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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552222 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace Series: #5 of Irish Century Author: Morgan Llywelyn Narrator: Mil Nicholson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Irish Century concludes in this climactic novel; Llywelyn's masterpiece is complete The Irish Century series is the story of the Irish people's epic struggle for independence through the tumultuous course of the twentieth century. Morgan Llywelyn's magisterial multi-novel chronicle of that story began with 1916, which was followed by 1921, 1949, and 1972. It now concludes with 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace. 1999 brings the story from 1972 to the disarmament talks and beginnings of reconciliation among the Irish at the end of the twentieth century. Barry Halloran, strong, clever, and passionately patriotic, who was the central character of 1972, remains central. Now a crippled photojournalist, he marries his beloved Barbara Kavanaugh, and steps back from the armed struggle. Through his work he documents the historic events that take us from the horrific aftermath of Bloody Sunday through the decades of The Troubles to the present. This is a noble conclusion to an historical mega-novel that will be remembered for years.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dept. of Speculation Author: Jenny Offill Narrator: Jenny Offill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Dept. of Speculation is a portrait of a marriage. It is also a beguiling rumination on the mysteries of intimacy, trust, faith, knowledge, and the condition of universal shipwreck that unites us all. Jenny Offill’s heroine, referred to in these pages as simply “the wife,” once exchanged love letters with her husband postmarked Dept. of Speculation, their code name for all the uncertainty that inheres in life and in the strangely fluid confines of a long relationship. As they confront an array of common catastrophes—a colicky baby, a faltering marriage, stalled ambitions—the wife analyzes her predicament, invoking everything from Keats and Kafka to the thought experiments of the Stoics to the lessons of doomed Russian cosmonauts. She muses on the consuming, capacious experience of maternal love, and the near total destruction of the self that ensues from it as she confronts the friction between domestic life and the seductions and demands of art. With cool precision, in language that shimmers with rage and wit and fierce longing, Jenny Offill has crafted an exquisitely suspenseful love story that has the velocity of a train hurtling through the night at top speed. Exceptionally lean and compact, Dept. of Speculation is a novel to be devoured in a single sitting, though its bracing emotional insights and piercing meditations on despair and love will linger long after the last page.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brothers: The Complete Series 1-3: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama Author: Caroline Stafford, David Stafford Narrator: Raymond Coulthard, Pauline Mclynn, Alex Lowe, Adam Godley, Pearce Quigley, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: All 16 episodes of the BBC radio comedy about the dysfunctional Burbage siblings Brothers Nigel and Michael share everything - home, work and acute neuroses. Several years ago, they gave up respectable careers to set up a website design company in Nigel's living room. That was their first mistake... They rapidly discover that no-one can disturb, pester and annoy like a sibling can - except, perhaps, for their eccentric friends Zorro and Oonagh, whose constant interruptions and distractions lead them into some increasingly odd situations. Liquidised orchids, tropical fish, John Travolta's cufflinks and revolving bow ties are soon part of their daily routine as, beset by professional problems and private consternation, the beleagured brothers find their lives becoming increasingly surreal. The arrival of their feckless father, Peter, sparks further havoc for the duo, and worries about absent wives and all-too-present fiancées only add to the pressure. Can the brothers fix their strained filial relationship, or will they only find happiness by going their separate ways? Written by Caroline and