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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucy by the Sea: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.42 of Total 12 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of My Name is Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge comes a “poised and moving” (Vogue) novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart. “Strout’s understanding of the human condition is capacious.”—NPR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Oprah Daily, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Time, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, PopSugar, She Reads With her trademark spare, crystalline prose—a voice infused with “intimate, fragile, desperate humanness” (The Washington Post)—Elizabeth Strout turns her exquisitely tuned eye to the inner workings of the human heart, following the indomitable heroine of My Name Is Lucy Barton through the early days of the pandemic. As a panicked world goes into lockdown, Lucy Barton is uprooted from her life in Manhattan and bundled away to a small town in Maine by her ex-husband and on-again, off-again friend, William. For the next several months, it’s just Lucy, William, and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the moody, swirling sea. Rich with empathy and emotion, Lucy by the Sea vividly captures the fear and struggles that come with isolation, as well as the hope, peace, and possibilities that those long, quiet days can inspire. At the heart of this story are the deep human connections that unite us even when we’re apart—the pain of a beloved daughter’s suffering, the emptiness that comes from the death of a loved one, the promise of a new friendship, and the comfort of an old, enduring love. Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Wedding Like Nantucket Series: #3 of The Sweet Island Inn Series Author: Grace Palmer Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 13, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The wedding of the year versus the storm of the century. Who will win? Things are finally looking up for the Benson family. After a year of tough choices and big leaps of faith, it seems like love, success, and happiness are right in their grasp. But with a wedding on the horizon and a successful new restaurant growing faster than anyone ever expected, everyone certainly has their hands full. In fact, it’s starting to cause problems. Little cracks are appearing in the surface. And the historic storm brewing offshore might turn those cracks into craters. Can the Bensons and their loved ones band together in time to make this summer their best yet? Or will jealousy and uncertainty spoil the big day? Welcome back to another summer at Nantucket’s Sweet Island Inn! It’s the happiest time of the year, so sit down, stay awhile, and fall in love in this heartwarming, inspirational women’s fiction beach read from author Grace Palmer.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592188 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lily Bennett’s Bucket List Author: Katherine Dyson Narrator: Laura Brydon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 9, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The most life-affirming and uplifting story you will read this year. Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Fiona Gibson and Clare Pooley. What would Lily Bennett do? This is the question Lydia Grey finds herself repeatedly asking ever since she discovers Lily’s bucket list at the bottom of her shopping trolley. Lily clearly knows how to live life and it’s about time Lydia started to live hers. And what better start than to tick off all Lily’s life-long dreams . . . 1. Ride a horse 2. Jump off the 10m diving board 3. Climb a mountain 4. Go camping 5. Ride a rollercoaster 6. Learn to surf 7. Go stargazing 8. Get a tattoo 9. Do the scariest thing you can think of After all, how hard can it be to complete the list?Except number nine means that Lydia must open herself up to her past to move on with her future . . . Readers love Lily Bennett’s Bucket List . . . ‘Such a great premise and an intriguing story line’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Never before have I felt like I was part of a story until this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Phenomenal . . . I couldn’t put it down and I can’t wait to read more from this awesome author’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Makes you want to be an item on someone else’s bucket list’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Witty and fun’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Immensely enjoyable . . . the ending is particularly moving’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fun and heart-warming read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Funny and thoroughly enjoyable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The book flowed beautifully and the ending was perfect. A real feel-good read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked… highly recommend’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Beautifully uplifting’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A different sort of bucket list novel’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow… what a fantastic read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Had me gripped from the start’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just gorgeous… has a really inspiring message about stepping out of your comfort zone’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mika In Real Life: The Uplifting Good Morning America Book Club Pick 2022 Author: Emiko Jean Narrator: Sura Siu, Andi Arndt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 1, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. AT 35, MIKA SUZUKI IS STRUGGLING. She's been fired (again). Her last relationship went up in flames. Her fervently traditional mother is perpetually disappointed in her. And now, she's had a phone call from sixteen-year-old Penny Calvin. The baby she reluctantly placed for adoption when she was just a teenager herself. Mika is desperate to meet her girl. But she barely feels like she can take care of herself. Is she ready to show Penny who her mother really is? 