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If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>enDramaCopyright Glen Gerlachhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/002a28b429b9ec5c202a85ba7e73ef09.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/download-high-quality-full-audiobooks-in-fiction-drama--6580838Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:34:19 +0000Glen GerlachGlen Gerlachfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/688/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/688/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion, and Business & Career Development. Get 3 free audiobooks to experience. You can listen to books on many devices like iPhone, iPad, Android, helping you save time and enhance knowledge. Don't miss this great opportunity! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shem-creek-a-lowcountry-tale-by-dorothea-benton-frank--65311469https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shem Creek: A Lowcountry Tale Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Anita Singleton Prather Of The Gullah Kinfolk As Louise, Dick Hill, Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Meet Linda Breland, single parent of two teenage daughters. The oldest, Lindsey, who always held her younger sister in check, is leaving for college. And Gracie, her Tasmanian devil, is giving her nightmares. Linda's personal life? Well, between the married men, the cold New Jersey winters, her pinched wallet and her ex-husband who marries a beautiful, successful woman ten years younger than she is—let's just say, Linda has seen enough to fill a thousand pages. As the story opens, she is barreling down Interstate 95, bound for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the land of her ancestors. Welcomed by the generous heart of her advice-dispensing sister, Mimi, Linda and her daughters slowly begin to find their way and discover a sweeter rhythm of life. And then there's Brad Jackson, a former investment banker of Atlanta, Georgia, who hires her to run his restaurant on Shem Creek. Like everyone else, Brad's got a story of his own—namely an almost ex-wife, Loretta, who is the kind of gal who gives women a bad name. The real protagonist of this story is the Lowcountry itself. The magical waters of Shem Creek, the abundant wildlife and the astounding power of nature give this tiny corner of the planet its infallible reputation as a place for introspection, contemplation, and healing. As in all Dorothea Benton Frank's previous work, you'll find Shem Creek to be compulsively listenable, irreverent but warm, and blazingly authentic—and you'll dread reaching the last page. It is her vivid writing, colorful characters and rich narrative that have made Frank one of our nation's greatest storytellers. Shem Creek is a triumphant novel that proves we are all entitled to a second chance. The challenge is to learn how to recognize it when it comes and to know which chance to take.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147890Tue, 16 May 2017 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shem Creek: A Lowcountry Tale Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Anita Singleton Prather Of The Gullah Kinfolk As Louise, Dick Hill, Sandra Burr...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shem Creek: A Lowcountry Tale Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Anita Singleton Prather Of The Gullah Kinfolk As Louise, Dick Hill, Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Meet Linda Breland, single parent of two teenage daughters. The oldest, Lindsey, who always held her younger sister in check, is leaving for college. And Gracie, her Tasmanian devil, is giving her nightmares. Linda's personal life? Well, between the married men, the cold New Jersey winters, her pinched wallet and her ex-husband who marries a beautiful, successful woman ten years younger than she is—let's just say, Linda has seen enough to fill a thousand pages. As the story opens, she is barreling down Interstate 95, bound for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the land of her ancestors. Welcomed by the generous heart of her advice-dispensing sister, Mimi, Linda and her daughters slowly begin to find their way and discover a sweeter rhythm of life. And then there's Brad Jackson, a former investment banker of Atlanta, Georgia, who hires her to run his restaurant on Shem Creek. Like everyone else, Brad's got a story of his own—namely an almost ex-wife, Loretta, who is the kind of gal who gives women a bad name. The real protagonist of this story is the Lowcountry itself. The magical waters of Shem Creek, the abundant wildlife and the astounding power of nature give this tiny corner of the planet its infallible reputation as a place for introspection, contemplation, and healing. As in all Dorothea Benton Frank's previous work, you'll find Shem Creek to be compulsively listenable, irreverent but warm, and blazingly authentic—and you'll dread reaching the last page. It is her vivid writing, colorful characters and rich narrative that have made Frank one of our nation's greatest storytellers. Shem Creek is a triumphant novel that proves we are all entitled to a second chance. The challenge is to learn how to recognize it when it comes and to know which chance to take.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-light-by-stephen-hunter--65311427https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Light Series: #2 of Bob Lee Swagger Author: Stephen Hunter Narrator: Jon Lindstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Only one thing stands between a son and his father's killer: forty years of lies. . . On a remote Arizona ranch, a man who has known loss, fear, and war weeps for the first time since he was a child.  His tears are for the father taken from him four decades before in a deadly shoot-out.  And his grief will lead him back to the place where he was born, where his father died, and where a brutal conspiracy is about to explode. For Bob Lee Swagger, the world changed on that hot day in Blue Eye, Arkansas, when two local boys rode armed and wild in a '55 Fairlane convertible. Swagger's father, Earl, a state trooper, was investigating the brutal murder of a young woman that day.  By midnight Earl Swagger lay dead in a deserted cornfield. Now Bob Lee wants answers.  He wants to know the truth behind the shoot -out that took his father's life, a mystery buried in forty years of lies.  Because for Bob Lee Swagger, the killing didn't end that day in Blue Eye, Arkansas. The killing had just begun . . . Weaving together characters from his national bestsellers Point of Impact and Dirty White Boys, Stephen Hunter's gripping thriller builds to an exhilarating climax—and an explosion of gunfire that blasts open the secrets of two generations. Praise for Black Light  “Put on your seat belt—Black Light is a wild ride you won't forget.”—The Chicago Tribune “Nobody writes action better than Stephen Hunter and Black Light is one of his best. . . [The] action scenes play like a movie, the plot is intriguing and the writing is top-notch.”—Phillip Margolin “Only a handful of writers today can match Hunter for imagination and the ability to make a reader's adrenaline rush.”—New York Daily News “Filled with detail, clever plotting, suspense, and a hunt to the death that leaves the reader dry-mouthed with tension. Hunter knows his guns, and he writes about them with a precision that holds the attention of even a fervent anti-gun supporter.”—The Orlando Sentinel “One of the most skilled hands in the thriller business. The plot is fast-paced, well-constructed and builds to a pulse-pounding night ambush. . . . It should seal his reputation as an author who not only can write bestselling thrillers, but write them exceedingly well.”—Publishers Weekly]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284836Tue, 04 Apr 2017 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Light Series: #2 of Bob Lee Swagger Author: Stephen Hunter Narrator: Jon Lindstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 19 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Light Series: #2 of Bob Lee Swagger Author: Stephen Hunter Narrator: Jon Lindstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Only one thing stands between a son and his father's killer: forty years of lies. . . On a remote Arizona ranch, a man who has known loss, fear, and war weeps for the first time since he was a child.  His tears are for the father taken from him four decades before in a deadly shoot-out.  And his grief will lead him back to the place where he was born, where his father died, and where a brutal conspiracy is about to explode. For Bob Lee Swagger, the world changed on that hot day in Blue Eye, Arkansas, when two local boys rode armed and wild in a '55 Fairlane convertible. Swagger's father, Earl, a state trooper, was investigating the brutal murder of a young woman that day.  By midnight Earl Swagger lay dead in a deserted cornfield. Now Bob Lee wants answers.  He wants to know the truth behind the shoot -out that took his father's life, a mystery buried in forty years of lies.  Because for Bob Lee Swagger, the killing didn't end that day in Blue Eye, Arkansas. The killing had just begun . . . Weaving together characters from his national bestsellers Point of Impact and Dirty White Boys, Stephen Hunter's gripping thriller builds to an exhilarating climax—and an explosion of gunfire that blasts open the secrets of two generations. Praise for Black Light  “Put on your seat belt—Black Light is a wild ride you won't forget.”—The Chicago Tribune “Nobody writes action better than Stephen Hunter and Black Light is one of his best. . . [The] action scenes play like a movie, the plot is intriguing and the writing is top-notch.”—Phillip Margolin “Only a handful of writers today can match Hunter for imagination and the ability to make a reader's adrenaline rush.”—New York Daily News “Filled with detail, clever plotting, suspense, and a hunt to the death that leaves the reader dry-mouthed with tension. Hunter knows his guns, and he writes about them with a precision that holds the attention of even a fervent anti-gun supporter.”—The Orlando Sentinel “One of the most skilled hands in the thriller business. The plot is fast-paced, well-constructed and builds to a pulse-pounding night ambush. . . . It should seal his reputation as an author who not only can write bestselling thrillers, but write them exceedingly well.”—Publishers Weekly]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lookaway-lookaway-a-novel-by-wilton-barnhardt--65311358https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lookaway, Lookaway: A Novel Author: Wilton Barnhardt Narrator: Scott Shepherd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Move over, Tom Wolfe! Writing with brilliance and brio, Barnhardt has penned a hilarious satire which often has surprising depth and hits way too close to the truth.' —Lee Smith Jerene Jarvis Johnston and her husband Duke are exemplars of Charlotte, North Carolina's high society, a world where old Southern money and the secrets behind it meet the new wealth of bankers, real estate speculators, and carpetbagging social climbers. Steely and implacable, Jerene presides over her family's legacy of paintings at the Mint Museum; Duke, the one-time college golden boy and descendant of a Confederate general, whose promising political career was mysteriously short-circuited, has settled into a comfortable semi-senescence as a Civil War re-enactor. Jerene's brother Gaston is an infamously dissolute bestselling historical novelist who has never managed to begin his long-dreamed-of masterpiece, and their sister Dillard's unfortunate life decisions and losses have rendered her a near-recluse. As the four Johnston children—smart but reckless Annie, good-boy minister Bo, might be gay but that's okay Joshua, and damaged, dangerous Jerilyn—flounder in their adult lives, Jerene must take action to preserve the family's legacy, Duke's fragile honor, and what's left of the dwindling family fortune. She will stop at nothing to keep what she has—is it too much to ask for one ounce of cooperation from her heedless family? In Lookaway, Lookaway, Wilton Barnhardt has written a full-bore, headlong, hilarious narrative of a family coming apart, a society changing beyond recognition, and an unforgettable woman striving to pull it all together. Includes a bonus interview between Wilton Barnhardt and George Witte, editor-in-chief of St. Martin's Press. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177627Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lookaway, Lookaway: A Novel Author: Wilton Barnhardt Narrator: Scott Shepherd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 13 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lookaway, Lookaway: A Novel Author: Wilton Barnhardt Narrator: Scott Shepherd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Move over, Tom Wolfe! Writing with brilliance and brio, Barnhardt has penned a hilarious satire which often has surprising depth and hits way too close to the truth.' —Lee Smith Jerene Jarvis Johnston and her husband Duke are exemplars of Charlotte, North Carolina's high society, a world where old Southern money and the secrets behind it meet the new wealth of bankers, real estate speculators, and carpetbagging social climbers. Steely and implacable, Jerene presides over her family's legacy of paintings at the Mint Museum; Duke, the one-time college golden boy and descendant of a Confederate general, whose promising political career was mysteriously short-circuited, has settled into a comfortable semi-senescence as a Civil War re-enactor. Jerene's brother Gaston is an infamously dissolute bestselling historical novelist who has never managed to begin his long-dreamed-of masterpiece, and their sister Dillard's unfortunate life decisions and losses have rendered her a near-recluse. As the four Johnston children—smart but reckless Annie, good-boy minister Bo, might be gay but that's okay Joshua, and damaged, dangerous Jerilyn—flounder in their adult lives, Jerene must take action to preserve the family's legacy, Duke's fragile honor, and what's left of the dwindling family fortune. She will stop at nothing to keep what she has—is it too much to ask for one ounce of cooperation from her heedless family? In Lookaway, Lookaway, Wilton Barnhardt has written a full-bore, headlong, hilarious narrative of a family coming apart, a society changing beyond recognition, and an unforgettable woman striving to pull it all together. Includes a bonus interview between Wilton Barnhardt and George Witte, editor-in-chief of St. Martin's Press. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-days-on-mimosa-lane-by-anna-destefano--65311339https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days on Mimosa Lane Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Book Two in the #1 bestselling, award-winning Seasons of the Heart series. Don’t miss recurring characters in Love on Mimosa Lane and the #1 bestselling Echoes of the Heart series: Here in My Heart, Let Me Love You Again, Christmas on Bellevue Lane, and His Darling Bride. One day can change your life forever… Three days can change a painful past into a beautiful tomorrow… Once, Sam Perry had it all. A loving marriage, an amazing job she adored as a preschool teacher, and a beautiful home. She was safe, happy and secure. Then the unthinkable happened… Watching his once carefree wife withdraw into herself was almost more than Brian Perry could handle. The only thing that kept him going was knowing that he loved her more than life itself. Moving her out of New York to Chandlerville, a small, quiet suburb of Atlanta, felt right. Anything, to get her away from the memories of the buildings, and her world, crashing around her. Now, two sons and many years later, Sam cherishes the new life on Mimosa Lane that Brian built for them. Until lightning strikes twice… Called a hero by her small community, Sam feels more like a coward than ever. Instinct draws her into an altercation at her children’s school—an instinct that also drives her away from the warm cocoon of her family. Brian refuses to lose his wife again. He agrees to give her the space she asks for, but he soon realizes space isn’t something they and their children can afford. He knows their love can still conquer all. But this time he’ll need their entire community to help him win his wife back.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179733Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days on Mimosa Lane Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 23,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days on Mimosa Lane Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Book Two in the #1 bestselling, award-winning Seasons of the Heart series. Don’t miss recurring characters in Love on Mimosa Lane and the #1 bestselling Echoes of the Heart series: Here in My Heart, Let Me Love You Again, Christmas on Bellevue Lane, and His Darling Bride. One day can change your life forever… Three days can change a painful past into a beautiful tomorrow… Once, Sam Perry had it all. A loving marriage, an amazing job she adored as a preschool teacher, and a beautiful home. She was safe, happy and secure. Then the unthinkable happened… Watching his once carefree wife withdraw into herself was almost more than Brian Perry could handle. The only thing that kept him going was knowing that he loved her more than life itself. Moving her out of New York to Chandlerville, a small, quiet suburb of Atlanta, felt right. Anything, to get her away from the memories of the buildings, and her world, crashing around her. Now, two sons and many years later, Sam cherishes the new life on Mimosa Lane that Brian built for them. Until lightning strikes twice… Called a hero by her small community, Sam feels more like a coward than ever. Instinct draws her into an altercation at her children’s school—an instinct that also drives her away from the warm cocoon of her family. Brian refuses to lose his wife again. He agrees to give her the space she asks for, but he soon realizes space isn’t something they and their children can afford. He knows their love can still conquer all. But this time he’ll need their entire community to help him win his wife back.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-bliss-by-dina-silver--65311333https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Bliss Author: Dina Silver Narrator: Cristina Panfilio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Chloe Carlyle has always longed for the perfect family. Growing up with an alcoholic single mother, she has seen her share of heartbreak and disappointment, and is striving to build a new legacy for herself. After graduating from college, she takes a job working as a summer girl for the Reeds––a wealthy, accomplished family that personifies her American dream. Her summer takes an unexpected turn when the Reeds’ eldest son Tyler, the star quarterback for Notre Dame, shows up and turns her life upside down. An ambitious young woman with a wry sense of humor, Chloe never imagined herself as the type to succumb to the looks and charms of the hometown hero, but she falls hard for Tyler, and is devastated when they part ways at the end of the summer. As she heads off to law school, Chloe tries to convince herself this was just a fling, but she can’t quite get over him. It’s not until Tyler contacts her out of the blue late one winter night that everything changes. After doing everything in her power to build the perfect life, Chloe soon learns that there are things beyond her control. She must draw on inner reserves of strength as her life takes unpredictable—and sometimes heartbreaking—twists and turns, and she finds herself faced with decisions she never thought she’d have to make. Poignant, heartfelt, and emotional, Finding Bliss is a reminder that you don’t have to live a fairytale life in order to have a happy ending.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178570Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Bliss Author: Dina Silver Narrator: Cristina Panfilio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Bliss Author: Dina Silver Narrator: Cristina Panfilio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Chloe Carlyle has always longed for the perfect family. Growing up with an alcoholic single mother, she has seen her share of heartbreak and disappointment, and is striving to build a new legacy for herself. After graduating from college, she takes a job working as a summer girl for the Reeds––a wealthy, accomplished family that personifies her American dream. Her summer takes an unexpected turn when the Reeds’ eldest son Tyler, the star quarterback for Notre Dame, shows up and turns her life upside down. An ambitious young woman with a wry sense of humor, Chloe never imagined herself as the type to succumb to the looks and charms of the hometown hero, but she falls hard for Tyler, and is devastated when they part ways at the end of the summer. As she heads off to law school, Chloe tries to convince herself this was just a fling, but she can’t quite get over him. It’s not until Tyler contacts her out of the blue late one winter night that everything changes. After doing everything in her power to build the perfect life, Chloe soon learns that there are things beyond her control. She must draw on inner reserves of strength as her life takes unpredictable—and sometimes heartbreaking—twists and turns, and she finds herself faced with decisions she never thought she’d have to make. Poignant, heartfelt, and emotional, Finding Bliss is a reminder that you don’t have to live a fairytale life in order to have a happy ending.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heartburn-by-nora-ephron--65311335https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heartburn Author: Nora Ephron Narrator: Meryl Streep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 86 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 29 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter. Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that her husband, Mark, is in love with another woman. The fact that the other woman has 'a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs' is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel writes cookbooks for a living. And in between trying to win Mark back and loudly wishing him dead, Ephron's irrepressible heroine offers some of her favorite recipes. Heartburn is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178481Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heartburn Author: Nora Ephron Narrator: Meryl Streep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 9, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heartburn Author: Nora Ephron Narrator: Meryl Streep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 86 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 29 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter. Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that her husband, Mark, is in love with another woman. The fact that the other woman has 'a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs' is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel writes cookbooks for a living. And in between trying to win Mark back and loudly wishing him dead, Ephron's irrepressible heroine offers some of her favorite recipes. Heartburn is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lemon-orchard-a-novel-by-luanne-rice--65311342https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lemon Orchard: A Novel Author: Luanne Rice Narrator: Blair Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From bestselling author Luanne Rice—a captivating and sexy novel of love, both enduring and unexpected. Year after year, Luanne Rice’s fans eagerly await her next book. Their enthusiasm is soon to be rewarded with The Lemon Orchard, Rice’s romantic new love story between two people from seemingly different worlds. In the five years since Julia last visited her aunt and uncle’s home in Malibu, her life has been turned upside down by her daughter’s death. She expects to find nothing more than peace and solitude as she house-sits with only her dog, Bonnie, for company. But she finds herself drawn to the handsome man who oversees the lemon orchard. Roberto expertly tends the trees, using the money to support his extended Mexican family. What connection could these two people share? The answer comes as Roberto reveals the heartbreaking story of his own loss—a pain Julia knows all too well, but for one striking difference: Roberto’s daughter was lost but never found. And despite the odds he cannot bear to give up hope. Set in the sea and citrus-scented air of the breathtaking Santa Monica Mountains, The Lemon Orchard is an affirming story about the redemptive power of compassion and the kind of love that seems to find us when we need it most.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178477Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lemon Orchard: A Novel Author: Luanne Rice Narrator: Blair Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lemon Orchard: A Novel Author: Luanne Rice Narrator: Blair Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From bestselling author Luanne Rice—a captivating and sexy novel of love, both enduring and unexpected. Year after year, Luanne Rice’s fans eagerly await her next book. Their enthusiasm is soon to be rewarded with The Lemon Orchard, Rice’s romantic new love story between two people from seemingly different worlds. In the five years since Julia last visited her aunt and uncle’s home in Malibu, her life has been turned upside down by her daughter’s death. She expects to find nothing more than peace and solitude as she house-sits with only her dog, Bonnie, for company. But she finds herself drawn to the handsome man who oversees the lemon orchard. Roberto expertly tends the trees, using the money to support his extended Mexican family. What connection could these two people share? The answer comes as Roberto reveals the heartbreaking story of his own loss—a pain Julia knows all too well, but for one striking difference: Roberto’s daughter was lost but never found. And despite the odds he cannot bear to give up hope. Set in the sea and citrus-scented air of the breathtaking Santa Monica Mountains, The Lemon Orchard is an affirming story about the redemptive power of compassion and the kind of love that seems to find us when we need it most.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-recipe-box-by-sandra-lee--65311332https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Recipe Box Author: Sandra Lee Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Sandra Lee comes her debut novel, a heartwarming story about food, family, and forgiveness. Grace Holm-D'Angelo is at her wit's end, trying to create a new life from broken pieces. Newly divorced, she is navigating suddenly becoming a single mother to her fourteen-year-old daughter. Emma, resentful about being uprooted from Chicago to Los Angeles and still reeling from the divorce, is generally giving her mother a hard time. Then Grace's best friend, Leeza, succumbs to breast cancer after a long battle, and Grace realizes you don't get a second chance at life. She returns to her hometown of New London, Wisconsin, to try to reconcile with her own mother, Lorraine, from whom she's been estranged for longer than she cares to remember. Over the course of the summer, Grace rediscovers the healing powers of cooking, coming to terms with your past, and friendship and learns you can go home again, and sometimes that's exactly where you belong. The Recipe Box celebrates mothers, daughters, and friendships and also features Sandra's delicious original recipes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179986Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Recipe Box Author: Sandra Lee Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Genres: Drama...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Recipe Box Author: Sandra Lee Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Sandra Lee comes her debut novel, a heartwarming story about food, family, and forgiveness. Grace Holm-D'Angelo is at her wit's end, trying to create a new life from broken pieces. Newly divorced, she is navigating suddenly becoming a single mother to her fourteen-year-old daughter. Emma, resentful about being uprooted from Chicago to Los Angeles and still reeling from the divorce, is generally giving her mother a hard time. Then Grace's best friend, Leeza, succumbs to breast cancer after a long battle, and Grace realizes you don't get a second chance at life. She returns to her hometown of New London, Wisconsin, to try to reconcile with her own mother, Lorraine, from whom she's been estranged for longer than she cares to remember. Over the course of the summer, Grace rediscovers the healing powers of cooking, coming to terms with your past, and friendship and learns you can go home again, and sometimes that's exactly where you belong. The Recipe Box celebrates mothers, daughters, and friendships and also features Sandra's delicious original recipes.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sisterland-a-novel-by-curtis-sittenfeld--65311351https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisterland: A Novel Author: Curtis Sittenfeld Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY Slate • Daily Candy • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Guardian (U.K.) “Novelists get called master storytellers all the time, but Sittenfeld really is one. . . . What might be most strikingly excellent about Sisterland is the way Sittenfeld depicts domesticity and motherhood.”—Maggie Shipstead, The Washington Post   “Psychologically vivid . . . Sisterland is a testament to [Curtis Sittenfeld’s] growing depth and assurance as a writer.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times   “[Sittenfeld’s] gifts are in full effect with this novel, and she uses them to create a genuinely engrossing sense of uncertainty and suspense.”—Sloane Crosley, NPR’s All Things Considered Curtis Sittenfeld, author of American Wife and Prep, returns with a mesmerizing novel of family and identity, loyalty and deception, and the delicate line between truth and belief.   