David Stafford, whose credits include Hazelbeach and the 'Birkett' legal dramas, this engaging comedy drama stars Adam Godley (The Umbrella Academy) as Nigel, Raymond Coulthard (Hotel Babylon) as Michael, Pauline McLynn (Father Ted) as Oonagh and Pearce Quigley and Alex Lowe as Zorro. Written by Caroline and David Stafford Produced and directed by Marc Beeby Cast Nigel - Adam Godley Michael - Raymond Coulthard Oonagh - Pauline McLynn Zorro - Pearce Quigley/Alex Lowe Sally/Korean daughter - Alice Hart Korean dad - Jon Glover Unsuitable man - Harry Myers Peter - James Fleet Helen - Sophie Roberts Trapper - Sam Dale First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19 May-9 June 2004 (Series 1), 28 September-2 November 2005 (Series 2), 19 February-26 March 2007 (Series 3) © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Una familia normal Author: Mattias Edvardsson Narrator: Beatriz Melgares, Nacho Béjar, Rebeca Hernando Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Si la policía acusa a tu hija de asesinato, ¿hasta dónde llegarías para mantener unida a tu familia? Adam y Ulrika, un matrimonio normal, viven con su hija Stella, de dieciocho años, en una zona agradable en las afueras de Lund. En apariencia, su vida es perfecta... hasta que un día dicha ilusión se trunca de raíz cuando Stella es arrestada por haber asesinado brutalmente a un hombre casi quince años mayor que ella. Su padre, un respetado pastor de la iglesia sueca, y su madre, una conocida abogada defensora criminal, deberán replantearse su paradigma ético mientras la defienden e intentan comprender por qué es la principal sospechosa del crimen. ¿Hasta dónde llegarán para proteger a su hija? ¿Saben realmente cómo es? Y más preocupante aún: ¿acaso se conocen el uno al otro? La crítica ha dicho... «Una familia normal es una impecable tela de araña, construida minuciosamente, en la que es fácil caer. Tejida a través de la culpa, de las medias verdades, de los secretos y las dudas, nos hará desconfiar de una perfección que nunca suele ser como creemos que es. O tal vez sí. Eso lo tendrán que juzgar ustedes.» La Voz del Avilés «Un tour de force de lectura obligatoria.» The Wall Street Journal «Un thriller que se lee de forma compulsiva y un fascinante estudio de lo que entendemos por familia.» Schwerter Zeitung «Un brillante thriller psicológico.» Neue Welt «Una novela adictiva [...] que consigue desenmascarar las promesas que nos hacemos a nosotros mismos para ser las personas que nuestros seres queridos esperan que seamos, revelando lo endebles que pueden ser esas pretensiones.» The New York Times «Una novela que cuestiona la verdad, la ley, la justicia y a Dios.» Corriere della Sera «Una novela ingeniosa y fascinante, que nos hará cuestionar todo lo que sabemos de nuestros allegados.» Karin Slaughter «Edvardsson teje con habilidad motivos de culpa y sacrificio de los padres en un delicado drama familiar.» Kirkus Reviews

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548873 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La raíz rota Author: Arturo Barea Narrator: Fernando Soto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Un retrato desolador y realista de una familia del Madrid de posguerra; una familia que, como tantas otras, ha quedado con sus raíces rotas. Cuando Antolín regresa a Lavapiés después de un largo exilio se da cuenta de que su hogar ya no es su hogar. Corre el año 1949 y el país se ve sumido en las miserias de la posguerra. Su familia no es una excepción. Luisa, su esposa, no se parece al recuerdo que mantenía vivo en su memoria y la condición con la que encuentra sus hijos es aún más descorazonadora. Pedro, el mayor, se ha convertido en un «camisa nueva» con todas sus esperanzas puestas en la falange. En cambio, el menor participa de las actividades clandestinas del Partido Comunista. Por último, descubre que la única preocupación de su hija Amelia, que parece ajena a la situación que vive el país, es convertirse en monja. Tras haber sobrevivido a la guerra, haber asumido el exilio y la miseria, parece que Antolín todavía no se ha enfrentado a la lucha más amarga que haya tenido que librar nunca. Reseña: «Hay que calificarla simplemente de acontecimiento excepcional.» Javier Goñi, Babelia

