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Title: Bergerac and the Moving Fever

Author: Andrew Saville

Narrator: Roger May

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-03-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The body of a suspected blackmailer poses a problem for Bergerac. The elderly corpse has been discovered on a deserted Jersey beach. While Bergerac investigates the mans shady past, the mainland is being threatened by a nationwide programme of IRA assassinations.

At first the connection is unclear, but as scarlet fever sweeps through Jersey, Bergerac enlists the help of the doctor to uncover the origins of the epidemic. In doing so, he finds he can trace the steps of one of its carriers - a man now deadly in more ways than one - and discover how, and why, the blackmailer died.

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Title: Seasons of Change

Author: Michael W. Gardner

Narrator: George Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-29-14

Publisher: Michael Gardner

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The U.S. economy, and most everything else, has collapsed when a trade war shuts off all U.S. imports. Everything east of the Mississippi River has fallen under the control of ruthless leaders who plans to start their own country. Money has no value but cash crops can be traded for guns. People are forced into labor camps and those at risk scramble to find a place to hide. All Michael wanted to do when he moved into the north Georgia woods was to hide until he could rejoin his family when it was safe. Then a young girl wanders into his campsite, the first of many to find their way to his camp. She stole his heart and his dog as she made everyone in the camp her friend and in the process became the catalyst that changed every thing. When the camp is discovered Michael promises to move the camp to safety. The only way out is west. He must not only risk his life but the lives of many others to keep his promise. There are friendships, betrayals, sacrifice and survival as the camp moves west in search of safety. This novel chronicles this journey, and introduces you to some remarkable people who made the trip.

Members Reviews:

The smallest shall lead them...

I am so glad I came across this book. As an avid reader of this genre, they at more times than not can become repetitious in storylines. Well not so in this case, the book was a great story of "survival" but not in the ways readers of this genre would recognize as repetitive. The book is a wonderful one, to see such a situation force on the Nation a life of desperation but yet instead of seeing individuals or small collections of survivors being victimized by the large groups we have become to recognize as brutal killers, rapist, cannibals and just plain thieves of not only of life, foods & other goods, but also of the Faith, desires, hope and dreams of building a better tomorrow. It's refreshing to see a single survivor that is content to be alone w/ his dog in the forward journey change. It all starts because of a light of innocence, shortly before I think he even realized, the spot that had provided him solitude for so long had suddenly seemed to have a bright light above it. Others struggling to be safe & protect what they still hold precious, and running from a large organized group that cares not for another's life, but only to gain working bodies for slave labor to gain control, power and more territory. Those that found that fast growing group that once was a one mans sanction grew by the hundreds everyday then even thousands. Can those with nothing really left but a fight for survival & hope survive against well supplied with the weapons, food,greed & other comforts? The book is a must read or enjoy in audible. The narrator is perfect.

Good read despite flawed style

I think the author had a dual agenda with this book: a) a warning to sustain manufacturing since an import cutoff would lead to chaos and b) a religious message that repelled me sufficiently to issue a warning of my own - the author seems to have reserved heaven for a select group that is willing to undergo his form of baptism, effectively eliminating not only all non-Christians but many Christians as well. That sounds to me like it would be a really lonely place.

The writing style is sufficiently simple to border on simplistic.

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Title: The Hidden Girl

Author: Louise Millar

Narrator: Clare Corbett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Hannah Riley and her musician husband, Will, hope that a move to the Suffolk countryside will promise a fresh start. Hannah, a human rights worker, is desperate for a child and she hopes that this new life will realise her dream. Yet when the snow comes, Will is working in London and Hannah is cut off in their remote village.

Life in Tornley turns out to be far from idyllic: Who are the threatening figures who lurk near their property at night? And why is her neighbour so keen to see them leave? Plus Will's behaviour is severely testing the bonds of trust.

Hannah has spent her professional life doing the right thing for other people. But as she starts to unbury a terrible crime, she realises she can no longer do that without putting everything she's ever wanted at risk. But if she does nothing, the next victim could be her....

Members Reviews:

Ridiculous but compelling

I think that both Louise Millar and Clare Corbett should be congratulated as somehow from a ridiculous storyline full of plot holes, unbelievable happenings and stereotyped characters they have created an utterly compelling audiobook that I could not stop listening to ! This is definitely the weakest of Louise Millar's three novels but I still had to listen compulsively to find out what happened at the end. As ever, Clare Corbett narrates beautifully and it is probably her narration that stopped me abandoning it half way through.