From an early age, Kate and her identical twin sister, Violet, knew that they were unlike everyone else. Kate and Vi were born with peculiar “senses”—innate psychic abilities concerning future events and other people’s secrets. Though Vi embraced her visions, Kate did her best to hide them.   Now, years later, their different paths have led them both back to their hometown of St. Louis. Vi has pursued an eccentric career as a psychic medium, while Kate, a devoted wife and mother, has settled down in the suburbs to raise her two young children. But when a minor earthquake hits in the middle of the night, the normal life Kate has always wished for begins to shift. After Vi goes on television to share a premonition that another, more devastating earthquake will soon hit the St. Louis area, Kate is mortified. Equally troubling, however, is her fear that Vi may be right. As the date of the predicted earthquake quickly approaches, Kate is forced to reconcile her fraught relationship with her sister and to face truths about herself she’s long tried to deny.   Funny, haunting, and thought-provoking, Sisterland is a beautifully written novel of the obligation we have toward others, and the responsibility we take for ourselves. With her deep empathy, keen wisdom, and unerring talent for finding the extraordinary moments in our everyday lives, Curtis Sittenfeld is one of the most exceptional voices in literary fiction today. Praise for Sisterland   “What’s most captivating about Sisterland is the intimate, intense portrayal of identical twin sisters. . . . [The novel] unfolds like a good prophecy—inevitable and shocking.”—San Francisco Chronicle “The accomplished Sittenfeld . . . is as skillful as ever at developing an intriguing premise and likable characters. . . . Sittenfeld’s affectionate take on sibling rivalry is spot-on.”—People   “The power of [Sittenfeld’s] writing and the force of her vision challenge the notion that great fiction must be hard to read. She is a master of dramatic irony, creating fully realized social worlds before laying waste to her heroines’ understanding of them. . . . Her prose [is] a rich delight.”—The Boston Globe   “Wise and often wickedly entertaining . . . Readers who have siblings—especially women with sisters—will likely come away feeling as if the author really is psychic.”—USA Today]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177910Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisterland: A Novel Author: Curtis Sittenfeld Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisterland: A Novel Author: Curtis Sittenfeld Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY Slate • Daily Candy • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Guardian (U.K.) “Novelists get called master storytellers all the time, but Sittenfeld really is one. . . . What might be most strikingly excellent about Sisterland is the way Sittenfeld depicts domesticity and motherhood.”—Maggie Shipstead, The Washington Post   “Psychologically vivid . . . Sisterland is a testament to [Curtis Sittenfeld’s] growing depth and assurance as a writer.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times   “[Sittenfeld’s] gifts are in full effect with this novel, and she uses them to create a genuinely engrossing sense of uncertainty and suspense.”—Sloane Crosley, NPR’s All Things Considered Curtis Sittenfeld, author of American Wife and Prep, returns with a mesmerizing novel of family and identity, loyalty and deception, and the delicate line between truth and belief.   From an early age, Kate and her identical twin sister, Violet, knew that they were unlike everyone else. Kate and Vi were born with peculiar “senses”—innate psychic abilities concerning future events and other people’s secrets. Though Vi embraced her visions, Kate did her best to hide them.   Now, years later, their different paths have led them both back to their hometown of St. Louis. Vi has pursued an eccentric career as a psychic medium, while Kate, a devoted wife and mother, has settled down in the suburbs to raise her two young children. But when a minor earthquake hits in the middle of the night, the normal life Kate has always wished for begins to shift. After Vi goes on television to share a premonition that another, more devastating earthquake will soon hit the St. Louis area, Kate is mortified. Equally troubling, however, is her fear that Vi may be right. As the date of the predicted earthquake quickly approaches, Kate is forced to reconcile her fraught relationship with her sister and to face truths about herself she’s long tried to deny.   Funny, haunting, and thought-provoking, Sisterland is a beautifully written novel of the obligation we have toward others, and the responsibility we take for ourselves. With her deep empathy, keen wisdom, and unerring talent for finding the extraordinary moments in our everyday lives, Curtis Sittenfeld is one of the most exceptional voices in literary fiction today. Praise for Sisterland   “What’s most captivating about Sisterland is the intimate, intense portrayal of identical twin sisters. . . . [The novel] unfolds like a good prophecy—inevitable and shocking.”—San Francisco Chronicle “The accomplished Sittenfeld . . . is as skillful as ever at developing an intriguing premise and likable characters. . . . Sittenfeld’s affectionate take on sibling rivalry is spot-on.”—People   “The power of [Sittenfeld’s] writing and the force of her vision challenge the notion that great fiction must be hard to read. She is a master of dramatic irony, creating fully realized social worlds before laying waste to her heroines’ understanding of them. . . . Her prose [is] a rich delight.”—The Boston Globe   “Wise and often wickedly entertaining . . . Readers who have siblings—especially women with sisters—will likely come away feeling as if the author really is psychic.”—USA Today]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beautiful-day-a-novel-by-elin-hilderbrand--65311338https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Day: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 53 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 15 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A summer wedding stirs up trouble on both sides of the family in this beloved bestseller from 'the queen of the summer novel' (People). The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a happy occasion: a wedding that will unite their two families. Plans are being made according to the wishes of the bride's late mother, who left behind The Notebook: specific instructions for every detail of her youngest daughter's future nuptials. Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event -- but in reality, things are falling apart. While the couple-to-be are quite happy, their loved ones find their lives crumbling. In the days leading up to the wedding, love will be questioned, scandals will arise, and hearts will be broken and healed. Elin Hilderbrand takes readers on a touching journey in Beautiful Day -- into the heart of marriage, what it means to be faithful, and how we choose to honor our commitments.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178242Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Day: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Day: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 53 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 15 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A summer wedding stirs up trouble on both sides of the family in this beloved bestseller from 'the queen of the summer novel' (People). The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a happy occasion: a wedding that will unite their two families. Plans are being made according to the wishes of the bride's late mother, who left behind The Notebook: specific instructions for every detail of her youngest daughter's future nuptials. Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event -- but in reality, things are falling apart. While the couple-to-be are quite happy, their loved ones find their lives crumbling. In the days leading up to the wedding, love will be questioned, scandals will arise, and hearts will be broken and healed. Elin Hilderbrand takes readers on a touching journey in Beautiful Day -- into the heart of marriage, what it means to be faithful, and how we choose to honor our commitments.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beauty-queen-by-julia-london--65311382https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beauty Queen Series: #2 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the second book of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters trilogy, a former beauty queen’s perfect life comes crashing down…but unexpected love may lift her right back up. Former Miss Texas Rebecca Lear knows a thing or two about looking perfect—even when her life is anything but. When her no-good husband leaves her for another woman, the fairy-tale illusion shatters. Heartbroken, Rebecca heads to Austin to pick up the pieces of her life, volunteering for a friend’s political campaign in a desperate attempt to start anew. When she clashes with a gorgeous, hot-shot lawyer over campaign strategies, Rebecca realizes she’s in way over her head. And maybe that’s a good thing… Matt Parrish is the toughest litigator in Texas—and a notorious heartbreaker. When he agrees to help out with his former fraternity brother’s campaign, he never imagined he’d be stuck working with an ex-beauty queen. There’s no denying she’s beautiful…and sweet and funny and smarter than anyone gives her credit for. But men like Matt don’t fall in love with women like Rebecca, no matter how hot the flames of passion burn between them…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177191Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beauty Queen Series: #2 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beauty Queen Series: #2 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the second book of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters trilogy, a former beauty queen’s perfect life comes crashing down…but unexpected love may lift her right back up. Former Miss Texas Rebecca Lear knows a thing or two about looking perfect—even when her life is anything but. When her no-good husband leaves her for another woman, the fairy-tale illusion shatters. Heartbroken, Rebecca heads to Austin to pick up the pieces of her life, volunteering for a friend’s political campaign in a desperate attempt to start anew. When she clashes with a gorgeous, hot-shot lawyer over campaign strategies, Rebecca realizes she’s in way over her head. And maybe that’s a good thing… Matt Parrish is the toughest litigator in Texas—and a notorious heartbreaker. When he agrees to help out with his former fraternity brother’s campaign, he never imagined he’d be stuck working with an ex-beauty queen. There’s no denying she’s beautiful…and sweet and funny and smarter than anyone gives her credit for. But men like Matt don’t fall in love with women like Rebecca, no matter how hot the flames of passion burn between them…]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/instructions-for-a-heatwave-by-maggie-o-farrell--65311374https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Instructions for a Heatwave Author: Maggie O'Farrell Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Sophisticated, intelligent, impossible to put down, Maggie O’Farrell’s beguiling novels—After You’d Gone, winner of a Betty Trask Award; The Distance Between Us, winner of a Somerset Maugham Award; The Hand That First Held Mine, winner of the Costa Novel Award; and her unforgettable bestseller The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox—blend richly textured psychological drama with page-turning suspense. Instructions for a Heatwave finds her at the top of her game, with a novel about a family crisis set during the legendary British heatwave of 1976. Gretta Riordan wakes on a stultifying July morning to find that her husband of forty years has gone to get the paper and vanished, cleaning out his bank account along the way. Gretta’s three grown children converge on their parents’ home for the first time in years: Michael Francis, a history teacher whose marriage is failing; Monica, with two stepdaughters who despise her and a blighted past that has driven away the younger sister she once adored; and Aoife, the youngest, now living in Manhattan, a smart, immensely resourceful young woman who has arranged her entire life to conceal a devastating secret. Maggie O’Farrell writes with exceptional grace and sensitivity about marriage, about the mysteries that inhere within families, and the fault lines over which we build our lives—the secrets we hide from the people who know and love us best. In a novel that stretches from the heart of London to New York City’s Upper West Side to a remote village on the coast of Ireland, O’Farrell paints a bracing portrait of a family falling apart and coming together with hard-won, life-changing truths about who they really are.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178482Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Instructions for a Heatwave Author: Maggie O'Farrell Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 18,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Instructions for a Heatwave Author: Maggie O'Farrell Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Sophisticated, intelligent, impossible to put down, Maggie O’Farrell’s beguiling novels—After You’d Gone, winner of a Betty Trask Award; The Distance Between Us, winner of a Somerset Maugham Award; The Hand That First Held Mine, winner of the Costa Novel Award; and her unforgettable bestseller The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox—blend richly textured psychological drama with page-turning suspense. Instructions for a Heatwave finds her at the top of her game, with a novel about a family crisis set during the legendary British heatwave of 1976. Gretta Riordan wakes on a stultifying July morning to find that her husband of forty years has gone to get the paper and vanished, cleaning out his bank account along the way. Gretta’s three grown children converge on their parents’ home for the first time in years: Michael Francis, a history teacher whose marriage is failing; Monica, with two stepdaughters who despise her and a blighted past that has driven away the younger sister she once adored; and Aoife, the youngest, now living in Manhattan, a smart, immensely resourceful young woman who has arranged her entire life to conceal a devastating secret. Maggie O’Farrell writes with exceptional grace and sensitivity about marriage, about the mysteries that inhere within families, and the fault lines over which we build our lives—the secrets we hide from the people who know and love us best. In a novel that stretches from the heart of London to New York City’s Upper West Side to a remote village on the coast of Ireland, O’Farrell paints a bracing portrait of a family falling apart and coming together with hard-won, life-changing truths about who they really are.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/island-girls-a-novel-by-nancy-thayer--65311366https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Island Girls: A Novel Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER Nancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in a highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to confront the past over one event-filled summer on the island.   Charming ladies’ man Rory Randall dies with one last trick up his sleeve: His will includes a calculating clause mandating a summer-long reunion for his daughters, all from different marriages—that is, if they hope to inherit his posh Nantucket house. Relations among the three sisters are sour thanks to long-festering jealousies, resentments, and misunderstandings. Arden, a successful television host in Boston, hasn’t been back to the island since her teenage years, when accusations of serious misbehavior led to her banishment. College professor Meg hopes to use her summer to finish a literary biography and avoid an amorous colleague. And secretive Jenny, an IT specialist, faces troubling questions about her identity while longing for her sisters’ acceptance.   To their surprise, the three young women find their newfound sisterhood easier to trust than the men who show up to complicate their lives. And if that weren’t problematic enough, their mothers descend on the island. When yet another visitor drops by the house with shocking news, the past comes screaming back with a vengeance. Having all the women from his life under his seaside roof—and overseeing the subsequent drama of that perfect storm—Rory Randall might just be enjoying a hearty laugh from above.   Nancy Thayer’s novel insightfully illustrates how the push and pull of family altercations make us whole. It’s how the Randall sisters come to forgive, and learn to open their hearts to love. Praise for Island Girls “Nancy Thayer is one of my favorite writers, and Island Girls is one of her best. The Randall sisters are like your own family members or your best friends: funny, smart and emotional, infuriating and good-hearted. Here is a book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life.”—New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs   “Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.”—Romance Reviews Today “In this touching summer read, forgiveness benefits both the person bestowing it and the recipient.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177736Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Island Girls: A Novel Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 18,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Island Girls: A Novel Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER Nancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in a highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to confront the past over one event-filled summer on the island.   Charming ladies’ man Rory Randall dies with one last trick up his sleeve: His will includes a calculating clause mandating a summer-long reunion for his daughters, all from different marriages—that is, if they hope to inherit his posh Nantucket house. Relations among the three sisters are sour thanks to long-festering jealousies, resentments, and misunderstandings. Arden, a successful television host in Boston, hasn’t been back to the island since her teenage years, when accusations of serious misbehavior led to her banishment. College professor Meg hopes to use her summer to finish a literary biography and avoid an amorous colleague. And secretive Jenny, an IT specialist, faces troubling questions about her identity while longing for her sisters’ acceptance.   To their surprise, the three young women find their newfound sisterhood easier to trust than the men who show up to complicate their lives. And if that weren’t problematic enough, their mothers descend on the island. When yet another visitor drops by the house with shocking news, the past comes screaming back with a vengeance. Having all the women from his life under his seaside roof—and overseeing the subsequent drama of that perfect storm—Rory Randall might just be enjoying a hearty laugh from above.   Nancy Thayer’s novel insightfully illustrates how the push and pull of family altercations make us whole. It’s how the Randall sisters come to forgive, and learn to open their hearts to love. Praise for Island Girls “Nancy Thayer is one of my favorite writers, and Island Girls is one of her best. The Randall sisters are like your own family members or your best friends: funny, smart and emotional, infuriating and good-hearted. Here is a book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life.”—New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs   “Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.”—Romance Reviews Today “In this touching summer read, forgiveness benefits both the person bestowing it and the recipient.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-i-need-is-you-by-julia-london--65311395https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All I Need Is You Series: #1 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously available as Wedding Survivor (Thrillseekers Anonymous series). When a wedding planner’s first gig teams her up with a sexy stuntman, will she crash and burn…or be airlifted to love? Tall, lithe ex-stuntman Eli McCain may speak with a Texas drawl, but this modern-day cowboy prefers hurricane windsurfing to herding cattle. Along with three friends, he cofounded Thrillseekers Anonymous, an extreme sports club that caters to the ultrarich and superfamous. But when the club agrees to stage a huge—and hugely profitable—extreme sports–themed celebrity wedding, Eli gets furious; he’s still bitter about getting jilted at the altar and wants nothing to do with veils or vows. Copper-haired chatterbox Marnie Banks dove headfirst into wedding planning after she was laid off from a dot-com start-up. The union of megawatt stars Olivia Dagwood and Vincent Vittorio may be her first solo wedding job, but it could make all her dreams come true: She’ll make Hollywood connections. She’ll finally move out of her parents’ house. And she’ll meet a decent guy, for once. But when the wedding turns from extreme to extremely disastrous, Eli and Marnie must work together against the elements, their bickering clients, and their own smoldering attraction to save the day. Will the sparks flying between them ignite into something real and passionate…or will they both end up burned?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175486Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All I Need Is You Series: #1 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All I Need Is You Series: #1 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously available as Wedding Survivor (Thrillseekers Anonymous series). When a wedding planner’s first gig teams her up with a sexy stuntman, will she crash and burn…or be airlifted to love? Tall, lithe ex-stuntman Eli McCain may speak with a Texas drawl, but this modern-day cowboy prefers hurricane windsurfing to herding cattle. Along with three friends, he cofounded Thrillseekers Anonymous, an extreme sports club that caters to the ultrarich and superfamous. But when the club agrees to stage a huge—and hugely profitable—extreme sports–themed celebrity wedding, Eli gets furious; he’s still bitter about getting jilted at the altar and wants nothing to do with veils or vows. Copper-haired chatterbox Marnie Banks dove headfirst into wedding planning after she was laid off from a dot-com start-up. The union of megawatt stars Olivia Dagwood and Vincent Vittorio may be her first solo wedding job, but it could make all her dreams come true: She’ll make Hollywood connections. She’ll finally move out of her parents’ house. And she’ll meet a decent guy, for once. But when the wedding turns from extreme to extremely disastrous, Eli and Marnie must work together against the elements, their bickering clients, and their own smoldering attraction to save the day. Will the sparks flying between them ignite into something real and passionate…or will they both end up burned?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-promise-of-stardust-a-novel-by-priscille-sibley--65311383https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of Stardust: A Novel Author: Priscille Sibley Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Matt Beaulieu was two years old the first time he held Elle McClure in his arms, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting stars, and thirty-three when they wed. Now in their late thirties, the deeply devoted couple has everything—except the baby they've always wanted. When a tragic accident leaves Elle brain-dead, Matt is devastated. Though he cannot bear losing her, he knows his wife, a thoughtful and adventurous scientist, feared only one thing—a slow death. Just before Matt agrees to remove Elle from life support, the doctors discover that she is pregnant. Now what was once a clear-cut decision becomes an impossible choice. Matt knows how much this child would have meant to Elle. While there is no certainty her body can sustain the pregnancy, he is sure Elle would want the baby to have a chance. Linney, Matt's mother, believes her son is blind with denial. She loves Elle, too, and insists that Elle would never want to be kept alive by artificial means, no matter what the situation. Divided by the love they share, driven by principle, Matt and Linney fight for what each believes is right, and the result is a disagreement that escalates into a controversial legal battle, ultimately going beyond one family and one single life. Told with sensitivity and compassion, The Promise of Stardust is an emotionally resonant and thought-provoking tale that raises profound questions about life and death, faith and medicine—and illuminates, with beauty and grace, the power of love to wound . . . and to heal.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177902Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of Stardust: A Novel Author: Priscille Sibley Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of Stardust: A Novel Author: Priscille Sibley Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Matt Beaulieu was two years old the first time he held Elle McClure in his arms, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting stars, and thirty-three when they wed. Now in their late thirties, the deeply devoted couple has everything—except the baby they've always wanted. When a tragic accident leaves Elle brain-dead, Matt is devastated. Though he cannot bear losing her, he knows his wife, a thoughtful and adventurous scientist, feared only one thing—a slow death. Just before Matt agrees to remove Elle from life support, the doctors discover that she is pregnant. Now what was once a clear-cut decision becomes an impossible choice. Matt knows how much this child would have meant to Elle. While there is no certainty her body can sustain the pregnancy, he is sure Elle would want the baby to have a chance. Linney, Matt's mother, believes her son is blind with denial. She loves Elle, too, and insists that Elle would never want to be kept alive by artificial means, no matter what the situation. Divided by the love they share, driven by principle, Matt and Linney fight for what each believes is right, and the result is a disagreement that escalates into a controversial legal battle, ultimately going beyond one family and one single life. Told with sensitivity and compassion, The Promise of Stardust is an emotionally resonant and thought-provoking tale that raises profound questions about life and death, faith and medicine—and illuminates, with beauty and grace, the power of love to wound . . . and to heal.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-engagements-by-j-courtney-sullivan--65311375https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Engagements Author: J. Courtney Sullivan Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of Commencement and Maine comes a gorgeous, sprawling novel about marriage—about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and have absolutely no intention of ruining it all with a wedding. Evelyn has been married to her husband for forty years—forty years since he slipped off her first wedding ring and put his own in its place. Delphine has seen both sides of love—the ecstatic, glorious highs of seduction, and the bitter, spiteful fury that descends when it’s over. James, a paramedic who works the night shift, knows his wife’s family thinks she could have done better; while Kate, partnered with Dan for a decade, has seen every kind of wedding—beach weddings, backyard weddings, castle weddings—and has vowed never, ever, to have one of her own. As these lives and marriages unfold in surprising ways, we meet Frances Gerety, a young advertising copywriter in 1947. Frances is working on the De Beers campaign and she needs a signature line, so, one night before bed, she scribbles a phrase on a scrap of paper: “A Diamond Is Forever.” And that line changes everything. A rich, layered, exhilarating novel spanning nearly a hundred years, The Engagements captures four wholly unique marriages, while tracing the story of diamonds in America, and the way—for better or for worse—these glittering stones have come to symbolize our deepest hopes for everlasting love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177311Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Engagements Author: J. Courtney Sullivan Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Engagements Author: J. Courtney Sullivan Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of Commencement and Maine comes a gorgeous, sprawling novel about marriage—about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and have absolutely no intention of ruining it all with a wedding. Evelyn has been married to her husband for forty years—forty years since he slipped off her first wedding ring and put his own in its place. Delphine has seen both sides of love—the ecstatic, glorious highs of seduction, and the bitter, spiteful fury that descends when it’s over. James, a paramedic who works the night shift, knows his wife’s family thinks she could have done better; while Kate, partnered with Dan for a decade, has seen every kind of wedding—beach weddings, backyard weddings, castle weddings—and has vowed never, ever, to have one of her own. As these lives and marriages unfold in surprising ways, we meet Frances Gerety, a young advertising copywriter in 1947. Frances is working on the De Beers campaign and she needs a signature line, so, one night before bed, she scribbles a phrase on a scrap of paper: “A Diamond Is Forever.” And that line changes everything. A rich, layered, exhilarating novel spanning nearly a hundred years, The Engagements captures four wholly unique marriages, while tracing the story of diamonds in America, and the way—for better or for worse—these glittering stones have come to symbolize our deepest hopes for everlasting love.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crazy-rich-asians-by-kevin-kwan--65311373https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Rich Asians Series: #1 of Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy Author: Kevin Kwan Narrator: Lynn Chen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 657 Ratings of Narrator: 4.47 of Total 137 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and heartwarming New York Times bestselling novel—the basis for the acclaimed major motion picture! 