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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hole We're In Author: Gabrielle Zevin Narrator: Mara Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: With The Hole We're In—a bold, timeless, yet all too timely novel about a troubled American family navigating an even more troubled America—award-winning author and screenwriter, Gabrielle Zevin, delivers a work that places her in the ranks of our shrewdest social observers and top literary talents. Meet the Pomeroys: a church-going family living in a too-red house in a Texas college town. Roger, the patriarch, has impulsively gone back to school, only to find his future ambitions at odds with the temptations of the present. His wife, Georgia, tries to keep things afloat at home, but she's been feeding the bill drawer with unopened envelopes for months and never manages to confront its swelling contents. In an attempt to climb out of the holes they've dug, Roger and Georgia make a series of choices that have catastrophic consequences for their three children—especially for Patsy, the youngest, who will spend most of her life fighting to overcome them. The Hole We're In shines a spotlight on some of the most relevant issues of today: over-reliance on credit, gender and class politics, and the war in Iraq. But it is Zevin's deft exploration of the fragile economy of family life that makes this a book for the ages.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The New Wife Author: Karen Clarke, Amanda Brittany Narrator: Rosie Akerman, Helen Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: Nell Cosgrove is the new wife who got it all. She married her handsome, wealthy boss within six months of meeting him. They live in a beautiful riverside home. She has a flourishing career. The only problem is her two stepdaughters, Ruby and Poppy, who are fiercely loyal to their mother and reject all of Nell's overtures. But now everything is falling apart. Nell’s marriage is starting to crack. Her husband spends more and more time away on business. She gets creepy text messages from an unknown admirer. He sends mysterious bouquets of flowers to her office. She starts making mistakes at work. Everything she thought she knew about her marriage and her new life is being turned upside down. An exhilarating blend of domestic suspense, nail-biting tension, and a shattering final twist, this novel is perfect for fans of Patricia Macdonald, Lisa Jewell, Shalini Boland, Louise Candlish, T.M. Logan, Shari Lapena, B.A. Paris, Liane Moriarty, Claire Dyer, Sam Carrington, and Celeste Ng.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playhouse: A novel Author: Richard Bausch Narrator: Lee Osorio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 45 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: From the prize-winning fiction writer Richard Bausch (“A master of the novel as well as the story . . . Effortlessly engaging” —Sven Birkerts, The New York Times), a sharp, affecting, masterly new novel about a close-knit theater community in Memphis and one turbulent, transformative production of King Lear. As renovations begin at the Shakespeare Theater of Memphis, life for the core members of the company seems to be falling into disarray. Their trusted director has just retired, and theater manager Thaddeus Deerforth—staring down forty and sensing a rift growing slowly between himself and his wife, Gina—dreads the arrival of an imperious, inscrutable visiting director. Claudette, struggling to make ends meet as an actor and destabilized by family troubles, is getting frequent calls from her ex-boyfriend—and also the narcissistic, lecherous television actor who has been recruited to play King Lear in their fall production. Also invited to the cast is Malcolm Ruark, a disgraced TV anchor muddling through the fallout of a scandal involving his underaged niece—and suddenly in an even more precarious situation when the same niece, now eighteen, is cast to play Cordelia. As tensions onstage and off build toward a breaking point, the bonds among the intimately drawn characters are put to extraordinary tests—and the fate of the theater itself may even be on the line. Deftly weaving together the points of view of Thaddeus, Claudette, and Malcolm, and utterly original in its incorporation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama, Playhouse is an unforgettable story of men and women, human frailty, art, and redemption—a work of inimitable imaginative prowess by one of our most renowned storytellers. Cover images: The Storm (detail) by Georges Michel. The Art Institute of Chicago; (theater seats) Paleha/Getty Images

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bookworm: A Novel Author: Robin Yeatman Narrator: Karissa Vacker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: “Imagine if Patricia Highsmith had written The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and instead of heroic daydreams she gave her protagonist murderous ones—that would be Bookworm. Robin Yeatman’s story is subversive, surprising, and satisfying in a way that only the best comic noir can be.”—Claire Oshetsky, author of Chouette A wickedly funny debut novel—a black comedy with a generous heart that explores the power of imagination and reading—about a woman who tries to use fiction to find her way to happiness. Victoria is unhappily married to an ambitious and controlling lawyer consumed with his career. Burdened with overbearing in-laws, a boring dead-end job she can’t seem to leave, and a best friend who doesn’t seem to understand her, Victoria finds solace from the daily grind in her beloved books and the stories she makes up in her head. One day, in a favorite café, she notices an attractive man reading the same talked-about bestselling novel that she is reading. A woman yearning for her own happy ending, Victoria is sure it’s fate. The handsome book lover must be her soul mate. There’s only one small problem. Victoria is already married. Frustrated, and desperate to change her life, Victoria retreats to the dark places in her mind and thinks back to all the stories she’s ever read in hopes of finding a solution. She begins to fantasize about nocturnal trysts with café man, and imaginative ways (poisoned pickles were an inspired choice in Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres) of getting rid of the dread husband.  It’s all just harmless fantasy born of Victoria’s fevered imagination and her books—until, one night, fiction and reality blur and suddenly it seems Victoria is about to get everything she’s wished for . . . .

