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ID: 719629

Title: This Motherless Land

Author: Nikki May

Narrator: Florence Howard, Weruche Opia

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:36:34

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Black Literature, Family Life

Summary:

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When Funkes mother dies in a tragic accident in Lagos, shes sent to live with her maternal family in England. Traumatised by grief and against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, conformist Funke strives to fit in, determined to become one of them.

Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family, resolved to be nothing like them. Fiercely protective of Funke, she at last has a purpose. And an ally. The two cousins give each other what they need most: love.

But the past casts long shadows and the choices made by their mothers haunt Funke and Liv, shaping the trajectory of their adult lives. Can they escape their legacy?

Witty, warm, hugely entertaining, This Motherless Land bridges three decades and two continents, delving into the thorny territories of race and culture and belonging. At its heart is a story about love and how it can make the difference between surviving and thriving.

'Beautiful, bold and addictive' DAISY BUCHANAN

'A vibrant coming-of-age story that explores love, longing and belonging in a multi-cultural family' CHARMAINE WILKERSON, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake

©2024 Nikki May (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 706013

Title: Storm Pegs: A Life Made in Shetland

Author: Jen Hadfield

Narrator: Jen Hadfield

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:38:17

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Travel, Europe

Summary:

This audio edition is read by the author and was recorded in a remote studio in Shetland.

'Storm Pegs perfectly captures the knotting of language and landscape. I was transported.' - Katherine May, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wintering

From the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Highland Book Prize

What if the answer to ‘Where am I?’ is ‘heaven’?

In her late twenties, celebrated poet Jen Hadfield moved to the Shetland archipelago to make her life anew. A scattering of islands at the northernmost point of the United Kingdom, frequently cut off from the mainland by storms, Shetland is a place of Vikings and myths, of ancient languages and old customs, of breathtaking landscapes and violent weather. It has long fascinated travellers seeking the edge of the world.

On these islands known for their isolation and drama, Hadfield found something more: a place teeming with life, where rare seabirds blow in on Atlantic gales, seals and dolphins visit its beaches, and wild folk festivals carry the residents through long, dark winters. She found a close-knit community, too, of neighbours always willing to lend a boat or build a creel, of women wild-swimming together in the star-spangled winter seas. Over seventeen years, as bright summer nights gave way to storm-lashed winters, she learned new ways to live.

In prose as rich and magical as Shetland itself, Hadfield transports us to the islands as a local; introducing us to the remote and beautiful archipelago where she has made her home, and shows us new ways of living at the edge.

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ID: 774441

Title: Anima: A Wild Pastoral

Author: Kapka Kassabova

Narrator: Natalie Pela

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:29:19

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Non-Fiction, Travel, Europe, Social Science

Summary:

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The spellbinding new book by the prizewinning writer Kapka Kassabova tells the story of her time with the last moving pastoralists in Europe: a gripping portrayal of human-animal interdependence, and a plea for a different way of living.

Living with one of these communities over the course of one summer, Kassabova experiences the intensity, brutality, beauty and isolation of their existence. She witnesses the epic, orchestrated activity of transhumance the seasonal movement of vast herds of sheep, along with shepherds and dogs. As she becomes attuned to the sacrifices inherent in this work and the rich histories that shaped this Balkan region, Kassabova finds herself drawn deeper into the tangled relationships at the heart of the small community.

Anima is an extraordinary portrayal of pastoral life, where humans and animals exist in profound interdependence. Kassabova conjures the spirit of this remarkable place with intimacy and empathy, and helps us imagine how we might all begin to heal our broken relationship with the natural world.

© Kapka Kassabova 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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ID: 733677

Title: Poisoner's Tale

Author: Cathryn Kemp

Narrator: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, Steve John Shepherd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:49:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Contemporary Women

Summary:

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'They will forget that we are flesh-and-blood women who have lived, and who now die, at the mercy of those who judge us.'

Discover the dark and gothic historical novel inspired by the true story of Giulia Tofana, the first documented female serial killer in history. Perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Lost Apothecary.

Murderer or saviour? You decide. . .

Rome, 1656

In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops.

Alongside her circle of female poisoners, Giulia Tofana dispenses her deadly potion to free the downtrodden women of the city from their abusive husbands. A path shes determined to follow after a harrowing childhood in Palermo.

But even in a time of plague, it does not go unnoticed when the men of Rome begin to fall like flies.

With a newly elected Pope hell-bent on ridding the city of heretics and witches, and the Holy Office of the Inquisition on her tail, Giulia is in more danger than ever. . .

How far will she go for the women who need her help?

