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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/460664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What a Happy Family Author: Saumya Dave Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'A full, big hearted novel.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six Nestled in the suburbs of Atlanta, a family learns the funniest punchlines can hide the hardest truths in this evocative women’s fiction novel from the author of Well-Behaved Indian Women From the outside, the Joshi family is the quintessential Indian-American family. Decades ago, Bina and Deepak immigrated to America, where she became a pillar of their local Indian community and he, a successful psychiatrist. Their eldest daughter, Suhani, is following the footsteps of her father’s career and happily married. Natasha, their middle daughter, is about to become engaged to the son of longtime family friends. And Anuj, their son—well he’s a son and what could be better than that?   But a family scandal shows that nothing is as it seems. Bina’s oldest friendship starts to unravel and she finds herself as an outsider in the community she helped build. Suhani discovers that her perfect marriage isn’t as solid as she thought. Natasha faces a series of rejections that send her into a downward spiral.    As they encounter public humiliation, gossiping aunties, and self-doubt, the Joshi family must rely on each other like never before. But sometimes, family has to fall apart in order to come back stronger than before.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/460443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives Like Mine Author: Eva Verde Narrator: Jessica Alade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 18, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mother.                 To three small children, their heritage dual like hers.   Daughter.                 To a mother who immigrated to make a better life but has been rejected by her chosen country.   Wife.                 To a man who loves her but who will not defend her to his intolerant family.   Woman…                 Whose roles now define her and trap her in a life she no longer recognises…     Meet Monica, the flawed heroine at the heart of LIVES LIKE MINE.   With her three children in school, Monica finds herself wondering if this is all there is. Despite all the effort and the smiles, in the mirror she sees a woman hollowed out from putting everyone else first, tolerating her in-laws’ intolerance, and wondering if she has a right to complain when she’s living the life that she has created for herself.   Then along comes Joe, a catalyst for change in the guise of a flirtatious parent on the school run. Though the sudden spark of their affair is hedonistic and oh so cathartic, Joe soon offers a friendship that shows Monica how to resurrect and honour the parts of her identity that she has long suppressed. He is able to do for Monica what Dan has never managed to, enabling her both to face up to a past of guilty secrets and family estrangements, and to redefine her future.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/457907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The River Between Us Author: Liz Fenwick Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A forgotten house and a secret hidden for a century… 'Wonderfully evocative’ Judy Finnigan 'An absolute delight!' Hazel Gaynor ‘Wonderful escapism’ Tracy Rees ’A lovely story' Erica James ‘Gloriously rich’ Rachel Hore ‘Sublime storytelling’ Cathy Bramley ‘Emotional’ Kate Ryder Following the breakdown of her marriage, Theo has bought a tumbledown cottage on the banks of the river Tamar which divides Cornwall and Devon. The peace and tranquillity of Boatman’s Cottage, nestled by the water, is just what she needs to heal. Yet soon after her arrival, Theo discovers a stash of hidden letters tied with a ribbon, untouched for more than a century. The letters – sent from the battlefields of France during WW1 – tell of a young servant from the nearby manor house, Abbotswood, and his love for a woman he was destined to lose. As she begins to bring Boatman’s Cottage and its gardens back to life, Theo pieces together a story of star-crossed lovers played out against the river, while finding her own new path to happiness. The River Between Us beautifully explores the mystery and secrets of a long-forgotten love affair, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton. Praise for The River Between Us: 'Wonderfully evocative’ Judy Finnigan 'Full of delicious atmosphere and intrigue, and with a compelling mystery flowing through its pages … an absolute delight!' Hazel Gaynor ‘Wonderful escapism … a relaxing, evocative read’ Tracy Rees 'A lovely story that blends the past and the present beautifully' Erica James ‘I enjoyed sinking into this gloriously rich novel, so laced with secrets. What a vivid cast of characters!’ Rachel Hore ‘Sublime storytelling’ Cathy Bramley ‘A compellingly atmospheric and emotional rollercoaster of a read’ Kate Ryder ‘Beautifully descriptive, unashamedly romantic and evocative’ Veronica Henry ‘A captivating and romantic Cornish story that explores the tangle of relationships connecting us through time’ Susanna Kearsley ‘Captures the magical atmosphere of Devon and Cornwall’ Rosanna Ley ‘I had THAT feeling when you've been away to a lovely place for a while and don't want to come back’ Nicola Cornick

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/452783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haven Point: A Novel Author: Virginia Hume Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 8, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sweeping debut novel about the generations of a family that spends summers in a seaside enclave on Maine's rocky coastline, for fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Beatriz Williams, and Sarah Blake. 1944: Maren Larsen is a blonde beauty from a small Minnesota farming town, determined to do her part to help the war effort––and to see the world beyond her family’s cornfields. As a cadet nurse at Walter Reed Medical Center, she’s swept off her feet by Dr. Oliver Demarest, a handsome Boston Brahmin whose family spends summers in an insular community on the rocky coast of Maine. 1970: As the nation grapples with the ongoing conflict in Vietnam, Oliver and Maren are grappling with their fiercely independent seventeen-year-old daughter, Annie, who has fallen for a young man they don’t approve of. Before the summer is over a terrible tragedy will strike the Demarests––and in the aftermath, Annie vows never to return to Haven Point. 2008: Annie’s daughter, Skye, has arrived in Maine to help scatter her mother’s ashes. Maren knows that her granddaughter inherited Annie’s view of Haven Point: despite the wild beauty and quaint customs, the regattas and clambakes and sing-alongs, she finds the place––and the people––snobbish and petty. But Maren also knows that Annie never told Skye the whole truth about what happened during that fateful summer. Over seven decades of a changing America, through wars and storms, betrayals and reconciliations, Virginia Hume's Haven Point explores what it means to belong to a place, and to a family, which holds as tightly to its traditions as it does its secrets. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/459333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malibu Rising: A Novel Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 580 Ratings of Narrator: 4.74 of Total 137 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • From the author of Carrie Soto Is Back, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . “Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad.”