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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Dear Daisy: The brand-new page-turning historical romance Author: Rosie Goodwin Narrator: Charlie Sanderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Other books in the Flower Girls Collection: OUR FAIR LILY OUR SWEET VIOLET Nuneaton, 1880 Twenty year old Daisy Armstrong lives a happy life with her loving father, Jed. They have a special bond, particularly after losing her beloved Irish mother and younger brother. But when Jed falls in love with a local widow, everything is set to change for them both. With expensive tastes and a lavish lifestyle, moving into Daisy and Jed's humble forge is not what the widow or her spoiled son, Gilbert, expected - and they make that very clear. Worked to the bone trying to look after their busy home, Daisy is exhausted. But the one glimmer of hope is Lewis, the widow's other son, a gentle and hard-working young man. When one fateful day something terrible happens to Daisy, she finds herself sent away from home and the chance at love slips through her fingers. After unbearable suffering, but finding incredible strength within, Daisy might finally have a chance at the life she wants. But can she ever find her way back to Nuneaton and to the happiness that she so desperately deserves?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722122 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Colored Television (A GMA Book Club Pick): A Novel Author: Danzy Senna Narrator: Kristen Ariza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A brilliant dark comedy about love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial- identity-industrial complex from the bestselling author of Caucasia Jane has high hopes that her life is about to turn around. After a long, precarious stretch bouncing among sketchy rentals and sublets, she and her family are living in luxury for a year, house-sitting in the hills above Los Angeles. The gig magically coincides with Jane’s sabbatical, giving her the time and space she needs to finish her second novel—a centuries-spanning epic her artist husband, Lenny, dubs her “mulatto War and Peace.” Finally, some semblance of stability and success seems to be within her grasp. But things don’t work out quite as hoped. Desperate for a plan B, like countless writers before her Jane turns her gaze to Hollywood. When she finagles a meeting with Hampton Ford, a hot producer with a major development deal at a streaming network, he seems excited to work with a “real writer,” and together they begin to develop “the Jackie Robinson of biracial comedies.” Things finally seem to be going right for Jane—until they go terribly wrong. Funny, piercing, and compulsively listenable, Colored Television is Senna’s most on-the-pulse, ambitious, and rewarding novel yet.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still the One Series: #7 of Hometown Heartbreakers Author: Susan Mallery Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: August 20, 2024 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: When Kari Asbury left Possum Landing, Texas, for New York City eight years ago, she was thinking only of the future—not of her ex-boyfriend, Gage, the one she left without saying goodbye. Gage Reynolds had planned to propose to Kari on the night of her prom but instead he finds himself jilted and abandoned without a word. Shocked and heartbroken, Gage does his best to move on, building a life in Possum Landing and working his way up to becoming the town sheriff. He’s all but forgotten Kari—until she comes back to sell her grandmother’s house and turns his carefully built world upside down.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Narrow Hiding Places: A Novel Author: Kristopher Jansma Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An elderly woman recounts her Dutch family’s survival during the final years of Nazi occupation, shedding new light on old secrets that rippled through subsequent generations.  Eighty-year-old Mieke Geborn’s life is one of quiet routine. Widowed for many years, she enjoys the view from her home on the New Jersey shore, visits with friends, and tai chi at the local retirement community. But when her beloved grandson, Will, and his wife, Teru, show up for a visit, things are soon upended. Their marriage is threatening to unravel, and Will has questions for his grandmother—questions about family secrets that have been lost for decades and are now finally rising to the surface. But telling Will the truth involves returning to the past, and to Mieke’s childhood in coastal Holland. There, in the last years of World War II, she survived the Hunger Winter, a brutal season when food and heat were cut off and thousands of Dutch citizens starved. Her memories weave together childhood magic and the madness of history, and carry readers from the windy beaches of the Hague to the dark cells of a concentration camp, through the bends of eel-filled rivers, and, finally, to the story of Will’s father, absent since Will’s childhood. Our Narrow Hiding Places is a sweeping story of survival and of the terrible cost of war—and a reminder that sometimes the traumas we inherit come along with a resilience we never imagined.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728565 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Clickbait: A Novel Author: Holly Baxter Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With the dark comedy and sharp observations of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton, a whip-smart and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about a disgraced, newly divorced journalist demoted to a “clickbait” job at a Manhattan tabloid. The first thing they tell you when you begin your training is never to become the news.  Natasha has screwed up royally. Her mistake isn’t just embarrassing, it's a breach of journalistic ethics that makes headlines and costs her a plum job reporting from London. Back in New York at thirty-five and single, divorced from a kind man she loved, she finds herself at the bottom of the media food chain—a junior reporter at a clickbait factory, rewriting sensational tabloid stories to make them just different enough to avoid lawsuits.  As if her professional fall from grace weren’t bad enough, she’s taken the money she’d saved for a down payment for a home on a charming Brooklyn block with her husband, and rashly bought a boxy apartment overlooking the gray ocean in Rockaway Beach, Queens.  Though seeing friends and family only serves to remind her of what she’s lost, things begin to pick up when her ex-boyfriend Zach moves back to New York and accepts her offer of a spare bedroom. The arrangement is strictly platonic, of course—for him. But Natasha can't help but wonder whether he might be the solution to all her problems.  As Natasha's obsession with Zach grows and her involvement in increasingly dystopian ''churnalism'' deepens, her worlds threaten to collide in the most cataclysmic, extremely public way.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729859 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart, Be at Peace Author: Donal Ryan Narrator: Gerry Howard, Eva Bartley, Killian Coyle, Toni O'rourke, Ciaran O'brien, Anne Marie Ryan, Roy Mcmillan, Donal Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: August 8, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘I said it before. Madness comes circling around. Ten-year cycles, as true as the sun will rise…’ Some things can send a heart spinning; others will crack it in two. In a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dramas of the past seemingly lulled, and although the town bears the marks of its history, new stories are unfolding. But a fresh menace is creeping around the lakeshore and the lanes of the town, and the peace of the community is about to be shattered in an unimaginable way. Young people are being drawn towards the promise of fast money whilst the generation above them tries to push back the tide of an enemy no one can touch… A stunning, lyrical novel told in twenty-one voices, Heart, be at Peace can be read independently, or as a companion to Donal Ryan’s multi-award-winning novel, The Spinning Heart, voted ‘The Irish Book of the Decade’. PRAISE FOR DONAL RYAN: 'Beautiful, compassionate ... Donal Ryan at his inimitable best.' MAGGIE O'FARRELL 'One of the finest novelists writing today... a haunting, exquisite masterpiece.' RACHEL JOYCE 'The prose drips like honey off a spoon' SUNDAY TIMES ©2024 Donal Ryan (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719089 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strange Folk: A Novel Author: Alli Dyer Narrator: Suehyla El Attar-Young, Kitty Hendrix, Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 6, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A woman returns to her estranged, magical family in Appalachia, where a conjuring meant to protect the community may have summoned something sinister in this lush and “bewitching debut” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) that is perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Deborah Harkness, and Sarah Addison Allen. Lee left Craw Valley at eighteen without a backward glance. She wanted no part of the generations of her family who tapped into the power of the land to heal and help their community. But when she abandons her life in California and has nowhere else to go, Lee returns to Craw Valley with her children in tow to live with her grandmother, Belva. Lee vows to stay far away from Belva’s world of magic, but when the target of one of her grandmother’s spells is discovered dead, Lee fears that Belva’s magic may have conjured something far more sinister. As she searches for answers to protect her family, Lee travels down a rabbit hole of strange phenomena and family secrets that force her to reckon with herself and rediscover her power.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721283 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Days I Loved You Most Author: Amy Neff Narrator: Ferdelle Capistrano, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Katie Koster, Andi Arndt, Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 59 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “I’ve never read a story quite like this deeply moving, complex novel." —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author Unforgettable and utterly romantic, The Days I Loved You Most is an emotional, life-affirming novel that asks, What if you could write the final chapter of your own love story? In the summer of 1941, on the New England shores where they were raised, Evelyn and Joseph fell in love. Now, more than sixty years later, with a lifetime between them, they have gathered their three grown children to share the staggering news: she has received a heartbreaking diagnosis, and he can't live without her. So in one year's time they will end their love story on their own terms. Over the next year, the couple retraces their past—all the joys and regrets that brought them to this moment. They embark on a journey to live out their greatest dreams and to connect with each of their children. But as their final days draw closer, they must confront the stark reality of what's to come, and make peace with the legacy they will leave behind for their family. Spanning the twentieth century from World War II to 9/11 and beyond, The Days I Loved You Most is a timeless tale of unwavering devotion -- a moving tribute to the enduring power of love and a reminder that even in the darkest moments, there is always hope and beauty to be found.