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  • Cracked Pots: A Novel by Heather Tucker
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cracked Pots: A Novel Series: #2 of An Ari Appleton Novel Author: Heather Tucker Narrator: Laura Kyswaty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 40 minutes Release date: December 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: "It is the voice of the characters, the kindness of strangers, and the ingenuity and determination of our protagonist against terrible forces that make this story sing." - San Francisco Chronicle on Tucker's debut, The Clay Girl From the author of the Indie Next List pick The Clay Girl comes a deeply moving novel about the resilience of a remarkable young woman unraveling the mystery of a missing friend while struggling to grow past the trauma of her calamitous upbringing. From the waning flower-power '60s in Toronto through her East Coast university years, Ari fights to discover who she is and what it means to be the child of an addicted mother and depraved father. When her friend Natasha, the perfect girl from the nicest family, suddenly vanishes, Ari sets out to find out what has happened to her - are her troubled parents to blame? With wit, tenacity, and the incessant meddling of Jasper - the seahorse in her head - Ari rides turbulent waves of devilry and discovery, calamity and creation, abandonment and atonement on a journey to find her true self, and to find Natasha. Cracked Pots is a story about a girl broken by both cruelty and truth. It is a revelation that destiny is shaped in clay, not stone. It is also a celebration of rising after the blows, gathering the fragments, and piecing together a remarkable life through creativity, kindness, and belonging.
    6 min
  • Miss Plum and Miss Penny by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miss Plum and Miss Penny Author: Dorothy Evelyn Smith Narrator: Mary Sarah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: 'I do not anticipate for one moment that Miss Plum has been murdered, though I should have some slight sympathy with her assassin if she had.' Miss Penny is a middle-aged spinster living a cheerful, contented life, complete with perfect housekeeper, in an idyllic English village. Her romantic life consists of an annual Christmas card from her old flame George, and her social swirl involves Stanley, a prissy neighbor who keeps her in mind for a future wife, and Hubert, a neurotic widowed priest with an alienated son. Into this stable life comes Miss Plum, whom Miss Penny saves from drowning herself in a duck pond and takes into her quiet, orderly home. The villagers embrace the perpetually weepy, forlorn young woman—at first. But soon her welcome wears thin. With joyfully dark comedy, hilariously odd locals, and an unexpected reappearance from long-lost George, Dorothy Evelyn Smith brilliantly evokes the havoc wreaked by social niceties, misplaced sympathies, and keeping up appearances—not to mention the urge to defend one's peaceful existence!
    31 min
  • The L-Shaped Room, Backward Shadow & other stories: A BBC Radio 4 drama collection by Lynne Reid Banks
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The L-Shaped Room, Backward Shadow & other stories: A BBC Radio 4 drama collection Author: Lynne Reid Banks Narrator: John Mcandrew, Lynne Seymour, Manning Wilson, Anne Rosenfeld, Sian Philips, Rachel Atkins, Full Cast, Bill Wallis, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A full-cast adaptation of Lynne Reid Banks' bestselling novel, plus sequel The Backward Shadow and more Award-winning author Lynne Reid Banks is perhaps best known for her classic children's book The Indian in the Cupboard. But it was her groundbreaking debut novel for adults, The L-Shaped Room, that made her name. First published in 1960, it was an instant success, and has been in print ever since. This collection contains both The L-Shaped Room and sequel The Backward Shadow, as well as two stories specially written for BBC radio and a bonus edition of Bookclub. The L-Shaped Room - Jane is young, middle-class, single - and pregnant. Thrown out by her parents, she rents a squalid bedsit, where she struggles to overcome both her own prejudices and those of 1950s society. Starring Lynne Seymour as Jane, with John McAndrew as Toby. The Backward Shadow - Living with her baby in a cottage inherited from her aunt, Jane's quiet life is shaken up by the arrival of her friend Dottie and the reappearance of Toby, the love of her life ... Lynne Seymour stars as Jane, with Rachel Atkins as Dottie. Who Shall I Run To? - Sally recalls how she and ex-husband Jeremy celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary with a romantic trip to Paris. Read by Siân Phillips. Lame Duck - Anne and her artist husband Lionel have three boys, and