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Title: The Voyage Home

Author: Pat Barker

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Release date: August 22, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls After ten blood-filled years, the war is over. Troy lies in smoking ruins as the victorious Greeks fill their ships with the spoils of battle. Alongside the treasures looted are the many Trojan women captured by the Greeks – among them the legendary prophetess Cassandra, and her watchful maid, Ritsa. Enslaved as concubine – war-wife – to King Agamemnon, Cassandra is plagued by visions of his death – and her own – while Ritsa is forced to bear witness to both Cassandra’s frenzies and the horrors to come. Meanwhile, awaiting the fleet’s return is Queen Clytemnestra, vengeful wife of Agamemnon. Heart-shattered by her husband’s choice to sacrifice their eldest daughter to the gods in exchange for a fair wind to Troy, she has spent this long decade plotting retribution, in a palace haunted by child-ghosts. As one wife journeys toward the other, united by the vision of Agamemnon’s death, one thing is certain: this long-awaited homecoming will change everyone’s fates forever. Praise for Pat Barker: 'Barker delves unflinchingly into the enduring mysteries of human motivation' Sunday Telegraph 'She is not only a fine chronicler of war but of human nature' Independent 'Barker is a writer of crispness and clarity and an unflinching seeker of the germ of what it means to be human' Herald 'You go to her for plain truths, a driving storyline and a clear eye, steadily facing the history of our world' Guardian ©2024 Pat Barker (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Title: The Silence Factory: A Novel

Author: Bridget Collins

Narrator: Ned Porteous, Bridget Collins

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Release date: August 20, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ''A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page.” — Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of gothic suspense about a powerful family, the magical and dangerous silk their fortune is built upon, and the exploitative history they are desperately trying to hide. 1820: Sophia Ashmore-Percy reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he searches for rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she sets on her own voyage of discovery—stumbling across the very creature he is looking for, making an unexpected connection with a local woman, and ultimately reconsidering her marriage, life, and own desires. Decades later, audiologist Henry Latimer is sent to the home of industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy and tasked with curing the man’s young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness. But Henry, eager to escape a troubled past, quickly becomes obsessed with the fascinating nature of Sir Edward’s business: spinning silk with a rare and magical breed of spiders. The extraordinary silk shields sound, offering respite from bustling streets and noisy neighbors. The result is instant tranquility, as wearers experience a soothing calmness. Yet, those within earshot of the outward-facing silk are subjected to eerie murmurs that amplify with proximity. Bystanders suffer the consequences of this unnerving phenomenon, manifesting in physical and mental afflictions ranging from headaches and drowsiness to severe cases of madness. As Henry becomes entangled in the allure of the silk and Sir Edward’s charm, he glimpses a more sinister family history. The closer he ventures into the inner circle of Carthmute House, the more he unravels the horrifying underbelly of the silk business. With Bridget Collins’s signature, stunning prose, The Silence Factory is an equally enthralling and unsettling gothic story about complicity, desire, and corruption—a novel to lose yourself in.

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Title: Hollow Out the Dark: A Novel

Author: James Wade

Narrator: Roger Clark

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Release date: August 20, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5

Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

Award-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out the Dark, a gothic adventure set against a Depression-era landscape where a whiskey war threatens to decimate a small Texas town. A veteran of the Great War, Jesse Cole is grateful for the quiet life he now leads. But when his closest friend runs afoul of local criminals Frog and Squirrel Fenley, Jesse is forced to spin his moral compass and enter a violent and volatile underworld. There he encounters corrupt lawmen, hired assassins, and a dark family secret that will upend all he once knew. Complicating matters are Texas Ranger Amon Atkins—who arrives to investigate the Fenleys just as their empire is threatened by a deadly new competitor—and the green-eyed, raven-haired Adaline, a love Jesse thought he’d lost forever. With resources scarce and winter falling hard on the town, a desperate Jesse must choose between the law and the lawless and find a way to survive while still protecting the people he loves. A heart-pounding tale full of plot-twisting revelations, Hollow Out the Dark brings readers into a whiskey-fueled world where everyone has a secret, and love everlasting balances on the edge of a knife.

