New Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Schitterend afwezig: De zoektocht na het vinden van mijn vader Author: Mabel Nummerdor Narrator: Emmelie Zipson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Wat een ontroerend en eerlijk boek. En wat een rollercoaster aan emoties. Een reis die je niet snel zal vergeten!' Isa Hoes Na het vinden van haar biologische vader begint het zoeken pas echt Mabel Nummerdor groeit op bij haar moeder en stiefvader. Nooit wordt er een woord gesproken over haar biologische vader, maar als student ontdekt ze dat ze het resultaat is van een kortstondige ontmoeting tijdens een zomervakantie aan de Franse westkust. Pas jaren later begint het te knagen: moet ze niet op zoek voor het te laat is? Mabel besluit het tv-programma Spoorloos in te schakelen. De aflevering waarin ze haar Franse vader Jacques voor het eerst ontmoet, trekt meer dan een miljoen kijkers. Het is een innige hereniging, maar de werkelijke rollercoaster waar Mabel en haar excentrieke vader in belanden, speelt zich af nadat de camera's zijn gestopt met filmen. Het blijkt niet eenvoudig te zijn om opnieuw een dochter te worden. Jacques is bovendien getekend door vraagtekens over zijn eigen onbekende afkomst, als adoptiekind weet hij ook niet wie zijn biologische ouders zijn. Samen besluiten Mabel en jacques naar hen op zoek te gaan. Al snel wordt duidelijk dat wie vraagt ook met het antwoord moet zien te leven, want het verhaal waar ze op stuiten blijkt alles behalve une belle histoire te zijn. In Schitterend afwezig vertelt het meeslepende verhaal over hoe verloren we zijn als we niet weten waar we vandaan komen. Met humor, zelfspot en diep inzicht in haar psyche schrijft Nummerdor over een zoektocht die we misschien wel allemaal bewust of onbewust maken: de zoektocht naar wie we zijn. Mabel Nummerdor (1974) is schrijver en trendonderzoeker met een voorliefde voor datgene wat (nu nog) taboe is. Eerder verscheen haar boek: Holy fuck: Op expeditie naar de toekomst van seks, dat stof deed opwaaien in de media en de Alice Indie Prijs won voor beste non-fictieboek. Verder is ze werkzaam als marketeer in de theaterwereld en schreef ze het boek Miss Marketing: Business in de Evanomie (2012). Ze woont met haar gezin in Amsterdam en is daarnaast regelmatig in Parijs te vinden.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stray Author: Stephanie Danler Narrator: Alex Mckenna Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of the international bestseller Sweetbitter, a memoir of survival, starting over, and love in all its complicated guises. Even after achieving her dream of selling her debut novel, Stephanie Danler feels adrift in New York. Struggling in the throes of a doomed relationship and haunted by her tumultuous childhood, something nameless compels her to return home to Southern California. In a cottage in Laurel Canyon, as a new life begins to shape itself, she finally succumbs to memories of the past that have proved impossible to escape. A father who swung in and out of her life erratically, charming and mercurial and prone to addiction. A mother now disabled by years of alcoholism and an aneurysm, who cannot remember the abuse she inflicted. The looming, desolate mountains of Colorado, and a teenage freedom that nearly killed her. And above all, the painful love and forgiveness for those who failed her over and over again. ‘It's such a thrill to watch a writer open up her greediest thoughts, to slice open little pockets of her skin and root around underneath her flesh.’ New York Times Book Review   ‘A compulsive, neck-breaking masterpiece.’ Lisa Taddeo ‘This is a story of triumph: the triumph of grit, talent, grace, and beauty over the dark pull of inner demons.’ Dani Shapiro

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Euer Traum war meine Hölle: Als Kind misshandelt und missbraucht in einer Sekte Author: Nadene Ghouri, Natacha Tormey Narrator: Lisa Sarah Brandstäter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kindesmissbrauch in einer Sekte – Natachas Eltern sind echte Hippies, sie träumen von der freien Liebe und dem Weltfrieden. Naiv lassen sie sich von der Sekte Children of God anwerben – so wird ihre Tochter Natacha in die Sekte hineingeboren, ebenso wie ihre Geschwister. Ein normales Familienleben wird Natacha nie kennenlernen. Die Sekte propagiert die freie Liebe, auch mit Kindern! Getrennt von ihren Eltern, sind Natacha und ihre Geschwister dem Missbrauch durch fremde 'Onkel' und 'Tanten' schutzlos ausgeliefert.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Author: Katriona O'sullivan Narrator: Katriona O'sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'We love a rags-to-riches story, and we love to see someone triumph through sheer determination. But the story is rarely that simple. My story isn't, anyway.' As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. When she became a mother at 15 and ended up homeless, what followed were five years of barely coping. This is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around. How the seeds of self-belief planted by teachers in childhood stayed with her. How she found mentors whose encouragement revived those seeds in adulthood. Now an award-winning lecturer whose work challenges barriers to education, Poor stands as a stirring argument for the importance of looking out for our kids' futures. Of giving them hope, practical support and meaningful opportunities. 'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' Guardian 'An amazing story . . . moving, uplifting, brave, heroic, shocking at times' Nuala McGovern, Woman's Hour, BBC '[Poor] is moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . an absolutely incredible read' Roisin Ingle, Irish Times' Women's Podcast ©2023 Katriona O'Sullivan (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Regalauffüller Author: Dennis Wildanger Narrator: Arthur Wachowicz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Die Gesellschaft bringt Programme hervor: Akademikerprogramme, Arbeiterprogramme, alle ausgestattet mit dem Traum von mehr: mehr Macht, einem schöneren Auto, einem besseren Leben. 