'There's rich, there's filthy rich, and then there's crazy rich ... A Pride and Prejudice-like send-up about an heir bringing his Chinese-American girlfriend home to meet his ancestor-obsessed family.” –PEOPLE When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible bachelor.   On Nick’s arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177314Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Rich Asians Series: #1 of Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy Author: Kevin Kwan Narrator: Lynn Chen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Rich Asians Series: #1 of Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy Author: Kevin Kwan Narrator: Lynn Chen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 657 Ratings of Narrator: 4.47 of Total 137 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and heartwarming New York Times bestselling novel—the basis for the acclaimed major motion picture! 'There's rich, there's filthy rich, and then there's crazy rich ... A Pride and Prejudice-like send-up about an heir bringing his Chinese-American girlfriend home to meet his ancestor-obsessed family.” –PEOPLE When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible bachelor.   On Nick’s arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-original-wife-by-dorothea-benton-frank--65311352https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Original Wife Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 44 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank. Leslie Anne Greene Carter is The Last Original Wife among her husband Wesley’s wildly successful Atlanta social set. His cronies have all traded in the mothers of their children they promised to love and cherish—’til death did them part—for tanned and toned young Barbie brides. If losing the social life and close friends she adored wasn’t painful enough, a series of setbacks shake Les’s world and push her to the edge. She’s had enough of playing the good wife to a husband who thinks he’s doing her a favor by keeping her around. She’s not going to waste another minute on people she doesn’t care to know. Now, she’s going to take some time for herself—in the familiar comforts and stunning beauty of Charleston, her beloved hometown. In her brother’s stately historic home, she’s going to reclaim the carefree girl who spent lazy summers sharing steamy kisses with her first love on Sullivans Island. Along Charleston’s live oak- and palmetto-lined cobblestone streets, under the Lowcountry’s dazzling blue sky, Les will indulge herself with icy cocktails, warm laughter, divine temptation and bittersweet memories. Daring to listen to her inner voice, she will realize what she wants . . . and find the life of which she’s always dreamed. Told in the alternating voices of Les and Wes, The Last Original Wife is classic Dorothea Benton Frank: an intoxicating tale of family, friendship, self-discovery, and love, that is as salty as a Lowcountry breeze and as invigorating as a dip in Carolina waters on a sizzling summer day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177900Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Original Wife Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Original Wife Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 44 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank. Leslie Anne Greene Carter is The Last Original Wife among her husband Wesley’s wildly successful Atlanta social set. His cronies have all traded in the mothers of their children they promised to love and cherish—’til death did them part—for tanned and toned young Barbie brides. If losing the social life and close friends she adored wasn’t painful enough, a series of setbacks shake Les’s world and push her to the edge. She’s had enough of playing the good wife to a husband who thinks he’s doing her a favor by keeping her around. She’s not going to waste another minute on people she doesn’t care to know. Now, she’s going to take some time for herself—in the familiar comforts and stunning beauty of Charleston, her beloved hometown. In her brother’s stately historic home, she’s going to reclaim the carefree girl who spent lazy summers sharing steamy kisses with her first love on Sullivans Island. Along Charleston’s live oak- and palmetto-lined cobblestone streets, under the Lowcountry’s dazzling blue sky, Les will indulge herself with icy cocktails, warm laughter, divine temptation and bittersweet memories. Daring to listen to her inner voice, she will realize what she wants . . . and find the life of which she’s always dreamed. Told in the alternating voices of Les and Wes, The Last Original Wife is classic Dorothea Benton Frank: an intoxicating tale of family, friendship, self-discovery, and love, that is as salty as a Lowcountry breeze and as invigorating as a dip in Carolina waters on a sizzling summer day.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/families-and-other-nonreturnable-gifts-by-claire-lazebnik--65311341https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts Author: Claire LaZebnik Narrator: Tessa Auberjonois Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A charmingly hilarious and deeply insightful novel about the importance and impossibility of making peace with our family. Despite her name, Keats Sedlak is the sanest person in her large, nutty family of brilliant eccentrics. Her parents, both brainy academics, are barely capable of looking after themselves, let alone anyone else, and her two uber-intelligent siblings live on their own planets. At least she can count on one person in her life, her devoted boyfriend Tom. Down-to-earth and loving, he's the one thing that's kept Keats grounded for the last decade. But when Keats's mother makes a surprise announcement, the entire family is sent into a tailspin. For the first time, Keats can't pick up the pieces by herself. Now she must reevaluate everything she's ever assumed about herself and her family--and make the biggest decision of her life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178557Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts Author: Claire LaZebnik Narrator: Tessa Auberjonois Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts Author: Claire LaZebnik Narrator: Tessa Auberjonois Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A charmingly hilarious and deeply insightful novel about the importance and impossibility of making peace with our family. Despite her name, Keats Sedlak is the sanest person in her large, nutty family of brilliant eccentrics. Her parents, both brainy academics, are barely capable of looking after themselves, let alone anyone else, and her two uber-intelligent siblings live on their own planets. At least she can count on one person in her life, her devoted boyfriend Tom. Down-to-earth and loving, he's the one thing that's kept Keats grounded for the last decade. But when Keats's mother makes a surprise announcement, the entire family is sent into a tailspin. For the first time, Keats can't pick up the pieces by herself. Now she must reevaluate everything she's ever assumed about herself and her family--and make the biggest decision of her life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/transatlantic-a-novel-by-colum-mccann--65311354https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TransAtlantic: A Novel Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Geraldine Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS In the National Book Award–winning Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann thrilled readers with a marvelous high-wire act of fiction that The New York Times Book Review called “an emotional tour de force.” Now McCann demonstrates once again why he is one of the most acclaimed and essential authors of his generation with a soaring novel that spans continents, leaps centuries, and unites a cast of deftly rendered characters, both real and imagined.   Newfoundland, 1919. Two aviators—Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown—set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War.   Dublin, 1845 and ’46. On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause—despite the fact that, as famine ravages the countryside, the poor suffer from hardships that are astonishing even to an American slave.   New York, 1998. Leaving behind a young wife and newborn child, Senator George Mitchell departs for Belfast, where it has fallen to him, the son of an Irish-American father and a Lebanese mother, to shepherd Northern Ireland’s notoriously bitter and volatile peace talks to an uncertain conclusion.   These three iconic crossings are connected by a series of remarkable women whose personal stories are caught up in the swells of history. Beginning with Irish housemaid Lily Duggan, who crosses paths with Frederick Douglass, the novel follows her daughter and granddaughter, Emily and Lottie, and culminates in the present-day story of Hannah Carson, in whom all the hopes and failures of previous generations live on. From the loughs of Ireland to the flatlands of Missouri and the windswept coast of Newfoundland, their journeys mirror the progress and shape of history. They each learn that even the most unassuming moments of grace have a way of rippling through time, space, and memory.   The most mature work yet from an incomparable storyteller, TransAtlantic is a profound meditation on identity and history in a wide world that grows somehow smaller and more wondrous with each passing year. Praise for TransAtlantic   “A dazzlingly talented author’s latest high-wire act . . . Reminiscent of the finest work of Michael Ondaatje and Michael Cunningham, TransAtlantic is Colum McCann’s most penetrating novel yet.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “One of the greatest pleasures of TransAtlantic is how provisional it makes history feel, how intimate, and intensely real. . . . Here is the uncanny thing McCann finds again and again about the miraculous: that it is inseparable from the everyday.”—The Boston Globe   “Ingenious . . . The intricate connections [McCann] has crafted between the stories of his women and our men [seem] written in air, in water, and—given that his subject is the confluence of Irish and American history—in blood.”—Esquire   “Another sweeping, beautifully constructed tapestry of life . . . Reading McCann is a rare joy.”—The Seattle Times   “Entrancing . . . McCann folds his epic meticulously into this relatively slim volume like an accordion; each pleat holds music—elation and sorrow.”—The Denver Post]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175863Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TransAtlantic: A Novel Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Geraldine Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TransAtlantic: A Novel Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Geraldine Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS In the National Book Award–winning Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann thrilled readers with a marvelous high-wire act of fiction that The New York Times Book Review called “an emotional tour de force.” Now McCann demonstrates once again why he is one of the most acclaimed and essential authors of his generation with a soaring novel that spans continents, leaps centuries, and unites a cast of deftly rendered characters, both real and imagined.   Newfoundland, 1919. Two aviators—Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown—set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War.   Dublin, 1845 and ’46. On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause—despite the fact that, as famine ravages the countryside, the poor suffer from hardships that are astonishing even to an American slave.   New York, 1998. Leaving behind a young wife and newborn child, Senator George Mitchell departs for Belfast, where it has fallen to him, the son of an Irish-American father and a Lebanese mother, to shepherd Northern Ireland’s notoriously bitter and volatile peace talks to an uncertain conclusion.   These three iconic crossings are connected by a series of remarkable women whose personal stories are caught up in the swells of history. Beginning with Irish housemaid Lily Duggan, who crosses paths with Frederick Douglass, the novel follows her daughter and granddaughter, Emily and Lottie, and culminates in the present-day story of Hannah Carson, in whom all the hopes and failures of previous generations live on. From the loughs of Ireland to the flatlands of Missouri and the windswept coast of Newfoundland, their journeys mirror the progress and shape of history. They each learn that even the most unassuming moments of grace have a way of rippling through time, space, and memory.   The most mature work yet from an incomparable storyteller, TransAtlantic is a profound meditation on identity and history in a wide world that grows somehow smaller and more wondrous with each passing year. Praise for TransAtlantic   “A dazzlingly talented author’s latest high-wire act . . . Reminiscent of the finest work of Michael Ondaatje and Michael Cunningham, TransAtlantic is Colum McCann’s most penetrating novel yet.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “One of the greatest pleasures of TransAtlantic is how provisional it makes history feel, how intimate, and intensely real. . . . Here is the uncanny thing McCann finds again and again about the miraculous: that it is inseparable from the everyday.”—The Boston Globe   “Ingenious . . . The intricate connections [McCann] has crafted between the stories of his women and our men [seem] written in air, in water, and—given that his subject is the confluence of Irish and American history—in blood.”—Esquire   “Another sweeping, beautifully constructed tapestry of life . . . Reading McCann is a rare joy.”—The Seattle Times   “Entrancing . . . McCann folds his epic meticulously into this relatively slim volume like an accordion; each pleat holds music—elation and sorrow.”—The Denver Post]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-average-american-male-a-novel-by-chad-kultgen--65311353https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Average American Male: A Novel Author: Chad Kultgen Narrator: Chad Kultgen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An offensive, in-your-face, brutally honest and completely hilarious look at male inner life and sexual fantasy—sure to be one of the most controversial books of the year.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177886Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Average American Male: A Novel Author: Chad Kultgen Narrator: Chad Kultgen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Average American Male: A Novel Author: Chad Kultgen Narrator: Chad Kultgen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An offensive, in-your-face, brutally honest and completely hilarious look at male inner life and sexual fantasy—sure to be one of the most controversial books of the year.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-average-american-marriage-a-novel-by-chad-kultgen--65311340https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Average American Marriage: A Novel Author: Chad Kultgen Narrator: Chad Kultgen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the beginning, there was The Average American Male. Maxim called it "pure filth." Even Penthouse called it "appalling." The New York Times called it "the literary love child of Neil LaBute, Judy Blume, and Eminem." Now, Chad Kultgen's unforgettable antihero is back—this time as a married man. I can feel something hot twisting and burning in the pit of my stomach. For a fleeting moment I think back to a time when I was with Casey, my girlfriend before Alyna....I tried to initiate something by grabbing her tit and kissing her when we walked through her front door. She turned to me and said something about how our relationship didn't always have to be about sex. I remember how much I wanted to smash something when she said that, how much I wanted to scream in her face that our relationship was only about sex....Relationships between men and women are only about sex. The rest of the sh*t is incidental. Welcome back.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177887Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Average American Marriage: A Novel Author: Chad Kultgen Narrator: Chad Kultgen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Average American Marriage: A Novel Author: Chad Kultgen Narrator: Chad Kultgen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the beginning, there was The Average American Male. Maxim called it "pure filth." Even Penthouse called it "appalling." The New York Times called it "the literary love child of Neil LaBute, Judy Blume, and Eminem." Now, Chad Kultgen's unforgettable antihero is back—this time as a married man. I can feel something hot twisting and burning in the pit of my stomach. For a fleeting moment I think back to a time when I was with Casey, my girlfriend before Alyna....I tried to initiate something by grabbing her tit and kissing her when we walked through her front door. She turned to me and said something about how our relationship didn't always have to be about sex. I remember how much I wanted to smash something when she said that, how much I wanted to scream in her face that our relationship was only about sex....Relationships between men and women are only about sex. The rest of the sh*t is incidental. Welcome back.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ladies-night-a-novel-by-mary-kay-andrews--65311337https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ladies' Night: A Novel Author: Mary Kay Andrews Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 74 Ratings of Narrator: 4.45 of Total 29 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Take a splash of betrayal, add a few drops of outrage, give a good shake to proper behavior and take a big sip of a cocktail called…Ladies' Night! Grace Stanton's life as a rising media star and beloved lifestyle blogger takes a surprising turn when she catches her husband cheating and torpedoes his pricey sports car straight into the family swimming pool. Grace suddenly finds herself locked out of her palatial home, checking account, and even the blog she has worked so hard to develop in her signature style. Moving in with her widowed mother, who owns and lives above a rundown beach bar called The Sandbox, is less than ideal. So is attending court-mandated weekly 'divorce recovery' therapy sessions with three other women and one man for whom betrayal seems to be the only commonality. When their 'divorce coach' starts to act suspiciously, they decide to start having their own Wednesday 'Ladies' Night' sessions at The Sandbox, and the unanticipated bonds that develop lead the members of the group to try and find closure in ways they never imagined. Can Grace figure out a new way home and discover how strong she needs to be to get there? Heartache, humor, and a little bit of mystery come together in a story about life's unpredictable twists and turns. Mary Kay Andrews' Ladies' Night will have you raising a glass and cheering these characters on.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177630Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ladies' Night: A Novel Author: Mary Kay Andrews Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 31 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ladies' Night: A Novel Author: Mary Kay Andrews Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 74 Ratings of Narrator: 4.45 of Total 29 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Take a splash of betrayal, add a few drops of outrage, give a good shake to proper behavior and take a big sip of a cocktail called…Ladies' Night! Grace Stanton's life as a rising media star and beloved lifestyle blogger takes a surprising turn when she catches her husband cheating and torpedoes his pricey sports car straight into the family swimming pool. Grace suddenly finds herself locked out of her palatial home, checking account, and even the blog she has worked so hard to develop in her signature style. Moving in with her widowed mother, who owns and lives above a rundown beach bar called The Sandbox, is less than ideal. So is attending court-mandated weekly 'divorce recovery' therapy sessions with three other women and one man for whom betrayal seems to be the only commonality. When their 'divorce coach' starts to act suspiciously, they decide to start having their own Wednesday 'Ladies' Night' sessions at The Sandbox, and the unanticipated bonds that develop lead the members of the group to try and find closure in ways they never imagined. Can Grace figure out a new way home and discover how strong she needs to be to get there? Heartache, humor, and a little bit of mystery come together in a story about life's unpredictable twists and turns. Mary Kay Andrews' Ladies' Night will have you raising a glass and cheering these characters on.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-brother-a-novel-by-lionel-shriver--65311334https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Brother: A Novel Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Alice Rosengard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Big Brother is a striking novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity from Lionel Shriver, the acclaimed author the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin.   For Pandora, cooking is a form of love. Alas, her husband, Fletcher, a self-employed high-end cabinetmaker, now spurns the “toxic” dishes that he’d savored through their courtship, and spends hours each day to manic cycling. Then, when Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the airport, she doesn’t recognize him. In the years since they’ve seen one another, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? After Edison has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: It’s him or me. Rich with Shriver’s distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat: an issue both social and excruciatingly personal. It asks just how much sacrifice we'll make to save single members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177888Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Brother: A Novel Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Alice Rosengard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Brother: A Novel Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Alice Rosengard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Big Brother is a striking novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity from Lionel Shriver, the acclaimed author the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin.   For Pandora, cooking is a form of love. Alas, her husband, Fletcher, a self-employed high-end cabinetmaker, now spurns the “toxic” dishes that he’d savored through their courtship, and spends hours each day to manic cycling. Then, when Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the airport, she doesn’t recognize him. In the years since they’ve seen one another, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? After Edison has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: It’s him or me. Rich with Shriver’s distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat: an issue both social and excruciatingly personal. It asks just how much sacrifice we'll make to save single members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-summer-of-the-camperdowns-by-elizabeth-kelly--65311359https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177851 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Summer of the Camperdowns Author: Elizabeth Kelly Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 3, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set on Cape Cod during one tumultuous summer, Elizabeth Kelly's gothic family story will delight readers of The Family Fang and The Giant's House. The Last Summer of the Camperdowns, from the bestselling author of Apologize, Apologize!, introduces Riddle James Camperdown, the twelve-year-old daughter of the idealistic Camp and his manicured, razor-sharp wife, Greer. It's 1972, and Riddle's father is running for office from the family compound in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Between Camp's desire to toughen her up and Greer's demand for glamour, Riddle has her hands full juggling her eccentric parents. When she accidentally witnesses a crime close to home, her confusion and fear keep her silent. As the summer unfolds, the consequences of her silence multiply. Another mysterious and powerful family, the Devlins, slowly emerges as the keeper of astonishing secrets that could shatter the Camperdowns. As an old love triangle, bitter war wounds, and the struggle for status spiral out of control, Riddle can only watch, hoping for the courage to reveal the truth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177851Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177851 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Summer of the Camperdowns Author: Elizabeth Kelly Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177851 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Summer of the Camperdowns Author: Elizabeth Kelly Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 3, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set on Cape Cod during one tumultuous summer, Elizabeth Kelly's gothic family story will delight readers of The Family Fang and The Giant's House. The Last Summer of the Camperdowns, from the bestselling author of Apologize, Apologize!, introduces Riddle James Camperdown, the twelve-year-old daughter of the idealistic Camp and his manicured, razor-sharp wife, Greer. It's 1972, and Riddle's father is running for office from the family compound in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Between Camp's desire to toughen her up and Greer's demand for glamour, Riddle has her hands full juggling her eccentric parents. When she accidentally witnesses a crime close to home, her confusion and fear keep her silent. As the summer unfolds, the consequences of her silence multiply. Another mysterious and powerful family, the Devlins, slowly emerges as the keeper of astonishing secrets that could shatter the Camperdowns. As an old love triangle, bitter war wounds, and the struggle for status spiral out of control, Riddle can only watch, hoping for the courage to reveal the truth.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossing-purgatory-by-gary-schanbacher--65311357https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crossing Purgatory Author: Gary Schanbacher Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 1, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In spring of 1858, Thompson Grey, a young farmer, travels to his father's estate seeking funds to expand his holdings. Far overstaying his visit, he returns home to find that his absence has contributed to a devastating family tragedy. Haunted by remorse, Thompson abandons his farm and begins a westward exile in the attempt to outpace his grief. Unwittingly, he finds himself at journey's end in the one place where his strongest temptations are able to overtake him and once again put him to the test. Set against the backdrop of the frontier during the years just preceding the Civil War, Crossing Purgatory tells a story of unprincipled ambition, guilt, and the price one man is willing to pay for atonement.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177752Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crossing Purgatory Author: Gary Schanbacher Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crossing Purgatory Author: Gary Schanbacher Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 1, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In spring of 1858, Thompson Grey, a young farmer, travels to his father's estate seeking funds to expand his holdings. Far overstaying his visit, he returns home to find that his absence has contributed to a devastating family tragedy. Haunted by remorse, Thompson abandons his farm and begins a westward exile in the attempt to outpace his grief. Unwittingly, he finds himself at journey's end in the one place where his strongest temptations are able to overtake him and once again put him to the test. Set against the backdrop of the frontier during the years just preceding the Civil War, Crossing Purgatory tells a story of unprincipled ambition, guilt, and the price one man is willing to pay for atonement.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/palisades-park-by-alan-brennert--65311344https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177342 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Palisades Park Author: Alan Brennert Narrator: Mark McCarthy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 31, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bestseller Alan Brennert's spellbinding story about a family of dreamers and their lives within the legendary Palisades Amusement Park Growing up in the 1930s, there is no more magical place than Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey-especially for seven-year-old Antoinette, who horrifies her mother by insisting on the unladylike nickname Toni, and her brother, Jack. Toni helps her parents, Eddie and Adele Stopka, at the stand where they sell homemade French fries amid the roar of the Cyclone roller coaster. There is also the lure of the world's biggest salt-water pool, complete with divers whose astonishing stunts inspire Toni, despite her mother's insistence that girls can't be high divers. But a family of dreamers doesn't always share the same dreams, and then the world intrudes: There's the Great Depression, and Pearl Harbor, which hits home in ways that will split the family apart; and perils like fire and race riots in the park. Both Eddie and Jack face the dangers of war, while Adele has ambitions of her own-and Toni is determined to take on a very different kind of danger in impossible feats as a high diver. Yet they are all drawn back to each other-and to Palisades Park-until the park closes forever in 1971. Evocative and moving, with the trademark brilliance at transforming historical events into irresistible fiction that made Alan Brennert's Moloka'i and Honolulu into reading group favorites, Palisades Park takes us back to a time when life seemed simpler-except, of course, it wasn't.