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Title: The Lilac Bus

Author: Maeve Binchy

Narrator: Kate Binchy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-10

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

"Touching, gossipy and as warming as a feather bed" (Sunday Telegraph)

Members Reviews:

The Queen of Irish Literature

Maeve does it all. A collection of short stories that are insightful, funny, sad and every emotion in between. Really good relaxing fun

Thoroughly enjoyable

Really enjoyed The Lilac Bus, and beautifully read by Maeve's daughter. A really lovely story.

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Title: The Cattleman's Daughter

Author: Rachael Treasure

Narrator: Miranda Nation

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-10

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Robust country girl Emily Flanaghan and her country-music star brother, Sam, have been raised in the rugged Dargo High Plains by their mountain cattleman father, Rod. Despite the beauty of their High Country heritage, all of them are lost in life.

Emily, buried in the ordinariness of suburban motherhood, misses her mountains and is locked in an unhappy marriage to her wayward truckie husband, Clancy. In the city, Sam is being consumed in a world of drugs, money, and wild women. Rod has also reached rock bottom after two decades fighting the government for the right to graze cattle on land that has been in the Flanagan family's care for generations.

In a faraway city parliament, a bill to evict the cattlemen from the mountains is about to be passed, and Emily finds herself falling in love with the 'enemy', the new parks ranger, Luke Bradshaw. On her journey, just as she sees that the land and Luke are the key to her life, Emily faces losing them both in the greatest challenge of all.

Members Reviews:

Beautiful story well written and well told

This is the best book I have purchased from Audible. Love it. People from Australia will enjoy it especially.

The cattleman's daughter

Once again audio.com, you have made this book enjoyable to listen to.Living in Victoria you know were the place are that they are on about.

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Title: Pandaemonium

Author: Christopher Brookmyre

Narrator: Kenny Blyth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-09

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The senior pupils of St Peter's High School are on retreat to a secluded outdoor activity centre, coming to terms with the murder of a fellow pupil through the means you would expect: counselling, contemplation, candid discussion and even prayer...not to mention booze, drugs, clandestine liaisons and as much partying as they can get away with.

Not so far away, the commanders of a top-secret military experiment, long-since spiralled out of control, fear they may have literally unleashed the forces of Hell. Two very different worlds are on a collision course, and will clash in an earthly battle between science and the supernatural, philosophy and faith, civilisation and savagery. The bookies are offering evens.

Members Reviews:

Not for the fainthearted.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Not everyone will enjoy this book. But I can think of several who will.

Would you be willing to try another book from Christopher Brookmyre? Why or why not?

Have read or listened to just about everything he has written.

What three words best describe Kenny Blyths voice?

Right, rich, convincing.

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

Not sure I would.

Any additional comments?

Black as the night, light as the day. Brookmyre at his anarchistic, acerbic best.

Pandaemonium (Unabridged)

Great combination of author and narrator. Christopher Brookmyre produces yet another brilliant novel incorporating, the Catholic Chruch, US military, Demons and Glasgie schoolkids in a touching mix of humour and dreadful violence. His mastery of the collective voice of angst ridden teenagers is second to none. A great listen which will appeal to anyone who enjoys excellent writing combined with great narration.

Hard going

I love Mr Brookmyre's books, but this one didn't really work for me. The reading was a bit stumbly. I was interested in the issues and debates but alot of dialogues sounded more like lectures and the pace segued uncomfortably between the (very gruesome) action and the religious and scientific discussion. I learnt alot, but it seemed long and hard work.

DEMONS, NOT JUST NEDS ON BUCKFAST!

I love Brookmyre books, I especially love the Glasgow vernacular, it reminds me of home. The way he captures childhood is spot on (as in his, 'A Tale Etched in...'), and I had to laugh at the crude depiction of my former school in a cheeky aside!

5th/6th Years from a Glasgow Catholic school are on a retreat to cope with the death of a fellow classmate; meanwhile scary beasties appear to be running amok in an MOD site just up the road, despite the best efforts of the military and the Vatican!

