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    The Point of Rescue , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 832min
    A woman is watching a report on television of the death of a mother and daughter; apparently both had died at the mother's hand. Also on the screen is the surviving member of the family, a widower described as Mark Bretherick. Watching with her husband, the woman, Sally, has to bite back the words that spring to her lips: this man is not Mark Bretherick! How does she know? Because she had enjoyed a brief sexual affair with the real possessor of that name some time before - an affair (needless to say) she has not revealed to her husband. Sally is forced to hang on to her secret, and she anonymously informs the police that all is not as it appears to be in this case. It is Sally's plight that so comprehensively engages the reader here, but readers of the earlier books by Sophie Hannah will be pleased to note the reappearance of her reliable copper Simon Waterhouse, who ensures that the sequences involving the investigation are quite as compelling as the those of a woman desperately trying to keep her indiscretion secret (while doing the right thing). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/000304/bk_hodd_000304_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    If You Go Away , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 911min
    Glamorous debutantes, heartbreak and discovering just what is worth fighting for in the new historical novel from Sunday Times best seller Adele Parks. It's 1914. Vivian, a young, impassioned debutante is hurried into a pedestrian marriage to cover a scandal. War breaks out on her wedding day - domestically and across Europe. Quick to escape the disappointment of matrimony, her traditionalist husband immediately enlists, and Vivian has no alternative than to take up the management and running of his estate - after all, everyone is required to do their bit. Even pretty, inadequately educated young wives. Howard, a brilliant young playwright, rushes to the front to see for himself the best and the worst of humanity; he cannot imagine what the horror might be. In March 1916, when conscription becomes law, it is no longer enough for him to report on the war; it's a legal requirement that he joins the ranks. Howard refuses, becoming one of the most notorious conscientious objectors of the time. Disarmingly handsome, famous, articulate and informed, he's a threat to the government. Narrowly escaping a death sentence by agreeing to take essential work on Vivian's farm, it's only then Howard understands what is worth fighting for. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/000424/bk_head_000424_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    How to Succeed in 12 Months: Creating a Life You Love , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 390min
    Step into the more fabulous version of your life. Think about where you are in life right at this moment. How does it compare with your dreams? You may have let go of a few life goals over the years, as 'real life' took over and made grand gestures seem like impractical fantasies. But no matter where you are on your life's journey, it's not too late to reclaim your dreams and achieve the life you've always wanted! It's absolutely possible to design your own lifestyle instead of just allowing circumstance to dictate your daily routine. How to Succeed in 12 Months: Creating A Life You Love is your ultimate guide to turning your dreams into reality. Author Serena Star-Leonard is living the dream herself, having practiced what she preaches. In the book, she shares the secrets behind figuring out the steps that will get you the life you've always wanted. It's not a get-rich-quick scheme, but a one-year plan to stepping out of your rut and into your most fulfilling life. Whether you've been looking for a way to work closer to your dreams, or are just looking for a way out of the rat race, Star-Leonard is your guide to make big things happen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020250/bk_adbl_020250_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dream Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance – the Allotment Horse who Became a Champion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 444min
    The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion and brought a community together. Janet Vokes was running the bar in her local working men’s club in the small Welsh mining community of Cefn Fforest when she fixed upon the idea of breeding a racehorse. Why shouldn’t a working-class horse take on the wealthy high-flyers and compete in the ‘sport of kings’? Her mind set, she bought a mare for £350, paired her up with a pedigree stallion and helped to create a syndicate of twenty-three residents from her village – each paying £10 a week – to raise the resulting foal, Dream Alliance. He may have grown up on an allotment but Dream had immediate star quality, beating all the odds to compete at Ascot, Aintree and even the Cheltenham Festival. But when a terrible injury brings his racing days to a standstill, the syndicate is forced to make a vital decision not just about his career, but his life.Heart-warming, inspiring and incredibly moving, Dream Horse by Janet Vokes is the extraordinary story of a woman who defied the elitism of the racing world to breed a champion, and a remarkable horse who brought a community together.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/001865/bk_macm_001865_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sleeper's Castle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1197min