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177342Fri, 31 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177342 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Palisades Park Author: Alan Brennert Narrator: Mark McCarthy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 31, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177342 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Palisades Park Author: Alan Brennert Narrator: Mark McCarthy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 31, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bestseller Alan Brennert's spellbinding story about a family of dreamers and their lives within the legendary Palisades Amusement Park Growing up in the 1930s, there is no more magical place than Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey-especially for seven-year-old Antoinette, who horrifies her mother by insisting on the unladylike nickname Toni, and her brother, Jack. Toni helps her parents, Eddie and Adele Stopka, at the stand where they sell homemade French fries amid the roar of the Cyclone roller coaster. There is also the lure of the world's biggest salt-water pool, complete with divers whose astonishing stunts inspire Toni, despite her mother's insistence that girls can't be high divers. But a family of dreamers doesn't always share the same dreams, and then the world intrudes: There's the Great Depression, and Pearl Harbor, which hits home in ways that will split the family apart; and perils like fire and race riots in the park. Both Eddie and Jack face the dangers of war, while Adele has ambitions of her own-and Toni is determined to take on a very different kind of danger in impossible feats as a high diver. Yet they are all drawn back to each other-and to Palisades Park-until the park closes forever in 1971. Evocative and moving, with the trademark brilliance at transforming historical events into irresistible fiction that made Alan Brennert's Moloka'i and Honolulu into reading group favorites, Palisades Park takes us back to a time when life seemed simpler-except, of course, it wasn't.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-pink-line-by-dina-silver--65311377https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Pink Line Author: Dina Silver Narrator: Amy McFadden, Cristina Panfilio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Can the love of a lifetime be forever changed by one pink line? Sydney Shephard, a sweet-tempered college senior, is in love with an exceptional man and ready to start a future with him. Yet, one night, she makes an irrevocable decision that forces her to relinquish her youth and risk losing the love of her life. Then there’s Grace, a fifth grader, whose world is turned upside down when she makes a shocking discovery, leaving her with profound and puzzling questions about who she really is. Spanning generations and every imaginable emotion, One Pink Line reveals how two points of view can be dramatically at odds, but perhaps ultimately reconciled. Simultaneously deeply felt and lighthearted, the story deftly mines the redemptive power of love, and how doing the right thing and living honestly can bring unexpected, hard-won happiness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175519Tue, 28 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Pink Line Author: Dina Silver Narrator: Amy McFadden, Cristina Panfilio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Pink Line Author: Dina Silver Narrator: Amy McFadden, Cristina Panfilio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Can the love of a lifetime be forever changed by one pink line? Sydney Shephard, a sweet-tempered college senior, is in love with an exceptional man and ready to start a future with him. Yet, one night, she makes an irrevocable decision that forces her to relinquish her youth and risk losing the love of her life. Then there’s Grace, a fifth grader, whose world is turned upside down when she makes a shocking discovery, leaving her with profound and puzzling questions about who she really is. Spanning generations and every imaginable emotion, One Pink Line reveals how two points of view can be dramatically at odds, but perhaps ultimately reconciled. Simultaneously deeply felt and lighthearted, the story deftly mines the redemptive power of love, and how doing the right thing and living honestly can bring unexpected, hard-won happiness.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/material-girl-by-julia-london--65311367https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Material Girl Series: #1 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the first book of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters trilogy, a spoiled socialite discovers the best things in life are worth working for. Robin Lear’s extravagant lifestyle is the envy of every socialite in Texas—until a personal tragedy changes everything. Her father, shipping tycoon Aaron Lear, announces he has just months to live. Determined to teach his spoiled daughter one final life lesson, Aaron demotes her from her cushy job in the family business and sends her to work for an insufferable manager. Now, for the first time in her life, Robin will have to earn her place in the world—and the sexy new contractor renovating her house may be just the man to show her how. Jake Manning never had it easy, and after years of hard work, he’s finally ready to settle down and enjoy the fruits of his labor. Yet one look at gorgeous Robin Lear is all it takes to turn his carefully laid plans upside down. Jake knows better than to mix business with pleasure, but that’s before he realizes there’s more to this trust-fund princess than meets the eye. Taking a chance on her means taking a chance on love—and Jake knows all too well that the best things in life are worth the effort.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175536Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Material Girl Series: #1 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Material Girl Series: #1 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the first book of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters trilogy, a spoiled socialite discovers the best things in life are worth working for. Robin Lear’s extravagant lifestyle is the envy of every socialite in Texas—until a personal tragedy changes everything. Her father, shipping tycoon Aaron Lear, announces he has just months to live. Determined to teach his spoiled daughter one final life lesson, Aaron demotes her from her cushy job in the family business and sends her to work for an insufferable manager. Now, for the first time in her life, Robin will have to earn her place in the world—and the sexy new contractor renovating her house may be just the man to show her how. Jake Manning never had it easy, and after years of hard work, he’s finally ready to settle down and enjoy the fruits of his labor. Yet one look at gorgeous Robin Lear is all it takes to turn his carefully laid plans upside down. Jake knows better than to mix business with pleasure, but that’s before he realizes there’s more to this trust-fund princess than meets the eye. Taking a chance on her means taking a chance on love—and Jake knows all too well that the best things in life are worth the effort.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/together-tea-by-marjan-kamali--65311347https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Together Tea Author: Marjan Kamali Narrator: Negin Farsad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Darya has discovered the perfect gift for her daughter's twenty-fifth birthday: an ideal husband. Mina, however, is fed up with her mother's endless matchmaking and grading of available Iranian American bachelors. After Darya's last ill-fated attempt to find Mina a husband, mother and daughter embark on a journey to Iran, where the two women gradually begin to understand each other. But after Mina falls for a young man who never appeared on her mother's spreadsheets and Darya is tempted by an American musician, will this mother and daughter's tender appreciation for each other survive?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177216Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Together Tea Author: Marjan Kamali Narrator: Negin Farsad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Together Tea Author: Marjan Kamali Narrator: Negin Farsad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Darya has discovered the perfect gift for her daughter's twenty-fifth birthday: an ideal husband. Mina, however, is fed up with her mother's endless matchmaking and grading of available Iranian American bachelors. After Darya's last ill-fated attempt to find Mina a husband, mother and daughter embark on a journey to Iran, where the two women gradually begin to understand each other. But after Mina falls for a young man who never appeared on her mother's spreadsheets and Darya is tempted by an American musician, will this mother and daughter's tender appreciation for each other survive?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-surfing-lesson-by-elin-hilderbrand--65311363https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Surfing Lesson Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A digital edition short story about a wife coming to terms with her fading marriage from bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Margot's reservoir of romantic feelings for her husband Drum is running dry. But while the family is on vacation in Nantucket, Margot finds an opportunity to potentially regain her romantic love for her husband - in the form of Hadley Axelram, his ex-girlfriend. She is counting on jealousy as a relationship defibrillator. But after forcing her surfing-god husband to make plans for a surfing lesson with Hadley and her son, Margot is left to reminisce about the summer she fell in love with Drum, and the unexpected blossoming of their relationship. When she sees Drum and Hadley spending time together, will the spark reignite - and will her marriage be saved? Or will she find that love is truly gone from this relationship? This touching short story about a poignant stage in a marriage explores the backstory of Margot Carmichael, one of the stars in Elin Hilderbrand's novel Beautiful Day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177494Tue, 14 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Surfing Lesson Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Surfing Lesson Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A digital edition short story about a wife coming to terms with her fading marriage from bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Margot's reservoir of romantic feelings for her husband Drum is running dry. But while the family is on vacation in Nantucket, Margot finds an opportunity to potentially regain her romantic love for her husband - in the form of Hadley Axelram, his ex-girlfriend. She is counting on jealousy as a relationship defibrillator. But after forcing her surfing-god husband to make plans for a surfing lesson with Hadley and her son, Margot is left to reminisce about the summer she fell in love with Drum, and the unexpected blossoming of their relationship. When she sees Drum and Hadley spending time together, will the spark reignite - and will her marriage be saved? Or will she find that love is truly gone from this relationship? This touching short story about a poignant stage in a marriage explores the backstory of Margot Carmichael, one of the stars in Elin Hilderbrand's novel Beautiful Day.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conditions-of-love-by-dale-m-kushner--65311343https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Conditions of Love Author: Dale M. Kushner Narrator: Tara Ochs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Dale M. Kushner's novel The Conditions of Love traces the journey of a girl from childhood to adulthood as she reckons with her parents' abandonment, her need to break from society's limitations, and her overwhelming desire for spiritual and erotic love. In 1953, ten-year-old Eunice lives in the backwaters of Wisconsin with her outrageously narcissistic mother, a manicureeste and movie star worshipper. Abandoned by her father as an infant, Eunice worries that she will become a misfit like her mother. When her mother's lover, the devoted Sam, moves in, Eunice imagines her life will finally become normal. But her hope dissolves when Sam gets kicked out, and she is again alone with her mother. A freak storm sends Eunice away from all things familiar. Rescued by the shaman-like Rose, Eunice's odyssey continues with a stay in a hermit's shack and ends with a passionate love affair with an older man. Through her capacity to redefine herself, reject bitterness and keep her heart open, she survives and flourishes. In this, she is both ordinary and heroic. At once fable and realistic story, The Conditions of Love is a book about emotional and physical survival. Through sheer force of will, Eunice saves herself from a doomed life. This engaging examination of a mother and daughter's relationship will appeal to the same audience that embraced Mona Simpson's acclaimed classic Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's bestselling Amy and Isabelle.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177491Tue, 14 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Conditions of Love Author: Dale M. Kushner Narrator: Tara Ochs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Conditions of Love Author: Dale M. Kushner Narrator: Tara Ochs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Dale M. Kushner's novel The Conditions of Love traces the journey of a girl from childhood to adulthood as she reckons with her parents' abandonment, her need to break from society's limitations, and her overwhelming desire for spiritual and erotic love. In 1953, ten-year-old Eunice lives in the backwaters of Wisconsin with her outrageously narcissistic mother, a manicureeste and movie star worshipper. Abandoned by her father as an infant, Eunice worries that she will become a misfit like her mother. When her mother's lover, the devoted Sam, moves in, Eunice imagines her life will finally become normal. But her hope dissolves when Sam gets kicked out, and she is again alone with her mother. A freak storm sends Eunice away from all things familiar. Rescued by the shaman-like Rose, Eunice's odyssey continues with a stay in a hermit's shack and ends with a passionate love affair with an older man. Through her capacity to redefine herself, reject bitterness and keep her heart open, she survives and flourishes. In this, she is both ordinary and heroic. At once fable and realistic story, The Conditions of Love is a book about emotional and physical survival. Through sheer force of will, Eunice saves herself from a doomed life. This engaging examination of a mother and daughter's relationship will appeal to the same audience that embraced Mona Simpson's acclaimed classic Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's bestselling Amy and Isabelle.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dual-inheritance-a-novel-by-joanna-hershon--65311413https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dual Inheritance: A Novel Author: Joanna Hershon Narrator: Joanna Hershon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For readers of Rules of Civility and The Marriage Plot, Joanna Hershon’s A Dual Inheritance is an engrossing novel of passion, friendship, betrayal, and class—and their reverberations across generations.   Autumn 1962: Ed Cantowitz and Hugh Shipley meet in their final year at Harvard. Ed is far removed from Hugh’s privileged upbringing as a Boston Brahmin, yet his drive and ambition outpace Hugh’s ambivalence about his own life. These two young men form an unlikely friendship, bolstered by a fierce shared desire to transcend their circumstances. But in just a few short years, not only do their paths diverge—one rising on Wall Street, the other becoming a kind of global humanitarian—but their friendship ends abruptly, with only one of them understanding why.   Can a friendship define your view of the world? Spanning from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the present-day stock market collapse, with locations as diverse as Dar es Salaam, Boston, Shenzhen, and Fishers Island, A Dual Inheritance asks this question, as it follows not only these two men, but the complicated women in their vastly different lives. And as Ed and Hugh grow farther and farther apart, they remain uniquely—even surprisingly—connected.   Praise for A Dual Inheritance   “A big, captivating sweep of a romance . . . a searching exploration of class and destiny in late-twentieth-century America.”—Jennifer Egan “The best book about male friendship written this young century.”—Details   “[A] warm, smart, enjoyably complex novel . . . Both Hugh and Ed are lonely searchers . . . and [Hershon’s] skill in rendering each of them as flawed individuals is what makes the novel so readable and so rich. . . . A Dual Inheritance is an old-fashioned social novel that feels fresh because of its deft, clear-eyed approach to still-unspoken rules about ethnicity, money and identity.”—San Francisco Chronicle   “An absorbing, fully-realized novel . . . [Hershon] renders the book’s many locales with a nuanced appreciation for the way environment emerges out of the confluence of physical detail and social experience. . . . A Dual Inheritance never lets its readers forget they are reading a well-crafted novel, and as a well-crafted novel, it fully satisfies.”—The Boston Globe “This marvelous novel is a mix of heartache and history. . . . Think of Anne Tyler and Tom Wolfe, both.”—Victor LaValle, author of The Devil in Silver “[An] engrossing saga.”—Vogue   “Hershon artfully guides us through the lives of Ed and Hugh, college buddies who meet at Harvard in the ’60s, shifting between their perspectives through adulthood to detail their lingering impact on one another’s lives in such a way that it’ll make you take a second look at all of your relationships.”—GQ   “Let this story of two Harvard men’s unexpected friendship and its sudden end transport you through time (beginning on Harvard’s campus in 1962) and place.”—The Huffington Post   “A richly composed . . . portrait of familial gravity and the wobbly orbits that bring us together again and again.”—Kirkus Reviews   “This thought-provoking generational tale is a heartfelt and beautiful story of an unlikely friendship that fades at times, but never seems to go away.”—Long Island Press]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174862Tue, 07 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dual Inheritance: A Novel Author: Joanna Hershon Narrator: Joanna Hershon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 5 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dual Inheritance: A Novel Author: Joanna Hershon Narrator: Joanna Hershon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For readers of Rules of Civility and The Marriage Plot, Joanna Hershon’s A Dual Inheritance is an engrossing novel of passion, friendship, betrayal, and class—and their reverberations across generations.   Autumn 1962: Ed Cantowitz and Hugh Shipley meet in their final year at Harvard. Ed is far removed from Hugh’s privileged upbringing as a Boston Brahmin, yet his drive and ambition outpace Hugh’s ambivalence about his own life. These two young men form an unlikely friendship, bolstered by a fierce shared desire to transcend their circumstances. But in just a few short years, not only do their paths diverge—one rising on Wall Street, the other becoming a kind of global humanitarian—but their friendship ends abruptly, with only one of them understanding why.   Can a friendship define your view of the world? Spanning from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the present-day stock market collapse, with locations as diverse as Dar es Salaam, Boston, Shenzhen, and Fishers Island, A Dual Inheritance asks this question, as it follows not only these two men, but the complicated women in their vastly different lives. And as Ed and Hugh grow farther and farther apart, they remain uniquely—even surprisingly—connected.   Praise for A Dual Inheritance   “A big, captivating sweep of a romance . . . a searching exploration of class and destiny in late-twentieth-century America.”—Jennifer Egan “The best book about male friendship written this young century.”—Details   “[A] warm, smart, enjoyably complex novel . . . Both Hugh and Ed are lonely searchers . . . and [Hershon’s] skill in rendering each of them as flawed individuals is what makes the novel so readable and so rich. . . . A Dual Inheritance is an old-fashioned social novel that feels fresh because of its deft, clear-eyed approach to still-unspoken rules about ethnicity, money and identity.”—San Francisco Chronicle   “An absorbing, fully-realized novel . . . [Hershon] renders the book’s many locales with a nuanced appreciation for the way environment emerges out of the confluence of physical detail and social experience. . . . A Dual Inheritance never lets its readers forget they are reading a well-crafted novel, and as a well-crafted novel, it fully satisfies.”—The Boston Globe “This marvelous novel is a mix of heartache and history. . . . Think of Anne Tyler and Tom Wolfe, both.”—Victor LaValle, author of The Devil in Silver “[An] engrossing saga.”—Vogue   “Hershon artfully guides us through the lives of Ed and Hugh, college buddies who meet at Harvard in the ’60s, shifting between their perspectives through adulthood to detail their lingering impact on one another’s lives in such a way that it’ll make you take a second look at all of your relationships.”—GQ   “Let this story of two Harvard men’s unexpected friendship and its sudden end transport you through time (beginning on Harvard’s campus in 1962) and place.”—The Huffington Post   “A richly composed . . . portrait of familial gravity and the wobbly orbits that bring us together again and again.”—Kirkus Reviews   “This thought-provoking generational tale is a heartfelt and beautiful story of an unlikely friendship that fades at times, but never seems to go away.”—Long Island Press]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-constellation-of-vital-phenomena-a-novel-by-anthony-marra--65311392https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel Author: Anthony Marra Narrator: Colette Whitaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A searing debut about the transcendent power of love in wartime, hailed as “an absolute masterpiece” (Sarah Jessica Parker, Entertainment Weekly)—from the renowned author of Mercury Pictures Presents   “Extraordinary . . . a twenty-first century War and Peace.”—The New York Times Book Review NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal In the final days of December 2004, in a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa hides in the woods when her father is abducted by Russian forces. Fearing for her life, she flees with their neighbor Akhmed—a failed physician—to the bombed-out hospital, where Sonja, the one remaining doctor, treats a steady stream of wounded rebels and refugees and mourns her missing sister. Over the course of five dramatic days, Akhmed and Sonja reach back into their pasts to unravel the intricate mystery of coincidence, betrayal, and forgiveness that unexpectedly binds them and decides their fate.   A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Chicago Tribune, NPR, Kansas City Star, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kirkus Reviews]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176039Tue, 07 May 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel Author: Anthony Marra Narrator: Colette Whitaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel Author: Anthony Marra Narrator: Colette Whitaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A searing debut about the transcendent power of love in wartime, hailed as “an absolute masterpiece” (Sarah Jessica Parker, Entertainment Weekly)—from the renowned author of Mercury Pictures Presents   “Extraordinary . . . a twenty-first century War and Peace.”—The New York Times Book Review NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal In the final days of December 2004, in a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa hides in the woods when her father is abducted by Russian forces. Fearing for her life, she flees with their neighbor Akhmed—a failed physician—to the bombed-out hospital, where Sonja, the one remaining doctor, treats a steady stream of wounded rebels and refugees and mourns her missing sister. Over the course of five dramatic days, Akhmed and Sonja reach back into their pasts to unravel the intricate mystery of coincidence, betrayal, and forgiveness that unexpectedly binds them and decides their fate.   A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Chicago Tribune, NPR, Kansas City Star, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kirkus Reviews]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sisterhood-by-helen-bryan--65311419https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sisterhood Author: Helen Bryan Narrator: Laura Roppé Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Menina Walker was a child of fortune. Rescued after a hurricane in South America, doomed to a life of poverty with a swallow medal as her only legacy, the orphaned toddler was adopted by an American family and taken to a new life. As a beautiful, intelligent woman of nineteen, she is in love, engaged, and excited about the future—until another traumatic event shatters her dreams. Menina flees to Spain to bury her misery in research for her college thesis about a sixteenth-century artist who signed his works with the image of a swallow—the same image as the one on Menina’s medal. But a mugging strands Menina in a musty, isolated Spanish convent. Exploring her surroundings, she discovers the epic sagas of five orphan girls who were hidden from the Spanish Inquisition and received help escaping to the New World. Is Menina’s medal a link to them, or to her own past? Did coincidence lead her to the convent, or fate? Both love story and historical thriller, The Sisterhood is an emotionally charged ride across continents and centuries.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171204Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sisterhood Author: Helen Bryan Narrator: Laura Roppé Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sisterhood Author: Helen Bryan Narrator: Laura Roppé Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Menina Walker was a child of fortune. Rescued after a hurricane in South America, doomed to a life of poverty with a swallow medal as her only legacy, the orphaned toddler was adopted by an American family and taken to a new life. As a beautiful, intelligent woman of nineteen, she is in love, engaged, and excited about the future—until another traumatic event shatters her dreams. Menina flees to Spain to bury her misery in research for her college thesis about a sixteenth-century artist who signed his works with the image of a swallow—the same image as the one on Menina’s medal. But a mugging strands Menina in a musty, isolated Spanish convent. Exploring her surroundings, she discovers the epic sagas of five orphan girls who were hidden from the Spanish Inquisition and received help escaping to the New World. Is Menina’s medal a link to them, or to her own past? Did coincidence lead her to the convent, or fate? Both love story and historical thriller, The Sisterhood is an emotionally charged ride across continents and centuries.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blossom-sisters-by-fern-michaels--65311403https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blossom Sisters Author: Fern Michaels Narrator: Jeff Crawford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.85 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 12 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a richly rewarding novel filled with unforgettable characters, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels explores the enduring bonds of family as one man loses everything—only to find the freedom to create a bold new life.…Gus Hollister owes all his success to his feisty grandmother, Rose, and he knows it. It was Rose and her two sisters, Iris and Violet, who raised Gus, sent him to the best schools, and helped him start his own accounting business. Rose even bought the house Gus lives in with his wife, Elaine.But now, Gus stands to lose everything—his home, his car, and his business. Worse, he’s alienated his beloved grandma, who tried to warn him about Elaine’s greedy, gold-digging ways. Gus, blinded by infatuation, refused to listen, and now Elaine has locked him out of the house he was foolish enough to put in her name.Heartsick and remorseful, Gus returns to Rose’s Virginia farmhouse seeking shelter. But it won’t be easy to make amends. Despite their pretty floral names, there’s nothing delicate about the Blossom sisters. Unbeknownst to Gus, they’ve also been running a very lucrative business from home and don’t want interference. Yet family and forgiveness go hand in hand, and Gus isn’t giving up.With the help of close friends, new associates, and some very sprightly ladies, Gus begins to repair the damage he’s done and help the residents of Blossom Farm begin the next phase of their business. He might even be finding the courage to love again. Because no matter how daunting starting over can be, the results can surpass your wildest expectations—especially when the Blossom sisters are in your corner.…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171212Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blossom Sisters Author: Fern Michaels Narrator: Jeff Crawford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blossom Sisters Author: Fern Michaels Narrator: Jeff Crawford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.85 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 12 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a richly rewarding novel filled with unforgettable characters, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels explores the enduring bonds of family as one man loses everything—only to find the freedom to create a bold new life.