Loved it from start to finish

What did you like most about The Hidden Girl?

An enjoyable read that had me wanting to know what happens right from the start

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hidden Girl?

The moment her new friend lies to her partner and when a hiding place is discovered

What does Clare Corbett bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book?

Builds the atmosphere and tension well

Any additional comments?

A big fan of Louise Millars books and this is just as good as the earlier books. A good holiday read with the just the right level of suspense to keep you hooked

great read

loved the storyline the narrator is brilliant have listene to several of her narrating books

Kept me listening.

A good story and narrated well.

I would have liked another chapter to tie up the loose ends but otherwise really enjoyed it.

Hidden girl

Was completely hooked , even though at times a bit far fetched. Ending predictable but dreamy . Lots of suspense. It was an easy listen good barrator.

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Titel: Die Jasminschwestern

Autor:: Corina Bomann

Erzähler: Elena Wilms

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 56 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-09-14

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Nach einem tragischen Unfall reist die Journalistin Melanie zu ihrer Urgroßmutter Hanna nach Vietnam. Als Hanna bemerkt, wie sehr die junge Frau mit ihrem Schicksal hadert, erzählt sie ihr von ihrem Leben: von der dramatischen Kindheit im exotischen Saigon, vom schillernden Berlin der Zwanzigerjahre und einer großen Liebe, von der schweren Kriegszeit und dem Neuanfang als Hutdesignerin in Paris. Hanna hat viel verloren, aber auch unendlich viel gewonnen. Als Melanie das erkennt, weiß sie, dass ihre schönste Zeit noch vor ihr liegt.

©2014 Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, Berlin (P)2014 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg

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Title: Astonish Me

Author: Maggie Shipstead

Narrator: Rebecca Lowman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-14

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the prize-winning author of Seating Arrangements comes an exquisitely written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations.

Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the shadows.

After her relationship with Arslan sours, Joan decides to make a new life for herself. She quits ballet, marries a good man, and settles into the rhythm of Californian life with their son, Harry. But as the years pass, Joan comes to understand that ballet isn't finished with her yet: for there is no mistaking that Harry is a prodigy. Inevitably Joan is soon pulled back into a world she thought she'd left behind and back to Arslan.

Gripping and dramatic, Astonish Me is a story about the nature of talent, the choices we must make in search of fulfilment, and how we can never truly escape from the secrets of the past.

Critic Reviews:

So graceful, so dazzling, so sure-handed and fearless, that at times I had to remind myself to breathe. Astonish Me is a treasure of small surprises (Maria Semple)

Shipstead is a gifted writer who examines families and relationships in a poignant, insightful way (Stylist)

A novel you must read Shipstead has captured the mercurial flow of artistic genius (Washington Post)

Etonnez-moi, Diaghilev famously challenged Jean Cocteau: Astonish me. That's a fair description of what Maggie Shipstead did to me on nearly every page of this impressive novel. Like its subject, the ballet, this book is intricately choreographed, technically demanding, yet seemingly relaxed, written in a prose of great emotional range and acuity. I will be paying close attention to Shipstead's career from here on in. (Jeffrey Eugenides)

Members Reviews:

A beautifully written book

I loved every page of this book. The quality of the writing lured me in as much as the story did. Ballet made an interesting backdrop to the story because it demands perfection from its participants, as the characters demanded perfection from themselves and each other. It came as no surprise that perfection is an unachievable, though admirable, goal. Yet, the search for perfection can be a perilous journey as it was in "Astonish Me."

The characters were well-developed and believable in the context of a competitive, artistic setting. Professional arts, like professional sports, lead to dog-eat-dog scenarios, where relationship often take second priority to success.

I love ballet and, having known a professional ballerina, am aware of the rigors of becoming a member of the corps, let alone a prima ballerina. Those who are unfamiliar with ballet might find some of the terminology confusing, but I do not think a lack of understanding would detract from the story. The author did an excellent job of describing the sacrifices and dedication one must make to get to the Big Show.

In the first ballet I saw, I thought the dancers were as dainty as little flowers. In my second experience, I was seated in the second row and realized that I was watching very graceful athletes! I could hear their feet pounding and watch the sweat roll down their faces.

