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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be Second Best Author: Jessica Dettmann Narrator: Michala Banas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 17, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and heartwarming novel about the complicated, messy, delightful struggles of modern life, for all fans of Marian Keyes, Holly Wainwright and Zoe Foster Blake. Going from one child to two is never all that easy for a family, but when Emma's husband simultaneously fathers a third child three doors up the street, things get very tricky, very fast. No longer is it enough for Emma to be the best wife and mother - now she's trying to be the best ex-wife, and the best part-time parent to her ex's love child, and that's before she even thinks about adding a new bloke to the mix. Set in an upwardly mobile, ultra-competitive suburb, this is a funny, biting, heartwarming modern comedy that looks at the roles we play, how we compete, and what happens when we dare to strive for second-best. 'Hilarious, heartwarming [and] all too relatable ... Ultimate summer read' Herald Sun 'Sharp and crisp and funny. I was dazzled.' Mia Freedman 'A refreshing and honest depiction of the delirium of modern family life ... while it is undeniably laugh-out-loud funny, it is also incredibly heartwarming and real' Better Reading 'Heartwarming yet biting' Sunday Telegraph 'Full of funny moments, this debut takes a wry look at parenthood, divorce and the messy reality of blended families. ****' Who Weekly 'Jessica Dettmann is a fine comic writer. She has an eye for the small details, irritations and inspirations of life which coupled with a truly original turn of phrase and great way with a gag makes for sparkling and heartwarming reading.' Ben Elton

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Foyles Bookshop Girls Series: #1 of Foyles Girls Trilogy Author: Elaine Roberts Narrator: Louise Amos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: London, 1914: one ordinary day, three girls arrive for work at London's renowned Foyles bookshop. But when war with Germany is declared their lives will never be the same again... Alice has always been the 'sensible' one in her family – especially in comparison with her suffrage-supporting sister! But decidedly against her father's wishes, she accepts a job at Foyles Bookshop; and for bookworm Alice it's a dream come true. But with the country at war, Alice's happy world is shattered in an instant. Determined to do what she can, Alice works in the bookshop by day, and risks her own life driving an ambulance around bomb-ravaged London by night. But however busy she keeps herself, she can't help but think of the constant danger those she loves are facing on the frontline... Alice, Victoria and Molly couldn't be more different and yet they share a friendship that stems back to their childhood – a friendship that provides everyday solace from the tribulations and heartbreak of war.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Forgotten Daughter Series: #1 of The Girls Who Went To War Author: Mary Wood Narrator: Becky Hindley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 13, 2018 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Forgotten Daughter by Mary Wood is the gripping first book in The Girls Who Went To War series. From a tender age, Flora felt unloved and unwanted by her parents, but she finds safety in the arms of caring nanny Pru. But when Pru is cast out of the family home, under a shadow of secrets, and with a young baby boy of her own to care for, it shatters little Flora. But over the years, Flora and Pru meet in secret – unbeknown to Flora’s parents. Pru becomes the mother to flora she never had, and Flora grows into a fine young woman. When Flora signs up to become a nurse with the St John’s ambulance, she begins to shape her own life. But the drums of war beat loudly and Flora’s world is turned upside down when she receives a letter asking her to join the Red Cross in Belgium. With the fate of the country in the balance, it’s a time for bravery. Flora’s determined to be the strong woman she was destined to be. But with horror, loss and heartache on her horizon – there's a lot for young Flora to learn . . .

