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The Goldfinch
- By: Donna Tartt
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,319
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Performance5,754
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Story5,771
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and...
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Narrator Hand Picked By Tartt- Outstanding!
- By Tara Mcgrath on 02-12-13
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The Goldfinch
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 22-10-13
- Language: English
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The Best of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1 (Dramatised)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall195
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Performance170
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Story168
Recognised as the ultimate dramatisation of Conan Doyle's famous stories, these recordings have been acclaimed since their reissue by Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks in 1995. They have been carefully remastered so that the sound is as good as possible without destroying the unique ambience of the original performances.
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Superb productions from a bygone age...
- By Lee Grant on 01-02-11
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The Best of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1 (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
- Series: The Best of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Release date: 11-03-10
- Language: English
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Angels
- By: Marian Keyes
- Narrated by: Gerri Halligan
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,134
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Performance967
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Story966
Unlike the rest of her family, Maggie Walsh has always done the right thing - that is until the day she leaves her husband and takes refuge with her friend Emily, a screenwriter in Los Angeles - a city where even the palm trees are skinny.
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LA Angels, review
- By Linn on 21-06-08
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Angels
- Narrated by: Gerri Halligan
- Series: Walsh Family, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 13-02-08
- Language: English
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Karla's Choice
- 'Reads like a lost le Carré' Richard Osman
- By: Nick Harkaway, John le Carré
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall639
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Performance597
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Story597
Brought to you by Penguin. A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker...
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Over-long and derivative
- By Amazon Customer on 27-10-24
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Karla's Choice
- 'Reads like a lost le Carré' Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 24-10-24
- Language: English
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The Barbecue at No.9
- The new Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The List of Suspicious Things
- By: Jennie Godfrey
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Josh Dylan, Raffey Cassidy, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall168
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Performance166
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Story166
Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS . . . Narrated by Josh Dylan (The Buccaneers), Stephen Mangan (The Split), Gemma Whelan (Gentleman Jack) and Raffey Cassidy (The Brutalist). It's the summer of 1985 and the residents...
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Outstanding
- By Kindle Customer on 19-02-26
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The Barbecue at No.9
- The new Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The List of Suspicious Things
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Josh Dylan, Raffey Cassidy, Stephen Mangan
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-02-26
- Language: English
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Five
- By: Ilona Bannister
- Narrated by: George Naylor, Marlowe Chan Reeves, Theo Solomon, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
Five passengers. Five minutes until the next train … five minutes until someone dies. ‘Will have you glued to the page … guaranteed to shock and entertain’ The Times ‘Ridiculously good … darkly thrilling and unforgettable’ Chris Whitaker ‘An excellent novel … Bannister has a...
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The different characters
- By Linda Clarke on 11-05-26
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Five
- Narrated by: George Naylor, Marlowe Chan Reeves, Theo Solomon, Kristin Atherton, Juliet Stevenson, Clare Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-05-26
- Language: English
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Miss Benson's Beetle
- An uplifting story of female friendship against the odds
- By: Rachel Joyce
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,898
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Performance2,679
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Story2,669
Brought to you by Penguin. It is 1950. In a devastating moment of clarity, Margery Benson abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to accompany her on an expedition. She is going to travel to the other side of the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist. Enid...
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Finding the way
- By Rachel Redford on 21-08-20
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Miss Benson's Beetle
- An uplifting story of female friendship against the odds
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 23-07-20
- Language: English
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The Liar
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall679
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Performance543
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Story540
Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Adrian Healey is magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life; unprepared too for the afternoon in Salzburg when he will witness the savage murder of a Hungarian violinist; unprepared to learn about the Mendax device; unprepared for more murders and wholly unprepared for the truth.
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Fantastic Listen
- By MrY on 13-09-12
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The Liar
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 22-09-10
- Language: English
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The Grapes of Wrath
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott - introduction
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall723
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Performance662
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Story660
Brought to you by Penguin. 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.' Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl era...
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Everybody should read this book
- By Cromarty on 09-03-22
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The Grapes of Wrath
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 24-02-22
- Language: English
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One Good Turn
- The second book in the Jackson Brodie series from the bestselling author
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall627
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Performance577
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Story573
Brought to you by Penguin. The second Jackson Brodie novel (after Case Histories): literary crime from the prizewinning, number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription. It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - a...
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disappointing narration
- By 1ellisj on 03-08-15
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One Good Turn
- The second book in the Jackson Brodie series from the bestselling author
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Series: Jackson Brodie, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 19-02-15
- Language: English
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This Charming Man
- By: Marian Keyes
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,572
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Performance1,359
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Story1,356
Lola has every reason to be interested in who Paddy de Courcy is marrying - because although she's his girlfriend, she definitely isn't the bride. Heartbroken, she flees the city for a cottage by the sea. But will her retreat prove as idyllic as she hopes? Not if journalist Grace has anything to do with it. Grace knew Paddy a long time ago. But why can't she forget him?