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fiance Dilemma: From the bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception Author: Elena Armas Narrator: Zachary Webber, Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Josie Moore has given the opposite sex––and love––plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all her failed engagements, and five if you include the absentee father who kept her existence a secret until very recently. So when her father decides to announce his retirement with a splashy magazine piece about the family, Josie realizes her romantic history is a complicated PR issue.   Matthew Flanagan is the mud, literally. Not only has he been fired from his job, but also the tires of his car are stuck in the muck after taking a wrong turn as he enters Green Oak, North Carolina. So, he grabs a duffel with his essentials and goes in search of a place to crash until he gets his life back on track. But instead, he finds his best friend’s sister, Josie, greeting him as her fiancé.   What starts as a big messy misunderstanding quickly turns into an arrangement with Matthew playing a new role as doting fiancé. A fifth engagement––and a stunt, at that––makes Josie’s stomach turn, but every dilemma requires a choice between equally undesirable alternatives, and Matthew doesn’t seem to mind becoming one more number in a colourful list of grooms-that-never-were. Despite the ring on her finger, Josie knows this is only temporary, even if the rest of the small town believes that the fifth time’s the charm.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719629 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Motherless Land Author: Nikki May Narrator: Florence Howard, Weruche Opia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 18, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When Funke’s mother dies in a tragic accident in Lagos, she’s sent to live with her maternal family in England. Traumatised by grief and against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, conformist Funke strives to fit in, determined to become one of them. Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family, resolved to be nothing like them. Fiercely protective of Funke, she at last has a purpose. And an ally. The two cousins give each other what they need most: love. But the past casts long shadows and the choices made by their mothers haunt Funke and Liv, shaping the trajectory of their adult lives. Can they escape their legacy? Witty, warm, hugely entertaining, This Motherless Land bridges three decades and two continents, delving into the thorny territories of race and culture and belonging. At its heart is a story about love and how it can make the difference between surviving and thriving. 'Beautiful, bold and addictive' DAISY BUCHANAN 'A vibrant coming-of-age story that explores love, longing and belonging in a multi-cultural family' CHARMAINE WILKERSON, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake ©2024 Nikki May (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Long Marvelous Dying: A Novel Author: Anna Deforest Narrator: Maggie-Meg Reed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Palliative-care physician and award-winning author Anna DeForest returns with an ode to life and to death, and the ways we care for ourselves and others on our long, marvelous walk toward the end. In a pandemic-hushed city, a young doctor lives a life of insecure attachments: to a distant partner in an untended marriage, to a loaner child who stirs up hurts from the past, to houseplants wilting in a dark apartment on a once-vibrant street.  Through a yearlong fellowship caring for the dying and their families, death is impossible to ignore, and still more endings loom at every turn—endings made worse by wounded, avoidant doctors who don’t know how to let go. But after the sudden loss of a long-estranged father, our unnamed narrator’s work is thrown into painful relief, and we see, under threats large and small, how far we will go to hold on to our lives—no matter how little we live them.    Lyrical and with piercing insight, Our Long Marvelous Dying is a meditation on the twin drives of life and death—and how all of us reckon, day by day, with their ecstatic, inevitable collide.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730161 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tell It To Me Singing: A Novel Author: Tita Ramirez Narrator: Frankie Corzo, Yareli Arizmendi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An “utterly unforgettable” (Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here) debut novel about a Cuban American family sent into a tailspin when the ailing matriarch confesses the first of several shocking secrets to her daughter. Mónica Campo is pregnant with her first child when, moments before being wheeled into emergency heart surgery, her mother confesses a long-held secret: Mónica’s father is not the man who raised her. But when her mother wakes up and begins having delusional episodes, Mónica doesn’t know what to believe—whether the confession was real or just a channeling of the telenovela her mother watches nightly. In her despair, Mónica wants to speak with only one person: her ex-boyfriend of five years, Manny. She can’t help but worry, though, what this says about her relationship with her fiancé and father of her unborn child. Mónica’s search for the truth leads her to a new understanding of the past—the early ’80s, when her parents arrived from Cuba on the famous Mariel boatlift, and the tumultuous ’70s, a decade after Castro’s takeover, when some people were still secretly fighting his regime—people like her mother and the man she claims is Mónica’s real father. Tell It to Me Singing is “so fantastic and funny, so full of life, and so full of genuine heart that, like your favorite binge-worthy show, you'll have trouble pulling yourself away” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Great Divide). This “rich portrait” (Kirkus Reviews) of a family takes readers from Miami to Cuba to the jungles of Costa Rica and, along the way, explores the question of how and to whom we belong, how a life is built, and how we know we’re home.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Same Bright Stars: A Novel Author: Ethan Joella Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the Read with Jenna Bonus Pick A Little Hope, an uplifting and emotionally resonant novel set in a Delaware beach town about a local restaurant owner at a turning point. Three generations of Schmidts have run their family’s beachfront restaurant and Jack has been at the helm since the death of his father. Jack puts the demands of the restaurant above all else, with a string of failed relationships, no hobbies, and no days off as proof of his commitment to the place. He can’t remember the last time he sat on the beach, or even enjoyed a moment to himself. Meanwhile, the DelDine group has been gradually snapping up beloved eateries along this stretch of coast and are pursuing Jack with a very generous offer to take Schmidt’s off his hands. Jack craves companionship and maybe even a family. He wonders if closing the door on the restaurant might open a new window for him. But who would he be without Schmidt’s, and can he trust DelDine’s claims that they will continue to employ his staff and honor his family’s legacy? When he receives startling news from the past, Jack begins to reshape his life and forge unexpected new friendships. But will he really let go of the very things that have defined him?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Summerland Author: Jenny Lecoat Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 59 minutes Release date: July 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The brand-new page-turning novel from the author of the breakout bestseller The Girl From the Channel Islands! "From the explosive opening to the profound ending, Beyond Summerland is a wonder of storytelling. With a rich setting and secrets shimmering at the core of the narrative, Jenny Lecoat offers up everything we seek in historical fiction."--Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea In her spellbinding new novel, New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lecoat explores the secrets and lies in a small community recovering from war, and the two young women at the center of a volatile mystery. The German occupation is over. The Channel Islands, the only captured territory within the British Isles, are finally liberated. But the people of Jersey are left as scarred as the landscape. No longer a “summerland” holiday paradise, the island now boils with tension as locals seek revenge on anyone suspected of collaborating with the enemy during the war. Nineteen-year-old Jean Parris, still adjusting to this fractious peace, is shocked to learn that Hazel, a teacher who lives over her dad’s shop, may be responsible for her father’s wartime arrest. Hazel denies all accusations but has reasons to conceal what really happened. As rumors of Hazel’s guilt swell to a fury, Jean discovers new clues that suggest there were other, more sinister factors at play. When Hazel learns of Jean’s own ruinous secret, the women form an unexpected bond that sets them apart from the rest of Jean’s family and the frenzied demands for retribution. But in the end, Jean’s need to know the truth about her father may consume everything she once believed about her home, her family and herself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Garden of Memories Author: Amanda James Narrator: Elaine Claxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 20, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: People are like flowers. If you give them the right environment in which to grow, they bloom. 'It put a spell on me' Lesley Pearse, Sunday Times Bestseller 'Charming' Katie Fforde, Sunday Times Bestseller With nothing but time on her hands, retired nurse Rose Lanyon finds herself drawn to the garden that had once been her husband’s pride and joy. It may have started as a means of honouring her husband’s memory, but her little Cornish garden soon becomes so much more – a place where the lost and lonely can find solace, the forgotten can be remembered, and second chances take bloom. Because, as long as new life is growing, there will always be hope and new memories to make… ‘A stunning book, full of insight and warmth. I loved it’ Celia Anderson, bestselling author of 59 Memory Lane Everyone is loving The Garden of Memories: ‘A beautifully crafted novel that will stay with you…deserves ten massive gold stars, highly recommended. Very highly’ Anita Waller ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A beautiful story about new beginnings, the warmth of friendship, the healing and energising powers of nature, connecting with others…one I certainly will never forget!