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Relative Strangers Author: Allie Cresswell Narrator: Pearl Hewitt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 12, 2018 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The McKay family gathers for a week-long holiday at a rambling old house to celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Robert and Mary. In recent years only funerals and sudden, severe illnesses have been able to draw them together and as they gather in the splendid rooms of Hunting Manor, their differences are soon uncomfortably apparent. For all their history, their traditions, the connective strands of DNA, they are relative strangers. There are truths unspoken, but the question is: how much truth can a family really stand? The family holiday mushrooms, drawing in sundry relatives both estranged and deranged. The machinations of an appalling, uninvited aunt threaten the holiday—and the family—with irreparable damage. This book will make you question your own family situation. What does it really mean to be 'family'?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Madness of Grief Author: Panayotis Cacoyannis Narrator: Gemma Dawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: December 12, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: July 1969. While men are walking on the moon, life in London for sixteen-year-old Jane takes unexpected turns. On the point of falling in love with her best friend Karl, she discovers that there's more to her father's spectacular girlfriend than at first meets the eye. In the sweltering heat of a fast-moving evening, other revelations quickly follow, reconciling Jane with her father but also reopening wounds from the past, laying bare raw emotions kept suppressed for too long. And as the evening draws to a close, the night's drama has only just begun, unfolding in a sequence of violent events that threaten to have lasting repercussions for Jane and the people she loves. Lightened by a gentle touch of humor, with magic tricks, sexuality, and family secrets all playing a prominent part, The Madness of Grief is a coming-of-age tale of friendship, betrayal, and loss. Contains mature themes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chocolatier's Secret Series: #2 of Magnolia Creek Author: Helen J. Rolfe Narrator: Charlie Sanderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 12, 2018 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Will one mistake ruin everything? Andrew Bennett has an idyllic life in Magnolia Creek, Australia. He runs a chocolate business he adores, is married to Gemma, the love of his life, and has a close relationship with his father, Louis. But when Andrew receives a message from his high school sweetheart, it sends his world into a spiral, and the relationships he holds dear will never be the same again. Molly Ramsey is looking for answers. After her last attempt, she believes the only way to get them this time is to face her past head-on. But to do this, she has to fly to the other side of the world – and she's afraid of flying. Her search for answers lands her in an emotional tangle, not only with her past but also with a man very much in her present. Family is everything to Gemma Bennett and she longs to have a house full of kids, but it just isn't happening. And when Andrew's past makes an explosive impact on the family, Gemma must decide whether she can accept the truth and open her heart in a way she never thought possible. In this story of love, family ties and forgiveness, will past mistakes be the obstacle to a Happy Ever After?... Audiobook 2 in the Magnolia Creek Series can also be read as a standalone.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Wedding at Mulberry Lane Series: #2 of Mulberry Lane (Clarke) Author: Rosie Clarke Narrator: Laura Kirman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Maureen Jackson knew life as a trainee nurse wouldn't be easy, but she didn't expect her hospital to be badly bombed on her first shift. Plus Maureen still has her family and friends in Mulberry Lane to keep her busy – she's needed as much there as she is by her patients. Running the pub on the corner of Mulberry Lane, Peggy Ashley is used to taking in all sorts of waifs and strays. But the arrival of a dashing American captain has got tongues wagging about Mulberry Lane's favourite landlady... Janet Ashley's husband is back from the frontline. Which is more than so many of the wives of Mulberry Lane. But her beloved Mike is a completely different man from the one she fell in love with – and what's more he doesn't remember her, or their young daughter. How do you cope when your darling husband is a virtual stranger? As WW2 continues around them, the women of Mulberry Lane know that community spirit and friendship is the key to surviving the Blitz.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364770 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl in the Pink Raincoat Author: Alrene Hughes Narrator: Madeleine Brolly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Release date: December 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When a factory girl and a Jewish businessman fall in love it seems that the whole world is against them. Manchester, 1939. On the eve of war Gracie Earnshaw is working in Rosenberg's Raincoat factory – a job she hates – but her life is about to be turned upside down when she falls in love with Jacob, the boss's charismatic nephew. Through Jacob, with his ambitions to be a writer, Gracie glimpses another world: theatre, music and prejudice. But their forbidden romance is cut short when Jacob is arrested and tragedy unfolds. Gracie struggles with heartbreak, danger and old family secrets, but the love of her first sweetheart comes back to her in an unexpected way giving her the chance of a new life and happiness.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/358969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shadows in Heaven Series: #1 of Four Streets Author: Nadine Dorries Narrator: Avena Wallace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 29, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In post-war Tarabeg, two women are waiting for ambitious Michael Malone to return home. Rosie is the local schoolteacher and most people think she is promised to him. Just a few have guessed that he has secretly begun to woo Sarah, whose brutal fisherman father would kill her if he knew. Both Rosie and Sarah love Michael, both hope to become his wife and their lives will interweave in a tale of tangled secrets, old promises and new feuds. Michael Malone's choice will have fateful consequences for everyone – especially, in due course, for his young daughter. 'A riveting tale packed full of history, love and deceit.' OK! MAGAZINE

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/358977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reckoning Author: Clár Ní Chonghaile Narrator: Jennifer Ness Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 29, 2018 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of Rain Falls on Everyone and Fractured I have a story to tell you, Diane. It is my story and your story and the story of a century that remade the world. When we reach the end, you will be the ultimate arbiter of whether it was worth your time. You will also sit in judgment on me. In a cottage in Normandy, Lina Rose is writing to the daughter she abandoned as a baby. Now a successful if enigmatic author, she is determined to trace her family's history through the two world wars that shaped her life. But Lina can no longer bear to carry her secrets alone, and once the truth is out, can she ever be forgiven? Chonghaile stuns in her second book for Legend Press weaving a complex narrative covering conflict, secrets, judgement and what it takes to sever family ties.