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Title: The Night in Question

Author: Susan Fletcher

Narrator: Jenny Funnell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

Release date: June 18, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

A lyrical and emotionally engaging novel infused with mystery and wisdom about love, friendship, and the power of forgiveness. Florrie Butterfield—eighty-seven, one-legged, and of cheerful disposition—believes there can't be any more adventures or surprises in life to experience. Yet one midsummer’s evening, there’s an accident at Babbington Hall—the adult residence where she lives—so shocking and strange that Florrie is suspicious; is this really an accident? Or is she being lied to? Is she, in fact, living alongside a potential murderer? In her efforts to learn the truth, Florrie is forced to look back on her own life, with all its passions and regrets; she must confront her own bloody secret—and, at last, forgive herself. Above all, Florrie learns, through the help of her new friend, Stanhope, that you’re never too old to have the life you’ve always dreamed of. When it comes to love, it’s never too late. Readers of moving fiction about late-in-life second chances such as Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove and Rachel Joyce’s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will love this un-putdownable book.

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Title: [German] - Der Sommer zu Hause (Tom Lake)

Author: Ann Patchett

Narrator: Elisabeth Günther

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

Release date: June 13, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Wie findet man das Glück, das ein Leben lang hält Es ist Frühling im nördlichen Michigan. Laras drei erwachsene Töchter kehren auf die elterliche Obstfarm zurück. Bei der Kirschernte bitten sie ihre Mutter, ihnen die Geschichte von Peter Duke zu erzählen, dem weltberühmten Schauspieler, mit dem sie vor Jahren in einer Theatergruppe namens Tom Lake gemeinsam auftrat – und mit dem sie eine stürmische Liebesgeschichte erlebte. Durch Laras Erinnerungen an ihre Jugend sehen die drei Töchter sich herausgefordert, nicht nur die Beziehung zu ihrer Mutter, sondern auch jeweils ihr eigenes Leben kritisch zu überprüfen und liebgewonnene Ansichten und Gewissheiten neu zu denken. »Der Sommer zu Hause« ist eine Meditation über Jugendliebe, Eheliebe und das Leben der Eltern, bevor sie Eltern wurden. Hoffnungsfroh und melancholisch zugleich stellt der Roman die Frage nach dem Glücklichsein in einer vor die Hunde gehenden Welt. Wie in all ihren Romanen kombiniert Ann Patchett erzählerische Brillanz mit nadelspitzen Einsichten in Familiendynamiken. Das Ergebnis ist eine üppige, leuchtende Geschichte, mit einer Intelligenz und emotionalen Subtilität geschrieben, die wieder einmal beweisen, warum Patchett eines der verehrtesten und berühmtesten literarischen Talente unserer Zeit ist. Vom Reese Witherspoon Bookclub empfohlen und besprochen! »Elegant, feinfühlig, fesselnd – es war so leicht in diesen Roman hineinzugleiten und so schwer ihn wieder zu verlassen. Ich hab ihn geliebt!« Bonnie Garmus

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Title: [Spanish] - La vegetariana: Premio Nobel de Literatura 2024

Author: Han Kang

Narrator: Anna Mestre, Roger Batalla, Raúl Rodríguez

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Release date: June 13, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

