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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Tuesdays in Winter: Stories Author: Lily King Narrator: Stacey Glemboski, Christa Lewis, Bronson Pinchot, Cassandra Campbell, Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Award-winning Lily King’s first-ever collection of exceptional and innovative short stories With Writers & Lovers and Euphoria, Lily King’s books catapulted onto bestseller and best-of-the-year lists across the country and established her as one of our most “brilliant” (New York Times), “wildly talented” (Chicago Tribune), and beloved authors in contemporary fiction. Now, for the first time ever, King collects ten of her finest short stories—half published in leading literary magazines and half brand new—opening fresh realms of discovery for avid and new readers alike. Told in the intimate voices of unique and endearing characters of all ages, these tales explore desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of jolting violence, and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. A bookseller’s unspoken love for his employee rises to the surface, a neglected teenage boy finds much-needed nurturing from an unlikely pair of college students hired to housesit, a girl’s loss of innocence at the hands of her employer’s son becomes a catalyst for strength and confidence, and a proud nonagenarian rages helplessly in his granddaughter’s hospital room. Romantic, hopeful, brutally raw, and unsparingly honest, some even slipping into the surreal, these stories are, above all, about King’s enduring subject of love. Lily King’s literary mastery, her spare and stunning prose, and her gift for creating lasting and treasured characters is on full display in this curated selection of short fiction. Five Tuesdays in Winter showcases an exhilarating new form for this extraordinarily gifted author writing at the height of her career.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gardener Author: Salley Vickers Narrator: Salley Vickers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 4, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The new novel from Salley Vickers, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Librarian Artist, Hassie Days, and her sister, Margot, buy a run down Jacobean house in Hope Wenlock on the Welsh Marches. While Margot continues her London life in high finance, Hassie is left alone to work the large, long-neglected garden. She is befriended by eccentric, sharp-tongued, Miss Foot, who recommends, Murat, an Albanian migrant, made to feel out of place among the locals, to help Hassie in the garden. As she works the garden in Murat's peaceful company, Hassie ruminates on her past life: the sibling rivalry that tainted her childhood and the love affair that left her with painful, unanswered questions. But as she begins to explore the history of the house and the mysterious nearby wood, old hurts begin to fade as she experiences the healing power of nature and discovers other worlds. In her haunting new novel, Salley Vickers, the bestselling author of The Librarian and The Cleaner of Chartres, writes with the profound psychological insight and sense of the numinous power of place that is the hallmark of all her novels. 'Salley Vickers sees with a clear eye and writes with a light hand. She's a presence worth cherishing' Philip Pullman © Salley Vickers 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524350 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burntcoat: A Novel Author: Sarah Hall Narrator: Louise Brealey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE ''An extraordinary work that will stand as blazing witness to the age that bore it.” -- Sarah Perry A ''masterpiece'' (Daisy Johnson) of mortality, passion, and human connection, set against the backdrop of a deadly global virus—from the Booker–nominated writer You were the last one here, before I closed the door of Burntcoat. Before we all closed our doors . . . In an unnamed British city, the virus is spreading, and like everyone else, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness retreats inside. She isolates herself in her immense studio, Burntcoat, with Halit, the lover she barely knows. As life outside changes irreparably, inside Burntcoat, Edith and Halit find themselves changed as well: by the histories and responsibilities each carries and bears, by the fears and dangers of the world outside, and by the progressions of their new relationship. And Burntcoat will be transformed, too, into a new and feverish world, a place in which Edith comes to an understanding of how we survive the impossible—and what is left after we have. A sharp and stunning novel of art and ambition, mortality and connection, Burntcoat is a major work from “one of our most influential short story writers” (The Guardian). It is an intimate and vital examination of how and why we create—make art, form relationships, build a life—and an urgent exploration of an unprecedented crisis, the repercussions of which are still years in the learning.