little time for going out - so they decide to take in a lodger who might be prepared to babysit occasionally. Sadly, things do not work out as planned... Starring Anne Rosenfeld as Anne and Manning Wilson as Lionel. Bookclub: Lynne Reid Banks - Readers talk to the celebrated author about The L-Shaped Room, describing what it means to them and how it has changed their lives. Chaired by James Naughtie. Text copyright © Lynne Reid Banks 1960 (The L-Shaped Room), 1970 (The Backward Shadow), 1978 (Lame Duck), 2005 (Who Shall I Run To?) Cast and credits Written by Lynne Reid Banks The L-Shaped Room Jane - Lynne Seymour Toby - John McAndrew John - Trevor Laird Father - Bill Wallis Doris - Nickie Rainsford Mavis - Marie Gordon Price James - Simon Armstrong Dr Maxwell - John Rowe Jane 2/Dottie - Rachel Atkins Boss - Dave Bond Dr Graham - Richard Mitchley Terry - Robert Bowman Addy - Shirley Dixon Dramatised by Juliet Ace Prioduced and directed by Alison Hindell First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 February-5 March 2004 The Backward Shadow Jane - Lynne Seymour Dottie - Rachel Atkins Toby - John McAndrew Henry - Simon Ludders Father/Ted - Don McCorkindale Billy Lee - Lesley Rooney Alan - Keiron Self Mrs Stephens - Manon Edwards Dora - Siriol Jenkins John - Trevor Laird Joanna - Nickie Rainsford Dramatised by Juliet Ace Prioduced and directed by Alison Hindell First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16-27 May 2005 Who Shall I Run To? Read by Siân Phillips Produced by Emma Harding First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 August 2005 Lame Duck Cliff - Christopher Guard Anne - Anne Rosenfeld Lionel - Manning Wilson Jamie - Judy Bennett Terry - Delia Morgan Dan - Elizabeth Lindsay Jacky - Karen Archer Mr Brent, a publican - Bruce Beeby Mrs Brent - Jane Knowles Directed by David B Godfrey First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 January 1978 Bookclub: Lynne Reid Banks Presented by James Naughtie With Lynne Reid Banks and a live studio audience Produced by Dymphna Flynn First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 June 2010 ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
    6 min
  • The Angel Tree by Lucinda Riley
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Angel Tree Author: Lucinda Riley Narrator: Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 46 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the author of the Seven Sisters series, The Angel Tree is Lucinda Riley's compelling mystery of family secrets and forgotten pasts on the sweeping pastures of south-east Wales. Read by the award-winning actor Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply) 'Sweeping, absorbing, beautifully written and utterly compelling' – Lancashire Evening Post Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But, after a tragic accident, more than two decades of her life have disappeared from memory. When she returns to the Hall for Christmas, she has no recollection of her past there. Then, during a walk through the wintry landscape, she stumbles across a grave in the woods. Though the inscription is weathered, the headstone still tells her: a little boy is buried here. The discovery strikes a chord in Greta's mind, igniting a quest to recover her lost memories. A quest that will take her deeper into her own life, and that of her daughter . . . Praise for Lucinda Riley: 'A masterclass in beautiful writing' – The Sun 'Captivating . . . poignant yet uplifting' – Woman's Own 'Heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling' – Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party A version of this story has previously been published under the title Not Quite an Angel, under the name Lucinda Edmonds – now extensively rewritten as The Angel Tree.
    6 min
  • [Spanish] - 'Gorda' no es un insulto by Luisa Verdee
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 'Gorda' no es un insulto Author: Luisa Verdee Narrator: Andrea Higa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Novela que sigue la historia de una adolescente que comienza a descubrir las exigencias sociales sobre su nuevo cuerpo y se embarca en un viaje de body positive y amor propio. Querían que me odiara. ¿Por qué?, por ser gorda. Soy Ámbar, y este es el viaje desde que mi cuerpo empezó a cambiar en la adolescencia. Te cuento mis momentos más difíciles, los más felices, en los que dudé sobre mi identidad; pero también el momento en el que descubrí los caminos del body positive y el amor propio. Mi familia, amigos, y hasta los vendedores del centro comercial, me empujaban a odiar mi cuerpo por ser 'voluptuosa', pero me resistí, me cuestioné y me propuse vivir gorda, intensa y feliz… aunque lo último me ha sido más difícil. Lo importante es que entendí que 'gorda' no es insulto, sino una palabra más del diccionario.
