Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of Age

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Title: Little Miseries: This Is Not a Story About My Childhood

Author: Kimberly Olson Fakih

Narrator: Elizabeth Cottle

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Release date: January 10, 2023

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Sometimes misery is little, and sometimes it is epic and yawning, capable of swallowing every childhood memory. There are the miseries the Castles will talk about—old family lore about a great great great uncle who was split in two while connecting railroad cars—and the misery none of them will face. There are days at the lake, placid except for inexplicable tension the parents won't address and the three Castle children don't have names for. There are stories about sex and gore at cocktail parties, around bonfires, at sleepovers, in classrooms, and in the newspaper. Everyday growing pains are shadowed by the abduction of a local girl, reports of a massacre of nurses, and the harm done by strangers and by those who are charged to care for children. To survive childhood is to survive all of these miseries and tragedies—because growing up means waking up to a world that can be random and brutal. With some thematic overlap with Rick Moody’s The Ice Storm or what Mad Men would have been like if Sally Draper got to tell her side of the story, Little Miseries is set in Iowa and Minnesota in the 60s and 70s, a time and place when parents didn’t talk much to their children but certainly talked around them—while dipping into whiskey or rum punch, whether on a long drive, on the beach, or in the comfort of their own home. Little Miseries is a tribute to what it means to come into awareness, to be a part of a family unit, and to bear responsibility for those you loved and who have been harmed along the way.

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Title: Mr. Right Next Door

Series: #4 of Rose Bend

Author: Naima Simone

Narrator: Mari

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

Release date: January 10, 2023

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Return to Rose Bend in a brand new romance from Naima Simone and Mills & Boon ‘Passion, heat and deep emotion – Naima Simone is a gem!’ Maisey Yates, New York Times bestselling author Jenna Landon has spent her life aiming for perfection — and missing. The pressure and disappointment has been hard to deal with and she took it out on anyone in town, sealing her reputation as ‘mean girl’. Now she is ready to leave Rose Bend and start again. Only first she must help her family with the town’s carnival fundraiser. And endure her new neighbour who seems to do everything possible to annoy her. Isaac Hunter didn’t mean to disturb his neighbour with his music. But if anyone could use ‘messing with,’ it’s prissy, perfect, sexy Jenna Landon. But soon their clashes turn into something hotter. Recently divorced, Isaac’s focus should be rebuilding his life, not an entanglement with a woman who spells nothing but trouble. Because Jenna is leaving Rose Bend. And they both know he can’t go with her, and he can’t ask her to stay…

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Title: Our Friends in the North: Based on the landmark BBC TV drama

Author: Adam Usden, Peter Flannery

Narrator: Tony Hirst, James Gaddas, Tracey Wilkinson, Trevor Fox, Philip Correia, Luke Macgregor, James Baxter, Norah Lopez Holden, Tom Goodman-Hill

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Release date: January 5, 2023

