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Title: Crooked Plow: A Novel

Author: Itamar Vieira Junior

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Release date: December 17, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

The prize-winning international bestseller—800,000 copies sold in Brazil Shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2024 Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 'I heard our grandmother asking what we were doing.' 'Say something!' she demanded, threatening to tear out our tongues. Little did she know that one of us was holding her tongue in her hand. Deep in Brazil's neglected Bahia hinterland, two sisters find an ancient knife beneath their grandmother's bed and momentarily mystified by its power, decide to taste its metal. The shuddering violence that follows marks their lives and binds them together forever. Heralded as a new masterpiece, this fascinating and gripping story about the lives of subsistence farmers in Brazil's poorest region, three generations after the abolition of slavery, is at once fantastic and realist, covering themes of family, spirituality, slavery and its aftermath, and political struggle.

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Title: The Swiss Summer

Author: Stella Gibbons

Narrator: Bronwen Price

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Release date: December 17, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Worn down by postwar London life, forty-something Lucy Cottrell finds herself accepting a surprise invitation to spend the summer at a Swiss chalet, accompanied by the very practical and undemonstrative Freda Blandish, whom she barely knows. The two are charged with inventorying the contents of the chalet, but distractions soon abound, first from Freda's slightly woebegone daughter Astra and her hoity-toity friend Kay, then from Lucy's godson Bertram and his friend Peter. Utta, the housekeeper, determined to prevent any changes to the chalet she loves, and a challenging paying guest add complications, as do clashing personalities, misunderstandings, and budding romance—not to mention a bit of Alpine climbing. Packed with good humor, lush scenery, and irresistible charm, The Swiss Summer, first published in 1951, is one of Stella Gibbons' most delightful novels. 'For holiday reading it would be hard to find anything better.' —Guardian

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Title: I Make Envy on Your Disco: A Novel

Author: Eric Schnall

Narrator: Charlie Carver

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Release date: December 3, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Winner of the Barbara DiBernard Prize in Fiction 'A funny and moving debut.'—Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post “A love letter to Berlin, to travel, and to saying yes to life.”—Alan Cumming It’s the new millennium and the anxiety of midlife is creeping up on Sam Singer, a thirty-seven-year-old art advisor. Fed up with his partner and his life in New York, Sam flies to Berlin to attend a gallery opening. There he finds a once-divided city facing an identity crisis of its own. In Berlin the past is everywhere: the graffiti-stained streets, the candlelit cafés and techno clubs, the astonishing mash-up of architecture, monuments, and memorials. A trip that begins in isolation evolves into one of deep connection and possibility. In an intensely concentrated series of days, Sam finds himself awash in the city, stretched in limbo between his own past and future—in nightclubs with Jeremy, a lonely wannabe DJ; navigating a flirtation with Kaspar, an East Berlin artist he meets at a café; and engaged in a budding relationship with Magda, the enigmatic and icy manager of Sam’s hotel, whom Sam finds himself drawn to and determined to thaw. I Make Envy on Your Disco is at once a tribute to Berlin, a novel of longing and connection, and a coming-of-middle-age story about confronting the person you were and becoming the person you want to be.

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Title: The Lion Women of Tehran: The life-affirming BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick

Author: Marjan Kamali

Narrator: Mozhan Navabi, Nikki Massoud

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Release date: November 21, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 'As heart-wrenching as it is achingly beautiful' Sadeqa Johnson, author of The House of Eve 'Heartbreaking and life affirming' Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters 'Courage, friendship, loyalty, hardship, love – this novel has everything' Mary Beth Keane, Ask Again, Yes From the author of The Stationery Shop of Tehran, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming 'lion women.' But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences. Praise for Marjan Kamali ‘Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful’ Whitney Scharer, author of The Age of Light ‘A beautifully immersive tale’ Jasmin Darznik, author of The Good Daughter and Song of a Captive Bird ‘At once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real’ Elinor Lipman, author of Turpentine Lane ‘A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love’ Kirkus Reviews ‘Enchanting’  My Weekly

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Title: Brightly Shining

Author: Caroline Waight, Ingvild Rishøi

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Release date: November 19, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Beautifully told with humor and tenderness, a Norwegian Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship, and far-off dreams, acclaimed by reviewers and beloved by readers across Europe, where it has been a major bestseller. Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa’s dreamer of a father is out of work again. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job at a Christmas tree stand near where the family lives in central Oslo, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all need. Soon, the fridge fills with food, and their father returns home with money in his pocket and a smile on his face. But one evening he disappears into the night under the pretense of buying Christmas gifts—and the daughters know he has gone to his favorite local pub, Stargate, and they come to terms with the fact that he may lose his wonderful new job. Melissa decides to take his place at the Christmas tree stand, working before and after school in the December afternoon dark, and brings along Ronja, who quickly charms all the middle-class customers. On rare breaks the sisters dream of a brighter place of kindness and plenty, and find help from some of those around them—but both understand that their family structure is a precarious one, and that they are going to need luck and strength to transcend their circumstances. Skillfully told, evoking the delight, misunderstandings, and innocence of a child’s voice, Brightly Shining is small in stature but with an outsize impact on the listener, and has all the markings of a magical modern classic.