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Mujercitas (edición conmemorativa) Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Nuria Mediavilla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: La famosísima novela que cuenta las andanzas de las hermanas March, en una edición conmemorativa del 150 aniversario de su publicación. Uno de los 100 mejores libros Young adult de todos los tiempos según la revista TIME. Mujercitas, el clásico de Louisa May Alcott ambientado en la guerra de Secesión, fue publicado en Estados Unidos en 1868. Han pasado más de ciento cincuenta años desde entonces, pero la complicidad de las cuatro hermanas March, que resumen el espíritu crítico de una época en sus gestos y palabras, sigue siendo fuente de inspiración y disfrute para las generaciones de lectoras y lectores que se asoman por primera vez a las páginas de esta fascinante obra. Sobre la obra: «Hay un libro en el que creí ver reflejado mi futuro: Mujercitas, de Louisa May Alcott... Yo quería a toda costa ser Jo, la intelectual. Compartía con ella el rechazo a las tareas domésticas y el amor por los libros. Jo escribía, y para imitarla empecé mis primeros cuentos cortos.» Simone de Beauvoir, Memorias de una joven formal «Hallé consuelo en los libros. Curiosamente, fue Louisa May Alcott con Mujercitas quien me procuró una perspectiva positiva de mi destino como mujer.» Patti Smith, Éramos unos niños «Hasta que no lo leí no fui consciente de que las novelas que tanto me gustaban tenían un autor, y que ese autor podía ser una chica. Recuerdo que entonces vivíamos en Palma de Mallorca. Yo tenía nueve años. Jo March escribía relatos y yo también quería hacerlo. Fue entonces cuando empezó todo.» Elvira Lindo «Mujercitas está en la genealogía que intenta construir una épica de lo íntimo. [...] La literatura no solo representa la realidad, también la construye, y esa es una de las razones por las que estaría bien rele Mujercitas con sentido crítico: nos estaríamos releyendo a nosotras mismas.» Marta Sanz «Una oportunidad maravillosa para viajar hasta este memorable hogar del siglo XIX en el que, a pesar del dolor, nunca falta un trozo de pastel caliente y un hombro amigo sobre el que llorar tus penas.» Cecilia Frías, El Cultural «Un precioso libro a la altura del más vivo recuerdo de un lector nostálgico, y lo bastante atractivo para fidelizar a una generación de nuevos lectores que no se hayan acercado al título con anterioridad.» Sonsoles Sánchez-Reyes Peñamaría, Zenda Libros «Un inspirador clásico para inquietas adolescentes [...], de rabiosa actualidad.» Andrea Aguilar, El País «A los nombres de las heroínas de Mujercitas les ha pasado lo mismo que a los Beatles. Siguen ahí porque ya son parte de lo que fuimos y somos.» Cristina Fernández Cubas, escritora «Después de leer Mujercitas era imposible no querer ser escritora, leer en voz alta, vender el pelo y entregar el dinero a una buena causa.» Pilar Adón, escritora

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off: The complete BBC Radio 4 comedy series Author: Marcus Brigstocke Narrator: Rebecca Front, Olivia Colman, Catherine Tate, Alexander Armstrong, Miranda Hart, David Mitchell, Full Cast, Marcus Brigstocke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: All five series of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy - plus World Cup, Glastonbury and Brexit Specials 'Not since I first heard Alan [Partridge] have I felt so sure that I was in the presence of an immortal' Sunday Telegraph Meet Budleigh Salterton's most famous son, Giles Wemmbley Hogg: bumbling backpacker, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, connoisseur of Eastern philosophies and upper middle-class student ponce. In these five series, armed with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles bravely ventures forth to far-off foreign lands and records his adventures. His meanderings take him from the Sudan to Las Vegas - but wherever he goes, he always manages to make a thumping great prat of himself. His escapades include toppling the Terracotta Army in China; unleashing a deadly Pharaoh's curse in Egypt, bankrupting a Japanese financial institution; organising an Agatha Christie-style septuagenarian hen night on the Orient Express and serving up a full-scale biohazard lockdown in Yumsk. Grounded by the Home Office and his father, he sets up a travel advice/events management website from his bedroom, proudly