'Der Regalauffüller' wirft Schlaglichter auf ein Erwachsenwerden zwischen Mobbing, Online-Gaming, Onanieren, Kiffen und wechselnden Hilfsarbeiterjobs. Trist, aber auch erfrischend schräg.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth Matters, Love Wins: A Memoir of Choosing Faith over Fear in the Face of False Accusations Author: Alexandra J. Kuisis Narrator: Alexandra J. Kuisis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 24, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *International Book Awards Finalist *Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite Truth Matters, Love Wins is both an astounding account of fighting false accusations in a slanted criminal justice system, and an uplifting testament to choosing faith, love, and personal growth in response to staggering betrayal. Alex's dedication to surviving her darkest hour will captivate and inspire you. A must-read for anyone curious about how to handle the pain and anger that accompanies life's most devastating curveballs, Truth Matters, Love Wins showcases the power of keeping love close when you know you have the truth on your side

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life Author: Ruskin Bond Narrator: Shubhankar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 18, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ruskin Bond is eighty-nine years old: long past sixty, the age at which one becomes a senior citizen; also the age around which it is said one should think of retiring from active life. As the years go by, his contentment with living the life he has chosen--keeping to himself, with his family and his books, in Landour--has only grown stronger. He takes great joy in the world outside his window: the changing shades of nature, interesting people, good food, nice walks. Inside his room there are thoughts and memories, and the journal and letters he writes every day. All of it makes for a wonderful life--and that is what this book is about. In his trademark warm, witty, whimsical style and his marvellously simple prose, Ruskin tells us how to enjoy the advancing years some of us are blessed with, and how to make the most of the amazing gift called life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfers Who Don't Surf: A Collection of Stories of a Lifestyle Ever Altered Author: Nachum Shifren Narrator: Nachum Shifren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Where the Torah meets the surf, Surfers Who Don’t Surf is six decades of surf adventures and memories from the Surfing Rabbi—Nachum Shifren. This book travels from the 1960s to the twenty-first century, Malibu to Mexico, Hawaii to Puerto Rico and details an eclectic cast of characters famous and anonymous that includes: Tom Zahn, Miki “Da Cat” Dora, Marilyn Monroe, Honolulu Lulu, Pat Tobin, Mike Doyle, surfing’s Calamity Jane, Indo Dan, and many other characters you might expect and not expect. With words of wisdom by the known and saintly kabbalist, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Surfers Who Don’t Surf mixes the spiritual and the earthly with humor and surf stoke. For those who have listened to Rabbi Shifren’s first book, Surfing Rabbi, they will find a rich experience by spirit and sea.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La historia fue otra Author: Carmen Hertz Cádiz Narrator: Javiera Del Pino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Estas memorias de la brillante abogada Carmen Hertz abren una brecha en la historia oficial La historia fue otra recuerda ese otro relato que se dejó en las sombras, el de los miles de chilenos que lucharon contra la dictadura con las armas que tenían a su alcance: la inteligencia, el profesionalismo, la obstinación y hasta el heroísmo de tantos que dieron su vida por la recuperación de la democracia. Tras la muerte de su marido Carlos Berger, asesinado salvajemente por la Caravana de la Muerte en 1973, Carmen Hertz inició una resistencia de décadas por esclarecer los hechos y exigir verdad y justicia en un país primero bajo una dictadura brutal, y luego bajo una democracia en la que quedó instalado el miedo y la justicia 'en la medida de lo posible'. La narración de esa insistencia contra viento y marea es magistral, en especial el trabajo diario en la Vicaría de la Solidaridad, la organización de la Iglesia que defendió a los perseguidos. Lograron generar una auténtica escuela de los derechos humanos.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reckless Author: Marele Day Narrator: Marele Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: May 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A bank robber on the run. A young woman at a crossroad. A true story like you've never read before. Jean Kay, my skipper, fellow adventurer, my friend. My brother. Jean Kay, soldier-of-fortune, opportunist, embezzler, hijacker. In her youth, amidst the throes of a reckless grief, aspiring Australian writer Marele Day is caught up in a shipwreck adventure and forges an unlikely bond with an international fugitive travelling under a pseudonym. For the next 30 years they correspond before reuniting, both older and wiser, in France. Marele is now an accomplished crime writer, and while she knew of her travel companion's previous reputation as ‘the high-jacker with heart' and ‘brother to the poor', she is intrigued to discover his connection to the disappearance of eight million francs and a secret dossier that made global headlines. Brilliantly crafted, Reckless tells the story of how Marele uncovers the truth about Jean Kay's identity and motives by piecing together clues from their letters, her diaries and a stash of newspaper clippings, and how, in the process of telling his story, she ultimately makes peace with the reckless ghosts of her past.