Pandaemonium

Really great book, loved the ideas, and the ending is completely different, great contrast between the science, religion and a group of teenage kids trying to get on in life.

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Title: The Manhattan Beach Project

Author: Peter Lefcourt

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-09

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Charlie puts his tap shoes on to sell a show about a ruthless Uzbek warlord and his family - "The Osbournes meets The Sopranos" - to a rogue division of ABC known as ABCD, whose mandate is to develop, under top secret cover, extreme reality TV shows to bolster the network's ratings.

When Warlord becomes a breakout hit, it not only sends one of America's largest entertainment conglomerates into full damage-control mode, but shifts the balance of power in Central Asia, proving that in show business, it's not over till the mouse sings.

Critic Reviews:

"Peter Lefcourt does for Hollywood what Christopher Buckley does for Washington: stick pins in all the right places." (The New York Times)

"In this boisterous, laugh-out-loud spoof, Lefcourt manages to skewer every aspect of both Hollywood inanity and foreign-policy insanity." (Booklist)

"The heady, winning blend of sly satire and fast-paced storytelling makes for serious fun." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Slap Funny Yet Brainy Sophisticated

If you ever want to see the runnup to BP's gulf disaster, this book will set the stage and wet your pants. It's a

followup to The Deal, but not really a sequel, or it's a sequel but not really a followup. And it doesn't deal

with BP, just mainly shows you how to get to Baku where BP's first big leak took place and the platform

abandoned, and all hush hushed. You get to know the "stans" as almost forgotten film producer charlie berns

is led by a perhaps cia operative into making a reality tv show about a Uzbekistan warlord and his family while

the Aral Sea slowly evaporates before the cameras of a polish film crew. The daily fare is mutton and cabbage.

Read it in just two days!

This has to be one of the best, laugh out loud book I have ever read. 90% of the characters, though each with their own character flaws and moral shortcomings, have something in common that only Peter Lefcourt can write: you start to like or feel sympathy for just about every single one of them. You'll laugh out loud as the main character Charlie Berns takes everything in, from the first pages at his Debtors Anonymous meeting all the way to the end. A fantastic book. When you're finished reading this one I highly recomend "The Woody" also by Peter Lefcourt. If you work in Washington, ever dreamed of being in politics, or just a news/CSPAN junkie, The Woody is for you.

Get ready to laugh out loud

Yesterday, I read and reveled in Peter Lefcourt's The Manhattan Beach Project. Set in Los Angeles and Central Asia, it's a deeply funny and satiric take on U.S. TV programming, Hollywood producers, the CIA and others. Much out-loud laughter during reading. Finest kind. Do yourself a favor and read it soon.

HILARIOUS

I HAVE JUST FINISHED READING 'THE MANHATTAN BEACH PROJECT' BUT HAVE NOT STOPPED LAUGHING. IT IS UNIQUELY BRILLIANT AND FUNNY. THE PLOT IS COMPLEX, THE CHARACTERS OVER THE TOP. AND YET IT IS REVEALING AND TRUTHFUL. A GREAT READ.

A great premise, but oddly disappointing

Perhaps I was expecting a hybrid of Stephen Fry and Gary Shteyngart, but the book seemed off balance. While entertaining, the parodying of Hollywood stereotypes at every possible opportunity somehow made the entire book seem as dispensable as the various airheads that wander in and out of the story.

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Title: Isprinsessen

Author: Camilla Läckberg

Narrator: Githa Lehrmann

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-09

Publisher: ArtPeople

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: This title is in Danish.

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Title: Drama Comes to Prior's Ford

Author: Eve Houston

Narrator: Kim Hicks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Clarissa Ramsay, travelling the world, keeps in contact with her friend Alastair Marshall, who finds himself missing her more with each letter that arrives.

Then Clarissa's aloof stepdaughter Alexandra bursts into his life, in search of refuge and consolation.