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/648476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Piano Tuner Author: Chiang-Sheng Kuo Narrator: Fernando Chien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: A widower grieving for his young wife. A piano tuner concealing a lifetime of secrets. An out-of-tune Steinway piano. A journey of self-discovery across time and continents, from a dark apartment in Taipei’s red-light district to snow-clad New York. At the heart of the story is the nameless narrator, the piano tuner. In his forties, he is balding and ugly, a loser by any standard. But he was once a musical prodigy. What betrayal and what heartbreak made him walk away from greatness? Long hailed in Taiwan as a “writer’s writer,” Chiang-Sheng Kuo delivers a stunningly powerful, compact novel in The Piano Tuner. It’s a book of sounds: both of music and of the heart, from Rachmaninoff to Schubert, from Glenn Gould to Sviatoslav Richter, from untapped potential to unrequited love. With a cadence and precision that bring to mind Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nocturnes, and Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country, this short novel may be a portrait of the artist as a “failure,” but it also describes a pursuit of the ultimate beauty in music and in love.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hungry Ghosts: A Novel Author: Kevin Jared Hosein Narrator: Don Warrington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: LONGLISTED FOR THE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION “This is a deeply impressive book, and I think an important one. Its intensity, its narrative attack, the fascinations of its era and setting, make it impossible to tear the attention away. Energy and inventiveness distinguish every page.” — Hilary Mantel From an unforgettable new voice in Caribbean literature, a sweeping story of two families colliding in 1940s Trinidad—and a chilling mystery that shows how interconnected their lives truly are  Trinidad in the 1940s, nearing the end of American occupation and British colonialism. On a hill overlooking Bell Village sits the Changoor farm, where Dalton and Marlee Changoor live in luxury unrecognizable to those who reside in the farm’s shadow. Down below is the Barrack, a ramshackle building of wood and tin, divided into rooms occupied by whole families. Among these families are the Saroops—Hans, Shweta, and their son, Krishna, all three born of the barracks. Theirs are hard lives of backbreaking work, grinding poverty, devotion to faith, and a battle against nature and a social structure designed to keep them where they are. But when Dalton goes missing and Marlee’s safety is compromised, farmhand Hans is lured by the promise of a handsome stipend to move to the farm as a watchman. As the mystery of Dalton’s disappearance unfolds, the lives of the wealthy couple and those who live in the barracks below become insidiously entwined, their community changed forever and in shocking ways. A searing and singular novel of religion, class, family, and historical violence, and rooted in Trinidad’s wild pastoral landscape and inspired by oral storytelling traditions, Hungry Ghosts is deeply resonant of its time and place while evoking the roots and ripple effects of generational trauma and linked histories; the lingering resentments, sacrifices, and longings that alter destinies; and the consequences of powerlessness. Lyrically told and rendered with harrowing beauty, Hungry Ghosts is a stunning piece of storytelling and an affecting mystery, from a blazingly talented writer.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/638822 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strange Loops: A Novel Author: Liz Harmer Narrator: Thomas Duplessie, Christine Horne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 31, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: A propulsive, darkly gripping novel about the power and paradoxes of human longing, faith, trauma and taboo, from the acclaimed author of The Amateurs, shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award. A fractured portrait of a darkly riveting sibling relationship from the inside out, Strange Loops is an electrifying, intelligent and emotionally charged second novel from an award-winning young literary star on the rise. Francine and her twin brother Philip share a powerful bond in childhood that fades as they became young adults. When Philip unexpectedly becomes intensely religious, his sister decides to join his Christian youth