*PREMIO NOBEL DE LITERATURA 2024* *PREMIO BOOKER INTERNACIONAL 2016* El fenómeno literario internacional que catapultó a Han Kang y que está destinado a ser un clásico. «Un libro que resistirá el paso de los años». Gabi Martínez «Palabra a palabra, La vegetariana es una experiencia extraordinaria». Daniel Hahn, The Guardian «Una de las escritoras más sublimes que pueblan el escenario contemporáneo». Berna González Harbour, El País Hasta ahora, Yeonghye ha sido la esposa diligente y discreta que su marido siempre ha deseado. Sin ningún atractivo especial ni ningún defecto en particular, cumple los requisitos necesarios para que su matrimonio funcione sin sobresaltos. Todo cambia cuando unas pesadillas brutales y sanguinarias empiezan a despertarla por las noches, y siente la imperiosa necesidad de deshacerse de toda la carne del frigorífico. A partir de ese momento, Yeonghye impondrá en casa una dieta exclusivamente vegetariana que su marido aceptará entre atónito y molesto. Este será un primer acto subversivo seguido de muchos otros que la llevarán a la búsqueda de una existencia más pura y despojada, más cercana a la vida vegetal, un lugar donde el poder erótico y floral de su cuerpo romperá las estrictas costumbres de una sociedad patriarcal y ultracapitalista. Situada en Corea del Sur, La vegetariana es la historia de una metamorfosis radical y un acto de resistencia contra la violencia y la intolerancia humanas. Galardonada con el Premio Booker Internacional, esta bella y perturbadora novela catapultó internacionalmente a la que es una de las voces más interesantes y provocadoras de la literatura asiática contemporánea. La crítica ha dicho: «Han Kang transforma la desgastada idea de la desconexión entre cuerpo y mente en algo fresco y sustancial». Michele Filgate, Los Angeles Times Sobre La vegetariana: «Lo mejor de Han es cuando se centra en la parte física del lenguaje, los lectores de sus obras anteriores, sobre todo de La vegetariana, reconocerán su estilo para describir un tipo de repugnancia voluptuosa». Hannah Gold, The Washington Post «El glorioso tratamiento de Han sobre la acción, elección personal, la sumisión y la subversión hallan su forma en la parábola. Hay algo especial en las formas literarias cortas [...] en las que lo alegórico y la violencia gana potencia en recipientes pequeños. La vegetariana es afín a obras breves tan diversos como la novela Lazos de sangre de Ceridwen Dovey (2007) y Bartleby, el escribiente de Melville». Porochista Khakpour, The New York Times «Palabra a palabra, La vegetariana es una experiencia extraordinaria». Daniel Hahn, The Guardian «En el trayecto de Yeonghye afloran algunas grietas de la sociedad y del pensamiento colectivo, como el hecho de que la sensatez puede ser vista como locura, la sencillez como algo problemático y el deseo de ser distinto como una amenaza». WMagazín

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Title: A Child's Garden of Verses

Author: ‎robert Louis Stevenson

Narrator: David Miles

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 56 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collectionA Child's Garden of Verses of 64 poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination.  Nothing has ever been written that appeals to a child's nature more than 'A Child's Garden of Verses.' It is written in a simple verse that a child can readily understand.

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Title: The Glory Years

Author: Mink Elliott

Narrator: Alex Rivers

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

What happens when ´13 Going On 30´ meets ´Back to the Future´? Kate O'Reilly longs for the good old days when music was better, friends were aplenty, and England's football team almost reached the Euro '96 finals. But as a busy mother with a suburban home and a dependable husband, those memories seem like a distant dream. So when a freak electrical storm transports her back to 1996, Kate jumps at the chance to relive her glory days and maybe even right some wrongs. But as she dives headfirst into her past, will Kate realize that some things are best left in the past? ´The Glory Years´ is perfect for fans of ´About Time´ starring Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson. Praise for ´The Glory Years´: 'A quick, easy and fun read that I adored…I couldn't put it down. I loved the characters and it made me laugh.' - Reader Review 'Kate was such a fun relatable character…Very nostalgic and cute! I remember so much of the blasts from the past which was fun!' - Reader Review © 2023 Mink Elliot (P)2024 Saga Egmont A journalist, author, and copywriter, Mink Elliott has worked on loads of magazines over the years, including J-17, New Woman, and Sky. 'The Glory Years', previously published as 'A Mother Dimension', is her third novel.