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A delight to read, be it curled up in a cosy corner in your own home or sat outside in your own garden on a sunny day!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A joyous read with no murders or violence and is a complete delight' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A simply lovely book that is full of heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The descriptions of the flowers, their perfume and colour are so vivid I felt I had walked through Rose's garden myself. The characters in this book are a joy. They restore your faith in human nature…extra special' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A real feel-good read that reminds us to cherish memories, embrace new experiences, and find joy in the little things…It’s simply wonderful – there’s no other words really' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I can’t write a review to do it justice but read it…You will love it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Funny, poignant, endearing characters, a good spattering of relatable everyday truths, a few unexpected plot twists…everything a good book should be!'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719930 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Familiaris (Oprah's Book Club) Author: David Wroblewski Narrator: Richard Poe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Oprah’s Book Club Pick for Summer 2024 “An extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship, and living your life’s true purpose.”—Oprah Winfrey The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name. It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle’s imagination has gotten him into trouble … again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin’s northwoods, where they hope to make a fresh start—and, with a little luck, discover what it takes to live a life of meaning, purpose, and adventure. But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and it will take all their ingenuity, along with a few new friends—human, animal, and otherworldly—to realize their dreams. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, mysterious and enchanting, Familiaris takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the halls of a small-town automobile factory, through an epic midwestern firestorm and an ambitious WWII dog-training program, and far back into mankind’s ancient past, examining the dynamics of love and friendship, the vexing nature of families, the universal desire to create something lasting and beautiful, and of course, the species-long partnership between Homo sapiens and Canis familiaris. Book discussion questions are available here: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/Familiaris_Book%20Club%20Discussion%20Guide.pdf

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier Sailor: A Novel Author: Claire Kilroy Narrator: Simone Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: FINALIST for the WOMEN’S PRIZE for FICTION * One of Vogue’s Best Books of the Year Award-winning author Claire Kilroy’s “lyrical and incisive” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that reads with the pace of a thriller and is filled with astute and witty observations of life with a young child. Soldier Sailor takes readers deep inside the early days of motherhood. Exploring the clash of fierce love with a seismic shift in identity, Claire Kilroy conjures the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother, as her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of equality, autonomy, and creativity. Soldier Sailor is a tale of boundless love and relentless battle, a bedtime story to a son, Sailor, recounting their early years together. Spending her days in baby groups, playgrounds, and supermarkets, Soldier doesn’t know who she is anymore. She hardly sees her husband, who has taken to working late most nights. A chance encounter with a former colleague feels like a lifeline to the person she used to be but can hardly remember. Tender and harrowing, Kilroy’s modern masterpiece “hums with poetry, insight, and humor...full of truths so sharp and beautiful readers will need to take a breath” (Booklist, starred review).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721244 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Love of Summer Author: Susan Mallery Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable beach read about the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters and finding friendship with the unlikeliest person, perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Emily Giffin… As the owner of Twisted, Seattle’s best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She’s terrified that she’s losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her “other” family, especially to her stepmom, Allison. All it takes to blow up Allison’s happy life is one collect call. From prison. Her beloved husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, broke, scared and alone with a toddler. But when her stepdaughter ferrets out the truth, the teen rushes to the last person Allison wants to ask for help—her husband’s battle-ax ex. Erica would do anything for Summer, even take in the woman her daughter loves like a second mom. Allison feels intimidated by Erica—a woman who would never let herself become so dependent on a man. But the more time they spend together, the more Allison realizes what Erica truly needs is a friend. Can two women who married the same man move beyond their complicated past and rethink what it means to be family? Don't miss Susan Mallery's newest joyful and utterly irresistible holiday tale, One Big Happy Family, about a mother who couldn't love her kids more hopes that, just this once, they don't come for Christmas.   Discover more heartwarming tales by Susan Mallery: - One Big Happy Family - The Summer Book Club - The Happiness Plan - Home Sweet Christmas - The Boardwalk Bookshop

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Allow Me to Introduce Myself: A Novel Author: Onyi Nwabineli Narrator: Nneka Okoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Her life. Her rules. Finally. Anuri Chinasa has had enough. And really, who can blame her? She was the unwilling star of her stepmother’s social media empire before “momfluencers” were even a thing. For years, Ophelia documented every birthday, every skinned knee, every milestone and meltdown for millions of strangers to fawn over and pick apart. Now, at twenty-five, Anuri is desperate to put her way-too-public past behind her and start living on her own terms. But it’s not going so great. She can barely walk down the street without someone recognizing her, and the fraught relationship with her father has fallen apart. Then there’s her PhD application (still unfinished) and her drinking problem (still going strong). When every detail of her childhood was so intensely scrutinized, how can she tell what she really wants? Still, Ophelia is never far away and has made it clear she won’t go down without a fight. With Noelle, Anuri’s five-year-old half sister now being forced down the same path, Anuri discovers she has a new mission in life… To take back control of the family narrative. Through biting wit and heartfelt introspection, this darkly humorous story dives deep into the deceptive allure of a picture-perfect existence, the overexposure of children in social media and the excitement of self-discovery.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Viktoria Series: #2 of Berlin Trilogy Author: Jenny Glanfield Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Berlin, Germany Two loves rule Viktoria Jochum-Kraus's life. One is the Hotel Quadriga, built by her father, opened on the day she was born and, in January 1933, the most luxurious hotel in Berlin. The other is her son, Stefan. Only Viktoria knows that Stefan is the result of a youthful infatuation with her husband's cousin, Count Peter von Biederstein. Independent and strong-minded, Viktoria has for many years run the Hotel Quadriga with her husband Benno. But as Hitler's stormtroopers march beneath the Brandenburg Gate, heralding the beginning of the Third Reich, Viktoria soon realizes that she no longer controls her own destiny. Not only is she forced to relinquish her hold over the hotel under the brutal Nazi regime, but Stefan embarks upon a fateful love affair which she alone knows can only end in heartbreak. As war wreaks its fearful devastation—on the city and on the people she loves—all that Viktoria holds most dear is threatened . . . Will Viktoria's carefully guarded secret be discovered? Can Berlin and its inhabitants survive the horrors of war? As families are torn apart and lives destroyed, will loved ones be separated forever?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: April May June July Author: Alison B. Hart Narrator: Kristen Sieh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all its forms, following four estranged siblings whose lives collide in the lead-up to a family wedding, when new clues surface about their long-missing father “Truly a great American novel that does the very best of what fiction can do: sink us into other people’s lives, show us new worlds, make our hearts pound and our breath catch. Superb.” —Julia Phillips April, May, June, and July Barber don’t have much in common anymore. An upcoming family wedding will place the four siblings in the same room for the first time in years. But shortly before, when April spots their father, who went missing while serving overseas a decade ago, their reunion becomes entirely more complicated. While the siblings’ search for the truth about their father forces them back into each other’s lives, it also intensifies their private dramas. April loves her husband, but seeks excitement outside their marriage. May had big dreams for the future, but she’s still stuck living at home. June is eager to marry her girlfriend, so why does she need a drink at every wedding-related event? And then there’s baby brother July, whose unrequited love for his straight roommate has him more confused than ever. Confronting the past together, April, May, June, and July will find not only answers about their father, but new romance, hope, and understanding as they learn to embrace the beauty of their shared history.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiting for Friday Night Series: #2 of Peachtree Cove Author: Synithia Williams Narrator: Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: "A pitch-perfect small-town romance focused on forgiveness, second chances, and new beginnings." —Publishers Weekly on The Secret to a Southern Wedding Friday nights in Peachtree Cove are all about football. But this season, the drama isn’t just on the field… In the wake of losing both of her parents, Halle Parker was certain of one thing: she wanted a family of her own. And she wasn’t going to let a little thing like being single stand in her way. So, she used an anonymous donor and kept every last detail a secret—from everyone. But now, fourteen years later, Halle’s daughter, Shania, is determined to unravel the identity of her biological dad. And what she learns blindsides everyone… When Quinton Evans’s pro-football days came to an end, he was eager to begin coaching and teaching, and he’s never looked back. But when Shania, a wide receiver on his team, reveals that she’s his daughter, he’s blown away.  The one thing he refuses to do is walk away, even if Shania’s strong-willed and gorgeous mother wants nothing to do with him. Halle knows that once you let the cat out of the bag in a small town like Peachtree Cove, you’re gonna have to do some damage control. But with Quinton suddenly popping up everywhere she turns, it’s all Halle can do to fight for the future she envisioned and the family she created. If only fate—and the undeniable heat sparking between her and Quinton—didn’t have other plans… Peachtree Cove Book 1: The Secret to a Southern Wedding Book 2: Waiting for Friday Night

