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Lord Jim at Home

by Dinah Brooke ...

“A ferocious comedy of middle-class dysfunction . . . published to controversy in 1973 . . . A masterpiece.” —Claire Allfree, The TelegraphWhen Dinah pooke’s second novel, Lord Jim at Home, was first published in 1973, it was described as “squalid and startling,” “nastily horrific,” and a “monstrous parody” of upper-middle class English life. It is the story of Giles Trenchard, who grows up ... Read more

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“A ferocious comedy of middle-class dysfunction . . . published to controversy in 1973 . . . A masterpiece.” —Claire Allfree, The TelegraphWhen Dinah pooke’s second novel, Lord Jim at Home, was first published in 1973, it was described as “squalid and startling,” “nastily horrific,” and a “monstrous parody” of upper-middle class English life. It is the story of Giles Trenchard, who grows up
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Love Life of a Cheltenham Lady

by Dinah Brooke ...

“A devastating account of the sexual awakening of an English lady,” (Publishers Weekly) played out amongst the stagnant lagoons of the Adriatic, underneath an unforgiving Tuscan sun.Miranda, her husband Louis, and their baby daughter are supposed to be spending the summer in a rented villa in Tuscany. He’s a self-assured young American actor. She’s a well-educated and well-bred English ingénue. ... Read more

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“A devastating account of the sexual awakening of an English lady,” (Publishers Weekly) played out amongst the stagnant lagoons of the Adriatic, underneath an unforgiving Tuscan sun.Miranda, her husband Louis, and their baby daughter are supposed to be spending the summer in a rented villa in Tuscany. He’s a self-assured young American actor. She’s a well-educated and well-bred English ingénue.
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Lord Jim at Home

by Dinah Brooke ...

Narrated by Ottessa Moshfegh ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

"A brilliant, chilling picture of the English middle class at home." —Illustrated London NewsWhen Dinah Brooke's second novel, Lord Jim at Home, was first published in 1973, it was described as "squalid and startling," "nastily horrific," and a "monstrous parody" of upper-middle class English life. It is the story of Giles Trenchard, who grows up isolated in an atmosphere of privilege and hidden ... Read more

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"A brilliant, chilling picture of the English middle class at home." —Illustrated London NewsWhen Dinah Brooke's second novel, Lord Jim at Home, was first published in 1973, it was described as "squalid and startling," "nastily horrific," and a "monstrous parody" of upper-middle class English life. It is the story of Giles Trenchard, who grows up isolated in an atmosphere of privilege and hidden
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Good Behaviour

A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick – Booker Prize Gems

by Molly Keane ...

Narrated by Aoife McMahon ...

Series series VMC
Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK (BOOKER PRIZE GEMS)'Molly Keane is a mistress of wicked comedy' VOGUE'She was . . . marvellous' GUARDIAN'Dark, complex, engaging . . . a wonderful tour de force' MARIAN KEYESI do know how to behave - believe me, because I know. I have always known . . .Behind the gates of Temple Alice, the aristocratic Anglo-Irish... ... Read more

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A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK (BOOKER PRIZE GEMS)'Molly Keane is a mistress of wicked comedy' VOGUE'She was . . . marvellous' GUARDIAN'Dark, complex, engaging . . . a wonderful tour de force' MARIAN KEYESI do know how to behave - believe me, because I know. I have always known . . .Behind the gates of Temple Alice, the aristocratic Anglo-Irish...
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Meantime

An absolutely gripping detective novel from one of Britain's best known comedians

by Frankie Boyle ...

Narrated by Chris Reilly ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

*FRANKIE BOYLE'S GRIPPING CRIME NOVEL: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *'A dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir . . . [A] deft, engaging thriller' Observer'Full of scintillating sentences and perfect lines of dialogue' Sunday Times_______________________________________________________________Glasgow, 2015. When Valium addict Felix McAveety's best friend M... ... Read more

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*FRANKIE BOYLE'S GRIPPING CRIME NOVEL: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *'A dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir . . . [A] deft, engaging thriller' Observer'Full of scintillating sentences and perfect lines of dialogue' Sunday Times_______________________________________________________________Glasgow, 2015. When Valium addict Felix McAveety's best friend M...
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In a House of Lies

The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

by Ian Rankin ...