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Title: An Evening With Birdy O’Day

Author: Greg Kearney

Narrator: Sky Gilbert

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

A funny, boisterous, and deeply moving novel about aging hairstylist Roland’s childhood friendship with Birdy O’Day, whose fevered quest for pop music glory drives them apart Roland Keener is an aging hairstylist who’s lived and worked in Winnipeg all his life. He’s more or less content with the quiet and predictable days he shares with his partner of twenty-five years, Tony. That is, until he hears that Birdy O’Day—washed-up music icon and Roland’s childhood best friend and first love—is playing his first concert in Winnipeg since fleeing decades earlier. Holing up with a scrapbook of news clippings about Birdy, Roland recalls his childhood in the ’60s and his friendship with Birdy until the pair became estranged when Birdy left in pursuit of stardom. But now, is Birdy’s imminent return to town a chance for the two of them to finally come to terms with their glorious yet troubled past? A nostalgic and poignant novel about hero worship, heartbreak, and queer survival, An Evening with Birdy O’Day will remind you that you can never go home again—even if you never left it in the first place.

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Title: On Heaven's Hill: A Novel

Author: Kim Heacox

Narrator: Basil Sands

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Finalist for the 2023 Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Fiction and Poetry An Anchorage Daily News Favorite Book of 2023 Kim Heacox, author of the National Outdoor Book Award-winning novel Jimmy Bluefeather, returns with a brilliant novel about family love and the lengths one will go to protect it. The small town of Strawberry Flats sits on a remote Alaska coast, peacefully left to itself—until controversial plans for a road and a bridge threaten to upend everything. Former trapper Salt d'Alene never thought he'd find himself in the midst of such a dispute, but he'll do anything to provide the best care for his son Solomon, recently diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. Eleven-year-old Kes Nash just wants her father—back from war in Afghanistan—to be normal again. And circling the perimeter of the town is a wolf, Silver, and his pack, quietly watching. Told from three alternating perspectives, On Heaven's Hill is a vividly powerful story about rediscovering hope and finding new life in the aftermath of trauma. Filled with humor and compassion, it depicts the best of America, a place composed of wildness and kindness.

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Title: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrator: Carl Hughes

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 55 minutes

Release date: June 6, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in Collier's Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories.  'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories. In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life he is withered and worn, but as he continues to grow younger he embraces life -- he goes to war, runs a business, falls in love, has children, goes to college and prep school, and, as his mind begins to devolve, he attends kindergarten and eventually returns to the care of his nurse. This strange and haunting story embodies the sharp social insight that has made Fitzgerald one of the great voices in the history of American literature.

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Title: [Russian] - Гражданин Уклейкин

Author: иван шмелев

Narrator: станислав федосов

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Release date: June 6, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

В «Гражданине Уклейкине», написанном в 1908 году, Иван Шмелёв обращается к традиционной для русской литературы XIX века теме «маленького человека», но рассматривает её в новых исторических условиях нового века. Герой повести, практически нищий сапожник, пытается «гасить сердце», уходя в запой от безысходности и тщеты «мёртвой» жизни. Но его сознание меняется под влиянием чувства собственной значимости и иллюзорные надежды на общественную справедливость рождают в нём новое, праздничное и радостное: «Незаметно выходили из души Уклейкина тоска и озлобление, всё то, что темнило жизнь и делало её проклятущей...»

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Title: May Day

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrator: Kenneth Elliot

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Release date: June 6, 2024

Genres: Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

May Day - one of the stories, which entered in a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald 'Tales of the Jazz Age' (1922).  Published as a novelette in The Smart Set in July, 1920, 'May Day' relates a series of events which took place in the spring of the previous year, during the 'general hysteria' which inaugurated the Jazz Age. The story uses the May Day Riots of 1919 as historical backdrop. During these events, as the lower-class is fighting for certain causes, a group of privileged Yale alumni meet for a dance. During the story a Jewish man is beat up by a crowd as he expounds socialist rhetoric. Fitzgerald, however, was not an anti-semite, and his characterizing of the Jewish man can be seen as a commentary of the brutality of the crowd contrasted with the man's wit and fervor.