named GWH Travvel ('two m's, two g's, two v's: bit of a mix up at the printers'). And when an American mogul tries to buy up his beloved town, Giles decides to run for Mayor... Also included are five special episodes featuring the intrepid traveller and worldly guru. In the 3-part, World-Cup-themed Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg!, he heads to Germany to report on the famous football competition - and finds himself embroiled in a series of baffling adventures and mishaps. In ...to Glastonbury, he blunders muddily around the Festival, accompanied by his ever-unhelpful fiancée Bella and a ragtag assortment of hippies; and in ...Article 50, he vows to heal the rift between Brexiteers and Remoaners once and for all by ruddy well sorting out Brexit. Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby and Toby Davies, and starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles and Doon Mackichan and Catherine Tate as Arabella, this hilarious spoof travelogue features a wealth of guest stars including Tom Goodman-Hill, Dave Lamb, Rebecca Front, Neil Dudgeon, Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, Celia Imrie, Alison Steadman, Morwenna Banks, Mitch Benn, Laura Solon, Miranda Hart, Raad Rawi, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Dillane, and Sandi Toksvig Production credits Conceived by Marcus Brigstocke and Jeremy Salsby Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby and Toby Davies Additional material by Graeme Garden Produced by David Tyler A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 July-20 August 2002 (Series 1), 15 October-19 November 2003 (Series 2), 25 January-1 March 2005 (Series 3), 18 June-2 July 2006 (Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum Fussballweltmeisterschaft Weg!), 26 June 2007 (...to Glastonbury), 14 December 2009-4 January 2010 (Series 4), 28 November-19 December 2011 (Series 5), 28 March 2019 (...Article 50) List of Content · Series 1 · Series 2 · Series 3 · Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum Fussballweltmeisterschaft Weg! · To Glastonbury - special episode · Series 4 · Series 5 · Article 50 - special Brexit episode Cast Giles - Marcus Brigstocke Arabella - Doon Mackichan/Catherine Tate Puffy Lympstone-Gough - Tom Goodman-Hill Charlotte Wemmbley Hogg - Catherine Shepherd Mr Timmis - Adrian Scarborough/Vincent Franklin ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Penny Dreadfuls: The Brothers Faversham: The BBC Radio 4 comedy series Author: Thom Tuck, Humphrey Ker, David Reed Narrator: Thom Tuck, Humphrey Ker, Ingrid Oliver, Miles Jupp, David Reed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Eight swashbuckling tales about the eccentric members of Victorian Britain's greatest aristocratic family Based on their critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows Aeneas Faversham, Aeneas Faversham Returns and Aeneas Faversham Forever, these action-packed romps chronicle the lives of the Brothers Faversham, nine men who straddled the Victorian era 'like a mighty change-Titan'. In the annals of the British Empire, few names blaze more brightly than theirs - and now, at last, their extraordinary stories can be told. Beginning in 1834, as deadly adventuress and super-spy Lady Alexandra gives birth to her eldest son, we hear of the rise and fall of these prodigious siblings. Series 1 introduces us to the first four: decorated soldier Horatius; eminent detective Theseus; reckless explorer Leonidas and magician-turned-megalomaniac Augustus. In Series 2, we turn to the younger fraternal quintet: sporting hero Titus; renowned horror writer Maximilian; celebrated actor Marcus and successful twin industrialists Perceus and Lucius. Packed with staggering sketches, bizarre occurrences, curious happenstance and dastardly deeds, the sensational tale of the remarkable Favershams is one you will never forget... Featuring a brand new introduction, this splendidly melodramatic series is written and performed by debonair, waistcoated comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - and co-stars Ingrid Oliver and Miles Jupp. Brought to you by the Orphans for Cholera Awareness Foundation, this is... The Brothers Faversham! Credits Written by and starring The Penny Dreadfuls: Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck Script edited by Richard