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719070 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Long Island Author: Colm Toibin Narrator: Jessie Buckley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Stunning.” —People * “Dazzling yet devastating...Tóibín is simply one of the world’s best living literary writers.” —The Boston Globe * “Momentous and hugely affecting.” —The Wall Street Journal * From the beloved, critically acclaimed, bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving novel featuring Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn, Tóibín’s most popular work in twenty years. Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony’s parents, a huge extended family. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis is now forty with two teenage children. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades. One day, when Tony is at work an Irishman comes to the door asking for Eilis by name. He tells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony’s child and that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead deposit it on Eilis’s doorstep. It is what Eilis does—and what she refuses to do—in response to this stunning news that makes Tóibín’s novel so riveting and suspenseful. Long Island is a gorgeous story “about a woman thrashing against the constraints of fate” (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air). It is “a wonder, rich with yearning and regret” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719066 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See Loss See Also Love: A Novel Author: Yukiko Tominaga Narrator: Jensen Olaya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: * “This debut novel breaks all the rules…capturing loss in all its belligerent rage and raw humor.” —Oprah Daily * “Full of heart.” —PureWow * A tender, wry, and shamelessly honest novel following a Japanese widow raising her son between worlds with the help of her Jewish mother-in-law as she wrestles with grief, loss, and—strangest of all—joy. Shortly after her husband Levi’s untimely death, Kyoko decides to raise their young son, Alex, in San Francisco, rather than return to Japan. Her nosy yet loving Jewish mother-in-law, Bubbe, encourages her to find new love and abandon frugality but her own mother wants Kyoko to celebrate her now husbandless life. Always beside her is Alex, who lives confidently, no matter the circumstance. Four sections of vignettes reflect Kyoko’s fluctuating emotional states—sometimes ugly, other times funny, but always uniquely hers. While freshly mourning Levi, Kyoko and Alex confront another death—that of Alex’s pet fish. Kyoko and Bubbe take a road trip to a psychic and discover that Kyoko carries bad karma. On visits back to Japan, Kyoko and her mother clash over how best to connect Alex with his Japanese heritage, and as Alex enters his teenage years and brings his first girlfriend home, Kyoko lets her imagination run wild as she worries about teen pregnancy. In this openhearted and surprising novel about the choices and relationships that sustain us, there are times where Kyoko is lonely but never alone and others in which she is alone but never lonely. Through these moments, she learns how much more there is to herself in the wake of total and unexpected upheaval. “A penetrating look at the complexities of grief, love, and joy” (Booklist) See: Loss. See Also: Love. is also a testament to the spiraling awareness of the vast range of human emotion we experience every day.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Swap Author: Sarah Morgan Narrator: Dara Rosenberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of The Book Club Hotel, a widow's plan to spend the summer in Cape Cod is upended by an unexpected guest and a secret that could change everything... Perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle and Jennifer Weiner.  "The perfect summer novel—sharp, smart and so much fun!" —Viola Shipman, USA TODAY bestselling author, on The Island Villa Cecilia Lapthorne always vowed she’d never go back to Dune Cottage. So no one is more surprised than Cecilia to find herself escaping her seventy-fifth birthday party to return to the remote Cape Cod cottage—a place filled with memories. Some are good—especially memories of the early days with her husband, volatile artist Cameron.  But then there are the memories she has revealed to no one. After dropping out of medical school, aspiring artist Lily is cleaning houses on the Cape to get by, guilt-ridden for disappointing her parents. Unoccupied for years, Dune Cottage seems the perfect place to hide away and lick her wounds—until Cecilia unexpectedly arrives. Despite an awkward beginning, Lily accepts Cecilia’s invitation to stay on as her guest, and a flicker of kinship ignites. Then Todd, Cecilia’s grandson—and Lily’s unrequited crush—shows up, sending a shock wave through their unlikely friendship.  Will Lily find the courage to live the life she wants? Can Cecilia finally let go of the past to find a new future? Because as surely as the tide erases past footprints, this summer is offering both Cecilia and Lily the chance to swap old dreams for new… Find out what happens when a career-driven woman exchanges her briefcase for a Christmas-kissed cottage in USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan's heartwarming story, The Holiday Cottage!   More captivating stories by Sarah Morgan: - The Holiday Cottage - The Book Club Hotel - The Island Villa - Snowed In For Christmas

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of Office Author: A.H. Cunningham Narrator: Marissa Hampton, Jesus E. Martinez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A.H. Cunningham dazzles in this sensual vacation romance exploring what happens when you step out of the office, take a chance on yourself—and discover your deepest desires. Genevieve Raymond was born an overachiever. After opening a hot new hotel chain location in Panama, she’s on track for a major promotion. But first, she desperately needs a break, even if her overbearing mother doesn’t approve. For two glorious weeks, Gen’s giving herself permission to explore the beautiful beaches of Colón—and the stimulating attraction she shares with her sexy-as-hell driver, Adrián Nicolas. After a family tragedy, Adrián's recently shifted his own focus to prioritizing the life part of a healthy work-life balance. To workaholic Gen, Adrián’s laid-back devotion to his family’s hometown hostel couldn’t be more appealing. Their long-term goals might not align, but two weeks in paradise only calls for seductive physical chemistry, and Gen and Adrián have got that, without a doubt. But when their intimate connection flourishes beyond sunsets and spice, Gen finds herself questioning whether the career path she’s been on is even where she wants to be. With continents between them, a real relationship doesn’t feel possible. Until fate reveals their futures might be more closely woven than they thought, leaving them wondering whether a two-week fling might have what it takes to last forever. From showing up to glowing up, these characters are on the path to leading their best lives and finding sizzling romance along the way. Don’t miss these other fun titles from Afterglow Books: The (Fake) Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky The Bookbinder’s Guide to Love by Katherine Garbera The Devil in Blue Jeans by Stacey Kennedy Frenemy Fix-Up by Yahrah St. John The Boyfriend Subscription by Steven Salvatore Manila Takes Manhattan by Carla de Guzman Fake Flame by Adele Buck

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wartime on Sanctuary Lane Author: Kirsty Dougal Narrator: Gemma Lawrence Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. As the Great War rages across Europe, twenty-one year old Ruby Archer decides to ‘do her bit’ at an East End munitions factory. The work is relentless and deafening, but the camaraderie of the other girls carries her through. As the threat of another Zeppelin attack grows by the day, Ruby cannot ignore the abandoned animals scavenging the local streets. She rescues a stray kitten, Tess, and takes in an injured terrier Mac, but when all the local cats mysteriously disappear, she knows she needs to do more, and with the help of her friends plans to open a weekly animal clinic. But opposition quickly closes in from all sides – when there is a war to win everyone from the local vet to Ruby’s own family are against the idea. With the help of her friends, can Ruby convince them that in wartime every life matters? ©2024 Kirsty Dougal (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hotel Quadriga Series: #1 of Berlin Trilogy Author: Jenny Glanfield Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Berlin, Germany The son of a sweetmaker, Karl Jochum has ambitions for a life beyond his father's shop. Through hard work and perseverance he determines to open a café in Berlin where the Emperor will one day dine. As the city grows and prospers, so too does Karl's business empire, and he rises to become the proprietor of Europe's finest and most luxurious hotel. Situated close to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, the Hotel Quadriga is a glorious monument to Imperialist Germany. Behind its grand façade, the lives of Karl and his wife Ricarda, along with their two daughters, Viktoria and Luise, are enacted, together with the wealthy Kraus and aristocratic von Biederstein families. From its first opening in the splendor of the Imperial era, through the anarchy of revolution and the wild abandon of the 1920s, to the dramatic rise of Hitler, the Hotel Quadriga is the palatial background to an epic saga, which charts the fate and fortunes of three families whose lives are irrevocably entwined. Will these changing times bring the families—and their country—closer together? Or leave them more divided than ever before? One thing is for sure—all their lives are about to change forever . . .

