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ID: 809463

Title: Wartime Christmas in the Dales

Author: Betty Firth

Narrator: Claire Storey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:18:21

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Sagas

Summary:

October 1941. Despite the hardships of life during wartime, Bobby Bancroft has never been happier. Engaged to her airman sweetheart Charlie, living in the beautiful Dales village of Silverdale and gainfully employed at The Tyke magazine, her life seems to be going exactly the way she always hoped it would. As the festive season approaches, Bobby is recruited to help produce a Christmas pantomime for the evacuee children billeted in the village. The project introduces her to some new friends, including a handsome Canadian, Flying Officer Ernie King, and her friend Topsy's upper-crust cousin Archie Sumner. However, fresh troubles arise when Charlie discovers his RAF training is to be cut short and he must prepare to join the fight imminently. What's more, his upcoming leave has been cancelled, leaving him to spend a lonely Christmas in his barracks. Can a miracle bring Charlie and Bobby together for Christmas?

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ID: 767045

Title: Hotel Avocado

Author: Bob Mortimer

Narrator: Bob Mortimer, Julie Maisey, Paul Whitehouse, Sally Phillips

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:20:23

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else, and this is a rollicking old-school yarn' The Guardian

 

‘Mortimer’s verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling’ The Times 

WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie.

Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down.

 

But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.

 

All Gary wants is a happy life. But he also wants to be alive to enjoy it…

 

THE HILARIOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL BY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER

‘Sweet and funny’ Closer

 

‘A stunning sequel… It’s genuinely difficult to put this book down – you’ll be entranced by Mortimer’s humour and obvious story-telling skills’ Press Association

 

‘Characters are layered with carefully observed detail and a huge serving of hilarity’ Heat

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ID: 778649

Title: Lonely Courage: The true story of the SOE heroines who fought to free Nazi-occupied France

Author: Rick Stroud

Narrator: Jane McDowell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:47:11

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: History, World

Summary:

‘A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book – told with tremendous pace and excitement’ William Boyd

‘Rick Stroud writes brilliantly about war … an astonishing book … a wonderful story’ Ben Macintyre

'Enthralling, edge-of-smart exciting and also heart-breaking...Stroud's book is a reminder and fitting testimony to their immense bravery' James Holland

On 18 June 1940 General de Gaulle broadcast from London to his countrymen in France about the catastrophe that had overtaken their nation – the victory of the invading Germans. He declared: ‘The flame of French Resistance must not and will not be extinguished.' The Resistance began almost immediately. At first it was made up of small, disorganised groups working in isolation. But by the time of the liberation in 1944 around 400,000 French citizens, nearly 2 per cent of the population, were involved.

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) set up by Winston Churchill in 1941 saw its role in France as helping the Resistance by recruiting and organising guerrilla fighters; supplying and training them; and then disrupting the invaders by any means necessary. The aim of this work was to prepare for the invasion of Europe by Allied forces and the eventual liberation of France. It was soon decided that women would play a vital role.

There were 39 female agents recruited from all walks of life, ranging from a London shop assistant to a Polish aristocrat. They all knew France well, were fluent in French and were prepared to sacrifice everything. The women trained alongside the men, learning how to disappear into the background, how to operate a radio transmitter and how to kill a man with their bare hands. Once trained, they were infiltrated behind the lines; some went on to lead thousands of Resistance fighters, while others were arrested, brutally interrogated and sent to concentration camps.  

Lonely Courage tells their remarkable story and sheds new light on what life was really like for these brave women.

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ID: 736065

Title: Storm of Lies

Author: Sophie McKenzie

Narrator: Hanako Footman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:25:10

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Teen, Kids, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

Secrets and Lies are everywhere you look! And the storm is coming! The new teen thriller from Sophie McKenzie, the bestselling author of Girl Missing

Hollie has spent her whole life on the quiet south coast. She's faced some tough challenges, but then who hasn't? When she and her best friend, Parker, start a research project on the local sea-wall defences, the last thing she expects is to uncover a trail of lies that lead her – and those she loves most – into terrible danger. Soon Hollie finds herself at the centre of a growing storm, where she must fight to save everything: her friends, her family and her life . . .

 

Praise for Girl, Missing:

'Page-turning' The Independent

'Will have you gripped for hours' Sunday Express

'Please read this book: it is brilliant!; The Guardian

'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think of one name - and that's Sophie Mckenzie. Why? Because noboody does it better' Phil Earle, award-winning author

'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant... you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling author

'Brilliantly described, scary and touching' The Daily Mirror

10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl, Missing

Manchester Children's Book Awards

Bolton Children's Book Award

Soilhill Book Award

Winner of the Sakura Medal

Red House Children's Book Award

Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book

Lewisham Children's Book Award

 

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ID: 812168

Title: Our Shouts Echo

Author: Jade Adia

Narrator: Tyla Collier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:25:27

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Romance, Tough Topics

Summary:

An unforgettably powerful coming-of-age story about a 16-year-old LA transplant whose plans to build a doomsday shelter in her backyard collide with an unexpected summer romance.Survival Tip #1: The world is going to shit. Whatever you do, dont fall in love. Sixteen-year old Niarah Holloways only goal in life is to get through it unnoticed. That, and to spend her first summer in LA building a doomsday bunker in her backyard. Because if the past few years have taught Niarah anything, its that the ocean levels are rising, minimum wage is a scam, and the people who are supposed to protect you will hurt you. Now the only thing that helps Niarah stay afloat amidst the constant waves of anxiety and dread that threaten to drag her under is her new mantra:Be prepared. But Niarah wasnt prepared for Mac Torres. Not for his disarmingly cute face, or for his surfer lifestyle, or for the way his smile resuscitates her heart. Mac is a bomb that blows Niarahs world to pieces, but instead of disaster, he fills it with sunset bonfires, breakfast burritos, and new friends. For years, Niarahs life has revolved around ignoring the demons of her past, avoiding the problems of her present, and preparing for the catastrophes of the future. Now Macwith his sunshine laugh and infectious optimism is determined to show her another way to be. But in a world where the worst feels inevitable, can one summer be enough to light the way to a hopeful future? Can one summer be enough to fall in love?

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ID: 709515

Title: Daydream

Author: Hannah Grace

Narrator: CJ Bloom, Emmanuel Ingram

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:21:21

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

The new novel from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Icebreaker and Wildfire...

As a chronic procrastinator, Henry Turner always knew his junior year in college wasn’t going to be easy. That was before he made ice hockey captain as well as landing himself in a difficult class with his least favourite professor. 

Thankfully, it’s then that Henry meets Halle, a fellow junior who he immediately befriends. Academic pressure has never been a struggle for Halle, but as an introverted people pleaser with a tendency to overcommit herself, she can’t help but offer to help Henry pass his class. In turn he offers to help make college life a little more inspiring – just the thing she needs as an aspiring novelist…

Failure isn’t an option for either of them but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a little room for distraction…

Not suitable for younger readers. 

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ID: 805084

Title: House of Hope

Author: Joanne Clague

Narrator: Catherine Harvey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:26:20

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Sagas

Summary:

In the dead of night, a young woman is found on the doorstep of the House of Help for Friendless Girls . . . Winter 1887. Matron Hetty Barlow suspects Hope is lying when she claims to be suffering from amnesia. The girl is taken in, but it isn't long before her pregnancy is discovered, which could put the future of the house - a new experiment in dealing with destitute women - in jeopardy. They named her Hope, but Emma Hyde knows she can't keep up her deception forever. She's hundreds of miles away from home, but her well-to-do parents will be searching for her. Amelia yearns to break away from her overbearing sister, Hetty. She meets a man who offers an escape, but her ticket to freedom means revealing Emma's secrets. Will she betray a friend for a chance at a new life?

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ID: 803311

Title: Prey

Author: Vanda Symon

Narrator: Genevieve Swallow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:01:28

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

On her first day back from maternity leave, Detective Sam Shephard is thrown straight into a cold-case investigation - the unsolved murder of a highly respected Anglican priest in Dunedin. The case has been a thorn in the side of the police hierarchy, and for her boss it's personal. With all the witness testimony painting a picture of a dedicated church and family man, what possible motive could there have been for his murder? But when Sam starts digging deeper, it becomes apparent someone wants the sins of the past to remain hidden. And when a new potential witness to the crime is found brutally murdered, there is pressure from all quarters to find the killer before anyone else falls prey. But is it already too late . . . ?

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ID: 803312

Title: Pursued by Death

Author: Gunnar Staalesen

Narrator: Mark Meadows

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:51:45

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

When Varg Veum reads the newspaper headline 'YOUNG MAN MISSING', he realises he saw the youth just a few days earlier - en route to a demonstration against a commercial fish-farming facility in the tiny village of Solvik, north of Bergen. Varg heads to Solvik, initially out of curiosity, but when he chances upon a dead body in the sea, he's pulled into a dark and complex web of secrets, feuds and jealousies. Is the body he's found connected to the death of a journalist who was digging into the fish farm's operations two years earlier? And does either incident have something to do with the competition between the two powerful families that dominate Solvik's salmon-farming industry? Or are the deaths the actions of the 'Village Beast' - the brutal small-town justice meted out by rural communities in this part of the world?

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ID: 790661

Title: Silken Gazelles

Author: Jokha Alharthi

Narrator: Avita Jay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:31:07

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

The new novel from the first Arabic-language winner of the Booker International Prize.

In their small, mountainside village, Ghazaala and Asiya love each other like sisters, until tragedy strikes, and Asiya is forced into exile. Ghazaala is haunted by Asiya’s absence; a wound that never quite heals.

When Ghazaala falls in love with a handsome violinist, everything changes. In Muscat, she tries desperately to balance university and the demands of a new wife. Then she meets Harir, whose life, unbeknownst to Ghaazala, has also been changed by Asiya and the mystery of her fate.

Silken Gazelles is a tribute to the power of friendship and the strength of women, intertwining love and loss with deft, beautiful prose.

'A “remarkable” writer who has “constructed her own novelistic form”' The New Yorker

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