…Gus Hollister owes all his success to his feisty grandmother, Rose, and he knows it. It was Rose and her two sisters, Iris and Violet, who raised Gus, sent him to the best schools, and helped him start his own accounting business. Rose even bought the house Gus lives in with his wife, Elaine.But now, Gus stands to lose everything—his home, his car, and his business. Worse, he’s alienated his beloved grandma, who tried to warn him about Elaine’s greedy, gold-digging ways. Gus, blinded by infatuation, refused to listen, and now Elaine has locked him out of the house he was foolish enough to put in her name.Heartsick and remorseful, Gus returns to Rose’s Virginia farmhouse seeking shelter. But it won’t be easy to make amends. Despite their pretty floral names, there’s nothing delicate about the Blossom sisters. Unbeknownst to Gus, they’ve also been running a very lucrative business from home and don’t want interference. Yet family and forgiveness go hand in hand, and Gus isn’t giving up.With the help of close friends, new associates, and some very sprightly ladies, Gus begins to repair the damage he’s done and help the residents of Blossom Farm begin the next phase of their business. He might even be finding the courage to love again. Because no matter how daunting starting over can be, the results can surpass your wildest expectations—especially when the Blossom sisters are in your corner.…]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-morels-by-christopher-hacker--65311397https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Morels Author: Christopher Hacker Narrator: Charlie Thurston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Morels—Arthur, Penny, and Will—are a happy family of three living in New York City. So why would Arthur choose to publish a book that brutally rips his tightly knit family unit apart at the seams? Arthur's old schoolmate Chris, who narrates the book, is fascinated with this very question as he becomes accidentally reacquainted with Arthur. A single, aspiring filmmaker who works in a movie theater, Chris envies everything Arthur has, from his beautiful wife to his charming son to his seemingly effortless creativity. But things are not always what they seem. The Morels takes a unique look at the power of art, literature, music, and film in particular—and challenges us as readers to think about some fascinating questions to which there are no easy answers. Where is the line between art and obscenity, between truth and fiction, between revolutionary thinking and brainless shock value, between craftsmanship and commerce? Is it possible to escape the past? Can you save your family by destroying it?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174758Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Morels Author: Christopher Hacker Narrator: Charlie Thurston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Morels Author: Christopher Hacker Narrator: Charlie Thurston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Morels—Arthur, Penny, and Will—are a happy family of three living in New York City. So why would Arthur choose to publish a book that brutally rips his tightly knit family unit apart at the seams? Arthur's old schoolmate Chris, who narrates the book, is fascinated with this very question as he becomes accidentally reacquainted with Arthur. A single, aspiring filmmaker who works in a movie theater, Chris envies everything Arthur has, from his beautiful wife to his charming son to his seemingly effortless creativity. But things are not always what they seem. The Morels takes a unique look at the power of art, literature, music, and film in particular—and challenges us as readers to think about some fascinating questions to which there are no easy answers. Where is the line between art and obscenity, between truth and fiction, between revolutionary thinking and brainless shock value, between craftsmanship and commerce? Is it possible to escape the past? Can you save your family by destroying it?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-apple-orchard-by-susan-wiggs--65311371https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Apple Orchard Series: #1 of Bella Vista Author: Susan Wiggs Narrator: Christina Traister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Sometimes you stumble across a treasure when you’re looking for something else entirely.”#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs brings readers to the lush abundance of Sonoma County in a novel of sisters, friendship, and how memories are woven like a spell around us.Tess Delaney makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their rightful owners. People like Annelise Winther, who refuses to sell her long-gone mother’s beloved necklace—despite Tess’s advice. To Annelise, the jewel’s value is in its memories.But Tess’s own history is filled with gaps: a father she never met, a mother who spent more time traveling than with her daughter. So Tess is shocked when she discovers the grandfather she never knew is in a coma. And that she has been named in his will to inherit half of Bella Vista, a hundred-acre apple orchard in the magical Sonoma town called Archangel.The rest is willed to Isabel Johansen. A half sister she’s never heard of.Against the rich landscape of Bella Vista, Tess begins to discover a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family, of the warm earth beneath her bare feet. A world where family comes first and the roots of history run deep. A place where falling in love is not only possible, but inevitable.And in a season filled with new experiences, Tess begins to see the truth in something Annelise once told her: if you don’t believe memories are worth more than money, then perhaps you’ve not made the right kind of memories.From one of America’s most beloved writers, The Apple Orchard is a story of family ties—both old and new—and of the moments that connect our hearts.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172736Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Apple Orchard Series: #1 of Bella Vista Author: Susan Wiggs Narrator: Christina Traister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Apple Orchard Series: #1 of Bella Vista Author: Susan Wiggs Narrator: Christina Traister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Sometimes you stumble across a treasure when you’re looking for something else entirely.”#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs brings readers to the lush abundance of Sonoma County in a novel of sisters, friendship, and how memories are woven like a spell around us.Tess Delaney makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their rightful owners. People like Annelise Winther, who refuses to sell her long-gone mother’s beloved necklace—despite Tess’s advice. To Annelise, the jewel’s value is in its memories.But Tess’s own history is filled with gaps: a father she never met, a mother who spent more time traveling than with her daughter. So Tess is shocked when she discovers the grandfather she never knew is in a coma. And that she has been named in his will to inherit half of Bella Vista, a hundred-acre apple orchard in the magical Sonoma town called Archangel.The rest is willed to Isabel Johansen. A half sister she’s never heard of.Against the rich landscape of Bella Vista, Tess begins to discover a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family, of the warm earth beneath her bare feet. A world where family comes first and the roots of history run deep. A place where falling in love is not only possible, but inevitable.And in a season filled with new experiences, Tess begins to see the truth in something Annelise once told her: if you don’t believe memories are worth more than money, then perhaps you’ve not made the right kind of memories.From one of America’s most beloved writers, The Apple Orchard is a story of family ties—both old and new—and of the moments that connect our hearts.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-time-of-my-life-a-novel-by-cecelia-ahern--65311418https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Time of My Life: A Novel Author: Cecelia Ahern Narrator: Amy Creighton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lucy Silchester keeps receiving this strange appointment card and sweeping its gold embossed envelope under the rug. Literally. She busies herself with a job she doesn't like, helping out friends, fixing her car, feeding her cat, and devoting her time to her family’s dramas. But Lucy is about to find out that this is one appointment she can’t miss, when Life shows up at her door, in the form of a sloppy but determined man. Life follows her everywhere – from the office, to the bar, and to her bedroom – and Lucy learns that some of the choices she has made and the stories she has told aren’t what they seem. Now her half-truths are about to be revealed, unless Lucy tells the truth about what really matters to her. The Time of My Life is another warm, thought-provoking novel from Cecelia Ahern, internationally bestselling author of P.S. I Love You.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173845Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Time of My Life: A Novel Author: Cecelia Ahern Narrator: Amy Creighton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Time of My Life: A Novel Author: Cecelia Ahern Narrator: Amy Creighton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lucy Silchester keeps receiving this strange appointment card and sweeping its gold embossed envelope under the rug. Literally. She busies herself with a job she doesn't like, helping out friends, fixing her car, feeding her cat, and devoting her time to her family’s dramas. But Lucy is about to find out that this is one appointment she can’t miss, when Life shows up at her door, in the form of a sloppy but determined man. Life follows her everywhere – from the office, to the bar, and to her bedroom – and Lucy learns that some of the choices she has made and the stories she has told aren’t what they seem. Now her half-truths are about to be revealed, unless Lucy tells the truth about what really matters to her. The Time of My Life is another warm, thought-provoking novel from Cecelia Ahern, internationally bestselling author of P.S. I Love You.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paris-the-novel-by-edward-rutherfurd--65311398https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris: The Novel Author: Edward Rutherfurd Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 38 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.76 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling, epic portrait of the City of Light Internationally bestselling author Edward Rutherfurd has enchanted millions of readers with his sweeping, multigenerational dramas that illuminate the great achievements and travails throughout history. In this breathtaking saga of love, war, art, and intrigue, Rutherfurd has set his sights on the most magnificent city in the world: Paris. Moving back and forth in time across centuries, the story unfolds through intimate and vivid tales of self-discovery, divided loyalties , passion, and long-kept secrets of characters both fictional and real, all set against the backdrop of the glorious city—from the building of Notre Dame to the dangerous machinations of Cardinal Richlieu; from the glittering court of Versailles to the violence of the French Revolution and the Paris Commune; from the hedonism of the Belle Époque, the heyday of the impressionists, to the tragedy of the First World War; from the 1920s when the writers of the Lost Generation could be found drinking at Les Deux Magots to the Nazi occupation, the heroic efforts of the French Resistance, and the 1968 student revolt. With his unrivaled blend of impeccable research and narrative verve, Rutherfurd weaves an extraordinary narrative tapestry that captures all the glory of Paris. More richly detailed, more thrilling, and more romantic then anything Rutherfurd has written before, Paris: The Novel wonderfully illuminates hundreds of years in the City of Light and Love and brings the sights, scents, and tastes of Paris to sumptuous life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174861Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris: The Novel Author: Edward Rutherfurd Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 38 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris: The Novel Author: Edward Rutherfurd Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 38 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.76 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling, epic portrait of the City of Light Internationally bestselling author Edward Rutherfurd has enchanted millions of readers with his sweeping, multigenerational dramas that illuminate the great achievements and travails throughout history. In this breathtaking saga of love, war, art, and intrigue, Rutherfurd has set his sights on the most magnificent city in the world: Paris. Moving back and forth in time across centuries, the story unfolds through intimate and vivid tales of self-discovery, divided loyalties , passion, and long-kept secrets of characters both fictional and real, all set against the backdrop of the glorious city—from the building of Notre Dame to the dangerous machinations of Cardinal Richlieu; from the glittering court of Versailles to the violence of the French Revolution and the Paris Commune; from the hedonism of the Belle Époque, the heyday of the impressionists, to the tragedy of the First World War; from the 1920s when the writers of the Lost Generation could be found drinking at Les Deux Magots to the Nazi occupation, the heroic efforts of the French Resistance, and the 1968 student revolt. With his unrivaled blend of impeccable research and narrative verve, Rutherfurd weaves an extraordinary narrative tapestry that captures all the glory of Paris. More richly detailed, more thrilling, and more romantic then anything Rutherfurd has written before, Paris: The Novel wonderfully illuminates hundreds of years in the City of Light and Love and brings the sights, scents, and tastes of Paris to sumptuous life.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-enchanted-life-of-adam-hope-by-rhonda-riley--65311364https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope Author: Rhonda Riley Narrator: Stina Nielsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the waning months of World War II, young Evelyn Roe's life is transformed when she finds what she takes to be a badly burned soldier, all but completely buried in the heavy red-clay soil on her family's farm in North Carolina. When Evelyn rescues the stranger, it quickly becomes clear he is not a simple man. As innocent as a newborn, he recovers at an unnatural speed, and then begins to change—first into Evelyn's mirror image, and then into her complement, a man she comes to know as Adam. Evelyn and Adam fall in love, sharing a connection that reaches to the essence of Evelyn's being. But the small town where they live is not ready to accept the likes of Adam, and his unusual origin becomes the secret at the center of their seemingly normal marriage. Adam proves gifted with horses, and together he and Evelyn establish a horse-training business. They raise five daughters, each of whom possesses something of Adam's supernatural gifts. Then a tragic accident strikes the family, and Adam, in his grief, reveals his extraordinary character to the local community. Evelyn and Adam must flee to Florida with their daughters to avoid ostracism and prying doctors. Adrift in their new surroundings, they soon realize that the difference between Adam and other men is greater than they ever imagined. Intensely moving and unforgettable, The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope captures the beauty of the natural world, and explores the power of abiding love and otherness in all its guises. It illuminates the magic in ordinary life and makes us believe in the extraordinary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173832Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope Author: Rhonda Riley Narrator: Stina Nielsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 24 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope Author: Rhonda Riley Narrator: Stina Nielsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the waning months of World War II, young Evelyn Roe's life is transformed when she finds what she takes to be a badly burned soldier, all but completely buried in the heavy red-clay soil on her family's farm in North Carolina. When Evelyn rescues the stranger, it quickly becomes clear he is not a simple man. As innocent as a newborn, he recovers at an unnatural speed, and then begins to change—first into Evelyn's mirror image, and then into her complement, a man she comes to know as Adam. Evelyn and Adam fall in love, sharing a connection that reaches to the essence of Evelyn's being. But the small town where they live is not ready to accept the likes of Adam, and his unusual origin becomes the secret at the center of their seemingly normal marriage. Adam proves gifted with horses, and together he and Evelyn establish a horse-training business. They raise five daughters, each of whom possesses something of Adam's supernatural gifts. Then a tragic accident strikes the family, and Adam, in his grief, reveals his extraordinary character to the local community. Evelyn and Adam must flee to Florida with their daughters to avoid ostracism and prying doctors. Adrift in their new surroundings, they soon realize that the difference between Adam and other men is greater than they ever imagined. Intensely moving and unforgettable, The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope captures the beauty of the natural world, and explores the power of abiding love and otherness in all its guises. It illuminates the magic in ordinary life and makes us believe in the extraordinary.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ashford-affair-a-novel-by-lauren-willig--65311393https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ashford Affair: A Novel Author: Lauren Willig Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes The Ashford Affair, a riveting novel about two women in different eras, and on different continents, who are connected by one deeply buried secret. A New York Times best seller! As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost everything she's been working towards—but now she's not sure it's enough. Her long hours have led to a broken engagement and, suddenly single at thirty-four, she feels her messy life crumbling around her. But when the family gathers for her grandmother Addie's ninety-ninth birthday, a relative lets slip hints about a long-buried family secret, leading Clemmie on a journey into the past that could change everything. . . . Growing up at Ashford Park in the early twentieth century, Addie has never quite belonged. When her parents passed away, she was taken into the grand English house by her aristocratic aunt and uncle, and raised side-by-side with her beautiful and outgoing cousin, Bea. Though they are as different as night and day, Addie and Bea are closer than sisters, through relationships and challenges, and a war that changes the face of Europe irrevocably. But what happens when something finally comes along that can't be shared? When the love of sisterhood is tested by a bond that's even stronger? From the inner circles of British society to the skyscrapers of Manhattan and the red-dirt hills of Kenya, the never-told secrets of a woman and a family unfurl.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177634Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ashford Affair: A Novel Author: Lauren Willig Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ashford Affair: A Novel Author: Lauren Willig Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes The Ashford Affair, a riveting novel about two women in different eras, and on different continents, who are connected by one deeply buried secret. A New York Times best seller! As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost everything she's been working towards—but now she's not sure it's enough. Her long hours have led to a broken engagement and, suddenly single at thirty-four, she feels her messy life crumbling around her. But when the family gathers for her grandmother Addie's ninety-ninth birthday, a relative lets slip hints about a long-buried family secret, leading Clemmie on a journey into the past that could change everything. . . . Growing up at Ashford Park in the early twentieth century, Addie has never quite belonged. When her parents passed away, she was taken into the grand English house by her aristocratic aunt and uncle, and raised side-by-side with her beautiful and outgoing cousin, Bea. Though they are as different as night and day, Addie and Bea are closer than sisters, through relationships and challenges, and a war that changes the face of Europe irrevocably. But what happens when something finally comes along that can't be shared? When the love of sisterhood is tested by a bond that's even stronger? From the inner circles of British society to the skyscrapers of Manhattan and the red-dirt hills of Kenya, the never-told secrets of a woman and a family unfurl.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-best-of-us-a-novel-by-sarah-pekkanen--65311369https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of Us: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Paradise isn’t quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of These Girls. An all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica—it’s the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie is shattered by the news that a genetic illness runs in her family. Savannah is carrying the secret of her husband’s infidelity. And, finally, there’s Pauline, who spares no expense to throw her wealthy husband an unforgettable thirty-fifth birthday celebration, hoping it will gloss over the cracks already splitting apart their new marriage. Languid hours on a private beach, gourmet dinners, and late nights of drinking kick off an idyllic week for the women and their husbands. But as a powerful hurricane bears down on the island, turmoil swirls inside the villa, forcing each of the women to reevaluate everything she knows about her friends—and herself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172573Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of Us: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of Us: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Paradise isn’t quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of These Girls. An all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica—it’s the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie is shattered by the news that a genetic illness runs in her family. Savannah is carrying the secret of her husband’s infidelity. And, finally, there’s Pauline, who spares no expense to throw her wealthy husband an unforgettable thirty-fifth birthday celebration, hoping it will gloss over the cracks already splitting apart their new marriage. Languid hours on a private beach, gourmet dinners, and late nights of drinking kick off an idyllic week for the women and their husbands. But as a powerful hurricane bears down on the island, turmoil swirls inside the villa, forcing each of the women to reevaluate everything she knows about her friends—and herself.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/starting-now-a-blossom-street-novel-by-debbie-macomber--65311415https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starting Now: A Blossom Street Novel Series: #10 of Blossom Street Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber returns to Seattle’s beloved Blossom Street in this heartfelt tale of friendship, renewal, and discovering what’s truly important in life. For years Libby Morgan dreamed only of making partner in her competitive, high-pressure law firm. She sacrificed everything for her career—her friends, her marriage, her chance at creating a family. When her boss calls Libby into his office, she assumes it will finally be good news, but nothing can prepare her for the shocking reality: She’s been let go and must rebuild her entire life . . . starting now. With no job prospects in sight, Libby reaches out to old friends and spends her afternoons at A Good Yarn, the local knitting store. There she forms a close bond with Lydia, the sweet-natured shop owner; Lydia’s spirited teenage daughter, Casey; and Casey’s best friend, Ava, a shy yet troubled girl who will shape Libby’s future in surprising and profound ways. As A Good Yarn becomes a second home—and the women a new kind of family—Libby relishes the different person she’s become. She even finds time for romance with a charming and handsome doctor who seems to be her perfect match. But just as everything is coming together, Libby must make a choice that could forever change the life she holds so dear. Warmly told and richly textured, Starting Now is filled with the promise of new beginnings and the unending delights of companionship and love. Includes a Bonus PDF Knitting Pattern.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167464Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starting Now: A Blossom Street Novel Series: #10 of Blossom Street Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starting Now: A Blossom Street Novel Series: #10 of Blossom Street Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber returns to Seattle’s beloved Blossom Street in this heartfelt tale of friendship, renewal, and discovering what’s truly important in life. For years Libby Morgan dreamed only of making partner in her competitive, high-pressure law firm. She sacrificed everything for her career—her friends, her marriage, her chance at creating a family. When her boss calls Libby into his office, she assumes it will finally be good news, but nothing can prepare her for the shocking reality: She’s been let go and must rebuild her entire life . . . starting now. With no job prospects in sight, Libby reaches out to old friends and spends her afternoons at A Good Yarn, the local knitting store. There she forms a close bond with Lydia, the sweet-natured shop owner; Lydia’s spirited teenage daughter, Casey; and Casey’s best friend, Ava, a shy yet troubled girl who will shape Libby’s future in surprising and profound ways. As A Good Yarn becomes a second home—and the women a new kind of family—Libby relishes the different person she’s become. She even finds time for romance with a charming and handsome doctor who seems to be her perfect match. But just as everything is coming together, Libby must make a choice that could forever change the life she holds so dear. Warmly told and richly textured, Starting Now is filled with the promise of new beginnings and the unending delights of companionship and love. Includes a Bonus PDF Knitting Pattern.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-smart-one-by-jennifer-close--65311378https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Smart One Author: Jennifer Close Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With her best-selling debut, Girls in White Dresses (An “irresistible, pitch-perfect first novel” —Marie Claire), Jennifer Close captured friendship in those what-on-earth-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life years of early adulthood. Now, with her sparkling new novel of parenthood and sibling rivalry, Close turns her gimlet eye to the only thing messier than friendship: family. Weezy Coffey’s parents had always told her she was the smart one, while her sister was the pretty one. “Maureen will marry well,” their mother said, but instead it was Weezy who married well, to a kind man and good father. Weezy often wonders if she did this on purpose—thwarting expectations just to prove her parents wrong. But now that Weezy’s own children are adults, they haven’t exactly been meeting her expectations either. Her oldest child, Martha, is thirty and living in her childhood bedroom after a spectacular career flameout. Martha now works at J.Crew, folding pants with whales embroidered on them and complaining bitterly about it. Weezy’s middle child, Claire, has broken up with her fiancé, canceled her wedding, and locked herself in her New York apartment—leaving Weezy to deal with the caterer and florist. And her youngest, Max, is dating a college classmate named Cleo, a girl so beautiful and confident she wears her swimsuit to family dinner, leaving other members of the Coffey household blushing and stammering into their plates. As the Coffey children’s various missteps drive them back to their childhood home, Weezy suddenly finds her empty nest crowded and her children in full-scale regression. Martha is moping like a teenager, Claire is stumbling home drunk in the wee hours, and Max and Cleo are skulking around the basement, guarding a secret of their own. With radiant style and a generous spirit, The Smart One is a story about the ways in which we never really grow up, and the place where we return when things go drastically awry: home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167472Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Smart One Author: Jennifer Close Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Smart One Author: Jennifer Close Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With her best-selling debut, Girls in White Dresses (An “irresistible, pitch-perfect first novel” —Marie Claire), Jennifer Close captured friendship in those what-on-earth-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life years of early adulthood. Now, with her sparkling new novel of parenthood and sibling rivalry, Close turns her gimlet eye to the only thing messier than friendship: family. Weezy Coffey’s parents had always told her she was the smart one, while her sister was the pretty one. “Maureen will marry well,” their mother said, but instead it was Weezy who married well, to a kind man and good father. Weezy often wonders if she did this on purpose—thwarting expectations just to prove her parents wrong. But now that Weezy’s own children are adults, they haven’t exactly been meeting her expectations either. Her oldest child, Martha, is thirty and living in her childhood bedroom after a spectacular career flameout. Martha now works at J.Crew, folding pants with whales embroidered on them and complaining bitterly about it. Weezy’s middle child, Claire, has broken up with her fiancé, canceled her wedding, and locked herself in her New York apartment—leaving Weezy to deal with the caterer and florist. And her youngest, Max, is dating a college classmate named Cleo, a girl so beautiful and confident she wears her swimsuit to family dinner, leaving other members of the Coffey household blushing and stammering into their plates. As the Coffey children’s various missteps drive them back to their childhood home, Weezy suddenly finds her empty nest crowded and her children in full-scale regression. Martha is moping like a teenager, Claire is stumbling home drunk in the wee hours, and Max and Cleo are skulking around the basement, guarding a secret of their own. With radiant style and a generous spirit, The Smart One is a story about the ways in which we never really grow up, and the place where we return when things go drastically awry: home.