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Title: Milking Time

Author: Rachael Treasure

Narrator: Hannah Fredericksen

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

Release date: May 1, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

The gorgeously funny, uplifting and entertaining new novel from Rachael Treasure, author of iconic, bestselling and much-loved stories of Australian rural life, including Jillaroo and The Farmer's Wife. Connie Mulligan, daughter of a fourth-generation Tasmanian dairy farmer, feels like she doesn't belong – anywhere. She's got big dreams and big ideas, but she made a mess of her university degree and has been sent home in disgrace. The man who was responsible for her failure won't get out of her nightmares, her father won't listen to any of her ideas on how to make environmentally positive changes to the way the dairy farm is being run, her mum thinks she should go on anti-depressants, and she keeps having what her psychologist calls 'episodes'. Connie is stifled, frustrated, out of sorts and out of step – with her family, her town, her community and her time. It's not until an opportunity arises to travel to Ireland that a chance encounter with a wise old woman – and a knock on the head – sees Connie regain her confidence. And it is in Ireland that Connie realises that everything she wants back home – family, friends, community and a healthy, healing land – is within her grasp; she's just got to reach out for what she wants and make it happen. The story of how Connie Mulligan uses all her wit, willpower and a community of strong women to seize the day, save her family farm and transform herself, her life and her small town will have you standing up and cheering. Earthy, funny, truthful and wise, this is Rachael Treasure at her emotional, heartfelt and feelgood best. 'Milking Time puts social rebellion ahead of romance, without being preachy or losing the charm of the genre, and paints a vivid portrait of the challenges and triumphs of small-town farming community. Filled with authentic, gutsy characters Milking Time is a brilliant return to writing for Treasure.' The Australian 'Rachael Treasure is back and better than ever.' Better Reading

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Title: Watermelon Syrup: A Novel

Author: Di Brandt, Jane Finlay-Young, Annie Jacobsen

Narrator: Ryanne Chisholm

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Release date: April 30, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Lexi, a young Mennonite woman from Saskatchewan, comes to work as housekeeper and nanny for a doctor’s family in Waterloo, Ontario, during the Depression. Dr. Gerald Oliver is a handsome philanderer who lives with his neurotic and alcoholic wife, Cammy, and their two children. Lexi soon adapts to modern conveniences, happily wears Cammy’s expensive cast off clothes, and is transformed from an innocent into a chic urban beauty. When Lexi is called home to Saskatchewan to care for her dying mother, she returns a changed person. At home, Lexi finds a journal written by her older brother during the family’s journey from Russia to Canada. In it she reads of a tragedy kept secret for years, one hat reconciles her early memories of her mother as joyful and loving with the burdened woman she became in Canada. Lexi returns to Waterloo, where a crisis of her own, coupled with the knowledge of this secret, serves as the catalyst for her realization that, unlike her mother, she must create her own destiny. Watermelon Syrup is a classic bildungsroman: the tale of a naive young woman at the crossroads of a traditional, restrictive world and a modern one with its freedom, risks, and responsibilities.

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Title: [German] - Das Licht ist hier viel heller

Author: Mareike Fallwickl

Narrator: Astrid Kohrs

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Release date: April 26, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Maximilian Wenger war einer der Großen, ein Bestsellerautor, ein Macher. Jetzt steht er vor einem Scherbenhaufen: Niemand will mehr seine Romane lesen, und seine Frau hat ihn gegen einen Fitnesstrainer eingetauscht. In einer kleinen Wohnung unweit von Salzburg verkriecht er sich vor der Welt. Wengers achtzehnjährige Tochter Zoey plant ihre Zukunft nach ganz eigenen Vorstellungen. Schnell merkt sie, dass sie dabei an ihre Grenzen stößt – und das Erwachsenwerden mit Schmerz verbunden ist. Dann bekommt Wenger diese Briefe. Obwohl sie an seinen Vormieter adressiert sind, öffnet er sie, und es trifft ihn wie ein Schlag: Sie sind brutal und zart, erschütternd und inspirierend. Wer ist die geheimnisvolle Fremde, die von flüchtigem Glück, Verletzungen und enttäuschter Hoffnung erzählt? Was Wenger nicht weiß: Auch Zoey liest heimlich in den Briefen. Sie hat etwas erlebt, das sich in diesen wütenden Worten spiegelt. Beide, Vater und Tochter, werden an einen Scheideweg geführt, an dem etwas Altes endet und etwas Neues beginnt. Intelligent, schlagfertig-humorvoll und mit großer Empathie schreibt Mareike Fallwickl über das Gelingen und Scheitern von Liebe, Freundschaft und Familie, digitale und analoge Scheinwelten, Machtmissbrauch, weibliche Selbstbestimmung – und entfacht einen Sog, der fesselt bis zum Schluss. das Cover wurde gestaltet von Daniela Weichenberger