—People ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Parade, Teen Vogue, Self, She Reads Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever. Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva. The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud—because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he’s been inseparable since birth. Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can’t stop thinking about promised she’ll be there. And Kit has a couple secrets of her own—including a guest she invited without consulting anyone. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family’s generations will all come rising to the surface. Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/457114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lizzie & Dante: A Novel Author: Mary Bly Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The insightful, audacious, and deeply romantic story of a woman whose life turns upside down after she meets an enigmatic chef on vacation in Italy, from a New York Times bestselling author “Delicious.”—People • “Smart, sexy and funny, full of joy in simple pleasures.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune What if falling in love means breaking someone’s heart? On the heels of a difficult break-up and a devastating diagnosis, Shakespeare scholar Lizzie Delford decides to take one last lavish vacation on Elba, the sun-kissed island off the Italian coast, with her best friend and his movie-star boyfriend. Once settled into a luxurious seaside resort, Lizzie has to make big decisions about her future, and she needs the one thing she may be running out of: time.  She leaves the yacht owners and celebrities behind and sneaks off to the public beach, where she meets a sardonic chef named Dante, his battered dog, Lulu, and his wry daughter, Etta, a twelve-year-old desperate for a mother. While Dante shows Lizzie the island’s secrets, and Etta dazzles with her irreverent humor, Lizzie is confronted with a dilemma. Is it right to fall in love if time is short? Is it better to find a mother briefly, or to have no mother at all? And most pressingly, are the delicacies of life worth tasting, even if you will get to savor them only for a short while?  A luscious story of love, courage, and Italian wine, Lizzie & Dante demands to know how far we should travel to find a future worth fighting for.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/462915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Golden Girl Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 209 Ratings of Narrator: 4.77 of Total 48 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this satisfying page-turner from "the queen of beach reads" (New York Magazine), a Nantucket novelist has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl. On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. She ascends to the Beyond where she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three “nudges” to change the outcome of events on earth, and with her daughter Willa on her third miscarriage, Carson partying until all hours, and Leo currently “off again” with his high-maintenance girlfriend, she’ll have to think carefully where to use them. From the Beyond, Vivi watches “The Chief” Ed Kapenash investigate her death, but her greatest worry is her final book, which contains a secret from her own youth that could be disastrous for her reputation. But when hidden truths come to light, Vivi’s family will have to sort out their past and present mistakes—with or without a nudge of help from above—while Vivi finally lets them grow without her. With all of Elin’s trademark beach scenes, mouth-watering meals, and picture-perfect homes, plus a heartfelt message—the people we lose never really leave us—Golden Girl is a beach book unlike any other.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450295 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Liar Author: Amanda Brooke Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 27, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The gripping new novel from the author of The Widows’ Club. When a fire destroys the Empress Theatre, a devastating tragedy unfolds. Amelia’s mother lost her piece of mind forever when she left her daughter alone for a few life-changing moments. The dance school lost their beloved teacher, Hilary, who died saving the lives of her young pupils. Karin lost her memory, and the answers she desperately craves. Claudia lost the one thing that would have made her perfect life complete. As local reporter Leanne picks over the embers of that night, what seemed like a straightforward case of negligence becomes something else entirely: somebody is lying – each person has lost something, but one of them has sold their soul…

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/457892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Need To Know: The gripping, suspenseful and utterly unputdownable psychological suspense Author: Nicola Moriarty Narrator: Felicity Jurd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 27, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An exhilarating novel about a family's devastating accident and the tangle of secrets and lies it reveals . . . The holidays are here. The extended family has gathered. The cars are packed and the convoy sets off. The cottage is a few hours' drive - but not everyone will live to see it . . . For Jill, her three sons, their wives and children, a terrifying road crash will tear apart their family. The crash will be an accident but the shattering that follows has been long coming. Because at the heart of this family lies a secret - concealed, wrestled with, festering and harmful - and nothing now can stop it coming out. But will any of them survive it? Praise for Nicola Moriarty 'Had me turning the pages into the small hours' Gillian McAllister 'Expect dark themes and plot twists aplenty' Red 'Dramatic, mysterious and compelling' Vogue 'Kept me guessing to the end' Sun 'With secrets and intrigue, this is a compulsive read' Sun on Sunday © Nicola Moriarty 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/456090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malibu Rising Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 27, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.02 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.35 of Total 17 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six. A lifetime holding it together. One party will bring it crashing down. Malibu: August, 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over-especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come bubbling to the surface. Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind. 'Immerses us in a glamorous, star-studded world, but is full of raw human emotion. Its characters felt completely real to me - each one is flawed and messy and impossible not to love.' BETH O'LEARY 'The perfect, literal, beach read, with the emotional depth of the ocean' HOLLY BOURNE 'The escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' PANDORA SYKES 'When the party starts, it's celebrity mayhem but the heart of the book is family, love and loyalty. I adored everything about this punchy and incisive take on fame and its consequences, from the sympathetic characters to the salty surf atmosphere.' DAILY MAIL 'This summer's must-read novel' SARRA MANNING, RED 'It's a full on escapist delight' STYLIST, Best Fiction of 2021 'Unapologetically escapist beach-read fiction' SUNDAY TIMES 'I did not want this book to end!' PRIMA, Book of the Month 'Pure exhilaration' THE TIMES 'Imagine Blue Water High and Selling Sunset had a lovechild' EVENING STANDARD 'A riveting, propulsive book' i PAPER © Taylor Jenkins Reid 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021