    Two women, centuries apart. One endless nightmare tearing Wales apart - and only they can stop it. Sunday Times best-selling author Barbara Erskine returns to Hay in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of her sensational debut best seller, Lady of Hay. Hay-on-Wye, 1400. War is brewing in the Welsh borders. Catrin is on the brink of womanhood and falling in love for the first time. Her father is a soothsayer playing a dangerous game, playing on the mixed loyalties and furious rivalries between Welsh princes and English lords. For 200 years the Welsh people have lain under the English yoke, dreaming of independence. And finally it looks as though the charismatic Owain Glyndwr may be the man legend talks of. In the walls of Sleeper's Castle, Catrin finds herself caught in the middle of a doomed war as she is called upon to foretell Wales' destiny. And what she sees is blood and war coming closer.... Hay, 2015. Miranda has moved to Sleeper's Castle to escape and grieve. Slowly she feels herself coming to life in the solitude of the mountains. But every time she closes her eyes, her dreams become more vivid. And she makes a connection with a young girl who's screaming, who's reaching out...whom only Miranda can help. Is she losing herself to time? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002533/bk_hcuk_002533_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Whispers Through a Megaphone , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 545min
    Miriam hasn't left her house in three years and cannot raise her voice above a whisper. But today she has had enough and is finally ready to rejoin the outside world. Meanwhile,Ralph has made the mistake of opening a closet door, only to discover with a shock that his wife, Sadie, doesn't love him and never has. And so he decides to run away. Miriam and Ralph's chance meeting in a wood during stormy weather marks the beginning of an amusing, restorative friendship while Sadie takes a break from Twitter to embark on an intriguing adventure of her own. As their collective story unfolds, each of them seeks to better understand the objects of their affection and their own hearts, timidly refusing to stand still and accept the chaos life throws at them. Filled with wit and sparkling prose, Whispers Through a Megaphone explores our attempts to meaningfully connect with ourselves and others in an often deafening world - when sometimes all we need is a bit of silence. Rachel Elliott is a writer and psychotherapist. She has worked in arts and technology journalism, and her writing has featured in a variety of publications, from digital arts magazines to the French Literary Review. She has also been shortlisted for a number of short story and novel competitions in the UK and the US. Rachel was born in Suffolk and now lives in Bath. Whispers Through a Megaphone is her first novel. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023327/bk_adbl_023327_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 912min
    What did it feel like to be a woman living in Paris during the years 1939 to 1949? These were years of fear, power, aggression, courage, deprivation and secrets until, finally, there was renewal and retribution. Even at the darkest moments, dogs and cats might be abandoned howling on the street, the swastika flew from the Eiffel Tower and danger lurked on every corner, but glamour was ever present. French women wore lipstick. Why? By looking at a wide range of individuals, from collaborators to resisters; actresses and prostitutes to teachers and writers; native Parisian women and those living in Paris temporarily, including American women and Nazi wives; muses and mothers; housewives and mistresses; fashion and jewellery designers; and nurses, journalists and spies, Anne Sebba reveals truths about basic human instincts and desires. It was women more than men who came face-to-face with the German conquerors on a daily basis as waitresses, shop assistants, or prostitutes or merely on the Metro, where a German soldier had priority when it came to seats. Parisian women mostly did whatever they needed to do to survive. Many of them faced life-and-death decisions every day. But this is not just an audiobook about war. Les Parisiennes is an audiobook book about the effects of war and, for those who survived, how they came to terms with their own behaviour and that of others. The second half of the decade can be understood only by examining the catastrophic shock of the first. Although politics lies at its heart, Les Parisiennes is an account of the lives of the people of the city and specifically, in this most feminine of cities, its women and young girls - including thousands who grew up fatherless. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000980/bk_orio_000980_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Brixton Beach , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 961min