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Title: The Flower Sisters

Author: Michelle Collins Anderson

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating, Graham Winton, Andrea Gallo, Jim Frangione, Christina Moore, L.J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 1 minute

Release date: April 23, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Drawing on the little-known true story of one tragic night at an Ozarks dance hall in 1928, this beautifully written novel, told through interwoven narratives generations apart, is a page-turning tale of love, loss, and reinvention …At birth, Violet and Rose Flowers were identical, save for a tiny bluish-purple mark gracing Violet’s slender neck. By nineteen, their temperaments distinguish them, as different as the flowers their mother named them for—Violet, wild and outgoing, and Rose, solitary and reserved. Still, they are each other’s world. Then, on a sweltering, terrible August night in 1928, an explosion rocks Lamb’s Dance Hall in Possum Flats, Missouri, engulfing it in flames, leaving one twin among the dozens dead, and her sister’s life forever changed.Fifty years later, Daisy Flowers is dumped on her grandmother Rose’s doorstep for the summer. A bright, inquisitive fifteen-year-old, Daisy bargains her way into an internship at the local newspaper—where she learns of the mysterious long-ago tragedy and its connection to her family. Rose, now the local funeral home director, grows increasingly alarmed as her impulsive granddaughter delves into Possum Flats’ history, determined to uncover the horrors and heroes of the fiery blast.For a small town, Possum Flats holds a multitude of big secrets, some guarded by the living, some kept by the dead. And through Rose, Daisy, Dash—a preacherwho found his calling that fateful night—and others, those ghosts gradually come into the light, forcing a reckoning at last.This audiobook is narrated by Jim Frangione, Andrea Gallo, L.J. Ganser, Laura Knight Keating, Christina Moore, and Graham Winton.

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Title: Wanderlust: A Dark Captivity Novel

Author: Skye Warren

Narrator: Lucy James

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Release date: April 22, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

I loved the story! I loved that it made me feel, that it turned me on, turned me off, made me pause and think, twisted my stomach into knots. - Haydee's Reviews   Can love come from pain?   Evie always dreamed of seeing the world, but her first night at a motel turns into a nightmare. Hunter is a rugged trucker willing to do anything to keep her--including kidnapping. As they cross the country in his rig, Evie plots her escape, but she may find what she's been looking for right beside her.   Wanderlust is a full-length dark romance novel that explores captivity and power. Not intended for those uncomfortable with the subject matter or under 18 years of age.

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Title: [German] - Eastern Sittichs (ungekürzt)

Author: Karin Nohr

Narrator: Karin Nohr

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Release date: April 19, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Coming of Age eines jungen Basketballstars, der sich plötzlich auf der Verliererseite findet: die Mutter geht weg, er muss den todkranken Vater pflegen. Als ihn auch noch die Freundin stehen lässt, bricht er mit seinem Freund nach Australien auf - eine Reise mit turbulenten Wendungen und einem überraschenden Ende. Für Glücksucher aller Altersstufen!

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Title: Second Best

Author: David Foenkinos

Narrator: Joe Thomas

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Release date: April 16, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

'It's about time British readers discovered the wit and originality of David Foenkinos' Jonathan Coe, author of Bournville A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter. It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime. A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life. But how can he escape his failure, especially when it's the most famous film series in the world? Foenkinos's smash hit Second Best is a playful, poignant story about fate, loss, and how the lives we wish we'd led might not be all they're cracked up to be . . .