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-you-could-ask-for-a-novel-by-mike-greenberg--65311376https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All You Could Ask For: A Novel Author: Mike Greenberg Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: All You Could Ask For, debut novel by Mike Greenberg, cohost of ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning, is a tender and insightful story of friendship and love, heartbreak and renewal, played out in the lives of three unforgettable women. Brooke has been happily married to her college sweetheart for fifteen years. Even after the C-section, the dog poop, the stomach viruses and the coffee breath, Scott always winks at her in just the right moments. That is why, for her beloved, romantic, successful husband’s fortieth birthday, she is giving him pictures. Of herself. Naked. Newlywed Samantha learns of her husband’s cheating heart when she finds the goods on his computer. High-powered career woman Katherine works with heartbreaker Phillip, the man who hurt her early on in her career.           Brooke, Samantha, and Katherine don’t know each other, but their stories are about to intertwine in ways no one could have imagined. And all three are about to discover the power of friendship to conquer adversity, the satisfaction of unexpected delights, the incredible difference one human being can have on other lives--and that they have all they could ask for, as long as they have each other.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168555Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All You Could Ask For: A Novel Author: Mike Greenberg Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All You Could Ask For: A Novel Author: Mike Greenberg Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: All You Could Ask For, debut novel by Mike Greenberg, cohost of ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning, is a tender and insightful story of friendship and love, heartbreak and renewal, played out in the lives of three unforgettable women. Brooke has been happily married to her college sweetheart for fifteen years. Even after the C-section, the dog poop, the stomach viruses and the coffee breath, Scott always winks at her in just the right moments. That is why, for her beloved, romantic, successful husband’s fortieth birthday, she is giving him pictures. Of herself. Naked. Newlywed Samantha learns of her husband’s cheating heart when she finds the goods on his computer. High-powered career woman Katherine works with heartbreaker Phillip, the man who hurt her early on in her career.           Brooke, Samantha, and Katherine don’t know each other, but their stories are about to intertwine in ways no one could have imagined. And all three are about to discover the power of friendship to conquer adversity, the satisfaction of unexpected delights, the incredible difference one human being can have on other lives--and that they have all they could ask for, as long as they have each other.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-burgess-boys-a-novel-by-elizabeth-strout--65311477https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burgess Boys: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 2.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strout’s “magnificent gift for humanizing characters.” Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature.   Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan—the Burgess sibling who stayed behind—urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever.   With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, The Burgess Boys is Elizabeth Strout’s newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.   Praise for Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge   “Perceptive, deeply empathetic . . . Olive is the axis around which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin themselves into Elizabeth Strout’s unforgettable novel in stories.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . You’ll never forget her. . . . [Strout] constructs her stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense emotion. . . . Glorious, powerful stuff.”—USA Today   “Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red-blooded original. When she’s not onstage, we look forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of her.”—San Francisco Chronicle   “Deeply human . . . Though loneliness and loss haunt these pages, Strout also supplies gentle humor and a nourishing dose of hope.”—Booklist (starred review)   “Olive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer   NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post Book World • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Seattle Post-Intelligencer • People • Entertainment Weekly • The Christian Science Monitor • The Plain Dealer • The Atlantic • Rocky Mountain News • Library Journal]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167466Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burgess Boys: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burgess Boys: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 2.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strout’s “magnificent gift for humanizing characters.” Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature.   Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan—the Burgess sibling who stayed behind—urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever.   With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, The Burgess Boys is Elizabeth Strout’s newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.   Praise for Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge   “Perceptive, deeply empathetic . . . Olive is the axis around which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin themselves into Elizabeth Strout’s unforgettable novel in stories.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . You’ll never forget her. . . . [Strout] constructs her stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense emotion. . . . Glorious, powerful stuff.”—USA Today   “Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red-blooded original. When she’s not onstage, we look forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of her.”—San Francisco Chronicle   “Deeply human . . . Though loneliness and loss haunt these pages, Strout also supplies gentle humor and a nourishing dose of hope.”—Booklist (starred review)   “Olive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer   NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post Book World • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Seattle Post-Intelligencer • People • Entertainment Weekly • The Christian Science Monitor • The Plain Dealer • The Atlantic • Rocky Mountain News • Library Journal]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/double-feature-a-novel-by-owen-king--65311421https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Feature: A Novel Author: Owen King Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “An ambitious and warmhearted first novel” (Entertainment Weekly) from Owen King—the epic tale of a young man coming to terms with his life in the aftermath of the spectacularly bizarre failure of his first film. SAM DOLAN is a young man coming to terms with his life in the process and aftermath of making his first film. He has a difficult relationship with his father, B-movie actor Booth Dolan—a boisterous, opinionated, lying lothario whose screen legacy falls somewhere between cult hero and pathetic. Allie, Sam’s dearly departed mother, was a woman whose only fault, in Sam’s eyes, was her eternal affection for his father. Also included in the cast of indelible characters: a precocious, frequently violent half-sister; a conspiracy-theorist second wife; an Internet-famous roommate; a contractor who can’t stop expanding his house; a happy-go-lucky college girlfriend and her husband, a retired Yankees catcher; the morose producer of a true-crime show; and a slouching indie-film legend. Not to mention a tragic sex monster. Unraveling the tumultuous, decades-spanning story of the Dolan family’s friends, lovers, and adversaries, Double Feature is about letting go of everything—regret, resentment, dignity, moving pictures, the dead—and taking it again from the top. Against the backdrop of indie filmmaking, college campus life, contemporary Brooklyn, and upstate New York, Owen King’s epic debut novel combines propulsive storytelling with mordant wit and brims with a deep understanding of the trials of ambition and art, of relationships and life, and of our attempts to survive it all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170417Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Feature: A Novel Author: Owen King Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Feature: A Novel Author: Owen King Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “An ambitious and warmhearted first novel” (Entertainment Weekly) from Owen King—the epic tale of a young man coming to terms with his life in the aftermath of the spectacularly bizarre failure of his first film. SAM DOLAN is a young man coming to terms with his life in the process and aftermath of making his first film. He has a difficult relationship with his father, B-movie actor Booth Dolan—a boisterous, opinionated, lying lothario whose screen legacy falls somewhere between cult hero and pathetic. Allie, Sam’s dearly departed mother, was a woman whose only fault, in Sam’s eyes, was her eternal affection for his father. Also included in the cast of indelible characters: a precocious, frequently violent half-sister; a conspiracy-theorist second wife; an Internet-famous roommate; a contractor who can’t stop expanding his house; a happy-go-lucky college girlfriend and her husband, a retired Yankees catcher; the morose producer of a true-crime show; and a slouching indie-film legend. Not to mention a tragic sex monster. Unraveling the tumultuous, decades-spanning story of the Dolan family’s friends, lovers, and adversaries, Double Feature is about letting go of everything—regret, resentment, dignity, moving pictures, the dead—and taking it again from the top. Against the backdrop of indie filmmaking, college campus life, contemporary Brooklyn, and upstate New York, Owen King’s epic debut novel combines propulsive storytelling with mordant wit and brims with a deep understanding of the trials of ambition and art, of relationships and life, and of our attempts to survive it all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heart-like-mine-a-novel-by-amy-hatvany--65311401https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart Like Mine: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From rising star Amy Hatvany, an engrossing new novel about a woman whose life is turned upside down when the man she's engaged to suddenly becomes a full-time father to the children from his previous marriage. Thirty-six-year-old Grace McAllister never longed for children. But when she meets Victor Hansen, a handsome, charismatic divorced restaurateur who is father to Max and Ava, Grace decides that, for the right man, she could learn to be an excellent part-time stepmom. After all, the kids live with their mother, Kelli. How hard could it be? At thirteen, Ava Hansen is mature beyond her years. Since her parents’ divorce, she has been taking care of her emotionally unstable mother and her little brother—she pays the bills, does the laundry, and never complains because she loves her mama more than anyone. And while her father’s new girlfriend is nice enough, Ava still holds out hope that her parents will get back together and that they’ll be a family again. But only days after Victor and Grace get engaged, Kelli dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances—and soon, Grace and Ava discover that there was much more to Kelli’s life than either ever knew. Narrated by Grace and Ava in the present with flashbacks into Kelli’s troubled past, Heart Like Mine is a poignant, hopeful portrait of womanhood, love, and the challenges and joys of family life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168443Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart Like Mine: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart Like Mine: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From rising star Amy Hatvany, an engrossing new novel about a woman whose life is turned upside down when the man she's engaged to suddenly becomes a full-time father to the children from his previous marriage. Thirty-six-year-old Grace McAllister never longed for children. But when she meets Victor Hansen, a handsome, charismatic divorced restaurateur who is father to Max and Ava, Grace decides that, for the right man, she could learn to be an excellent part-time stepmom. After all, the kids live with their mother, Kelli. How hard could it be? At thirteen, Ava Hansen is mature beyond her years. Since her parents’ divorce, she has been taking care of her emotionally unstable mother and her little brother—she pays the bills, does the laundry, and never complains because she loves her mama more than anyone. And while her father’s new girlfriend is nice enough, Ava still holds out hope that her parents will get back together and that they’ll be a family again. But only days after Victor and Grace get engaged, Kelli dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances—and soon, Grace and Ava discover that there was much more to Kelli’s life than either ever knew. Narrated by Grace and Ava in the present with flashbacks into Kelli’s troubled past, Heart Like Mine is a poignant, hopeful portrait of womanhood, love, and the challenges and joys of family life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oleander-girl-a-novel-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni--65311381https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oleander Girl: A Novel Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Narrator: Sneha Mathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sweeping, suspenseful coming-of-age tale from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, the beloved bestselling author hailed by Abraham Verghese as a “gifted storyteller” and by People magazine as a “skilled cartographer of the heart.” Beloved bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has been hailed by Abraham Verghese as a “gifted storyteller” and by People magazine as a “skilled cartographer of the heart.” Now, Divakaruni returns with her most gripping novel yet, a sweeping, suspenseful coming-of-age tale about a young woman who leaves India for America on a search that will transform her life. THOUGH SHE WAS ORPHANED AT BIRTH, the wild and headstrong Korobi Roy has enjoyed a privileged childhood with her adoring grandparents, spending her first seventeen years sheltered in a beautiful, crumbling old mansion in Kolkata. But despite all that her grandparents have done for her, she is troubled by the silence that surrounds the circumstances of her parents’ death and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: the love note she found, years ago, hidden in a book of poetry that had belonged to her mother. As she grows, Korobi dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents’, and it seems her wish has finally come true when she meets the charming Rajat, the only son of a high-profile business family. Shortly after their engagement, however, a sudden heart attack kills Korobi’s grandfather, revealing serious financial problems and a devastating secret about Korobi’s past. Shattered by this discovery and by her grandparents’ betrayal, Korobi decides to undertake a courageous search across post-9/11 America to find her true identity. Her dramatic, often startling journey will ultimately thrust her into the most difficult decision of her life.  With flawless narrative instinct and a boundless sympathy for her irrepressible characters, in Oleander Girl Divakaruni brings us a perfect treat of a novel— moving, wise, and unforgettable. As The Wall Street Journal raves, “Divakaruni emphasizes the cathartic force of storytelling with sumptuous prose. . . . She defies categorization.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168444Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oleander Girl: A Novel Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Narrator: Sneha Mathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oleander Girl: A Novel Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Narrator: Sneha Mathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sweeping, suspenseful coming-of-age tale from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, the beloved bestselling author hailed by Abraham Verghese as a “gifted storyteller” and by People magazine as a “skilled cartographer of the heart.” Beloved bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has been hailed by Abraham Verghese as a “gifted storyteller” and by People magazine as a “skilled cartographer of the heart.” Now, Divakaruni returns with her most gripping novel yet, a sweeping, suspenseful coming-of-age tale about a young woman who leaves India for America on a search that will transform her life. THOUGH SHE WAS ORPHANED AT BIRTH, the wild and headstrong Korobi Roy has enjoyed a privileged childhood with her adoring grandparents, spending her first seventeen years sheltered in a beautiful, crumbling old mansion in Kolkata. But despite all that her grandparents have done for her, she is troubled by the silence that surrounds the circumstances of her parents’ death and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: the love note she found, years ago, hidden in a book of poetry that had belonged to her mother. As she grows, Korobi dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents’, and it seems her wish has finally come true when she meets the charming Rajat, the only son of a high-profile business family. Shortly after their engagement, however, a sudden heart attack kills Korobi’s grandfather, revealing serious financial problems and a devastating secret about Korobi’s past. Shattered by this discovery and by her grandparents’ betrayal, Korobi decides to undertake a courageous search across post-9/11 America to find her true identity. Her dramatic, often startling journey will ultimately thrust her into the most difficult decision of her life.  With flawless narrative instinct and a boundless sympathy for her irrepressible characters, in Oleander Girl Divakaruni brings us a perfect treat of a novel— moving, wise, and unforgettable. As The Wall Street Journal raves, “Divakaruni emphasizes the cathartic force of storytelling with sumptuous prose. . . . She defies categorization.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-pardons-a-novel-by-jonathan-dee--65311457https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168580 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Thousand Pardons: A Novel Author: Jonathan Dee Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS For readers of Jonathan Franzen and Richard Russo, Jonathan Dee’s novels are masterful works of literary fiction. In this sharply observed tale of self-invention and public scandal, Dee raises a trenchant question: what do we really want when we ask for forgiveness?   Once a privileged and loving couple, the Armsteads have now reached a breaking point. Ben, a partner in a prestigious law firm, has become unpredictable at work and withdrawn at home—a change that weighs heavily on his wife, Helen, and their preteen daughter, Sara. Then, in one afternoon, Ben’s recklessness takes an alarming turn, and everything the Armsteads have built together unravels, swiftly and spectacularly.   Thrust back into the working world, Helen finds a job in public relations and relocates with Sara from their home in upstate New York to an apartment in Manhattan. There, Helen discovers she has a rare gift, indispensable in the world of image control: She can convince arrogant men to admit their mistakes, spinning crises into second chances. Yet redemption is more easily granted in her professional life than in her personal one.   As she is confronted with the biggest case of her career, the fallout from her marriage, and Sara’s increasingly distant behavior, Helen must face the limits of accountability and her own capacity for forgiveness. Praise for A Thousand Pardons   “A Thousand Pardons is that rare thing: a genuine literary thriller. Eerily suspenseful and packed with dramatic event, it also offers a trenchant, hilarious portrait of our collective longing for authenticity in these overmediated times.”—Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad “Hugely enjoyable . . . Dee is a snappy, cinematic writer. . . . A Thousand Pardons moves fast. It’s a mere 200 or so pages, and it packs a lot of turns of fate within there.”—The Boston Globe   “Dee’s gifts are often dazzling and his material meticulously shaped. . . . [He] articulates complex emotional dynamics with precision and insight.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Some stories begin with a bang. And some begin with a roaring fireball of truth. Jonathan Dee’s latest novel belongs in the latter camp.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “Dee bounds gracefully among Helen’s, Ben’s, and Sara’s points of view as they try to reassemble their lives. Their stories feel honest, and the prose is beautiful.”—Entertainment Weekly   “A page turner . . . What a triumph.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   “Graceful prose and such a sharp understanding of human weakness that you’ll wince as you laugh.”—People   “Propulsively readable.”—The Millions   “Dee continues to establish himself as an ironic observer of contemporary behavior. . . . The plot is energetic. . . . But most compelling is the acuteness of the details.”—The Atlantic]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168580Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168580 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Thousand Pardons: A Novel Author: Jonathan Dee Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168580 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Thousand Pardons: A Novel Author: Jonathan Dee Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS For readers of Jonathan Franzen and Richard Russo, Jonathan Dee’s novels are masterful works of literary fiction. In this sharply observed tale of self-invention and public scandal, Dee raises a trenchant question: what do we really want when we ask for forgiveness?   Once a privileged and loving couple, the Armsteads have now reached a breaking point. Ben, a partner in a prestigious law firm, has become unpredictable at work and withdrawn at home—a change that weighs heavily on his wife, Helen, and their preteen daughter, Sara. Then, in one afternoon, Ben’s recklessness takes an alarming turn, and everything the Armsteads have built together unravels, swiftly and spectacularly.   Thrust back into the working world, Helen finds a job in public relations and relocates with Sara from their home in upstate New York to an apartment in Manhattan. There, Helen discovers she has a rare gift, indispensable in the world of image control: She can convince arrogant men to admit their mistakes, spinning crises into second chances. Yet redemption is more easily granted in her professional life than in her personal one.   As she is confronted with the biggest case of her career, the fallout from her marriage, and Sara’s increasingly distant behavior, Helen must face the limits of accountability and her own capacity for forgiveness. Praise for A Thousand Pardons   “A Thousand Pardons is that rare thing: a genuine literary thriller. Eerily suspenseful and packed with dramatic event, it also offers a trenchant, hilarious portrait of our collective longing for authenticity in these overmediated times.”—Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad “Hugely enjoyable . . . Dee is a snappy, cinematic writer. . . . A Thousand Pardons moves fast. It’s a mere 200 or so pages, and it packs a lot of turns of fate within there.”—The Boston Globe   “Dee’s gifts are often dazzling and his material meticulously shaped. . . . [He] articulates complex emotional dynamics with precision and insight.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Some stories begin with a bang. And some begin with a roaring fireball of truth. Jonathan Dee’s latest novel belongs in the latter camp.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “Dee bounds gracefully among Helen’s, Ben’s, and Sara’s points of view as they try to reassemble their lives. Their stories feel honest, and the prose is beautiful.”—Entertainment Weekly   “A page turner . . . What a triumph.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   “Graceful prose and such a sharp understanding of human weakness that you’ll wince as you laugh.”—People   “Propulsively readable.”—The Millions   “Dee continues to establish himself as an ironic observer of contemporary behavior. . . . The plot is energetic. . . . But most compelling is the acuteness of the details.”—The Atlantic]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-summer-guest-by-justin-cronin--65311400https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Guest Author: Justin Cronin Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With a rare combination of emotional insight, narrative power, and lyrical grace, Justin Cronin transforms the simple story of a dying man’s last wish into a rich tapestry of family love. “A work of art . . . a great American novel.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer On an evening in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwright, nearing the end of his life, arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing two things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for thirty years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those around him. From the battlefields of Italy to the turbulence of the Vietnam era, to the private battles of love and family, The Summer Guest reveals the full history of this final pilgrimage and its meaning for four people: Jordan Patterson, the haunted young man who will guide Harry on his last voyage out; the camp’s owner Joe Crosby, a Vietnam draft evader who has spent a lifetime “trying to learn what it means to be brave”; Joe’s wife, Lucy, the woman Harry has loved for three decades; and Joe and Lucy’s daughter Kate—the spirited young woman who holds the key to the last unopened door to the past. As their stories unfold, secrets are revealed, courage is tested, and the bonds of love are strengthened. And always center stage is the place itself—a magical, forgotten corner of New England where the longings of the human heart are mirrored in the wild beauty of the landscape. Intimate, powerful, and profound, The Summer Guest reveals Justin Cronin as a storyteller of unique and marvelous talent. It is a book to treasure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170465Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Guest Author: Justin Cronin Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Guest Author: Justin Cronin Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With a rare combination of emotional insight, narrative power, and lyrical grace, Justin Cronin transforms the simple story of a dying man’s last wish into a rich tapestry of family love. “A work of art . . . a great American novel.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer On an evening in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwright, nearing the end of his life, arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing two things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for thirty years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those around him. From the battlefields of Italy to the turbulence of the Vietnam era, to the private battles of love and family, The Summer Guest reveals the full history of this final pilgrimage and its meaning for four people: Jordan Patterson, the haunted young man who will guide Harry on his last voyage out; the camp’s owner Joe Crosby, a Vietnam draft evader who has spent a lifetime “trying to learn what it means to be brave”; Joe’s wife, Lucy, the woman Harry has loved for three decades; and Joe and Lucy’s daughter Kate—the spirited young woman who holds the key to the last unopened door to the past. As their stories unfold, secrets are revealed, courage is tested, and the bonds of love are strengthened. And always center stage is the place itself—a magical, forgotten corner of New England where the longings of the human heart are mirrored in the wild beauty of the landscape. Intimate, powerful, and profound, The Summer Guest reveals Justin Cronin as a storyteller of unique and marvelous talent. It is a book to treasure.