Turner Produced by Julia McKenzie Cast Alexandra Faversham - Ingrid Oliver Narrator - Miles Jupp First broadcast BBC Radio 7, 11 January-1 February 2008 (Series 1), 5-26 October 2008 (Series 2) © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The East End Nurse: A nostalgic winter story set in London's East End by the Queen of Family Saga Author: Sheila Everett, Sheila Newberry Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously published as The Poplar Penny Whistlers. A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the author of The Nursemaid's Secret and A Winter Hope, perfect for readers of Katie Flynn and for fans of Call the Midwife. London's East End, 1890 Growing up in poverty, Hester Stainsby toils day and night in the laundry room of Poplar Hospital to help support her family; her father Fred, her younger twin siblings, Harry and Polly, and cantankerous Granny Garter. When Fred is badly injured in an accident at the docks, the family's fortunes take a turn for the worse. Determined to make a better life for herself and her loved ones, Hester trains to be a nurse, throwing herself into hospital life. Nursing in London's busy East End is never easy and Hester must be willing to make sacrifices. But when a heroic and mysterious patient lands in her care, she feels something she never has before. Will love jeopardise everything she's worked so hard for? And can she find the happiness she and her family are so desperately searching for? 'Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.' Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547343 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Frederica Quartet: The Virgin in the Garden, Still Life, Babel Tower & A Whistling Woman: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation plus selected short stories Author: A. S. Byatt Narrator: Anna Massey, Rosemary Leach, Hannah Watkins, Clive Owen, Sheila Mitchell, Indira Varma, Penelope Wilton, Full Cast, Kate Buffery Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of A.S. Byatt's 'Frederica Quartet', plus selected short stories and a fascinating talk by the author Inspired by the novels of D.H. Lawrence, particularly The Rainbow and Women in Love, this ambitious quartet from Booker Prize-winning novelist A.S. Byatt charts the lives of the Potter family between 1953 and 1970. Set against the changing social and political landscape of England in the '50s and '60s, it follows the heroine, Frederica, from precocious teenager to TV talk show host, and from her Yorkshire home to the heart of swinging London. The Virgin in the Garden sees the Potters preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II's coronation, while Frederica auditions for a play about Elizabeth I written by the beautiful Alexander Wedderburn. Will she win the part, and Alexander's heart? In Still Life, Frederica's ambitions - both academic and sexual - come to fruition, as she gains a place at Cambridge University to study English - and men. In Babel Tower, she has given up her carefree, independent lifestyle - but as the Sixties' cultural revolution explodes and the quest for personal and public freedom becomes all-important, will settling down bring her happiness? And in A Whistling Woman, as events build to a tragic climax in Yorkshire, back in London, Frederica is faced with a difficult choice... These acclaimed adaptations star Rosemary Leach, Hannah Watkins and Indira Varma as Frederica. Also included are four fantastic short stories: 'The July Ghost', dramatised with a star cast including Kate Buffery and Clive Owen; and 'Rose-Coloured Teacups', 'Gode's Story' and 'A Stone Woman', read by Anna Massey, Sheila Mitchell and Penelope Wilton respectively. Plus, in Finding A Voice, A.S. Byatt reflects on her approach to her work, explaining where her desire to write came from and how she honed her craft. Track listing 1: Introduction 2-9: The Virgin in the Garden 10-16: Still Life 17-24: Babel Tower 25-31: A Whistling Woman 32: The July Ghost 33: Rose-Coloured Teacups 34: Gode's Story 35-37: A Stone Woman 38: Finding a Voice © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Text copyright © AS Byatt 1978 (The Virgin in the Garden), 1985 (Still Life), 1987 ('The July Ghost', 'Rose-Coloured Teacups'), 1994 ('Gode's Story'), 1996 (Babel Tower), 2002 (A Whistling Woman)