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Title: Fallout

Author: Sadie Jones

Narrator: Daniel Weyman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

As read on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime

Luke is a young playwright: intense, magnetic, and hungry for experience. Fleeing a disastrous upbringing in the northeast he arrives in London and shares a flat with Paul, an aspiring producer, and beautiful, fiery Leigh. The three of them set up a radical theatre company, their friendship forged in rehearsal rooms above pubs, candlelit power cuts, and smoky late-night parties, part of a thrilling new generation of writers, directors, and rising voices.

When Nina, a fragile actress, strays towards their group, Luke recognises a damaged soul and the balance between the friends is threatened. Luke is torn between loyalty, desire, and his own painful past, until everything he values, even the promise of the future, is in danger. Suddenly the fallout threatens to be immense.

A story of four young people in 1970s London fuelled by love, betrayal, and creative ambition - now available as an audiobook.

Members Reviews:

Great story irritating narration

What made the experience of listening to Fallout the most enjoyable?

I really enjoyed the story it captures the awakening of creative youth in small towns very well and the intertwined characters are believable. However, by half way through, the narrators voice for the female characters was really irritating and in the end ruined the book for me.

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Title: The Measures Between Us

Author: Ethan Hauser

Narrator: Ben Bartolone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-22-14

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

An unprecedented storm is threatening the East Coast, swelling the rivers and muddying the roads, and in a small suburb of Boston, a group of intimates and strangers struggles to confront a rapidly changing world. Vincent, a high school shop teacher, grapples with whether to hospitalize his only daughter. Jack, a research intern at a local college, tries to make sense of the world through the climate data he helps to gather. Henry, a young psychology professor, tests the bounds of his marriage, while Lucinda, his pregnant wife, harbors her own secret. And at the heart of this soaring story, at the center of all of these characters, is Cynthia, a young woman uncertain of everything but her sadness.

The Measures Between Us delicately and powerfully traces the spider web of connections that bind us together and the void of mystery that lies beyond. It is an accounting and an affirmation of lives in consideration of their end-beautifully crafted and deeply moving.

Members Reviews:

This book had a couple of different plots that never ...

This book had a couple of different plots that never came together. Very confusing. I am not sure what it was about, in the end. The book made little sense

The Measure Between Us is a good read

The book is interesting in that the author takes you on a journey with all the characters. You have insight, intrigue, and interest in all the characters. Good story telling.

Too fractured and weird

Not at all what I expected from the review I read..really disappointed...would not recommend. I'm glad I got it on sale.

A book about the storms of life, and how we weather (or avoid) them...

I'd rate this 3.5 stars, maybe 3.75.

The theme song from the hit television show Cheers said, "Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got." Sometimes that is absolutely true. Although life is often filled with the ordinary, punctuated by moments of drama or stress (or both), simply making it through the every day struggles we face can be difficult and require more strength and fortitude than we can imagine.

Ethan Hauser's novel The Measures Between Us is a beautifully written book about people making it through the struggles of everyday life, and coping with the bumps and bruises along the way. Vincent, a high school shop teacher, and his wife, Mary, are contemplating sending their troubled daughter, Cynthia, to a mental hospital because they fear she might harm herself. Vincent seeks the counsel of a former student, Henry, who is now a psychologist. Meanwhile, Cynthia, both before and after her time in the hospital, has an on-again, off-again relationship with Jack, an intern on a project that tries to understand climate change, particularly flooding, and how it affects those who choose to stay in their homes during floods.

Henry's life is not without its own problems. He and his wife, Lucinda, are expecting a baby, and although their relationship appears to be strong, both are struggling--Henry with fidelity, and Lucinda with feelings of dread about her pregnancy and her life with Henry, because she isn't sure if she can handle how much he loves her.

I was completely captivated by Hauser's writing and the way he spun each of his characters' stories, but ultimately, I found this book not entirely satisfying. Other characters in the book are brought into the plot and appear at its periphery, but you're never quite sure why.