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-emma-a-novel-by-steena-holmes--65311391https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Emma: A Novel Series: #1 of Finding Emma Author: Steena Holmes Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A mother’s near-obsessive devotion to her missing daughter threatens to destroy more than one family. Megan is the harried but happy stay-at-home mother of three little girls living in a small town. Her life implodes when her youngest daughter, Emma, disappears on her third birthday. Two years later, Megan is preparing to commemorate Emma’s birthday and the anniversary of her kidnapping, compelled to keep her name alive in the minds of her community and her family. Her commitment to Emma, however, borderlines on obsession as she follows the families of little girls who look like the daughter she lost. Her obsession with finding Emma has distanced Megan from both friends and family. Her two older daughters are resentful of her relentless and fruitless search for their sister, and her husband pleads with her to accept that Emma is gone so that the family can move on with their lives. Meanwhile, in the same small town, Jack is beginning to question his wife’s secrecy about their adored granddaughter, Emmie. As Dottie slips into dementia and becomes increasingly protective over Emmie, he can’t help but wonder if there could be a dark secret that Dottie is keeping from him. Jack and Megan’s worlds finally intersect at the town carnival, when Megan snaps a photograph of a little girl on her grandfather’s shoulders.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162475Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Emma: A Novel Series: #1 of Finding Emma Author: Steena Holmes Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Emma: A Novel Series: #1 of Finding Emma Author: Steena Holmes Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A mother’s near-obsessive devotion to her missing daughter threatens to destroy more than one family. Megan is the harried but happy stay-at-home mother of three little girls living in a small town. Her life implodes when her youngest daughter, Emma, disappears on her third birthday. Two years later, Megan is preparing to commemorate Emma’s birthday and the anniversary of her kidnapping, compelled to keep her name alive in the minds of her community and her family. Her commitment to Emma, however, borderlines on obsession as she follows the families of little girls who look like the daughter she lost. Her obsession with finding Emma has distanced Megan from both friends and family. Her two older daughters are resentful of her relentless and fruitless search for their sister, and her husband pleads with her to accept that Emma is gone so that the family can move on with their lives. Meanwhile, in the same small town, Jack is beginning to question his wife’s secrecy about their adored granddaughter, Emmie. As Dottie slips into dementia and becomes increasingly protective over Emmie, he can’t help but wonder if there could be a dark secret that Dottie is keeping from him. Jack and Megan’s worlds finally intersect at the town carnival, when Megan snaps a photograph of a little girl on her grandfather’s shoulders.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/benediction-by-kent-haruf--65311386https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benediction Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a palpable presence for all three of them. Next door, a young girl named Alice moves in with her grandmother and contends with the painful memories that Dad's condition stirs up of her own mother's death. Meanwhile, the town’s newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times.  Bracing, sad and deeply illuminating, Benediction captures the fullness of life by representing every stage of it, including its extinction, as well as the hopes and dreams that sustain us along the way. Here Kent Haruf gives us his most indelible portrait yet of this small town and reveals, with grace and insight, the compassion, the suffering and, above all, the humanity of its inhabitants.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162903Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benediction Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benediction Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a palpable presence for all three of them. Next door, a young girl named Alice moves in with her grandmother and contends with the painful memories that Dad's condition stirs up of her own mother's death. Meanwhile, the town’s newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times.  Bracing, sad and deeply illuminating, Benediction captures the fullness of life by representing every stage of it, including its extinction, as well as the hopes and dreams that sustain us along the way. Here Kent Haruf gives us his most indelible portrait yet of this small town and reveals, with grace and insight, the compassion, the suffering and, above all, the humanity of its inhabitants.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-minus-one-by-ruth-doan-macdougall--65311406https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Minus One Author: Ruth Doan Macdougall Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The year is 1969, a time of turmoil for the United States—and for thirty-year-old Emily Bean, who, following her devastating divorce, leaves her home in the New Hampshire mountains to work as a teacher in the state’s coastal region. Still in love with her ex-husband, David, Emily struggles to adjust to single life. Women’s liberation and the freewheeling sixties had only been on the perimeter of her married life, so even walking into a restaurant alone makes insecure Emily self-conscious. The men in town are quick to notice an available and attractive young woman with legs made for miniskirts. Emily falls into relationships with two men, one of whom could be her way back to the safe life that she lost. But in this portrait of a woman on the brink of self-realization, Emily must learn whether or not she can truly recapture the past.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161939Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Minus One Author: Ruth Doan Macdougall Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 19,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Minus One Author: Ruth Doan Macdougall Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The year is 1969, a time of turmoil for the United States—and for thirty-year-old Emily Bean, who, following her devastating divorce, leaves her home in the New Hampshire mountains to work as a teacher in the state’s coastal region. Still in love with her ex-husband, David, Emily struggles to adjust to single life. Women’s liberation and the freewheeling sixties had only been on the perimeter of her married life, so even walking into a restaurant alone makes insecure Emily self-conscious. The men in town are quick to notice an available and attractive young woman with legs made for miniskirts. Emily falls into relationships with two men, one of whom could be her way back to the safe life that she lost. But in this portrait of a woman on the brink of self-realization, Emily must learn whether or not she can truly recapture the past.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cowboy-takes-a-bride-by-lori-wilde--65311473https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cowboy Takes a Bride Series: #1 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Any contemporary romance reader can tell you, cowboys are hot! And no one is hotter than Joe Daniels, the sexy ranch-hand hero of Lori Wilde’s The Cowboy Takes a Bride. The first book in Wilde’s exciting series set in Jubilee, Texas—a small town full of horses, cowboys, and more romance than you can shake a stick at—The Cowboy Takes a Bride is the kind of western-set love story that bestselling romance authors Linda Lael Miller and Kat Martin are famous for. Readers who love books by Susan Wiggs, Susan Mallery, and Sherryl Woods will fall passionately in love with cowboy Joe as he and a beautiful failed wedding planner try to make a go at a falling down ranch and find that their hearts are leading them straight to the altar.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163691Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cowboy Takes a Bride Series: #1 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cowboy Takes a Bride Series: #1 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Any contemporary romance reader can tell you, cowboys are hot! And no one is hotter than Joe Daniels, the sexy ranch-hand hero of Lori Wilde’s The Cowboy Takes a Bride. The first book in Wilde’s exciting series set in Jubilee, Texas—a small town full of horses, cowboys, and more romance than you can shake a stick at—The Cowboy Takes a Bride is the kind of western-set love story that bestselling romance authors Linda Lael Miller and Kat Martin are famous for. Readers who love books by Susan Wiggs, Susan Mallery, and Sherryl Woods will fall passionately in love with cowboy Joe as he and a beautiful failed wedding planner try to make a go at a falling down ranch and find that their hearts are leading them straight to the altar.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-week-in-winter-by-maeve-binchy--65311412https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Week in Winter Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, everyone thinks she is crazy. Helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the house) and Orla, her niece (a whiz at business), Chicky is finally ready to welcome the first guests to Stone House’s big warm kitchen, log fires, and understated elegant bedrooms. John, the American movie star, thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian are forced into taking a holiday together; Nicola and Henry, husband and wife, have been shaken by seeing too much death practicing medicine; Anders hates his father’s business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired schoolteacher, criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone’s relief; the Walls are disappointed to have won this second-prize holiday in a contest where first prize was Paris; and Freda, the librarian, is afraid of her own psychic visions.             Sharing a week with this unlikely cast of characters is pure joy, full of Maeve’s trademark warmth and humor. Once again, she embraces us with her grand storytelling.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162896Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Week in Winter Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Week in Winter Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, everyone thinks she is crazy. Helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the house) and Orla, her niece (a whiz at business), Chicky is finally ready to welcome the first guests to Stone House’s big warm kitchen, log fires, and understated elegant bedrooms. John, the American movie star, thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian are forced into taking a holiday together; Nicola and Henry, husband and wife, have been shaken by seeing too much death practicing medicine; Anders hates his father’s business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired schoolteacher, criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone’s relief; the Walls are disappointed to have won this second-prize holiday in a contest where first prize was Paris; and Freda, the librarian, is afraid of her own psychic visions.             Sharing a week with this unlikely cast of characters is pure joy, full of Maeve’s trademark warmth and humor. Once again, she embraces us with her grand storytelling.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-cowboy-for-christmas-a-jubilee-texas-novel-by-lori-wilde--65311389https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Cowboy for Christmas: A Jubilee, Texas Novel Series: #3 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: If you’re looking for love, look no further than Jubilee, Texas! This small Western town with the big heart is the creation of New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde—and now she’s giving fans of Susan Wiggs, Susan Mallery, and Sherryl Woods, and contemporary romance readers everywhere the perfect holiday gift: A Cowboy for Christmas! Wilde’s third visit to Jubilee is a totally charming, utterly captivating holiday treat that combines all the elements that  romance lovers love—passion, emotion, wit, warmth, family…and cowboys—as a lonely young widow raising her young son alone experiences a true Christmas miracle when a rugged, handsome stranger enters her life. Put A Cowboy for Christmas on your holiday wish list!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163688Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Cowboy for Christmas: A Jubilee, Texas Novel Series: #3 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Cowboy for Christmas: A Jubilee, Texas Novel Series: #3 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: If you’re looking for love, look no further than Jubilee, Texas! This small Western town with the big heart is the creation of New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde—and now she’s giving fans of Susan Wiggs, Susan Mallery, and Sherryl Woods, and contemporary romance readers everywhere the perfect holiday gift: A Cowboy for Christmas! Wilde’s third visit to Jubilee is a totally charming, utterly captivating holiday treat that combines all the elements that  romance lovers love—passion, emotion, wit, warmth, family…and cowboys—as a lonely young widow raising her young son alone experiences a true Christmas miracle when a rugged, handsome stranger enters her life. Put A Cowboy for Christmas on your holiday wish list!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cowboy-and-the-princess-by-lori-wilde--65311379https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163686 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cowboy and the Princess Series: #2 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Welcome back to Jubilee, Texas, where New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde romantically pairs a beautifully princess with Texas royalty: a rugged, totally hot, real-live cowboy! Wilde’s Jubilee novels celebrate homespun, small-town love—a treat for readers of the contemporary romance fiction of Sherryl Woods, Susan Wiggs and Susan Mallery—and her sexy cowboy heroes are sure to make Linda Lael Miller fans swoon. Nobody can resist these handsome, muscular, outdoorsy American icons, especially not the royal runaway bride in The Cowboy and the Princess, who unexpectedly finds her heart’s true desire in blue jeans smack-dab in the middle of America’s Southwest. You won’t want to miss the fireworks when these two worlds romantically collide!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163686Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163686 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cowboy and the Princess Series: #2 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163686 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cowboy and the Princess Series: #2 of Jubilee, Texas Author: Lori Wilde Narrator: C. J. Critt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Welcome back to Jubilee, Texas, where New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde romantically pairs a beautifully princess with Texas royalty: a rugged, totally hot, real-live cowboy! Wilde’s Jubilee novels celebrate homespun, small-town love—a treat for readers of the contemporary romance fiction of Sherryl Woods, Susan Wiggs and Susan Mallery—and her sexy cowboy heroes are sure to make Linda Lael Miller fans swoon. Nobody can resist these handsome, muscular, outdoorsy American icons, especially not the royal runaway bride in The Cowboy and the Princess, who unexpectedly finds her heart’s true desire in blue jeans smack-dab in the middle of America’s Southwest. You won’t want to miss the fireworks when these two worlds romantically collide!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-midwife-of-hope-river-a-novel-of-an-american-midwife-by-patricia-harman--65311368https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of an American Midwife Series: #1 of Hope River Author: Patricia Harman Narrator: Anne Wittman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A remarkable new voice in American fiction enchants readers with a moving and uplifting novel that celebrates the miracle of life. In The Midwife of Hope River, first-time novelist Patricia Harmon transports us to poverty stricken Appalachia during the Great Depression years of the 1930s and introduces us to a truly unforgettable heroine. Patience Murphy, a midwife struggling against disease, poverty, and prejudice—and her own haunting past—is a strong and endearing character that fans of the books of Ami McKay and Diane Chamberlain will take into their hearts, as she courageously attempts to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163697Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of an American Midwife Series: #1 of Hope River Author: Patricia Harman Narrator: Anne Wittman Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of an American Midwife Series: #1 of Hope River Author: Patricia Harman Narrator: Anne Wittman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A remarkable new voice in American fiction enchants readers with a moving and uplifting novel that celebrates the miracle of life. In The Midwife of Hope River, first-time novelist Patricia Harmon transports us to poverty stricken Appalachia during the Great Depression years of the 1930s and introduces us to a truly unforgettable heroine. Patience Murphy, a midwife struggling against disease, poverty, and prejudice—and her own haunting past—is a strong and endearing character that fans of the books of Ami McKay and Diane Chamberlain will take into their hearts, as she courageously attempts to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schroder-a-novel-by-amity-gaige--65311417https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Schroder: A Novel Author: Amity Gaige Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit. Attending a New England summer camp, young Eric Schroder-a first-generation East German immigrant-adopts the last name Kennedy to more easily fit in, a fateful white lie that will set him on an improbable and ultimately tragic course. Schroder relates the story of Eric's urgent escape years later to Lake Champlain, Vermont, with his six-year-old daughter, Meadow, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife, who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. From a correctional facility, Eric surveys the course of his life to understand-and maybe even explain-his behavior: the painful separation from his mother in childhood; a harrowing escape to America with his taciturn father; a romance that withered under a shadow of lies; and his proudest moments and greatest regrets as a flawed but loving father. Alternately lovesick and ecstatic, Amity Gaige's deftly imagined novel offers a profound meditation on history and fatherhood, and the many identities we take on in our lives--those we are born with and those we construct for ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162323Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Schroder: A Novel Author: Amity Gaige Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Schroder: A Novel Author: Amity Gaige Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit. Attending a New England summer camp, young Eric Schroder-a first-generation East German immigrant-adopts the last name Kennedy to more easily fit in, a fateful white lie that will set him on an improbable and ultimately tragic course. Schroder relates the story of Eric's urgent escape years later to Lake Champlain, Vermont, with his six-year-old daughter, Meadow, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife, who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. From a correctional facility, Eric surveys the course of his life to understand-and maybe even explain-his behavior: the painful separation from his mother in childhood; a harrowing escape to America with his taciturn father; a romance that withered under a shadow of lies; and his proudest moments and greatest regrets as a flawed but loving father. Alternately lovesick and ecstatic, Amity Gaige's deftly imagined novel offers a profound meditation on history and fatherhood, and the many identities we take on in our lives--those we are born with and those we construct for ourselves.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/see-now-then-a-novel-by-jamaica-kincaid--65311372https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See Now Then: A Novel Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Jamaica Kincaid Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In See Now Then, the brilliant and evocative new novel from Jamaica Kincaid—her first in ten years—a marriage is revealed in all it's joys and agonies. This piercing examination of the manifold ways in which the passing of time operates on the human consciousness unfolds gracefully and Kincaid inhabits each of her characters, a Mother and Father, their two children living in a small village in New England, as they move, in their own minds, between the present, the past, and the future—for, as she writes, 'the present will be a now then and the past is now then and the future will be a now then.' Her characters, constrained by the world, despair in their domestic situations. But their minds wander, trying to make linear sense of what is, in fact, nonlinear. See Now Then is Kincaid's attempt to make clear what is unclear, and to make unclear what we assumed was clear: that is, the beginning, the middle, and the end. Since the publication of her first short story collection, At The Bottom Of The River, nominated for a PEN / Faulkner Award for fiction, Jamaica Kincaid has demonstrated a unique talent for seeing beyond and through the surface of things. In SEE NOW THEN, she envelops the listener in a world that is both familiar and startling—creating her most emotionally and thematically daring work yet.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177657Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See Now Then: A Novel Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Jamaica Kincaid Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See Now Then: A Novel Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Jamaica Kincaid Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In See Now Then, the brilliant and evocative new novel from Jamaica Kincaid—her first in ten years—a marriage is revealed in all it's joys and agonies. This piercing examination of the manifold ways in which the passing of time operates on the human consciousness unfolds gracefully and Kincaid inhabits each of her characters, a Mother and Father, their two children living in a small village in New England, as they move, in their own minds, between the present, the past, and the future—for, as she writes, 'the present will be a now then and the past is now then and the future will be a now then.' Her characters, constrained by the world, despair in their domestic situations. But their minds wander, trying to make linear sense of what is, in fact, nonlinear. See Now Then is Kincaid's attempt to make clear what is unclear, and to make unclear what we assumed was clear: that is, the beginning, the middle, and the end. Since the publication of her first short story collection, At The Bottom Of The River, nominated for a PEN / Faulkner Award for fiction, Jamaica Kincaid has demonstrated a unique talent for seeing beyond and through the surface of things. In SEE NOW THEN, she envelops the listener in a world that is both familiar and startling—creating her most emotionally and thematically daring work yet.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mrs-wiggs-and-the-cabbage-patch-by-alice-hegan-rice--65311350https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs. Wiggs and the Cabbage Patch Author: Alice Hegan Rice Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mrs. Wiggs and her five children find themselves in danger of losing their shack in the cabbage patch, as they are falling behind on the mortgage and unable to get the necessary employment that they need. They are so deep in debt that they must sell the beautiful Christmas dinner that is donated to them by the local church in order to buy cheaper food supplies. Her oldest son, Jimmy, who is often the breadwinner, grows sicker and sicker until he passes away and Mrs. Wiggs turns to Lucy, the woman who brought them the Christmas dinner, for help. Time passes, and the family's hardships continue with various adventures and Lucy's helpful nature intermixed. Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942) was an American author whose work was predominately set in the rural Kentucky countryside that she grew up in. 'Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch' was her most successful work, with versions of it being produced on stage and film.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174888Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs. Wiggs and the Cabbage Patch Author: Alice Hegan Rice Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 24 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs. Wiggs and the Cabbage Patch Author: Alice Hegan Rice Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mrs. Wiggs and her five children find themselves in danger of losing their shack in the cabbage patch, as they are falling behind on the mortgage and unable to get the necessary employment that they need. They are so deep in debt that they must sell the beautiful Christmas dinner that is donated to them by the local church in order to buy cheaper food supplies. Her oldest son, Jimmy, who is often the breadwinner, grows sicker and sicker until he passes away and Mrs. Wiggs turns to Lucy, the woman who brought them the Christmas dinner, for help. Time passes, and the family's hardships continue with various adventures and Lucy's helpful nature intermixed. Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942) was an American author whose work was predominately set in the rural Kentucky countryside that she grew up in. 'Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch' was her most successful work, with versions of it being produced on stage and film.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-city-of-devi-by-manil-suri--65311365https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163700 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The City of Devi Author: Manil Suri Narrator: Priya Ayyar, Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 18 minutes Release date: February 4, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A dazzling, multilayered novel that not only encompasses a searing love story but—with its epic reach from quarks to mythology to geopolitics—also encapsulates the fate of the entire world. As Mumbai empties under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation, Sarita, a thirty-three-year-old statistician, can only think of one thing: being reunited with Karun, her physicist husband. Why has he vanished? Who is he running from? How will they form the family of three he's always wanted? To find him, Sarita must journey across the surreal landscape of a near-abandoned city, braving gangs of competing Hindu and Muslim hoodlums. Joining her is Jaz—nominally a Muslim but whose true religion has always been sex with other men. Danger lurks around every corner, but so does the incongruous and the absurd: the patron goddess Devi Ma has even materialized on a beach to save her city from harm. Sarita's search leads her to this beach, thrusting her into a trinity so mercurial, so consuming, that it will alter her life more fundamentally than any apocalypse to come. Fearlessly provocative, wickedly comedic, and propelled with rocket-fuel energy, The City of Devi exuberantly upends assumptions of politics, religion, sex, and India's global emergence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163700Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163700 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The City of Devi Author: Manil Suri Narrator: Priya Ayyar, Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 18 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163700 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The City of Devi Author: Manil Suri Narrator: Priya Ayyar, Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 18 minutes Release date: February 4, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A dazzling, multilayered novel that not only encompasses a searing love story but—with its epic reach from quarks to mythology to geopolitics—also encapsulates the fate of the entire world. As Mumbai empties under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation, Sarita, a thirty-three-year-old statistician, can only think of one thing: being reunited with Karun, her physicist husband. Why has he vanished? Who is he running from? How will they form the family of three he's always wanted? To find him, Sarita must journey across the surreal landscape of a near-abandoned city, braving gangs of competing Hindu and Muslim hoodlums. Joining her is Jaz—nominally a Muslim but whose true religion has always been sex with other men. Danger lurks around every corner, but so does the incongruous and the absurd: the patron goddess Devi Ma has even materialized on a beach to save her city from harm. Sarita's search leads her to this beach, thrusting her into a trinity so mercurial, so consuming, that it will alter her life more fundamentally than any apocalypse to come. Fearlessly provocative, wickedly comedic, and propelled with rocket-fuel energy, The City of Devi exuberantly upends assumptions of politics, religion, sex, and India's global emergence.