Exploring the realities of what it is like to be a woman who rebels against society, A Poisoners Tale takes the reader on a tense, challenging but spellbinding journey. This is not just a retelling of the legend of Giulia Tofana but an ode to sisterhood and motherhood, to defiance and secret rebellion.

©2024 Cathryn Kemp (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 731038

Title: Imposter Syndrome

Author: Joseph Knox

Narrator: Joseph Knox

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:41:39

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Thriller & Horror, International Mystery

Summary:

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'When youre living a lie, you find its best to avoid close attachments

Lynch, a burned out con-artist, arrives, broke, in London, trying not to dwell on the mistakes that got him there. When he bumps into Bobbie, a rehab-bound heiress - and when she briefly mistakes him for her missing brother - Lynch senses the opportunity, as well as the danger

Bobbies brother, Heydon, was a troubled young man. Five years ago, he walked out of the family home and never went back. His car was found parked on a bridge overlooking the Thames, in the early hours of the same morning. Unsettled by Bobbies story, and suffering from a rare attack of conscience, Lynch tries to back off.

But when Bobbie leaves for rehab the following day, he finds himself drawn to her luxurious family home, and into a meeting with her mother, the formidable Miranda. Seeing the same resemblance that her daughter did, Miranda proposes she hire Lynch to assume her sons identity, in a last-ditch effort to try and flush out his killer.

As Lynch begins to impersonate him, dark forces are lured out of the shadows, and he realises too late that Heydon wasnt paranoid at all. Someone was watching his every move, and theyll kill to keep it a secret.

For the first time, Lynch is in a life or death situation he cant lie his way out of.

©2024 Joseph Knox (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 718653

Title: Fi: A Memoir of My Son

Author: Alexandra Fuller

Narrator: Alexandra Fuller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:25:16

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Death & Bereavement, Parenting

Summary:

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The story of a mother grieving the sudden loss of her twenty-one-year-old child - from the award-winning and bestselling memoirist of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

Its midsummer in Wyoming and Alexandra Fuller is barely hanging on. Grieving her father and pining for her home country of Zimbabwe, reeling from a midlife breakup, freshly sober and piecing her way uncertainly through a volatile new relationship with a younger woman, Alexandra vows to get herself back on even keel.

And then suddenly and incomprehensibly her son Fi, at twenty-one years old, dies in his sleep.

From a sheep wagon deep in the mountains of Wyoming to a grief sanctuary in New Mexico to a silent meditation retreat in Alberta, Canada, Alexandra journeys up and down the spine of the Rocky Mountains in an attempt to find how to grieve herself whole. By turns disarming, devastating and unexpectedly, blessedly funny, Alexandra recounts the wild medicine of painstakingly grieving a child in a culture that has no instructions for it.

'Truly extraordinary' HELEN MACDONALD

A mesmeric celebration... Will help others surviving loss surviving life' NEW YORK TIMES

©2024 Alexandra Fuller (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 707281

Title: Resolution

Author: Irvine Welsh

Narrator: Tam Dean Burn Burn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:28:01

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

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The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a powerful, riveting novel, as maverick investigator Ray Lennox discovers that confronting his past could cost him everything.

OLD TRUTHS HAVE NEW CONSEQUENCES

Ray Lennox is determined to move on from his darkest days. The former detective has left Edinburgh for a fresh start in Brighton. Soon, his fixations and addictions have been replaced with quiet evenings and a rigorous fitness regime.

Then Lennox meets Mathew Cardingworth. Rich, smooth-talking and immaculately dressed, he presents himself as a successful, and respectable, property developer. Yet their encounter reawakens memories that have haunted Lennox for decades, sending him into a spiral of confusion and rage.

Lennox has no choice he must confront the events of his childhood. But the more he identifies the links between Cardingworth, the disappearance of a group of foster care boys and the violence of his past, the more he finds himself asking:

What will he sacrifice to achieve resolution at last?

PRAISE FOR NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IRVINE WELSH:

Theres only one Welsh and you should be reading him OBSERVER

The best thing that has happened to British writing for decades SUNDAY TIMES

Powerful . . . A bracing and engaging read DAILY TELEGRAPH

© Irvine Welsh 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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ID: 778207

Title: Prequel: An American fight against fascism

Author: Rachel Maddow

Narrator: Rachel Maddow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:09:45

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: History, World, Military

Summary:

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The runaway #1 New York Times bestseller

As Hitler's ascendancy began to make a Second World War inevitable, a clandestine network flooded the United States with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of its war effort and persuading Americans that their natural alliance was with the Axis.