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Peter Flannery's adaptation of his own iconic BAFTA award winning TV series - with a brand new final episode by award-winning writer Adam Usden 'A stunning state-of-the-nation social commentary' The Telegraph First broadcast in 1996, Our Friends in the North was one of the most highly acclaimed TV shows of the 1990s. It launched the careers of Daniel Craig, Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee and Mark Strong, won numerous awards including three BAFTAs, and is widely regarded as a modern classic. Now, 26 years later, Peter Flannery has recreated his epic saga for radio. Ambitious in scale and scope, the drama follows the fortunes of four friends over three decades, beginning in 1964. Drawing on real-life controversies from the Sixties and Seventies, it tackles corporate, political and police corruption in the 1960s, the Soho porn empires of the 1970s, the nouveau riche and the Miners' Strike of the 1980s and the rise of New Labour in the 1990s. A final episode by Adam Usden brings the story up to the present day, picking up on several characters from 26 years before and showing them dealing with familiar challenges including housing conditions, young people's engagement with politics and father/son relationships. Starring four talented young actors - Norah Lopez Holden, James Baxter, Luke MacGregor and Philip Correia - this powerful, poignant audio retelling immerses us in the world of Tyneside pals Mary, Nicky, Geordie and Tosker, as they face personal, political and social upheaval, experience triumph and tragedy, and make decisions that will change their lives forever. Production credits Written by Peter Flannery Episode 10 written by Adam Usden and dedicated to the memory of Warren Usden Produced by Melanie Harris Executive Producer: Jeremy Mortimer Trainee Production Co-ordinator: Emma O'Mahoney Studio Engineer: Paul Clark Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore, Jon Nicholls, Paul Cargill and Steve Brooke A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4 Cast Mary/Julia/Francine - Norah Lopez Holden Nicky/Young Anthony/Christopher Collins - James Baxter Geordie/Ray/Anthony - Luke MacGregor Tosker/DI Salway/Toby Roddy - Philip Correia Felix - Trevor Fox Florrie/Sandra/Claudia Seabrook/Psychiatrist/Mrs Wilkinson - Tracey Wilkinson Austin Donohue/Charlie/Claud Seabrook/DI Cockburn/Colin Butler/Christopher - Tom Goodman-Hill Eddie Wells/Arthur Watson/Commander Harold Chapple - James Gaddas Bede Connor/Benny Barratt/Chief Constable Roy Johnson/Alan Roe/The Close Encounterer - Tony Hirst John Edwards - Maanuv Thiara DS Conrad/Priest - Andrew Byron Ernie/Sir Colin Blamire/Asst Commander Fieldson - Des Yankson Helen/Paula/Lucille/Alison/Elaine/Alice - Eve Shotton Commissioner Jellicoe/Superintendent - Darren Kuppan Sean Collins - Alfie Williams Amy - Bryony Corrigan Roy - David Leon Kira - Lucy Aiston Wazza - Noel Walton Mike - Tom Machell First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 17 March-9 June 2022 ©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Title: Finding Home Again

Series: #3 of Catalina Cove

Author: Brenda Jackson

Narrator: Ron Butler

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Release date: January 5, 2023

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

New from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. When Kaegan Chambray returned to Catalina Cove he knew there’d be no avoiding Bryce Witherspoon. The woman he thought he’d one day marry was, instead, the biggest heartbreak of his life. Despite the animosity between them, staying away from each other is difficult, and when Bryce lets slip a devastating secret, Kaegan must accept he was the one in the wrong all those years ago. But how can you earn forgiveness from someone who won’t forgive? Kaegan knows they both still feel a spark, but it will take more than attraction to convince Bryce. Now he must show her he’s the man who can give her the future they once dreamed of—if only she’d give love a second chance…

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Title: Seared, Book 1

Series: #1 of Seared

Author: Robyn Wideman, Scribes Of Sulterra

Narrator: Jay Lai

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

Release date: December 13, 2022

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

When Jace was a newborn baby, he was branded with a metal bracer to prevent cultivation. Destined to live a life of slavehood for a crime he didn't commit, he can only dream of one day becoming a powerful cultivator and leaving his shackles behind. But when danger threatens the life of his sister, Jace decides to take fate into his own hands. He boldly escapes his master's estate and makes his way through dangerous lands to rescue her. As a lowly seared facing powerful hunters looking to punish him for escaping and deadly monsters wanting to make a meal of him, he has only one option: grow stronger. This exciting coming-of-age, progression, and cultivation series is perfect for fans of series like Cradle, A Thousand Li, and He Who Fights with Monsters.

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Title: The Little Book of Wonders

Author: R.W. Berky

Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Release date: December 6, 2022

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Four curiously gifted children from different parts of the world come together in a kingdom ruled by a peanut brittle–addicted monarch who wishes to destroy their uniqueness in his quest for absolute power. When Izzerdory dances, everyone and everything dances with her. With ears the size of dinner plates, Doughfan hears all the sounds of the world and beyond. Zephyie reads the past, present, and future in the clouds. Tenzing finds knowledge in the currents of waterways and oceans. These youngsters are fated to sail across malevolent seas, hike high mountains, experience imprisonment, and float winding rivers deep within the earth to confront the greedy, peanut brittle–addicted monarch who has a bad attitude, and very bad teeth.

