AuthorCathy Bramley
NarratorJoanne Froggatt
Duration13h 1m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Novels
PublisherOrion
VersionUnabridged
In a picturesque town in Derbyshire, Merry has always wanted a family to spend Christmas with, and this year her dream comes true as she says 'I do' to father-of-two Cole. But as she juggles worries about her business, last-minute wedding planning and the two new children in her life, Merry is stretched to breaking point. Meanwhile, only a few miles away, Emily is desperately waiting for the New Year to begin. Her father Ray's dementia is worsening, and she's struggling to care for him alone while holding down a job. When Ray moves into a residential home, she discovers a photograph in his belongings that has the potential to change everything . As shocking secrets from Ray's past finally come to light, will this Christmas make or break Emily and Merry?
Author: Celeste Ng
Author Celeste Ng
Narrator Cassandra Campbell
Duration 10h 8m
Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt, and Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to hold someone accountable. But it's the youngest in the family - Hannah - who may b...
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Author: Tsitsi Dangarembga
Author Tsitsi Dangarembga
Narrator Adenrele Ojo
Duration 11h 32m
Anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job, Tambudzai finds herself living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare. For reasons that include her grim financial prospects and her age, she moves to a widow's boarding house and eventually finds work as a biology teacher. But at every turn in her attempt to make a life for herself,...
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Author: Abbi Waxman
Author Abbi Waxman
Narrator Jessica Preddy
Duration 9h 28m
Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To....
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Author: Jane Fallon
Author Jane Fallon
Narrator Jo Joyner
Duration 10h 8m
Brought to you by Penguin. Welcome to The Close - a beautiful street of mansions, where gorgeous Stella is the indisputable Queen Bee . . . It is here that Laura, seeking peace and privacy after her marriage falls apart, rents a tiny studio. Unfortunately, her arrival upsets suspicious Stella - who fears Laura has designs on her fianc‚, Al. W...
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Author: Curtis Sittenfield
Author Curtis Sittenfield
Narrator Carrington Macduffie
Duration 13h 58m
'Awfully opinionated for a girl' is what they call Hillary as she grows up in her Chicago suburb. Smart, diligent, and a bit plain, that's the general consensus. Then Hillary goes to college, and her star rises. At Yale Law School, she continues to be a leader- and catches the eye of driven, handsome and charismatic Bill. But when he asks her to ma...
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Author: Dawn O'Porter
Author Dawn O'Porter
Narrator Dawn O'Porter
Duration 9h 19m
Is anyone's life.... Beth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules. And then there's Lauren, living the dream. As perfect as it looks? Beth hasn't had sex in a year. Ruby feels like she's failing. Lauren's happiness is fake news. And it just takes one shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out...
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Author: Cathy Bramley
Author Cathy Bramley
Narrator Colleen Prendergast
Duration 10h 25m
The new uplifting comfort story about three friends searching for a fresh start in a coastal town where anything is possible, from Sunday Times best-selling author Cathy Bramley. The sparkling seaside village of Merle Bay, with its beautiful beach scattered with seaglass, is a place where anyone can have a fresh start. For Katie, it is...
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Author: Cathy Bramley
Author Cathy Bramley
Narrator Lesley Sharp
Duration 11h 21m
Three generations of women, and the summer that saved them. The holidays are here, and in Salcombe, Liz longs for the arrival of her god-daughters, Skye and Clare and Clare's daughter baby Ivy. After years on her own, she needs help to save the catering business she built with Clare's late mother, Jen. However, half-sisters Skye and Clare couldn't...
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Author: Cathy Bramley
Author Cathy Bramley
Narrator Fiona Sheehan
Duration 2h 14m
Kind-hearted Jo Potter and fun-loving Eve Langton have been best friends since they were teenagers. Despite not seeing each other for a few years, they keep in touch every day with texts and calls. They'd love to meet up face-to-face, but life keeps getting in the way; they are both just so busy! When Eve finds herself stranded in the town where Jo...
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Author: Cecelia Ahern
Author Cecelia Ahern
Narrator Amy Huberman
Duration 9h 52m
When Holly Kennedy is approached by a group calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club, her safe existence is turned on its head. Inspired by hearing about her late husband Gerry's letters, the club wants Holly to help them with their own parting messages for their loved ones to discover after they're gone. Holly is sure of one thing: no way is she...
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