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Title: The Hidden Book: A Novel

Author: Kirsty Manning

Narrator: Elizabeth Nabben

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Release date: August 13, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

From bestselling author Kirsty Manning comes a stunning novel based on a true story of clandestine courage in World War II as prisoners of war risk their lives to secure evidence of Nazi atrocities—and how one man concealed it for decades before passing it on to his family who struggle to understand their inherited legacy of trauma. Austria, 1940s: Yugoslavian Nico Antonov is just one of more than 200,000 people imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp near the Danube River. Malnourished and forced into hard labor in a quarry, he still defies his captors any way he can. When fate brings him into contact with Lena Lang, a young woman living with her family in fear of their Nazi occupiers, he finds an ally. SS officers have charged Spanish POW and photographer Mateo Baca with recording the events and prisoners of Mauthausen and to make five copies of the collected photo book for the Third Reich’s leaders. But Mateo also creates a sixth book to be smuggled out of the camp—where Nico entrusts Lena to hide it and protect their secret. Australia, 1980s to present day: When teenager Hannah Campbell discovers her grandfather Nico’s mysterious photo album, filled with horrific visions of suffering and cruelty, the barbarities of World War II no longer feel like ancient history. Haunted by the images for years, as a university student and a married young mother, she pursues the truth behind her grandfather’s incarceration. As Hannah experiences love and loss in her own life, she comes to understand how the photos not only capture history but reflect a shared humanity that must never be forgotten.

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Title: In a League of Her Own: A Novel

Author: Kaia Alderson

Narrator: Shayna Small

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Release date: August 6, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of Sisters in Arms comes the incredible, untold story of Effa Manley, a black businesswoman in the male dominated baseball industry, and, currently, the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1930s, New York City An ambitious Harlem woman’s husband upends her social climbing when he buys a Negro Leagues baseball team and appoints her as the team’s business manager. Overnight, Effa Manley goes from 125th Street’s civil rights champion to an interloper in the boys’ club that is professional baseball.  Navigating her way through gentlemen’s agreement contracts, the very public flirtatious antics of superstar Satchel Paige, and a sports world that would much rather see this woman back in her “place” at home, Effa ultimately whips her team, the Newark Eagles, into the Negro Leagues Champions of 1946. But how long will she get to enjoy the fruits of her success before Major League Baseball tears it all apart? Based on the incredible life of Effa Manley, an unforgettable and inspiring story about a woman with a dream who wound up with a baseball team.

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Title: The Story Spinner

Author: Barbara Erskine

Narrator: Jess Nesling

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 17 hours 7 minutes

Release date: August 1, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

The instant Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time… The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power. Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows. But this union will change her destiny forever… Camp Meadow, 2024 Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen’s lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet. Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen’s fate lie closer than she thinks? But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow… Can Cadi uncover Elen’s story before it’s lost to time? The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years… PRAISE for The Story Spinner! ‘A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Simply unputdownable!’ Santa Montefiore ‘Intriguing, dramatic, beautifully researched, with characters that bring past and present alive’ Rachel Hore ‘On my best books of the year list.’ Elizabeth Chadwick ‘Beautifully written and vividly evoking the magic of lost worlds, this novel is so breath-taking in its scope that it left me longing for more.’ Alison Weir Readers LOVE The Story Spinner! ‘I loved this book! What a great story! Both gripping and thrilling I could not put this book down! Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters make the story. It sucked me in and kept me reading. I'm sorry to have finished it’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I thought about this book even when I wasn't reading it which, to me, is the sign of a good book.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Title: Accidental Darlings

Author: Crystal Jeans

Narrator: Sofia Engstrand

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Release date: August 1, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

'Delightfully subversive, I loved it' RED The darkly funny new novel from Polari Prize-shortlisted author Crystal Jeans, inspired in part by Dickens' Great Expectations… It’s 1924, and the village of Skimpole is full of secrets. When Anastasia’s mother dies, she must move in with ‘the Aunt’ – a writer, too fearsome for a first name, who lives in a dilapidated mansion with her dogs. But mysteries abound: who wrote the raunchy love letters she discovers in the Aunt’s bedroom, signed ‘Big Willy’? Why do the villagers hate the Aunt so much? And how did Anastasia’s father, who passed before she was born, really die? When the Aunt’s friends arrive at the house one summer, wreathed in cigarette smoke and an air of debauchery, Anastasia may be closer to finding answers – but the truth will turn her world upside down…

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Title: A Sister’s Promise

Author: Pam Weaver

Narrator: Emma Powell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Release date: July 18, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