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Title: A Cornish Affair

Author: Liz Fenwick

Narrator: Penelope Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-14

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Running out on your wedding day never goes down well. When the pressure of her forthcoming marriage becomes too much, Jude bolts from the church, leaving a good man at the altar, her mother in a fury, and the guests with enough gossip to last a year.

Guilty and ashamed, Jude flees to Pengarrock, a crumbling cliff-top mansion in Cornwall, where she takes a job cataloguing the Trevillion family's extensive library. The house is a welcome escape for Jude, full of history and secrets, but when its new owner arrives, it's clear that Pengarrock is not beloved by everyone.

As Jude falls under the spell of the house, she learns of a family riddle stemming from a terrible tragedy centuries before, hinting at a lost treasure. And when Pengarrock is put up for sale, it seems that time is running out for the house and for Jude.

Members Reviews:

Really good story

This was a really good story that never in any way dragged and kept me interested to the very end.. Most of the different characters were portrayed very well.

Easy Listening

Pleasant story a bit predictable .

American accent grated at first but did get used to it- didn't like the men's voices not at all sexy just gruff.

Expensive for 13.99 would have liked a bit more substance for that price.

Enjoyable

Not great literature but a good story that kept my attention and I felt involved in from the beginning. I love Cornwall and Liz Fenwick writes well about an area I know and care about.

A better class of chick-lit

Was expecting this to be easy listening and unchallenging, and though it was both of these, it was also a more sophisticated story, better written and better performed than I had been expecting.

Difficult to rate

Superb narration. Story would make a good film. Rather more Corny than Cornish. Many cliches. Characters superficial descriptions & they lacked depth - the people seemed rather bland to me. Treasure hunt scenarios could have been descriptively ,dramatically embellished; that's why I think a film of it would bring the fury & beauty of the Cornish Coast to life. The story theme was quite good. Shame.

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Title: The Tell-Tale Heart

Author: Jill Dawson

Narrator: Martyn Waites, David Thorpe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Patrick, a 50-year-old professor of American studies, drinker, and womaniser, has been given six months to live. In a rural part of Cambridgeshire, a teenager dies in a motorcycle accident. When his heart is transplanted into Patrick's chest, the lives of two strangers are forever conjoined.

Patrick makes a good recovery from surgery, but has the strange feeling that his old life "won't have him". He discovers that his donor's name was Drew Beamish, and becomes intensely curious, not only about Drew but what shaped him: his family and culture, the ancestor who took part in the famous Littleport riots of 1816, and the bleak yet beautiful landscape of the Fens. Patrick longs to know the story of his heart.

Members Reviews:

Mysteries of the Heart

The story of this novel is based upon a heart transplant, and asks the question - does a recipient of this, the most symbolic of organs, take on the characteristics of the donor? Or can any personality change as result of the surgery - if not purely scientific in itself - be attributed instead to the simple fact of having received a second chance?

The novel pulses its way along by way of a three voice narrative, in seven parts. It details the backstory of both recipient and donor, together with an ancestor of the donor, and how they come to be connected via the red card. The reader gets the feeling - shared by the recipient, the selfish 50 year old Patrick - that he doesn't deserve this second chance. But he's got it all the same, and he knows his outlook on life has changed. And then there's the donor, his story held me the most: sixteen year old Drew, who's been led by his heart all his short life, and is suffused with the passion of his ancestors. He doesn't get to fully explore even his first chance at life, it all seems so unfair. So ordinary, in fact. We can all feel that.

But for all the potential in the subject matter, the writing isn't sentimental; instead there's a real emotional authenticity and so many telling details that the characters feel like they're springing from the pages. I'm still thinking about them now, days after finishing the book. In fact, I read it too quickly: the drive in the narrative - itself like a beating heart, at once concise and vital - compelled me to finish it in a matter of days. So now I'll have to read it again, and this time I'll dwell on every word and image. Because what's also remarkable about this novel is the way that the Fens become a character in themselves; reminiscent of the moors in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. The plot simply couldn't exist without them. But it won't be any trial to re-read, because Jill Dawson is brilliant at layering meaning upon detail, and vice versa, so that the more you read the more you discover.

And the answer to the burning question? Broccoli. Read it, and then you can make up your own mind.

