, or why waste-of-flesh Lyle always picks on him. Or why his parents can't live together after all, when other mate-for-life animals have a fight, it's not like one of them just packs his bags and leaves the country. To make it to-infinity worse, he's worried sick about what humans are doing to the planet, and his mother is worried sick about him. But shouldn't everyone be losing sleep over the fact that a quarter of all Earth's mammals are on the Red List of Threatened Species? So, when a White's tree frog ends up in an aquarium in his fourth-grade classroom, it's the last straw, and he and his best friend, Bird, are spurred to action. Members Reviews: Five Stars classroom text original and beautifully crafted Original, and beautifully crafted in the voice of 9 year old Phineas William Walsh, Gunn's novel tells the story of a child dealing with the inconsistencies of human relationships. "How do people who love each other one day, no longer love each other the next", asks Phin? "Where does all the good stuff go, the happy times, when somebody dies?" And why do teachers prefer "their" answers to the "right" answers? Phin is a supremely engaging bright child; at turns adorable, frustrating, irritating, sensitive, and demanding. He grieves for a world being destroyed by careless human beings, and he wants desperately to engage other children and adults in the importance of making change while there is still time, and still animals to save. He keeps a list of endangered species and is worried that by the time he grows up, it will be too late. I found myself fearing for Phin, for this intense child overwhelmed with the seeming impossibility of getting adults to pay attention. He is bullied at school and is hurt and angry at the loss of his father through his parent's separation: "Some male primates don't stick around to look after their kids but human fathers are supposed to be more like the marmoset, who does. What the heck's wrong with my father," he asks? The sometimes somber mood, the sense of impending catastrophe as Phin's behaviour becomes more and more difficult is lightened by wonderful bits of Phin curiosity. "Once you are in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?" His relationship with his sensitive, caring, frightened out of her mind for Phin mother is a lesson in creative and meaningful parenting. Kudos to Carla for creating such a wonderful authentic story. I only hope she follows this book with a "Book of Phin Curiosities' geared for other children. Johanna Bertin Author of Don Messer: the Man Behind the Music, Goose Lane Editions, 2009 Awesome! I loved this book. It is written from a young person's perspective and although I am many years older, I thoroughly enjoyed this trip into Phineas' mind. His idiosyncratic behaviour was entertaining and his character very very likable. I would highly recommend this book for its plot, character and humour. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Etre-the-Cow-Audiobook/B005F0IPPW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Être the Cow Author: Sean Kenniff Narrator: Dan Parr Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 07-29-11 Publisher: Health Communications Inc Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A poignant tale about pushing limits and challenging destiny. Humiliated by his hoofed legs, the flies on his haunches, and the grass in his mouth, a bull named Être tells his tender story about the brutal insignificance of cow life at Gorwell Farm. In a world where the line between disgrace and dignity is drawn by a pasture fence, Être finds himself alone in his awareness and utterly powerless to change his circumstances. Être searches for understanding among the broads, bulls, and calves on the pasture, but finds none. On the best of days, Être listens to the farmer's boy sing lullabies at the fence. He likes those songs and loves the boy. But the grasses thin as the seasons pass, the cows hunger, and Être grows desperate. He is the only cow truly starving. Critic Reviews: "Être the Cow is one of the most important books written in a generation. Être's fight for freedom and dignity is a fight for life itself. Sean Kenniff's Être the Cow depicts a very human struggle - and it's a story I won't soon forget." (Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Sean Kenniff) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:20:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Etre-the-Cow-Audiobook/B005F0IPPW thebookvoice.com 02:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Être the Cow Author: Sean Kenniff Narrator: Dan Parr Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 07-29-11 Publisher: Health Communications Inc Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A poignant tale about pushing limits and challenging destiny. Humiliated by his hoofed legs, the flies on his haunches, and the grass in his mouth, a bull named Être tells his tender story about the brutal insignificance of cow life at Gorwell Farm. In a world where the line between disgrace and dignity is drawn by a pasture fence, Être finds himself alone in his awareness and utterly powerless to change his circumstances. Être searches for understanding among the broads, bulls, and calves on the pasture, but finds none. On the best of days, Être listens to the farmer's boy sing lullabies at the fence. He likes those songs and loves the boy. But the grasses thin as the seasons pass, the cows hunger, and Être grows desperate. He is the only cow truly starving. Critic Reviews: "Être the Cow is one of the most important books written in a generation. Être's fight for freedom and dignity is a fight for life itself. Sean Kenniff's Être the Cow depicts a very human struggle - and it's a story I won't soon forget." (Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Être the Cow Author: Sean Kenniff Narrator: Dan Parr Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 07-29-11 Publisher: Health Communications Inc Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A poignant tale about pushing limits and challenging destiny. Humiliated by his hoofed legs, the flies on his haunches, and the grass in his mouth, a bull named Être tells his tender story about the brutal insignificance of cow life at Gorwell Farm. In a world where the line between disgrace and dignity is drawn by a pasture fence, Être finds himself alone in his awareness and utterly powerless to change his circumstances. Être searches for understanding among the broads, bulls, and calves on the pasture, but finds none. On the best of days, Être listens to the farmer's boy sing lullabies at the fence. He likes those songs and loves the boy. But the grasses thin as the seasons pass, the cows hunger, and Être grows desperate. He is the only cow truly starving. Critic Reviews: "Être the Cow is one of the most important books written in a generation. Être's fight for freedom and dignity is a fight for life itself. Sean Kenniff's Être the Cow depicts a very human struggle - and it's a story I won't soon forget." (Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu) Members Reviews: An Allegorical Triumph! Do you dare to think outside the box, combat the norm, and defy your destiny? Do you? If you don't, it's quite understandable. Ignorance is bliss. And going with the flow is so easy. tre the Cow decided that he would think outside the fence, combat the ranch, and defy the chute. He paid a heavy, heavy price... I am a big fan of Animal Farm by George Orwell and Chicken Run by Peter Lord. Of course I had to pick up Sean Kenniff's tre the Cow. I finished this novella over the span of three evenings. It is not because it wasn't a page turner, but rather it was too fascinating of a read for me to speed through it. I slowed down on purpose. Things in a cow's world happen slowly. Just imagine grazing on the same ranch day after day, after day ... And to think like cow isn't easy either. You really have to stop and smell the grass. I wanted very much to get to know tre, feel his feelings, and know his life as though it was mine. This is how the book made me feel as soon as I started reading the first line, narrated by tre himself. I was so drawn into his world that I started to think and feel like him. It's no wonder that after I put down the book, I was haunted by his dreams and his sacrifices for days. tre the Cow tells the naked truth of one cow's life, which can be mirrored in many ways by our own. Don't worry, it won't make you a vegetarian. It will however, make you think, like you have never thought before... A World We Think We Know Enter a world we've all passed by, and a few of us have encountered in depth. Etre the Cow is a tone poem, an unconventional story told by a pensive narrator, a bull on a cattle farm. This short book will take you deep into a meditation on the constraints humans create for nature and ourselves. This is the book we should have read when we were young, the one that isn't about Old MacDonald's cheerful haven. It's a first-hand--first-hoof?--account of how taming nature to serve our habitual hungers can dull us all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dancer-Audiobook/B005AOIOPE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dancer Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Nick Pauling, Jessica Almasy, Marc Vietor, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 07-06-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Dancer is the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as told through the cast of those who knew him: there is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his provincial town; Yulia, whose sexual and artistic ambitions are thwarted by her Soviet-sanctioned marriage; and Victor, the Venezuelan street hustler, who reveals the lurid underside of the gay celebrity set. Spanning four decades and many worlds, from the horrors of the Second World War to the wild abandon of New York in the eighties, Dancer is peopled by a large cast of characters, obscure and famous: doormen and shoemakers, nurses and translators, Margot Fonteyn, Eric Bruhn and John Lennon. And at the heart of the spectacle stands the artist himself, willful, lustful, and driven by a never-to-be-met need for perfection. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Colum McCann) Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:22:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dancer-Audiobook/B005AOIOPE thebookvoice.com 12:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dancer Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Nick Pauling, Jessica Almasy, Marc Vietor, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 07-06-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Dancer is the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as told through the cast of those who knew him: there is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his provincial town; Yulia, whose sexual and artistic ambitions are thwarted by her Soviet-sanctioned marriage; and Victor, the Venezuelan street hustler, who reveals the lurid underside of the gay celebrity set. Spanning four decades and many worlds, from the horrors of the Second World War to the wild abandon of New York in the eighties, Dancer is peopled by a large cast of characters, obscure and famous: doormen and shoemakers, nurses and translators, Margot Fonteyn, Eric Bruhn and John Lennon. And at the heart of the spectacle stands the artist himself, willful, lustful, and driven by a never-to-be-met need for perfection. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dancer Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Nick Pauling, Jessica Almasy, Marc Vietor, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 07-06-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Dancer is the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as told through the cast of those who knew him: there is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his provincial town; Yulia, whose sexual and artistic ambitions are thwarted by her Soviet-sanctioned marriage; and Victor, the Venezuelan street hustler, who reveals the lurid underside of the gay celebrity set. Spanning four decades and many worlds, from the horrors of the Second World War to the wild abandon of New York in the eighties, Dancer is peopled by a large cast of characters, obscure and famous: doormen and shoemakers, nurses and translators, Margot Fonteyn, Eric Bruhn and John Lennon. And at the heart of the spectacle stands the artist himself, willful, lustful, and driven by a never-to-be-met need for perfection. Members Reviews: Readable, But Disappointing As a ballet nerd who has enjoyed McCann's work in the past, I expected to like ~Dancer~ more than I did. Unfortunately, while McCann's evocative style shines through, the story suffers from a disjointed narrative style. McCann shifts between first and third person frequently, which could a useful device if the voices of the first-person narrators were more clearly developed. Perhaps the most effective component of the entire novel the way the titular Dancer becomes not so much a central protagonist, but a full reflecting upon the other characters and upon the challenging times circumstances in which they live. On the whole, not a bad read, but not a great one, either. ~Dancer~ left me with a sense of a potentially-great work approached capriciously and ultimately left incompleteâand while one might see that as a keen analogy for life of Rudolf Nureyev, I don't it was intended as such. TL;DR: 5/10ish, worth a read if you're a ballet nut. Expect to regularly grit your teeth over the phrase "toe shoes." ... think the miraculousness of Colum McCann's writing can be better appreciated by reading his books Transatlantic and Let the ... I think the miraculousness of Colum McCann's writing can be better appreciated by reading his books Transatlantic and Let the World Spin. Both are Five Star+. Now there are others he's written that I haven't read as yet, so this is not meant to discount them. Like all masterful writers, he gives beautiful voice to those things we know deep down and have diffulculty articulating. Well-written, but with problems Having loved other novels by this author, I had high hopes for Dancer. The story of Nureyev is beautifully written, his early life in the post-war USSR well-described. And yet, the dancer, himself, becomes less likeable the more his fame increases. I remember Nureyev's defection, his career and his death from AIDS. I think McCann worked hard to be true to the life of this extraordinary dancer, and did a good job getting inside his head, but I found myself skipping ahead in many places, wishing he would move the story along not really caring what happened when the dancer met Rock Hudson, etc. I often had a sense that I was reading material that had already been covered. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hopes-Cadillac-Audiobook/B0051VVJ2Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hopes Cadillac Subtitle: A Novel Author: Patricia Page Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Patricia Page, whose stories generate enthusiastic praise when they appear in the New Yorker, brings back the heady days of the late 1960s in a touching journey of the heart. Hopes Cadillac is filled with the small, vivid details of this freewheeling decade, and Hope, its often-disheveled hero, is sure to capture your heart. Hope Fairman - wife, mother, indifferent housekeeper - watches her world disintegrate as her successful husband divorces her and wins custody of their two children. In despair, Hope begins to look for a way to survive the financial and emotional chaos that remains. But at this point, instead of hanging on to cliches or giving in to soggy despair, Hope begins to look for the things that feel true to her. What she learns, and where she goes make for a delightfully funny, poignant, and hopeful book. Patricia Page has an unfailing ear for the descriptions and dialogue that bring the optimistic 1960s culture to life. Unsentimental, but never harsh, Page reminds us that sometimes the greatest realizations come quietly, in their own good time. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Patricia Page) Mon, 23 May 2011 11:38:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hopes-Cadillac-Audiobook/B0051VVJ2Q thebookvoice.com 13:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hopes Cadillac Subtitle: A Novel Author: Patricia Page Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Patricia Page, whose stories generate enthusiastic praise when they appear in the New Yorker, brings back the heady days of the late 1960s in a touching journey of the heart. Hopes Cadillac is filled with the small, vivid details of this freewheeling decade, and Hope, its often-disheveled hero, is sure to capture your heart. Hope Fairman - wife, mother, indifferent housekeeper - watches her world disintegrate as her successful husband divorces her and wins custody of their two children. In despair, Hope begins to look for a way to survive the financial and emotional chaos that remains. But at this point, instead of hanging on to cliches or giving in to soggy despair, Hope begins to look for the things that feel true to her. What she learns, and where she goes make for a delightfully funny, poignant, and hopeful book. Patricia Page has an unfailing ear for the descriptions and dialogue that bring the optimistic 1960s culture to life. Unsentimental, but never harsh, Page reminds us that sometimes the greatest realizations come quietly, in their own good time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hopes Cadillac Subtitle: A Novel Author: Patricia Page Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Patricia Page, whose stories generate enthusiastic praise when they appear in the New Yorker, brings back the heady days of the late 1960s in a touching journey of the heart. Hopes Cadillac is filled with the small, vivid details of this freewheeling decade, and Hope, its often-disheveled hero, is sure to capture your heart. Hope Fairman - wife, mother, indifferent housekeeper - watches her world disintegrate as her successful husband divorces her and wins custody of their two children. In despair, Hope begins to look for a way to survive the financial and emotional chaos that remains. But at this point, instead of hanging on to cliches or giving in to soggy despair, Hope begins to look for the things that feel true to her. What she learns, and where she goes make for a delightfully funny, poignant, and hopeful book. Patricia Page has an unfailing ear for the descriptions and dialogue that bring the optimistic 1960s culture to life. Unsentimental, but never harsh, Page reminds us that sometimes the greatest realizations come quietly, in their own good time. Members Reviews: An overlooked gem by a writer's writer Page recreates 1960s Houston with writing that can only be called exceptional. This is a book by a real writer. The book is about Hope, a married woman who is looking for the new ways of life being promised by the Beatles, Ken Kesey, the Firesign Theatre, and Terry Southern. Page captures the 1960s as a wonderful, exciting, and even scary dream of emerging consciousness. Frontiers were being expanded all the time--sexual, political, racial, and artistic, to name just a few. Page relates these frontiers in her story of Hope and of her husband, who see these frontiers quite differently. Page's pen is sharp and penetrating about the times: Sex was never just sex, drugs were never just drugs, and husbands were never just husbands. What grips you as you read is who and what proves to be life-affirming, and who and what proves to be destructive. Very few books can be called truthful artistic statements of given periods, but this is one of them. What happens to Hope is what happened to not a few women, and if you didn't live through it to know it, this book will tell you. You will never see the "freedoms" of Hope and the 1960s the same way again. There was always a price to pay. A terrific, moving first novel! Disappointing Hope, a bohemian type of woman, lose custody of her children to her ex-husband Clay, a more conventional person. Her friends are mostly from her Unitarian church who are free-spirits and general misfits. I felt the portrait of the Unitarians as free-love, pot-smoking, air headed hippies was unfair and biased. I've never met people simular to these at the UU church I attended. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Who-Was-Gertie-Ford-Audiobook/B004X1TBSY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Who Was Gertie Ford? Author: Chris Sullivan Narrator: Chris Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-11 Publisher: JMP Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In 1966, just two weeks after the IRA blew up Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street, Dublin, Eddie McGrath is knocked down and killed by the airport bus near the spot where the Pillar used to stand. His death turns his 17-year-old daughter, Nuala, into an orphan. She never knew her mother, Gertie, at all, and when she looked into her father's things she found items of her mother that deeply disturbed her. The tale of Gertie Ford will take the listener to the west coast of Ireland, in search of Gertie, to a world of adventure, heartbreak and tragedy set in the mid forties and 1966 in Dublin, Sligo, and Donegal. In Sligo, Nuala stays with a family of brothers under the pretence that she is going to marry one of them; in Donegal, Gertie is introduced to poteen smuggling; and in Dublin, the listener is given a glimpse of the infamous Magdalene Laundries/Asylums. There will be heartbreak, rape, and incest, but it is very minimal as there is a lot of comedy, both in situations and dialogue, and the question as to what Gertie was doing in Dublin on that first day of spring will be answered. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Chris Sullivan) Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:35:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Who-Was-Gertie-Ford-Audiobook/B004X1TBSY thebookvoice.com 06:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Who Was Gertie Ford? Author: Chris Sullivan Narrator: Chris Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-11 Publisher: JMP Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In 1966, just two weeks after the IRA blew up Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street, Dublin, Eddie McGrath is knocked down and killed by the airport bus near the spot where the Pillar used to stand. His death turns his 17-year-old daughter, Nuala, into an orphan. She never knew her mother, Gertie, at all, and when she looked into her father's things she found items of her mother that deeply disturbed her. The tale of Gertie Ford will take the listener to the west coast of Ireland, in search of Gertie, to a world of adventure, heartbreak and tragedy set in the mid forties and 1966 in Dublin, Sligo, and Donegal. In Sligo, Nuala stays with a family of brothers under the pretence that she is going to marry one of them; in Donegal, Gertie is introduced to poteen smuggling; and in Dublin, the listener is given a glimpse of the infamous Magdalene Laundries/Asylums. There will be heartbreak, rape, and incest, but it is very minimal as there is a lot of comedy, both in situations and dialogue, and the question as to what Gertie was doing in Dublin on that first day of spring will be answered. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Who Was Gertie Ford? Author: Chris Sullivan Narrator: Chris Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-11 Publisher: JMP Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In 1966, just two weeks after the IRA blew up Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street, Dublin, Eddie McGrath is knocked down and killed by the airport bus near the spot where the Pillar used to stand. His death turns his 17-year-old daughter, Nuala, into an orphan. She never knew her mother, Gertie, at all, and when she looked into her father's things she found items of her mother that deeply disturbed her. The tale of Gertie Ford will take the listener to the west coast of Ireland, in search of Gertie, to a world of adventure, heartbreak and tragedy set in the mid forties and 1966 in Dublin, Sligo, and Donegal. In Sligo, Nuala stays with a family of brothers under the pretence that she is going to marry one of them; in Donegal, Gertie is introduced to poteen smuggling; and in Dublin, the listener is given a glimpse of the infamous Magdalene Laundries/Asylums. There will be heartbreak, rape, and incest, but it is very minimal as there is a lot of comedy, both in situations and dialogue, and the question as to what Gertie was doing in Dublin on that first day of spring will be answered. Members Reviews: Share Nuala's journey to trace her roots. Would you listen to Who Was Gertie Ford? again? Why? Yes - It is about a young Irish girl who is searching for the truth about the mother she never knew. It is about triumph over adversity with something for everyone. Cleverly written by an outstanding author who keeps you guessing right until the end. Who was your favorite character and why? Gertie - because although her life was hard she treated each setback as a challenge and never gave up looking for love and happiness. Which scene was your favorite? I don't have one - they were all equally entertaining. If you could rename Who Was Gertie Ford?, what would you call it? The title is perfect - I wouldn't change it. Any additional comments? If you are looking for a novel that holds you captivated from start to finish, then this is the one for you. I highly recommend it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Cueva-de-la-Mora-Audiobook/B004VTB24E Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Cueva de la Mora Autor: Gustavo Adolfo Becquer Narrador: Sonolibro Formato: Unabridged Duración: 17 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-11-11 Editor: Sonolibro Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 4 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: ¿Quién ha dicho que solo puede haber guerra y odio entre dos culturas distintas....? La Vueva de Mora - ¿Penetrar en la Cueva de la Mora? No sabe usted que de ella sale todas las noches......Estando de vuelta entre los suyos tras haber sido rescatado de su cautiverio entre moros, el caballero, nuestro héroe, no puede evitar su melancolía: durante su cautiverio se enamoró....Un trágico final para un bello amor que feneció en el intento de hacer entenderse a dos culturas que habían ido de la mano a lo largo de la historia, y que pudiendo convivir en paz, parecen no haber tenido interés en ello. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Gustavo Adolfo Becquer) Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:46:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Cueva-de-la-Mora-Audiobook/B004VTB24E thebookvoice.com 00:17:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Cueva de la Mora Autor: Gustavo Adolfo Becquer Narrador: Sonolibro Formato: Unabridged Duración: 17 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-11-11 Editor: Sonolibro Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 4 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: ¿Quién ha dicho que solo puede haber guerra y odio entre dos culturas distintas....? La Vueva de Mora - ¿Penetrar en la Cueva de la Mora? No sabe usted que de ella sale todas las noches......Estando de vuelta entre los suyos tras haber sido rescatado de su cautiverio entre moros, el caballero, nuestro héroe, no puede evitar su melancolía: durante su cautiverio se enamoró....Un trágico final para un bello amor que feneció en el intento de hacer entenderse a dos culturas que habían ido de la mano a lo largo de la historia, y que pudiendo convivir en paz, parecen no haber tenido interés en ello. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Cueva de la Mora Autor: Gustavo Adolfo Becquer Narrador: Sonolibro Formato: Unabridged Duración: 17 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-11-11 Editor: Sonolibro Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 4 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: ¿Quién ha dicho que solo puede haber guerra y odio entre dos culturas distintas....? La Vueva de Mora - ¿Penetrar en la Cueva de la Mora? No sabe usted que de ella sale todas las noches......Estando de vuelta entre los suyos tras haber sido rescatado de su cautiverio entre moros, el caballero, nuestro héroe, no puede evitar su melancolía: durante su cautiverio se enamoró....Un trágico final para un bello amor que feneció en el intento de hacer entenderse a dos culturas que habían ido de la mano a lo largo de la historia, y que pudiendo convivir en paz, parecen no haber tenido interés en ello. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Five Stars Buen libro Brauer cuentista Gustavo Adolfo is one of the most beloved poets of the Spanish language, his Rimas are known by all young(and old) romanticism and lovers. I was mot acquainted with his short stories. It is indeed a pleasure to have found them. Highly recommend this story as well as his beloved poetry. una historia clásica que nunca pasa de moda una historas que como todas los de Becquer se caracteriza por su lenguaje poético y su argumento misterioso. El ritmo es un poco lento para mi gusto, pero el final es sorpresivo; vale la pena leerlo. Sobre todo porque en Amazon los libros como éste, que son una garantía, son gratuitos o muy baratos. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Recognitions-Audiobook/B004MCN1NA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Recognitions Author: William Gaddis Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 48 hrs Language: English Release date: 02-07-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate "originals" - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize. Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the "real" and the "virtual" worlds, and Gaddis' novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries. The Matrix and Blade Runner pale in comparison to this epic novel. biacuaduc@gmail.com (William Gaddis) Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:53:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Recognitions-Audiobook/B004MCN1NA thebookvoice.com 00:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Recognitions Author: William Gaddis Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 48 hrs Language: English Release date: 02-07-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate "originals" - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize. Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the "real" and the "virtual" worlds, and Gaddis' novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries. The Matrix and Blade Runner pale in comparison to this epic novel. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Recognitions Author: William Gaddis Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 48 hrs Language: English Release date: 02-07-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate "originals" - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize. Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the "real" and the "virtual" worlds, and Gaddis' novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries. The Matrix and Blade Runner pale in comparison to this epic novel. Members Reviews: The fuse of the inauthentic in multiple voices A powerful cocktail of voices and idioms put together in an outrageously brilliant exuberance of language, with sentences that leave you shaking your head in chuckling stupefaction, as in a Charlie Parker solo. Despite the playfulness of language and irreverence, the searing passion for creativity and form burns against the masterfully described social frame of wealthy, elite superficiality, and radiates through, overriding the somewhat overburdened erudition. The only caveat is that the listener wishes to pause and revisit, retrace and rediscover the magic of a passage that is rendered fleeting without the comfort of the paper copy to fixate one's eyes on -- a recurring feature in this masterpiece. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kid-Scanlan-Audiobook/B004HLD1G8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kid Scanlan Author: H. C. Witwer Narrator: L. J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 01-03-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: H.C. Witwer was an American short story author, most notable for his tales of basebasll and boxing. Witwer's obvious humor is brought to life by L.J. Ganser's excellent narration of this hilarious story of a boxer. Editorial Reviews: H. C. Witwer's humorous story about a boxer, told from the point of view of his manager, gets a big boost from narrator L. J. Ganser's truly delightful performance. Winner of three AudioFile Earphones Awards, as well as the 2005 Nonfiction Audie, Ganser uses a whiskey-flavored voice to embody the skeptical, wise-guy diction of manager Johnny Green as he recounts the adventures - and misadventures - of Kid Scanlan, who goes off to make movies after becoming a boxing champ. Ganser burnishes the dames, thugs and regular joes of the story with their own idiosyncratic traits, and listeners will find themselves laughing at Johnny's yarns about Kid's troubles, especially with a certain Miss Vincent. biacuaduc@gmail.com (H. C. Witwer) Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:29:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kid-Scanlan-Audiobook/B004HLD1G8 thebookvoice.com 06:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kid Scanlan Author: H. C. Witwer Narrator: L. J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 01-03-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: H.C. Witwer was an American short story author, most notable for his tales of basebasll and boxing. Witwer's obvious humor is brought to life by L.J. Ganser's excellent narration of this hilarious story of a boxer. Editorial Reviews: H. C. Witwer's humorous story about a boxer, told from the point of view of his manager, gets a big boost from narrator L. J. Ganser's truly delightful performance. Winner of three AudioFile Earphones Awards, as well as the 2005 Nonfiction Audie, Ganser uses a whiskey-flavored voice to embody the skeptical, wise-guy diction of manager Johnny Green as he recounts the adventures - and misadventures - of Kid Scanlan, who goes off to make movies after becoming a boxing champ. Ganser burnishes the dames, thugs and regular joes of the story with their own idiosyncratic traits, and listeners will find themselves laughing at Johnny's yarns about Kid's troubles, especially with a certain Miss Vincent. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kid Scanlan Author: H. C. Witwer Narrator: L. J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 01-03-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: H.C. Witwer was an American short story author, most notable for his tales of basebasll and boxing. Witwer's obvious humor is brought to life by L.J. Ganser's excellent narration of this hilarious story of a boxer. Editorial Reviews: H. C. Witwer's humorous story about a boxer, told from the point of view of his manager, gets a big boost from narrator L. J. Ganser's truly delightful performance. Winner of three AudioFile Earphones Awards, as well as the 2005 Nonfiction Audie, Ganser uses a whiskey-flavored voice to embody the skeptical, wise-guy diction of manager Johnny Green as he recounts the adventures - and misadventures - of Kid Scanlan, who goes off to make movies after becoming a boxing champ. Ganser burnishes the dames, thugs and regular joes of the story with their own idiosyncratic traits, and listeners will find themselves laughing at Johnny's yarns about Kid's troubles, especially with a certain Miss Vincent. Members Reviews: Ganser made this book a great read. Would you consider the audio edition of Kid Scanlan to be better than the print version? Most definitely What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting? Fun read made better by the narration Have you listened to any of L. J. Gansers other performances before? How does this one compare? One of Ganser's best. Any additional comments? The story was fun, but L. J. made this book a 5* read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Crime-at-Black-Dudley-Audiobook/B004ASFG8E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Crime at Black Dudley Author: Margery Allingham Narrator: Philip Franks Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 11-05-10 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When George Abbershaw is invited to Black Dudley Manor for the weekend, he has only one thing on his mind: proposing to Meggie Oliphant. Unfortunately for George, things don't quite go according to plan. A harmless game turns decidedly deadly, and suspicions of murder take precedence over matrimony. Trapped in a remote country house with a murderer, George can see no way out. But Albert Campion can.... biacuaduc@gmail.com (Margery Allingham) Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:59:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Crime-at-Black-Dudley-Audiobook/B004ASFG8E thebookvoice.com 03:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Crime at Black Dudley Author: Margery Allingham Narrator: Philip Franks Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 11-05-10 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When George Abbershaw is invited to Black Dudley Manor for the weekend, he has only one thing on his mind: proposing to Meggie Oliphant. Unfortunately for George, things don't quite go according to plan. A harmless game turns decidedly deadly, and suspicions of murder take precedence over matrimony. Trapped in a remote country house with a murderer, George can see no way out. But Albert Campion can.... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Crime at Black Dudley Author: Margery Allingham Narrator: Philip Franks Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 11-05-10 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When George Abbershaw is invited to Black Dudley Manor for the weekend, he has only one thing on his mind: proposing to Meggie Oliphant. Unfortunately for George, things don't quite go according to plan. A harmless game turns decidedly deadly, and suspicions of murder take precedence over matrimony. Trapped in a remote country house with a murderer, George can see no way out. But Albert Campion can.... Members Reviews: Never disappoints The gifted narrator, Phillip Franks never disappoints, well crafted..excellent! Melodramatic fun This was my first Margery Allingham and I found it to be an enjoyable listen. Loved the period and the reader was perfect. Think I will try a later Allingham next as I understand these are less melodramatic! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cuentos-de-hombres-Tales-of-Men-Audiobook/B0047P7ID6 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Cuentos de hombres [Tales of Men] Autor: Susana Pérez Alonso Narrador: Pilar Lozano Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-18-10 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Las protagonistas de las nueve historias que componen Cuentos de hombres son, efectivamente, mujeres. Mujeres activas, decididas, independientes, que no por ello están dispuestas a renunciar a los placeres y los sufrimientos que conlleva la convivencia con el sexo opuesto. Cuentos de hombres compone así un mosaico de vidas en las que las mujeres podrán encontrarse a sí mismas e identificarse, y con las cuales los hombres, por qué no, aprenderán a conocer a quienes tienen a su lado. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Susana Pérez Alonso) Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:19:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cuentos-de-hombres-Tales-of-Men-Audiobook/B0047P7ID6 thebookvoice.com 03:24:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Cuentos de hombres [Tales of Men] Autor: Susana Pérez Alonso Narrador: Pilar Lozano Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-18-10 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Las protagonistas de las nueve historias que componen Cuentos de hombres son, efectivamente, mujeres. Mujeres activas, decididas, independientes, que no por ello están dispuestas a renunciar a los placeres y los sufrimientos que conlleva la convivencia con el sexo opuesto. Cuentos de hombres compone así un mosaico de vidas en las que las mujeres podrán encontrarse a sí mismas e identificarse, y con las cuales los hombres, por qué no, aprenderán a conocer a quienes tienen a su lado. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Cuentos de hombres [Tales of Men] Autor: Susana Pérez Alonso Narrador: Pilar Lozano Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-18-10 Editor: Audiomol Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Las protagonistas de las nueve historias que componen Cuentos de hombres son, efectivamente, mujeres. Mujeres activas, decididas, independientes, que no por ello están dispuestas a renunciar a los placeres y los sufrimientos que conlleva la convivencia con el sexo opuesto. Cuentos de hombres compone así un mosaico de vidas en las que las mujeres podrán encontrarse a sí mismas e identificarse, y con las cuales los hombres, por qué no, aprenderán a conocer a quienes tienen a su lado. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Place-Where-Nobody-Stopped-Audiobook/B00479QTFA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Place Where Nobody Stopped Author: Jerry Segal Narrator: Robby Benson Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 10-15-10 Publisher: Orchard Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A funny thing happened on the way to America. It's the end of the 19th century, and a man named Mordecai desperately wants to leave Russia with his wife and baby. He has given his life's savings to a cousin, who promises to provide passports only if Mordecai meets him in a particular village: The Place Where Nobody Stops. Mordecai and family arrive in the village, and wait. They wait for 10 long years. And what strange and wonderful years they are! Critic Reviews: "A wonderful story - Abundant with warmth, generosity, and poignant humor" (Kirkus Reviews) "Its a pleasure all the way, to read aloud or alone." (The Bulletin) "A fully realized picture of life with all its joys and sorrows." (Publishers Weekly) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jerry Segal) Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:43:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Place-Where-Nobody-Stopped-Audiobook/B00479QTFA thebookvoice.com 03:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Place Where Nobody Stopped Author: Jerry Segal Narrator: Robby Benson Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 10-15-10 Publisher: Orchard Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A funny thing happened on the way to America. It's the end of the 19th century, and a man named Mordecai desperately wants to leave Russia with his wife and baby. He has given his life's savings to a cousin, who promises to provide passports only if Mordecai meets him in a particular village: The Place Where Nobody Stops. Mordecai and family arrive in the village, and wait. They wait for 10 long years. And what strange and wonderful years they are! Critic Reviews: "A wonderful story - Abundant with warmth, generosity, and poignant humor" (Kirkus Reviews) "Its a pleasure all the way, to read aloud or alone." (The Bulletin) "A fully realized picture of life with all its joys and sorrows." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Place Where Nobody Stopped Author: Jerry Segal Narrator: Robby Benson Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 10-15-10 Publisher: Orchard Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A funny thing happened on the way to America. It's the end of the 19th century, and a man named Mordecai desperately wants to leave Russia with his wife and baby. He has given his life's savings to a cousin, who promises to provide passports only if Mordecai meets him in a particular village: The Place Where Nobody Stops. Mordecai and family arrive in the village, and wait. They wait for 10 long years. And what strange and wonderful years they are! Critic Reviews: "A wonderful story - Abundant with warmth, generosity, and poignant humor" (Kirkus Reviews) "Its a pleasure all the way, to read aloud or alone." (The Bulletin) "A fully realized picture of life with all its joys and sorrows." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Text with ?? jerry, Robby. Is there text to go with the audio? I'm a much more see and listen learner than just a listener. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Unnamed-Audiobook/B003WRJ5NG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unnamed Author: Joshua Ferris Narrator: Joshua Ferris Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 07-22-10 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, ageing with the grace of a matinée idol. He loves his work. He loves his family. He loves his kitchen. And then one day he stands up and walks out on all of it. He cannot stop walking. And, as his body propels him relentlessly forward, deep into the unfamiliar outer reaches of the city, he begins to realise he is moving further and further from his old self, seemingly unable to turn back and retrieve what he has lost. In his extraordinary novel, Joshua Ferris delineates with great tenderness the devastating story of a life taken for granted and what happens when that life is torn away without explanation or warning. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Joshua Ferris) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:26:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Unnamed-Audiobook/B003WRJ5NG thebookvoice.com 08:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unnamed Author: Joshua Ferris Narrator: Joshua Ferris Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 07-22-10 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, ageing with the grace of a matinée idol. He loves his work. He loves his family. He loves his kitchen. And then one day he stands up and walks out on all of it. He cannot stop walking. And, as his body propels him relentlessly forward, deep into the unfamiliar outer reaches of the city, he begins to realise he is moving further and further from his old self, seemingly unable to turn back and retrieve what he has lost. In his extraordinary novel, Joshua Ferris delineates with great tenderness the devastating story of a life taken for granted and what happens when that life is torn away without explanation or warning. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unnamed Author: Joshua Ferris Narrator: Joshua Ferris Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 07-22-10 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, ageing with the grace of a matinée idol. He loves his work. He loves his family. He loves his kitchen. And then one day he stands up and walks out on all of it. He cannot stop walking. And, as his body propels him relentlessly forward, deep into the unfamiliar outer reaches of the city, he begins to realise he is moving further and further from his old self, seemingly unable to turn back and retrieve what he has lost. In his extraordinary novel, Joshua Ferris delineates with great tenderness the devastating story of a life taken for granted and what happens when that life is torn away without explanation or warning. Members Reviews: Effects of an incurable non -lethal ailment . Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? Yes. A well imagined exploration of illness and its effects on the person ,his work, and those around him. Would you ever listen to anything by Joshua Ferris again? Yes What aspect of Joshua Ferriss performance would you have changed? NONE Did The Unnamed inspire you to do anything? to have more sympathy for those with diseases that cannot be diagnosed or explained as often these sufferers are thought to have a "psychological" condition. Challenging I found this a hard one. If you can empathise with the character then you get drawn into his world but it's a struggle. I thought it was a bit wierd and a bit dull but a rather interesting idea at the same time. Not a patch on 'And Then We Came To The End' but good to see his diversity I guess. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beyond-the-Dead-Forest-Audiobook/B0040HFJ7I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond the Dead Forest Subtitle: The Bizarre Adventures of Carter and Kat Author: Steve Groll Narrator: Josh Kilbourne Format: Abridged Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-23-10 Publisher: Tate Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It just appeared one day out of nowhere - a dead forest that the partners had never seen before. Carter and Kat think they know every tree, river, and rock within five miles of their homes, but this section of wood, completely devoid of life, was not supposed to exist. Stepping through a doorway into a bizarre world filled with darkness, terror, and death, they embark on a quest to discover the greatest treasure of all. Aided by a strange old man they called the Guardian, and armed with spiritual weapons, their wits, and a growing arsenal of wisdom, they battle against forces of darkness that are determined to destroy them. Hitch a wild ride with the arrogant Mr. Stewborn with a raving madman in hot pursuit. Come stay awhile in the inescapable People Rule Inn and experience a place where nightmares are real. Travel through the depressing Valley of Shadows, and meet dark creatures you have never imagined. Join Carter and Kat as they venture Beyond the Dead Forest and discover, with our heroes, the unsurpassable riches of wisdom that can empower you to change your life and your world. Author of the award winning E-book Visual Illustrations, Steve Groll is an ordained minister and graduate of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He has worked in California churches for forty years, and has a special calling and love of working with children. He has served as camp pastor, guest speaker at children retreats, led children revivals, and is presently serving as children's pastor at the First Southern Baptist Church in Palm Springs, California. Steve and his wife, Paulette, live in Cathedral City, California where they have lived and served for the past twenty years. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Steve Groll) Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:48:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beyond-the-Dead-Forest-Audiobook/B0040HFJ7I thebookvoice.com 08:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond the Dead Forest Subtitle: The Bizarre Adventures of Carter and Kat Author: Steve Groll Narrator: Josh Kilbourne Format: Abridged Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-23-10 Publisher: Tate Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It just appeared one day out of nowhere - a dead forest that the partners had never seen before. Carter and Kat think they know every tree, river, and rock within five miles of their homes, but this section of wood, completely devoid of life, was not supposed to exist. Stepping through a doorway into a bizarre world filled with darkness, terror, and death, they embark on a quest to discover the greatest treasure of all. Aided by a strange old man they called the Guardian, and armed with spiritual weapons, their wits, and a growing arsenal of wisdom, they battle against forces of darkness that are determined to destroy them. Hitch a wild ride with the arrogant Mr. Stewborn with a raving madman in hot pursuit. Come stay awhile in the inescapable People Rule Inn and experience a place where nightmares are real. Travel through the depressing Valley of Shadows, and meet dark creatures you have never imagined. Join Carter and Kat as they venture Beyond the Dead Forest and discover, with our heroes, the unsurpassable riches of wisdom that can empower you to change your life and your world. Author of the award winning E-book Visual Illustrations, Steve Groll is an ordained minister and graduate of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He has worked in California churches for forty years, and has a special calling and love of working with children. He has served as camp pastor, guest speaker at children retreats, led children revivals, and is presently serving as children's pastor at the First Southern Baptist Church in Palm Springs, California. Steve and his wife, Paulette, live in Cathedral City, California where they have lived and served for the past twenty years. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond the Dead Forest Subtitle: The Bizarre Adventures of Carter and Kat Author: Steve Groll Narrator: Josh Kilbourne Format: Abridged Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-23-10 Publisher: Tate Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It just appeared one day out of nowhere - a dead forest that the partners had never seen before. Carter and Kat think they know every tree, river, and rock within five miles of their homes, but this section of wood, completely devoid of life, was not supposed to exist. Stepping through a doorway into a bizarre world filled with darkness, terror, and death, they embark on a quest to discover the greatest treasure of all. Aided by a strange old man they called the Guardian, and armed with spiritual weapons, their wits, and a growing arsenal of wisdom, they battle against forces of darkness that are determined to destroy them. Hitch a wild ride with the arrogant Mr. Stewborn with a raving madman in hot pursuit. Come stay awhile in the inescapable People Rule Inn and experience a place where nightmares are real. Travel through the depressing Valley of Shadows, and meet dark creatures you have never imagined. Join Carter and Kat as they venture Beyond the Dead Forest and discover, with our heroes, the unsurpassable riches of wisdom that can empower you to change your life and your world. Author of the award winning E-book Visual Illustrations, Steve Groll is an ordained minister and graduate of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He has worked in California churches for forty years, and has a special calling and love of working with children. He has served as camp pastor, guest speaker at children retreats, led children revivals, and is presently serving as children's pastor at the First Southern Baptist Church in Palm Springs, California. Steve and his wife, Paulette, live in Cathedral City, California where they have lived and served for the past twenty years. Members Reviews: Beyond the Dead Forest The trials and lessons two children learn are ones we all face. It reminds me of a modern day Pilgrims Progress but with many twists. The book is what I expected so there was no dissapointment. A good read, intertaining, and has a message.The Battle for Andych Beyond the Dead Forest This was a VERY fun read.This book was not your usual fantasy. Steve Groll used it as a tool to share that good over evil will win every time, which I think is wonderful. There are too many books out there that show that evil is fun and good. This was a GREAT book! The two main characters, Kat and Carter were very well developed. They find a forest that is not like any forest they had ever been in. They had tried taking pictures of it so they could show everyone, and the pictures didn't turn out. They tried taking a parent into the forest, but couldn't find it. It seems like the forest was made just for them. When they go back to the forest they encounter a crazy man who pursues them throughout their journey. They meet a guardian, who likes to be called, "Guard". Guard helps the children make choices throughout the story that help them escape places like the, People Rule Inn. This is a great story for kids. I would recommend for all ages. Read Beyond the Dead Forest. You won't regret it! I knew it... It just appeared one day out of nowhere--a dead forest that the partners had never seen before. Carter and Kat think they know every tree, river, and rock within five miles of their homes, but this section of wood, completely devoid of life, was not supposed to exist. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/SUM-Scales-Emily-Blunt-Encore-Jack-Davenport-Audiobook/B003NGWPF6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Scales (Emily Blunt) / Encore (Jack Davenport) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Emily Blunt, Jack Davenport Format: Highlights Length: 6 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Scales', read by Emily Blunt, God has lost control of the small parts that constitute Him: we are God's organs and by dividing and multiplying we are killing Him. In 'Encore', read by Jack Davenport, your Creators could not care less as the details of your life unfold, but they reconstruct your life after you die so that the afterlife is a perfect replica of the original. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) biacuaduc@gmail.com (David Eagleman) Mon, 24 May 2010 17:36:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/SUM-Scales-Emily-Blunt-Encore-Jack-Davenport-Audiobook/B003NGWPF6 thebookvoice.com 00:06:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Scales (Emily Blunt) / Encore (Jack Davenport) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Emily Blunt, Jack Davenport Format: Highlights Length: 6 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Scales', read by Emily Blunt, God has lost control of the small parts that constitute Him: we are God's organs and by dividing and multiplying we are killing Him. In 'Encore', read by Jack Davenport, your Creators could not care less as the details of your life unfold, but they reconstruct your life after you die so that the afterlife is a perfect replica of the original. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Scales (Emily Blunt) / Encore (Jack Davenport) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Emily Blunt, Jack Davenport Format: Highlights Length: 6 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Scales', read by Emily Blunt, God has lost control of the small parts that constitute Him: we are God's organs and by dividing and multiplying we are killing Him. In 'Encore', read by Jack Davenport, your Creators could not care less as the details of your life unfold, but they reconstruct your life after you die so that the afterlife is a perfect replica of the original. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/SUM-Will-o-the-Wisp-Lemn-Sissay-Reins-Emily-Blunt-Audiobook/B003NGULQG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Will-o'-the-Wisp (Lemn Sissay) / Reins (Emily Blunt) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Emily Blunt Format: Highlights Length: 7 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Will-o'-the-Wisp', read by Lemn Sissay, in the afterlife you are invited to sit in a vast comfortable lounge with leather furniture and banks of television monitors, and you watch the world unfold on the glowing screens. In 'Reins', read by Emily Blunt, you wait in line and discover that the afterlife was long ago given over to committees. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) biacuaduc@gmail.com (David Eagleman) Mon, 24 May 2010 16:44:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/SUM-Will-o-the-Wisp-Lemn-Sissay-Reins-Emily-Blunt-Audiobook/B003NGULQG thebookvoice.com 00:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Will-o'-the-Wisp (Lemn Sissay) / Reins (Emily Blunt) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Emily Blunt Format: Highlights Length: 7 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Will-o'-the-Wisp', read by Lemn Sissay, in the afterlife you are invited to sit in a vast comfortable lounge with leather furniture and banks of television monitors, and you watch the world unfold on the glowing screens. In 'Reins', read by Emily Blunt, you wait in line and discover that the afterlife was long ago given over to committees. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Will-o'-the-Wisp (Lemn Sissay) / Reins (Emily Blunt) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Emily Blunt Format: Highlights Length: 7 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Will-o'-the-Wisp', read by Lemn Sissay, in the afterlife you are invited to sit in a vast comfortable lounge with leather furniture and banks of television monitors, and you watch the world unfold on the glowing screens. In 'Reins', read by Emily Blunt, you wait in line and discover that the afterlife was long ago given over to committees. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/SUM-Angst-Emily-Blunt-Subjunctive-David-Eagleman-Audiobook/B003NGSR44 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Angst (Emily Blunt) / Subjunctive (David Eagleman) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Emily Blunt, David Eagleman Format: Highlights Length: 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Angst', read by Emily Blunt, when you die you expand back into the enormous size you really are - standing ten thousand kilometres tall in each of nine dimensions, and live with others like you in a celestial commune. In 'Subjunctive', read by David Eagleman, in the afterlife you are not judged against other people, but against yourself, and what you could have been. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) biacuaduc@gmail.com (David Eagleman) Mon, 24 May 2010 02:08:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/SUM-Angst-Emily-Blunt-Subjunctive-David-Eagleman-Audiobook/B003NGSR44 thebookvoice.com 00:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Angst (Emily Blunt) / Subjunctive (David Eagleman) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Emily Blunt, David Eagleman Format: Highlights Length: 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Angst', read by Emily Blunt, when you die you expand back into the enormous size you really are - standing ten thousand kilometres tall in each of nine dimensions, and live with others like you in a celestial commune. In 'Subjunctive', read by David Eagleman, in the afterlife you are not judged against other people, but against yourself, and what you could have been. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: SUM: Angst (Emily Blunt) / Subjunctive (David Eagleman) Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Emily Blunt, David Eagleman Format: Highlights Length: 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two stories from SUM: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. In 'Angst', read by Emily Blunt, when you die you expand back into the enormous size you really are - standing ten thousand kilometres tall in each of nine dimensions, and live with others like you in a celestial commune. In 'Subjunctive', read by David Eagleman, in the afterlife you are not judged against other people, but against yourself, and what you could have been. In SUM, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity, he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination. This release is one of 20 pairings of readings from the audiobook, which assembles a stellar cast of narrators who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You will not read a more dazzling book this year." (Stephen Fry) "SUM has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius." (OBSERVER) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Infinities-Audiobook/B003ABYUKM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infinities Author: John Banville Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-10 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The dazzling new novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea Old Adam Godleys time on earth is drawing to an end, and as his wife and children gather at the family home, little do they realize that they are not the only ones who have come to observe the spectacle. The mischievous Greek gods, too, have come; as tensions fray and desire bubbles over, their spying soon becomes intrusion becomes intervention, until the mortals lives right before their eyes seem to be changing faster than they can cope with. Overflowing with bawdy humour, Banville has allowed his twinkling eye to rove through memories of the past and relationships of the present in this moving family drama. The Infinities is both a salacious delight and a penetrating exploration of the terrifying, wonderful, immutable plight of being human. biacuaduc@gmail.com (John Banville) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:60:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Infinities-Audiobook/B003ABYUKM thebookvoice.com 09:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infinities Author: John Banville Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-10 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The dazzling new novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea Old Adam Godleys time on earth is drawing to an end, and as his wife and children gather at the family home, little do they realize that they are not the only ones who have come to observe the spectacle. The mischievous Greek gods, too, have come; as tensions fray and desire bubbles over, their spying soon becomes intrusion becomes intervention, until the mortals lives right before their eyes seem to be changing faster than they can cope with. Overflowing with bawdy humour, Banville has allowed his twinkling eye to rove through memories of the past and relationships of the present in this moving family drama. The Infinities is both a salacious delight and a penetrating exploration of the terrifying, wonderful, immutable plight of being human. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infinities Author: John Banville Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-10 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The dazzling new novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea Old Adam Godleys time on earth is drawing to an end, and as his wife and children gather at the family home, little do they realize that they are not the only ones who have come to observe the spectacle. The mischievous Greek gods, too, have come; as tensions fray and desire bubbles over, their spying soon becomes intrusion becomes intervention, until the mortals lives right before their eyes seem to be changing faster than they can cope with. Overflowing with bawdy humour, Banville has allowed his twinkling eye to rove through memories of the past and relationships of the present in this moving family drama. The Infinities is both a salacious delight and a penetrating exploration of the terrifying, wonderful, immutable plight of being human. Members Reviews: wonderful book, not-so-good narrator Where does The Infinities rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? Up amongst the best - it is (as many have pointed out) an unusual book - but Banville writes so wonderfully - and I found it profound and thought-provoking...how would the 'Gods' perceive us in our peculiar little lives (and in this case, particularly - our deaths?) It is a fascinating journey... What other book might you compare The Infinities to, and why? Although quite different - I think about it alongside Julian Barnes 'Nothing to be Frightened Of' -and his more recent Levels of Life...both meditations on death... What didnt you like about Julian Rhind-Tutts performance? Ah! here was the real difficulty for me. What first struck me was his tone of what came to my ear as 'mocking'. I am not sure if he meant to convey that - but it is something as though he is speaking the words in a way that conveys a certain sarcasm or patronising tone. I have read the book 'on paper' as well - and it is because of this, that I had such a vastly different experience of it, had I only listed to the audiobook. Reading it on paper - it is compassionate, lightly and interestingly humourous at times - but not the sort of 'light' mockery and yes, almost disdainful tone that J R-T manages to convey. Half way through listening I also realised that he puts TOO much effort into every single syllable - so his intonation in a single sentence runs the gambit of high to low to minor to major ...and it is EXHAUSTING to listen to. Perhaps he is trying too hard - and I am reminded of the greatest actors that are just very simple - Banville's writing although so beautiful and artful, has a stark simplicity to it - and this reading of it is like being on a roller coaster of the voice. It detracts from the story and the prose. Sorry Mr Rhind-Tutt. I like your other readings - but not this one. Don't do it It is really difficult to get into . This is the only book I have given up on. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ivanhoe-Audiobook/B0036GPXKW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ivanhoe Author: Sir Walter Scott Narrator: Brian Cox Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-05 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With a gallery of memorable characters, high and low, Ivanhoe is a powerful and exciting evocation of a medieval world of jousting, baronial rivalry, siege warfare, and trial by combat, and makes no attempt to gloss over the violence and brutality that lay behind the chivalric ideals. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Sir Walter Scott) Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:46:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ivanhoe-Audiobook/B0036GPXKW thebookvoice.com 03:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ivanhoe Author: Sir Walter Scott Narrator: Brian Cox Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-05 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With a gallery of memorable characters, high and low, Ivanhoe is a powerful and exciting evocation of a medieval world of jousting, baronial rivalry, siege warfare, and trial by combat, and makes no attempt to gloss over the violence and brutality that lay behind the chivalric ideals. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ivanhoe Author: Sir Walter Scott Narrator: Brian Cox Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-05 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With a gallery of memorable characters, high and low, Ivanhoe is a powerful and exciting evocation of a medieval world of jousting, baronial rivalry, siege warfare, and trial by combat, and makes no attempt to gloss over the violence and brutality that lay behind the chivalric ideals. Members Reviews: I suspect that he was overwhelmed and killed by his own guilt when his heart was broken by the beautiful Rebecca. In a sense The writing for this classic book is old fashioned and tarried. The hero in this book seems to be King Richard, the Lion-heart, who has given more attention, descriptions and character dimensions by the author. He in result has become a character more interesting than the chivalrous Ivanhoe who even though has been given the title of the book. The final combat scene between Ivanhoe and Bois-Guilbert, to me, is an anti-climax, without clearly shown how Bois-Guilert being defeated and die by Ivanhoe. I suspect that he was overwhelmed and killed by his own guilt when his heart was broken by the beautiful Rebecca. In a sense, he is quite romantic, from the modern point of views. Referring to the Modern Library Classics paperback edition No wonder this novel is a classic! I'm sure there isn't much I can add to the praises of Ivanhoe. I will just say that I enjoyed it very much. I mostly wanted to comment on the edition that I read. I purchased The Modern Library Classics (paperback) edition. The quality of the book is fair, for a paperback. There are a few footnotes throughout the book and quite a few notes on the text in the back of the book, some were written by Scott himself. I only found a few of these notes to be helpful; as for the rest, they did nothing to enhance my understanding of the text and some left me with even more questions than when I started. Many of them refer to other books for further explanation. Also, there are quite a few phrases throughout the story in Latin and French. Some are explained in the text while the rest are left untranslated. I wish their translations would have been included in the above mentioned notes. I wish there had been a pronounciation guide for the names of the characters as well. I would give the book 5 stars but for the problems I mentioned above. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the middle-ages, knights, chivalry, King Richard, etc...even if you have no particular interest in these things, you should at least give the book a chance. After all, it's a classic and as with most classics, you can hardly ever go wrong. Fun Adventure, A Bit Slow In Places I guess I am a romantic. I liked the action and the thought that men did the right thing because it was the noble thing to do. I was a little disturbed by the Christian treatment of the Jews, which was a key theme throughout the story. My only criticism is that right when I thought the action would "heat up," the author chose to describe some scene - like the castle of Coningsburg. Also, I expected the storyline to be more developed in places and it just ended abruptly. I was pleasantly surprised to see Robin Hood integrated into the story. Overall, I enjoyed reading it as a work of historical fiction. This hasn't changed in the last century, or so. ... My favorite part is when we are transported to "another part of the forest" to continue the tale. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fire-in-the-Blood-Audiobook/B0032N8X42 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fire in the Blood Author: Irene Nemirovsky Narrator: Jim Norton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-07 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An old man looks back on a chequered life, concealing truths he will not reveal until the end. Fire in the Blood starts quietly, lyrically, but then races away with narrative twists and surprise revelations. A young man, newly married, is found drowned in the mill stream; an old man is more concerned about the repayment of a debt than with his young wife; a young woman asks Silvio to plead her case; no-one is quite as they seem. Young women have to marry old men, youthful passions burn, and the regrets of old age simmer in this rural community where secrets are kept close and passed from one generation to the next. Némirovsky looks at her characters, both young and old, with the same clear-eyed distance and humanity she displayed in Suite Française, unpeeling layer after layer. Atmospheric and haunting, Fire in the Blood is a gripping literary find. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Irene Nemirovsky) Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:06:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fire-in-the-Blood-Audiobook/B0032N8X42 thebookvoice.com 03:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fire in the Blood Author: Irene Nemirovsky Narrator: Jim Norton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-07 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An old man looks back on a chequered life, concealing truths he will not reveal until the end. Fire in the Blood starts quietly, lyrically, but then races away with narrative twists and surprise revelations. A young man, newly married, is found drowned in the mill stream; an old man is more concerned about the repayment of a debt than with his young wife; a young woman asks Silvio to plead her case; no-one is quite as they seem. Young women have to marry old men, youthful passions burn, and the regrets of old age simmer in this rural community where secrets are kept close and passed from one generation to the next. Némirovsky looks at her characters, both young and old, with the same clear-eyed distance and humanity she displayed in Suite Française, unpeeling layer after layer. Atmospheric and haunting, Fire in the Blood is a gripping literary find. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fire in the Blood Author: Irene Nemirovsky Narrator: Jim Norton Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-07 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An old man looks back on a chequered life, concealing truths he will not reveal until the end. Fire in the Blood starts quietly, lyrically, but then races away with narrative twists and surprise revelations. A young man, newly married, is found drowned in the mill stream; an old man is more concerned about the repayment of a debt than with his young wife; a young woman asks Silvio to plead her case; no-one is quite as they seem. Young women have to marry old men, youthful passions burn, and the regrets of old age simmer in this rural community where secrets are kept close and passed from one generation to the next. Némirovsky looks at her characters, both young and old, with the same clear-eyed distance and humanity she displayed in Suite Française, unpeeling layer after layer. Atmospheric and haunting, Fire in the Blood is a gripping literary find. Members Reviews: *****CAUTION SOME SPOILERS AHEAD****** Sean and Nadine are divorced. His friend/business partner comes to her asking if she knows where Sean is and telling her that they need money for their struggling company. Some things are revealed in the conversation. No, Nadine had never been involved w/ OM, and surely Sean wasn't involved w/ the OW. (but we don't ever really know) Nadine goes off on her little vacation and soon Sean shows up in her room because of the revelations told to him by his buddy. He never believed Nadine when she denied an affair w/ OM, but he will believe his buddy who got the word from her! Of course, Sean still doesn't fully trust that she wasn't w/ the OM or any other after their divorce. They also had other problems in their marriage: he wanted her to give up her work and have babies while she wasn't ready to do that yet. Sean was over the top w/ his jealousy and he still can't seem to trust her. However, Nadine seems to trust him when he denies an affair w/ OW during their marriage. This one left me w/ one glaring question and prevented me from truly enjoying the book. Yes, I even wore my rose colored glasses, but they didn't help either. The question of the OW was never fully answered. Nadine's thoughts had Sean being obsessed w/ OW, always talking about her. She believed he left her for OW and he and OW were together for several months. Larry, Sean's friend, states that Sean didn't leave Nadine for OW that their marriage broke up over OM. Nadine says that Sean lied and that she had asked Sean outright if he was having an affair w/ OW and he did NOT deny it! So was he? Did he later after the divorce? What was going on? Other than that one question that was never fully solved for me, their r/s was very enjoyable to read about. I just didn't like his possessiveness and whole jealousy of her and the OM's working r/s while he went on about OW and worked away from home a lot. The way Sean constantly accused Nadine of being unfaithful reeked of him projecting on to her. So sad that her life and wrtiting career were cut short ... Another compelling story by Iréne Némirovsky. This story begins as innocent narrative then heart-breaking layers are revealed, laying bare the souls of the characters in the story. This is the type of book you begin reading as "a light read" then get so involved that you wake up at three in the morning to read it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Las-Orchestra-Saves-the-World-Audiobook/B0032N50XY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: La's Orchestra Saves the World Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Beth Chalmers Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-08 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When the war is over and the orchestra disbands, La is left pondering her next move. What role can she play in her community now the war is over? And can she let herself love again? La's Orchestra is another delightful story celebrating friendship and the healing power of music, told with the warmth and charm we've come to love from one of the nation's favourite storytellers. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Alexander McCall Smith) Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:12:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Las-Orchestra-Saves-the-World-Audiobook/B0032N50XY thebookvoice.com 03:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: La's Orchestra Saves the World Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Beth Chalmers Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-08 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When the war is over and the orchestra disbands, La is left pondering her next move. What role can she play in her community now the war is over? And can she let herself love again? La's Orchestra is another delightful story celebrating friendship and the healing power of music, told with the warmth and charm we've come to love from one of the nation's favourite storytellers. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: La's Orchestra Saves the World Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Beth Chalmers Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-08 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When the war is over and the orchestra disbands, La is left pondering her next move. What role can she play in her community now the war is over? And can she let herself love again? La's Orchestra is another delightful story celebrating friendship and the healing power of music, told with the warmth and charm we've come to love from one of the nation's favourite storytellers. Members Reviews: Not his best known work, but my favorite nonetheless This is an understated but powerful book. Those who say it doesn't do much don't understand that, apparently. Redemption might not be an arresting topic when played out in everyday life; and, yes, there's a minimum of violence, sex, and fast chase scenes. But when it comes to saving the world, McCall Smith understands that what saves people (and, by extension) the world) has everything to do with small, everyday decisions. This is my favorite of all of his books (and I have read most of them). He understands the short but deep distance between sublime and banal; he explores this with a disciplined hand and a large heart. Love this book. Alexander McCall Smith never disappoints I read everything Alexander McCall Smith writes because his books make me happy. They are intelligently and wittily written and I laugh out loud over the characters' foibles, flaws and follies. This book did not disappoint. I highly recommend this book and ALL McCall Smith's books. The only way McCall Smith could disappoint me is if he stops writing. Another time, another place, another kind of novel for the prolific Alexander McCall Smith. And I loved it. Alexander McCall Smith has a magical way with heroines and his new stand-alone novel is no exception. I'm sorry some reviewers here seem to think otherwise. I'm guessing their disappointments result from comparisons to the author's fiercely independent 21st century heroines Mma Ramotswe and Isabel Dalhousie. Which is understandable, but perhaps unfair. This novel is set in the gray and worried world of World War II England, a whole 'nother time to be a woman. La (short for Lavender) Stone is a faithfully rendered woman of her time and, within that context, an unusually independent and admirable one. I dunno, maybe you have to be over-the-hill to recognize and appreciate the bravery of La's "you go, girl" moments and hard won triumphs over loneliness and longing. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with her and the novel's depiction of a place and people now gone. And I can't help but imagine what a delightful black and white movie it might make. I was at a book fair last year where McCall Smith was asked which was his favorite character. "Bertie," said he. But from the kindly way he treats her--particularly considering that he gave her an orchestra (he has one of his own, you know)--I'm guessing he loves La nearly as much. So do I. And I wish the same to you. Does It Save The World? Well, That Depends... The novel begins with much promise, albeit somewhat depressing. The scene opens in the countryside of Suffolk, England. It appears to be a small, desolate town on the brink of fading into oblivion filled with "names of long-forgotten yeomen families," but one with an unquestionable history (4). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hard-Times-Audiobook/B002VA3GDU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hard Times Author: Charles Dickens Narrator: Anton Lesser Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 11-27-00 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this, Dickens' most openly political novel, we discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthlessly materialistic philosophy in the lives of Thomas Gradgrind's family, brought up to believe that only "Facts! Facts! Facts!" have any meaning. Set in Coketown, a typical Lancashire milltown, the novel graphically exposes the truth about Victorian "progress". biacuaduc@gmail.com (Charles Dickens) Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:26:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hard-Times-Audiobook/B002VA3GDU thebookvoice.com 03:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hard Times Author: Charles Dickens Narrator: Anton Lesser Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 11-27-00 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this, Dickens' most openly political novel, we discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthlessly materialistic philosophy in the lives of Thomas Gradgrind's family, brought up to believe that only "Facts! Facts! Facts!" have any meaning. Set in Coketown, a typical Lancashire milltown, the novel graphically exposes the truth about Victorian "progress". Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hard Times Author: Charles Dickens Narrator: Anton Lesser Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 11-27-00 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this, Dickens' most openly political novel, we discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthlessly materialistic philosophy in the lives of Thomas Gradgrind's family, brought up to believe that only "Facts! Facts! Facts!" have any meaning. Set in Coketown, a typical Lancashire milltown, the novel graphically exposes the truth about Victorian "progress". Members Reviews: Only wish I'd spent my credit on a longer book. The various character voices are fantastically distinctn Anton lesser seemlessly transforms his voice from character to character in a way that seems effortless. I shouldn't have to tell you that the story is, of course, a treasure and a pleasure - as Dickens always is. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cascanueces-y-La-Suerte-del-Jugagor-The-Nutcracker-and-Luck-of-the-Gambler-Audiobook/B002V59W6K Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Cascanueces y La Suerte del Jugagor [The Nutcracker and Luck of the Gambler] Autor: E.T.A. Hoffmann Narrador: Laura Garcia Formato: Abridged Duración: 3 hrs and 2 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 09-15-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Everybody knows the brilliant ballet with music by Tchaikovsky, but the story on which this work was based has not had the same luck, and it's a shame, because in this wonderful book it can be found the fantastic vein that characterized the tales of Hoffmann. biacuaduc@gmail.com (E.T.A. Hoffmann) Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:55:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cascanueces-y-La-Suerte-del-Jugagor-The-Nutcracker-and-Luck-of-the-Gambler-Audiobook/B002V59W6K thebookvoice.com 03:02:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Cascanueces y La Suerte del Jugagor [The Nutcracker and Luck of the Gambler] Autor: E.T.A. Hoffmann Narrador: Laura Garcia Formato: Abridged Duración: 3 hrs and 2 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 09-15-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Everybody knows the brilliant ballet with music by Tchaikovsky, but the story on which this work was based has not had the same luck, and it's a shame, because in this wonderful book it can be found the fantastic vein that characterized the tales of Hoffmann. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Cascanueces y La Suerte del Jugagor [The Nutcracker and Luck of the Gambler] Autor: E.T.A. Hoffmann Narrador: Laura Garcia Formato: Abridged Duración: 3 hrs and 2 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 09-15-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Everybody knows the brilliant ballet with music by Tchaikovsky, but the story on which this work was based has not had the same luck, and it's a shame, because in this wonderful book it can be found the fantastic vein that characterized the tales of Hoffmann. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Luna-y-Seis-Peniques-The-Moon-and-Sixpence-Audiobook/B002V1LKCI Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Luna y Seis Peniques [The Moon and Sixpence] Autor: W. Somerset Maugham Narrador: Carlos Zambrano Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-12-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: A portrayal of a 19th century gentleman who abandons his profession and family to pursue his art in Paris. This book was inspired by Maugham's admiration for Gauguin. It presents a complex character as he explores artistic and social impulses of that time. biacuaduc@gmail.com (W. Somerset Maugham) Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:39:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Luna-y-Seis-Peniques-The-Moon-and-Sixpence-Audiobook/B002V1LKCI thebookvoice.com 02:24:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Luna y Seis Peniques [The Moon and Sixpence] Autor: W. Somerset Maugham Narrador: Carlos Zambrano Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-12-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: A portrayal of a 19th century gentleman who abandons his profession and family to pursue his art in Paris. This book was inspired by Maugham's admiration for Gauguin. It presents a complex character as he explores artistic and social impulses of that time. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Luna y Seis Peniques [The Moon and Sixpence] Autor: W. Somerset Maugham Narrador: Carlos Zambrano Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-12-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: A portrayal of a 19th century gentleman who abandons his profession and family to pursue his art in Paris. This book was inspired by Maugham's admiration for Gauguin. It presents a complex character as he explores artistic and social impulses of that time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Vuelta-del-Tronillo-The-Turn-of-the-Screw-Audiobook/B002V1LK5K Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Vuelta del Tronillo [The Turn of the Screw] Autor: Henry James Narrador: Adelaida Espinoza Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 27 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-07-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: La vuelta del tornillo del titulo es una variacion argumental que ingeniosamente plantea el autor. Desde que se publico hay una discusion entre sus lectores sobre si los fantasmas que ve la institutriz y que amenazan a los ninos que estan a cargo de ella son reales o fruto de su imaginacion. © & (P)2001 Disonex S.A. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Henry James) Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:31:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Vuelta-del-Tronillo-The-Turn-of-the-Screw-Audiobook/B002V1LK5K thebookvoice.com 02:27:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Vuelta del Tronillo [The Turn of the Screw] Autor: Henry James Narrador: Adelaida Espinoza Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 27 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-07-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: La vuelta del tornillo del titulo es una variacion argumental que ingeniosamente plantea el autor. Desde que se publico hay una discusion entre sus lectores sobre si los fantasmas que ve la institutriz y que amenazan a los ninos que estan a cargo de ella son reales o fruto de su imaginacion. © & (P)2001 Disonex S.A. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: La Vuelta del Tronillo [The Turn of the Screw] Autor: Henry James Narrador: Adelaida Espinoza Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 27 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-07-05 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: La vuelta del tornillo del titulo es una variacion argumental que ingeniosamente plantea el autor. Desde que se publico hay una discusion entre sus lectores sobre si los fantasmas que ve la institutriz y que amenazan a los ninos que estan a cargo de ella son reales o fruto de su imaginacion. © & (P)2001 Disonex S.A. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Paris-Never-Leaves-You-Audiobook/B002V1CH5W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paris Never Leaves You Author: Adreana Robbins Narrator: Lloyd James, Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-21-00 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paris Never Leaves You is full of fascinating characters: models, vintners, poets, and especially artists and those who fawn on them and prey on them. Their glittering world forms the backdrop for a modern-day Cinderella story. A stunned Djuna Cortez has just inherited the estate of eccentric artist Joaquim Carlos Cortez - and learned that he is her grandfather. Barely 21, Djuna is soon overwhelmed by the City of Lights. She falls in love with a handsome winemaker who seems to be the man of her dreams, but discovers that she is living a nightmare. Isolated in the French countryside, Djuna finds salvation in reading her grandfather's journals which spin a mesmerizing tale of the young artist in 1930s Paris, facing with the rest of the city the advances of Nazi forces. From her grandfather's struggles and tragedies, Djuna gathers the strength to finally break free from her abusive husband and take the steps necessary to preserve her life, her sanity, her fortune, and her grandfather's powerful artistic legacy. ©1999 by Adreana Robbins; (P)1999 by Blackstone Audiobooks biacuaduc@gmail.com (Adreana Robbins) Sat, 21 Oct 2000 04:48:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Paris-Never-Leaves-You-Audiobook/B002V1CH5W thebookvoice.com 19:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paris Never Leaves You Author: Adreana Robbins Narrator: Lloyd James, Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-21-00 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paris Never Leaves You is full of fascinating characters: models, vintners, poets, and especially artists and those who fawn on them and prey on them. Their glittering world forms the backdrop for a modern-day Cinderella story. A stunned Djuna Cortez has just inherited the estate of eccentric artist Joaquim Carlos Cortez - and learned that he is her grandfather. Barely 21, Djuna is soon overwhelmed by the City of Lights. She falls in love with a handsome winemaker who seems to be the man of her dreams, but discovers that she is living a nightmare. Isolated in the French countryside, Djuna finds salvation in reading her grandfather's journals which spin a mesmerizing tale of the young artist in 1930s Paris, facing with the rest of the city the advances of Nazi forces. From her grandfather's struggles and tragedies, Djuna gathers the strength to finally break free from her abusive husband and take the steps necessary to preserve her life, her sanity, her fortune, and her grandfather's powerful artistic legacy. ©1999 by Adreana Robbins; (P)1999 by Blackstone Audiobooks Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paris Never Leaves You Author: Adreana Robbins Narrator: Lloyd James, Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-21-00 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paris Never Leaves You is full of fascinating characters: models, vintners, poets, and especially artists and those who fawn on them and prey on them. Their glittering world forms the backdrop for a modern-day Cinderella story. A stunned Djuna Cortez has just inherited the estate of eccentric artist Joaquim Carlos Cortez - and learned that he is her grandfather. Barely 21, Djuna is soon overwhelmed by the City of Lights. She falls in love with a handsome winemaker who seems to be the man of her dreams, but discovers that she is living a nightmare. Isolated in the French countryside, Djuna finds salvation in reading her grandfather's journals which spin a mesmerizing tale of the young artist in 1930s Paris, facing with the rest of the city the advances of Nazi forces. From her grandfather's struggles and tragedies, Djuna gathers the strength to finally break free from her abusive husband and take the steps necessary to preserve her life, her sanity, her fortune, and her grandfather's powerful artistic legacy. ©1999 by Adreana Robbins; (P)1999 by Blackstone Audiobooks Members Reviews: Absorbing book This is one of those books that you hate to see end. I typically read mysteries but this book had such a high rating that I decided to read it. Am I ever glad that I did. The book has suspense, romance, history. The characters are well developed and interesting. And you enter the world of art, wine making and Paris. A great book! Good Story - Poor Exectution. It is important for all of the background information and description to feel as if it is part of the story, the environment, the emotional world of the story so that all parts of the story fit together organically. When I was first learning to draw, I had to work at making the trees look as if they were growing out of the earth rather than just stuck on the ground like statues. This book is full of descriptions and background that are inorganic to the text. They are trees just stuck on the ground. Robbins use of metaphor, simile, analogy suffer from a lack of introduction and transition and relationship to the body of the story. It was embarrasing. Undecided I can't quite work out if I really liked this one or not. I ended up wanting to skip over the bits narrated by the female character - the man was much more interesting! Probably better if you know the art works referred to, or the locations visited. Both narrators did an excellent job though! Tedious & pretentious garbage I only give it a star because the form requires at least one. Awkward and overblown dialogue. Hamfisted attempts at lyrical description. How did this book get published, and how could the narrators bear to read it? I felt embarrassed for the writer just listening to it. Skip it. I have to agree with the other reviewer who gave this low marks. This is a book full of name dropping, and of descriptions so overblown as to become laughable. The writing really is 2nd rate and the story is quite predictable. Neither narrator can pronounce French correctly, which annoyed me no end. I forced myself to stay with it to the end, and it never got any better. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Las-Aventuras-de-Arturo-Gordon-Pym-The-Adventures-of-Arthur-Gordon-Pym-Audiobook/B002V1O76Y Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Las Aventuras de Arturo Gordon Pym [The Adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym] Autor: Edgar Allan Poe Narrador: Carlos J. Vega Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 47 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 03-13-06 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 3.5 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Gordon Pym is a young man attracted by life at sea, and what he finds is rebellions and bloody storms, in the hands of cruel savages. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Edgar Allan Poe) Mon, 13 Mar 2006 02:57:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Las-Aventuras-de-Arturo-Gordon-Pym-The-Adventures-of-Arthur-Gordon-Pym-Audiobook/B002V1O76Y thebookvoice.com 02:47:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Las Aventuras de Arturo Gordon Pym [The Adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym] Autor: Edgar Allan Poe Narrador: Carlos J. Vega Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 47 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 03-13-06 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 3.5 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Gordon Pym is a young man attracted by life at sea, and what he finds is rebellions and bloody storms, in the hands of cruel savages. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: Las Aventuras de Arturo Gordon Pym [The Adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym] Autor: Edgar Allan Poe Narrador: Carlos J. Vega Formato: Abridged Duración: 2 hrs and 47 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 03-13-06 Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc Calificaciones: 3.5 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Gordon Pym is a young man attracted by life at sea, and what he finds is rebellions and bloody storms, in the hands of cruel savages. Opiniones de los miembros: POE? What did you love best about Las Aventuras de Arturo Gordon Pym [The Adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym]? the nautical setting Would you ever listen to anything by Edgar Allan Poe again? yes of course, but you would be hardpressed to recognize this as a poe tale Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? couldn't had to go to hard version to be sure I was following it correctly Any additional comments? certain section the voice quality got gravely https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wolf-Totem-Audiobook/B002UZHVQO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf Totem Author: Jiang Rong Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-08 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is the final 1960s heyday for the people of the Inner Mongolian grasslands - a time when an age-old balance based on culture and tradition was maintained between the nomads, their livestock, and the wild wolves who roamed the plains. Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen volunteers to live in a remote nomadic settlement on the border of Inner and Outer Mongolia. There, he discovers life of apparent idyllic simplicity based on an eternal struggle between the wolves and the humans in their fight to survive. Chen learns about the rich spiritual relationship, and respect that only equals can feel, that exists between these adversaries. After many years spent living in solitude, Chen's peace of mind is shattered with the arrival of his kinfolk - Han Chinese, sent from the cities to bring modernity and productivity to the remote grasslands. Once the careful balance between the wolves and humans is disrupted, however, culture and tradition is damaged, and the environment suffers. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jiang Rong) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:13:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wolf-Totem-Audiobook/B002UZHVQO thebookvoice.com 22:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf Totem Author: Jiang Rong Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-08 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is the final 1960s heyday for the people of the Inner Mongolian grasslands - a time when an age-old balance based on culture and tradition was maintained between the nomads, their livestock, and the wild wolves who roamed the plains. Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen volunteers to live in a remote nomadic settlement on the border of Inner and Outer Mongolia. There, he discovers life of apparent idyllic simplicity based on an eternal struggle between the wolves and the humans in their fight to survive. Chen learns about the rich spiritual relationship, and respect that only equals can feel, that exists between these adversaries. After many years spent living in solitude, Chen's peace of mind is shattered with the arrival of his kinfolk - Han Chinese, sent from the cities to bring modernity and productivity to the remote grasslands. Once the careful balance between the wolves and humans is disrupted, however, culture and tradition is damaged, and the environment suffers. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf Totem Author: Jiang Rong Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-08 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is the final 1960s heyday for the people of the Inner Mongolian grasslands - a time when an age-old balance based on culture and tradition was maintained between the nomads, their livestock, and the wild wolves who roamed the plains. Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen volunteers to live in a remote nomadic settlement on the border of Inner and Outer Mongolia. There, he discovers life of apparent idyllic simplicity based on an eternal struggle between the wolves and the humans in their fight to survive. Chen learns about the rich spiritual relationship, and respect that only equals can feel, that exists between these adversaries. After many years spent living in solitude, Chen's peace of mind is shattered with the arrival of his kinfolk - Han Chinese, sent from the cities to bring modernity and productivity to the remote grasslands. Once the careful balance between the wolves and humans is disrupted, however, culture and tradition is damaged, and the environment suffers. Members Reviews: sooo slow I didn't make it past Part 1. The dialogue is trite and the narrator's accent is offensive. While, the insights into wolves are interesting, the character development is lame. Do not bother with this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Strum-Audiobook/B07958NY2Z Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Strum Author: Nancy Young Narrator: McBride Hunter Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-22-18 Publisher: One Willow Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Strum is an epic tale that crosses geography, time, and cultures. In 1950s Quebec, a deaf woodworker, Bernard Tenderfield, is drawn deep into the woods when he hears a lulling melody in his dreams. The forest gives him an unexpected gift - an ancient cedar falls at his feet, and he nearly loses his life salvaging part of the fallen tree to build two magical guitars. From there, the story moves back and forth, tracing Bernard's European and Iroquois bloodline through time with the magical allure of the instrument connecting his family. Strum spans two centuries, jumping from Canada to the French Alps to Southeast Asia and beyond, and introduces a gripping cast of characters who have moving tales to tell. Rich with beautiful imagery and thought-provoking symbolism, this debut novel will stay with listeners long after they finish the final minute. Strum is winner of seven awards: 2016-17 Library Journal Top Ten Most Requested Self-e book (2nd Fantasy); 2014 USA Best Book Award (Finalist: Literary); 2014 Independent Publishers Book Award - IPPY Silver Medal (Best Reg'l Fiction, Canada); 2014 New York, Hollywood, San Francisco and Great Northwest Book Festivals. Reviews: "Engrossing prose and an imaginative narrative define this gorgeous, highly recommended saga." - Library Journal "A beautifully written, engrossing family epic." - Kirkus Reviews "Young's intense focus on the natural world provides imagery of glistening beauty." - Publishers Weekly "A sweeping debut of enduring but tragic love." - Pasadena Now "Young's debut novel delights the reader in a mesmerizing story you can't stop reading. Definitely a page turner!" - American Library Association biacuaduc@gmail.com (Nancy Young) Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:12:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Strum-Audiobook/B07958NY2Z thebookvoice.com 10:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Strum Author: Nancy Young Narrator: McBride Hunter Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-22-18 Publisher: One Willow Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Strum is an epic tale that crosses geography, time, and cultures. In 1950s Quebec, a deaf woodworker, Bernard Tenderfield, is drawn deep into the woods when he hears a lulling melody in his dreams. The forest gives him an unexpected gift - an ancient cedar falls at his feet, and he nearly loses his life salvaging part of the fallen tree to build two magical guitars. From there, the story moves back and forth, tracing Bernard's European and Iroquois bloodline through time with the magical allure of the instrument connecting his family. Strum spans two centuries, jumping from Canada to the French Alps to Southeast Asia and beyond, and introduces a gripping cast of characters who have moving tales to tell. Rich with beautiful imagery and thought-provoking symbolism, this debut novel will stay with listeners long after they finish the final minute. Strum is winner of seven awards: 2016-17 Library Journal Top Ten Most Requested Self-e book (2nd Fantasy); 2014 USA Best Book Award (Finalist: Literary); 2014 Independent Publishers Book Award - IPPY Silver Medal (Best Reg'l Fiction, Canada); 2014 New York, Hollywood, San Francisco and Great Northwest Book Festivals. Reviews: "Engrossing prose and an imaginative narrative define this gorgeous, highly recommended saga." - Library Journal "A beautifully written, engrossing family epic." - Kirkus Reviews "Young's intense focus on the natural world provides imagery of glistening beauty." - Publishers Weekly "A sweeping debut of enduring but tragic love." - Pasadena Now "Young's debut novel delights the reader in a mesmerizing story you can't stop reading. Definitely a page turner!" - American Library Association Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Strum Author: Nancy Young Narrator: McBride Hunter Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-22-18 Publisher: One Willow Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Strum is an epic tale that crosses geography, time, and cultures. In 1950s Quebec, a deaf woodworker, Bernard Tenderfield, is drawn deep into the woods when he hears a lulling melody in his dreams. The forest gives him an unexpected gift - an ancient cedar falls at his feet, and he nearly loses his life salvaging part of the fallen tree to build two magical guitars. From there, the story moves back and forth, tracing Bernard's European and Iroquois bloodline through time with the magical allure of the instrument connecting his family. Strum spans two centuries, jumping from Canada to the French Alps to Southeast Asia and beyond, and introduces a gripping cast of characters who have moving tales to tell. Rich with beautiful imagery and thought-provoking symbolism, this debut novel will stay with listeners long after they finish the final minute. Strum is winner of seven awards: 2016-17 Library Journal Top Ten Most Requested Self-e book (2nd Fantasy); 2014 USA Best Book Award (Finalist: Literary); 2014 Independent Publishers Book Award - IPPY Silver Medal (Best Reg'l Fiction, Canada); 2014 New York, Hollywood, San Francisco and Great Northwest Book Festivals. Reviews: "Engrossing prose and an imaginative narrative define this gorgeous, highly recommended saga." - Library Journal "A beautifully written, engrossing family epic." - Kirkus Reviews "Young's intense focus on the natural world provides imagery of glistening beauty." - Publishers Weekly "A sweeping debut of enduring but tragic love." - Pasadena Now "Young's debut novel delights the reader in a mesmerizing story you can't stop reading. Definitely a page turner!" - American Library Association Members Reviews: A rich, human, spiritual, and magical tale of family, love, struggle, and redemption... "Nous sommes tout le monde...partout dans le monde. Rien de plus, pasmoins. We are everyone...everywhere. No more, no less. Life is not a straightforward plain...no linear pattern, simply A to B, and on to C and inevitably ending us up at Z, where we are then inevitably tossed by angels into heaven or hell. Progression is immaterial, time relative." For Jacob, life ebbed and flowed into complex woven conundrums of interrelatedness, of stops and starts and intervening presents transforming over and into elaborate and repeating futures. He believed that at all times man existed with one foot in heaven, another in hell, and everywhere in between and within lay his soul. --Strum Jacob Sebastiani's above reflections might be thought of as the guiding principle which characterizes Nancy Young's premier novel, Strum, a non-chronological, spiritual exploration of self-discovery, desire, and unconquerable love. Love between individuals, and love for the unplanned life. In an intricate cross-cultural tale about a multi-generational, partly accidental family, Young creates warm, compassionate, believable, and ultimately human characters that seek self-understanding and love by transcending their usual personal and geographical boundaries in hopes of finding something fulfilling and true in themselves. Each fascinating character discovers along the path the inevitable hardships of passionate love, cultural boundaries, surprise, slighted expectations, and heartbreak, before experiencing some sort of eventual redemption. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Charlott-etwas-verrueckt-Audiobook/B078YXL87L Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Charlott - etwas verrückt Untertitel: Ein Hochgeschwindigkeitshörspiel mit Musik Autor:: Wilhelm Speyer, Moritz von Rappard Erzähler: Kathrin Angerer, Sophie Rois, Stefan Kaminski Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 53 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: rbb media GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: kulturradio vom rbb präsentiert: "Charlott - etwas verrückt". Berlin 1927: Charlott ist nicht nur etwas verrückt, sondern vor allem auch jung, hübsch und auf der Höhe ihrer Zeit. Doch sie hat ein Problem: Ihr fesches Cabrio ist nur zu einem Sechstel bezahlt und die Langusten zum Frühstück müssen mittlerweile auch angeschrieben werden. Da fallen ihr glücklicherweise die anderthalb Millionen wieder ein, die sie im Alter von 25 Jahren von ihrem toten Teeonkel aus Colombo erben soll. Doch Charlott kann unmöglich warten. Ihr Tempo ist ein anderes und so entwirft sie kurzerhand einen tollkühnen Plan. Doch wüste Lügen und raffinierte Intrigen führen mit dem pulsierenden Jazz, der sich durch das Hörspiel zieht, in ein stetig wachsendes Tohuwabohu... ©2008 / 2010 / 2013 Buch: Aisthesis Verlag, Titelbild: pexels, Musik: Tom Dayan (P)2013 Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Wilhelm Speyer) Fri, 12 Jan 2018 01:07:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Charlott-etwas-verrueckt-Audiobook/B078YXL87L thebookvoice.com 00:53:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Charlott - etwas verrückt Untertitel: Ein Hochgeschwindigkeitshörspiel mit Musik Autor:: Wilhelm Speyer, Moritz von Rappard Erzähler: Kathrin Angerer, Sophie Rois, Stefan Kaminski Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 53 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: rbb media GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: kulturradio vom rbb präsentiert: "Charlott - etwas verrückt". Berlin 1927: Charlott ist nicht nur etwas verrückt, sondern vor allem auch jung, hübsch und auf der Höhe ihrer Zeit. Doch sie hat ein Problem: Ihr fesches Cabrio ist nur zu einem Sechstel bezahlt und die Langusten zum Frühstück müssen mittlerweile auch angeschrieben werden. Da fallen ihr glücklicherweise die anderthalb Millionen wieder ein, die sie im Alter von 25 Jahren von ihrem toten Teeonkel aus Colombo erben soll. Doch Charlott kann unmöglich warten. Ihr Tempo ist ein anderes und so entwirft sie kurzerhand einen tollkühnen Plan. Doch wüste Lügen und raffinierte Intrigen führen mit dem pulsierenden Jazz, der sich durch das Hörspiel zieht, in ein stetig wachsendes Tohuwabohu... ©2008 / 2010 / 2013 Buch: Aisthesis Verlag, Titelbild: pexels, Musik: Tom Dayan (P)2013 Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Charlott - etwas verrückt Untertitel: Ein Hochgeschwindigkeitshörspiel mit Musik Autor:: Wilhelm Speyer, Moritz von Rappard Erzähler: Kathrin Angerer, Sophie Rois, Stefan Kaminski Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 53 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: rbb media GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: kulturradio vom rbb präsentiert: "Charlott - etwas verrückt". Berlin 1927: Charlott ist nicht nur etwas verrückt, sondern vor allem auch jung, hübsch und auf der Höhe ihrer Zeit. Doch sie hat ein Problem: Ihr fesches Cabrio ist nur zu einem Sechstel bezahlt und die Langusten zum Frühstück müssen mittlerweile auch angeschrieben werden. Da fallen ihr glücklicherweise die anderthalb Millionen wieder ein, die sie im Alter von 25 Jahren von ihrem toten Teeonkel aus Colombo erben soll. Doch Charlott kann unmöglich warten. Ihr Tempo ist ein anderes und so entwirft sie kurzerhand einen tollkühnen Plan. Doch wüste Lügen und raffinierte Intrigen führen mit dem pulsierenden Jazz, der sich durch das Hörspiel zieht, in ein stetig wachsendes Tohuwabohu... ©2008 / 2010 / 2013 Buch: Aisthesis Verlag, Titelbild: pexels, Musik: Tom Dayan (P)2013 Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ein-wenig-Leben-Audiobook/B078Y9Z7DC Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Ein wenig Leben Autor:: Hanya Yanagihara Erzähler: Torben Kessler Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 33 hrs and 41 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Ein wenig Leben" handelt von der lebenslangen Freundschaft zwischen vier Männern in New York, die sich am College kennengelernt haben. Jude St. Francis, brillant und enigmatisch, ist die charismatische Figur im Zentrum der Gruppe - ein aufopfernd liebender und zugleich innerlich zerbrochener Mensch. Wie in ein schwarzes Loch werden die Freunde in Judes dunkle, schmerzhafte Welt hineingesogen, deren Ungeheuer nach und nach hervortreten. "Ein wenig Leben" ist zugleich realistischer Roman und Märchen - ein rauschhaftes, mit kaum fasslicher Dringlichkeit erzähltes Epos über Trauma, menschliche Güte und Erlösung. Es begibt sich an die dunkelsten Orte, an die Literatur sich wagen kann, und bricht dabei immer wieder zum hellen Licht durch. Ein unvergleichlich mutiger und erschütternder Roman über Freundschaft als wahre Liebe - und die Frage, ob sie uns retten kann. ©2017 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München. Übersetzung von Stephan Kleiner (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg biacuaduc@gmail.com (Hanya Yanagihara) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:02:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ein-wenig-Leben-Audiobook/B078Y9Z7DC thebookvoice.com 33:41:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Ein wenig Leben Autor:: Hanya Yanagihara Erzähler: Torben Kessler Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 33 hrs and 41 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Ein wenig Leben" handelt von der lebenslangen Freundschaft zwischen vier Männern in New York, die sich am College kennengelernt haben. Jude St. Francis, brillant und enigmatisch, ist die charismatische Figur im Zentrum der Gruppe - ein aufopfernd liebender und zugleich innerlich zerbrochener Mensch. Wie in ein schwarzes Loch werden die Freunde in Judes dunkle, schmerzhafte Welt hineingesogen, deren Ungeheuer nach und nach hervortreten. "Ein wenig Leben" ist zugleich realistischer Roman und Märchen - ein rauschhaftes, mit kaum fasslicher Dringlichkeit erzähltes Epos über Trauma, menschliche Güte und Erlösung. Es begibt sich an die dunkelsten Orte, an die Literatur sich wagen kann, und bricht dabei immer wieder zum hellen Licht durch. Ein unvergleichlich mutiger und erschütternder Roman über Freundschaft als wahre Liebe - und die Frage, ob sie uns retten kann. ©2017 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München. Übersetzung von Stephan Kleiner (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Ein wenig Leben Autor:: Hanya Yanagihara Erzähler: Torben Kessler Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 33 hrs and 41 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Ein wenig Leben" handelt von der lebenslangen Freundschaft zwischen vier Männern in New York, die sich am College kennengelernt haben. Jude St. Francis, brillant und enigmatisch, ist die charismatische Figur im Zentrum der Gruppe - ein aufopfernd liebender und zugleich innerlich zerbrochener Mensch. Wie in ein schwarzes Loch werden die Freunde in Judes dunkle, schmerzhafte Welt hineingesogen, deren Ungeheuer nach und nach hervortreten. "Ein wenig Leben" ist zugleich realistischer Roman und Märchen - ein rauschhaftes, mit kaum fasslicher Dringlichkeit erzähltes Epos über Trauma, menschliche Güte und Erlösung. Es begibt sich an die dunkelsten Orte, an die Literatur sich wagen kann, und bricht dabei immer wieder zum hellen Licht durch. Ein unvergleichlich mutiger und erschütternder Roman über Freundschaft als wahre Liebe - und die Frage, ob sie uns retten kann. ©2017 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München. Übersetzung von Stephan Kleiner (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/First-Blast-of-the-Trumpet-Against-the-Monstrous-Regiment-of-Women-Audiobook/B078YBF24F Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women Author: Eric McCormack Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A masterpiece of the sexual gothic, this is the story of Andrew Halfnight, whose life, part dream, part nightmare, begins with a mother's tragic choice and ends with a lover's embrace. In between he experiences tempests at sea, on land and in the mind; and relatives who kill for love and lovers who sacrifice their bodies; as all the while he moves ever closer to the central mystery of his and all existence. First Blast is Eric McCormack at his finest. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Eric McCormack) Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:13:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/First-Blast-of-the-Trumpet-Against-the-Monstrous-Regiment-of-Women-Audiobook/B078YBF24F thebookvoice.com 08:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women Author: Eric McCormack Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A masterpiece of the sexual gothic, this is the story of Andrew Halfnight, whose life, part dream, part nightmare, begins with a mother's tragic choice and ends with a lover's embrace. In between he experiences tempests at sea, on land and in the mind; and relatives who kill for love and lovers who sacrifice their bodies; as all the while he moves ever closer to the central mystery of his and all existence. First Blast is Eric McCormack at his finest. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women Author: Eric McCormack Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A masterpiece of the sexual gothic, this is the story of Andrew Halfnight, whose life, part dream, part nightmare, begins with a mother's tragic choice and ends with a lover's embrace. In between he experiences tempests at sea, on land and in the mind; and relatives who kill for love and lovers who sacrifice their bodies; as all the while he moves ever closer to the central mystery of his and all existence. First Blast is Eric McCormack at his finest. Members Reviews: A wonderful book by a very gifted writer I love all of the books that Eric McCormack has written, including this one, and I intend to review them all on Wikipedia, since I see that his books are very much under-reviewed. Here Eric re-imagines a young Scottish man leaving the Scottish mining towns after family tragedies have made him an orphan, going off to cross the world like Gorden Pym before ending up back in "Camberloo" (a cross of Cambridge and Waterloo, the town in Canada where McCormack teaches English Literature) where he enjoys a strange addicted lifestyle of increasing girth and incessant loneliness, never really losing the demons of the past - until they, finally, lose him. This book follows the usual McCormack tropes of voyage, loneliness, addiction, seafaring, strangers that drift in and out of the story, odd habits (painting prostitutes to look like snake-women), and uncertainties to paint a strongly alluring picture of a habitual paradise. Check out the recently-created Eric McCormack Wikipedia page - [...]. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kreiskolbenmotorhase-Audiobook/B078Y76S4B Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kreiskolbenmotorhase Autor:: Schorsch Kamerun Erzähler: Rosemary Hardy, Carlotta Freyer, Marie Nasemann, Svenja Lau, Paul Herwig Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: Hoerspielpark Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Endlich herrscht auch unter den Katastrophen dieser Welt ein schrankenloser Wettbewerb. Wo gestern noch die eigene Haustür heißes Thema war, buhlen heute ganze "Heimat"-Bedrohungen um die kostbare soziomediale Aufmerksamkeit. In Panik wenden sich die Erregten und Weinenden an führende Eisenharte mit schroffen Lösungen. Welcher Betrug brüllt wessen Lüge am lautesten nieder? Was ist dran am Ende der Welt, wie wir sie kannten? Wer fängt die freiwillig zum Totschlag gegen die eigenen Vorsätze sich Aufmachenden wieder ein? Vorsätze wie Gleichberechtigung, Freiheit und unantastbare Menschenwürde - für alle. Was ist gemeint, wenn sich die Einen vor den Anderen schützen sollen, weil sonst "Fässer überlaufen", die dann "Lebensräume" und "Kulturen" zu ersäufen drohen? Wie kommt es, dass bissige Angstpropheten und Privatabsicherer (Prepper) mit extra einfachen Lösungsmittelchen zu gelobten Regenten aufsteigen? Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 Schorsch Kamerun (P)2017 Hoerspielpark, Produktion: WDR biacuaduc@gmail.com (Schorsch Kamerun) Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:17:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kreiskolbenmotorhase-Audiobook/B078Y76S4B thebookvoice.com 00:48:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kreiskolbenmotorhase Autor:: Schorsch Kamerun Erzähler: Rosemary Hardy, Carlotta Freyer, Marie Nasemann, Svenja Lau, Paul Herwig Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: Hoerspielpark Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Endlich herrscht auch unter den Katastrophen dieser Welt ein schrankenloser Wettbewerb. Wo gestern noch die eigene Haustür heißes Thema war, buhlen heute ganze "Heimat"-Bedrohungen um die kostbare soziomediale Aufmerksamkeit. In Panik wenden sich die Erregten und Weinenden an führende Eisenharte mit schroffen Lösungen. Welcher Betrug brüllt wessen Lüge am lautesten nieder? Was ist dran am Ende der Welt, wie wir sie kannten? Wer fängt die freiwillig zum Totschlag gegen die eigenen Vorsätze sich Aufmachenden wieder ein? Vorsätze wie Gleichberechtigung, Freiheit und unantastbare Menschenwürde - für alle. Was ist gemeint, wenn sich die Einen vor den Anderen schützen sollen, weil sonst "Fässer überlaufen", die dann "Lebensräume" und "Kulturen" zu ersäufen drohen? Wie kommt es, dass bissige Angstpropheten und Privatabsicherer (Prepper) mit extra einfachen Lösungsmittelchen zu gelobten Regenten aufsteigen? Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 Schorsch Kamerun (P)2017 Hoerspielpark, Produktion: WDR Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kreiskolbenmotorhase Autor:: Schorsch Kamerun Erzähler: Rosemary Hardy, Carlotta Freyer, Marie Nasemann, Svenja Lau, Paul Herwig Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: Hoerspielpark Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Endlich herrscht auch unter den Katastrophen dieser Welt ein schrankenloser Wettbewerb. Wo gestern noch die eigene Haustür heißes Thema war, buhlen heute ganze "Heimat"-Bedrohungen um die kostbare soziomediale Aufmerksamkeit. In Panik wenden sich die Erregten und Weinenden an führende Eisenharte mit schroffen Lösungen. Welcher Betrug brüllt wessen Lüge am lautesten nieder? Was ist dran am Ende der Welt, wie wir sie kannten? Wer fängt die freiwillig zum Totschlag gegen die eigenen Vorsätze sich Aufmachenden wieder ein? Vorsätze wie Gleichberechtigung, Freiheit und unantastbare Menschenwürde - für alle. Was ist gemeint, wenn sich die Einen vor den Anderen schützen sollen, weil sonst "Fässer überlaufen", die dann "Lebensräume" und "Kulturen" zu ersäufen drohen? Wie kommt es, dass bissige Angstpropheten und Privatabsicherer (Prepper) mit extra einfachen Lösungsmittelchen zu gelobten Regenten aufsteigen? Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 Schorsch Kamerun (P)2017 Hoerspielpark, Produktion: WDR https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Verborgene-Winkel-meines-Lebens-Der-musikalische-Geist-des-Compositeur-de-Musique-Erik-Satie-Pickpocket-Edition-Audiobook/B078Y7WQWX Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Verborgene Winkel meines Lebens - Der musikalische Geist des Compositeur de Musique: Erik Satie (Pickpocket Edition) Autor:: Erik Satie Erzähler: Dietmar Mues Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 21 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: hoerbuchedition words and music Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Erik Satie, ein Pionier von scheinbar beziehungslosen Harmonien und surrealer Sprach- und Musikexperimente, hinterließ ein erstaunliches Gesamtwerk, darunter auch etliche kurze Prosatexte. Auf Hunderten von Zettelchen notierte er kleine Geschichten, Bizarrerien und fiktive Inserate. Seine Partituren durchsetzte er mit allerlei Bemerkungen und Spielanweisungen. Er hielt Vorträge, erfand absurde Szenen und schrieb sogar ein Theaterstück. Erik Satie setzte aber vor allem mit seiner "Musique Pure" einen wichtigen Meilenstein der musikgeschichtlichen Entwicklung. Durch absolute Einfachheit, seine Abkehr von Dramatik und die Aufgabe von Funktionsharmonik, gelang ihm eine reine, unverfälschte Musik. In den "Trois Gymnopédies" äußert sich diese "Rückkehr zum Schlichten" in einem antivirtuosen Satz, einem simplen, zwischen zwei Akkorden pendelndem Begleitmodell und modalen Zügen in Melodik und Harmonik. Er schaffte somit die Voraussetzungen für den "reinen Ton" - die sich selbst gestellte große Herausforderung seines Lebens. Die Reihe "Pickpocket Edition" wurde vom Verlag kreiert, um Mini-Hörbücher in hochwertiger Qualität von bekannten Autoren aus aller Welt für den kleinen Geldbeutel anzubieten. Es wird spannende Unterhaltung geboten, die nicht viel mehr kostet, als ein großer Latte macchiato in einem Straßen-Café. Hör-Genuss pur für den kurzen Moment der Entschleunigung im Alltag, interpretiert von bekannten Stimmen aus Film- und Fernsehen und der Hörbuchwelt. ©2018 hoerbuchedition words and music (P)2018 hoerbuchedition words and music biacuaduc@gmail.com (Erik Satie) Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:29:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Verborgene-Winkel-meines-Lebens-Der-musikalische-Geist-des-Compositeur-de-Musique-Erik-Satie-Pickpocket-Edition-Audiobook/B078Y7WQWX thebookvoice.com 00:21:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Verborgene Winkel meines Lebens - Der musikalische Geist des Compositeur de Musique: Erik Satie (Pickpocket Edition) Autor:: Erik Satie Erzähler: Dietmar Mues Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 21 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: hoerbuchedition words and music Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Erik Satie, ein Pionier von scheinbar beziehungslosen Harmonien und surrealer Sprach- und Musikexperimente, hinterließ ein erstaunliches Gesamtwerk, darunter auch etliche kurze Prosatexte. Auf Hunderten von Zettelchen notierte er kleine Geschichten, Bizarrerien und fiktive Inserate. Seine Partituren durchsetzte er mit allerlei Bemerkungen und Spielanweisungen. Er hielt Vorträge, erfand absurde Szenen und schrieb sogar ein Theaterstück. Erik Satie setzte aber vor allem mit seiner "Musique Pure" einen wichtigen Meilenstein der musikgeschichtlichen Entwicklung. Durch absolute Einfachheit, seine Abkehr von Dramatik und die Aufgabe von Funktionsharmonik, gelang ihm eine reine, unverfälschte Musik. In den "Trois Gymnopédies" äußert sich diese "Rückkehr zum Schlichten" in einem antivirtuosen Satz, einem simplen, zwischen zwei Akkorden pendelndem Begleitmodell und modalen Zügen in Melodik und Harmonik. Er schaffte somit die Voraussetzungen für den "reinen Ton" - die sich selbst gestellte große Herausforderung seines Lebens. Die Reihe "Pickpocket Edition" wurde vom Verlag kreiert, um Mini-Hörbücher in hochwertiger Qualität von bekannten Autoren aus aller Welt für den kleinen Geldbeutel anzubieten. Es wird spannende Unterhaltung geboten, die nicht viel mehr kostet, als ein großer Latte macchiato in einem Straßen-Café. Hör-Genuss pur für den kurzen Moment der Entschleunigung im Alltag, interpretiert von bekannten Stimmen aus Film- und Fernsehen und der Hörbuchwelt. ©2018 hoerbuchedition words and music (P)2018 hoerbuchedition words and music Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Verborgene Winkel meines Lebens - Der musikalische Geist des Compositeur de Musique: Erik Satie (Pickpocket Edition) Autor:: Erik Satie Erzähler: Dietmar Mues Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 21 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-12-18 Herausgeber: hoerbuchedition words and music Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Erik Satie, ein Pionier von scheinbar beziehungslosen Harmonien und surrealer Sprach- und Musikexperimente, hinterließ ein erstaunliches Gesamtwerk, darunter auch etliche kurze Prosatexte. Auf Hunderten von Zettelchen notierte er kleine Geschichten, Bizarrerien und fiktive Inserate. Seine Partituren durchsetzte er mit allerlei Bemerkungen und Spielanweisungen. Er hielt Vorträge, erfand absurde Szenen und schrieb sogar ein Theaterstück. Erik Satie setzte aber vor allem mit seiner "Musique Pure" einen wichtigen Meilenstein der musikgeschichtlichen Entwicklung. Durch absolute Einfachheit, seine Abkehr von Dramatik und die Aufgabe von Funktionsharmonik, gelang ihm eine reine, unverfälschte Musik. In den "Trois Gymnopédies" äußert sich diese "Rückkehr zum Schlichten" in einem antivirtuosen Satz, einem simplen, zwischen zwei Akkorden pendelndem Begleitmodell und modalen Zügen in Melodik und Harmonik. Er schaffte somit die Voraussetzungen für den "reinen Ton" - die sich selbst gestellte große Herausforderung seines Lebens. Die Reihe "Pickpocket Edition" wurde vom Verlag kreiert, um Mini-Hörbücher in hochwertiger Qualität von bekannten Autoren aus aller Welt für den kleinen Geldbeutel anzubieten. Es wird spannende Unterhaltung geboten, die nicht viel mehr kostet, als ein großer Latte macchiato in einem Straßen-Café. Hör-Genuss pur für den kurzen Moment der Entschleunigung im Alltag, interpretiert von bekannten Stimmen aus Film- und Fernsehen und der Hörbuchwelt. ©2018 hoerbuchedition words and music (P)2018 hoerbuchedition words and music https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Fall-Collini-Audiobook/B078Y6XP21 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der Fall Collini Autor:: Ferdinand von Schirach Erzähler: Jona Mues, Martin Reinke, Rainer Bock, Lavinia Wilson, Wolfgang Pregler Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 53 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: 34 Jahre hat Collini als unbescholtener Werkzeugmacher bei Mercedes gearbeitet. Und dann ermordet er anscheinend grundlos einen alten Mann. Ein Albtraum für Anwalt Caspar Leinen, der die Pflichtverteidigung übernimmt. Das Opfer, ein hoch angesehener Mann, ist der Großvater seines besten Freundes. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Collini schweigt beharrlich zu seinem Motiv. Leinen beginnt zu recherchieren und stößt auf eine Spur, die ihn mitten hineinführt in ein erschreckendes Kapitel deutscher Justizgeschichte. Das aufwendig inszenierte Hörspiel von Uwe Schareck ist mit 23 hochkarätigen Sprechern besetzt. ©2011 Piper Verlag GmbH, München (P)2014 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg / Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ferdinand von Schirach) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:39:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Fall-Collini-Audiobook/B078Y6XP21 thebookvoice.com 00:53:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der Fall Collini Autor:: Ferdinand von Schirach Erzähler: Jona Mues, Martin Reinke, Rainer Bock, Lavinia Wilson, Wolfgang Pregler Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 53 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: 34 Jahre hat Collini als unbescholtener Werkzeugmacher bei Mercedes gearbeitet. Und dann ermordet er anscheinend grundlos einen alten Mann. Ein Albtraum für Anwalt Caspar Leinen, der die Pflichtverteidigung übernimmt. Das Opfer, ein hoch angesehener Mann, ist der Großvater seines besten Freundes. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Collini schweigt beharrlich zu seinem Motiv. Leinen beginnt zu recherchieren und stößt auf eine Spur, die ihn mitten hineinführt in ein erschreckendes Kapitel deutscher Justizgeschichte. Das aufwendig inszenierte Hörspiel von Uwe Schareck ist mit 23 hochkarätigen Sprechern besetzt. ©2011 Piper Verlag GmbH, München (P)2014 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg / Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der Fall Collini Autor:: Ferdinand von Schirach Erzähler: Jona Mues, Martin Reinke, Rainer Bock, Lavinia Wilson, Wolfgang Pregler Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 53 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: 34 Jahre hat Collini als unbescholtener Werkzeugmacher bei Mercedes gearbeitet. Und dann ermordet er anscheinend grundlos einen alten Mann. Ein Albtraum für Anwalt Caspar Leinen, der die Pflichtverteidigung übernimmt. Das Opfer, ein hoch angesehener Mann, ist der Großvater seines besten Freundes. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Collini schweigt beharrlich zu seinem Motiv. Leinen beginnt zu recherchieren und stößt auf eine Spur, die ihn mitten hineinführt in ein erschreckendes Kapitel deutscher Justizgeschichte. Das aufwendig inszenierte Hörspiel von Uwe Schareck ist mit 23 hochkarätigen Sprechern besetzt. ©2011 Piper Verlag GmbH, München (P)2014 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg / Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cum-s-fii-fericit-in-Romania-Audiobook/B078XZRNVY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cum s fii fericit în România Author: Vlad Zografi, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Andrei Cornea, Andrei Pleu Narrator: Vlad Zografi, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Andrei Cornea, Tatiana Niculescu Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Humanitas Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audiobook colectiv în lectura autorilor: Gabriel Liiceanu, Ioana Pârvulescu, Radu Paraschivescu, Tatiana Niculescu, Vlad Zografi, Andrei Cornea, Andrei Pleu "Ce-ar fi s descoperim c adevrata fericire e cea care ne pune viaa la încercare i îi d o împlinire tocmai pentru c a fost smuls unei lumi ostile? S-ar putea ca trecerea noastr pe pmânt s capete alt for când, în strdania natural spre fericire, suntem pui în situaia de a compune un destin nu cu bunstarea, rsful i trufia marilor popoare, ci cu suferina celor insignifiante." -- Cioran Ce miz extraordinar intr în joc când întrebarea privitoare la fericire se nate dinuntrul unei istorii nefaste! Cum de-au existat oameni care i-au gsit fericirea într-o lume în care totul predispunea la nefericire? S existe oare o alchimie graie creia, dintr-o via atacat pe versantul ei negativ, sfâreti prin a extrage poft de via i gândul final c nu ai trit degeaba? "Pe scurt: cum e cu putin ecuaia paradoxal a fericirii?" -- Gabriel Liiceanu ©2017 Humanitas (P)2017 Humanitas biacuaduc@gmail.com (Vlad Zografi) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 06:44:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cum-s-fii-fericit-in-Romania-Audiobook/B078XZRNVY thebookvoice.com 01:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cum s fii fericit în România Author: Vlad Zografi, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Andrei Cornea, Andrei Pleu Narrator: Vlad Zografi, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Andrei Cornea, Tatiana Niculescu Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Humanitas Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audiobook colectiv în lectura autorilor: Gabriel Liiceanu, Ioana Pârvulescu, Radu Paraschivescu, Tatiana Niculescu, Vlad Zografi, Andrei Cornea, Andrei Pleu "Ce-ar fi s descoperim c adevrata fericire e cea care ne pune viaa la încercare i îi d o împlinire tocmai pentru c a fost smuls unei lumi ostile? S-ar putea ca trecerea noastr pe pmânt s capete alt for când, în strdania natural spre fericire, suntem pui în situaia de a compune un destin nu cu bunstarea, rsful i trufia marilor popoare, ci cu suferina celor insignifiante." -- Cioran Ce miz extraordinar intr în joc când întrebarea privitoare la fericire se nate dinuntrul unei istorii nefaste! Cum de-au existat oameni care i-au gsit fericirea într-o lume în care totul predispunea la nefericire? S existe oare o alchimie graie creia, dintr-o via atacat pe versantul ei negativ, sfâreti prin a extrage poft de via i gândul final c nu ai trit degeaba? "Pe scurt: cum e cu putin ecuaia paradoxal a fericirii?" -- Gabriel Liiceanu ©2017 Humanitas (P)2017 Humanitas Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cum s fii fericit în România Author: Vlad Zografi, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Andrei Cornea, Andrei Pleu Narrator: Vlad Zografi, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Andrei Cornea, Tatiana Niculescu Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Humanitas Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audiobook colectiv în lectura autorilor: Gabriel Liiceanu, Ioana Pârvulescu, Radu Paraschivescu, Tatiana Niculescu, Vlad Zografi, Andrei Cornea, Andrei Pleu "Ce-ar fi s descoperim c adevrata fericire e cea care ne pune viaa la încercare i îi d o împlinire tocmai pentru c a fost smuls unei lumi ostile? S-ar putea ca trecerea noastr pe pmânt s capete alt for când, în strdania natural spre fericire, suntem pui în situaia de a compune un destin nu cu bunstarea, rsful i trufia marilor popoare, ci cu suferina celor insignifiante." -- Cioran Ce miz extraordinar intr în joc când întrebarea privitoare la fericire se nate dinuntrul unei istorii nefaste! Cum de-au existat oameni care i-au gsit fericirea într-o lume în care totul predispunea la nefericire? S existe oare o alchimie graie creia, dintr-o via atacat pe versantul ei negativ, sfâreti prin a extrage poft de via i gândul final c nu ai trit degeaba? "Pe scurt: cum e cu putin ecuaia paradoxal a fericirii?" -- Gabriel Liiceanu ©2017 Humanitas (P)2017 Humanitas https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Leac-de-criz-Audiobook/B078XBVRZK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Leac de criz Author: Ion Luca Caragiale Narrator: Razvan Vasilescu, Marius Manole, Victor Rebengiuc, Ion Caramitru, Irina Petrescu, Dan Rdulescu Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: 19 texte semnate I.L. Caragiale, 7 actori © public domain (P)2012 Humanitas biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ion Luca Caragiale) Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:14:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Leac-de-criz-Audiobook/B078XBVRZK thebookvoice.com 03:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Leac de criz Author: Ion Luca Caragiale Narrator: Razvan Vasilescu, Marius Manole, Victor Rebengiuc, Ion Caramitru, Irina Petrescu, Dan Rdulescu Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: 19 texte semnate I.L. Caragiale, 7 actori © public domain (P)2012 Humanitas Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Leac de criz Author: Ion Luca Caragiale Narrator: Razvan Vasilescu, Marius Manole, Victor Rebengiuc, Ion Caramitru, Irina Petrescu, Dan Rdulescu Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: 19 texte semnate I.L. Caragiale, 7 actori © public domain (P)2012 Humanitas https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Bomberallee-Fliegergeschichten-4-Audiobook/B078XB59PW Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Bomberallee (Fliegergeschichten 4) Autor:: Desmond G. Sullivan Erzähler: Robert Frank Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 1 hr and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-10-18 Herausgeber: Lindhardt og Ringhof Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: August 1942. Hauptfeldwebel Christoph Löhr ist gemeinsam mit seinen Geschwaderkameraden auf dem Gelände der Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt Hermann Göring nahe Braunschweig stationiert. Immer häufiger wird er in der Umgebung in Luftkämpfe mit amerikanischen und britischen Jägern verwickelt, die in den deutschen Luftraum eindringen. Der Tod ist sein ständiger Begleiter und er bekommt einen Vorgeschmack darauf was es bedeutet, wenn die Alliierten massiv am Himmel vorrücken... ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont biacuaduc@gmail.com (Desmond G. Sullivan) Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:44:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Bomberallee-Fliegergeschichten-4-Audiobook/B078XB59PW thebookvoice.com 01:07:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Bomberallee (Fliegergeschichten 4) Autor:: Desmond G. Sullivan Erzähler: Robert Frank Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 1 hr and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-10-18 Herausgeber: Lindhardt og Ringhof Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: August 1942. Hauptfeldwebel Christoph Löhr ist gemeinsam mit seinen Geschwaderkameraden auf dem Gelände der Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt Hermann Göring nahe Braunschweig stationiert. Immer häufiger wird er in der Umgebung in Luftkämpfe mit amerikanischen und britischen Jägern verwickelt, die in den deutschen Luftraum eindringen. Der Tod ist sein ständiger Begleiter und er bekommt einen Vorgeschmack darauf was es bedeutet, wenn die Alliierten massiv am Himmel vorrücken... ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Bomberallee (Fliegergeschichten 4) Autor:: Desmond G. Sullivan Erzähler: Robert Frank Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 1 hr and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-10-18 Herausgeber: Lindhardt og Ringhof Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: August 1942. Hauptfeldwebel Christoph Löhr ist gemeinsam mit seinen Geschwaderkameraden auf dem Gelände der Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt Hermann Göring nahe Braunschweig stationiert. Immer häufiger wird er in der Umgebung in Luftkämpfe mit amerikanischen und britischen Jägern verwickelt, die in den deutschen Luftraum eindringen. Der Tod ist sein ständiger Begleiter und er bekommt einen Vorgeschmack darauf was es bedeutet, wenn die Alliierten massiv am Himmel vorrücken... ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Poveti-de-dragoste-la-prima-vedere-Audiobook/B078XBS5G5 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Poveti de dragoste la prima vedere Author: Ana Blandiana, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Adriana Bittel Narrator: Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Mariana Mihu Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Prima poveste e despre o dragoste târzie la Paris. A doua despre îngerii de lâng noi. În cea de-a treia vei simi un puternic miros de terebentin, iar în a patra, parfum de crini regali. A cincea v aduce în auz un nume care zgârie i unul care mângâie. Prima poveste are miz i pariaz pe nenoroc. A doua cade din fantastic în lumea noastr cea de toate zilele. A treia are realism, râs, nerv. A patra inocen, umor, visare. A cincea, cu ironie, face poezie i economie (politic). Când Gabriel Liiceanu, Adriana Bittel, Radu Paraschivescu, Ana Blandiana i Ioana Pârvulescu sunt autorii povetilor, nu-i exclus s facei un coup de foudre pentru audiobook. Face parte dintre acele lucruri rare care, dac n-ar exista, ar trebui inventate. Bucurai-v în tihn de vocile pe care le auzii. ©2016 Humanitas (P)2017 Humanitas biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ana Blandiana) Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:24:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Poveti-de-dragoste-la-prima-vedere-Audiobook/B078XBS5G5 thebookvoice.com 02:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Poveti de dragoste la prima vedere Author: Ana Blandiana, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Adriana Bittel Narrator: Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Mariana Mihu Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Prima poveste e despre o dragoste târzie la Paris. A doua despre îngerii de lâng noi. În cea de-a treia vei simi un puternic miros de terebentin, iar în a patra, parfum de crini regali. A cincea v aduce în auz un nume care zgârie i unul care mângâie. Prima poveste are miz i pariaz pe nenoroc. A doua cade din fantastic în lumea noastr cea de toate zilele. A treia are realism, râs, nerv. A patra inocen, umor, visare. A cincea, cu ironie, face poezie i economie (politic). Când Gabriel Liiceanu, Adriana Bittel, Radu Paraschivescu, Ana Blandiana i Ioana Pârvulescu sunt autorii povetilor, nu-i exclus s facei un coup de foudre pentru audiobook. Face parte dintre acele lucruri rare care, dac n-ar exista, ar trebui inventate. Bucurai-v în tihn de vocile pe care le auzii. ©2016 Humanitas (P)2017 Humanitas Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Poveti de dragoste la prima vedere Author: Ana Blandiana, Ioana Pârvulescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Adriana Bittel Narrator: Gabriel Liiceanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Mariana Mihu Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Prima poveste e despre o dragoste târzie la Paris. A doua despre îngerii de lâng noi. În cea de-a treia vei simi un puternic miros de terebentin, iar în a patra, parfum de crini regali. A cincea v aduce în auz un nume care zgârie i unul care mângâie. Prima poveste are miz i pariaz pe nenoroc. A doua cade din fantastic în lumea noastr cea de toate zilele. A treia are realism, râs, nerv. A patra inocen, umor, visare. A cincea, cu ironie, face poezie i economie (politic). Când Gabriel Liiceanu, Adriana Bittel, Radu Paraschivescu, Ana Blandiana i Ioana Pârvulescu sunt autorii povetilor, nu-i exclus s facei un coup de foudre pentru audiobook. Face parte dintre acele lucruri rare care, dac n-ar exista, ar trebui inventate. Bucurai-v în tihn de vocile pe care le auzii. ©2016 Humanitas (P)2017 Humanitas https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pardon-scuzai-bonsoir-Audiobook/B078XB14GC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pardon, scuzai, bonsoir Author: Andrei Pleu Narrator: Andrei Pleu Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Mi se întâmpl rar. Din ce în ce mai rar. De regul, ceea ce vd, ceea ce aud, ceea ce triesc m indispune pân la depresie. i totui, fr motiv aparent, fr iluzii i fr sperane utopice, m trezesc, uneori, cuprins de o nerezonabil încredere în soarta lumii. S-ar spune, pe scurt, c lumea st într-o tolerabil cumpn. Relele ei nu prevaleaz semnificativ asupra prilor ei bune. Putem înc s ne aezm într-un unghi convenabil fa de hruiala zilnic, s o interpretm pedagogic i, la limit, s ne salvm, luând, fa de tot i de toate, o relativizant distan. Cât va mai dura îns aceast cumpn? i ce e de fcut pentru a întreine statica ei precar?" --Andrei PLEU ©2015 Humanitas (P)2016 Humanitas biacuaduc@gmail.com (Andrei Pleu) Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:20:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pardon-scuzai-bonsoir-Audiobook/B078XB14GC thebookvoice.com 01:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pardon, scuzai, bonsoir Author: Andrei Pleu Narrator: Andrei Pleu Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Mi se întâmpl rar. Din ce în ce mai rar. De regul, ceea ce vd, ceea ce aud, ceea ce triesc m indispune pân la depresie. i totui, fr motiv aparent, fr iluzii i fr sperane utopice, m trezesc, uneori, cuprins de o nerezonabil încredere în soarta lumii. S-ar spune, pe scurt, c lumea st într-o tolerabil cumpn. Relele ei nu prevaleaz semnificativ asupra prilor ei bune. Putem înc s ne aezm într-un unghi convenabil fa de hruiala zilnic, s o interpretm pedagogic i, la limit, s ne salvm, luând, fa de tot i de toate, o relativizant distan. Cât va mai dura îns aceast cumpn? i ce e de fcut pentru a întreine statica ei precar?" --Andrei PLEU ©2015 Humanitas (P)2016 Humanitas Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pardon, scuzai, bonsoir Author: Andrei Pleu Narrator: Andrei Pleu Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Mi se întâmpl rar. Din ce în ce mai rar. De regul, ceea ce vd, ceea ce aud, ceea ce triesc m indispune pân la depresie. i totui, fr motiv aparent, fr iluzii i fr sperane utopice, m trezesc, uneori, cuprins de o nerezonabil încredere în soarta lumii. S-ar spune, pe scurt, c lumea st într-o tolerabil cumpn. Relele ei nu prevaleaz semnificativ asupra prilor ei bune. Putem înc s ne aezm într-un unghi convenabil fa de hruiala zilnic, s o interpretm pedagogic i, la limit, s ne salvm, luând, fa de tot i de toate, o relativizant distan. Cât va mai dura îns aceast cumpn? i ce e de fcut pentru a întreine statica ei precar?" --Andrei PLEU ©2015 Humanitas (P)2016 Humanitas https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Palnia-i-Stamate-Audiobook/B078X9T57Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pâlnia i Stamate Author: Urmuz Narrator: Victor Rebengiuc Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Viziunea unei lumi absurde e povestit de un glas iluminat de ironie. Peste umorul anarhic al lui Urmuz se aaz, ca o cuvertur de brocart, vocea de crainic înelept a lui Victor Rebengiuc. Cuvintele fonesc de haz în aceast rapsodie a inadecvrii. Aflai cum arat un pop ardelenesc care ine în mân o sintax. Surprindei doi oameni care tocmai coboar din maimu. Asistai la compunerea unui madrigal prin apsarea degetului pe hârtie i descoperii c Nirvana e vecina noastr de circumscripie. Facei-v aceste hatâruri, cu sentimentul c intrai într-un joc al crui premiu e accesul la inteligen i har. -- RADU PARASCHIVESCU © public domain (P)2010 Humanitas Critic Reviews: S ni-l imaginm pe Urmuz într-o camer încuiat pe dinuntru, citindu-le frailor i surorilor lui mai mici tot felul de pagini bizare. Pe atunci, Urmuz nu era Urmuz, ci Demetru. În familie i se spunea Mitic. Se aude? Din cînd în cînd, dinspre camera aceea rzbat ctre noi, traversînd spaiul i timpul, hohotele de rîs ale frailor i surorilor lui Urmuz. Se aude? Dac, printr-un miracol, oraul ar amui într-o noapte pentru mcar cîteva secunde, în Bucureti s-ar auzi, poate, dinspre numrul 13 al strzii Apolodor, hohotele de rîs ale acelor fiine care tiau s se amuzeze. Dup aproape o sut de ani de absurditate, teribilul umor al lui Urmuz continu s înfig gloane în form de pîlnie în tîmpla literaturii române. Ceea ce face Urmuz nu e literatur, ci stamatematic. -- IULIAN TNASE Urmuz m-a cucerit demult si dintr-odata! Textele lui ilogice au pentru mine o logica savuroasa si de un efect comic surprinzator si irezistibil. Am primit cu placere invitatia de a-l citi pentru un audiobook iar imprimarea a fost o adevarata delectare, pe care sper sa o aiba si cei ce o vor