    6 min
  • [Spanish] - Permafrost by Eva Baltasar
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Permafrost Author: Eva Baltasar Narrator: Carla López Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 2, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Permafrost es el sorprendente debut de Eva Baltasar, una historia contundente, íntima y carnal de una protagonista con pulsiones suicidas que se protege del exterior pero se entrega con intensidad al sexo con otras mujeres, la literatura y el arte. El permafrost es esa capa de la tierra permanentemente congelada y es también la membrana que cubre a la protagonista de esta novela. Escrita en primera persona, nos presenta a una mujer en etapa de formación que se protege del exterior, que percibe la superficialidad en todo cuanto la rodea y huye de un entorno que nada tiene que ver con su manera de entender la vida: una madre obsesionada con la salud, omnipresente y controladora, y una hermana que afronta su existencia convencional con medicación y un positivismo irritante. La protagonista, que siente pulsiones suicidas, no permite que nadie se le acerque demasiado, pero al mismo tiempo se entrega con intensidad al sexo con otras mujeres, la literatura y el arte. El pulso entre el hedonismo, los placeres más carnales y la muerte es constante en esta novela, así como el tono mordaz de una protagonista que nos gana con su inteligencia y su humor negrísimo desde la primera página. Repleto de imágenes poéticas, contundentes y muy físicas, este carácter tan palpable del texto no es gratuito en una novela que nos habla del cuerpo, del sexo, del yo; una obra aguda y directa que reivindica la libertad femenina en el placer y en la soledad. Eva Baltasar inicia con Permafrost un tríptico de protagonistas femeninas que quiere explorar distintas etapas en la vida de las mujeres. La crítica ha dicho... «Un libro de muchos voltios sobre el yo, el cuerpo, el sexo y la familia, uno de los libros del año. Su fuerza poética, imágenes bestias, la manera tan bien dicha de decirlo fuerte [...] Describe como no pensabas que pudiera hacerse.» La Vanguardia «La suya [la de la protagonista de Permafrost] es una subjetividad poética que mira el mundo y descubre que todo eso que nos contiene puede mirarse por primera vez, que todo eso puede decirse por primera vez.» El Diario «Aborda un tema tan necesario y urgente como es la libertad para vivir la sexualidad femenina en una época de crisis económica. También ahonda en las relaciones familiares, la enfermedad mental y la escritura poética. La protagonista siente pulsiones suicidas, desvela sus pensamientos sobre temas como el lesbianismo, el sexo y la no maternidad [...] seguro que nadie queda indiferente.» The Objective «Una narración bernhardiana y voraz del monólogo interior de una mujer ajena a todo y a todos, extranjera incluso en su propio cuerpo. Pulsiones suicidas, sexo lésbico y arte en un cóctel a piel (fría) y descubierta.» Jorge Morla, El País Semanal «El potente lirismo de una poeta como Eva Baltasar es empleado aquí con fuerza e inteligencia, con el objetivo de expresar esa colisión entre dos mundos: el del fuego que crepita dentro y el del hielo que cubre la superficie de lo que vive ahí fuera.» Zenda Libros «El año pasado arrasó en catalán con su primera novela -es una poeta de larga trayectoria- y este ha empezado a hacerlo en castellano. ¿Sus méritos? Una mezcla explosiva de misantropía y sexo que maneja los sentimientos como material radiactivo, es decir, como algo que nos mata y que nos ilumina.» Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País «Emerge el lenguaje poético que tanto domina, fluye como un monólogo en voz alta.» El Periódico «Valiente y arriesgada.» El País «Íntimo, bello, irónico y sorprendente.» Núvol «Una escritura ágil y electrizante y una mirada personal cruda y lúcida. Convence.» Diari ARA
    6 min
  • [Spanish] - Monstruos marinos by Chloë Aridjis
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559217 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Monstruos marinos Author: Chloë Aridjis Narrator: Yuliana Díaz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 2, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: 'Un trabajo abrasador e hipnótico; sorprendente historia de encantamiento y desilusión.' -Laura Esquivel, autora del bestseller Como agua para chocolate «Aridjis es muy hábil al conjurar ese embeleso adolescente que captura el significado debajo de cada superficie. Como la escritura de Sebald o Cusk, la suya ronda sus propias omisiones... La imagen del naufragio se avecina amenazante para Aridjis; se convierte en una lente muy útil para ver este libro autónomo, inescrutable y extrañamente cautivador como un objeto rescatado que quiere volver al mar.» -Katy Waldman, The New Yorker Una tarde de otoño en la Ciudad de México, Luisa, de diecisiete años, no regresa a casa. En su lugar, aborda un camión a la costa del Pacífico con Tomás, un muchacho al que apenas conoce. Él parece representar todo lo que le falta a su vida: temeridad, impulso e independencia. Y Tomás también puede ayudarla a satisfacer una extraña obsesión: encontrar a la compañía de enanos ucranianos. Según los reportes del periódico, los enanos escaparon recientemente de un circo soviético durante una gira por México. Los imaginados destinos de estos artistas circenses llenan los surrealistas sueños de Luisa cuando se instala en una comunidad playera de Oaxaca. Rodeada de hippies, nudistas, buscadores de tesoros y excéntricos contadores de historias, ella busca a alguien, a quien sea, que le prometa 'sin importar nada, seguirá siendo un misterio'. Todo esto es una misión más fácil de imaginar que de lograr. Mientras pasea por la orilla del mar y visita el bar local, Luisa comienza a desaparecer peligrosamente de las vidas de los desconocidos de Zipolite, la Playa de los muertos.