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Title: The Ingenue: A Novel

Author: Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Narrator: Stephanie Willis

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Release date: December 6, 2022

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

'Willis empowers Saskia with a righteous rage that listeners will embrace.' - AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award Winner) 'Willis’ vocal characteristics convey the repercussions of sexual abuse in a compassionate style that envelops the listener. Within the heart-wrenching storyline, the atmospheric and suspenseful tones are built and emphasized with sweeping acoustics. Willis brings a deeply emotional connection to Saskia with her intense, melodious narration.'- Booklist My Dark Vanessa meets The Queen's Gambit in this new novel of suspense about the bonds of family, the limits of talent, the risks of ambition, and the rewards of revenge. When former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her mother's unexpected death, she expects to inherit the family estate, the Elf House. But with the discovery that her mother's will bequeathed the Elf House to a man that Saskia shares a complicated history with, she is forced to reexamine her own past––and the romantic relationship that changed the course of her life––for answers. Can she find a way to claim her heritage while keeping her secrets buried, or will the fallout from digging too deep destroy her? Set against a post #MeToo landscape, Rachel Kapelke-Dale's The Ingenue delves into mother-daughter relationships, the expectations of talent, the stories we tell ourselves, and what happens when the things that once made you special are taken from you. Moving between Saskia's childhood and the present day, this dark, contemporary fairy tale pulses with desire, longing, and uncertainty, as it builds to its spectacular, shocking climax. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

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Title: Jade Is a Twisted Green: A Novel

Author: Tanya Turton

Narrator: Julienne Irons

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Release date: November 29, 2022

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

For fans of Queenie and Honey Girl, a coming-of-age story about queer Black identity, love, passion, chosen family, and rediscovering life's pleasures after loss. Jade Brown, a twenty-four-year-old first-generation Jamaican woman living in Toronto, must find a way to pick up the pieces and discover who she is following the mysterious death of her twin sister. Grappling with her grief, Jade seeks solace in lovers and friends during an array of hilarious and heartbreaking adventures. As she investigates some of life's most frustrating paradoxes, she holds tight to old friends and her ex-girlfriend, lifelines between past and present. On the journey to turning twenty-five, she finally sees that she belongs to herself, and goes about the business of reclaiming that self. Through a series of whirlwind love affairs, parties, and trips abroad, Jade stumbles toward relinquishing the weight of her trauma as she fully comes into her own as a young Black woman and writer.

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Title: U Up?

Author: Catie Disabato

Narrator: Krystal Hammond

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Release date: November 29, 2022

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

A New York Times Best Mystery Book of 2021 A young woman investigates her best friend's disappearance while navigating codependent friendships, toxic exes, and witchy rituals. Eve has a carefully curated online life, works occasionally, and texts constantly with her best friend, Ezra. Basically, she is an archetypal LA millennial. She has also been carrying on a year-long conversation with her deceased friend Miggy over text. But when Ezra goes missing on the anniversary weekend of Miggy's death, Eve feels like her world is shattering. Over a frantic weekend Eve investigates Ezra's disappearance, scouring social media for clues, while drowning her anger and anxiety in drinks, drugs, and spiritual cleansing. Eve starts to spiral as her friends try to convince her that she's overreacting, and ghosts—both real and metaphorical—continue to haunt her. When she uncovers clues to a life Ezra kept hidden, Eve starts to question how much she really knows about her best friend . . . and herself. In U Up? Catie Disabato holds a mirror to the ways the phantom selves we create online permeate our emotional lives and hide our worst traits from everyone, including ourselves.

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Title: Winterland: A Novel

Author: Rae Meadows

Narrator: Daphne Kouma

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Release date: November 29, 2022

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

'Daphne Kouma offers a beautiful performance, meticulously detailing 8-year-old Anya's experiences. Kouma's credible Russian accents and outstanding character development make this a story filled with heart that listeners won't soon forget.'- AudioFile Magazine Perfection has a cost . . . Reminiscent of Maggie Shipstead’s Astonish Me and Julia Phillips’s Disappearing Earth, Winterland tells the story of a previous era, shockingly pertinent today, shaped by glory and loss and finding light where none exists. In the Soviet Union in 1973, there is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen to be part of the famed USSR gymnastics program. So when eight-year-old Anya is tapped, her family is thrilled. What is left of her family, that is. Years ago her mother disappeared. Anya’s only confidant is her neighbor, an older woman who survived unspeakable horrors during her ten years in a Gulag camp—and who, unbeknownst to Anya, was also her mother’s confidant and might hold the key to her disappearance. As Anya moves up the ranks of competitive gymnastics, and as other girls move down, Anya soon comes to realize that there is very little margin of error for anyone. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.