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking Out Author: Fiona Mccallum Narrator: Jennifer Vuletic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 3, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Beneath the facade not everything is as it seems... A moving and suspenseful story of family dynamics, obsession and the power of true friendship from Australia's master storyteller, Fiona McCallum. On the surface Natasha and Mitchell live an idyllic life in the Adelaide Hills with their two daughters and kelpie cross. While both have busy careers, they ensure time is spent with family and friends. Natasha, an aspiring interior designer, has started her own homewares shop and is excited to develop her business further. Mitchell, on the other hand, is becoming more withdrawn. Is he pressured by work, having a mid-life crisis or hiding something from his family? Jesse, a charismatic new locksmith in town, offers to help Natasha with client leads. She welcomes the assistance and distraction. But is Jesse all he makes out to be? Who ultimately is looking out for whom, and who is hiding from the truth?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Making Author: Anna Fitzgerald Narrator: Heather O’sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 21, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Adults forget that children can hear’ Jean Kennedy is a gentle, perceptive girl growing up in a very strange world: suburban Dublin in the 1970s and '80s. In the company of her mother, her Aunty Ida, and her little brother Baby John F., Jean experiences love and joy. But home is not a safe place, and Jean is unequal and unprotected. When she speaks just one small part of the truth, she must quickly learn to navigate the dangers and possibilities of a world she scarcely understands. Jean’s hypnotic, unsparing and ultimately hopeful voice captures the dreams and terrors of girlhood in a brutally hypocritical world, and narrates her encounters with better ways of being. Through it all, Jean’s voice pulsates with life and passion. Girl in the Making is a deeply moving, propulsive coming-of-age story from a major new talent. ©2024 Anna Fitzgerald (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fervor: A Novel Author: Toby Lloyd Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A “magnificent” (The New York Times), chilling, and unforgettable story of a close-knit British Jewish family pushed to the brink when they suspect their daughter is a witch. Hannah and Eric Rosenthal are devout Jews living in North London with their three children and Eric’s father Yosef, a Holocaust survivor. Both intellectually gifted and deeply unconventional, the Rosenthals believe in the literal truth of the Old Testament and in the presence of God (and evil) in daily life. As Hannah prepares to publish an account of Yosef's years in war-torn Europe—unearthing a terrible secret from his time in the camps—Elsie, her perfect daughter, starts to come undone. And then, in the wake of Yosef’s death, she disappears. When she returns, just as mysteriously as she left, she is altered in disturbing ways. Witnessing the complete transformation of her daughter, Hannah begins to suspect that Elsie has delved too deep into the labyrinths of Jewish mysticism and gotten lost among shadows. But for Elsie’s brother Tovyah, the truth is much simpler: his sister is the product of a dysfunctional family, obsessed with rituals, traditions, and unbridled ambition. But who is right? Is religion the cure for the disease or the disease itself? And how can they stop the darkness from engulfing Elsie completely? Bristling with the energy of a great campus novel and the unsettling, ever-shifting ground of a great horror tale, Fervor is a powerful family story—and “fans of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Stephen King alike will thrill to this superb modern folk tale” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birchwood: A Novel Author: John Banville Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A classic novel of family, isolation and a blighted Ireland from the Booker Prize–winning author of The Sea depicts the end of innocence for a boy and his country. Once the big house on an Irish estate, Birchwood has turned into a dilapidated family manor filled with memories and despair. One disaster succeeds another, until young Gabriel Godkin runs away to join a traveling circus and look for his long-lost twin sister. Soon he discovers that famine and unrest stalk the countryside, and Ireland is ruined too. Told with lyrical prose, John Banville’s Birchwood is the elegiac story of the aristocratic decline of an eccentric family riddled with dark secrets. "John Banville is one of the greatest masters of the English language." —The Scotsman

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jenny and Julie’s BBC Radio Dramas: On Baby Street, TwilightBaby.com and more Author: Julie Balloo, Jenny Eclair Narrator: Linda Robson, Julie Balloo, Jenny Eclair, Graham Fellows, Ronni Ancona, Kevin Eldon, Claire Skinner, Kathy Burke, Paul Merton, Nicholas Parsons, Al Murray, Full Cast, Frances Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 29, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A collection of comedies and dramas about modern women’s lives and loves, starring Jenny Eclair Jenny Eclair is one of Britain’s most-loved stand-up comedians, and the first woman to win the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has written several acclaimed books, including the Sunday Times bestseller Older and Wider: A Survivor's Guide to the Menopause, and appeared on numerous TV and radio shows including Grumpy Old Women and Just a Minute. Collected here are some of her finest radio comedies and dramas, centred around women who are at a turning point in their lives. On Baby Street introduces us to three neighbours discovering the delights of parenthood. Series 1 sees them preparing for their new arrivals; in Series 2, the babies are born and the fun begins; and in Series 3, the children are toddlers, and their parents’ lives are changing. TwilightBaby.com takes a similar comic look at motherhood, as Cass, a 46-year-old with grown-up kids, finds to her shock that she is pregnant again. Over two series, we follow her as she blogs about being an ‘older’ mum, whilst endeavouring to keep the rest of her family in work and out of trouble. Just Juliette sees talk show host Juliette Johnson trying to balance marriage, motherhood and the media. As the two series unfold, she is on the verge of losing her job, her husband and her mind… And in the four-part comedy Dear Jenny, Dear Julie, two long-time pen pals – a Blackpudlian and an Australian – meet for the first time in London, and paint the town red. The pitfalls of fame are explored in two standalone dramas: Jason’s Mum, about a single mother with a chart-topping son, and The Andy Warhol Syndrome, in which housewife Carol becomes a reality TV celebrity, but has to deal with the aftermath when the cameras stop rolling. And in two dramatic monologues, In Convenience and He’s Leaving His Wife, Jenny Eclair takes us into the worlds of an unhappy wife preparing to host a dinner party on the worst of all possible days, and a mistress waiting on tenterhooks for her lover to tell his wife that their marriage is over. Written by Jenny Eclair and Julie Balloo, these witty, intimate comedy dramas boast stellar casts, including All Murray, Frances Barber, Kathy Burke, Kevin Eldon, Claire Skinner, Linda Robson, Emerald O’Hanrahan, Peter Sallis, Helen Lederer, Paul Merton, Nicholas Parsons and Ronni Ancona. Cast and credits Written by Jenny Eclair and Julie Balloo On Baby Street With Jenny Eclair, Tilly Vosburgh, Keith Allen,Lee Cornes, Caroline Hook, Claire Skinner, Matilda Ziegler, Graham Fellows, Hugh Ross, Frances Barber, Kathy Burke/Linda Robson, Kevin Eldon, Sue Elliot-Nicholls, Eva Stuart, James Sutton, Julie Balloo, Ronni Ancona and Al Murray Produced by Jane Berthoud and Helen Williams TwilightBaby.com With Jenny Eclair, Kevin Eldon, Joseph Cohen-Cole, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Felicity Montagu, Philip Fox, Stephen Hogan, Kate Layden, Sean Baker, Christine Kavanagh, Sally Orrock Directed by Sally Avens Just Juliette With Jenny Eclair, Jeff Rawle, James Fleet, Annabel Giles, Jan Goodman, Peter Sallis, Sylvia Syms, Robert Duncan, Jane Whittenshaw, Simon Upson, Jon Culshaw, Julie Balloo, Anthony Best, Martin Hyder and Deborah Stevenson Produced by Helen Williams and Claire Jones Dear Jenny, Dear Julie With Jenny Eclair, Julie Balloo, Helen Lederer, Nicholas Parsons