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Title: The Hundred-Year House

Author: Rebecca Makkai

Narrator: Jen Tullock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-16

Publisher: Penguin Books Limited

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The acclaimed author of The Borrower returns with a dazzlingly original, mordantly witty novel about the secrets of an old-money family and their turn-of-the-century estate, Laurelfield.

Meet the Devohrs: Zee, a Marxist literary scholar who detests her parents' wealth but nevertheless finds herself living in their carriage house; Gracie, her mother, who claims she can tell your lot in life by looking at your teeth; and Bruce, her stepfather, who is stockpiling supplies for the Y2K apocalypse and perpetually late for his tee time.

Then there's Violet Devohr, Zee's great-grandmother, who, they say, took her own life somewhere in the vast house and whose massive oil portrait still hangs in the dining room. Violet's portrait was known to terrify the artists who resided at the house from the 1920s to the 1950s, when it served as the Laurelfield Arts Colony - and this is exactly the period Zee's husband, Doug, is interested in.

An out-of-work academic whose only hope of a future position is securing a book deal, Doug is stalled on his biography of the poet Edwin Parfitt, once in residence at the colony. All he needs to get the book back on track - besides some motivation and self-esteem - is access to the colony records, rotting away in the attic for decades.

But when Doug begins to poke around where he shouldn't, he finds Gracie guards the files with a strange ferocity, raising questions about what she might be hiding. The secrets of the hundred-year house would turn everything Doug and Zee think they know about her family on its head - that is, if they were to ever uncover them.

In this brilliantly conceived, ambitious, and deeply rewarding novel, Rebecca Makkai unfolds a generational saga in reverse, leading the reader back in time on a literary scavenger hunt as we seek to uncover the truth about these strange people and this mysterious house.

Members Reviews:

Lovely listen

This was a very good audio listen. The narrater got involved with the characters. so it was like different people speaking of there time which is what the author wanted i think. Only criticism is to me the story felt rushed and therefore i found it difficult to see the point to some characters and their stories. However the book goes down as a brilliant read and well worth a credit. Enjoy!

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Title: The Immortal Crown

Subtitle: Age of X #2

Author: Richelle Mead

Narrator: Emily Shaffer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-16

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead, read by Emily Shaffer.

When Justin March and supersoldier Mae Koskinen are assigned to a diplomatic delegation going into Arcadia - a dangerous neighbouring country to the RUNA, in which religion is intertwined with government - they discover powerful forces at work.

Mae also has her own secret mission: finding the illegitimate niece her family smuggled away years ago. But with Justin and Mae resisting the resurgence of the gods in Arcadia, a reporter's connection with someone close to Justin back home threatens to expose their mission - and with it the divine forces the government is determined to keep secret.

Members Reviews:

Fantastic sequel!

Richelle Mead has risen to the challenge - a sequel that is better than book 1!

Our superwoman has acknowledged the existence of the supernatural, but, like Justin, is wary of the cost of accepting a deity's offer. Gods are vying for power and their chosen are pieces on a chessboard. These chosen are showing up in unexpected places with agendas of their own. Mae, without a patron god, is vulnerable and gets hurt in the worst possible way.

The two of them go to Arcadia, a neighbouring country (a sort of Bible Belt theocracy) as part of a delegation and become embroiled in a plot against the Runa.

I hope book 3 is published soon - waiting is torture!

The narrator is competent but she gets too excited when there is action in the story.

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Titre: Le tour du doigt

Auteur: Jean Anglade

Narrateur: Alain Lawrence

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 12 hrs and 13 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-28-16

Éditeur: Sixtrid

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Faire le tour du doigt de Jules Vendange, c'est dérouler plus de quatre décennies de la vie d'un jeune auvergnat qui, parce qu'il déteste le fromage, devient maître d'école... Des bancs de l'École Normale d'instituteurs aux tranchées sur le front de l'Aisne, du fusil au tableau noir, de l'innocence perdue à l'amour patiemment conquis de la belle Automne, le destin de Jules Vendange ou l'école de la vie.

©2015 Presses de la Cité (P)2016 Sixtrid SAS

Revues par les critiques:

La presse en parle :

"Tout le talent de Jean Anglade se retrouve dans ces textes, l'art du conteur et l'humour tendre."

L'Union du Cantal

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Title: Rex

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: José Manuel Prieto, Esther Allen

Narrator: Noah Michael Levine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-27-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Rex is a sexy, zany, and sophisticated literary game rife with allusions to Proust and Borges, set in a world of wealthy Russian expats and mafiosos who have settled in western Europe. J. is a young Cuban man who, thanks to his knowledge of Russian and Spanish, has become the tutor of the young son of a wealthy Russian couple living in Marbella, in the part of southern Spain that the Russian mafia has turned into its winter quarters.