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Title: The Gospel of Orla

Author: Eoghan Walls

Narrator: Hannah Curtis

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Release date: April 16, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Most anticipated in the Irish Times, Toronto Star, and the Book Culture newsletter ● Indie Next List Pick ● Library Reads Selection ● Perfect for Book Clubs ● Debut Novel 'A consistently surprising, evocative, almost impossible to put down, and gloriously original work.' —Booklist A stunning debut novel from the Northern Irish poet Eoghan Walls, The Gospel of Orla is the coming-of-age story of a young girl, Orla, and the man she meets who has an astonishing and unique ability. It is also a road novel that takes us across the north of England after the two flee Orla's village together. Here the mysteries of faith charge full bore into the vagaries of contemporary mores. A humorous, wise, deeply human and sometimes breathtaking work of lyrical fiction. 'A melancholic, funny, and magical coming-of-age story, The Gospel of Orla is glorious, wise, and totally weird. I loved it.' —Annie Hartnett, author of Unlikely Animals

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Title: Sweetness in the Skin

Author: Ishi Robinson

Narrator: Deja Bowens

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Release date: April 11, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Pumkin Patterson dreams of a life beyond her Jamaican hometown. But what we dream of and where we belong aren’t always the same thing… For Pumkin Patterson, family is complicated. There’s her mother Paulette, who only sees Pumkin as a nuisance. There’s her beloved Auntie Sophie, who has always talked of she and Pumkin travelling to new horizons. And there’s her grandmother, who has always favoured Sophie over Paulette. When Sophie moves to France for work, she promises to send for her niece in one year’s time. All Pumkin has to do is pass her French entrance exam. But when Pumkin’s mother finds out, she’s determined that her sister won’t get her own way this time. Now forced to raise the money for her exam in secret, Pumkin turns to her loyal friends to help her secure her way out . . . while evading her mother’s suspicions. But while Pumkin dreams of her escape, could happiness be closer to home than she thinks? ‘A delightful, at times humorous story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.’ CHARMAINE WILKERSON, author of Black Cake ‘A tender exploration of familial love, both the family you’re born to, and the one you find along the way.’ CHARLENE CARR, author of Hold My Girl ©2024 Ishi Robinson (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Title: The Sundered Blade

Series: #6 of Legends of Abreia

Author: Kenley Davidson

Narrator: Vanessa Moyen

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Release date: April 5, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Experience the stunning conclusion to Legends of Abreia, a thrilling romantic fantasy series for fans of Elise Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, and Shari L. Tapscott!   War is coming…   … and Prince Vaniell is willing to do whatever is necessary to protect the Five Thrones. He’ll even entrust his life to a former enemy as he attempts to gather allies against the looming threat of Garimore’s armies. From Iria and Eddris to the distant mountains of Farhall, he’ll risk everything to bring the Thrones together, desperate to save Abreia from the cruel realities of war.   But he must do it without Karreya. Her mission is to infiltrate Hanselm, the capital city of Garimore, and confront the man she knows as Father. It is a daring gamble that hinges on his own pride and ambition, and Karreya believes she can provoke him into acting before he is ready.   But nothing could have prepared her for seeing her father again—for the secrets that would come to light, or the truths she would discover about herself. When her hopes and plans lie in ruins, she must decide just how much she is willing to sacrifice, and how far she’s willing to go to protect the gray-eyed mage prince she has come to love.   Armies are on the move, and under the shadow of dragons’ wings, the Five Thrones wait to learn whose hand will direct their future. Will the tyrant, Melger, fall? Or will Vaniell and Karreya fail in their quest to save the ones they love?   Bonds will be tested. Hearts will be broken. And by the choices of a destined few, the fate of the world will be forever changed.   The Sundered Blade is the sixth and final book in Legends of Abreia. If you loved Air Awakens, Elven Alliance, or The Spoken Mage, don’t miss this complete romantic fantasy series filled with adventure, assassins, night elf shapeshifters, and slow-burn closed-door romance!