AuthorSally Gardner
NarratorSophie Roberts
Duration13h 36m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels, Science Fiction and Fantasy
PublisherClipper
VersionUnabridged
The rich and atmospheric new novel from prize-winning author Sally Gardner, set in the 18th century between the two great Frost Fairs.
Neva Friezland is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes can be won and lost on the turn of a card.
She is also born with an extraordinary gift. She can predict the weather. In Regency England, where the proper goal for a gentlewoman is marriage and only God knows the weather this is dangerous. It is also potentially very lucrative.
In order to debate with the men of science and move about freely, Neva adopts a sophisticated male disguise. She foretells the weather from inside an automaton created by her brilliant clockmaker father.
But what will happen when the disguised Neva falls in love with a charismatic young man?
It can be very dangerous to be ahead of your time. Especially as a woman.
The Last Kingdom Book 12: Sword of Kings
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Author Bernard Cornwell
Narrator Matt Bates
SeriesThe Last Kingdom, Book 12
Duration 13h 27m
England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir. A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne and a new king...
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Author: Claire Wade
Author Claire Wade
Narrator Emma Gregory
Duration 11h 55m
Imagine a world where.... Everything you ate was monitored by the government. Every step you took was counted. Your children were weighed every day at school. Neighbours reported on neighbours and no one was safe from judgement. Sugar was illegal, and baking was a crime. Imagine if that world was here.... What would you do? Toe the line or fight fo...
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Author: Philip K. Dick
Author Philip K. Dick
Narrator Paul Giamatti
Duration 9h 15m
Substance D - otherwise known as Death - is the most dangerous drug ever to find its way on to the black market. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, leading first to disorentation and then to complete and irreversible brain damage. Bob Arctor, undercover narcotics agent, is trying to find a lead to the source of supply, but t...
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Mr Tiger Book 1: Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon
Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Simon Russell Beale
SeriesMr Tiger, Book 1
Duration 1h 39m
An enchanting fairytale about Mr Tiger, and his troupe of acrobats, Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker. When Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, meets the mysterious Mr Tiger they have a giant challenge: a moon to turn blue, berries to collect and wishable-delicious ice cream to create. Th...
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Mr Tiger Book 3: Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Golden Seahorse
Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Simon Russell Beale
SeriesMr Tiger, Book 3
Duration 1h 47m
Following the success of their first two adventures, the intrepid pair join Betsy's mum, Myrtle the mermaid, beneath the waves. Crumble cakes! When Betsy joins Myrtle the mermaid in her underwater world, she discovers there may be monsters ... shipwrecks, lost treasure and secret cities. A seapig's prize seahorse, Pudding Pie, has been stolen by a...
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Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Amanda Bright
Duration 6h 29m
A heartbreaking novel for adults, from the award-winning Sally Gardner. Women imprisoned by superstition, chained by guilt. Perched on a mountain in a land of ancient forests is a village, rife with secrets. Cut off from the outside world it is run by the elders, men to whom tradition is all. Edith lives alone with her alcoholic father who is...
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The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle
Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator The Author
SeriesThe Tindims, Book 2
Duration 58m
Turn rubbish into treasure with the tiny Tindims in this second book of the series. Mother and daughter duo, prizewinning Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry, team up to create a fun and funny cast of characters and adventures in their empowering new series for 5-8 year olds inspiring conservation and inventive ways to recycle. On the Tindim's island hom...
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Author: Sally Gardner
Author Sally Gardner
Narrator Rachel Atkins
Duration 8h 3m
From I, Coriander to Invisible in a Bright Light, Sally Gardner's first middle grade novel in 14 years soars with the imagination of a master story-teller. A pitch perfect, haunting story about a crystal chandelier shaped like a galleon that splinters into a thousand pieces, a girl abandoned as a baby on the steps of an opera house and a dangerous...
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An Interview With Sally Gardner
Author: Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Author Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Narrator Sally Gardner
Duration 14h 42m
Sally is a Nestle Prize winning children's author and illustrator and her books have been translated into 22 different languages. You can find The Boy Who Could Fly & The Invisible Boy in our library, number 00490CD.
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Author: Andrzej Sapkowski
Author Andrzej Sapkowski
Narrator Peter Kenny
Duration 12h 53m
Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. He roams the country seeking assignments, but gradually...
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