As J. attempts to give the boy a general grade-school education by exclusively reading him Proust, he also becomes the personal secretary of the boy's father, Vasily, an ex-scientist whom J. suspects is on the run from gangsters. Vasily's wife, Nelly, a seductive woman always draped in mind-boggling quantities of precious stones, believes the only way to evade the gangsters is an extravagant plan linking Vasily to the throne of the czars.

Rex is an unforgettable achievement: an illusory, allusive gem of a novel that confirms Jose Manuel Prieto as one of the most talented writers of his generation.

Members Reviews:

A thoroughly enjoyable literary puzzle

This novel by Cuban-born, Russian-educated José Manuel Prieto is narrated by a tutor (who asks to be called Psellus) and directed to his pupil, eleven-year-old Petya, the son of two Russian émigrés living in luxury on Spain's Costa del Sol. Petya's parents, Vasily and Nelly, are hiding from two Russian mafiosos they swindled out of millions in a scheme involving fake diamonds. But, in Rex, appearances are highly questionable, and the purported swindle could be merely a tool used by Vasily and Nelly to persuade Psellus to do their bidding, including transforming Vasily into the long-lost czar of Russia. Whatever the truth, plot is secondary in Prieto's unique literary creation that is Rex.

Psellus derives his lessons to the young Petya, and indirectly to the reader, exclusively from the Book, Psellus's name for Proust's In Search of Lost Time:

"If you receive nothing more from me than some knowledge of the details of the Book, if in all your adult life you don't manage to retain any more than a few passages, a few scattered phrases of the Book, that would be enough to give you a distinct advantage as you go out into the world. Only through the Book can you learn to judge men sensibly, plumb their depths, detect and comprehend their obscurest motives, sound the abyss of their souls."

Psellus's other influences include the supremely worthy Writer, who is really an amalgamation of numerous writers, including Shakespeare, Nabokov, and Dostoyevsky, and the despicable Commentator, quite likely intended as a stand-in for Jorge Luis Borges, and perhaps even, at times, for Prieto himself.

Prieto's prose defies description. It's unlike anything else I've read recently (or maybe ever). It's a highly referential banter of thoughts, images, dialog, and questions to the reader. Often lacking in subjects or verbs or other generally indispensable parts of sentences, Prieto's sentences are obscure and difficult, but also loaded with charm and humor. Esther Allen's flexible, lively translation is its own work of art.

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Titre: Le Voyage d'Octavio

Auteur: Miguel Bonnefoy

Narrateur: Miguel Bonnefoy

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 5 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-22-16

Éditeur: SonoBook

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Le voyage d'Octavio est celui d'un analphabète vénézuélien qui, à travers d'épiques tribulations, va se réapproprier son passé et celui de son pays. Le destin voudra qu'il tombe amoureux de Venezuela, une comédienne de Maracaibo, qui lui apprend à écrire. Mais la bande de brigands "chevaleresques", menée par Rutilio Alberto Guerra, pour laquelle il travaille, organisera un cambriolage précisément au domicile de sa bien-aimée. Avant que ne débute un grand voyage dans le pays qui porte son nom.

Octavio va alors mettre ses pas dans ceux de saint Christophe, dans ceux d'un hôte mystérieux, dans ceux d'un peuple qu'l ignore. Car cette rencontre déchirante entre un homme et un pays, racontée ici dans la langue simple des premiers récits, est d'abord une initiation allégorique et amoureuse, dont l'univers luxuriant n'est pas sans faire songer à ceux de Gabriel García Márquez ou d'Alejo Carpentier.

Le premier roman de Miguel Bonnefoy, lauréat en 2013 du Prix du Jeune Écrivain de langue française. Le livre est lauréat de plusieurs prix dont celui de la Vocation 2015 et Edmée de la Rochefoucauld, il figure dans la sélection finale du Goncourt du premier roman.

Musiques vénézuéliennes interprétées par Natalia Dehoy, Jorge Sanchez, Carlos Alvarez, Maria Desiree Santos du Conservatorio Nacional de Musica Juan Jose Landaeta.

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©2015 Éditions Rivages (P)2016 Sonobook

Revues par les critiques:

À propos de ce titre

Prix du Jeune Écrivain de langue française 2013, Prix de la Vocation 2015, Prix Edmée-de-la-Rochefoucauld

La presse en parle :

"Simplement magique."

Olivia de Lamberterie, Elle

"Octavio parcourt son pays et l'histoire de son peuple. La fable devient alors pure allégorie, chantant la nature "qui guérit tous les maux qu'elle provoque", les paysages, les "sourdes forêts de San Esteban" [...]. Et cette allégorie devient d'autant plus poignante qu'elle est portée par une écriture finement ciselée, aux facettes éclatantes."

Le Figaro

"Une révélation"

Augustin Trapenard, Le Grand Journal

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Titre: Une femme simple

Auteur: Cédric Morgan

Narrateur: Marc Hamon

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 13 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-22-16

Éditeur: Des Oreilles Pour Lire

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

C'est l'histoire d'une géante qui vécut en Bretagne au XIXe siècle. Sa taille et sa force exceptionnelles troublaient ceux qui la côtoyaient. "Passeuse" héroïque, elle transportait dans sa barque, passagers, animaux et marchandises et sauva plusieurs vies de la noyade. Une femme simple et mystérieuse qui n'a guère livré ses secrets.