and Paul Merton Produced by Sioned Wiliam Jason’s Mum Starring Linda Robson and Jenny Eclair Produced by Jane Berthoud In Convenience Performed by Jenny Eclair Directed by Sally Avens The Andy Warhol Syndrome With Jenny Eclair, Ewan Bailey, Jan Goodman, Gerard McDermott, Harry Myers and Ronni Ancona Produced by Liz Webb He’s Leaving His Wife Performed by Jenny Eclair Directed by Mary Peate © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719938 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dance with Me Trilogy: Books 1–3 Series: Part of The Dance with Me Series Author: Shelley Shepard Gray Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray transports readers to Bridgeport, Ohio, where nobody gets left behind and a powerful community helps ordinary men and women to find extraordinary strength inside themselves. Book 1: Shall We Dance? At twenty-seven, Shannon Murphy has just discovered that she has two sisters she never knew. Now, through Shannon’s loving persistence, the three of them are moving in together above her dance studio in Bridgeport. Shannon is excited to make a home with her sisters and to grow her budding business. Then she meets her newest client, Dylan Lange—he has all the right muscles, a perfect smile, and a lot of attitude. Will Shannon be able to keep things professional with this charming stranger? Book 2: Take the Lead Growing up in foster care, Officer Traci Lucky had a rough start to life, but things are looking up now that she’s found a place in Bridgeport with two sisters she never knew she had. One night while on the job Traci encounters the oh-so-charming Dr. Matt Rossi, who surprises Traci with his compassion—and his movie-star good looks. When Matt confides that he needs to learn to waltz for his brother’s wedding, Traci reveals that her sister happens to be a ballroom dance teacher. Next thing they know, Matt and Traci are juggling busy careers and learning to waltz together. Book 3: Save the Last Dance Kimber Klein has left the modeling world behind and is happy to finally spend some time getting to know herself and the two sisters she never met until recently. Life is good … mostly. Kimber can’t stop worrying about a stalker she’s hoping she left behind in New York City. Gunnar Law is satisfied with his life as a single dad. But when he and his son Jeremy stop to help a distraught—and extremely beautiful—woman who had her tires slashed in the school parking lot, suddenly life doesn’t seem quite so simple anymore.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: River Meets the Sea: A Novel Author: Rachael Moorthy Narrator: Braden Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A spellbinding, spirited tale of two men exploring masculinity, race, and belonging in a desperate search to feel at home in their own skins. An enthralling nautical epic, River Meets the Sea traces the dual timelines of a white-passing Indigenous foster child in 1940s Vancouver and a teenage immigrant in the suburbs of Nanaimo in the 1970s. A natural-born storyteller, Ronny is a left-handed 'alley mutt' without a birth certificate who searches for his mother everywhere—most powerfully, he hears her voice in the surging Stó:lo River. Born in the middle of the ocean on a merchant ship departing Sri Lanka, Chandra is a Tamil boy with 'skin like a charred eggplant' who finds his haven from the pressure to assimilate by swimming and surfing in the Salish Sea. Moving gracefully between these parallel stories like a wave, the novel traces the seemingly separate lives of these sensitive young men and their everlasting connections to water. When their troubled paths inevitably cross, they form a sacred bond based on the mutual understanding of what it means to be othered, illuminating the interconnectedness of humanity and our innate relationship with the natural world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729479 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are Only Ghosts Author: Jeffrey L. Richards Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A stunning, lyrical, and emotionally powerful novel of historical fiction spanning World War II–era Europe to 1960s New York City, We Are Only Ghosts is a haunting portrait of survival, loss, love, and redemption in all its human complexity.New York City, 1968: The customers at Café Marie don’t come just for the excellent coffee and pastries. They come for the sophisticated ambiance, and the illusion of being somewhere other than a bustling, exhausting city. Headwaiter Charles Ward helps create that illusion through impeccable service—unobtrusive, nearly invisible, yet always watchful.It’s a skill Charles honed as a young Jewish boy in war-torn Europe, when avoiding attention might mean the difference between life and death. But even then, one man saw him all too clearly—a Nazi officer who was both his savior and tormentor.At seventeen, Charles was deported to Auschwitz with his family. There he was singled out by Obersturmführer Berthold Werden, who hid him in his home. Their entanglement produced a tortured affection mixed with hatred that flares to life again, decades later, when Berthold walks into Café Marie.Drawn back into Berthold’s orbit, Charles is forced to revisit the pain and the brief, undeniable pleasures of the life he once knew. And if he acts on his growing hunger for revenge, will he lose his only tether to the past—the only other witness to who he was and everything he endured—or find peace at last?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Fair Lily: The brand-new historical romance for 2024 that will keep you turning the page to the very end Series: #1 of Flower Girls Author: Rosie Goodwin Narrator: Charlie Sanderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Other books in the Flower Girls Collection: OUR DEAR DAISY OUR SWEET VIOLET Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, on the outskirts of Nuneaton. She's always been happy with her lot in life, and never expected more. But one day, everything changes when she temporarily becomes lady's maid to the Bellingham's daughter, Arabella, who is pregnant with the illegitimate child of her lover, and about to be unhappily married off to a man double her age. When Arabella suddenly disappears and Lily is left holding the baby, the Bellingham's deny any link to the child. But Lily Moon is made of strong stuff, and between her and her sick mother, they know they must give a home to sweet baby Anastasia (Annie) and bring her up despite their own poor means. It is only Arabella's brother, the handsome son and heir of the estate, who shows any interest in the child, and through his kindness a friendship forms between him and Lily. Or, perhaps more than a friendship if the village gossips are to be believed . . . Lily knows she is no match for Louis: this humble pit wench could never steal the heart of the Lord of the manor. They must both deny their feelings and exist as they are: from different worlds. But when Lily is called to Paris to try to bring Arabella home to her family, a new opportunity emerges which could change her life forever. Could she dare to believe that she could be more than just a parlour maid?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Les parts oubliées Author: Charmaine Wilkerson Narrator: Fanny Gatibelza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: « B&B, il y a un petit gâteau noir dans le congélateur pour vous. Ne le jetez pas. Je veux que vous vous asseyiez ensemble et que vous partagiez ce gâteau. Vous saurez quand le moment sera venu.Je vous aime, Ma. » Ce sont les dernières volontés de la mère de Byron et Benny. Avec le gâteau, elle a laissé un enregistrement audio réalisé avant sa mort. Elle y livre l'histoire d'une jeune nageuse venue d'une île des Caraïbes, forcée de quitter son pays natal après avoir été accusée de meurtre. Alors que son récit se développe, le frère et la soeur découvrent les multiples strates du secret qui entoure leur arbre généalogique et les conséquences sur leur vie tout entière. Dans un voyage bouleversant qui emmène le lecteur des plages des Caraïbes au Royaume-Uni en passant par l'Italie, Charmaine Wilkerson explore ce qu'on laisse derrière soi pour survivre, l'importance de l'héritage et de la transmission, et les parts du passé que l'on soumet au silence.