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Title: Beauty

Author: Louise Mensch

Narrator: Laurel Lefkow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

There isnt a woman on earth who doesnt have her beauty secrets. But for Dina Kane, beauty is more than just business. Its power. And it is the secret. Shes dragged herself up from poverty to Park Avenue. Shes rolled with the punches, and shes learned how to win. Now someone is out to destroy her, and all shes built. Theyve underestimated Dina Kane. Shes staying at the top and shes happy to wait for the perfect moment to exact her revenge

Members Reviews:

Great escapism

Sometimes you just want to listen to a girlie book and this is just that. Fun, probably unrealistic but who cares I enjoyed it for what it was.

awesome thanks for writing this louise

great book I loved it I wish there were many more books like this thank you

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Title: The Steady Running of the Hour

Author: Justin Go

Narrator: Steve West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In 1924, the English mountaineer Ashley Walsingham dies attempting to summit Mount Everest, leaving his fortune to his former lover, Imogen Soames-Andersson - whom he has not seen in seven years. Ashleys solicitors search in vain for Imogen, but the estate remains unclaimed.

Nearly 80 years later, new information leads the same law firm to Tristan Campbell, a young American who could be the estates rightful heir. If Tristan can prove he is Imogens descendant, the inheritance will be his. But with only weeks before Ashleys trust expires, Tristan must hurry to find the evidence he needs.

From London archives to Somme battlefields to the Eastfjords of Iceland, Tristan races to piece together the story behind the unclaimed riches: a reckless love affair pursued only days before Ashleys deployment to the Western Front; a desperate trench battle fought by soldiers whose hope is survival rather than victory; an expedition to the uncharted heights of the worlds tallest mountain.

Following a trail of evidence that stretches to the far edge of Europe, Tristan becomes consumed by Ashley and Imogens story. But as he draws close to the truth, Tristan realises he may be seeking something more than an unclaimed fortune.

Members Reviews:

Intriguing, two stories in one

Although the romance on which this mystery is based is rather improbable, the story is totally gripping from the first. The book follows the story of a young man searching, with powerful motivation, for the truth about what became of two young people he believed to be his great grandparents, winding their real stories between his unearthing of clues. All three of the stories we follow are fascinating and the descriptions of his forebears' experiences at the time of the Great War are vivid and moving. The final revelation is tantalisingly treated and the end of the book, while perhaps a little predictable, feels very right. I loved this book and would choose more by this author and this narrator.

Haunting, but not in a good way

What did you like best about The Steady Running of the Hour? What did you like least?

I liked the historical detail - it seemed to be well-researched. He can obviously write.The worst thing is the ending. It makes all the hours of listening seem futile.

What could Justin Go have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

He could have done a great deal of editing, made the relationship between Tristan and Merielle more believable and given us a proper ending.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator seems to be very confused about accents. The first person character writes with an English accent but speaks and writes postcards etc with an American accent. Weird and disconcerting. He gives all French characters comedy 'Allo, 'Allo accents, even when they are speaking their own language. Who decides this stuff - is it up to the individual actor?

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Hollywood would NEVER make a film with such a sketchy ending - they'll probably make it but change the ending. I can't imagine i'd go.

Any additional comments?

Don't think, when you get to the end and have re-listened to several chapters, that it's YOU that isn't smart enough. This is a shameful way to end a book.

I Cannot Recommend This Book - Verging on Dreadful

I started listening to this while I was quite unwell.

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Title: The Compromise

Author: Zoe Miller

Narrator: Gerri Halligan, Caroline Lennon, Deirdre O'Connell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Lamplight

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Childhood friends Juliet, Rebecca, Rose, and Matthew grew up in a small village outside Dublin. Now privileged, wealthy, and powerful, they appear to have it all. But when Juliet is involved in a suspicious accident and lies trapped between life and death at the bottom of a cliff, a secret that has been hidden for years threatens the seemingly perfect lives of the close-knit group.

Critic Reviews:

"In writing this fresh and vibrant 'whodunit', Miller has built on her previous triumphs and has shouted from the rooftops that she will broker no compromise with anyone, least of all her readers" (Irish Independent)

Members Reviews:

Lost it's way!

This started well enough. The main characters are well developed, I especially liked Juliet. Unfortunately, about half way through, it seems to lose it's way. I made it to near the end of chapter 45 (out of 63) and with 4-hours to go, I completely lost interest. I suspect there is a twist toward the end, but I don't care enough to make it through until then. I am returning it.