With unexpected news, long-lost stepdaughters and difficult teenagers, this is a very enjoyable romp through village life, in the style of Jam and Jerusalem.

Members Reviews:

A Joyful Trip to Scotland

h life in a bucolic village in a Scottish village, Prior's Ford. I got, as a reader to enjoy the comings and goings of this calm (at least on the outside view) village. However, there are many waves underneath the ford.

Clarissa Ramsay, who is traveling the world, leases her house out to a television soap star, resting, and causes a mild uproar within the amateur theatre company.The star graciously agrees to direct and even star in one of three dramas...but what about the usual stars??? Not to mention the long suffering daughter of the star who just wants to putter about gardens.

The local artist, Alastair Marshall, finds he misses Clarissa too much. They exchange letters, one in words and Alastair in drawings. He receives an unexpected visit by Clarissa's Step Daughter, what is that about???

Then there is the heir to the Ralston-Kerr holdings, Lewis the son is a new parent, or is he? His Mother just isn't feeling too sure about this issue. Why can't he see the beauty in the girl in the garden...???

These and many other questions pepper this gentle flowing read. For me, who was attending a very stressful wedding, what a companion read. Enjoy!

Another enchanting book in the series

I'm still enjoying the series of 'Prior's Ford' so much that I've ordered all of them. Eve has once again delivered an outstanding book which takes us back to where we left off with the first book 'Secrets In Prior's Ford'. This time however, there is a minx among the villagers in the shape of a television actress who was actually fired from her previous role and therefor has told the villagers she is 'resting'.

I'm wondering what's going to become of Clarissa and Alistair? He's had thoughts of what others might think about the age difference, with Clarissa being the older woman, but then along comes her step-daughter and well........who knows what will happen now?

Hmmmmm, just have to keep reading and lovin' it.

veterinarians are nice people

i will not even read this book. most veterinarians are very nice people. i know because my dad was one and i met many of his vet friends-think of James Herriot. i should have read the description and will not buy anymore of her books.

Five Stars

Good

Five Stars

love reading this authors books

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Title: The Information

Author: Martin Amis

Narrator: Steven Pacey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Revenger's tragedy, comedy of errors, contemporary satire - The Information skewers high life and low in Martin Amis's brilliant return to the territory of Money and London Fields.

Members Reviews:

couldn't finish it

After 7 hours of listening I gave up. I want a book to which I can listen while driving or doing household chores. The narration is excellent, however, the text itself is challenging at best. A rather simple plot, larded with high-flown physical explanations and numerous irrelevant "information" left me guessing whether it's outstanding literature or a failed attempt. Maybe this work demands the printed form, narrated it didn't work out for me.

Tedious and irritating

I'd never read Martin Amis before and chose this to remedy the gap in my reading. I really tried with this novel. I persisted for about 7 hours of it before giving up. None of the characters was remotely likeable, so I began to care less and less about them and what happened to them. The writing is irritating. For instance, "She was a woman. She knew so much more about tears than he did". This is followed by a long list of works of classical literature that she doesn't know "but she knew tears". There is also much irrelevant astro-physical information sprinkled at random through the novel. In summary, I found it pretentious. The narrator was good, but it must have been an uphill battle for him.

a dark and savagely funny book

Martin Amis will not be everyone's cup of tea. His is a deeply pessimistic view of the world. His characters are weak, pathetic and generally unlikeable misfits and fate is cruel to them. In "The Information", the two main protagonists are authors who were students at Oxford together; one is a commercial success but a very poor writer, the other is profoundly unsuccessful and writes extremely obscure books which no-one reads of buys, and who scrapes a living writing reviews of books almost as obscure and deadly as his own. Their relationship is suffused with jealousy, deception, suppressed rage and hate. On this platform Amis writes a dark and savagely funny tale with some truly hilarious set-pieces satirising the publishing world. His fascination with low life is as strong and brilliantly expressed as ever, but the low life characters and incidents seem almost periphery to the book, and do not easily slot into the narrative - the book's only real weakness - in contrast to my favourite Amis book "London Fields".