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rag Maiden: a new emotional and heartwarming family saga Series: #1 of The Cavanah Family series Author: Libby Ashworth Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Ireland, 1948 The potato famine has left the Cavanagh family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land. But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets. Now, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two. She refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America. But Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse . . . ©2024 Libby Ashworth (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728608 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dysfunction Junction Author: Robin W. Pearson Narrator: Lanecia Edmonds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Genres: Religious Fiction Publisher's Summary: Frances Mae Livingston’s firm grip of her family’s destructive history makes her hold her husband and four children even closer. But she’s losing bits of herself while proving to everybody and her mama that she’s enough. There’s no way she’ll repeat her mama’s mistakes, even if it kills her. Annabelle McMillan didn’t have trouble kicking the Eastern North Carolina dust off her feet. The tough part was replanting herself in familiar soil. Now she’s blending her old life with her new husband, stepson, and unborn child—and battling old memories of abandonment and new fears of rejection. Dr. Charlotte Winters has built a career around helping others sort through their emotional baggage. She’s also spent a lifetime refusing to unpack her own. So what if Charlotte doesn’t recall all that her mama did to her and what her daddy didn't do for her? Her only mission is to help others help themselves…until the women from her past and the man in her future undo her well-sewn life. At the junction of healed and hurting, broken and whole, and past and present, three women wrestle with their inability to forgive and forget in this riveting Southern family drama about sisterhood from award-winning author Robin W. Pearson.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The River, The Town: A Novel Author: Farah Ali Narrator: Jeed Saddy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A poignant and powerful first novel following the breakup of a Pakistani family in the face of climate disaster, and their indefatigable search for stability, love, and belonging. In the rural town in Pakistan where Baadal grows up, children are named like talismans to sustain life and ward off unhappiness. At seventeen, Baadal has come to understand why his parents gave him that name, with hopes that their Big River will one day flow wide again, and their thirst will be quenched after years of drought. But in the final year of his schooling, abundance seems impossibly far away. As his parents' marriage—full of rage, despair, and often violence—reaches a breaking point, the only comfort Baadal can afford is a budding kinship with Meena, a divorced older woman he meets on the banks of the drying river. Meena has only just escaped her abusive husband, but her resistance to remarry soon gives way to the promise of stability and companionship that Baadal offers. Together, they leave the town in search of greater fortunes in the city. But even strong-willed, independent Meena finds herself bowed by the strain of Badaal's punishing work schedule, her struggling beauty parlor, and the tension with Baadal's mother, Raheela, as she seeks to leave behind a life of disappointments and discover a freedom she's never known.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the Jessamine Grows Author: Donna Everhart Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Talk of impending war is a steady drumbeat throughout North Carolina, though Joetta McBride pays it little heed. She and her husband, Ennis, have built a modest but happy life for themselves, raising two sons, fifteen-year-old Henry, and eleven-year-old Robert, on their small subsistence farm. They do not support the Confederacy's position on slavery, but Joetta considers her family to be neutral, believing this is simply not their fight. Her opinion is not favored by many in their community, including Joetta's own father-in-law, Rudean. A staunch Confederate supporter, he fills his grandsons' heads with stories about the glory of battle and the Southern cause until one night Henry runs off to join the war. At Joetta's frantic insistence, Ennis leaves to find their son and bring him home. But soon weeks pass with no word from father or son and Joetta is battered by the strain of running a farm with so little help. As the country becomes further entangled in the ramifications of war, Joetta finds herself increasingly at odds with those around her—until one act of kindness brings her family to the edge of even greater disaster.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All That We Are Together Series: #2 of Let It Be Author: Alice Kellen Narrator: Bridie Lawrence, Dorje Swallow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Three years have passed since Axel Nguyen shattered Leah Jones’s heart into a million pieces. She pretends to move on with a guy from University, but she can only truly escape thoughts of Axel when she's painting. At least one good thing has come out of all of it: her dream of exhibiting her work is finally coming true. Axel is achingly aware of how much he misses Leah every day. He thought seeing more of his best friend Oliver, Leah’s brother, would lift his spirits, but it hurts even more. When Oliver lets slip to Axel about Leah’s exhibit, Axel knows he has to go see her. Being in the same room with Leah, as beautiful and magnetic as he remembers, leaves Axel desperate. Leah finds herself breathless in his presence. Is she ready to let Axel come back into her life? Against her better judgment, Leah accepts Axel as her agent, but being Axel's client blurs the lines of their relationship. While Axel’s fierce and relentless support for Leah leads her to begin to trust him again, rebuilding their friendship is almost as frustrating as holding back their desires. When Leah is offered a grant to travel to Paris, a whole new world opens up. It isn't until Axel reluctantly boards the next flight back to Australia at her request that it all becomes astonishingly clear—Axel is her past, present, and future, and her heart belongs to him.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Das Vorkommnis - Biographie einer Frau, Band 1 (Ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Julia Schoch Narrator: Sabine Arnhold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 10, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Eine Frau wird von einer Fremden angesprochen, die behauptet, sie hätten beide denselben Vater. Die überraschende Begegnung bleibt flüchtig, löst in ihr aber eine Welle von Emotionen aus. Fragen drängen sich auf, über Ehe und Mutterschaft, über Adoption und andere Familiengeheimnisse, über Wahrheit überhaupt. In Das Vorkommnis erzählt Julia Schoch - eine der eindrücklichsten Stimmen autofiktionalen Erzählens in der deutschen Literatur - von einem Leben, das urplötzlich eine andere Richtung bekommt. Fesselnd und klarsichtig, so zieht sie hinein in den Strudel der ungeheuerlichen Dinge, die gleichzeitig auch alltäglich sind. Ein Roman von großer literarischer Tiefe und Schönheit, im Werk von Julia Schoch ein neuer Höhepunkt.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Milchhof - Das Flüstern der Gezeiten - Milchhof-Saga, Band 2 (Ungekürzt) Author: Regine Kölpin Narrator: Lina Syren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 5, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Dramatisch, atmosphärisch, authentisch: Der zweite Band der gefühlvollen Nordsee-Familiensaga der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Regine Kölpin. Friesische Wehde 1920: Nach den Kriegsjahren stehen Lina und ihre Tochter Alea vor der Herausforderung, die Molkerei wieder in Schwung zu bringen. Doch die finanzielle Situation des Milchhofs verschlechtert sich durch die zunehmende Inflation, und die inzwischen verwitwete Lina steht bald vor einer schweren Entscheidung: Entweder sie gibt den Hof auf oder sie heiratet den zwanzig Jahre älteren Großgrundbesitzer Wilhelm, obwohl sie Derk noch immer liebt und sie nun endlich zusammen sein könnten. Lina entscheidet sich schweren Herzens für die Ehe mit Wilhelm, denn damit ist das Überleben der Molkerei vorerst gesichert. Doch sie zahlt einen hohen Preis für ihre Entscheidung, denn Derk verlässt enttäuscht den Milchhof. Als dann auch noch Wilhelm stirbt, es zu einem tiefen Zerwürfnis zwischen Alea und ihrer Tochter Enna kommt, und die Frauen unter den erstarkenden Nationalsozialisten die Molkerei nicht mehr alleine führen dürfen, geht es für den Milchhof bald wieder ums Überleben, und den drei Frauen wird einmal mehr klar: Wenn sie nicht zusammenhalten, werden sie untergehen. Vor der atmosphärischen Kulisse einer privaten Molkerei an der Nordseeküste entfalten sich in der 'Milchhof'-Saga die Schicksale von drei starken Frauen aus drei Generationen, die ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Elias Author: Eddy Boudel Tan Narrator: Caleb Summers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: 2021 Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction—Finalist A modern queer tragedy about a pilot's last words, an interrupted celebration, and the fear of losing everything. 