group and soon becomes infatuated with the youth pastor. Obsessed by this transgression and what he sees as his sister's moral impropriety, Philip eventually uncovers a dark secret that threatens to shatter his faith and estranges the two siblings for decades. Later, as an adult, even as the storm clouds of resentment and mutual betrayal between her and her brother still churn around them, Francine finds herself both stirred and alienated by her attraction to an ex-student who has recently reappeared in her life, making her feel caught in a condition of perpetual departure toward the same inevitable calamity. Crackling with the intensity and plot twists of a dark domestic thriller but bursting with ideas and distinguished by Harmer's penetrating eye for the messiest and most meaningful human relationships--all rendered in lean, sharp pose, Strange Loops shocks, rattles, and entertains while asking vital questions about the paradoxes that make us who we are, and probes the possibility of love outside of any will to possess or be possessed.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/653554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La gaviota Author: Sándor Márai Narrator: Eugenio Gómez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 26, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: Publicada por primera vez en 1943 -en un período de la segunda guerra mundial de extraordinaria tensión e incertidumbre en Hungría, cuyo régimen se había alineado con la Alemania nazi-, La gaviota es una muestra más de la incomparable prosa, incisiva y sin concesiones, de Sándor Márai, uno de los grandes escritores del siglo XX. Alto funcionario ministerial, culto, solitario y seguro de sí mismo, el hombre acaba de dictar una orden de enorme trascendencia, una decisión que en cuestión de horas afectará inexorablemente a millones de personas. Sin embargo, su aparentemente inmutable serenidad se resquebraja con la inesperada aparición de Aino Laine, una hermosa joven finlandesa de nombre poético y que tiene un parecido asombroso con la única mujer que el hombre amó, fallecida años atrás. Entonces, contra lo que aconsejan la prudencia profesional y el decoro, invita a la joven desconocida a acompañarlo esa misma noche a la ópera. Da comienzo así entre ambos un diálogo íntimo y profundo, un juego de seducción no exento de riesgos, donde la pasión, la nostalgia y la fuerza destructora del destino obran una perturbadora transformación en el sólido equilibrio burgués de un hombre sensato y honorable. La crítica ha dicho... «Sándor Márai tensa los hilos mágicos de la existencia humana.» SonntagsZeitung «El leitmotiv de la gaviota simboliza la voluntad de vivir y sobrevivir del ser humano, pese a las experiencias nihilistas de los años de guerra en que surgió la novela.» Markus Fischer

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Winter Author: Carrie Mac Narrator: Victoria Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 24, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER As gripping and unforgettable as Fredrik Backman's Bear Town and Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone, this haunting novel digs into the impact of a fatal avalanche on a small BC mountain town, as seen through the eyes of those who survive the tragedy. 'Heart-rending and heart-stopping.' —Alix Ohlin, author of Dual Citizens '...lays bare the truths of mental illness...epically unforgettable.' —Jen Sookfong Lee, author of Superfan 'Deeply raw...Insightful and unsparing, this is an important book.' —Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of People Content Note: this is an important book and a powerful depiction of extreme Bipolar disorder. It deals with sensitive subject matter, and we encourage readers to take care of themselves and their mental health while reading. Last Winter is the story of a child who might not survive the heartbreak of her father’s death and a mother who struggles to both parent and manage her grief in the grips of a Bipolar crisis. Fiona and Gus’s marriage has veered off course. Fiona’s mental health is shaky at best, and is now further strained under the weight of a transgression that she would like to both forget and repeat. Gus, a pro snowboarder turned backcountry guide, is exhausted by Fiona's mood swings and her ambivalence about their relationship, but mostly by the impact of her erratic behaviour on their eight-year-old daughter, Ruby. Ruby loves them both, but has a much closer relationship with her father, and has stopped talking in the face of the tensions