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Irritating to listen to I’m 2 chapters in and done
- By sue on 13-02-18
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This Charming Man
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-09-08
- Language: English
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- By: V. E. Schwab
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall79
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Performance76
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Story76
"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." –Booklist In the vein of The Time...
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Incredibly Likeable Characters
- By Denise on 21-04-26
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 06-10-20
- Language: English
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Martin Chuzzlewit
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- By: Charles Dickens, William Boyd - introduction
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, William Boyd - introduction
- Length: 41 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall267
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Performance251
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Story246
Deeply distressed at thought of his singularly money-minded family circling around his inevitable death bed, when Old Martin Chuzzlewit comes across a young and kindly orphan girl, he immediately decides to take her into his employment. Offering her a comfortable living in exchange for her care and protection, Martin rests easy in the knowledge that her comfort will last only as long as he does; upon his death, Mary the orphan will find herself on the cold and dirty streets from whence she came.
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Wonderful Book - Worth Persevering
- By Head Coach on 26-12-18
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Martin Chuzzlewit
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, William Boyd - introduction
- Series: The Audible Dickens Collection
- Length: 41 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 13-11-18
- Language: English
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The Island of Missing Trees
- The war-torn love story set in 1970s Cyprus, shortlisted for the Women's Prize
- By: Elif Shafak
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma, Amira Ghazalla
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,454
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Performance1,323
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Story1,316
Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK You don't fall in love in Cyprus in the summer of 1974. Not here, not now. In 1974, two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided Cyprus, meet at...
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Narrators are horrible
- By idyll on 16-08-21
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The Island of Missing Trees
- The war-torn love story set in 1970s Cyprus, shortlisted for the Women's Prize
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma, Amira Ghazalla
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-08-21
- Language: English
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Here One Moment
- Uncover the electrifying novel from the bestselling author of Big Little Lies - a Richard and Judy Book Club pick
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,268
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Performance2,184
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Story2,184
Brought to you by Penguin. From the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series Big Little Lies and smash hit bestseller Apples Never Fall. We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . . The flight attendant working a shift...
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HOOKED
- By Mrs F on 08-10-24
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Here One Moment
- Uncover the electrifying novel from the bestselling author of Big Little Lies - a Richard and Judy Book Club pick
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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The Heart's Invisible Furies
- The unforgettable novel from the bestselling author
- By: John Boyne
- Narrated by: Stephen Hogan
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8,514
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Performance7,812
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Story7,808
'Compelling and satisfying... At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending' Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a Rabbit Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out...
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Phenomenal
- By Kerri on 19-02-17
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The Heart's Invisible Furies
- The unforgettable novel from the bestselling author
- Narrated by: Stephen Hogan
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-02-17
- Language: English
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All the Colours of the Dark
- The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller – ‘a wonderful book’ (Richard Osman)
- By: Chris Whitaker
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,236
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Performance2,170
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Story2,170
OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE Two childhood best friends. Torn apart by tragedy. Reunited by their search for the truth. Even if finding it means losing each other forever... A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE, AN EPIC LOVE STORY AND A SEARING THRILLER - ALL UNFOLDING ON A VAST CANVAS *****...
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Great story with lots of twists
- By Carmel Carey on 20-10-24
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All the Colours of the Dark
- The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller – ‘a wonderful book’ (Richard Osman)
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 25-06-24
- Language: English
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To Paradise
- A powerful novel of love, freedom, and family, from the author of the Booker-shortlisted A Little Life
- By: Hanya Yanagihara
- Narrated by: BD Wong, Catherine Ho, Edoardo Ballerini, and others
- Length: 28 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall670
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Performance597
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Story596
The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of A Little Life 'I’m not sure I’ve ever missed the world of a book as much' – The Observer To Paradise is a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the elusive idea of utopia; driven by Hanya...
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Wow, I can’t believe it’s over
- By Rika on 19-01-22
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To Paradise
- A powerful novel of love, freedom, and family, from the author of the Booker-shortlisted A Little Life
- Narrated by: BD Wong, Catherine Ho, Edoardo Ballerini, Feodor Chin, Kurt Kanazawa
- Length: 28 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 11-01-22
- Language: English
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Fruit Fly
- By: Josh Silver
- Narrated by: Camilla Rockley, Jack Ayres
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance20
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Story20
It's been seven years since Mallory shot to fame as a literary sensation. But after years of struggling with writer's block, she's desperate to resurrect her career before it spirals into obscurity. She needs inspiration to strike – and fast. Enter Leo – a young struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He's vulnerable. He's enigmatic. He's exactly what Mallory has been looking for. Mallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. Authenticity sells, and there's nothing more authentic than real life. She's the perfect person to tell Leo's story.
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Excellent characters, storyline and narration
- By Amazon Customer on 27-04-26
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Fruit Fly
- Narrated by: Camilla Rockley, Jack Ayres
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 23-04-26
- Language: English
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27,482
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Performance24,371
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Story24,314
For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.
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Oh my word...
- By Private on 09-05-20
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-11-18
- Language: English
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