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Title: The Visitor, Tobacco and Electronic Warfare

Author: Alexander Tulloch

Narrator: Tom Bertram

Format: Unabridged

Length: 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-14

Publisher: The Lindsay Players

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

These three fictional stories, with their wry sense of humour and, at times, chilling aspects, will leave the listener waiting for more stories to emanate from the pen of Alexander Tulloch.

The Visitor: Death knocks at the door. He has come to take John away. But John is not ready to accompany him. Im too young and theres nothing wrong with me. Im perfectly healthy; very fit, even, he explains. Death is not to be persuaded as he needs Johns footballing skills for the Inter-Stellar Cup eliminator rounds which start next week. However, there is a catch. Does this change Deaths plans?

Tobacco: In the year 2039 it is a capital offence to smoke. Peter has been found guilty of committing such a crime. His closest friend, Michael Bond, a co-smoker, has also been found guilty by the Ciggies (members of the Tobacco Detection Unit) and, as a result, his life was terminated. His parents discovery that their one and only son was secretly addicted to tobacco was more than they could take. Finding himself in prison and under heavy interrogation, Peter bravely faces the consequences.

Electronic Warfare: Major Archibald Hicks (Rtd) is a man with his feet firmly on the ground the idea of constructing a radio which could broadcast silence and suppress all sounds in the immediate vicinity had been lurking in the darker recesses of his imagination since his time with the army in the Falklands. With his redesigned ghettoblaster the television, the washing machine, lawnmower, next doors motorbike and his sons stereo will no longer be capable of awakening suicidal tendencies in him. He is determined to wage a private war against loud noise and those who produce it.

Biography. Alexander Tulloch was born in Liverpool, England, towards the tail-end of World War Two, and grew up in time to experience the explosion of creative talent that made the city the centre of the universe in the 1960s. He went on to Manchester University to study modern languages and spent the rest of his working life as a professional linguist. His writing career began in the 1970s when he was asked by an American publisher to translate a Russian novel into English. This venture led Alexander on to four decades as a translator and it also gave him the idea of trying his hand at writing his own material for publication. The result is a book on etymology, three books about his native city, two about his adoptive county (Kent, England), many articles in local and national newspapers and, most recently, these three short stories for Audio Arcadia.

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Title: The Hunks I Dreamed

Author: Neville DeAngelou

Narrator: Neville DeAngelou

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-16-14

Publisher: RyoBooks Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

No good dream is built on foundations of hope or misery.

A dreamer may ride the rough tides of a great struggle, emboldened, or be struck by a sweet moment of genius. Nevertheless, as evidenced by the likes of Federer, Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos and others of their ilk, for any dream to become real it must satisfy the demands of necessity, specificity, durability and scalability. Not only that!

In this soaring adrenalin thrill through a grand dream facing forceful covert efforts to steal and thwart it, we are brilliantly drawn into an IDY Master Class on that beyond-the-hero dynamic which brands (in reality) the men and women who succeed in reshaping the contours of modern thought, of creativity and community, and of economy. We know that having a dream, achieving the dream, and living the dream are by no means the same, each requiring its particular mindset, but what we believed about Destiny and The Dream will by the end of this ride be forever changed; that, by far the better for those who have what it takes.

Members Reviews:

Unique. Inspiring. A Master Class!

What did you love best about The Hunks I Dreamed?

A lot! The new father-son dynamic in our fast-paced world is revealing. This drama goes beyond debunking masculinity myths, many of which keep us back from the very thing we are after; it is a master class on creating and achieving realizable dreams. It reels into the story many real-life personalities I admire. I love the great surprise in the Place of Dreams. I felt as if I was an integral part of the story. I enjoyed discovering what is missing and working out what is necessary. The swami is amazing.

What did you like best about this story?

There's much I like about the story. Three things stand out: the brilliance of the story of the lake; a re-inspired fresh view of Noah and The Flood, and the battle between Destiny and The Dream.

Have you listened to any of Neville DeAngelous other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is my first. Enjoyed his performance. Energetic. Emotional.

If you could take any character from The Hunks I Dreamed out to dinner, who would it be and why?

The tea lover or the old general.

Any additional comments?

My namesake, I want more.

