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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles

by Fabio Geda ...

Translated by Howard Curtis ...

I read somewhere that the decision to emigrate comes from a need to breathe.The hope of a better life is stronger than any other feeling. My mother decided it was better to know I was in danger far from her; but on the way to a different future, than to know I was in danger near her; but stuck in the same old fear.At the age of ten, Enaiatollah Akbari was left alone to fend for himself. This is ... Read more

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I read somewhere that the decision to emigrate comes from a need to breathe.The hope of a better life is stronger than any other feeling. My mother decided it was better to know I was in danger far from her; but on the way to a different future, than to know I was in danger near her; but stuck in the same old fear.At the age of ten, Enaiatollah Akbari was left alone to fend for himself. This is
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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles

by Fabio Geda ...

Narrated by Sharif Dorani ...

Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

One night before putting him to bed, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs, don't use weapons, don't steal. The next day he wakes up to find she isn't there. They have fled their village in Ghazni to seek safety outside Afghanistan but his mother has decided to return home to her younger children. Ten-year-old Enaiatollah is left alone in Pakistan to fend for himself.In a ... Read more

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One night before putting him to bed, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs, don't use weapons, don't steal. The next day he wakes up to find she isn't there. They have fled their village in Ghazni to seek safety outside Afghanistan but his mother has decided to return home to her younger children. Ten-year-old Enaiatollah is left alone in Pakistan to fend for himself.In a
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The Fever Tree

by Jennifer McVeigh ...

Narrated by Jayne Paterson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 50 min

Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa, The Fever Tree is a page-turner of the very first order.Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her father’s sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed. In this remote and inhospitable land ... Read more

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Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa, The Fever Tree is a page-turner of the very first order.Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her father’s sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed. In this remote and inhospitable land
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The Noise of Time

by Julian Barnes ...

Narrated by Daniel Philpott ...

Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

In May 1937, a man in his early thirties waits by the lift of a Leningrad apartment block. He waits all through the night, expecting to be taken away to the ‘Big House.’ Any celebrity he has known in the previous decade is no use to him now, and few who are taken to ever return. ... Read more

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In May 1937, a man in his early thirties waits by the lift of a Leningrad apartment block. He waits all through the night, expecting to be taken away to the ‘Big House.’ Any celebrity he has known in the previous decade is no use to him now, and few who are taken to ever return.
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The Shock of the Fall

by Nathan Filer ...

Narrated by Bruce Mann ...

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6 hours 53 min

While on vacation with their parents, Matthew Homes and his older brother snuck out in the middle of the night. Only Matthew came home safely. Ten years later, Matthew tells us, he has found a way to bring his brother back... What begins as the story of a lost boy turns into a story of a brave man yearning to understand what happened that night, in the years since, and to his very person. Unafraid ... Read more

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While on vacation with their parents, Matthew Homes and his older brother snuck out in the middle of the night. Only Matthew came home safely. Ten years later, Matthew tells us, he has found a way to bring his brother back... What begins as the story of a lost boy turns into a story of a brave man yearning to understand what happened that night, in the years since, and to his very person. Unafraid
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

by Richard Flanagan ...

Narrated by David Atlas ...

Unabridged

14 hours 48 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • A magisterial novel of love and war that traces the life of one man from World War II to the present.Available now on Prime Video: Justin Kurzel’s highly anticipated series based on this Booker Prize–winning novel by Richard Flanagan; starring Jacob Elordi, Ciarán Hinds, Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge and Simon Baker."Magnificent." —*The New York ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • A magisterial novel of love and war that traces the life of one man from World War II to the present.Available now on Prime Video: Justin Kurzel’s highly anticipated series based on this Booker Prize–winning novel by Richard Flanagan; starring Jacob Elordi, Ciarán Hinds, Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge and Simon Baker."Magnificent." —*The New York
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Thirteen Reasons Why

by Jay Asher ...

Narrated by Debra Wiseman, Joel Johnstone ...

Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

**THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES****“Eerie, beautiful, and devastating.” —Chicago Tribune“A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing.” —The New York Times“Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading.” —Amber Gibson, NPR’s “All Things Considered”... ... Read more

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**THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES****“Eerie, beautiful, and devastating.” —Chicago Tribune“A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing.” —The New York Times“Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading.” —Amber Gibson, NPR’s “All Things Considered”...
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State of Wonder

A Novel

by Ann Patchett ...

Narrated by Hope Davis ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

“A nail-biting narrative, setting stark human dilemmas against a lush, exotic backdrop.”— People“Extraordinary. . . . Nothing is as it seems, and the ending is as shocking as it’s satisfying.” — Boston GlobeFrom award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, a provocative and assured novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforestIn a narr... ... Read more

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“A nail-biting narrative, setting stark human dilemmas against a lush, exotic backdrop.”— People“Extraordinary. . . . Nothing is as it seems, and the ending is as shocking as it’s satisfying.” — Boston GlobeFrom award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, a provocative and assured novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforestIn a narr...
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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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Apple Tree Yard

From the writer of BBC smash hit drama 'Crossfire'

by Louise Doughty ...

Narrated by Juliet Stevenson ...

Unabridged

14 hours

YVONNE CARMICHAEL HAS A HIGH-FLYING CAREER, A BEAUTIFUL HOME AND A GOOD MARRIAGE.BUT WHEN SHE MEETS A STRANGER SHE IS DRAWN INTO A PASSIONATE AFFAIR.KEEPING THE TWO HALVES OF HER LIFE SEPARATE SEEMS EASY AT FIRST.BUT SHE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.'Brilliant and bruising. Obsession, betrayal and blood-letting . . . ' Ian Rankin'A superb novel . . . I really didn't want to finish it. And I don ... Read more

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YVONNE CARMICHAEL HAS A HIGH-FLYING CAREER, A BEAUTIFUL HOME AND A GOOD MARRIAGE.BUT WHEN SHE MEETS A STRANGER SHE IS DRAWN INTO A PASSIONATE AFFAIR.KEEPING THE TWO HALVES OF HER LIFE SEPARATE SEEMS EASY AT FIRST.BUT SHE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.'Brilliant and bruising. Obsession, betrayal and blood-letting . . . ' Ian Rankin'A superb novel . . . I really didn't want to finish it. And I don
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The Thread

'Storytelling at its best' from million-copy bestseller Victoria Hislop

by Victoria Hislop ...

Narrated by Sandra Duncan ...

Unabridged

14 hours 20 min

Dimitri Komninos is born as fire devastates Thessaloniki, where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou loses her mother when their home is destroyed by the Turkish army. She flees across the sea, alone, to Thessaloniki. When she and Dimitri meet, their lives entwine with one another - and the city itself - even as war, fear and persecution divide its ... Read more

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Dimitri Komninos is born as fire devastates Thessaloniki, where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou loses her mother when their home is destroyed by the Turkish army. She flees across the sea, alone, to Thessaloniki. When she and Dimitri meet, their lives entwine with one another - and the city itself - even as war, fear and persecution divide its
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ...

Narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)The award-winning, internationally renowned book that is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) and distills lyrical truths about family and friendship through the unlikely connection between two teens.Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. ... Read more

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Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)The award-winning, internationally renowned book that is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) and distills lyrical truths about family and friendship through the unlikely connection between two teens.Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison.
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