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Title: The Party Crasher

Author: Sophie Kinsella

Narrator: Fiona Hardingham

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Release date: October 14, 2021

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Number One bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with an irresistible new standalone about family love, family tensions and what you might hear if they didn't know you were in the room . . . Expect shocking secrets, hilarious mix-ups and an unforgettable romance. Welcome to the party of the year! ***** EVERYBODY LOVES SOPHIE KINSELLA: ***** 'Left me giddy with laughter. I loved it' JOJO MOYES 'Life doesn't get much better than a new Sophie Kinsella novel' RED 'Fast, furious and fabulous fun' WOMAN & HOME © Sophie Kinsella 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Title: Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

Author: Mark Dunn

Narrator: Renata Friedman, Sara Morsey, Lauren Ezzo, Michael Crouch

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Release date: September 28, 2021

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

A hilarious and moving story of one girl’s fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island’s Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is 'a love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere' (Myla Goldberg, bestselling author of Bee Season).

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Title: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Author: Anthony Doerr

Narrator: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 52 minutes

Release date: September 28, 2021

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.85 of Total 13

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ‘A dazzling epic of love, war and the joy of books’ Guardian ‘There is magic in this place … You just have to sit and breathe and wait and it will find you’ Fifteenth-century Constantinople. Present day Idaho. The future, and humanity’s last hope. Across time and space, five young dreamers are bound by a single ancient text. Together, they tell a story of a world in peril; of the power of words, of resilience, and of hope against all odds. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See returns with a heart-breaking, magnificent epic of human connection and a love letter to storytelling itself. ‘Wonderment and despair, love and destruction and hope – all find their place in its sumptuously plotted pages’ Observer ‘Ingenious, hopeful and totally absorbing’ Financial Times ‘This engagingly written, big-hearted book is a must-read’ Daily Mirror

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Title: [Spanish] - Las inseparables

Author: Simone De Beauvoir

Narrator: Rosa Del Fresno

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Release date: September 16, 2021

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Una novela inédita, muy íntima, de la gran autora francesa ganadora del Premio Goncourt e icono del feminismo «Una pequeña novela, corta pero llena de significado y en la que De Beauvoir vertió su alma.» Telva Escrita en 1954, cinco años después de la publicación de El segundo sexo, Las inseparables narra la amistad apasionada que une a Sylvie y a Andrée -alter ego de la propia Simone de Beauvoir y de Élisabeth Lacoin (Zaza)- desde que con nueve años se conocen en la escuela. Andrée es alegre, inteligente y atrevida, y Sylvie, una niña formal que se siente irremediablemente atraída por su personalidad arrolladora. Juntas aprenderán a librarse de las convenciones y las expectativas asfixiantes de su entorno, ignorantes del trágico precio que tienen la libertad y la ambición intelectual y existencial. Una historia catártica para la autora, tal vez demasiado reveladora para publicarla en vida, cuya recuperación -junto con algunas fotografías y cartas que sirven de testimonio- constituye un acontecimiento literario. La crítica ha dicho... «La novela más íntima de Simone de Beauvoir, material explosivo donde había depositado sus inquietudes primeras, sus coqueteos con el mundo, los deseos compartidos, la militancia natural entre dos hembras que se abrazaban completamente.» Lorena G. Maldonado, El Español «Un libro inesperado [...] que desconcierta y fascina de inmediato.» Silvia Ayuso, El País «Una historia intimista y vibrante.» Iñaki Ezkerra, La Verdad «Una novela magníficamente escrita, inteligente y apasionada que recuerda, en muchos sentidos, a obras contemporáneas como La amiga estupenda de Elena Ferrante.» Leigh Haber, Oprah Daily «Esta versión dulcificada de la realidad se lee con placer y, en lo profundo, se adivina a una sentimental Simone de Beauvoir, mucho más densa en sus reflexiones biográficas.» Lourdes Ventura, El Cultural «Una novela inédita conmovedora, verdadera y cruda. [...] El carácter autobiográfico y la pureza y honestidad a la hora de relatar esta relación, hacen de este texto una novela apasionante sobre la mayoría de edad, sobre la amistad femenina y la búsqueda de su propio camino en el mundo.» Francisco Recio, La Opinión de Málaga «Simone de Beauvoir también habla de ti y esta obra demuestra que la obra de la escritora sigue vigente: las desigualdades en los hogares, la presión por los cánones estéticos y el tratamiento de la vejez.» Núria Juanico Llumà, Ara Llegim «Se lee con placer y, en lo profundo, se adivina a una sentimental Simone de Beauvoir, mucho más densa en sus reflexiones biográficas.» Lourdes Ventura, El Cultural «Los lectores de Beauvoir hemos esperado por décadas esta novela.» María Teresa Priego-Broca, La Silla Rota «Una emocionante sorpresa, [...] tortuosamente deliciosa y absorbente como toda historia de amor condenada.» Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine «Una exploración vibrante de la voluntad y la amistad femeninas en un mundo que, con demasiada frecuencia, intenta restringir a ambas.» Annabel Gutterman y Arianna Rebolini, TIME «Pasados cincuenta años sigue siendo emocionante leerla y sentirla cerca.» Vivian Gornick