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Title: Rode

Author: Thomas Fox Averill

Narrator: Scott Sowers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-14-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When Thomas Fox Averill first heard Jimmy Driftwood's ballad "Tennessee Stud," he found the song hauntingly compelling. As he began to imagine the story behind the lyrics, he set out to research the song's history - a tale from "along about eighteen and twenty-five"" of the legendary exploits of the greatest horse that ever lived, the "Tennessee Stud," and his owner.

Traveling the same route the song chronicles, from Tennessee into Arkansas, through Texas and into Mexico, Averill visited racetracks, Spanish missions, historical museums, a living history farm, and national parks, inventing characters of his own along the way. His novel captures the spirit of the ballad while telling the story of Robert Johnson, a man who holds love in his heart though adventure rules his time. Pursued by a bounty hunter, Indians, and his conscience, Johnson and his horse are tested, strengthened, and made resolute.

Members Reviews:

TheClassic Journey to Self-Knowledge

Author Thomas Fox Averill has favored us with an extraordinary gift, his book "Rode." "Rode" is a superior literary achievement. Spare and lean, as muscular as a channel swimmer, this novel is far more than a journey taken by a young man and his horse, it's an Odyssey every bit as full as Ulysses, a journey of personal discovery. The book opens with the total destruction of Robert Johnson's life.

Robert's journey begins when he is afraid to stay in the home he has built, or close to his girl-friend/fiancé whose family want his farm land and resent his relationship with their daughter. When his farm has been destroyed and burned to the ground and he has been accused of murder, Robert flees with a bounty hunter in hot pursuit. Over the next several months, Robert and his horse, "The Stud," literally make one narrow escape after another as the blood and gold thirsty bounty hunter is always nipping at his heels. Even with death at his doorstep, Robert continues looking for a place appropriate for his new wife (whom he left pregnant) despite her cruel family.

In this deadly game of Hide and Seek, Robert meets an incredible variety of what might be considered overwhelming difficulties, all of which he conquers. This is not to suggest his trials were easy - he and his horse were most often close to starvation, literally walking skeletons.

The story of "Rode" is gripping and involving but more than the plot or characterization it is the style of this young novelist that is so alluring. The language used in the portrait of this work is lean and spare, lacking the adverb/adjective embroidery of most high level historical fiction. Rather, Thomas Fox Averill's prose is spare enough to make Hemingway seem cluttered and verbose - in this case every word in every sentence is absolutely necessary, none can be deleted nor can anything be added. Once one steps into the magical web of this incredible writer, one is hooked till the story's ending - author Averill determines when you're free to leave. "Rode" is a page turner you won't quickly forget; but more than that, Averill's artful writerly craftsmanship makes you want the book to never end.

Good "old-fashioned" Western and then some

After reading a review of this book in the Kansas City Star, I was fascinated. Making a novel from the old "Tennessee Stud" song seemed like a stretch but one worth pursuing.

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Title: Keeper

Author: Mal Peet

Narrator: James Goode

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-14-14

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Paul Faustino, South America's top sports writer, sits opposite the man they call El Gato the Cat the world's greatest goalkeeper. On the table between them stands the World Cup...

In the hours that follow, El Gato tells his incredible story how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable. And the most remarkable part of this story is the man who teaches him the mysterious Keeper, who haunts a football pitch at the heart of the claustrophobic forest...

Critic Reviews:

"This stirring adventure a soccer story? a ghost story? defies expectations... Both lyrical and gripping." (Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

Gripping storyline

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it was appealing to all of the family. Made a long journey pass pleasantly.

Who was your favorite character and why?

El Gato, he was the main character and his narration kept us all gripped. Not all of us are football fans but his account of football games were mesmerising.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

His meeting with Paul Faustino in which he recounts the game and penalties.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

How I became the greatest keeper in the world.

A page turner I wasn't expecting to enjoy! Highly recommend

Once I realised this was about football I thought I'd hate it but had to read it as part of our book challenge. But I loved it!! Well read and engaging story - I couldn't put it down.

Read it!