From the USA Today Bestseller Can a secret sister help her find her way? Worthing, 1931 Raised in the grandeur of Muntham Court, young Millicent has always felt like the black sheep of her family. Between a vindictive mother and a conceited older sister, her only ally is her doting father, Charles. Brought up in the traveller community and always on the move, Lena’s life has never been settled, but it has always been happy thanks to the support of her loving mother. When it is revealed that Lena is Charles’s illegitimate daughter, Milly finally has a chance at true sisterhood. Thrust into a world of fairgrounds and new friends, her excitement is short-lived when she realises her mother must never know. Six year later, when both girls lose their father suddenly, they need each other more than ever as they forge their own path in the world. But Milly is harbouring a secret from Lena that risks losing her forever… Can they help each other face their futures, or will old lies tear them apart? A gripping and emotional drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn. Readers adore Pam Weaver: ‘Such a remarkable book from start to finish… It will touch your heart… Loved it’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of twists and turns … Now I have a book hangover and don't know what to follow this with!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I couldn't put it down it was so captivating’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Family saga at its best. Such lovely story lines and you actually feel like you are in the book’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It is heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. The characters are so real, I felt as if I knew them. Pam Weaver is a great storyteller.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A warm story about love, betrayal, family… I loved the ending. It was incredible!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Loved this book, I couldn’t put it down’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Lovely book, couldn't stop reading it… There are lots of secrets in this story which keep the reader gripped til the very end… Would definitely recommend’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked from the first page… Read it for yourself and experience this brilliant book’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Title: The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst

Author: Katie Lumsden

Narrator: Olivia Vinall

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Release date: July 18, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. A single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife... But why would he choose her? Summer 1841. It is marriage season in the county of Wickenshire, and Miss Amelia Ashpoint isn’t sure she can face yet another ball. But now that she has reached the grand age of three-and-twenty, time is (apparently) running out. Her father is anxious to secure her a husband and has set his sights on Mr Montgomery Hurst of Radcliffe Park. Only, Mr Hurst has just announced his engagement to somebody else. To the great consternation of Wickenshire, a community that thrives on gossip, the county’s most eligible bachelor is about to marry not only an unknown stranger – but a widow with three children, odd manners and no ancestry to speak of. Society is appalled and intrigued. Meanwhile, Amelia Ashpoint has no interest in marriage at all. But in this town, it is clear that nobody’s business is their own. And while society has high expectations for Amelia, her heart is drawing her in a very different direction . . . A love letter to Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst is a witty novel of manners and gossip, class and family, scandal and romance. 'Romance and scandal abound in this compelling period drama . . . Recommended for all lovers of Regency historical fiction' LAURA SHEPPERSON, author of The Heroines 'Warm and witty, with a wonderful cast of quirky characters whose company I found irresistible' JESSICA BULL, author of Miss Austen Investigates ‘A glittering comedy with spiky wit, an eye for social critique, and (of course) a terrific sense of irony’ TOM MEAD, author of Death and the Conjuror and The Murder Wheel 'Rich with scandal, romance and social mores . . . a total delight!' ANITA FRANK, author of The Lost Ones and The Good Liars 'Enter the county of Wickenshire at your peril, because you will never want to leave' HANNAH DOLBY, author of NO LIFE FOR A LADY 'A feast of clever wit and lovingly drawn characters, this is an absolute treat for fans of Jane Austen - or anyone looking for for top-rate storytelling' HESTER MUSSON 'An absolute dream of a book. A compelling storyline that kept me gripped to the last page, and beyond. I think this book will establish her - deservedly - as one of our best historical fiction writers' ANNE CORLETT ©2024 Katie Lumsden (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Title: Under a Lightning Sky

Author: Pam Lecky

Narrator: Allie Croker

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Release date: July 4, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+

Publisher's Summary:

London is under attack. But within the rubble, a greater danger lurks… The Luftwaffe has been bombing London continuously since September 1940. During a bombing raid, Madeline Fairfax is caught in her kitchen whilst cooking for her husband and children. She becomes trapped in the rear of her home, but regains consciousness just in time to see a familiar face, offering hope of rescue. But instead, Madeline is tragically strangled to death. As a dangerous murderer uses the Blitz to cover their crime, local detective Jamie Barton enlists the help of Madeline’s sister and volunteer firefighter, Penny Miller to help. Now, caught in a web of uncertainty and mistrust, a grieving Penny must find the truth and do whatever it takes to protect those she loves most. Together, will they unravel this case before it's too late…? A gripping and completely addictive page-turner set in World War Two London during the Blitz. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring and Kate Quinn. Readers are gripped Under a Lightning Sky: 'A gripping WWII mystery…kept me up late pacing through the pages. Unputdownable!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Plenty of twists and turns in this mystery, great historical detail that’s smoothly woven in with a touch of romance.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A great mystery with many twists and turns!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Exciting and realistic. Well-developed characters, surprises and many tense moments. I couldn't stop reading it – I loved this novel!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Pam Lecky has a great writing style!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Read it in two sittings, if sleep hadn't prevailed I would have devoured it in one.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The writing was convincing, I got a vivid image of London and its inhabitants. A great novel!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