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Title: An Island at War

Author: Deborah Carr

Narrator: Helen Keeley

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Release date: September 16, 2021

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

A moving historical novel inspired by the German occupation of the Channel Islands during WW2. This is a story of courage, resilience and everyday acts of defiance from ordinary people forced to live in an extraordinary time. The USA Today bestseller! June 1940 While her little sister Rosie is sent to the UK to keep her safe from the invading German army, Estelle Le Maistre is left behind on Jersey to help her grandmother run the family farm. When the Germans occupy the island, everything changes and Estelle and the islanders must face the reality of life under Nazi rule. Interspersed with diary entries from Rosie back on the mainland, the novel is also inspired by real life stories from the author’s own family who were both on the island during the occupation and in London during the Blitz and is a true testament to the courage and bravery of the islanders. Readers are loving An Island at War: ‘A ‘mesmerizing’ story of a island captured by the Nazi's in World War II’ Debbie ‘I fell head over heels in love with this book…It brings to light strong female characters, who have bravery and courage to stand up for themselves and for what is right’ Jenny ‘I loved getting to know the characters and truly experiencing their rather unique predicament…a fascinating read to those who enjoy WWII fiction’ Denise ‘Absorbing and full of emotion, compassion and wisdom’ Joan ‘Very well written and a great curl up with a cuppa and get lost in the story kind of book’ Gill ‘Will pull at your heartstrings…beautifully written’ Louise ‘The story was much more meaningful knowing it was written by someone that was from the island…I enjoyed reading about the beautiful island and the community that stuck together to help each other’ Shirley ‘It ticked the boxes of love, family, strength, and character and I would recommend it for others looking for an engaging historical fiction read’ Stacey ‘An emotional story of how life changed for the residents of Jersey during the German occupation’ Ethel

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Title: Snowflake: A Novel

Author: Louise Nealon

Narrator: Louisa Harland

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Release date: September 14, 2021

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

''Mad and wonderful. I thought I was reading one thing, then discovered—several times—that I was reading a different, even better thing.”—Roddy Doyle “Snowflake is a wonderfully inventive, deeply felt novel full of the best kinds of surprises.”—Margot Livesey An exquisitely talented young Irish writer makes her literary debut with this powerful and haunting novel—a tale of love and family, depression and joy, and coming of age in the twenty-first century. Eighteen-year-old Debbie was raised on her family’s rural dairy farm, forty minutes and a world away from Dublin. She lives with her mother, Maeve, a skittish woman who takes to her bed for days on end, claims not to know who Debbie’s father is, and believes her dreams are prophecies. Rounding out their small family is Maeve’s brother Billy, who lives in a caravan behind their house, drinks too much, and likes to impersonate famous dead writers online. Though they may have their quirks, the Whites’ fierce love for one another is never in doubt. But Debbie’s life is changing. Earning a place at Trinity College Dublin, she commutes to her classes a few days a week. Outside the sheltered bubble of her childhood for the first time, Debbie finds herself both overwhelmed and disappointed by her fellow students and the pace and anonymity of city life. While the familiarity of the farm offers comfort, Debbie still finds herself pulling away from it. Yet just as she begins to ponder the possibilities the future holds, a resurgence of strange dreams raises her fears that she may share Maeve’s fate. Then a tragic accident upends the family’s equilibrium, and Debbie discovers her next steps may no longer be hers to choose. Gorgeous and beautifully wrought, Snowflake is an affecting coming-of-age story about a young woman learning to navigate a world that constantly challenges her sense of self.

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Title: [Spanish] - Dónde estás, mundo bello: La nueva novela de la aclamada autora de Gente normal

Author: Sally Rooney

Narrator: Candela Antón de Vez

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Release date: September 9, 2021