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Title: The Poets' Wives

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: David Park

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-09-14

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

What does it mean to be a poets wife, his muse and lover, there for the heights of inspiration and the quotidian of the day-to-day, and oftentimes, too, the drudgery of being in a supporting role to "the great man"?

In this exquisite and sensitive new novel, David Park explores this complicated relationship through three luminous characters: Catherine Blake, wife of William Blake, 19th-century poet, painter, and engraver; Nadezhda Mandelstam, whose husband, Russian poet Osip Mandelstam, died in a transit camp en route to Siberia during Stalins rule; and Lydia, the wife of a fictional contemporary Irish poet, who looks back on her husbands life in the days just after his death. All three women deal with their husbands fame or notoriety, taking seriously their commitment to the men they married and to assisting with and preserving their work. And this despite infidelities, despite a single-mindedness at the expense of others, and despite hardship sometimes beyond comprehension. Set across continents and centuries, under wildly different circumstances, these three women exist as a testament to love, to relationship despite the odds, and to art. Deeply insightful and beautifully wrought, The Poets Wives is David Park at his best - a novelist who finds dignity and grace away from the spotlight, and who reminds us that art has the power to capture even the quietest of voices.

Members Reviews:

Pleasant Mistake

Any additional comments?

The Poets' Wives: A Novel was actually a book I listened to by mistake. Someone on Goodreads recommended The Poet's Wife, as a book I might enjoy. I didn't look carefully enough and chose the wrong book when browsing Audible.com. It turned out to be a very serendipitous mistake. After listening to the Audible version of The Poets Wives: A Novel, I have to disagree with the other reviews that Ive read. I really enjoyed it. I found it to be an interesting and entertaining audio book.

Each of the three sections was a distinct story about the marriage of a poet, as told through the voice of his wife. Two were actual poets wives: Catherine Blake, wife of William Blake and Nadezhda Mandelstam, wife of Osip Mandelstam. The third story involved the wife of a fictional poet in modern times. When picking the story, I was very aware that the stories would be about the lives and relationships of the characters, particularly the wives, and was not expecting a lot of poetry.

The three stories were similar in style: first person narration told through flashbacks into the past. Perhaps thats why I liked it so much. All of the three women were older, looking back through their lives. Their personalities and experiences were all different, as were their partners. Perhaps having a narrator give life to their individual voices made the story more appealing and coherent. I thoroughly enjoyed the audio version and would definitely recommend it. For me, it was very good listen. Now onto finding The Poets Wife, which I do intend to read.

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Title: Duffy's World

Subtitle: Seeing the World Through a Dog's Eyes

Author: Faith McCune

Narrator: Paul Kaye

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-04-14

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Have you ever wondered what your dog was thinking, especially as he's trying to make every neighborhood dog his own personal squeaky toy or wailing in panic on a car trip? In Duffy's World, curious humans finally have the chance to find out.

Duffy is an Australian Shepherd with an unquenchable thirst for new experiences - that often get him into trouble. In this quirky memoir, Duffy reveals his thoughts about his most significant life events: Finding "treats" in the yard, gaining a cat for a sister, braving a sadistic vet, losing loved ones, and more.

Co-narrated by his owner, Faith McCune, Duffy's account identifies the joys and challenges that mark the territory of the human/canine relationship. As frustrating as dog ownership can be, listeners will discover, as Duffy's owner did, that dogs' apparent failure to learn from the past is actually their relentless ability to live in the moment, and what seems to be their greatest challenge is actually their greatest gift.

If you've ever found yourself wondering "why does my dog do that?" Duffy's World will help you better understand your pet - and maybe even learn from him as well.

Members Reviews:

Very Juvenile!

I'm sorry, but Audible would not let me return this book, so I am writing a review. I love the dog narrated books because they are quirky and I can see some of the behaviors in my dogs. However, this book was written and narrated for a 3 year old. Maybe that was the intended audience and if I missed that fact in the write up, then my apologies.