    Opening dramatically with the horrors of the 2005 London bombings, this is the profoundly moving story of a country on the brink of civil war and a child's struggle to come to terms with loss. London. On a bright July morning a series of bombs bring the capital to a halt. Simon Swann, a medic from one of the large teaching hospitals, is searching frantically amongst the chaos and the rubble. All around police sirens and ambulances are screaming, but Simon does not hear. He is out of breath because he has been running, and he is distraught. But who is he looking for? To find out we have first to go back 30 years to a small island in the Indian Ocean where a little girl named Alice Fonseka is learning to ride a bicycle on the beach. The island is Sri Lanka, with its community on the brink of civil war. Alice's life is about to change forever. Soon she will have to leave for England, abandoning her beloved grandfather, and accompanied by her mother Sita, a woman broken by a series of terrible events. In London, Alice grows into womanhood. Trapped in a loveless marriage, she has a son. Slowly she fulfils her grandfather's prophecy and becomes an artist. Eventually she finds true love. But London in the twenty first century is a mass of migration and suspicion. The war on terror has begun and everyone, even Simon Swann, middle class, rational, medic that he is, will be caught up in this war in the most unexpected and terrible way. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/000609/bk_hcuk_000609_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Beautiful Indifference , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 241min
    Uniquely disturbing and deeply erotic, this collection confirms Sarah Hall as one of the greatest writers of her generation. From the heathered fells and lowlands of Cumbria with their history of smouldering violence, to the speed and heat of summer London, to an eerily still lake in the Finnish wilderness, Sarah Hall evokes landscapes with extraordinary precision and grace. The characters within these territories are real-life survivors, but whether it's a frustrated housewife seeking extreme experience or a young woman contemplating the death of her lover, dark devices and desires rise to the surface. And the human body, too - flawed, visceral, and full of emotional conflict - provides a sensuous frame for each unfolding drama. The Beautiful Indifference includes 'Butcher's Perfume', which was short-listed for the BBC National Short Story Prize in 2010. Sarah Hall was born in Cumbria and currently lives in Norwich, Norfolk. She is the author of four novels: Haweswater, The Electric Michelangelo, The Carhullan Army and How to Paint a Dead Man; a collection of short stories, The Beautiful Indifference; original radio dramas; and poetry. She has won several awards, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Novel, the Betty Trask Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the Edge Hill University Short Story Prize, and has twice been recipient of the Portico Prize. She has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Prix Femina Etranger, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction, the BBC National Short Story Award and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. This year she was named one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Strevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015923/bk_adbl_015923_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Just Wandering
    How NOMAD came about. The idea of NOMAD was conceived by Mark Arnold back in 2000 when he met a New York film director who was planning to make a film called I, Nomad - a stylish, arty film featuring supermodels emerging from the sea to portray the beginnings of land-based life on earth. Mark composed some music on spec for the soundtrack - but the film was never made. Mark, however, had the idea of making a whole album based on the mix of world, jazz and chill influences that had coloured the music for the film. He was joined by singer Abi Strevens, who also plays flute, and lyricist Andy Hart, who plays percussion. Things moved on apace when producer Nat Duke came on board to cleverly blend an intriguing mix of samples with contributions from a group of highly accomplished local musicians and singers. The result of three and a half years efforts - NOMAD's Just Wandering... album has been released by Oxford-based record label - The Music Plant. So what is the album like? Most people say that the thing that initially strikes them is the gorgeous clarity of Abi Strevens' vocals that run right through the album. The first track on the album - which is also going to be released as a single - is Letting go... You might ask yourself how a rapper and an opera singer can sound great on the same track. Try listening to it and you will see! The lilting, catchy melody seems destined to make it as an ideal summer hit - the ideal backdrop to a relaxing drink on a hot summer afternoon. The track features opera singer Virginia de Ledesma and Slimma Levi - lead singer from Makating - who sadly died days after the recording sessions. Several tracks feature the smooth, sexy sounds of saxophonist, Julia Middleton. Guitar stylist Shaun Bessant literally makes his instrument sing on the album, managing to create a wide variety of lovely sounds. Duncan McNaughton graces a couple of tracks with smooth trumpet and flugelhorn. Mark Revell - guitarist from The Egg - makes a guest appearance on Spirit - an epic track that features monks chanting in a cave and the sounds of a string orchestra featuring cellist Spike Wilson.
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