asculta. -- VICTOR REBENGIUC biacuaduc@gmail.com (Urmuz) Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:04:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Palnia-i-Stamate-Audiobook/B078X9T57Y thebookvoice.com 01:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pâlnia i Stamate Author: Urmuz Narrator: Victor Rebengiuc Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Viziunea unei lumi absurde e povestit de un glas iluminat de ironie. Peste umorul anarhic al lui Urmuz se aaz, ca o cuvertur de brocart, vocea de crainic înelept a lui Victor Rebengiuc. Cuvintele fonesc de haz în aceast rapsodie a inadecvrii. Aflai cum arat un pop ardelenesc care ine în mân o sintax. Surprindei doi oameni care tocmai coboar din maimu. Asistai la compunerea unui madrigal prin apsarea degetului pe hârtie i descoperii c Nirvana e vecina noastr de circumscripie. Facei-v aceste hatâruri, cu sentimentul c intrai într-un joc al crui premiu e accesul la inteligen i har. -- RADU PARASCHIVESCU © public domain (P)2010 Humanitas Critic Reviews: S ni-l imaginm pe Urmuz într-o camer încuiat pe dinuntru, citindu-le frailor i surorilor lui mai mici tot felul de pagini bizare. Pe atunci, Urmuz nu era Urmuz, ci Demetru. În familie i se spunea Mitic. Se aude? Din cînd în cînd, dinspre camera aceea rzbat ctre noi, traversînd spaiul i timpul, hohotele de rîs ale frailor i surorilor lui Urmuz. Se aude? Dac, printr-un miracol, oraul ar amui într-o noapte pentru mcar cîteva secunde, în Bucureti s-ar auzi, poate, dinspre numrul 13 al strzii Apolodor, hohotele de rîs ale acelor fiine care tiau s se amuzeze. Dup aproape o sut de ani de absurditate, teribilul umor al lui Urmuz continu s înfig gloane în form de pîlnie în tîmpla literaturii române. Ceea ce face Urmuz nu e literatur, ci stamatematic. -- IULIAN TNASE Urmuz m-a cucerit demult si dintr-odata! Textele lui ilogice au pentru mine o logica savuroasa si de un efect comic surprinzator si irezistibil. Am primit cu placere invitatia de a-l citi pentru un audiobook iar imprimarea a fost o adevarata delectare, pe care sper sa o aiba si cei ce o vor asculta. -- VICTOR REBENGIUC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pâlnia i Stamate Author: Urmuz Narrator: Victor Rebengiuc Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: Humanitas Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Viziunea unei lumi absurde e povestit de un glas iluminat de ironie. Peste umorul anarhic al lui Urmuz se aaz, ca o cuvertur de brocart, vocea de crainic înelept a lui Victor Rebengiuc. Cuvintele fonesc de haz în aceast rapsodie a inadecvrii. Aflai cum arat un pop ardelenesc care ine în mân o sintax. Surprindei doi oameni care tocmai coboar din maimu. Asistai la compunerea unui madrigal prin apsarea degetului pe hârtie i descoperii c Nirvana e vecina noastr de circumscripie. Facei-v aceste hatâruri, cu sentimentul c intrai într-un joc al crui premiu e accesul la inteligen i har. -- RADU PARASCHIVESCU © public domain (P)2010 Humanitas Critic Reviews: S ni-l imaginm pe Urmuz într-o camer încuiat pe dinuntru, citindu-le frailor i surorilor lui mai mici tot felul de pagini bizare. Pe atunci, Urmuz nu era Urmuz, ci Demetru. În familie i se spunea Mitic. Se aude? Din cînd în cînd, dinspre camera aceea rzbat ctre noi, traversînd spaiul i timpul, hohotele de rîs ale frailor i surorilor lui Urmuz. Se aude? Dac, printr-un miracol, oraul ar amui într-o noapte pentru mcar cîteva secunde, în Bucureti s-ar auzi, poate, dinspre numrul 13 al strzii Apolodor, hohotele de rîs ale acelor fiine care tiau s se amuzeze. Dup aproape o sut de ani de absurditate, teribilul umor al lui Urmuz continu s înfig gloane în form de pîlnie în tîmpla literaturii române. Ceea ce face Urmuz nu e literatur, ci stamatematic. -- IULIAN TNASE Urmuz m-a cucerit demult si dintr-odata! Textele lui ilogice au pentru mine o logica savuroasa si de un efect comic surprinzator si irezistibil. Am primit cu placere invitatia de a-l citi pentru un audiobook iar imprimarea a fost o adevarata delectare, pe care sper sa o aiba si cei ce o vor asculta. -- VICTOR REBENGIUC https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eine-Idee-erscheint-Die-Ermordung-des-Commendatore-1-Audiobook/B078WX6PDR Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Eine Idee erscheint (Die Ermordung des Commendatore 1) Autor:: Haruki Murakami Erzähler: David Nathan Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 59 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Der Held des neuesten Romans von Haruki Murakami, ein namenloser junger Maler, hatte sich mit den Jahren in Tokio einen Ruf als hervorragender Porträtist erworben. Doch mit der Trennung von seiner Frau lehnt er schlagartig sämtliche Aufträge ab. Er will sein Leben neu ordnen und zieht sich in ein abgelegenes Haus zurück. Dort legt ihm sein Agent eines Tages ein äußerst lukratives Angebot vor. Er soll das Porträt eines steinreichen Mannes anfertigen. Nach einigem Zögern nimmt er an. Fortan sitzt ihm Wataru Menshiki regelmäßig Modell. Doch der Ich-Erzähler findet nicht zu seiner alten Fertigkeit zurück. Das, was Menshiki ausmacht, kann er nicht erfassen. Wer ist dieser Mann, dessen Gesicht er keine Tiefe geben kann? Der ihm sehr Intimes erzählt und doch undurchsichtig bleibt? Durch einen Zufall entdeckt der junge Maler auf dem Dachboden ein meisterhaftes Gemälde. Es trägt den Titel "Die Ermordung des Commendatore". Plötzlich geschehen mehr und mehr merkwürdige Dinge um den Ich-Erzähler herum, als würde sich eine andere Welt öffnen. Soll er sich wirklich Menshiki anvertrauen und ihm davon berichten? Wie kein anderer versteht es Haruki Murakami, Parallelwelten zu erschaffen und die Grenzen zwischen ihnen und der uns bekannten Realität zu verwischen. ©2017 / 2018 Haruki Murakami / DuMont Buchverlag, Köln. Übersetzung von Ursula Gräfe (P)2018 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg biacuaduc@gmail.com (Haruki Murakami) Mon, 22 Jan 2018 02:44:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eine-Idee-erscheint-Die-Ermordung-des-Commendatore-1-Audiobook/B078WX6PDR thebookvoice.com 12:59:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Eine Idee erscheint (Die Ermordung des Commendatore 1) Autor:: Haruki Murakami Erzähler: David Nathan Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 59 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Der Held des neuesten Romans von Haruki Murakami, ein namenloser junger Maler, hatte sich mit den Jahren in Tokio einen Ruf als hervorragender Porträtist erworben. Doch mit der Trennung von seiner Frau lehnt er schlagartig sämtliche Aufträge ab. Er will sein Leben neu ordnen und zieht sich in ein abgelegenes Haus zurück. Dort legt ihm sein Agent eines Tages ein äußerst lukratives Angebot vor. Er soll das Porträt eines steinreichen Mannes anfertigen. Nach einigem Zögern nimmt er an. Fortan sitzt ihm Wataru Menshiki regelmäßig Modell. Doch der Ich-Erzähler findet nicht zu seiner alten Fertigkeit zurück. Das, was Menshiki ausmacht, kann er nicht erfassen. Wer ist dieser Mann, dessen Gesicht er keine Tiefe geben kann? Der ihm sehr Intimes erzählt und doch undurchsichtig bleibt? Durch einen Zufall entdeckt der junge Maler auf dem Dachboden ein meisterhaftes Gemälde. Es trägt den Titel "Die Ermordung des Commendatore". Plötzlich geschehen mehr und mehr merkwürdige Dinge um den Ich-Erzähler herum, als würde sich eine andere Welt öffnen. Soll er sich wirklich Menshiki anvertrauen und ihm davon berichten? Wie kein anderer versteht es Haruki Murakami, Parallelwelten zu erschaffen und die Grenzen zwischen ihnen und der uns bekannten Realität zu verwischen. ©2017 / 2018 Haruki Murakami / DuMont Buchverlag, Köln. Übersetzung von Ursula Gräfe (P)2018 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Eine Idee erscheint (Die Ermordung des Commendatore 1) Autor:: Haruki Murakami Erzähler: David Nathan Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 59 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Der Held des neuesten Romans von Haruki Murakami, ein namenloser junger Maler, hatte sich mit den Jahren in Tokio einen Ruf als hervorragender Porträtist erworben. Doch mit der Trennung von seiner Frau lehnt er schlagartig sämtliche Aufträge ab. Er will sein Leben neu ordnen und zieht sich in ein abgelegenes Haus zurück. Dort legt ihm sein Agent eines Tages ein äußerst lukratives Angebot vor. Er soll das Porträt eines steinreichen Mannes anfertigen. Nach einigem Zögern nimmt er an. Fortan sitzt ihm Wataru Menshiki regelmäßig Modell. Doch der Ich-Erzähler findet nicht zu seiner alten Fertigkeit zurück. Das, was Menshiki ausmacht, kann er nicht erfassen. Wer ist dieser Mann, dessen Gesicht er keine Tiefe geben kann? Der ihm sehr Intimes erzählt und doch undurchsichtig bleibt? Durch einen Zufall entdeckt der junge Maler auf dem Dachboden ein meisterhaftes Gemälde. Es trägt den Titel "Die Ermordung des Commendatore". Plötzlich geschehen mehr und mehr merkwürdige Dinge um den Ich-Erzähler herum, als würde sich eine andere Welt öffnen. Soll er sich wirklich Menshiki anvertrauen und ihm davon berichten? Wie kein anderer versteht es Haruki Murakami, Parallelwelten zu erschaffen und die Grenzen zwischen ihnen und der uns bekannten Realität zu verwischen. ©2017 / 2018 Haruki Murakami / DuMont Buchverlag, Köln. Übersetzung von Ursula Gräfe (P)2018 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mirror-Shoulder-Signal-Audiobook/B078WZ317W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mirror, Shoulder, Signal Author: Dorthe Nors, Misha Hoekstra - translator Narrator: Kate Rawson Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Sonja's over 40, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's learning to drive. She's joined a meditation group. And she's attempting to reconnect with her sister. But Sonja would rather eat cake than meditate. Her driving instructor won't let her change gear. And her sister won't return her calls. Sonja's mind keeps wandering back to the dramatic landscapes of her childhood - the singing whooper swans, the endless sky, and getting lost barefoot in the rye fields - but how can she return to place that she no longer recognises? And how can she escape the alienating streets of Copenhagen? Mirror, Shoulder, Signal is a poignant, sharp-witted tale of one woman's journey in search of herself when there's no one to ask for directions. Cover image credit: (c) Aaron Munday (12 Orchards) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Dorthe Nors) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 05:42:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mirror-Shoulder-Signal-Audiobook/B078WZ317W thebookvoice.com 05:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mirror, Shoulder, Signal Author: Dorthe Nors, Misha Hoekstra - translator Narrator: Kate Rawson Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Sonja's over 40, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's learning to drive. She's joined a meditation group. And she's attempting to reconnect with her sister. But Sonja would rather eat cake than meditate. Her driving instructor won't let her change gear. And her sister won't return her calls. Sonja's mind keeps wandering back to the dramatic landscapes of her childhood - the singing whooper swans, the endless sky, and getting lost barefoot in the rye fields - but how can she return to place that she no longer recognises? And how can she escape the alienating streets of Copenhagen? Mirror, Shoulder, Signal is a poignant, sharp-witted tale of one woman's journey in search of herself when there's no one to ask for directions. Cover image credit: (c) Aaron Munday (12 Orchards) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mirror, Shoulder, Signal Author: Dorthe Nors, Misha Hoekstra - translator Narrator: Kate Rawson Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Sonja's over 40, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's learning to drive. She's joined a meditation group. And she's attempting to reconnect with her sister. But Sonja would rather eat cake than meditate. Her driving instructor won't let her change gear. And her sister won't return her calls. Sonja's mind keeps wandering back to the dramatic landscapes of her childhood - the singing whooper swans, the endless sky, and getting lost barefoot in the rye fields - but how can she return to place that she no longer recognises? And how can she escape the alienating streets of Copenhagen? Mirror, Shoulder, Signal is a poignant, sharp-witted tale of one woman's journey in search of herself when there's no one to ask for directions. Cover image credit: (c) Aaron Munday (12 Orchards) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gleis-10-Audiobook/B078SXM3L9 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Gleis 10 Autor:: Klaus Kusserow Erzähler: Klaus Kusserow Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 46 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-05-18 Herausgeber: Housemaster Records Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Auf einer Fahrt in einem ICE von Stuttgart Richtung Berlin trifft ein Mann mit zwei Gitarren eine geheimnisvolle Frau. Er ahnt noch nicht, wie sehr diese Begegnung sein Leben verändern wird. Er begibt sich auf eine spannende Suche, bei der er vor allem Unerwartetes findet, und letztlich sich selbst ein gutes Stück näher kommt. ©2017 Klaus Kusserow (P)2017 Klaus Kusserow biacuaduc@gmail.com (Klaus Kusserow) Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:19:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gleis-10-Audiobook/B078SXM3L9 thebookvoice.com 03:46:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Gleis 10 Autor:: Klaus Kusserow Erzähler: Klaus Kusserow Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 46 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-05-18 Herausgeber: Housemaster Records Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Auf einer Fahrt in einem ICE von Stuttgart Richtung Berlin trifft ein Mann mit zwei Gitarren eine geheimnisvolle Frau. Er ahnt noch nicht, wie sehr diese Begegnung sein Leben verändern wird. Er begibt sich auf eine spannende Suche, bei der er vor allem Unerwartetes findet, und letztlich sich selbst ein gutes Stück näher kommt. ©2017 Klaus Kusserow (P)2017 Klaus Kusserow Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Gleis 10 Autor:: Klaus Kusserow Erzähler: Klaus Kusserow Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 46 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-05-18 Herausgeber: Housemaster Records Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Auf einer Fahrt in einem ICE von Stuttgart Richtung Berlin trifft ein Mann mit zwei Gitarren eine geheimnisvolle Frau. Er ahnt noch nicht, wie sehr diese Begegnung sein Leben verändern wird. Er begibt sich auf eine spannende Suche, bei der er vor allem Unerwartetes findet, und letztlich sich selbst ein gutes Stück näher kommt. ©2017 Klaus Kusserow (P)2017 Klaus Kusserow https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Buchland-Audiobook/B078STKG3Z Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Buchland Autor:: Markus Walther Erzähler: Markus Walther, Stephanie Ziegler, Zoe Amelie Walther, Björn Bedey Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 36 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-15-18 Herausgeber: Acabus Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Das Buchland im Keller unter uns ist unglaublich viel mehr, als diese Aneinanderreihung von gefüllten Regalen. Dort findet man billige Klischees, abgedroschene Fantasien und halbe Wahrheiten direkt neben den großen göttlichen Ideen, die die Welt veränderten. Die ganze Kreativität der Menschheit." Dieses Antiquariat ist nicht wie andere Buchläden! Das muss auch die gescheiterte Buchhändlerin Beatrice feststellen, als sie notgedrungen die Stelle im staubigen Antiquariat des ebenso verstaubt wirkenden Herrn Plana annimmt. Schnell merkt sie allerdings, dass dort so manches nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht: Wer verbirgt sich hinter den so antiquiert wirkenden Stammkunden "Eddie" und "Wolfgang"? Und welche Rolle spielt Herr Plana selbst, dessen Beziehung zu seinen Büchern scheinbar jede epische Distanz überwindet? Doch noch ehe Beatrice all diese Geheimnisse lüften kann, gerät ihr Mann Ingo in große Gefahr und Beatrice setzt alles daran, ihn zu retten. Zusammen mit Herrn Plana begibt sie sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise quer durch das mysteriöse Buchland. Dort treffen sie nicht nur blinde Buchbinder, griechische Göttinnen und die ein oder andere Leseratte, auch der Tod höchstpersönlich kreuzt ihren Weg. Und schon bald steht fest: Es geht um viel mehr, als bloß darum, Ingo zu retten. Vielmehr gilt es, die Literatur selbst vor ihrem Untergang zu bewahren! Markus Walther, der Autor der Kurzgeschichtensammlungen "EspressoProsa" und "Kleine Scheißhausgeschichten", entführt den Leser nun mit seinem ersten Roman in die phantastische Welt des Buchlandes. Ein Muss für jeden Bibliophilen! ©2018 Acabus Verlag (P)2018 Acabus Verlag biacuaduc@gmail.com (Markus Walther) Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:09:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Buchland-Audiobook/B078STKG3Z thebookvoice.com 09:36:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Buchland Autor:: Markus Walther Erzähler: Markus Walther, Stephanie Ziegler, Zoe Amelie Walther, Björn Bedey Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 36 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-15-18 Herausgeber: Acabus Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Das Buchland im Keller unter uns ist unglaublich viel mehr, als diese Aneinanderreihung von gefüllten Regalen. Dort findet man billige Klischees, abgedroschene Fantasien und halbe Wahrheiten direkt neben den großen göttlichen Ideen, die die Welt veränderten. Die ganze Kreativität der Menschheit." Dieses Antiquariat ist nicht wie andere Buchläden! Das muss auch die gescheiterte Buchhändlerin Beatrice feststellen, als sie notgedrungen die Stelle im staubigen Antiquariat des ebenso verstaubt wirkenden Herrn Plana annimmt. Schnell merkt sie allerdings, dass dort so manches nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht: Wer verbirgt sich hinter den so antiquiert wirkenden Stammkunden "Eddie" und "Wolfgang"? Und welche Rolle spielt Herr Plana selbst, dessen Beziehung zu seinen Büchern scheinbar jede epische Distanz überwindet? Doch noch ehe Beatrice all diese Geheimnisse lüften kann, gerät ihr Mann Ingo in große Gefahr und Beatrice setzt alles daran, ihn zu retten. Zusammen mit Herrn Plana begibt sie sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise quer durch das mysteriöse Buchland. Dort treffen sie nicht nur blinde Buchbinder, griechische Göttinnen und die ein oder andere Leseratte, auch der Tod höchstpersönlich kreuzt ihren Weg. Und schon bald steht fest: Es geht um viel mehr, als bloß darum, Ingo zu retten. Vielmehr gilt es, die Literatur selbst vor ihrem Untergang zu bewahren! Markus Walther, der Autor der Kurzgeschichtensammlungen "EspressoProsa" und "Kleine Scheißhausgeschichten", entführt den Leser nun mit seinem ersten Roman in die phantastische Welt des Buchlandes. Ein Muss für jeden Bibliophilen! ©2018 Acabus Verlag (P)2018 Acabus Verlag Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Buchland Autor:: Markus Walther Erzähler: Markus Walther, Stephanie Ziegler, Zoe Amelie Walther, Björn Bedey Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 36 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-15-18 Herausgeber: Acabus Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Das Buchland im Keller unter uns ist unglaublich viel mehr, als diese Aneinanderreihung von gefüllten Regalen. Dort findet man billige Klischees, abgedroschene Fantasien und halbe Wahrheiten direkt neben den großen göttlichen Ideen, die die Welt veränderten. Die ganze Kreativität der Menschheit." Dieses Antiquariat ist nicht wie andere Buchläden! Das muss auch die gescheiterte Buchhändlerin Beatrice feststellen, als sie notgedrungen die Stelle im staubigen Antiquariat des ebenso verstaubt wirkenden Herrn Plana annimmt. Schnell merkt sie allerdings, dass dort so manches nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht: Wer verbirgt sich hinter den so antiquiert wirkenden Stammkunden "Eddie" und "Wolfgang"? Und welche Rolle spielt Herr Plana selbst, dessen Beziehung zu seinen Büchern scheinbar jede epische Distanz überwindet? Doch noch ehe Beatrice all diese Geheimnisse lüften kann, gerät ihr Mann Ingo in große Gefahr und Beatrice setzt alles daran, ihn zu retten. Zusammen mit Herrn Plana begibt sie sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise quer durch das mysteriöse Buchland. Dort treffen sie nicht nur blinde Buchbinder, griechische Göttinnen und die ein oder andere Leseratte, auch der Tod höchstpersönlich kreuzt ihren Weg. Und schon bald steht fest: Es geht um viel mehr, als bloß darum, Ingo zu retten. Vielmehr gilt es, die Literatur selbst vor ihrem Untergang zu bewahren! Markus Walther, der Autor der Kurzgeschichtensammlungen "EspressoProsa" und "Kleine Scheißhausgeschichten", entführt den Leser nun mit seinem ersten Roman in die phantastische Welt des Buchlandes. Ein Muss für jeden Bibliophilen! ©2018 Acabus Verlag (P)2018 Acabus Verlag https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sweileme-Audiobook/B078STKGNM Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titre: Sweïleme Auteur: Alain Michoud Narrateur: Alain Michoud Format: Unabridged Durée: 2 hrs and 24 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 01-05-18 Éditeur: NewListen Prod Genres: Fiction, Literary Résumé de l'éditeur: Sweïleme, jeune migrante d'origine africaine, a fui son pays pour se construire un avenir meilleur. Contrainte de vendre son corps afin d'avancer dans son périple, elle arrive tant bien que mal en Suisse. Mais au fil des mois, ses illusions sur le vieux continent s'évaporent : les mauvaises rencontres s'enchaînent et la manipulation n'est jamais loin. Saura-t-elle faire machine arrière avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ? À travers le destin de Sweïleme, Alain Michoud nous met face à la déchéance suite aux espoirs déçus ; dans un style sobre et maîtrisé, il livre un roman juste et poignant sur un sujet d'actualité toujours aussi tragique. ©2017 SWEÏLEME (P)2017 SWEÏLEME biacuaduc@gmail.com (Alain Michoud) Fri, 05 Jan 2018 02:49:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sweileme-Audiobook/B078STKGNM thebookvoice.com 02:24:00 no Écoutez gratuitement ce titre en entier sur thebookvoice.com Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titre: Sweïleme Auteur: Alain Michoud Narrateur: Alain Michoud Format: Unabridged Durée: 2 hrs and 24 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 01-05-18 Éditeur: NewListen Prod Genres: Fiction, Literary Résumé de l'éditeur: Sweïleme, jeune migrante d'origine africaine, a fui son pays pour se construire un avenir meilleur. Contrainte de vendre son corps afin d'avancer dans son périple, elle arrive tant bien que mal en Suisse. Mais au fil des mois, ses illusions sur le vieux continent s'évaporent : les mauvaises rencontres s'enchaînent et la manipulation n'est jamais loin. Saura-t-elle faire machine arrière avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ? À travers le destin de Sweïleme, Alain Michoud nous met face à la déchéance suite aux espoirs déçus ; dans un style sobre et maîtrisé, il livre un roman juste et poignant sur un sujet d'actualité toujours aussi tragique. ©2017 SWEÏLEME (P)2017 SWEÏLEME Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titre: Sweïleme Auteur: Alain Michoud Narrateur: Alain Michoud Format: Unabridged Durée: 2 hrs and 24 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 01-05-18 Éditeur: NewListen Prod Genres: Fiction, Literary Résumé de l'éditeur: Sweïleme, jeune migrante d'origine africaine, a fui son pays pour se construire un avenir meilleur. Contrainte de vendre son corps afin d'avancer dans son périple, elle arrive tant bien que mal en Suisse. Mais au fil des mois, ses illusions sur le vieux continent s'évaporent : les mauvaises rencontres s'enchaînent et la manipulation n'est jamais loin. Saura-t-elle faire machine arrière avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ? À travers le destin de Sweïleme, Alain Michoud nous met face à la déchéance suite aux espoirs déçus ; dans un style sobre et maîtrisé, il livre un roman juste et poignant sur un sujet d'actualité toujours aussi tragique. ©2017 SWEÏLEME (P)2017 SWEÏLEME https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Uppstandelsen-Silfverbielke-8-Audiobook/B078S78QYY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Uppstndelsen (Silfverbielke 8) Author: Dag Öhrlund, Dan Buthler Narrator: Stefan Sauk Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-03-18 Publisher: Lind & Co Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Sveriges värsta seriemördare, psykopaten Christopher Silfverbielke, har flytt landet sedan han förlorat sitt företag och ftt sin förmögenhet fryst av ekobrottsmyndigheten. Med nästan inga pengar p fickan har Silfverbielke kommit till Pattaya i Thailand. Hans enda chans att f bo p lyxhotell, dricka champagne och sniffa kokain är att sol-och-vra den rika änkan Mary Jo Chaplain, som är god för etthundrafemtio miljoner dollar. Silfverbielke, som har stora planer för framtiden, lider varje dag av förnedringen i att umgs med Mary Jo och det blir inte bättre av att änkan vill ha vilda sexlekar. P ngot sätt mste han komma bort frn det asiatiska helvete han hatar och ta sig vidare mot USA och de exklusiva salonger där han anser sig ha rätt att vistas. Men för det behövs ett enormt startkapital och Silfverbielke smider lömska planer där han inte tar hänsyn till ngot eller ngon. ©2017 Dag Öhrlund & Dan Buthtler, Lind & Co (P)2017 Lind & Co biacuaduc@gmail.com (Dag Öhrlund) Wed, 03 Jan 2018 04:09:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Uppstandelsen-Silfverbielke-8-Audiobook/B078S78QYY thebookvoice.com 08:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Uppstndelsen (Silfverbielke 8) Author: Dag Öhrlund, Dan Buthler Narrator: Stefan Sauk Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-03-18 Publisher: Lind & Co Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Sveriges värsta seriemördare, psykopaten Christopher Silfverbielke, har flytt landet sedan han förlorat sitt företag och ftt sin förmögenhet fryst av ekobrottsmyndigheten. Med nästan inga pengar p fickan har Silfverbielke kommit till Pattaya i Thailand. Hans enda chans att f bo p lyxhotell, dricka champagne och sniffa kokain är att sol-och-vra den rika änkan Mary Jo Chaplain, som är god för etthundrafemtio miljoner dollar. Silfverbielke, som har stora planer för framtiden, lider varje dag av förnedringen i att umgs med Mary Jo och det blir inte bättre av att änkan vill ha vilda sexlekar. P ngot sätt mste han komma bort frn det asiatiska helvete han hatar och ta sig vidare mot USA och de exklusiva salonger där han anser sig ha rätt att vistas. Men för det behövs ett enormt startkapital och Silfverbielke smider lömska planer där han inte tar hänsyn till ngot eller ngon. ©2017 Dag Öhrlund & Dan Buthtler, Lind & Co (P)2017 Lind & Co Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Uppstndelsen (Silfverbielke 8) Author: Dag Öhrlund, Dan Buthler Narrator: Stefan Sauk Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-03-18 Publisher: Lind & Co Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Sveriges värsta seriemördare, psykopaten Christopher Silfverbielke, har flytt landet sedan han förlorat sitt företag och ftt sin förmögenhet fryst av ekobrottsmyndigheten. Med nästan inga pengar p fickan har Silfverbielke kommit till Pattaya i Thailand. Hans enda chans att f bo p lyxhotell, dricka champagne och sniffa kokain är att sol-och-vra den rika änkan Mary Jo Chaplain, som är god för etthundrafemtio miljoner dollar. Silfverbielke, som har stora planer för framtiden, lider varje dag av förnedringen i att umgs med Mary Jo och det blir inte bättre av att änkan vill ha vilda sexlekar. P ngot sätt mste han komma bort frn det asiatiska helvete han hatar och ta sig vidare mot USA och de exklusiva salonger där han anser sig ha rätt att vistas. Men för det behövs ett enormt startkapital och Silfverbielke smider lömska planer där han inte tar hänsyn till ngot eller ngon. ©2017 Dag Öhrlund & Dan Buthtler, Lind & Co (P)2017 Lind & Co https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Alles-was-wir-geben-mussten-Audiobook/B07955BRLL Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Alles, was wir geben mussten Autor:: Kazuo Ishiguro Erzähler: Corinna Kirchhoff Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 33 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Hörkultur Verlag AG Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Kazuo Ishiguro, 2017 mit dem Literaturnobelpreis ausgezeichnet, ist als Autor bekannt, der sensible Themen eindrucksvoll thematisiert. Auch in diesem Roman, der die Grenzen des medizinisch Machbaren scheinbar realistisch überschreitet. Erzählerischer Grundton dieses 2006 mit dem Corine-Preis ausgezeichneten Werks ist eine klassische Pubertäts- und Internatsgeschichte. Allerdings steigert sich diese Geschichte zum Thriller durch das dunkle Geheimnis, das auf den Jungen und Mädchen lastet. Ein aufregender und melancholischer Roman von einem der bedeutendsten Schriftsteller unserer Zeit. Corinna Kirchhoff, die in ihrer eindrucksvollen Karriere etliche große Theater-Heldinnen verkörpert hat, zeigt auch in dieser Lesung unter der Regie von Walter Adler ihr überragendes Können. Ihre Hörbuchlesungen sind immer wieder ein Hochgenuss. Der Titel des englischen Originals "Never Let Me Go" zieht sich auch als Song durch das Werk, das wir mit Zustimmung des Autors um diese Musik, geschrieben von Jan Koch, ergänzt haben. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 Heyne Verlag (P)2017 Hörkultur Verlag AG biacuaduc@gmail.com (Kazuo Ishiguro) Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:14:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Alles-was-wir-geben-mussten-Audiobook/B07955BRLL thebookvoice.com 10:33:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Alles, was wir geben mussten Autor:: Kazuo Ishiguro Erzähler: Corinna Kirchhoff Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 33 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Hörkultur Verlag AG Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Kazuo Ishiguro, 2017 mit dem Literaturnobelpreis ausgezeichnet, ist als Autor bekannt, der sensible Themen eindrucksvoll thematisiert. Auch in diesem Roman, der die Grenzen des medizinisch Machbaren scheinbar realistisch überschreitet. Erzählerischer Grundton dieses 2006 mit dem Corine-Preis ausgezeichneten Werks ist eine klassische Pubertäts- und Internatsgeschichte. Allerdings steigert sich diese Geschichte zum Thriller durch das dunkle Geheimnis, das auf den Jungen und Mädchen lastet. Ein aufregender und melancholischer Roman von einem der bedeutendsten Schriftsteller unserer Zeit. Corinna Kirchhoff, die in ihrer eindrucksvollen Karriere etliche große Theater-Heldinnen verkörpert hat, zeigt auch in dieser Lesung unter der Regie von Walter Adler ihr überragendes Können. Ihre Hörbuchlesungen sind immer wieder ein Hochgenuss. Der Titel des englischen Originals "Never Let Me Go" zieht sich auch als Song durch das Werk, das wir mit Zustimmung des Autors um diese Musik, geschrieben von Jan Koch, ergänzt haben. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 Heyne Verlag (P)2017 Hörkultur Verlag AG Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Alles, was wir geben mussten Autor:: Kazuo Ishiguro Erzähler: Corinna Kirchhoff Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 33 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Hörkultur Verlag AG Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Kazuo Ishiguro, 2017 mit dem Literaturnobelpreis ausgezeichnet, ist als Autor bekannt, der sensible Themen eindrucksvoll thematisiert. Auch in diesem Roman, der die Grenzen des medizinisch Machbaren scheinbar realistisch überschreitet. Erzählerischer Grundton dieses 2006 mit dem Corine-Preis ausgezeichneten Werks ist eine klassische Pubertäts- und Internatsgeschichte. Allerdings steigert sich diese Geschichte zum Thriller durch das dunkle Geheimnis, das auf den Jungen und Mädchen lastet. Ein aufregender und melancholischer Roman von einem der bedeutendsten Schriftsteller unserer Zeit. Corinna Kirchhoff, die in ihrer eindrucksvollen Karriere etliche große Theater-Heldinnen verkörpert hat, zeigt auch in dieser Lesung unter der Regie von Walter Adler ihr überragendes Können. Ihre Hörbuchlesungen sind immer wieder ein Hochgenuss. Der Titel des englischen Originals "Never Let Me Go" zieht sich auch als Song durch das Werk, das wir mit Zustimmung des Autors um diese Musik, geschrieben von Jan Koch, ergänzt haben. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 Heyne Verlag (P)2017 Hörkultur Verlag AG https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Auferstehung-Audiobook/B07954HWPR Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Auferstehung Autor:: Karl-Heinz Ott Erzähler: Hans-Werner Meyer Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Hörkultur Verlag AG Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Joschi ist eigentlich nur ein Clochard, irgendwo zwischen Karl Marx und verlottertem Mönch. Jakob ein Fernsehmann mit winziger Mansarde in Paris. Uli ein alternativer Aussteiger mit wechselnden Vorlieben, weitab auf der schwäbischen Alb. Nur Linda, die Schwester, ist auch im Privatleben eine Macherin, aber ob sie deshalb liebevoller ist? Ihren Vater haben sie kaum noch gesehen, seit der sein Testament dem "Schwein" übergeben hat und sich, nach dem Tod der Mutter, von der "ungarischen Hure" pflegen lässt. Und nun, da er tot ist, bringt gerade er sie noch einmal zusammen. Eigentlich soll es nur ums Handfeste gehen, das Erbe, das Geld, das Haus. Doch irgendwie drängt sich immer wieder etwas anderes dazwischen: Was kommt denn jetzt eigentlich nach dem Tod? Die Hölle? Das Weltall? Gar nichts? Oder etwa doch die Auferstehung? Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 dtv Verlagsgesellschaft (P)2017 Hörkultur Verlag AG biacuaduc@gmail.com (Karl-Heinz Ott) Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:44:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Auferstehung-Audiobook/B07954HWPR thebookvoice.com 00:10:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Auferstehung Autor:: Karl-Heinz Ott Erzähler: Hans-Werner Meyer Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Hörkultur Verlag AG Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Joschi ist eigentlich nur ein Clochard, irgendwo zwischen Karl Marx und verlottertem Mönch. Jakob ein Fernsehmann mit winziger Mansarde in Paris. Uli ein alternativer Aussteiger mit wechselnden Vorlieben, weitab auf der schwäbischen Alb. Nur Linda, die Schwester, ist auch im Privatleben eine Macherin, aber ob sie deshalb liebevoller ist? Ihren Vater haben sie kaum noch gesehen, seit der sein Testament dem "Schwein" übergeben hat und sich, nach dem Tod der Mutter, von der "ungarischen Hure" pflegen lässt. Und nun, da er tot ist, bringt gerade er sie noch einmal zusammen. Eigentlich soll es nur ums Handfeste gehen, das Erbe, das Geld, das Haus. Doch irgendwie drängt sich immer wieder etwas anderes dazwischen: Was kommt denn jetzt eigentlich nach dem Tod? Die Hölle? Das Weltall? Gar nichts? Oder etwa doch die Auferstehung? Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 dtv Verlagsgesellschaft (P)2017 Hörkultur Verlag AG Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Auferstehung Autor:: Karl-Heinz Ott Erzähler: Hans-Werner Meyer Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Hörkultur Verlag AG Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Joschi ist eigentlich nur ein Clochard, irgendwo zwischen Karl Marx und verlottertem Mönch. Jakob ein Fernsehmann mit winziger Mansarde in Paris. Uli ein alternativer Aussteiger mit wechselnden Vorlieben, weitab auf der schwäbischen Alb. Nur Linda, die Schwester, ist auch im Privatleben eine Macherin, aber ob sie deshalb liebevoller ist? Ihren Vater haben sie kaum noch gesehen, seit der sein Testament dem "Schwein" übergeben hat und sich, nach dem Tod der Mutter, von der "ungarischen Hure" pflegen lässt. Und nun, da er tot ist, bringt gerade er sie noch einmal zusammen. Eigentlich soll es nur ums Handfeste gehen, das Erbe, das Geld, das Haus. Doch irgendwie drängt sich immer wieder etwas anderes dazwischen: Was kommt denn jetzt eigentlich nach dem Tod? Die Hölle? Das Weltall? Gar nichts? Oder etwa doch die Auferstehung? Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2017 dtv Verlagsgesellschaft (P)2017 Hörkultur Verlag AG https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Vindens-skygge-Audiobook/B079537B45 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Vindens skygge Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrator: Morten Thunbo Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-22-18 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Vindens skygge" af Carlos Ruiz Zafon er din nye yndlingsroman: En fnomenal, velskrevet og smuk historie om krlighed, mystik og ikke mindst om mennesket. Daniel vokser op i Barcelona, i efterdnningerne af Den Spanske Borgerkrig. Han er alene med sin far; En rar og flsom mand, som har viet sit liv til at vre antikvarboghandler. En dag tager han Daniel med til De Glemte Bgers Kirkegrd, og her finder Daniel den bog, der skal ndre hans liv for bestandig. Bogen hedder "Vindens Skygge" og er skrevet af en mystisk forfatter, hvis andre bger er blevet destrueret. Daniel stter sig for at lse gden om bogen, og p sin vej fr han bde venner, fjender og elskere. "Vindens skygge" rummer et fantastisk og betagende plot, med s mange nuancer og aspekter, at alt andet blegner. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Iben Hasselbalch (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof biacuaduc@gmail.com (Carlos Ruiz Zafón) Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:11:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Vindens-skygge-Audiobook/B079537B45 thebookvoice.com 16:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Vindens skygge Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrator: Morten Thunbo Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-22-18 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Vindens skygge" af Carlos Ruiz Zafon er din nye yndlingsroman: En fnomenal, velskrevet og smuk historie om krlighed, mystik og ikke mindst om mennesket. Daniel vokser op i Barcelona, i efterdnningerne af Den Spanske Borgerkrig. Han er alene med sin far; En rar og flsom mand, som har viet sit liv til at vre antikvarboghandler. En dag tager han Daniel med til De Glemte Bgers Kirkegrd, og her finder Daniel den bog, der skal ndre hans liv for bestandig. Bogen hedder "Vindens Skygge" og er skrevet af en mystisk forfatter, hvis andre bger er blevet destrueret. Daniel stter sig for at lse gden om bogen, og p sin vej fr han bde venner, fjender og elskere. "Vindens skygge" rummer et fantastisk og betagende plot, med s mange nuancer og aspekter, at alt andet blegner. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Iben Hasselbalch (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Vindens skygge Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrator: Morten Thunbo Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-22-18 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Vindens skygge" af Carlos Ruiz Zafon er din nye yndlingsroman: En fnomenal, velskrevet og smuk historie om krlighed, mystik og ikke mindst om mennesket. Daniel vokser op i Barcelona, i efterdnningerne af Den Spanske Borgerkrig. Han er alene med sin far; En rar og flsom mand, som har viet sit liv til at vre antikvarboghandler. En dag tager han Daniel med til De Glemte Bgers Kirkegrd, og her finder Daniel den bog, der skal ndre hans liv for bestandig. Bogen hedder "Vindens Skygge" og er skrevet af en mystisk forfatter, hvis andre bger er blevet destrueret. Daniel stter sig for at lse gden om bogen, og p sin vej fr han bde venner, fjender og elskere. "Vindens skygge" rummer et fantastisk og betagende plot, med s mange nuancer og aspekter, at alt andet blegner. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Iben Hasselbalch (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sommergeschichten-Audiobook/B07954F8YL Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Sommergeschichten Autor:: Eduard von Keyserling Erzähler: Heike Bade Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 32 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "So eilte er vorwärts, gerade hinein, wo der Wald am dichtesten war. Der Mond musste höher gestiegen sein, denn zuweilen lag ein Lichtflitter auf dem Moose, dann aber wurde die Finsternis wieder so schwarz, dass Arwed nur mit Mühe seinen Weg finden konnte. An dem Duft spürte er es, wenn er an einer Birke vorüberkam, die dort im Dunkel stand. Etwas berührte seine Wange wie mit weichen kleinen Tierpfoten, das war dann ein blühender Weidenzweig, der ihn streifte." Eduard Graf von Keyserling (1855-1918) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Dramatiker des Impressionismus. Er studierte Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie und Kunstgeschichte und übersiedelte nach dem Studium nach München. Keyserling blieb zeitlebens unverheiratet. Sein schriftlicher Nachlass wurde, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen, auf seinen Wunsch hin vernichtet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont biacuaduc@gmail.com (Eduard von Keyserling) Mon, 22 Jan 2018 05:50:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sommergeschichten-Audiobook/B07954F8YL thebookvoice.com 03:32:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Sommergeschichten Autor:: Eduard von Keyserling Erzähler: Heike Bade Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 32 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "So eilte er vorwärts, gerade hinein, wo der Wald am dichtesten war. Der Mond musste höher gestiegen sein, denn zuweilen lag ein Lichtflitter auf dem Moose, dann aber wurde die Finsternis wieder so schwarz, dass Arwed nur mit Mühe seinen Weg finden konnte. An dem Duft spürte er es, wenn er an einer Birke vorüberkam, die dort im Dunkel stand. Etwas berührte seine Wange wie mit weichen kleinen Tierpfoten, das war dann ein blühender Weidenzweig, der ihn streifte." Eduard Graf von Keyserling (1855-1918) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Dramatiker des Impressionismus. Er studierte Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie und Kunstgeschichte und übersiedelte nach dem Studium nach München. Keyserling blieb zeitlebens unverheiratet. Sein schriftlicher Nachlass wurde, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen, auf seinen Wunsch hin vernichtet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Sommergeschichten Autor:: Eduard von Keyserling Erzähler: Heike Bade Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 32 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "So eilte er vorwärts, gerade hinein, wo der Wald am dichtesten war. Der Mond musste höher gestiegen sein, denn zuweilen lag ein Lichtflitter auf dem Moose, dann aber wurde die Finsternis wieder so schwarz, dass Arwed nur mit Mühe seinen Weg finden konnte. An dem Duft spürte er es, wenn er an einer Birke vorüberkam, die dort im Dunkel stand. Etwas berührte seine Wange wie mit weichen kleinen Tierpfoten, das war dann ein blühender Weidenzweig, der ihn streifte." Eduard Graf von Keyserling (1855-1918) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Dramatiker des Impressionismus. Er studierte Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie und Kunstgeschichte und übersiedelte nach dem Studium nach München. Keyserling blieb zeitlebens unverheiratet. Sein schriftlicher Nachlass wurde, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen, auf seinen Wunsch hin vernichtet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Mitglieder Bewertungen: The Last works of a Fine Writer The stories in this small book represent some of Eduard von Keyserling's last works. Blind and crippled he dictated them to his sister. The Baltic German nobleman, deprived of his income after the Russian revolutionaries expropriated his estates, overcame his many physical problems and presented the sights sounds and even the smells of the countryside that lived so strongly in his memory. He rarely alluded to the first World War, but did so in this collection through powerful vignettes. Some of these stories are very short, however, they bear the unmistakable touch of this richly talented writer who allows his audience to deduce his meaning without being explicit. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Nacht-der-Wale-Audiobook/B078NF8S41 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Nacht der Wale Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 11 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Vancouver, 1932: Als Caroline dem weißen Wal zum ersten Mal begegnet, ahnt sie nicht, wie sehr sich ihr Leben bald verändern wird. Sie flieht vor ihrem aufdringlichen Verehrer und ihrer tyrannischen Mutter und folgt dem Ruf des Wales auf die sagenumwobenen Queen Charlotte Islands. Auf den nebelverhangenen Inseln vor der Westküste Kanadas kommt sie einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur, das ihr den Weg in eine neue Zukunft weist. Und sie lernt das Glück der ganz großen Liebe kennen. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der atemberaubenden Landschaft Kanadas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont biacuaduc@gmail.com (Christopher Ross) Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:01:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Nacht-der-Wale-Audiobook/B078NF8S41 thebookvoice.com 06:11:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Nacht der Wale Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 11 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Vancouver, 1932: Als Caroline dem weißen Wal zum ersten Mal begegnet, ahnt sie nicht, wie sehr sich ihr Leben bald verändern wird. Sie flieht vor ihrem aufdringlichen Verehrer und ihrer tyrannischen Mutter und folgt dem Ruf des Wales auf die sagenumwobenen Queen Charlotte Islands. Auf den nebelverhangenen Inseln vor der Westküste Kanadas kommt sie einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur, das ihr den Weg in eine neue Zukunft weist. Und sie lernt das Glück der ganz großen Liebe kennen. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der atemberaubenden Landschaft Kanadas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Nacht der Wale Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 11 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Vancouver, 1932: Als Caroline dem weißen Wal zum ersten Mal begegnet, ahnt sie nicht, wie sehr sich ihr Leben bald verändern wird. Sie flieht vor ihrem aufdringlichen Verehrer und ihrer tyrannischen Mutter und folgt dem Ruf des Wales auf die sagenumwobenen Queen Charlotte Islands. Auf den nebelverhangenen Inseln vor der Westküste Kanadas kommt sie einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur, das ihr den Weg in eine neue Zukunft weist. Und sie lernt das Glück der ganz großen Liebe kennen. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der atemberaubenden Landschaft Kanadas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Das-Geheimnis-der-Woelfe-Audiobook/B078N7QM2T Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Das Geheimnis der Wölfe Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 34 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Im kältesten Winter ihres Lebens lernt Jessica den arroganten Manager Joey kennen, der in der kanadischen Wildnis zu sich selbst finden will. Während sich die beiden langsam näher kommen, fahndet die Polizei in den Bergen fieberhaft nach zwei Bankräubern. Als ihre Mutter, eine Polizistin, von einem Einsatz nicht zurückkehrt, wagt sich auch Jessica mit ihrem Hundeschlitten in das eiskalte Weiß. Ihre Suche führt sie tief in das einsame Bergland - bis in die Heimat des geheimnisvollen Wolfsrudels, das jenseits der Gletscher auf sie wartet. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der atemberaubenden Landschaft Kanadas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont biacuaduc@gmail.com (Christopher Ross) Thu, 28 Dec 2017 15:07:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Das-Geheimnis-der-Woelfe-Audiobook/B078N7QM2T thebookvoice.com 06:34:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Das Geheimnis der Wölfe Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 34 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Im kältesten Winter ihres Lebens lernt Jessica den arroganten Manager Joey kennen, der in der kanadischen Wildnis zu sich selbst finden will. Während sich die beiden langsam näher kommen, fahndet die Polizei in den Bergen fieberhaft nach zwei Bankräubern. Als ihre Mutter, eine Polizistin, von einem Einsatz nicht zurückkehrt, wagt sich auch Jessica mit ihrem Hundeschlitten in das eiskalte Weiß. Ihre Suche führt sie tief in das einsame Bergland - bis in die Heimat des geheimnisvollen Wolfsrudels, das jenseits der Gletscher auf sie wartet. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der atemberaubenden Landschaft Kanadas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Das Geheimnis der Wölfe Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 34 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Im kältesten Winter ihres Lebens lernt Jessica den arroganten Manager Joey kennen, der in der kanadischen Wildnis zu sich selbst finden will. Während sich die beiden langsam näher kommen, fahndet die Polizei in den Bergen fieberhaft nach zwei Bankräubern. Als ihre Mutter, eine Polizistin, von einem Einsatz nicht zurückkehrt, wagt sich auch Jessica mit ihrem Hundeschlitten in das eiskalte Weiß. Ihre Suche führt sie tief in das einsame Bergland - bis in die Heimat des geheimnisvollen Wolfsrudels, das jenseits der Gletscher auf sie wartet. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der atemberaubenden Landschaft Kanadas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Gefaehrtin-des-Wolfs-Audiobook/B078N1QSFV Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Gefährtin des Wolfs Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 57 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Lara will in Grand Forks an der kanadischen Grenze studieren und eine unglückliche Liebe vergessen. Als eisige Stürme über das Land fegen und Wölfe in der kleinen Stadt auftauchen, bricht Panik aus. Bald wird Paul, ein indianischer Student, der den kältesten Winter aller Zeiten vorausgesagt hat, von den aufgebrachten Bürgern bedroht. Lara rettet ihn vor dem Mob und flieht mit ihm in die Berge. Doch die Temperaturen sinken weiter und die Verfolger kommen immer näher. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der verschneiten Bergwelt Nordamerikas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont biacuaduc@gmail.com (Christopher Ross) Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:13:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Gefaehrtin-des-Wolfs-Audiobook/B078N1QSFV thebookvoice.com 05:57:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Gefährtin des Wolfs Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 57 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Lara will in Grand Forks an der kanadischen Grenze studieren und eine unglückliche Liebe vergessen. Als eisige Stürme über das Land fegen und Wölfe in der kleinen Stadt auftauchen, bricht Panik aus. Bald wird Paul, ein indianischer Student, der den kältesten Winter aller Zeiten vorausgesagt hat, von den aufgebrachten Bürgern bedroht. Lara rettet ihn vor dem Mob und flieht mit ihm in die Berge. Doch die Temperaturen sinken weiter und die Verfolger kommen immer näher. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der verschneiten Bergwelt Nordamerikas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Gefährtin des Wolfs Autor:: Christopher Ross Erzähler: Annabelle Krieg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 57 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-28-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Lara will in Grand Forks an der kanadischen Grenze studieren und eine unglückliche Liebe vergessen. Als eisige Stürme über das Land fegen und Wölfe in der kleinen Stadt auftauchen, bricht Panik aus. Bald wird Paul, ein indianischer Student, der den kältesten Winter aller Zeiten vorausgesagt hat, von den aufgebrachten Bürgern bedroht. Lara rettet ihn vor dem Mob und flieht mit ihm in die Berge. Doch die Temperaturen sinken weiter und die Verfolger kommen immer näher. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie in der verschneiten Bergwelt Nordamerikas. Thomas Jeier (geb. 1947) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller, der vor allem durch Romane, Jugendbücher und Reisereportagen bekannt ist. Er schreibt unter verschiedenen Pseudonymen, darunter Christopher Ross. Jeier wuchs in Frankfurt am Main auf. Bereits als Schüler verfasste er Zeitschriftenartikel und Groschenromane. Er hat insgesamt über 100 Romane und Sachbücher veröffentlicht und seine Werke wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Frauen-und-Leidenschaften-Ausgewaehlte-Lieblingstexte-Audiobook/B078KHDN13 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Frauen und Leidenschaften: Ausgewählte Lieblingstexte Autor:: Elke Heidenreich Erzähler: Elke Heidenreich Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 1 hr and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Elke Heidenreich wird 75! Aus diesem Anlass hat sie für dieses Hörbuch fünf Texte ausgewählt, die zwar in Büchern veröffentlicht, aber noch nie vertont wurden. Die inhaltliche Klammer: "Frauen und Leidenschaften". Da geht es um große Lieben: zum Hund, dem treuen Begleiter. Zum Meer, dem Sehnsuchtsort. Zur Rose, der Wunderschönen mit den Dornen. Und immer wieder geht es um die Frauen und Bücher, denn Elke Heidenreich weiß: Frauen, die schreiben und Frauen, die lesen, leben gefährlich! "Es sind Texte zu Themen, die mich leidenschaftlich bewegen: das Lesen, das Schreiben, die Natur, die Tiere." (Elke Heidenreich) Alle Texte wurden von der Autorin für das Hörbuch bearbeitet und erstmalig eingelesen. ©2018 Elke Heidenreich (P)2018 Random House Audio biacuaduc@gmail.com (Elke Heidenreich) Mon, 22 Jan 2018 04:53:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Frauen-und-Leidenschaften-Ausgewaehlte-Lieblingstexte-Audiobook/B078KHDN13 thebookvoice.com 01:16:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Frauen und Leidenschaften: Ausgewählte Lieblingstexte Autor:: Elke Heidenreich Erzähler: Elke Heidenreich Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 1 hr and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Elke Heidenreich wird 75! Aus diesem Anlass hat sie für dieses Hörbuch fünf Texte ausgewählt, die zwar in Büchern veröffentlicht, aber noch nie vertont wurden. Die inhaltliche Klammer: "Frauen und Leidenschaften". Da geht es um große Lieben: zum Hund, dem treuen Begleiter. Zum Meer, dem Sehnsuchtsort. Zur Rose, der Wunderschönen mit den Dornen. Und immer wieder geht es um die Frauen und Bücher, denn Elke Heidenreich weiß: Frauen, die schreiben und Frauen, die lesen, leben gefährlich! "Es sind Texte zu Themen, die mich leidenschaftlich bewegen: das Lesen, das Schreiben, die Natur, die Tiere." (Elke Heidenreich) Alle Texte wurden von der Autorin für das Hörbuch bearbeitet und erstmalig eingelesen. ©2018 Elke Heidenreich (P)2018 Random House Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Frauen und Leidenschaften: Ausgewählte Lieblingstexte Autor:: Elke Heidenreich Erzähler: Elke Heidenreich Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 1 hr and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-22-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Elke Heidenreich wird 75! Aus diesem Anlass hat sie für dieses Hörbuch fünf Texte ausgewählt, die zwar in Büchern veröffentlicht, aber noch nie vertont wurden. Die inhaltliche Klammer: "Frauen und Leidenschaften". Da geht es um große Lieben: zum Hund, dem treuen Begleiter. Zum Meer, dem Sehnsuchtsort. Zur Rose, der Wunderschönen mit den Dornen. Und immer wieder geht es um die Frauen und Bücher, denn Elke Heidenreich weiß: Frauen, die schreiben und Frauen, die lesen, leben gefährlich! "Es sind Texte zu Themen, die mich leidenschaftlich bewegen: das Lesen, das Schreiben, die Natur, die Tiere." (Elke Heidenreich) Alle Texte wurden von der Autorin für das Hörbuch bearbeitet und erstmalig eingelesen. ©2018 Elke Heidenreich (P)2018 Random House Audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Signor-Rinaldi-kratzt-die-Kurve-Audiobook/B078KC4J5Q Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Signor Rinaldi kratzt die Kurve Autor:: Lorenzo Licalzi Erzähler: Erich Wittenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 13 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-22-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Pietro Rinaldi ist achtzig Jahre alt und hat genug vom Leben. Er ist an der Endstation angelangt, findet er, während er Penne all'arrabbiata isst und darüber nachsinnt, wie viel mehr Trost doch in Büchern liegt als in den Menschen. Es ist ja schon schwer genug, sich selbst zu ertragen, aber die anderen erst! Mit seinen Zeitgenossen will er möglichst nichts mehr zu tun haben... Und dann platzt Diego, sein fünfzehnjähriger Enkel, in seine Welt. Mit jugendlichem Überschwang und dem Willen, sich auch von den widrigsten Umständen nicht niederringen zu lassen, bietet er der chronischen Übellaunigkeit seines Großvaters Paroli. Das ungleiche Paar setzt sich in Pietros altes Citroën DS Pallas Cabriolet und fährt von Genua nach Rom. Die Fahrt entwickelt sich zu einem Abenteuer "on the road" voller Umwege und Abschweifungen, Begegnungen mit alten Lieben und neuen Bekanntschaften. Denn gerade dann, wenn du glaubst, alles gesehen zu haben, gelingt es dem Leben, dich noch einmal richtig zu überraschen. Lorenzo Licalzi, geboren 1956 in Genua, leitete ein von ihm selbst gegründetes Seniorenheim, bevor er das Schreiben zum Beruf machte. Sein erster Roman "Io no", war ein großer Erfolg und wurde für das italienische Kino verfilmt. "Signor Rinaldi kratzt die Kurve", 2015 in Italien erschienen, war dort für den Premio Bancarella nominiert und ist sein erstes Buch in deutscher Übersetzung. Der Autor lebt in Pieve Ligure. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Kritik Bewertungen: Humorvoll und bewegend -- LA GAZZETTA DI PARMA biacuaduc@gmail.com (Lorenzo Licalzi) Fri, 22 Dec 2017 19:59:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Signor-Rinaldi-kratzt-die-Kurve-Audiobook/B078KC4J5Q thebookvoice.com 08:13:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Signor Rinaldi kratzt die Kurve Autor:: Lorenzo Licalzi Erzähler: Erich Wittenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 13 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-22-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Pietro Rinaldi ist achtzig Jahre alt und hat genug vom Leben. Er ist an der Endstation angelangt, findet er, während er Penne all'arrabbiata isst und darüber nachsinnt, wie viel mehr Trost doch in Büchern liegt als in den Menschen. Es ist ja schon schwer genug, sich selbst zu ertragen, aber die anderen erst! Mit seinen Zeitgenossen will er möglichst nichts mehr zu tun haben... Und dann platzt Diego, sein fünfzehnjähriger Enkel, in seine Welt. Mit jugendlichem Überschwang und dem Willen, sich auch von den widrigsten Umständen nicht niederringen zu lassen, bietet er der chronischen Übellaunigkeit seines Großvaters Paroli. Das ungleiche Paar setzt sich in Pietros altes Citroën DS Pallas Cabriolet und fährt von Genua nach Rom. Die Fahrt entwickelt sich zu einem Abenteuer "on the road" voller Umwege und Abschweifungen, Begegnungen mit alten Lieben und neuen Bekanntschaften. Denn gerade dann, wenn du glaubst, alles gesehen zu haben, gelingt es dem Leben, dich noch einmal richtig zu überraschen. Lorenzo Licalzi, geboren 1956 in Genua, leitete ein von ihm selbst gegründetes Seniorenheim, bevor er das Schreiben zum Beruf machte. Sein erster Roman "Io no", war ein großer Erfolg und wurde für das italienische Kino verfilmt. "Signor Rinaldi kratzt die Kurve", 2015 in Italien erschienen, war dort für den Premio Bancarella nominiert und ist sein erstes Buch in deutscher Übersetzung. Der Autor lebt in Pieve Ligure. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Kritik Bewertungen: Humorvoll und bewegend -- LA GAZZETTA DI PARMA Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Signor Rinaldi kratzt die Kurve Autor:: Lorenzo Licalzi Erzähler: Erich Wittenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 13 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-22-17 Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Pietro Rinaldi ist achtzig Jahre alt und hat genug vom Leben. Er ist an der Endstation angelangt, findet er, während er Penne all'arrabbiata isst und darüber nachsinnt, wie viel mehr Trost doch in Büchern liegt als in den Menschen. Es ist ja schon schwer genug, sich selbst zu ertragen, aber die anderen erst! Mit seinen Zeitgenossen will er möglichst nichts mehr zu tun haben... Und dann platzt Diego, sein fünfzehnjähriger Enkel, in seine Welt. Mit jugendlichem Überschwang und dem Willen, sich auch von den widrigsten Umständen nicht niederringen zu lassen, bietet er der chronischen Übellaunigkeit seines Großvaters Paroli. Das ungleiche Paar setzt sich in Pietros altes Citroën DS Pallas Cabriolet und fährt von Genua nach Rom. Die Fahrt entwickelt sich zu einem Abenteuer "on the road" voller Umwege und Abschweifungen, Begegnungen mit alten Lieben und neuen Bekanntschaften. Denn gerade dann, wenn du glaubst, alles gesehen zu haben, gelingt es dem Leben, dich noch einmal richtig zu überraschen. Lorenzo Licalzi, geboren 1956 in Genua, leitete ein von ihm selbst gegründetes Seniorenheim, bevor er das Schreiben zum Beruf machte. Sein erster Roman "Io no", war ein großer Erfolg und wurde für das italienische Kino verfilmt. "Signor Rinaldi kratzt die Kurve", 2015 in Italien erschienen, war dort für den Premio Bancarella nominiert und ist sein erstes Buch in deutscher Übersetzung. Der Autor lebt in Pieve Ligure. ©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont Kritik Bewertungen: Humorvoll und bewegend -- LA GAZZETTA DI PARMA https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Oleanderfrauen-Audiobook/B078JW1MWX Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Oleanderfrauen Autor:: Teresa Simon Erzähler: Christiane Marx Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 8 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-06-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Was, wenn die Liebe alle Schranken durchbricht? Hamburg 1936. Die junge Sophie Terhoven, Tochter eines einflussreichen Kaffeebarons, genießt ihr komfortables Leben. Hannes Kröger, der Sohn der Köchin, ist ihr von Kindheit an Freund und Vertrauter. Irgendwann verändern sich ihre Gefühle füreinander, und plötzlich wird ihnen klar, dass sie sich ineinander verliebt haben. Doch Reich und Arm gehören nicht zusammen, und ein dunkles Geheimnis ihrer Eltern, von dem sie bisher nichts wussten, scheint ihre Liebe unmöglich zu machen. Mitreißend gelesen von Christiane Marx. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2018 Heyne TB (P)2018 Random House Audio biacuaduc@gmail.com (Teresa Simon) Sat, 06 Jan 2018 09:02:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Oleanderfrauen-Audiobook/B078JW1MWX thebookvoice.com 14:08:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Oleanderfrauen Autor:: Teresa Simon Erzähler: Christiane Marx Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 8 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-06-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Was, wenn die Liebe alle Schranken durchbricht? Hamburg 1936. Die junge Sophie Terhoven, Tochter eines einflussreichen Kaffeebarons, genießt ihr komfortables Leben. Hannes Kröger, der Sohn der Köchin, ist ihr von Kindheit an Freund und Vertrauter. Irgendwann verändern sich ihre Gefühle füreinander, und plötzlich wird ihnen klar, dass sie sich ineinander verliebt haben. Doch Reich und Arm gehören nicht zusammen, und ein dunkles Geheimnis ihrer Eltern, von dem sie bisher nichts wussten, scheint ihre Liebe unmöglich zu machen. Mitreißend gelesen von Christiane Marx. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2018 Heyne TB (P)2018 Random House Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Oleanderfrauen Autor:: Teresa Simon Erzähler: Christiane Marx Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 8 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-06-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Was, wenn die Liebe alle Schranken durchbricht? Hamburg 1936. Die junge Sophie Terhoven, Tochter eines einflussreichen Kaffeebarons, genießt ihr komfortables Leben. Hannes Kröger, der Sohn der Köchin, ist ihr von Kindheit an Freund und Vertrauter. Irgendwann verändern sich ihre Gefühle füreinander, und plötzlich wird ihnen klar, dass sie sich ineinander verliebt haben. Doch Reich und Arm gehören nicht zusammen, und ein dunkles Geheimnis ihrer Eltern, von dem sie bisher nichts wussten, scheint ihre Liebe unmöglich zu machen. Mitreißend gelesen von Christiane Marx. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2018 Heyne TB (P)2018 Random House Audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Oleanderfrauen-Audiobook/B078JTX9X8 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Oleanderfrauen Autor:: Teresa Simon Erzähler: Christiane Marx Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 26 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-09-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Was, wenn die Liebe alle Schranken durchbricht? Hamburg 1936. Die junge Sophie Terhoven, Tochter eines einflussreichen Kaffeebarons, genießt ihr komfortables Leben. Hannes Kröger, der Sohn der Köchin, ist ihr von Kindheit an Freund und Vertrauter. Irgendwann verändern sich ihre Gefühle füreinander, und plötzlich wird ihnen klar, dass sie sich ineinander verliebt haben. Doch Reich und Arm gehören nicht zusammen, und ein dunkles Geheimnis ihrer Eltern, von dem sie bisher nichts wussten, scheint ihre Liebe unmöglich zu machen. Mitreißend gelesen von Christiane Marx. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2018 Heyne TB (P)2018 Random House Audio biacuaduc@gmail.com (Teresa Simon) Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:54:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Oleanderfrauen-Audiobook/B078JTX9X8 thebookvoice.com 06:26:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Oleanderfrauen Autor:: Teresa Simon Erzähler: Christiane Marx Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 26 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-09-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Was, wenn die Liebe alle Schranken durchbricht? Hamburg 1936. Die junge Sophie Terhoven, Tochter eines einflussreichen Kaffeebarons, genießt ihr komfortables Leben. Hannes Kröger, der Sohn der Köchin, ist ihr von Kindheit an Freund und Vertrauter. Irgendwann verändern sich ihre Gefühle füreinander, und plötzlich wird ihnen klar, dass sie sich ineinander verliebt haben. Doch Reich und Arm gehören nicht zusammen, und ein dunkles Geheimnis ihrer Eltern, von dem sie bisher nichts wussten, scheint ihre Liebe unmöglich zu machen. Mitreißend gelesen von Christiane Marx. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2018 Heyne TB (P)2018 Random House Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Die Oleanderfrauen Autor:: Teresa Simon Erzähler: Christiane Marx Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 26 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-09-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Was, wenn die Liebe alle Schranken durchbricht? Hamburg 1936. Die junge Sophie Terhoven, Tochter eines einflussreichen Kaffeebarons, genießt ihr komfortables Leben. Hannes Kröger, der Sohn der Köchin, ist ihr von Kindheit an Freund und Vertrauter. Irgendwann verändern sich ihre Gefühle füreinander, und plötzlich wird ihnen klar, dass sie sich ineinander verliebt haben. Doch Reich und Arm gehören nicht zusammen, und ein dunkles Geheimnis ihrer Eltern, von dem sie bisher nichts wussten, scheint ihre Liebe unmöglich zu machen. Mitreißend gelesen von Christiane Marx. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2018 Heyne TB (P)2018 Random House Audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kain-und-Abel-Kain-und-Abel-1-Audiobook/B078JLWH8L Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kain und Abel (Kain und Abel 1) Autor:: Jeffrey Archer Erzähler: Richard Barenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 19 hrs and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-06-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Zwei Leben - ein Schicksal Die vielleicht beliebteste Trilogie von Jeffrey Archer: vom Autor so überarbeitet, wie sie in seiner Vision schon immer hätte sein sollen. Nach russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft gelangt Abel Rosnovski, unehelicher Sohn eines polnischen Adligen, mit einem Auswandererschiff nach Amerika. Dort arbeitet er sich zum Hotelmanager hoch. Sein Schicksal kreuzt sich dramatisch mit dem von William Lowell Kane, Erbe eines gigantischen Vermögens, der zum Bankpräsidenten werden soll. Abel hatte ihn einst bewundert - doch dann nimmt, zur Zeit der großen Wirtschaftskrise, ein lebenslänglicher Hass seinen Anfang, der noch die Folgegeneration schicksalhaft beeinflussen wird... >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2018 Jeffrey Archer / Heyne. Übersetzung von Ilse Winger (P)2018 Random House Audio biacuaduc@gmail.com (Jeffrey Archer) Sat, 06 Jan 2018 09:01:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kain-und-Abel-Kain-und-Abel-1-Audiobook/B078JLWH8L thebookvoice.com 19:07:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kain und Abel (Kain und Abel 1) Autor:: Jeffrey Archer Erzähler: Richard Barenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 19 hrs and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-06-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Zwei Leben - ein Schicksal Die vielleicht beliebteste Trilogie von Jeffrey Archer: vom Autor so überarbeitet, wie sie in seiner Vision schon immer hätte sein sollen. Nach russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft gelangt Abel Rosnovski, unehelicher Sohn eines polnischen Adligen, mit einem Auswandererschiff nach Amerika. Dort arbeitet er sich zum Hotelmanager hoch. Sein Schicksal kreuzt sich dramatisch mit dem von William Lowell Kane, Erbe eines gigantischen Vermögens, der zum Bankpräsidenten werden soll. Abel hatte ihn einst bewundert - doch dann nimmt, zur Zeit der großen Wirtschaftskrise, ein lebenslänglicher Hass seinen Anfang, der noch die Folgegeneration schicksalhaft beeinflussen wird... >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2018 Jeffrey Archer / Heyne. Übersetzung von Ilse Winger (P)2018 Random House Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Kain und Abel (Kain und Abel 1) Autor:: Jeffrey Archer Erzähler: Richard Barenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 19 hrs and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-06-18 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Zwei Leben - ein Schicksal Die vielleicht beliebteste Trilogie von Jeffrey Archer: vom Autor so überarbeitet, wie sie in seiner Vision schon immer hätte sein sollen. Nach russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft gelangt Abel Rosnovski, unehelicher Sohn eines polnischen Adligen, mit einem Auswandererschiff nach Amerika. Dort arbeitet er sich zum Hotelmanager hoch. Sein Schicksal kreuzt sich dramatisch mit dem von William Lowell Kane, Erbe eines gigantischen Vermögens, der zum Bankpräsidenten werden soll. Abel hatte ihn einst bewundert - doch dann nimmt, zur Zeit der großen Wirtschaftskrise, ein lebenslänglicher Hass seinen Anfang, der noch die Folgegeneration schicksalhaft beeinflussen wird... >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2018 Jeffrey Archer / Heyne. Übersetzung von Ilse Winger (P)2018 Random House Audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Das-Leuchten-der-Erinnerung-Audiobook/B078J7ZSCN Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Das Leuchten der Erinnerung Autor:: Michael Zadoorian Erzähler: Gabriele Blum Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 44 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-21-17 Herausgeber: Harper Collins bei Lübbe Audio Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ella macht sich nichts vor. Sie ist schwer krank und ihr Mann John zu senil, um zu wissen, welchen Tag wir heute haben. Ob es eine gute Idee ist, sich mit über achtzig in ein Wohnmobil zu setzen und über die Route 66 nach Disneyland zu türmen? Natürlich nicht. Doch soll es das tatsächlich schon gewesen sein mit dem Leben? Ella ist die Wächterin der Erinnerungen und der Straßenkarten. Und sie werden losfahren - auch wenn sie nicht weiß, ob die Reise sie ans Ziel oder vielleicht doch ans Vergessen führt... ©2017 HarperCollins bei Lübbe Audio. Übersetzung von Elfriede Peschel (P)2017 HarperCollins bei Lübbe Audio biacuaduc@gmail.com (Michael Zadoorian) Thu, 21 Dec 2017 23:58:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Das-Leuchten-der-Erinnerung-Audiobook/B078J7ZSCN thebookvoice.com 06:44:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Das Leuchten der Erinnerung Autor:: Michael Zadoorian Erzähler: Gabriele Blum Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 44 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-21-17 Herausgeber: Harper Collins bei Lübbe Audio Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ella macht sich nichts vor. Sie ist schwer krank und ihr Mann John zu senil, um zu wissen, welchen Tag wir heute haben. Ob es eine gute Idee ist, sich mit über achtzig in ein Wohnmobil zu setzen und über die Route 66 nach Disneyland zu türmen? Natürlich nicht. Doch soll es das tatsächlich schon gewesen sein mit dem Leben? Ella ist die Wächterin der Erinnerungen und der Straßenkarten. Und sie werden losfahren - auch wenn sie nicht weiß, ob die Reise sie ans Ziel oder vielleicht doch ans Vergessen führt... ©2017 HarperCollins bei Lübbe Audio. Übersetzung von Elfriede Peschel (P)2017 HarperCollins bei Lübbe Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Das Leuchten der Erinnerung Autor:: Michael Zadoorian Erzähler: Gabriele Blum Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 44 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-21-17 Herausgeber: Harper Collins bei Lübbe Audio Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ella macht sich nichts vor. Sie ist schwer krank und ihr Mann John zu senil, um zu wissen, welchen Tag wir heute haben. Ob es eine gute Idee ist, sich mit über achtzig in ein Wohnmobil zu setzen und über die Route 66 nach Disneyland zu türmen? Natürlich nicht. Doch soll es das tatsächlich schon gewesen sein mit dem Leben? Ella ist die Wächterin der Erinnerungen und der Straßenkarten. Und sie werden losfahren - auch wenn sie nicht weiß, ob die Reise sie ans Ziel oder vielleicht doch ans Vergessen führt... ©2017 HarperCollins bei Lübbe Audio. Übersetzung von Elfriede Peschel (P)2017 HarperCollins bei Lübbe Audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-weite-Weg-nach-Hause-Audiobook/B078HVW6HZ Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der weite Weg nach Hause Autor:: Rose Tremain Erzähler: Martin Sabel Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 18 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-18-18 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Lev ist ein Glückssucher: Er ist nach London gekommen, um seiner Familie ein besseres Leben zu ermöglichen. Fremd und einsam denkt er zurück an seine jung verstorbene Frau Marina, seine kleine Tochter Maya und die verrückten Erlebnisse mit seinem Freund Rudi. Doch Lev ist entschlossen, sich eine Zukunft zu erkämpfen: Er entdeckt ein ungeahntes Talent, findet Freunde und sogar eine neue Liebe. Kraftvoll und klar, voller Menschlichkeit, Herzenswärme und befreiendem Humor erzählt Rose Tremain von einem, der akzeptieren muss, dass bei jedem Aufbruch etwas zurückbleibt. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2011 Suhrkamp Verlag AG. Übersetzung von Christel Dormagen (P)2018 Audible Studios biacuaduc@gmail.com (Rose Tremain) Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:37:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-weite-Weg-nach-Hause-Audiobook/B078HVW6HZ thebookvoice.com 15:18:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der weite Weg nach Hause Autor:: Rose Tremain Erzähler: Martin Sabel Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 18 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-18-18 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Lev ist ein Glückssucher: Er ist nach London gekommen, um seiner Familie ein besseres Leben zu ermöglichen. Fremd und einsam denkt er zurück an seine jung verstorbene Frau Marina, seine kleine Tochter Maya und die verrückten Erlebnisse mit seinem Freund Rudi. Doch Lev ist entschlossen, sich eine Zukunft zu erkämpfen: Er entdeckt ein ungeahntes Talent, findet Freunde und sogar eine neue Liebe. Kraftvoll und klar, voller Menschlichkeit, Herzenswärme und befreiendem Humor erzählt Rose Tremain von einem, der akzeptieren muss, dass bei jedem Aufbruch etwas zurückbleibt. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2011 Suhrkamp Verlag AG. Übersetzung von Christel Dormagen (P)2018 Audible Studios Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Der weite Weg nach Hause Autor:: Rose Tremain Erzähler: Martin Sabel Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 18 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-18-18 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Lev ist ein Glückssucher: Er ist nach London gekommen, um seiner Familie ein besseres Leben zu ermöglichen. Fremd und einsam denkt er zurück an seine jung verstorbene Frau Marina, seine kleine Tochter Maya und die verrückten Erlebnisse mit seinem Freund Rudi. Doch Lev ist entschlossen, sich eine Zukunft zu erkämpfen: Er entdeckt ein ungeahntes Talent, findet Freunde und sogar eine neue Liebe. Kraftvoll und klar, voller Menschlichkeit, Herzenswärme und befreiendem Humor erzählt Rose Tremain von einem, der akzeptieren muss, dass bei jedem Aufbruch etwas zurückbleibt. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2011 Suhrkamp Verlag AG. Übersetzung von Christel Dormagen (P)2018 Audible Studios https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-cementerio-de-los-reyes-menores-The-Cemetery-of-the-Lesser-Kings-Audiobook/B078HVPJ2B Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: El cementerio de los reyes menores [The Cemetery of the Lesser Kings] Autor: Zoran Malkoc Narrador: Albert Cortés Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-20-17 Editor: Editorial Libervox Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Miembros del club de aficionados del Hajduk, bestias humanas, combatientes decepcionados y enanos que, como en un proyecto de estado secreto, eliminan las minas y transforman los rincones olvidados de Eslavonia en un paraíso turístico.... Todos estos reyes menores de coronas oxidadas tienen el mérito de hacer que la excursión hacia el frágil castillo aéreo de la prosa de Malkoc se convierta en un viaje del que no queremos (ni podemos) volver. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. biacuaduc@gmail.com (Zoran Malkoc) Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:21:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-cementerio-de-los-reyes-menores-The-Cemetery-of-the-Lesser-Kings-Audiobook/B078HVPJ2B thebookvoice.com 06:43:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: El cementerio de los reyes menores [The Cemetery of the Lesser Kings] Autor: Zoran Malkoc Narrador: Albert Cortés Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-20-17 Editor: Editorial Libervox Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Miembros del club de aficionados del Hajduk, bestias humanas, combatientes decepcionados y enanos que, como en un proyecto de estado secreto, eliminan las minas y transforman los rincones olvidados de Eslavonia en un paraíso turístico.... Todos estos reyes menores de coronas oxidadas tienen el mérito de hacer que la excursión hacia el frágil castillo aéreo de la prosa de Malkoc se convierta en un viaje del que no queremos (ni podemos) volver. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Título: El cementerio de los reyes menores [The Cemetery of the Lesser Kings] Autor: Zoran Malkoc Narrador: Albert Cortés Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-20-17 Editor: Editorial Libervox Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Miembros del club de aficionados del Hajduk, bestias humanas, combatientes decepcionados y enanos que, como en un proyecto de estado secreto, eliminan las minas y transforman los rincones olvidados de Eslavonia en un paraíso turístico.... Todos estos reyes menores de coronas oxidadas tienen el mérito de hacer que la excursión hacia el frágil castillo aéreo de la prosa de Malkoc se convierta en un viaje del que no queremos (ni podemos) volver. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Huaba-Tiaf-drin-Audiobook/B078HV5N58 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Huaba - Tiaf drin Untertitel: Besinnliches, Weihnachtsliadlan und Gedichtlan Autor:: Ossi Huber Erzähler: Ossi Huber, Klaus Tschaitschmann Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 28 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-21-17 Herausgeber: Extraplatte Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: 2002 gründete Ossi Huber mit Klaus Tschaitschmann das Dialekt-Projekt "Huaba", mit dem er sich auf neue Weise der Kärntner Volksmusik widmet. Weihnachtlich, besinnliche Lieder und Gedichte im Kärntner Dialekt, hat der Autor und Musiker Oskar "Ossi" Huber in seinem Hörbuch "Tiaf drin" veröffentlicht. Es sind die kleinen Geschichten rund um die Weihnachtszeit, die eine besondere Stimmung vermitteln. ©2012 Extraplatte Musikproduktions- und Verlags GmbH (P)2012 Extraplatte Musikproduktions- und Verlags GmbH biacuaduc@gmail.com (Ossi Huber) Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:49:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Huaba-Tiaf-drin-Audiobook/B078HV5N58 thebookvoice.com 00:28:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Huaba - Tiaf drin Untertitel: Besinnliches, Weihnachtsliadlan und Gedichtlan Autor:: Ossi Huber Erzähler: Ossi Huber, Klaus Tschaitschmann Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 28 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-21-17 Herausgeber: Extraplatte Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: 2002 gründete Ossi Huber mit Klaus Tschaitschmann das Dialekt-Projekt "Huaba", mit dem er sich auf neue Weise der Kärntner Volksmusik widmet. Weihnachtlich, besinnliche Lieder und Gedichte im Kärntner Dialekt, hat der Autor und Musiker Oskar "Ossi" Huber in seinem Hörbuch "Tiaf drin" veröffentlicht. Es sind die kleinen Geschichten rund um die Weihnachtszeit, die eine besondere Stimmung vermitteln. ©2012 Extraplatte Musikproduktions- und Verlags GmbH (P)2012 Extraplatte Musikproduktions- und Verlags GmbH Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Huaba - Tiaf drin Untertitel: Besinnliches, Weihnachtsliadlan und Gedichtlan Autor:: Ossi Huber Erzähler: Ossi Huber, Klaus Tschaitschmann Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 28 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-21-17 Herausgeber: Extraplatte Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: 2002 gründete Ossi Huber mit Klaus Tschaitschmann das Dialekt-Projekt "Huaba", mit dem er sich auf neue Weise der Kärntner Volksmusik widmet. Weihnachtlich, besinnliche Lieder und Gedichte im Kärntner Dialekt, hat der Autor und Musiker Oskar "Ossi" Huber in seinem Hörbuch "Tiaf drin" veröffentlicht. Es sind die kleinen Geschichten rund um die Weihnachtszeit, die eine besondere Stimmung vermitteln. ©2012 Extraplatte Musikproduktions- und Verlags GmbH (P)2012 Extraplatte Musikproduktions- und Verlags GmbH https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Palast-aus-Staub-und-Sand-Audiobook/B078HGRK4D Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Palast aus Staub und Sand Autor:: Haroon Gordon Erzähler: Peter Lontzek Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 12 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eines Abends ist er einfach da. Baptiste, der scheue, junge Mann, von dem niemand in der verschlafenen Ortschaft in der Provence weiß, woher er gekommen ist. Und er scheint dort sein Glück zu finden, bis Jahrzehnte später seine verschwiegene Vergangenheit aufersteht. Mit aller Macht ziehen ihn die Erlebnisse vergangener Tage wieder in ihren Bann, und mit ihnen die Erinnerungen an Abda, das längst vergessene Frauengefängnis in der algerischen Wüste, in dem eine ungewöhnliche, tiefe Freundschaft, aber auch sein dunkelstes Geheimnis begraben liegen. Eines, das in einem dramatischen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit immer weiter an die Oberfläche drängt... >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2016 hockebooks GmbH (P)2018 Audible Studios biacuaduc@gmail.com (Haroon Gordon) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:29:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Palast-aus-Staub-und-Sand-Audiobook/B078HGRK4D thebookvoice.com 11:12:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Palast aus Staub und Sand Autor:: Haroon Gordon Erzähler: Peter Lontzek Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 12 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eines Abends ist er einfach da. Baptiste, der scheue, junge Mann, von dem niemand in der verschlafenen Ortschaft in der Provence weiß, woher er gekommen ist. Und er scheint dort sein Glück zu finden, bis Jahrzehnte später seine verschwiegene Vergangenheit aufersteht. Mit aller Macht ziehen ihn die Erlebnisse vergangener Tage wieder in ihren Bann, und mit ihnen die Erinnerungen an Abda, das längst vergessene Frauengefängnis in der algerischen Wüste, in dem eine ungewöhnliche, tiefe Freundschaft, aber auch sein dunkelstes Geheimnis begraben liegen. Eines, das in einem dramatischen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit immer weiter an die Oberfläche drängt... >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2016 hockebooks GmbH (P)2018 Audible Studios Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> Titel: Palast aus Staub und Sand Autor:: Haroon Gordon Erzähler: Peter Lontzek Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 12 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-11-18 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eines Abends ist er einfach da. Baptiste, der scheue, junge Mann, von dem niemand in der verschlafenen Ortschaft in der Provence weiß, woher er gekommen ist. Und er scheint dort sein Glück zu finden, bis Jahrzehnte später seine verschwiegene Vergangenheit aufersteht. Mit aller Macht ziehen ihn die Erlebnisse vergangener Tage wieder in ihren Bann, und mit ihnen die Erinnerungen an Abda, das längst vergessene Frauengefängnis in der algerischen Wüste, in dem eine ungewöhnliche, tiefe Freundschaft, aber auch sein dunkelstes Geheimnis begraben liegen. Eines, das in einem dramatischen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit immer weiter an die Oberfläche drängt... >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2016 hockebooks GmbH (P)2018 Audible Studios https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Turning-for-Home-Audiobook/B078GVJKX8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Turning for Home Author: Barney Norris Narrator: Timothy West, Paul Hickey, Eleanor Wyld Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Turning for Home by Barney Norris, read by Eleanor Wyld, Paul Hickey and Timothy West. 'Isn't the life of any person made up out of the telling of two tales, after all? People live in the space between the realities of their lives and the hopes they have for them. The whole world makes more sense if you remember that everyone has two lives, their real lives and their dreams, both stories only a tape's breadth apart from each other, impossibly divided, indivisibly close.' Every year, Robert's family come together at a rambling old house to celebrate his birthday. Aunts, uncles, distant cousins - it has been a milestone in their lives for decades. But this year Robert doesn't want to be reminded of what has happened since they last met - and neither, for quite different reasons, does his granddaughter Kate. Neither of them is sure they can face the party. But for both Robert and Kate, it may become the most important gathering of all. As lyrical and true to life as Norris' critically acclaimed debut, Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain, which won a Betty Trask Award and was short-listed for the Ondaatje Prize and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, this is a compelling, emotional story of family, human frailty and the marks that love leaves on us. Critic Reviews: "One of our most exciting young writers." (The Times) "Norris writes beautifully, unearthing extraordinary depths in the everyday...a memorable writer, mature beyond his years." (Sunday Times) "Norris has a gift for tapping in to ordinary lives and finding the extraordinary in them." (Daily Mail) biacuaduc@gmail.com (Barney Norris) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:20:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Turning-for-Home-Audiobook/B078GVJKX8 thebookvoice.com 07:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Turning for Home Author: Barney Norris Narrator: Timothy West, Paul Hickey, Eleanor Wyld Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Turning for Home by Barney Norris, read by Eleanor Wyld, Paul Hickey and Timothy West. 'Isn't the life of any person made up out of the telling of two tales, after all? People live in the space between the realities of their lives and the hopes they have for them. The whole world makes more sense if you remember that everyone has two lives, their real lives and their dreams, both stories only a tape's breadth apart from each other, impossibly divided, indivisibly close.' Every year, Robert's family come together at a rambling old house to celebrate his birthday. Aunts, uncles, distant cousins - it has been a milestone in their lives for decades. But this year Robert doesn't want to be reminded of what has happened since they last met - and neither, for quite different reasons, does his granddaughter Kate. Neither of them is sure they can face the party. But for both Robert and Kate, it may become the most important gathering of all. As lyrical and true to life as Norris' critically acclaimed debut, Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain, which won a Betty Trask Award and was short-listed for the Ondaatje Prize and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, this is a compelling, emotional story of family, human frailty and the marks that love leaves on us. Critic Reviews: "One of our most exciting young writers." (The Times) "Norris writes beautifully, unearthing extraordinary depths in the everyday...a memorable writer, mature beyond his years." (Sunday Times) "Norris has a gift for tapping in to ordinary lives and finding the extraordinary in them." (Daily Mail) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/474/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Turning for Home Author: Barney Norris Narrator: Timothy West, Paul Hickey, Eleanor Wyld Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Turning for Home by Barney Norris, read by Eleanor Wyld, Paul Hickey and Timothy West. 'Isn't the life of any person made up out of the telling of two tales, after all? People live in the space between the realities of their lives and the hopes they have for them. The whole world makes more sense if you remember that everyone has two lives, their real lives and their dreams, both stories only a tape's breadth apart from each other, impossibly divided, indivisibly close.' Every year, Robert's family come together at a rambling old house to celebrate his birthday. Aunts, uncles, distant cousins - it has been a milestone in their lives for decades. But this year Robert doesn't want to be reminded of what has happened since they last met - and neither, for quite different reasons, does his granddaughter Kate. Neither of them is sure they can face the party. But for both Robert and Kate, it may become the most important gathering of all. As lyrical and true to life as Norris' critically acclaimed debut, Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain, which won a Betty Trask Award and was short-listed for the Ondaatje Prize and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, this is a compelling, emotional story of family, human frailty and the marks that love leaves on us. Critic Reviews: "One of our most exciting young writers." (The Times) "Norris writes beautifully, unearthing extraordinary depths in the everyday...a memorable writer, mature beyond his years." (Sunday Times) "Norris has a gift for tapping in to ordinary lives and finding the extraordinary in them." (Daily Mail) Members Reviews: Perceptive Great understanding across age and gender. Characters are very real. Occasionally laboured but in turn at times incredibly moving. A writer to follow