Ce roman conte ce qu'aurait pu être sa vie. Et sa vérité.

©2014 Grasset (P)2015 Des Oreilles Pour Lire

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Titel: Ein guter Tag zum Leben

Autor:: Lisa Genova

Erzähler: David Nathan, Marie Bierstedt

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 22 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-14-16

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Als Joe erfährt, dass er an der seltenen Krankheit Chorea-Huntington leidet, ist er 44 Jahre alt. Wenn es gut läuft, bleiben ihm noch zehn Jahre. Jahre, in denen er die Kontrolle über seinen Körper mehr und mehr verlieren wird. Wie jedes seiner vier Kinder muss auch Katie befürchten, die Krankheit ihres Vaters geerbt zu haben. Gewissheit könnte ein Gentest bringen. Doch kann sie tatsächlich mit dem Wissen leben, das der Test ans Licht bringt?

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©2015 Bastei Lübbe. Übersetzung von Veronika Dünninger (P)2015 Lübbe Audio

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Title: Match Me If You Can

Author: Michele Gorman

Narrator: Emma Gregory

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-14-16

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Three friends upcycle their exes through London's most popular boyfriend recycling website but haven't bargained on the consequences of the exchanges they make. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Lindsey Kelk.

Meet best friends Catherine, Rachel and Sarah. Yet to find Mr. Right, they've been settling for Mr. Right Now. But when Catherine, London's finest matchmaker, gets the girls to join her dating site, where they can recycle their ex-boyfriends, they soon realise that anything could happen.

Rachel's office romance, James, was a big, fat mistake, and she's more than happy to upcycle him.... Or is she?

Homebody Sarah hasn't had a date in years, but when her transformation finds men falling at her newly- edicured feet, will her popularity be worth the sacrifices she's making?

And Catherine falls asleep more often on her desk than on a man, so when she builds the perfect partner who ticks all her boxes, surely it's a recipe for love...not disaster.

There's someone for everyone, right? These best friends are about to find out for themselves....

Critic Reviews:

"Michele's writing is so engaging and witty, yet insightful and empathetic. And she can certainly pull off a twist!" (Sophie Kinsella)

"I love Michele's books. A fun, sassy writer who always makes me smile." (Carole Matthews)

"Gorman's writing is warm, witty and wonderful." (Matt Dunn)

"An undeniable sense of fun on very page." (Nick Spalding)

Members Reviews:

Hard to get into.

Found this story hard to get into, maybe because each chapter focuses on a different character. Did not initially warm to Catherine, who was featured in first chapter.

I persevered with it & did get more interesting, liked the portrayal of character Cissie.

Good narrator.

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Título: Algo salió mal [Something Went Wrong]

Autor: Jorge Majfud

Narrador: Juan G. Molinari

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 3 hrs and 50 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 01-14-16

Editor: Berna Ed

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

Cuentos del libro "Algo salio mal" publicado por la editorial Baile del Sol, Tenerife, Espana, en 2015.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

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Titel: Weiße Socken und Sandalen

Autor:: Denny Stolz

Erzähler: Hape Müller

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 1 min

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-14-16

Herausgeber: Allotria Verlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Ein Trip zwischen Nobelhotel und Bordellbett.

Immer schön brav mit dem Strom schwimmen. Kein Risiko eingehen. Leben, arbeiten und dann sterben. Genau das will Tom nicht. Eigentlich will er erst einmal erwachsen werden. "Weiße Socken und Sandalen" ist die Geschichte über einen, der einfach nicht aufgibt.

Hinter diesem Buch steckt eine wahre Geschichte. Der Autor Denny Stolz alias Tom Schmelzkamp, lebt heute in Konstanz am Bodensee. Geboren wurde er 1973 im Schleswig-Holsteinischen Neumünster. Manch eine Nacht verbrachte er mit seiner Mutter auch im Frauenhaus. Später war saufen und kiffen mit den Kumpels wichtiger als ein Schulabschluss oder eine Lehre. Mit 18 hatte er die Schnauze voll von Deutschland und folgte seinen Eltern ins Ausland.

Er arbeitete auf Teneriffa und in Mexiko als erfolgreicher Verkäufer von Ferienwohnungen und als Radio-Moderator auf Gran Canaria. Mit Anfang 30 ging es zurück nach Deutschland. Kinder in Freizeitbädern bespaßen war da sein Job für eine Eventfirma. Während einer Veranstaltung trifft er seine große Liebe, die mit ihm einen neuen Lebensabschnitt startet. Lehre und Schule werden nachgeholt und das Leben wird endlich in die "richtige" Richtung gelenkt.

©2014 Denny Stolz (P)2015 Allotria Verlag