The narration by Stephen Pacey is nothing less than a tour de force. He brings out all the fantastic invention and colour of Amis' prose, he depicts the characters brilliantly, and he seems to almost relish the savage humour - the book is laugh out loud funny at times. You could almost believe that the book was written for him to narrate, so at home is he with Amis' style.

Warmly recommended - particularly if you are already an Amis fan. His books are superbly suited to being read out loud, and even if you have read the book before, your appreciation of the author's skill and the book will be greatly enhanced.

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Title: Grace

Author: Robert Drewe

Narrator: Caroline Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-09

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Lying low, working in a wildlife park, she reclaims her sanity amid the crocodile pens and snake cages by visualising herself as a media creation; a woman of mystery, a woman overcoming the odds. Her only links with the outside world are two men: her father, a controversial anthropologist famed for discovering the ancient remains of "the first modern woman", and her nemesis, her stalker.

Critic Reviews:

"A sardonic but humorous observation of contemporary life." (The Age)

Members Reviews:

I very much enjoy Robert Drewe's Australian writing

I very much enjoy Robert Drewe's Australian writing, and Grace is no exception. A beautiful inter-weaving of stories about Grace, as he named an Aboriginal skeleton from aeons past that he discovered, and his daughter whom he also named Grace. The proper treatment of Aboriginal remains, and the stories that surround both Graces are thoroughly researched and compelling reading.

The Grace of Drewe's Prose

I first discovered Robert Drewe five years back when I read his novel about Ned Kelly `Our Sunshine', which the Heath Ledger film was based on, and I enjoyed it as much as Peter Carey's `True Story of The Kelly Gang' as a piece of literature, which is really saying something. So much so that I hunted down a first edition for my daughter's birthday present.

Two years ago I came across a second hand paperback of Drewe's first novel `The Savage Crows', written in 1974 about the systematic extermination of Tasmanian aborigines. Powerful writing, a great first novel, awful deeds. Our P.M. Slim Howard should read it. History's an elusive concept eh? It happened so long ago....

`Grace' was handed to me by my old friend, Len H. with the comment `bloody good read, mate'. Coming from Len that was a sizable endorsement. Coincidentally this year I read `Enduring Love' by Ian McEwan, also a book dealing with `erotomania'/stalking. I had enjoyed his excellent writing skills, but I was uncomfortable with his introduction and development of the theme. Also I found little connection with the main characters, vapid professional types mostly, lifted only by some amusing drug dealing hippies. So my experience of this subject was not particularly warm. However I was pleased to find that Robert Drewe's novel has a number of themes, robust characters and a racy plot.

The character of Grace is well drawn, I imagined Rachel Griffiths in the role, or my beloved Cate Blanchett, which reminds me I should send her another letter.... Grace is a capable, intriguing, somewhat quirky young woman who comes under the microscope of Carl, the stalker/erotomaniac. No background to this wonky chappie, but you see his loony letters, glimpse his mind ticking off kilter. Deliberate, fused and confused. A product of some hefty bibles on the butt no doubt. Wow, good stuff, plotwise.

In Grace's attempt to escape this scabrous mutant/unfortunate deranged fellow she relocates to The Kimberley where the crocs, snakes, spiders, sharks and immigration ministers feed on illegal boat queue jumping opportunists/poor bastards who had to leave their homes.

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Title: The Richest Season

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Maryann McFadden

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 10-30-09

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

After more than a dozen moves in 25 years of marriage, Joanna Harrison is lonely and tired of being a corporate wife. Her children are grown and gone, her husband is more married to his job than to her, and now they're about to pack up once more. Panicked at the thought of having to start all over again, Joanna commits the first irresponsible act of her life. She runs away to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, a place she's been to just once. She finds a job as a live-in companion to Grace Finelli, a widow who has come to the island to fulfill a girlhood dream. Together the two women embark on the most difficult journey of their lives: Joanna struggling for independence, roots, and a future of her own, as her family tugs at her from afar; and Grace, choosing to live the remainder of her life for herself alone, knowing she may never see her children again. Entwined is Paul Harrison's story as he loses his wife, his job, and everything that defines him as a man. He takes off on his own journey out west, searching for the answers to all that has gone wrong in his life. One thing remains constant: He wants his wife back. Joanna, however, is moving farther away from her old life as she joins a group dedicated to rescuing endangered loggerhead turtles, led by a charismatic fisherman unlike anyone she's ever met.