'Utterly engrossing. Coen is a hero for our era, darkly struggling amid the aftershocks of loss, but doing so with dignity, humanity, and passion.' —Timothy Taylor, author of The Rule of Stephens When the airplane piloted by Elias Santos crashes one week before their wedding day, Coen Caraway loses the man he loves and the illusion of happiness he has worked so hard to create. The only thing Elias leaves behind is a recording of his final words, and even Coen is baffled by the cryptic message. Numb with grief, he takes refuge on the Mexican island that was meant to host their wedding. But as fragments of the past come to the surface in the aftermath of the tragedy, Coen is forced to question everything he thought he knew about Elias and their life together. Beneath his flawed memory lies the truth about Elias—and himself. From the damp concrete of Vancouver to the spoiled shores of Mexico, After Elias weaves the past with the present to tell a story of doubt, regret, and the fear of losing everything.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [French] - Le Manège de la vie Author: Delphine Giraud Narrator: Fanny Gatibelza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 14, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Saisir une nouvelle chance... au risque de tout perdre Seule dans le manège face à Furtivo, Tess prend son temps. Pas de longe, ni de stick. Juste son regard et ses mots pour amadouer ce pur-sang effarouché. Elle patiente, ça ne la gêne pas. De la patience, elle en a à revendre. Cela fait quinze ans que Tess et Manuel essayent d'avoir un enfant. Unis par une même passion pour les chevaux, ils ont appris à dompter leurs sentiments aussi bien que leurs bêtes. Cependant au fond de Tess, le doute s'insinue : à quoi bon continuer ? Alors quand se présente une opportunité professionnelle au Parc des Légendes, véritable institution en Vendée, elle commence à entrevoir une autre vie, dans le monde du spectacle équestre. Au risque de s'éloigner définitivement de Manuel, mais n'a-t-elle pas déjà trop attendu pour laisser passer cette chance ?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Northern Nights: Rosenborg-Saga, Band 2 Series: #2 of Rosenborg-Saga Author: Inga Schneider Narrator: Marlene Hekk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 11, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Glamour, Macht und bittere Intrigen: die Rosenborg-Saga geht weiter.    Sie ist Louise Bjerregaard, Erbin der Luxus-Hotel-Kette Rosenborg.  Er, Mads Vinther, ist Besitzer eines Windparks … und der Mann, der Louise einst vor dem Traualtar sitzenließ.      Nichts verbindet die beiden mehr. Und doch kreuzen sich ihre Wege erneut. Denn Mads hat noch eine Rechnung mit den Bjerregaards offen. Und als Louises Traum von der Gründung eines ökologischen Lifestyle-Magazins zu platzen droht, sieht er seine Chance gekommen. Er bietet ihr seine Hilfe an.   Louise muss schnell erkennen, wie sehr sie sich noch zu Mads hingezogen fühlt. Doch welches Geheimnis verbirgt sich hinter seinem plötzlichen Auftauchen? Und was ist damals, in der Nacht vor der Hochzeit, wirklich passiert?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der kleine Lord Series: #1 of Mein erstes Hörbuch Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Narrator: Stefan Heckmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: December 8, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Der kleine Lord von Frances Hodgson Burnett: gelesen von Stefan Heckmann. 1886 veröffentlichte Frances Hodgson Burnett mit Little Lord Fauntleroy (dt. Der kleine Lord) ihr erstes Kinderbuch, das sowohl vom Publikum als auch von den Kritikern begeistert aufgenommen wurde und lange Zeit auf Platz eins der Bestsellerliste rangierte. Der Roman wurde nach der Erstausgabe in vielen Sprachen sehr erfolgreich und ist mehrfach verfilmt worden. Das Buch war auch für die Autorin ein großer Erfolg. Die Idee, ein Kinderbuch zu schreiben, stammte von ihrem jüngsten Sohn Vivian, der sich wünschte, seine Mutter würde etwas für ihn und seinen Bruder Lionel schreiben. Beide nahmen am Schaffensprozess des Buches regen Anteil und diskutierten jeden Abend über ein neues Kapitel mit ihrer Mutter. Bei der Beschreibung des kleinen Lords hat Hodgson Burnett naheliegend ihren Sohn Vivian als Vorbild genommen und viel aus ihrem eigenen Leben mit ihren beiden Söhnen einfließen lassen, insbesondere die Gespräche mit Vivian, seine Verhaltensweisen und Bemerkungen. Cedric Errol ist ein kleiner Junge aus New York in den USA, dessen Umfeld die Aristokratie strikt ablehnt. Trotz der standeswidrigen Ehe seines verstorbenen Vaters wird Cedric von seinem kaltherzigen englischen Großvater, dem Earl of Dorincourt, als letzter verbliebener Nachfolger für den Grafentitel bei sich aufgenommen und aufgezogen. Seine Mutter, eine Amerikanerin, darf das Anwesen des Earls aufgrund seines Standesdünkels und seiner Voreingenommenheit gegen Amerika nicht betreten. Am Ende schafft es der kleine Lord, dass sein Großvater Liebe und Großzügigkeit zeigt und seine Mutter akzeptiert. Hierbei spielt mit eine Rolle, dass inzwischen eine Betrügerin versucht, ihren Sohn als den rechtmäßigen Erben des Titels durchzusetzen, und dem Earl klar wird, dass seine Schwiegertochter – entgegen seinen ursprünglichen Vorurteilen – eine liebenswerte Frau mit hohen Charaktereigenschaften ist. Die Schwindlerin Minna wird mit Hilfe von Cedrics alten Freunden aus Amerika entlarvt, und die Geschichte endet mit einem gemeinsamen Fest auf Schloss Dorincourt, mit dem Cedrics achter Geburtstag gefeiert wird. Über den Sprecher Stefan Heckmann: wurde in Düsseldorf geboren, arbeitet als Schauspieler, Sprecher und Autor, er lebt in Berlin. Dieses Hörbuch entstand durch die Initiative Mein erstes Hörbuch des Verlags hoerbuchedition words and music, zur Förderung des Sprechernachwuchses. Übersetzung aus dem Englischen von Emmy Becher. Verlag von J. Engelhorn, 1888. Covergestaltung unter Verwendung einer KI-Vorlage, erstellt durch shutterstock_2394839825. Coverschrift gesetzt aus der 18th Century. Schlussmusik: Advent Chamber: Concerto alla Rustica in G Major, RV 151 von Antonio Vivaldi (gekürzt).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729597 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Milchhof - Das Rauschen der Brandung - Milchhof-Saga, Band 1 (Ungekürzt) Author: Regine Kölpin Narrator: Lina Syren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 26 minutes Release date: December 8, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Salzige Luft, Meeresrauschen und die Stürme des Lebens ... Der große Auftakt der neuen gefühlvollen Nordsee-Familiensaga der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Regine Kölpin. Friesische Wehde 1890: Die Bauerntochter Lina hat ihren Mann Thees nicht aus Liebe geheiratet, aber er ist der Richtige, um den Milchhof der Familie zu übernehmen und zusammen mit Linas Vater eine Privatmolkerei zu gründen. Als Obermeier stellen sie Derk Voigt ein, der zuvor in Dresden in der berühmten Pfunds-Molkerei tätig war. Er verliebt sich auf Anhieb in Lina - und sie sich in ihn. Als verheiratete Frau ist Lina für ihn jedoch unerreichbar, und Lina würde es nie wagen, die Ehe zu brechen. Dafür kommen sich die beiden auf andere Weise näher, denn Lina entwickelt ein großes Interesse an der Molkerei und am technischen Fortschritt, worüber sie sich oft mit Derk austauscht. Sie arbeiten hart, und die Molkerei floriert. Doch dann erkrankt Thees schwer, und Lina steht als Frau allein vor der Aufgabe, den Betrieb zu führen. Mit Derk an ihrer Seite schafft sie es dennoch, sich gegen alle Widerstände durchzusetzen. Als der Erste Weltkrieg ausbricht, müssen die Männer an die Front. Lina und ihre Tochter Alea bleiben allein zurück. Beide wissen, dass ihnen schwere Zeiten bevorstehen. Doch ob sie es gemeinsam schaffen können, die Molkerei zu erhalten, ist ungewiss. Vor der atmosphärischen Kulisse einer privaten Molkerei an der Nordseeküste entfalten sich in der 'Milchhof'-Saga die Schicksale von drei starken Frauen aus drei Generationen im Wandel der Zeit.