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ID: 584625

Title: Russian Roulette

Author: Stephen Leather

Narrator: Paul Thornley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:56:06

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-21

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Russian troops are preparing to cross the border into Belarus, threatening its independence. The only thing facing them are an armed partisan group but they are poorly trained and will be no match for the Russians. The British Government wants an independent Belarus as a buffer against Russian expansion - so Shepherd is despatched with a crack SAS team to help the partisans. And as the Russians prepare to attack Belarus, assassins are at work, carrying out an audacious series of killings. All the victims are supporters of Boris Yeltsin, the first President of Russia. Someone wants President Yeltsin dead. And it's up to Shepherd and his team to ensure that doesn't happen.

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ID: 584669

Title: Museum of Diaries

Author: Clare Morrall

Narrator: Penelope Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:21:35

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-21

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

Forced into retirement, history professor Ellen Kershaw finds herself at a loose end. So when she is contacted by a reclusive billionaire, with an unusual proposition, her interest is piqued. Theodore Shepherd is funding a museum for diaries, and he wants Ellen to curate it. A live-in position at a Gothic stately home in the middle of Dartmoor, it's just the escape she needs whilst she works out what to do with the rest of her life. Ellen soon finds herself immersed in the stories and diaries that await her. But as voices from the past start to interweave with the present, mysteries and secrets from her own childhood come to light. . .

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ID: 584627

Title: Untidy Death

Author: Simon Brett

Narrator: Simon Brett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:56:23

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-21

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

When Alexandra Richards approaches professional declutterer Ellen Curtis to ask her to help sort out her mother's chaotic flat, Ellen gets the impression Alexandra doesn't like her mother very much. But when Ingrid Richards' body is discovered in her burned-out home, Alexandra's exasperated words don't seem such a joke. Due to the hazardous state of the victim's over-cluttered residence, the police are inclined to dismiss her death as an unfortunate accident. Ellen's not so sure. Could Alexandra's resentment towards her mother have escalated into violence? The more she discovers about the dead woman's remarkable past, the more convinced Ellen becomes that there's something decidedly suspicious about her death.

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ID: 600881

Title: Before You Were Gone

Author: Sheila Bugler

Narrator: Helen Barford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:57:13

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-21

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

Emer Doran's life was torn apart when her sister, Kitty, drowned. Her body was never recovered. Twenty years later, Emer sees a woman who is the image of Kitty and is convinced her sister is alive. Dee Doran jumps at the chance to get to know her long-lost cousin when Emer calls asking to meet. But it is not the happy family reunion Dee had expected. Emer is desperate for Dee's help to find out what really happened to Kitty. As Dee works to uncover the truth, one thing becomes clear: there is a tangled web of lies that date back many years. And those with the answers are determined to keep their secrets at any cost.

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ID: 584652

Title: Rattle of Bones

Author: Douglas Skelton

Narrator: Sarah Barron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:38:46

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-21

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

In 1752, Seamus a'Ghlynne, James of the Glen, was executed for the murder of government man Colin Campbell. He was almost certainly innocent. When banners are placed at his gravesite claiming that his namesake, James Stewart, is innocent of murder, reporter Rebecca Connolly smells a story. The young Stewart has been in prison for ten years for the brutal murder of his lover, lawyer and politician Murdo Maxwell. Rebecca soon discovers that Maxwell believed he was being followed prior to his murder and his phones were tapped. As Rebecca keeps digging, she finds herself in the sights of Inverness crime matriarch Mo Burke, who wants payback for the damage caused to her family in a previous case.

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ID: 500230

Title: Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food

Author: Ed Balls

Narrator: Ed Balls

Format: Abridged

Length: 06:13:40

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir, General

Summary:

‘Delightfully different’ – Delia Smith

 

Ed Balls was just three weeks old when he tried his first meal: pureed roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. While perhaps ill-advised by modern weaning standards, it worked for him in 1967, and from that moment on he was hooked on food.

 

Appetite is a memoir with a twist: part autobiography, part cookbook, each chapter is a recipe that tells a story. Ed was taught to cook by his mother, and now he’s passing these recipes on to his own children as they start to fly the nest. Sitting round the table year after year, the world around us may change, but great recipes last a lifetime.

 

Appetite is a celebration of love, family, and really good food.

 

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ID: 500663

Title: What Would the Aunties Say?: A brown girl's guide to being yourself and living your best life

Author: Anchal Seda

Narrator: Anchal Seda

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:53:21

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness, Teen, Parenting, Tough Topics

Summary:

'Packed with stories and advice that will have you laughing and crying.’ - Cosmopolitan

In this groundbreaking book, beauty influencer and podcaster Anchal Seda openly and honestly explores the shared experiences of "the brown girls" from Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi women living in the Western world. What Would the Aunties Say? is packed full of advice to help you handle our culture, be yourself, live your best life, and, of course, deal with the Aunties. 

 

Navigating the ups and downs of life in our community can be challenging. We live in a very different world today to our parents, uncles, aunties, and grandparents, which comes with lots of unwritten rules and expectations. But you're not alone. 

 

Filled with humour and warmth, and based on the podcast of the same name, in What Would the Aunties Say? Anchal shares her own experiences with the stories and dilemmas of other young women like her. It takes you through every aspect of life – from education and career, beauty standards and colourism, to dating and marriage, as well as mental health and therapy, racism and inequality – and of course, your relationship with your family.

 

This book will make you laugh and cry and nod your head in recognition. It will help you handle the challenges we face and encourage you to embrace the benefits of the fusion of East and West while inspiring you to be unapologetically yourself.