    6 min
  • The Janitor's Wife: A psychological suspense thriller full of twists by L.G. Davis
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Janitor's Wife: A psychological suspense thriller full of twists Author: L.G. Davis Narrator: Tara Novie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 29, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A local schoolgirl is murdered. Her husband is behind bars. Did he do it?A year ago, after the devastating loss of their unborn child, Viola and Alex Watson leave Denver and start over in a tranquil town in Tennessee. Viola is pregnant again, but her new life is about to collapse around her. Alex is arrested for the murder of an Aston High schoolgirl who went missing three months ago.   Viola refuses to believe her husband is a murderer. Eventually, the truth will unmask the real killer, and Alex will come back home. But things are not always what they seem. In her search for answers, Viola finds out the hard way that sometimes the truth can only be found in dark places. And once it’s out in the open, it has the power to expose the best-kept secrets and to punish both the innocent and the guilty.  The twists and turns in this gripping psychological suspense will leave you breathless. What readers are saying about The Janitor's Wife."Secrets, lies and betrayal are waiting to be exposed and revealed with each page turned. The suspense is nail-biting. And the twists and turns left me flabbergasted." Hanan “This book kept me hooked trying to figure out who to trust and who was telling the truth and who lies. It kept me guessing right up till the end.” Charlie WLTB Blog "This is a brilliant read. Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start. Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable. Great suspense and action with wonderful world building.." Billie "What another spectacularly written psychological thriller with only the masterful twists, plots and surprises that LG Davis can construe! As usual Davis has another gripping blockbuster on her hands!" Lissa Wells
    4 min
  • [Spanish] - Algo alrededor de tu cuello by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Algo alrededor de tu cuello Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Narrator: Indhira Serrano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 25, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, autora ganadora del prestigioso premio Orange con su novela Medio sol amarillo, vuelve al territorio de la ficción con este volumen de cuentos, un libro que revela una voz madura crecida en la realidad de un país como Nigeria. Conmovedores y profundos, estos relatos cuentan historias humanamente cercanas y geográficamente remotas: historias de mujeres que sufren lejos de su país de origen, historias de emigrantes que se encuentran a sí mismos en América, la tierra prometida. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, autora nigeriana, sabe hablar de África alejándose de los titulares manidos sobre ese continente, pero sin dejar de lado la historia de su país. Es una escritora interesada en cómo los asuntos públicos afectan a los individuos, interesada en analizar desde la ficción el choque entre la modernidad y la tradición, las expectativas familiares y los sueños de las nuevas generaciones. Reseñas: «Escuchar los relatos de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie es un verdadero placer; la autora pertenece al reducido grupo de jóvenes escritores cuyo talento y sabiduría les separa de su propia generación debido a su gran madurez narrativa.» Yiyun Li «Algo alrededor de tu cuello, nominada al nominada al premio de relato Frank O'Connor International y al John Llewellyn Rhys, es un libro memorable.» The New York Times «Algo alrededor de tu cuello es una lectura perfecta para los tiempos que corren.» Publishers Weekly
    6 min
  • [Spanish] - El año de los delfines by Sarah Lark
    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557632 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El año de los delfines Author: Sarah Lark Narrator: Laura Monedero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: November 25, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: La nueva novela de la exitosa autora de En el país de la nube blanca. Para ser fiel a ti misma y cumplir tus sueños, a veces es necesario romper con todo aquello que has sido y emprender un largo viaje y convertir en realidad la pasión de toda una vida. La nueva novela de la exitosa escritora Sarah Lark que nos relata la gran aventura vital de Laura, una madre de familia todavía joven, que quiere cumplir su sueño de convertirse en bióloga marina y para ello, no duda en embarcarse en un apasionante viaje desde Alemania hasta el país de la nube blanca para trabajar como guía en una empresa turística especializada en cruceros para atisbar ballenas y delfines.
    6 min

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