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The Breeding Season

by Amanda Niehaus ...

Narrated by Conrad Coleby, Emma Leonard ...

Unabridged

7 hours

A breathtaking debut that explores love, science, loss and the so-called feminine ideal.'Dark and poetic . . . beautiful writing.' - Alice Sebold, author of the international bestseller The Lovely Bones'Astonishing. The writing is visceral and affecting, the sentences muscular and beating with a linguistic pulse which makes the book feel like a live creature. The Breeding Season is a creature that ... Read more

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A breathtaking debut that explores love, science, loss and the so-called feminine ideal.'Dark and poetic . . . beautiful writing.' - Alice Sebold, author of the international bestseller The Lovely Bones'Astonishing. The writing is visceral and affecting, the sentences muscular and beating with a linguistic pulse which makes the book feel like a live creature. The Breeding Season is a creature that
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Social and Ethical Issues of Global Pandemics

A Southern African Perspective

by Abdallah Ally, Udochu Eke, Leonard Emma, Mbetu Gamuchirai, Ananias Janet, Awarab Marvin, Malematja Stanley, Helao Tuhafeni, Chikadzi Victor, Kaumba Kennedy Mabuku, Ndapandula Monika Shifotoka, Frieda Omagano Shifotoka ...

Series series Africa: Past, Present & Prospects
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses inherent in the social infrastructure of African states, especially healthcare and social security systems. African states were characterized by a high level of unpreparedness with scientific and technological insufficiency to address the pandemic emergency. This in turn worsened the impact of COVID-19 on all fronts, thus, many African states ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses inherent in the social infrastructure of African states, especially healthcare and social security systems. African states were characterized by a high level of unpreparedness with scientific and technological insufficiency to address the pandemic emergency. This in turn worsened the impact of COVID-19 on all fronts, thus, many African states
... Read more
Globalizing Somalia

Multilateral, International and Transnational Repercussions of Conflict

Edited by Dr. Emma Leonard, Dr. Gilbert Ramsay ...

Series series New Directions in Terrorism Studies
This collection of essays demonstrates how chronic state failure and the inability of the international community to provide a solution to the conflict in Somalia has had transnational repercussions.Following the failed humanitarian mission in 1992-93, most countries refrained from any direct involvement in Somalia, but this changed in the 2000s with the growth of piracy and links to international ... Read more

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This collection of essays demonstrates how chronic state failure and the inability of the international community to provide a solution to the conflict in Somalia has had transnational repercussions.Following the failed humanitarian mission in 1992-93, most countries refrained from any direct involvement in Somalia, but this changed in the 2000s with the growth of piracy and links to international
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The Worst Thing I've Ever Done

by Clare Stephens ...

Narrated by Emma Leonard ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

A timely debut novel from an exciting new voice in women's fiction about cancel culture and appearance versus reality.It's an ordinary Tuesday morning when Ruby Williams' name starts trending online.She's uploaded an interview that has outraged journalist Felicity Cartwright, a social media personality who has built her profile by policing exactly what women are allowed to say and how they're ... Read more

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A timely debut novel from an exciting new voice in women's fiction about cancel culture and appearance versus reality.It's an ordinary Tuesday morning when Ruby Williams' name starts trending online.She's uploaded an interview that has outraged journalist Felicity Cartwright, a social media personality who has built her profile by policing exactly what women are allowed to say and how they're
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Sit, Stay, Love

by Amy Hutton ...

Narrated by Emma Leonard ...

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9 hours 18 min

The most uplifting rom-com you’ll read this year – a fresh take on the friends-to-lovers trope, brimming with heart, joy and puppies!Sera loves owning a pet shelter – even if it’s often tricky to make ends meet, and her mother thinks she's wasting her life. Thankfully, she can always rely on her steadfast best friend, Toby, who just happens to be the local vet.And then famous actor Ethan James ... Read more

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The most uplifting rom-com you’ll read this year – a fresh take on the friends-to-lovers trope, brimming with heart, joy and puppies!Sera loves owning a pet shelter – even if it’s often tricky to make ends meet, and her mother thinks she's wasting her life. Thankfully, she can always rely on her steadfast best friend, Toby, who just happens to be the local vet.And then famous actor Ethan James
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Love from Scratch

by Amy Hutton ...

Narrated by Emma Leonard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 13 min

Opposites attract in this laugh-out-loud rom-com about a heart-throb actor, the grumpy woman who minds his beloved dog, and the cat that steals his heart.Ethan James has a problem: he’s about to start shooting a movie and he needs someone to mind his anxious dog, Harry. This film could make or break Ethan's career, and he knows he has to give it all his attention, but Harry's new minder turns out ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Opposites attract in this laugh-out-loud rom-com about a heart-throb actor, the grumpy woman who minds his beloved dog, and the cat that steals his heart.Ethan James has a problem: he’s about to start shooting a movie and he needs someone to mind his anxious dog, Harry. This film could make or break Ethan's career, and he knows he has to give it all his attention, but Harry's new minder turns out
... Read more

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Lonely Mouth

A delicious summer read for foodies who love a side of family drama

by Jacqueline Maley ...