©2008 Maryann McFadden; (P)2008 Tantor

Editorial Reviews:

The Richest Season is the wistful, romantic story of Joanna Harrison; a wife married 25 years to a man, Paul, she hardly sees, a mother to children long since grown and gone, and a woman in search of herself.

Loneliness and suburban weary ennui leads Joanna to make a dramatic change; fleeing her husband and the dull familiarity of New Jersey for the unknown shores a small, idyllic island off South Carolina. The relationships formed there, and Pauls own change of fortune, will change both of their lives forever.

Clearly narrated with warm honesty by Cassandra Campbell.

Critic Reviews:

"Brave and carefully made.... McFadden is out of the gate and on her way." (Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean)

"Skillful plotting keeps pages turning . . ." (Publishers Weekly)

"Beautifully written . . . Lets readers into the characters' thoughts and feelings as they struggle to understand how the past has led them to their present situations." (Romantic Times)

Members Reviews:

The Richness of "The Richest Season"

I found Ms. McFadden's book to be charming and refreshing. The characters were rich and unpredictable. Many of the themes of the book were poignant in my own life. How many of us would like to pick up and go after struggling through childrearing and marriage and finding yourself alone in a marriage with a stranger? The main character begins a journey that opens new doors to her true self. I loved the book.

Nice Pleasant Characters

My first introduction to Maryann McFadden and I'm so happy I read THE RICHEST SEASON. I really enjoyed her character development and pacing. I look forward to reading more of her in the future.

A cut above

I don't know if it was the cover, but I wasn't expecting this to be as well written or developed as it is. Expecting this might be a light weight beach read, I was pleasantly surprised to find very well developed characters, excellent descriptive imagery, and wonderfully intertwined stories of the three main characters.

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Title: Sure of You

Subtitle: Tales of the City Series, Volume 6

Author: Armistead Maupin

Narrator: Armistead Maupin

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-06-09

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. Caught in the middle is their longtime friend, a gay man whose own future is even more uncertain. Wistful and compassionate, yet subversively funny, Sure of You could only come from Armistead Maupin.

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©1989 Armistead Maupin; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic Reviews:

"What makes the books work are Maupin's gifts as both a reporter and an social ironist, and his unerring ability to capture the exact tone of smart urban conversation, whether the topic is politics, sex, friendship or the latest movies." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

SO GOOD!

How did I manage to come this far in life without having discovered Armistead Maupins wonderful city, characters, stories? In.way, however, Iâm sort glad am sort of glad Iâm just now discovering, because I can binge read them all at once, without having to endure the wait time between publications. SO hooked for the next six books!

Armistead maupin has a rare and beautiful gift for creating an entire cast of characters that ...

Armistead maupin has a rare and beautiful gift for creating an entire cast of characters that he allows his audience to know on the most intimate level. This third installment of Maupin's extended love letter to San Francisco is as engaging and hard to put down as the first two. Highly recommended!!

Wonderful story about life in San Francisco in the 1970's.

I lived in the Bay Area and worked in San Francisco for 5 years in the mid 60's. I don't know how I missed this book when it was first written. Too busy having a family I guess. I finally read it recently and the next two books in the series. I just ordered books 4 and 5, so am really into this series now. I loved this book and could not put it down. The characters are vibrant and described in such great detail that I feel like I know them! Which is why I keep ordering the next book. Highly recommend this book and (so far) the rest of the books in the series by Armistead Maupin.

Four Stars

glad to read it finally.

Five Stars

As described.