'Definitely 'best books of 2022' material!' Glamour 'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read' Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You © Emiko Jean 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Furrows: From the Prize-winning author of The Old Drift Author: Namwali Serpell Narrator: Kristen Ariza, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 25, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. I don't want to tell you what happened. I want to tell you how it felt. Cassandra Williams is twelve; her little brother Wayne is seven. One day, when they're alone together, there's an accident, and Wayne is lost forever. Though his body is never recovered, their mother can't stop searching. The missing boy cleaves the family with doubt: How do you grieve an absence? And how does it feel? As C grows older, she relives and retells her story, and she sees her brother everywhere: in cafes, airplane aisles, subway cars. Here is her brother's older face, the light in his eyes, his lanky limbs, the way he seems to recognise her, too. But it can't be, of course. Or can it? And then one day, there's another accident, and C meets a man both mysterious and familiar, a man who's also searching for someone, as well as his own place in the world. His name is Wayne. Namwali Serpell's piercing new novel captures the ongoing and uncanny experience of grief, as the past breaks over the present, like waves in the sea. The Furrows is a bold exploration of memory and mourning that twists unexpectedly into a masterful story of mistaken identity, slippery reality, black experience, and the wishful and sometimes willful longing for reunion with those we've lost. © Namwali Serpell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580545 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Babysitter: A novel Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Max Meyers, Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From one of America’s most renowned storytellers—the bestselling author of Blonde—comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a backdrop of shocking murders in the affluent suburbs of Detroit. 'Hannah’s unreliable, elliptical narrative is seductive and compelling, like following someone into a fever dream ... [Oates] is in no hurry to trigger the action, dropping tiny morsels of foreshadowing to keep us on our toes.' —The New York Times Book Review “Unsettling, mysterious, deft, sinister, eerily plausible.” —Margaret Atwood, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, via Twitter In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s, in the wake of unsolved child-killings that have shocked Detroit, the lives of several residents are drawn together with tragic consequences. There is Hannah, wife of a prominent local businessman, who has begun an affair with a darkly charismatic stranger whose identity remains elusive; Mikey, a canny street hustler who finds himself on a chilling mission to rectify injustice; and the serial killer known as Babysitter, an enigmatic and terrifying figure at the periphery of elite Detroit. As Babysitter continues his rampage of abductions and killings, these individuals intersect with one another in startling and unexpected ways. Suspenseful, brilliantly orchestrated, and engrossing, Babysitter is a starkly narrated exploration of the riskiness of pursuing alternate lives, calling into question how far we are willing to go to protect those whom we cherish most. In its scathing indictment of corrupt politics, unexamined racism, and the enabling of sexual predation in America, Babysitter is a thrilling work of contemporary fiction.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583499 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Shade of Happy Author: Phyllida Shrimpton Narrator: Bronwen Price Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Heartwarming and uplifting, Every Shade of Happy will make you laugh, cry and want to call your grandfather. Perfect for fans of Marianne Cronin and Hazel Prior. Algernon is at the end of his life. His granddaughter is at the start of hers. But they have more in common than they think... Every day of Algernon's 97 years has been broken up into an ordered routine. That's how it's been since the war, and he's not about to change now. Until his 15-year-old granddaughter arrives on his doorstep, turning Algernon's black-and-white life upside down. Everything from Anna's clothes to the way she sits glued to her phone is strange to Algernon, and he's not sure he likes it. But as the weeks pass, Algernon is surprised to discover they have something in common after all – Anna is lonely, just like him. Can Algernon change the habits of a lifetime to bring the colour back into Anna's world?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Series: #1 of Yada Yada Series Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 16, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What do an ex-con, a former drug addict, a real estate broker, a college student and a married mother of two have in common? Nothing, or so I thought. Who would have imagined that God would make a prayer group as mismatched as ours the closest of friends? I almost didn’t even go to the Chicago Women’s Conference—after all, being thrown together with five hundred strangers wasn’t exactly my “comfort zone.” But something happened that weekend to make us realize we had to hang together, and the Yada Yada Prayer Group” was born! When I faced the biggest crisis of my life, God used my newfound Sisters to show me what it means to be just a sinner saved by grace. A prayer group startup guide, recipes, and discussion questions are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Beach Like Nantucket Series: #2 of The Sweet Island Inn Series Author: Grace Palmer Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 16, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Benson family needs a fresh start. Can they find peace and happiness on the beaches of Nantucket? Last summer, a storm blew the Benson family’s lives to bits. It’s been almost a year since that fateful day, since they learned that life at the beach isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. They are doing their best to pick up the pieces. Widow Mae Benson is running the Sweet Island Inn. Her daughter Eliza is learning what it means to be a mother. Sara is rediscovering her passion in the wake of heartbreak. Holly is searching for stability in her marriage. And her son Brent is—well, Brent isn’t doing so great. Despite these challenges, they just might make it—if they can stick together. But right when it seems like they’re going to be okay, terrible news strikes. A call from Aunt Toni changes everything. And suddenly, Nantucket doesn’t feel quite like home any more. Come book your stay at Nantucket’s Sweet Island Inn—where the water is warm, the sun is shining, and everyone welcomes you like family—in this heartwarming, inspirational women’s fiction beach read from author Grace Palmer.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587565 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Daughter’s War: A powerful and romantic WWII saga from the bestselling author (Worktown Girls at War Book 2) Author: Emma Hornby Narrator: Penelope Freeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The second book in the page-turning Worktown Girls at War series, from the bestselling author of A Shilling for a Wife, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin. At seventeen, Renee Rushmore lives at home with her father Ivan - a cruel man who rules the house with an iron fist and keeps Renee isolated and alone. She is desperate to escape him, but with no friends to help her, what hope does she have? Then war breaks out. With factories and farms looking to take on female workers, Renee dares to hope that her freedom might be within grasp. And when she hears through a kindly local farmhand named Jimmy that Oak Valley Farm is in need of help, she might just have found her chance. But her father's eyes are on her day and night. With the help of Jimmy, will Renee be able to escape Ivan's cruelty and find happiness at last? © Emma Hornby 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022