 

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ID: 488621

Title: How to Survive Without Grown-Ups

Author: Larry Hayes

Narrator: Saffron Coomber

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:41:37

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Animals & Nature, Health & Family

Summary:

Get set for the new hilarious out-of-this-world adventure series for listeners aged 8+ – this is the perfect new series for fans of Tom Gates, David Solomons and Star Wars! 

Mum and Dad have left – gone to Mars, and they’re never coming back . . .

 

FREEDOM AT LAST!

 

But this isn’t one of Dad’s weird jokes; it’s REAL. It’s up to ten-year-old Eliza and her genius little brother, Johnnie, to find out what’s going on, and launch a rescue . . .

 

Can they handle vampire squids, a suspicious villain, a secret island full of traps and a trip into space? And – more importantly – will they ever get their parents back?

 

The funniest, zaniest, most out-of-this-world adventure you’ll read all year! Look out for Eliza and Johnnie's second adventure,  How to Survive Time Travel. Out now!

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ID: 535150

Title: Land of Big Numbers

Author: Te-Ping Chen

Narrator: Chris Noaki Lee, Christine Lakin, Eddy Lee, Fiona Rene, Katie Tang, Lynn Chen, Matt Yang Kim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:35:16

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Literary Fiction, General

Summary:

A dazzling debut collection which, deftly and urgently, tells the stories of those living in the biggest and most complicated country on earth. 

A BARACK OBAMA READING LIST SELECTION FOR SUMMER 2021

 

‘In this magnificent collection of stories, the author vividly captures the desires and losses of a richly drawn cast while drawing on the realities of contemporary China’? Cosmopolitan

A brother competes for gaming glory while his twin sister exposes the dark side of the Communist government on her underground blog; a worker at a government call centre is alarmed one day to find herself speaking to a former lover; a delicious new fruit arrives at the neighbourhood market and the locals find it starts to affect their lives in ways they could never have imagined; and a young woman's dreams of making it big in Shanghai are stalled when she finds herself working as a florist.

These are just some of the myriad lives to be evoked in The Land of Big Numbers, a collection of stories which - sometimes playfully, sometimes darkly - draws back the curtain on the realities of modern China and unveils a cast of characters as rich and complicated as any in world literature. With virtuosic brilliance, Te-ping Chen sheds light on a country much talked about but little understood and announces the birth of a bright new star in the literary firmament. 

 

Praise for Land of Big Numbers

‘A spectacular work, comic, timely, profound. Te-Ping Chen has a superb eye for detail in a China where transformation occurs simultaneously too fast and too slow for lives in pursuit of meaning in a brave new world. Her characters are achingly alive. It’s rare to read a collection so satisfying, where every story adds to a gripping and intricate world.’ Madeleine Thien, author of the Booker-shortlisted Do Not Say We Have Nothing

 

‘Te-Ping Chen’s Land of Big Numbers contains 10 illuminating, sharp stories set in China, penned by a former investigative reporter who worked in Beijing for several years’ The Independent

'China’s borders have remained closed to foreign travellers since the first few months of the Covid pandemic, and look set to remain so in the immediate future. For those who want a peek inside the country, this very readable collection of short stories is a great place to start.' Financial Times

‘Te-Ping Chen shows us how much life, loss, and quiet pleasure exists in the world, just out of view.’ Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine 

 

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ID: 460438

Title: Sky Pirates: The Dragon's Gold

Author: Alex English

Narrator: Nicky Diss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:09:57

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Kids, General, Action & Adventure, Health & Family

Summary:

Embark on another swashbuckling SKY PIRATES adventure in The Dragon's Gold, perfect for 8+ explorers and fans of Abi Elphinstone, Peter Bunzl and Vashti Hardy.

 

Echo Quickthorn has been reunited with her sky-pirate mother, Indigo Lil, and is now a fully-fledged member of the Black Sky Wolves. So when Lil is summoned to the Alliance of the Seven Skies, Echo decides to sneak along with her friend Horace. There, Horace is captured by the dastardly Thunder Sharks, a rival pirate clan, who present Echo with an ultimatum: they’ll release her friend in exchange for the legendary dragon’s gold ...

Echo must journey – through underwater libraries and active volcanoes – to the inhospitable Dragonlands, in order to find the dragon’s lair. But can she find the treasure and prove herself to be a true-sky pirate?

Praise for SKY PIRATES: Echo Quickthorn and the Great Beyond:

"Strap yourselves in for an exhilarating ride!" – Daily Mail 

"Fizzes with magic and wonder" – Abi Elphinstone, author of SKY SONG

 "A charmingly madcap adventure, with endearing friendships, sparkling wit, and a swashbuckling journey across pirate-infested skies. I loved it. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Cogheart." – Hana Tooke, author of THE UNADOPTABLES

 

“A spirited protagonist, a charming side-kick and a believable villain come together in this tightly plotted, visual, treat for the senses. I want to soar over the rainbow rooftops of Port Tourbillon and the toadstooled forests of Tyrian in my very own airship.” – Nizrana Farook, author of THE GIRL WHO STOLE AN ELEPHANT

 

“Sky Pirates is a fast-moving adventure story full of intrepid explorers, ingenious inventors, stolen treasure and mysterious undiscovered lands. If you like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (and who doesn't?) you'll love Sky Pirates too!” – Kirsty Applebaum, author of THE MIDDLER

"From the very first page, I felt as if I'd been grabbed by the hand by a best friend and taken on the journey of a lifetime. Pacey, thrilling and endearing too. If I was ever to encounter sky pirates, I can think of no one I'd want by my side more than clever, brave Echo." – Joanna Nadin, author of the RACHEL RILEY series

“A breath-taking adventure and a wonderfully imagined story of friendship and danger in strange places.” – Claire Fayers, author of THE VOYAGE TO MAGICAL NORTH

"An incredible adventure, brimming with friendship and danger" – The Bookseller

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