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Title: Cairo

Author: Chris Womersley

Narrator: Damien Warren-Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-14

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

At 18, Tom escapes ordinariness in small town Australia for Melbourne and a flat in a strange block named Cairo. There he meets the magnetic Max Cheever, and is drawn into his circle of bohemian artists and dreamers. But soon Tom is ensnared in a plot to steal a million dollar Picasso masterpiece, among undependable forgers and violent art dealers.

Critic Reviews:

"An inspiring read. Womersley's prose is clear, evocative and powerful; an utter joy'" (Irish Times)"Real brilliance ... This is a distinguished novel" (Independent)

Members Reviews:

Not for me

Bereft by the same author is one of my favorite books. I am always gifting it and recommending it. It is to the author's great credit that this book is totally different in style and subject matter. However while finding the subject matter interesting i really didn't enjoy it. Perhaps my student Melbourne of the 80s was so different and the main character was so unattractive to me, this colored my ability to sit back and enjoy the story. Set in Melbourne in the 80s this book writes about all the landmarks I know and a fascinating mystery of the time but ultimately just didn't engage me. Look forward to seeing what Mr Womersely will do next as he is on my must buy list despite this one not appealing to me and in this I acknowledge I am in a minority

A gratifying read

For those like myself who were young and (relatively) careless in inner-city Melbourne in the mid 1980s this book, an entertaining crime caper cum love story about the theft and (ostensible) return of Picasso's Weeping Woman from the National Gallery of Victoria in 1986, is a provocative and nostalgia-inducing time capsule. The central character, like this reviewer in student days, haunts poolrooms Johnny's Green Room and El Nido, cafés The Black Cat and Rhumbarella's, and bottle shop Chalky's in search of a late-night buzz. Highly recommended.

An innocent in the wilds of 80's Melbourne

Tom the narrator tells us of his move to Melbourne in the 1980's. Coming from the country ready to start university he is an innocent and soon falls off the straight and narrow, under the influence of his neighbours Max and Sally. Tom becomes involved in a heist to steal Piccaso's Weeping Woman and replace it with a forgery. The plot is engaging but I found Tom's lack of awareness of what was going on around him worked against the suspense, he trusts too much and fears to little for an intelligent teenager getting involved in a major crime.

I found it brilliant and enthralling

I was drawn in to the book immediately and related to the protagonista at once, also recognizing some of the eccentric people in the book also grabbed me. I found it brilliant and enthralling, and very well written

Fast moving story of inner-city life, love and betrayal

This is an evocative book that skilfully blends a story of a young man arriving in an exciting and exotic inner-city environment with an enjoyable tale of an art theft from a large public gallery. The twist at the end, while not surprising, effectively rounds off the "coming of age" aspect of the first part of the story. The writing is of high quality and the story moves along quickly. Highly recommended!

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Title: The Darling Girls

Author: Emma Burstall

Narrator: Laura Kirman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-14

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When the world-famous conductor Leo Bruck dies suddenly, the three women who loved him meet for the first time at his graveside. Victoria, his partner of 20 years and mother of two of his children; Maddy, mother of Leo's daughter Phoebe; and 24-year-old Cat. Can these three very different women, whose lives become inextricably bound, break free from the masterful control Leo exerts - even from the grave?

Critic Reviews:

"Smart, funny and poignant" (Daily Mirror)"I couldn't put it down. I loved this honest, absorbing story. A terrific read." (Lorraine Kelly)

Members Reviews:

Good Chick Lit

Good chick lit, but still very much chick lit. Too many descriptions of clothes and make-up. I think it would have been better if it about 20% of the detail had been left out. The story was good and the characters engaging and in it's entirety it was uplifting. But I found myself getting annoyed by some of the irrelevant detail and endless descriptions of looks, hair and clothes.

The narrator has a lovely voice and does accents pretty well, apart from the poor Turkish kebab shop owner who sounded like a caricature of a chinese take-away owner. The problem I had with the narration was one I find all too common in some of the younger readers. She reads the book without first understanding where the sentence is going, therefore pauses in all the wrong places. Though I found it quite frustrating after a while, it wasn't enough to spoil the book for me.

The darling girls

A bit long winded and not a good ending - Shame as it started so well !