It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens' confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the US government and installing authoritarian rule. Some of the country's most influential elected officials, including senators and members of Congress, worked to disseminate Nazi talking points, while fascist paramilitaries stockpiled bombs and weapons in preparation for violent insurrection.

Prequel unearths the forgotten story of these insurrectionists, as well as the heroic efforts of the journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose their plot and bring them to justice. Deeply researched, the story of how the crisis was averted is also a deeply relevant tale for our own disquieting times.

'A ripping read. . . . The parallels to the present day are strong, even startling' New York Times

'A chilling history lesson... Vivid, urgent, smart' Washington Post

© Rachel Maddow 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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ID: 766039

Title: Doctor Who: I, TARDIS: Memoirs of an Impossible Blue Box

Author: Steve Cole

Narrator: Lizzie Hopley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:29:23

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

Lizzie Hopley reads the TARDIS's enthrallingly in-depth account of her incredible adventures to date.

Packed with stories from across time and space, this is the first ever memoir by the TARDIS.

Did you ever wonder why I chose you all those years ago? I wanted to see the universe, so I stole a Time Lord and I ran away...

The Doctor has a unique bond with their TARDIS. Theyve always loved the old girl for the way shes gone looking for trouble anywhere in the universe. The Doctor says they stole the TARDIS from Gallifrey. The TARDIS disagreesshe stole them. It hasnt always taken the Doctor where they want to go, but its made sure to take them where they needed to be.

For the TARDIS is far more than just a time machine crossed with a spaceship. Its life reflects the Doctors life a shared wanderlust and longing to explore. Now you can revisit the Doctors adventures as seen through the eyes or the flashing rooftop light, at least of the TARDIS. From the time the Doctor stole it from Gallifrey to its latest adventures with the Fifteenth Doctor, the TARDIS reflects wittily on its epic, incredible history past, present and future!

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ID: 746248

Title: Men, Martians and Machines: A BBC Radio Sci-Fi Collection: 10 Full-Cast Dramas including Earthsearch

Author: James Follett

Narrator: Amanda Murray, Derek Seaton, Douglas Blackwell, Ed Bishop, Full Cast , Norman Rodway, Paul Copley, Sandra Dickinson, Sean Arnold, Sean Barrett, T.P. McKenna

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:35:11

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian

Summary:

A collection of full-cast sci-fi dramas from the late, great James Follett, introduced by Follett himself and featuring his bestselling series Earthsearch

Novelist, playwright and screenwriter James Follett wrote over 25 novels, more than 50 radio dramas and numerous TV scripts, including several episodes of Blakes 7. He was one of the most borrowed authors in UK libraries, and his works have been translated into over a dozen languages.

This anthology includes his finest radio plays and series including many that have never previously been available before. Framing the collection is the special BBC7 programme Men, Martians and Machines, in which Follett himself introduces us to several of his most popular pieces, providing fascinating behind-the-scenes back stories and tracing the origins of Earthsearch through the evolution of his radio work.

Described by Follett as probably the quirkiest thing I've ever written, The Devil to Pay features a driver who crashes his car in the desert, and a camper who pulls him from the wreckage. Norman Rodway and Derek Seaton star in this short playlet with a wicked twist.

In The Man Who Invented Yesterday, starring Alan Rowe, a scientist is delighted when his DNA experiments come to fruition.

In The Destruction Factor, a corporations new plant strain mutation escapes the lab and causes havoc. Starring T P McKenna, Paul Copley, Rosalind Adams and Clifford Rose.

Next up are Folletts acclaimed space dramas Earthsearch and Earthsearch II, charting the adventures of the crew of the starship Challenger. Among the ensemble cast are Sean Arnold, Amanda Murray, Kathryn Hurlbutt and Haydn Wood.

The Bionic Blob and its sequel The Bionic Blob and the Stolen Wavelengths tell the story of a Thing from outer space who becomes the unlikely sidekick to a private eye on Earth. Sandra Dickinson and Ed Bishop star.

The Doppelganger Machine, set in 1933 and starring Peter Pratt and Hector Ross, sees a plane flying Christmas mail from France to England landing at an unexpected airport and decade.

In The Twisted Image, a dead woman is found in the boot of a Rolls-Royce, but the clues dont add up... Douglas Blackwell and Peter Wickham star in this futuristic whodunit.

In the post-apocalyptic disaster thriller Ice, starring Sean Barrett, Carol Drinkwater and Anthony Hyde, a giant iceberg breaks away from the Antarctic and drifts inexorably towards New York. Can the US military avert disaster?

NB: Due to the age of some of the recordings, the sound quality may vary

© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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