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Title: Set My Heart on Fire: A Novel

Author: Izumi Suzuki

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Release date: November 12, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

The first novel from Izumi Suzuki to be published in English: a candid, intimate exploration of passion, music, and transgression Hope I'm in for a good time, I thought. Even if it's just for tonight. Set in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo, Set My Heart On Fire tells the story of Izumi in her turbulent twenties. Through a series of disarmingly frank vignettes, author Izumi Suzuki presents an unforgettable portrait of a young woman encountering missteps and miscommunication, good music and unreliable men, powerful drugs and disorientating meds. Izumi usually keeps her relationships short but complicated, until she meets Jun. Set My Heart on Fire is a visceral novel about mistaken relationships and the convolutions of desire, about regret and acceptance. Pulsing through the narration is the protagonist's love of music, a vital soundtrack spanning the Zombies, T. Rex, and the Rolling Stones as well as underground Japanese psychedelic-rock bands such as the Tigers and the Tempters.

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Title: Close to You

Series: #2 of The Gen X Series

Author: Cary J. Hansson

Narrator: Lisa Armytage

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Release date: November 12, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

‘Years ago, watching a late-night movie, in which a mother had turned to her son and said, I have never loved you, Toby had yawned, declared the film unbelievable and taken himself off to bed. But Jo had watched to the end, a morbid curiosity carrying her through, because she’d known. Sometimes parents didn’t love their children.’ Party-planner, Jo Swainson takes pride in her optimistic outlook. Nearly fifty, she has come to terms with both her childlessness and the estrangement from her cold mother, Bobbi. But after being blindsided by Bobbi’s sudden dementia diagnosis, she’s devastated when her husband announces that he’s leaving to start a family with another. Puzzled by a photo of a newborn in Bobbi’s handbag, she is further stunned to learn her mother was once hospitalised for a psychotic breakdown. Each revelation only leads to more mysteries, and Jo soon realises her mother is a stranger she longs to know. But with dementia tightening its grip, time is running out for both of them. Poignant and gripping, Cary J Hansson weaves a memorable tale both haunting and heartfelt. Tackling sensitive subjects in a relatable way, the reader is taken along a path of self-discovery where personal truths are challenged and enlightenment awaits at journey’s end. Close To You, is the immersive second novel in the GenX women’s contemporary fiction series. If you like realistic protagonists, secrets hidden in the cobwebs of time, and hard-won second chances, you’ll adore Cary J Hansson’s ray of hope.

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Title: Hardly Strangers: A Modern Romance

Author: A.C. Robinson

Narrator: Jessica Sula

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Release date: November 12, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

For fans of How to Fake it in Hollywood and Before Sunrise, a romance about how a chance encounter can rewrite a story—and change everything. This is the night Shera's been waiting for: She’s at a trendy Silver Lake bar to finally get a drink with the handsome, charming filmmaker she's been pining after for months. But when Max King—the alluring and mischievous frontman of an Irish punk band—enters the picture, an electric attraction ignites between them. Shera’s evening begins to unfold in ways she never imagined, and she surprises herself by getting swept up in his energy and daring to feel again after past heartbreak. But how does she know their passionate encounter won't expire in the morning? And is she ready to shed some of her hard-earned armor for this disarming stranger? The second book from 831 Stories, a modern romantic fiction company that prioritizes pleasure reading and the genre’s enthusiastic fans. For more pleasure reading, visit 831stories.com. @831storieshq

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Title: [French] - La nostalgie heureuse

Author: Amélie Nothomb

Narrator: Violaine Fumeau

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Release date: November 7, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Je plonge dans la foule. Tout ce qui la traverse me traverse. (…) Je voudrais que cela ne s'arrête pas. Je suis une aspirine effervescente qui se dissout dans Tokyo. A. N.Cela faisait seize ans qu'Amélie Nothomb n'était pas retournée au Japon, son pays natal qu'elle n'a cessé d'imaginer, de réinventer. Sous sa plume et dans son cœur, il était devenu fiction. Mais dans ce récit autobiographique, tout se veut réel. L'auteur de Stupeur et tremblements retrouve des lieux, des êtres qui ont compté (Nishio-san, sa nounou adorée, Rinri, l'amoureux éconduit de ses 20 ans), nous raconte ses émotions, ses impressions. Elle évoque aussi ses rapports avec la langue apprise dans son enfance, puis oubliée. Et laisse, sans crainte ni regrets, remonter les souvenirs…Un texte qui touche juste parce qu'il est fragile. Une douce célébration des trajectoires, de la trace, de l'oubli et du ressouvenir. Nils C. Ahl, Le Monde des livres.

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Title: All Gomorrahs are the Same

Author: Thenjiwe Mswane

Narrator: Bu Kunene, Sade Giliberti, Luyanda Lewis-Nyawo, Denver Isaac

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Release date: November 7, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Makhosi battles inner turmoil, unable to express her anger to her mother, Duduzile, a hardworking woman losing touch with her daughter. Nonhle, Makhosi's younger sister, watches the growing gap between them. The narrative unfolds the complex conversations within families—womanhood, parenting, sexuality, and mental health. It's an epic tale told through the eyes of three women, navigating the delicate threads of love, pain, and resilience within the intricate dance of family bonds.