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mistletoe Season Series: #2 of The Carolina Girls Author: Michelle Major Narrator: Carly Robins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: "Sheer delight, filled with humor, warmth and heart… I loved everything about it." —New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne on The Magnolia Sisters Spend the holidays in Magnolia, North Carolina, where two lonely hearts find exactly what they need for Christmas. Angi Guilardi needs a man for Christmas—at least, according to her mother. What she really needs is to grow her fledgling catering business. Partnering with Magnolia’s Wildflower Inn holds promise, but when her mother falls ill, Angi’s pulled back to the responsibility of the family restaurant. While she balances work and her eight-year-old son, romance is the last thing on her mind…until Angi runs into Gabriel Carlyle. Back in town to help his grandmother at her flower shop, Gabriel has no plans to stick around Magnolia, especially after he bumps into one of his childhood bullies. Sure, Angi's all grown up and gorgeous now, and when they find themselves under the mistletoe, their chemistry is undeniable. But it’ll take more than a Christmas miracle for Angi to break through the defenses of Gabriel’s well-guarded heart and find a love built to last. Includes a Bonus Novella! The magic of Christmas may be what helps a down-to-earth schoolteacher and a good-time firefighter see each other in a new light just in time for the holidays, in Michelle Major's A Carolina Christmas. Don't miss the newest book in THE CAROLINA GIRLS series, The Front Porch Club! The Carolina Girls series - Book 1: Wildflower Season - Book 2: Mistletoe Season - Book 3: Wedding Season - Book 4: The Wish List - Book 5: The Front Porch Club

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sleigh Bells Ring Author: RaeAnne Thayne Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: ‘Perfect winter comfort’Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan A magical Christmas to remember Angel View manager Annie McCade thought her twin niece and nephew could join her for Christmas, with her absent employer being none the wiser. Until the ranch's new owner, Tate Sheridan, shows up out of the blue ready to host Christmas for his family and Annie's plans are upended. As Christmas approaches Annie must help Tate as he prepares to throw a traditional family Christmas. But when it benefits them both to pretend to be each other's long-lost love and appease his interfering family can real love be far behind? ‘RaeAnne Thayne gets better with every book.’ Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Virgin River

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection: A BBC Drama collection including North and South, Wives and Daughters & more Author: Steve Wakelam, Jenny Uglow, Amanda Vickery, Barry Campbell, Elizabeth Gaskell Narrator: Rebecca Front, Paul Copley, Sue Johnston, David Threlfall, Full Cast, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Jodie Comer, Kenneth Cranham, Emily Mortimer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 21, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A collection of BBC Radio dramatisations of Elizabeth Gaskell's well loved novels - plus bonus material Elizabeth Gaskell was one of Victorian England's pre-eminent female novelists. Admired by Charles Dickens, who described her as his 'dear Scheherazade', she mingled storytelling and social realism to superb effect in her highly acclaimed fiction. This comprehensive collection comprises dramas and readings of her finest works and some lesser-known pieces. Among the adaptations are her final, unfinished novel Wives and Daughters, her debut novel Mary Barton and her only historical novel, Sylvia's Lovers; as well as the 1851 novella Mr Harrison's Confession (a prequel to Cranford), and her great novel of industrialisation, female independence and identity, North and South. All feature star casts including Emerald O'Hanrahan, Sue Johnston, Jodie Comer, Emily Mortimer, Rod Hudd, David Threlfall, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Also included are readings of Mrs Gaskell's chilling supernatural tale 'The Old Nurse's Story', her much-loved novel of life in a small town and its female inhabitants, Cranford, and her festive short story 'Christmas Storms and Sunshine'. Based on true events, Stephen Wakelam's detective drama Death at the Bed End, starring Kenneth Cranham, explores the controversy surrounding Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Brontë and the libel threat that followed its publication also included is Mrs Gaskell: Portrait of a Victorian Novelist by Barry Campbell, which is inspired by the author's letters. And in Great Lives: Elizabeth Gaskell, historian Amanda Vickery and biographer Jenny Uglow discuss Mrs Gaskell's life, work and achievements with presenter Francine Stock. Credits Written by Elizabeth Gaskell Written by Stephen Wakelam Mary Barton Dramatised by Lavinia Murray. Produced and directed by Claire Grove and Tracey Neale First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 September-9 November 2001 Mr Harrison's Confessions Adapted for radio by Jeremy Front. Produced and directed by Sally Avens. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 June 1988 The Old Nurse's Story Produced by Kay Patrick. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24-25 May 1984 North and South Dramatised by Charlotte Keatley. Directed by Michael Fox. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 June 1997 Sylvia's Lovers Dramatised by Ellen Dryden. Produced and directed by Pauline Harris. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6-13 March 2016 Wives and Daughters Dramatised by Theresa Heskins. Produced and directed by Peter Leslie Wild First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 November-10 December 2010 Cranford Produced by Julian Wilkinson. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 November 2019 Christmas Storms and Sunshine Produced by Simon Richardson. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 December 2018 Death at the Bed End Written by Stephen Wakelam. Directed by Janet Whitaker. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 December 2004 Mrs Gaskell: Portrait of a Victorian Novelist Written by Barry Campbell based on 'Elizabeth Gaskell: A Biography' by Winifred Gérin. Permission granted by Oxford Publishing Ltd (Academic), Oxford University Press (via PLSclear).Produced by James Runcie. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 August 1983 Great Lives: Mrs Gaskell Presented by Francine Stock, Amanda Vickery and Jenny Uglow. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20 May 2005 ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Chances with You Author: Federico Moccia Narrator: Juliette Googlia, Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 19, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED LOVELOCKS ON BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD In this second novel about the "deep, passionate romance that transcends time and age" (Booklist), Federico Moccia delights readers with an enchanting novel about making wishes, second chances at love, and following dreams. After leaving Rome with a broken heart, Step Mancini returns from America two long years later. He’s told himself that he’s put his first love behind him, but now that he’s home, he can no longer deny his need to see Babi Gervasi again. So he’s completely blindsided when he finds himself trading flirtatious barbs with fledgling actress Ginevra Biro.  Bold, streetwise, and funny, Gin is everything that Babi is not.  She offers Step a new beginning, a second chance at the love of a lifetime.   But even his romance with Gin can’t completely erase the past.  Trouble still follows his friends, and he and his mother remain estranged.  For now he can outrun his problems as he and Gin discover Rome together, from Capitoline Hill to the Ponte Milvio bridge, where the pair attach a padlock to the lamppost  and throw the key into the Tiber River, ensuring that their love will last forever.   But forever is a very long time. And their love is about to be tested.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patchwork Girls Author: Elaine Everest Narrator: Annie Aldington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 14, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 1939. After the sudden and tragic loss of her husband, Helen is returning home to her mother’s house in Biggin Hill, Kent – the one place she vowed she’d never go back to again. Alone and not knowing where to turn, Helen finds herself joining the local women’s sewing circle despite being hopeless with a needle and thread. These resourceful women can not only make do and mend clothes, quilts and woolly hats, but their friendship mends something deeper in Helen too. Lizzie is a natural leader, always ready to lend a helping hand or a listening ear. Effie has uprooted her life from London to keep her two little girls away from the bombing raids, and the sewing circle is a welcome distraction from worries about how to keep a roof over their heads and about her husband too, now serving in active duty overseas. When the reason for Helen's husband's death comes to light, her world is turned upside down yet again. The investigating officer on the case, Richard, will leave no stone unturned, but it’s not long before his interest in Helen goes beyond the professional. As she pieces together old fabrics into a beautiful quilt, will Helen patch up the rifts in her own life? The Patchwork Girls by Elaine Everest is a moving story about the ties of friends and family, set during the turbulence of World War II.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521326 to listen full audiobooks. 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: Drama 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

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Los caídos Author: Carlos Manuel álvarez Narrator: Giselle Maroselli, Delvis Sarduy, Jorge Tito Gómez Cabrera, Digna Elena Remedios Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 13, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Lo mejor de la literatura latinoamericana está aquí, en el oficio precoz de un autor al que le sobran recursos narrativos y sensibilidad. Carlos Manuel Álvarez retrata la única identidad que importa: no la nacional, sino la humana. Los caídos es un museo de soledades, donde también se exponen las grietas que separan nuestro mundo interior de ese otro en el que vivimos, y de aquellos con quienes convivimos.' —Emiliano Monge 'Una guerra que se anuncia y nunca llega. Una muerte que se anuncia y nunca llega. Y en el medio, inevitable, el derrumbe de una familia y de un país. Los caídos es una novela sutil, inteligente, profundamente conmovedora, y que traza, con una prosa elegante y reflexiva, un paisaje de Cuba rara vez visto.' —Alia Trabucco Zerán 'Hay mucho dolor y belleza en este libro, que apuesta por la ficción como única forma de acercarse a la verdad.' —Alejandro Zambra Los caídos narra la descomposición moral y el distanciamiento radical entre los miembros de una familia cubana que aún comparte el mismo hogar. La corrupción espiritual de un país inmerso en el hambre y la privación actúa como detonante, aquello que lleva al padre comunista, a la madre gravemente enferma, a la hija resignada y al hijo resentido a convertirse en enemigos irreconocibles, aunque ninguno de ellos entienda realmente cómo y por qué todo aquello ha sucedido. Una visión fresca de la Cuba contemporánea y sus contradicciones donde, en palabras de Juan Cárdenas: 'cada voz tiene su propio sonido de la soledad, su propio ritmo extraviado y su propio léxico de la derrota. […] Un discreto prodigio.' 'Abrasadora. Una obra de excelencia literaria' —Booklist, reseña destacada