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

La historia de dos amigas que buscan el amor y la belleza ante un mundo incierto. La nueva novela de la aclamada autora de Gente normal. «El fenómeno literario de la década.» The Guardian «La mejor novela publicada este año.» The Times «Literatura en mayúsculas.» El País Dos amigas se acercan a la treintena en ciudades distintas y tras mucho tiempo sin verse. Alice, novelista, conoce a Felix, que trabaja en un almacén, y le pide que la acompañe a Roma para promocionar su último libro. En Dublín, su mejor amiga, Eileen, está superando una ruptura y empieza a flirtear con Simon, un chico al que conoce desde que eran niños. Mientras el verano se acerca, las dos chicas se envían correos electrónicos en los que se ponen al día. Hablan de su amistad, de sus relaciones, de arte, literatura y de un futuro cada vez más incierto. Dicen que quieren verse pronto, pero ¿qué pasará cuando lo hagan? Alice, Felix, Eileen y Simon todavía son jóvenes, pero pronto dejarán de serlo. Se juntan y se separan, se desean y se mienten. Tienen sexo, sufren por amor, por sus amistades y por el mundo en el que viven. ¿Están en la última sala iluminada antes de la oscuridad? ¿Encontrarán una manera de creer en un mundo bello? Rooney despliega de nuevo su capacidad para analizar el comportamiento humano y vuelve a demostrar por qué es una de las autoras más importantes del momento en una novela que busca la belleza en los claroscuros de la amistad y en el porvenir incierto de nuestro planeta. Reseñas: «Dueña de una prosa adictiva, las novelas de Sally Rooney nos confrontan con ese pozo de soledad en que se han convertido las relaciones humanas en la época moderna.» Fernanda Melchor «Ser honesta es una de sus grandes armas porque permite que se aprecie mejor lo que desde el principio ha sabido hacer muy bien: esa capacidad de observación de lo íntimo, esa naturalidad para plasmar lo cotidiano y dotarlo de vida, ese manejo del ritmo narrativo sin apenas desfallecimientos, esa facilidad para moldear personajes parecidos, pero sutilmente diferentes.» Juan Trejo, Revista Kopek «Esla reinventora de la novela de amor decimonónica en la era de la hiperconectividad.» Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, El País Semanal «La autora irlandesa, con permiso de Maggie O’Farrell, con más proyección de la historia.» Vanity Fair Sobre Gente normal: «Los mejores diálogos que hayamos leído nunca.» The New Yorker «Una historia de amor cercana, honesta y pura.» Isabel Coixet «Una novela preciosa sobre las innumerables formas en que hombres y mujeres intentan entenderse y cómo fracasan constantemente.» The Guardian «Mi escritora favorita.» Lena Dunham

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Title: The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All: A Novel

Author: Josh Ritter

Narrator: Josh Ritter

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Release date: September 7, 2021

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

From singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, a lyrical, sweeping novel about a young boy's coming-of-age during the last days of the lumberjacks. In the tiny timber town of Cordelia, Idaho, ninety-nine year old Weldon Applegate recounts his life in all its glory, filled with tall tales writ large with murder, mayhem, avalanches and bootlegging. It’s the story of dark pine forests brewing with ancient magic, and Weldon’s struggle as a boy to keep his father’s inherited timber claim, the Lost Lot, from the ravenous clutches of Linden Laughlin. Ever since young Weldon stepped foot in the deep Cordelia woods as a child, he dreamed of joining the rowdy ranks of his ancestors in their epic axe-swinging adventures. Local legend says their family line boasts some of the greatest lumberjacks to ever roam the American West, but at the beginning of the twentieth century, the jacks are dying out, and it’s up to Weldon to defend his family legacy. Braided with haunting saloon tunes and just the right dose of magic, The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All is a novel bursting with heart, humor and an utterly transporting adventure that is sure to sweep you away into the beauty of the tall snowy mountain timber.

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Title: Inseparable: A Never-Before-Published Novel

Author: Simone De Beauvoir

Narrator: Julia Whelan, Gabra Zackman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Release date: September 7, 2021

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Finalist for the French-American Florence Gould Translation Prize A novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship that, unpublished in her lifetime, displays “Beauvoir's genius as a fiction writer” (Wall Street Journal)  From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril. Sylvie, insightful and observant, sees a France of clashing ideals and religious hypocrisy—and at an early age is determined to form her own opinions. Andrée, a tempestuous dreamer, is inclined to melodrama and romance. Despite their different natures they rely on each other to safeguard their secrets while entering adulthood in a world that did not pay much attention to the wills and desires of young women. Deemed too intimate to publish during Simone de Beauvoir’s life, Inseparable offers fresh insight into the groundbreaking feminist’s own coming-of-age; her transformative, tragic friendship with her childhood friend Zaza Lacoin; and how her youthful relationships shaped her philosophy. Sandra Smith’s vibrant translation of the novel will be long cherished by de Beauvoir devotees and first-time readers alike.

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Title: The Winter Garden

Author: Alexandra Bell

Narrator: Eleanor Jackson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Release date: September 2, 2021

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Welcome to the Winter Garden. Open only at 13 o'clock. You are invited to enter an unusual competition. I am looking for the most magical, spectacular, remarkable pleasure garden this world has to offer. On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night for seven days. But when the garden disappears, and no one believes her story, Beatrice is left to wonder if it were truly real. Eighteen years later, on the eve of her wedding to a man her late father approved of but she does not love, Beatrice makes the decision to throw off the expectations of Victorian English society and search for the garden. But when both she and her closest friend, Rosa, receive invitations to compete to create spectacular pleasure gardens - with the prize being one wish from the last of the Winter Garden's magic - she realises she may be closer to finding it than she ever imagined. Now all she has to do is win. © Alexandra Bell 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021