between her parents. In the midst of this marital crisis, Gus takes Ruby’s class on an overnight trip into the wilderness, where Ruby is one of only two children to survive the avalanche that kills the others, including her beloved father. While Fiona’s mental health is unravelled further by grief, Ruby is flattened by Gus’s loss. After the search ends with no sign of her father, Ruby is determined to find him herself, using the survival skills he taught her and believing that he must still be alive. Her trek back into the snow sets off events that stretches her own resourcefulness and her mother's fragile coping skills to the breaking point. Atmospheric and deftly told with an economy of words and a finely tuned gaze on the small moments that build up to an inexorable and shocking end, Last Winter is a contemporary drama that will grip readers both for the story and for the vibrant portrayal of the complexities of family life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656505 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El pasajero / Stella Maris Author: Cormac McCarthy Narrator: Laura Ayala, Sebastián Rosas, Carlos Torres Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 19, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: Después de 16 años, regresa el autor de La carretera, ganador del Premio Pulitzer. Dos novelas extraordinarias. Una obra maestra. Entre los mejores libros de 2022 según Babelia, El Mundo, ABC y La Vanguardia. «Javier Marías, preguntado por si él era candidato al Nobel, respondió que si alguien merecía ese galardón era Cormac McCarthy». Enrique Murillo, El País El pasajero 1980, Mississippi. Son las tres de la madrugada cuando Bobby Western se sumerge en el mar del golfo de México con su traje de neopreno e ilumina el avión hundido con la linterna de buceo: nueve cuerpos con el cinturón de seguridad aún abrochado. Faltan la caja negra y el décimo pasajero. Pero ¿cómo es posible? Testigo colateral de maquinaciones que solo pueden perjudicarle, Bobby se veensombrecido en cuerpo y espíritu por hombres con placa, por el fantasma de su padre (uno de los inventores de la bomba de Hiroshima) y por su hermana, el amor y la ruina de su alma. Stella Maris 1972, Wisconsin. Alicia Western, de veinte años, ingresa en un hospital psiquiátrico llevando cuarenta mil dólares en una bolsa de plástico. Doctoranda en Matemáticas, a Alicia le han diagnosticado esquizofrenia paranoide y no quiere hablar de su hermano Bobby. Prefiere contemplar la naturaleza de la locura, estudiar la intersección entre la física y la filosofía, y plantar cohortes, quimeras y alucinaciones. Narradaa través de las transcripciones de las sesiones psiquiátricas, Stella Maris es un inquisitivo e intelectualmente desafiante complemento a El pasajero, así como una investigación filosófica que cuestiona nuestras nociones de Dios, la verdad y la existencia. La crítica ha dicho: «Una galería de personajes maravillosamente trazados que remiten a momentos inolvidables del mejor McCarthy […]. La prosa en general y los diálogos en particular son adictivos. Resulta imposible dejar de leer». Eduardo Lago, Babelia «Qué gloriosa canción de ocaso que es esta novela. Es rica y extraña, volátil y melancólica. McCarthy empezó como el laureado del destino manifiesto de América, tejiendo sus duros relatos sobre voraces hombres blancos. Acaba su viaje, tal vez, como el enterrador amargado de la era. Venid amistosas bombas. Venid crecientes océanos. El mundo antiguo está muriendo y probablemente no antes de tiempo, y El pasajero se cuela para apagar todas las luces.» Xan Brooks, The Guardian «En una suerte de brevísimo prólogo, se describe cómo un cazador descubre el cadáver de Alicia, que se ha suicidado. Solo esta página ya justificaría la lectura del libro: es una muestra de la destilada y arrolladora prosa de McCarthy, de estirpe faulkneriana y con un vigor contenido al alcance de muy pocos escritores». Mauricio Bach, La Vanguardia «Todo en él, excepto su fuerza literaria, es un enigma». Karina Sainz Borgo, ABC Cultural «Enigmática, elegante, extraordinaria: un bienvenido regreso después de una absencia demasiado larga.» Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review «Unlibro brillante, una desviación de los trabajos previos de McCarthy que aún se siente como una sola pieza.» Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times «Prueba de que lamente de uno de nuestros más grandes autores vivos se mantiene tan aguda como siempre.» Gabino Iglesias, NPR «Venga, dadle ya a este hombre su Nobel.» Hamilton Cain, StarTribune