Narrated by James Macpherson ...

Series Audiobook 22 - A Rebus Novel
Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC IAN RANKINTHE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTSPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS - CRIME & THRILLER OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST'GENIUS' LEE CHILD'STUNNING' JILLY COOPER'GRIPPING' KATE MOSSE'A MUST-READ' TANA FRENCH'UTTERLY ENGROSSING'</str... ... Read more

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THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC IAN RANKINTHE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTSPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS - CRIME & THRILLER OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST'GENIUS' LEE CHILD'STUNNING' JILLY COOPER'GRIPPING' KATE MOSSE'A MUST-READ' TANA FRENCH'UTTERLY ENGROSSING'</str...
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Americanah

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...

Narrated by Adjoa Andoh ...

Unabridged

18 hours 44 min

WINNER 2013 – National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionFINALIST 2014 – Baileys Women’s Prize for FictionFINALIST 2014 – Andrew Carnegie Medal for FictionLONGLISTED 2015 – International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardA searing new novel, at once sweeping and intimate, by the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun: a story of love and race centered around a man and woman from Nigeria who ... Read more

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WINNER 2013 – National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionFINALIST 2014 – Baileys Women’s Prize for FictionFINALIST 2014 – Andrew Carnegie Medal for FictionLONGLISTED 2015 – International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardA searing new novel, at once sweeping and intimate, by the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun: a story of love and race centered around a man and woman from Nigeria who
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Harvest

by Jim Crace ...

Narrated by John Keating ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, looking forward to enjoying a hard-earned day of rest and feasting. But two mysterious columns of smoke mar the sky, raising alarm and suspicion. The first column of smoke comes from the edge of the village land, sent as a signal by newcomers to announce their presence as per regional custom. The second smoke column is even more ... Read more

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A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, looking forward to enjoying a hard-earned day of rest and feasting. But two mysterious columns of smoke mar the sky, raising alarm and suspicion. The first column of smoke comes from the edge of the village land, sent as a signal by newcomers to announce their presence as per regional custom. The second smoke column is even more
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by Kate Atkinson ...

Narrated by Fenella Woolgar ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

**A Penguin Book Club PickFrom the bestselling author of Life After Life, a new novel that explores the repercussions of one young woman's espionage work during World War II.**In 1940, eighteen-year-old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she ... Read more

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**A Penguin Book Club PickFrom the bestselling author of Life After Life, a new novel that explores the repercussions of one young woman's espionage work during World War II.**In 1940, eighteen-year-old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she
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The Glorious Heresies

'A big, brassy, sexy beast of a book' IRISH TIMES

by Lisa McInerney ...

Narrated by Shelley Atkinson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Glorious Heresies
Unabridged

10 hours 56 min

WINNER OF THE BAILEYS' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR'The Glorious Heresies heralds the arrival of a glorious, foul-mouthed, fizzing new talent' SUNDAY TIMES'Totally and unmistakably the real deal' KEVIN B... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE BAILEYS' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR'The Glorious Heresies heralds the arrival of a glorious, foul-mouthed, fizzing new talent' SUNDAY TIMES'Totally and unmistakably the real deal' KEVIN B...
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Days Without End

by Sebastian Barry ...

Narrated by Aidan Kelly ...

Series series Days Without End
Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

Winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the YearWinner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2017Winner of the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award 2017Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, fight in the Indian Wars and the Civil War. Having both fled terrible hardships, ... Read more

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Winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the YearWinner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2017Winner of the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award 2017Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, fight in the Indian Wars and the Civil War. Having both fled terrible hardships,
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A Time for Silence

by Thorne Moore ...

When Sarah, struggling to get over tragedy, stumbles across her grandparents' ruined farm, it feels as if the house has been waiting for her. She is drawn to their apparently idyllic way of life and starts to look into her family history only to learn that her grandfather, Jack, was murdered. Why has nobody told her? Sarah becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Gwen and Jack. But are ... Read more

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When Sarah, struggling to get over tragedy, stumbles across her grandparents' ruined farm, it feels as if the house has been waiting for her. She is drawn to their apparently idyllic way of life and starts to look into her family history only to learn that her grandfather, Jack, was murdered. Why has nobody told her? Sarah becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Gwen and Jack. But are
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