Narrated by Hannah Fredericksen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

Sink your teeth into a slice of family drama with this deliciously funny novel about sisterhood, secrets and the things you can't stomach.Matilda knows about hunger. She works in one of Sydney's buzziest restaurants, Bocca, while suppressing her cravings, including for her celebrity chef boss, Colson. Everything in her life is tightly controlled: she allows herself one weekend a month to feast and ... Read more

$18.79 USD

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Sink your teeth into a slice of family drama with this deliciously funny novel about sisterhood, secrets and the things you can't stomach.Matilda knows about hunger. She works in one of Sydney's buzziest restaurants, Bocca, while suppressing her cravings, including for her celebrity chef boss, Colson. Everything in her life is tightly controlled: she allows herself one weekend a month to feast and
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On the Edge

The twisty new mystery for summer 2026 about long-held secrets and betrayal from the bestselling author of The Inheritance, perfect for readers of Sally Hepworth and Liane Moriarty

by Kate Horan ...

Narrated by Heather Ward ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

A homecoming will shake this small town to its very foundations. The taut new mystery from the bestselling author of The Inheritance, perfect for readers of Sally Hepworth and Liane Moriarty.Desperate people do desperate things...Sixteen years ago, teenage Maddie Marshall's body was found on a desolate beach near her hometown, Carrinya. Vibrant, feisty Maddie was the only daughter of a high ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A homecoming will shake this small town to its very foundations. The taut new mystery from the bestselling author of The Inheritance, perfect for readers of Sally Hepworth and Liane Moriarty.Desperate people do desperate things...Sixteen years ago, teenage Maddie Marshall's body was found on a desolate beach near her hometown, Carrinya. Vibrant, feisty Maddie was the only daughter of a high
... Read more
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The Long Night

by Christian White ...

Narrated by Raechyl French ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

Em has lived a quiet life with her complicated mother and is now looking for love and a potential escape from her small hometown. When a masked man kidnaps her in the dark of night, though, she is drawn into a terrifying world.Jodie has been trying to forget a troubling time in her life, pouring her trauma into her work and out of her mind. Until one night her daughter is kidnapped and Jodie is ... Read more

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Em has lived a quiet life with her complicated mother and is now looking for love and a potential escape from her small hometown. When a masked man kidnaps her in the dark of night, though, she is drawn into a terrifying world.Jodie has been trying to forget a troubling time in her life, pouring her trauma into her work and out of her mind. Until one night her daughter is kidnapped and Jodie is
... Read more

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The Killer Question

A Novel

by Janice Hallett ...

Narrated by Matt Bates, Rachel Dale, Sarah Durham, Joe Eyre, Keith Wickham, Harvey Quinn, Jennifer Saayeng, Ashley Tucker, Melissa Vaughan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERJanice Hallett, “the new queen of crime” (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case Is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes—that ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERJanice Hallett, “the new queen of crime” (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case Is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes—that
... Read more

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Stinkbug

by Sinead Stubbins ...

Narrated by Sonya Kerr ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

‘You're a stinkbug and they're worried if they come near you, your stench will get all over them and they won't be able to wash it off.'When Edith and a select group of employees at Winked advertising agency are sent to Consequi, an elite three-day work retreat in the remote mountains, she sees an opportunity to impress her bosses and dodge an inevitable restructure.But this is no ordinary ... Read more

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‘You're a stinkbug and they're worried if they come near you, your stench will get all over them and they won't be able to wash it off.'When Edith and a select group of employees at Winked advertising agency are sent to Consequi, an elite three-day work retreat in the remote mountains, she sees an opportunity to impress her bosses and dodge an inevitable restructure.But this is no ordinary
... Read more

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Loved One

A Novel

by Aisha Muharrar ...

Narrated by Emma Ladji ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

**Named a Best Book of 2025 by NPR and Newsweek“[A] funny, heartwrenching novel.” —People“A genuine pleasure to read.” —Vogue“Full of wildly astute, delectably thorny questions about love and loss and possession.” —Maggie Shipstead, New York Times bestselling author of Great CircleFrom an Emmy Award–winning writer comes a funny, wise, heartbreaking story about a woman journeying into the unknown ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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**Named a Best Book of 2025 by NPR and Newsweek“[A] funny, heartwrenching novel.” —People“A genuine pleasure to read.” —Vogue“Full of wildly astute, delectably thorny questions about love and loss and possession.” —Maggie Shipstead, New York Times bestselling author of Great CircleFrom an Emmy Award–winning writer comes a funny, wise, heartbreaking story about a woman journeying into the unknown
... Read more

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