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/until-the-end-of-time-a-novel-by-danielle-steel--65311515https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158063 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until the End of Time: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bill is a dedicated young lawyer working at his family’s prestigious New York firm, who leaves everything he trained for to follow his dream and become a minister in rural Wyoming. Jenny, his wife, is a stylist whose heart and soul are invested in fashion. She leaves the milieu and life she loves to join him. The certainty they share is that their destinies are linked forever.Fast forward thirty-eight years. Robert is a hardworking independent book publisher in Manhattan, who has given up all personal life to build his struggling business. He is looking for one big hit novel to publish. Lillibet is a young Amish woman, living as though in the seventeenth century, caring for her widowed father and three young brothers on their family farm. In secret at night, by candlelight, she has written the novel that burns within her, and gets it into Robert’s hands, wrapped in her hand-stitched apron. He falls in love first with the book, and then with the woman he has never met, living in the sequestered world of the Amish—a world without telephones, computers, electricity, modern conveniences, or cars. Although Lillibet faces banishment from her family and community, she embraces the opportunity to publish her novel, and is irresistibly drawn to the man who has heard her voice. Destiny is at work here. Fate draws her from her horse-and-buggy life toward his, and the publication of her novel.In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel, these two remarkable relationships come together in unexpected and surprising ways, as lovers are lost, and find each other again. If it is true that real love lasts forever and lovers cannot lose each other, then Until the End of Time will not only comfort and fascinate us, as destiny does her dance, but it will give us hope as well. Love and fate are powerful, irresistible forces, as Steel proves to us here, in a book about courage, change, risk, and hope...and love that never dies.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158063Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158063 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until the End of Time: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158063 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until the End of Time: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bill is a dedicated young lawyer working at his family’s prestigious New York firm, who leaves everything he trained for to follow his dream and become a minister in rural Wyoming. Jenny, his wife, is a stylist whose heart and soul are invested in fashion. She leaves the milieu and life she loves to join him. The certainty they share is that their destinies are linked forever.Fast forward thirty-eight years. Robert is a hardworking independent book publisher in Manhattan, who has given up all personal life to build his struggling business. He is looking for one big hit novel to publish. Lillibet is a young Amish woman, living as though in the seventeenth century, caring for her widowed father and three young brothers on their family farm. In secret at night, by candlelight, she has written the novel that burns within her, and gets it into Robert’s hands, wrapped in her hand-stitched apron. He falls in love first with the book, and then with the woman he has never met, living in the sequestered world of the Amish—a world without telephones, computers, electricity, modern conveniences, or cars. Although Lillibet faces banishment from her family and community, she embraces the opportunity to publish her novel, and is irresistibly drawn to the man who has heard her voice. Destiny is at work here. Fate draws her from her horse-and-buggy life toward his, and the publication of her novel.In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel, these two remarkable relationships come together in unexpected and surprising ways, as lovers are lost, and find each other again. If it is true that real love lasts forever and lovers cannot lose each other, then Until the End of Time will not only comfort and fascinate us, as destiny does her dance, but it will give us hope as well. Love and fate are powerful, irresistible forces, as Steel proves to us here, in a book about courage, change, risk, and hope...and love that never dies.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tin-horse-a-novel-by-janice-steinberg--65311416https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tin Horse: A Novel Author: Janice Steinberg Narrator: Kate McGregor-Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the stunning tradition of Lisa See, Maeve Binchy, and Alice Hoffman, The Tin Horse is a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bond sisters share and the dreams and sorrows that lay at the heart of the immigrant experience. It has been more than sixty years since Elaine Greenstein’s twin sister, Barbara, ran away, cutting off contact with her family forever. Elaine has made peace with that loss. But while sifting through old papers as she prepares to move to Rancho Mañana—or the “Ranch of No Tomorrow” as she refers to the retirement community—she  is stunned to find a possible hint to Barbara’s whereabouts all these years later. And it pushes her to confront the fierce love and bitter rivalry of their youth during the 1920s and ’30s, in the Los Angeles Jewish neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Though raised together in Boyle Heights, where kosher delis and storefront signs in Yiddish lined the streets, Elaine and Barbara staked out very different personal territories. Elaine was thoughtful and studious, encouraged to dream of going to college, while Barbara was a bold rule-breaker whose hopes fastened on nearby Hollywood. In the fall of 1939, when the girls were eighteen, Barbara’s recklessness took an alarming turn. Leaving only a cryptic note, she disappeared. In an unforgettable voice layered with humor and insight, Elaine delves into the past. She recalls growing up with her spirited family: her luftmensch of a grandfather, a former tinsmith with tales from the Old Country; her papa, who preaches the American Dream even as it eludes him; her mercurial mother, whose secret grief colors her moods—and of course audacious Barbara and their younger sisters, Audrey and Harriet. As Elaine looks back on the momentous events of history and on the personal dramas of the Greenstein clan, she must finally face the truth of her own childhood, and that of the twin sister she once knew. In The Tin Horse, Janice Steinberg exquisitely unfolds a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bonds between sisters, mothers, and daughters and the profound and surprising ways we are shaped by those we love. At its core, it is a book not only about the stories we tell but, more important, those we believe, especially the ones about our very selves. Praise for The Tin Horse “Steinberg, the author of five mysteries, has transcended genre to weave a rich story that will appeal to readers who appreciate multigenerational immigrant family sagas as well as those who simply enjoy psychological suspense.”—BookPage]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161857Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tin Horse: A Novel Author: Janice Steinberg Narrator: Kate McGregor-Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 39 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tin Horse: A Novel Author: Janice Steinberg Narrator: Kate McGregor-Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the stunning tradition of Lisa See, Maeve Binchy, and Alice Hoffman, The Tin Horse is a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bond sisters share and the dreams and sorrows that lay at the heart of the immigrant experience. It has been more than sixty years since Elaine Greenstein’s twin sister, Barbara, ran away, cutting off contact with her family forever. Elaine has made peace with that loss. But while sifting through old papers as she prepares to move to Rancho Mañana—or the “Ranch of No Tomorrow” as she refers to the retirement community—she  is stunned to find a possible hint to Barbara’s whereabouts all these years later. And it pushes her to confront the fierce love and bitter rivalry of their youth during the 1920s and ’30s, in the Los Angeles Jewish neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Though raised together in Boyle Heights, where kosher delis and storefront signs in Yiddish lined the streets, Elaine and Barbara staked out very different personal territories. Elaine was thoughtful and studious, encouraged to dream of going to college, while Barbara was a bold rule-breaker whose hopes fastened on nearby Hollywood. In the fall of 1939, when the girls were eighteen, Barbara’s recklessness took an alarming turn. Leaving only a cryptic note, she disappeared. In an unforgettable voice layered with humor and insight, Elaine delves into the past. She recalls growing up with her spirited family: her luftmensch of a grandfather, a former tinsmith with tales from the Old Country; her papa, who preaches the American Dream even as it eludes him; her mercurial mother, whose secret grief colors her moods—and of course audacious Barbara and their younger sisters, Audrey and Harriet. As Elaine looks back on the momentous events of history and on the personal dramas of the Greenstein clan, she must finally face the truth of her own childhood, and that of the twin sister she once knew. In The Tin Horse, Janice Steinberg exquisitely unfolds a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bonds between sisters, mothers, and daughters and the profound and surprising ways we are shaped by those we love. At its core, it is a book not only about the stories we tell but, more important, those we believe, especially the ones about our very selves. Praise for The Tin Horse “Steinberg, the author of five mysteries, has transcended genre to weave a rich story that will appeal to readers who appreciate multigenerational immigrant family sagas as well as those who simply enjoy psychological suspense.”—BookPage]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/easter-bunny-murder-a-lucy-stone-mystery-by-leslie-meier--65311362https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175982 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Easter Bunny Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery Series: #19 of Lucy Stone Author: Leslie Meier Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lucy Stone has always loved covering the annual Easter egg hunt for the Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at Pine Point, it's a swanky event where the eggs are as likely to contain savings bonds as they are jelly beans. But when Lucy arrives, a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges, only to drop dead moments later. Lucy discovers the victim is VV's grandson, and soon learns that not all is as it seems at idyllic Pine Point. Always a social butterfly, VV has been skipping lunch dates with friends, and her much-needed donations to local charities have stopped with no explanation. Maybe she's going senile, or maybe her heirs are getting a little too anxious to take over her estate.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175982Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175982 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Easter Bunny Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery Series: #19 of Lucy Stone Author: Leslie Meier Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175982 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Easter Bunny Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery Series: #19 of Lucy Stone Author: Leslie Meier Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lucy Stone has always loved covering the annual Easter egg hunt for the Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at Pine Point, it's a swanky event where the eggs are as likely to contain savings bonds as they are jelly beans. But when Lucy arrives, a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges, only to drop dead moments later. Lucy discovers the victim is VV's grandson, and soon learns that not all is as it seems at idyllic Pine Point. Always a social butterfly, VV has been skipping lunch dates with friends, and her much-needed donations to local charities have stopped with no explanation. Maybe she's going senile, or maybe her heirs are getting a little too anxious to take over her estate.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-in-advertising-a-novel-by-john-kenney--65311431https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth in Advertising: A Novel Author: John Kenney Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “A quick-witted, wry sendup of the advertising industry and corporate culture…A clear-eyed, sympathetic story about complex family ties and the possibility of healing” (The Washington Post). Finbar Dolan is lost and lonely. Except he doesn’t know it. Despite escaping his blue-collar Boston upbringing to carve out a mildly successful career at a Madison Avenue ad agency, he’s a bit of a mess and closing in on forty. He’s recently called off his wedding. Now, a few days before Christmas, he’s forced to cancel a long-postponed vacation in order to write, produce, and edit a Superbowl commercial for his diaper account in record time. Fortunately, it gets worse. He learns that his long-estranged and once-abusive father has fallen ill. And that neither his brothers nor his sister intend to visit. It’s a wake-up call for Fin to re-evaluate the choices he’s made, admit that he’s falling for his coworker Phoebe, question the importance of diapers in his life, and finally tell the truth about his life and his past. In the spirit of Then We Came to the End and This Is Where I Leave You, novelist John Kenney, a regular New Yorker contributor, mines his own advertising background to creating this moving debut, nothing short of “a masterful blend of wit and seriousness, stunning in its honesty” (Booklist, starred review).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161842Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth in Advertising: A Novel Author: John Kenney Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth in Advertising: A Novel Author: John Kenney Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “A quick-witted, wry sendup of the advertising industry and corporate culture…A clear-eyed, sympathetic story about complex family ties and the possibility of healing” (The Washington Post). Finbar Dolan is lost and lonely. Except he doesn’t know it. Despite escaping his blue-collar Boston upbringing to carve out a mildly successful career at a Madison Avenue ad agency, he’s a bit of a mess and closing in on forty. He’s recently called off his wedding. Now, a few days before Christmas, he’s forced to cancel a long-postponed vacation in order to write, produce, and edit a Superbowl commercial for his diaper account in record time. Fortunately, it gets worse. He learns that his long-estranged and once-abusive father has fallen ill. And that neither his brothers nor his sister intend to visit. It’s a wake-up call for Fin to re-evaluate the choices he’s made, admit that he’s falling for his coworker Phoebe, question the importance of diapers in his life, and finally tell the truth about his life and his past. In the spirit of Then We Came to the End and This Is Where I Leave You, novelist John Kenney, a regular New Yorker contributor, mines his own advertising background to creating this moving debut, nothing short of “a masterful blend of wit and seriousness, stunning in its honesty” (Booklist, starred review).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-antagonist-by-lynn-coady--65311384https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Antagonist Author: Lynn Coady Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A piercing epistolary novel, The Antagonist explores, with wit and compassion, how the impressions of others shape, pervert, and flummox both our perceptions of ourselves and our very nature. Gordon Rankin Jr., aka “Rank,” thinks of himself as “King Midas in reverse”—and indeed misfortune seems to follow him at every turn. Against his will and his nature, he has long been considered—given his enormous size and strength—a goon and enforcer by his classmates, by his hockey coaches, and, not least, by his “tiny, angry” father. He gamely lives up to their expectations, until a vicious twist of fate forces him to flee underground. Now pushing forty, he discovers that an old, trusted friend from his college days has published a novel that borrows freely from the traumatic events of Rank’s own life. Outraged by this betrayal and feeling cruelly misrepresented, he bashes out his own version of his story in a barrage of e-mails to the novelist that range from funny to furious to heartbreaking. With The Antagonist, Lynn Coady demonstrates all of the gifts that have made her one of Canada’s most respected young writers. Here she gives us an astonishing story of sons and fathers and mothers, of the rewards and betrayals of male friendship, and a large-spirited, hilarious, and exhilarating portrait of a man tearing his life apart in order to put himself back together.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163573Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Antagonist Author: Lynn Coady Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Antagonist Author: Lynn Coady Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A piercing epistolary novel, The Antagonist explores, with wit and compassion, how the impressions of others shape, pervert, and flummox both our perceptions of ourselves and our very nature. Gordon Rankin Jr., aka “Rank,” thinks of himself as “King Midas in reverse”—and indeed misfortune seems to follow him at every turn. Against his will and his nature, he has long been considered—given his enormous size and strength—a goon and enforcer by his classmates, by his hockey coaches, and, not least, by his “tiny, angry” father. He gamely lives up to their expectations, until a vicious twist of fate forces him to flee underground. Now pushing forty, he discovers that an old, trusted friend from his college days has published a novel that borrows freely from the traumatic events of Rank’s own life. Outraged by this betrayal and feeling cruelly misrepresented, he bashes out his own version of his story in a barrage of e-mails to the novelist that range from funny to furious to heartbreaking. With The Antagonist, Lynn Coady demonstrates all of the gifts that have made her one of Canada’s most respected young writers. Here she gives us an astonishing story of sons and fathers and mothers, of the rewards and betrayals of male friendship, and a large-spirited, hilarious, and exhilarating portrait of a man tearing his life apart in order to put himself back together.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-boy-a-novel-by-lara-santoro--65311423https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy: A Novel Author: Lara Santoro Narrator: Angèle Masters Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anna has always been a risk-taker and a free spirit, but now she is raising a young daughter on her own and she has to play it safe. Her twenty-something neighbor with the slow, easy smile is in no way part of Anna's plans. She resists temptation in every way she can, yet Anna is soon drawn into a reckless and obsessive affair. Provocative, headlong, and utterly compelling, The Boy is the story of a woman on the edge, torn between love and compulsion, desire and duty. Lara Santoro writes in 'hypnotic and swiftly paced' prose (Daniel Woodrell) about the hazards of passion and motherhood and about one woman's unthinkable rebellion. 'Gorgeous, fiercely intelligent, deeply honest, and incredibly entertaining.' -- Anne Lamott]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158382Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy: A Novel Author: Lara Santoro Narrator: Angèle Masters Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy: A Novel Author: Lara Santoro Narrator: Angèle Masters Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anna has always been a risk-taker and a free spirit, but now she is raising a young daughter on her own and she has to play it safe. Her twenty-something neighbor with the slow, easy smile is in no way part of Anna's plans. She resists temptation in every way she can, yet Anna is soon drawn into a reckless and obsessive affair. Provocative, headlong, and utterly compelling, The Boy is the story of a woman on the edge, torn between love and compulsion, desire and duty. Lara Santoro writes in 'hypnotic and swiftly paced' prose (Daniel Woodrell) about the hazards of passion and motherhood and about one woman's unthinkable rebellion. 'Gorgeous, fiercely intelligent, deeply honest, and incredibly entertaining.' -- Anne Lamott]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cover-of-snow-a-novel-by-jenny-milchman--65311420https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cover of Snow: A Novel Author: Jenny Milchman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD Jenny Milchman’s Cover of Snow is a remarkable debut, a gripping tale of suspense in the tradition of Gillian Flynn, Chris Bohjalian, and Nancy Pickard. Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Nora Hamilton instantly knows that something is wrong. When her fog of sleep clears, she finds her world is suddenly, irretrievably shattered: Her husband, Brendan, has committed suicide. The first few hours following Nora’s devastating discovery pass for her in a blur of numbness and disbelief. Then, a disturbing awareness slowly settles in: Brendan left no note and gave no indication that he was contemplating taking his own life. Why would a rock-solid police officer with unwavering affection for his wife, job, and quaint hometown suddenly choose to end it all? Having spent a lifetime avoiding hard truths, Nora must now start facing them. Unraveling her late husband’s final days, Nora searches for an explanation—but finds a bewildering resistance from Brendan’s best friend and partner, his fellow police officers, and his brittle mother. It quickly becomes clear to Nora that she is asking questions no one wants to answer. For beneath the soft cover of snow lies a powerful conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep its presence unknown . . . and its darkest secrets hidden. Praise for Cover of Snow   “Well-defined characters take us on an emotional roller-coaster ride through the darkest night, with blinding twists and occasionally fatal turns. This is a richly woven story that not only looks at the devastating effects of suicide but also examines life in a small town and explores the complexity of marriage. Fans of Nancy Pickard, Margaret Maron, and C. J. Box will be delighted to find this new author.”—Booklist (starred review)   “Milchman reveals an intimate knowledge of the psychology of grief, along with a painterly gift for converting frozen feelings into scenes of a forbidding winter landscape.”—The New York Times   “Milchman makes [readers] feel the chill right down to their bones and casts a particularly effective mood in this stylish thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews   “Milchman tackles small-town angst where evil can simmer under the surface with a breathless energy and a feel for realistic characters.”—The Seattle Times   “The plot unfolds at an excellent clip . . . ultimately rushing headlong to a series of startling revelations.”—San Francisco Journal of Books   “Milchman expertly conveys Nora’s grief in a way that will warm hearts even in the dead of a Wedeskyull winter.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161861Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cover of Snow: A Novel Author: Jenny Milchman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cover of Snow: A Novel Author: Jenny Milchman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD Jenny Milchman’s Cover of Snow is a remarkable debut, a gripping tale of suspense in the tradition of Gillian Flynn, Chris Bohjalian, and Nancy Pickard. Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Nora Hamilton instantly knows that something is wrong. When her fog of sleep clears, she finds her world is suddenly, irretrievably shattered: Her husband, Brendan, has committed suicide. The first few hours following Nora’s devastating discovery pass for her in a blur of numbness and disbelief. Then, a disturbing awareness slowly settles in: Brendan left no note and gave no indication that he was contemplating taking his own life. Why would a rock-solid police officer with unwavering affection for his wife, job, and quaint hometown suddenly choose to end it all? Having spent a lifetime avoiding hard truths, Nora must now start facing them. Unraveling her late husband’s final days, Nora searches for an explanation—but finds a bewildering resistance from Brendan’s best friend and partner, his fellow police officers, and his brittle mother. It quickly becomes clear to Nora that she is asking questions no one wants to answer. For beneath the soft cover of snow lies a powerful conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep its presence unknown . . . and its darkest secrets hidden. Praise for Cover of Snow   “Well-defined characters take us on an emotional roller-coaster ride through the darkest night, with blinding twists and occasionally fatal turns. This is a richly woven story that not only looks at the devastating effects of suicide but also examines life in a small town and explores the complexity of marriage. Fans of Nancy Pickard, Margaret Maron, and C. J. Box will be delighted to find this new author.”—Booklist (starred review)   “Milchman reveals an intimate knowledge of the psychology of grief, along with a painterly gift for converting frozen feelings into scenes of a forbidding winter landscape.”—The New York Times   “Milchman makes [readers] feel the chill right down to their bones and casts a particularly effective mood in this stylish thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews   “Milchman tackles small-town angst where evil can simmer under the surface with a breathless energy and a feel for realistic characters.”—The Seattle Times   “The plot unfolds at an excellent clip . . . ultimately rushing headlong to a series of startling revelations.”—San Francisco Journal of Books   “Milchman expertly conveys Nora’s grief in a way that will warm hearts even in the dead of a Wedeskyull winter.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-good-things-a-novel-by-wendy-francis--65311511https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Good Things: A Novel Author: Wendy Francis Narrator: Madeleine Maby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Sisterhood, motherhood, marriage, baking, and books—these are a few of the things that make this delightful novel a recipe for getting through the tough stuff of life—from the author of The Summer Sail and The Summer of Good Intentions. Ellen McClarety, a recent divorcée, has opened a new bake shop in her small Midwestern town, hoping to turn her life around by dedicating herself to the traditional Danish pastry called kringle. She is no longer saddled by her ne’er-do-well husband, but the past still haunts her—sometimes by showing up on her doorstep. Her younger sister, Lanie, is a successful divorce attorney with a baby at home. But Lanie is beginning to feel that her perfect life is not as perfect as it seems. Both women long for the guidance of their mother, who died years ago but left them with lasting memories of her love and a wonderful piece of advice: “At the end of every day, you can always think of three good things that happened.” Ellen and Lanie are as close as two sisters can be, until one begins keeping a secret that could forever change both their lives. Wearing her big Midwestern heart proudly on her sleeve, Wendy Francis skillfully illuminates the emotional lives of two women with humor and compassion, weaving a story destined to be shared with a friend, a mother, or a sister.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157817Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Good Things: A Novel Author: Wendy Francis Narrator: Madeleine Maby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Good Things: A Novel Author: Wendy Francis Narrator: Madeleine Maby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Sisterhood, motherhood, marriage, baking, and books—these are a few of the things that make this delightful novel a recipe for getting through the tough stuff of life—from the author of The Summer Sail and The Summer of Good Intentions. Ellen McClarety, a recent divorcée, has opened a new bake shop in her small Midwestern town, hoping to turn her life around by dedicating herself to the traditional Danish pastry called kringle. She is no longer saddled by her ne’er-do-well husband, but the past still haunts her—sometimes by showing up on her doorstep. Her younger sister, Lanie, is a successful divorce attorney with a baby at home. But Lanie is beginning to feel that her perfect life is not as perfect as it seems. Both women long for the guidance of their mother, who died years ago but left them with lasting memories of her love and a wonderful piece of advice: “At the end of every day, you can always think of three good things that happened.” Ellen and Lanie are as close as two sisters can be, until one begins keeping a secret that could forever change both their lives. Wearing her big Midwestern heart proudly on her sleeve, Wendy Francis skillfully illuminates the emotional lives of two women with humor and compassion, weaving a story destined to be shared with a friend, a mother, or a sister.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sugar-springs-by-kim-law--65311491https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sugar Springs Series: #1 of A Sugar Springs Novel Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 25, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: RITA Finalist for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance Lee Ann London once had big plans…scholarship, college, love. Then she found herself raising her deceased sister’s twin girls when their father disappeared. Now, with her beautiful girls, a community that depends on her, and her photography studio finally taking off, Lee Ann may not have the life she’d imagined, but it’s definitely where she wants it. Until Cody, her bad-boy ex, returns to Sugar Springs… Cody’s childhood put a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas. Bouncing around the foster care system, he was always the one to leave before anyone left him first. Then he found a place he wanted to stick. Lee Ann was the best thing that ever happened to him. Only, he hurt her. Bad. He’s back now, and determined to earn her forgiveness…and maybe win back her love while he’s at it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155368Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sugar Springs Series: #1 of A Sugar Springs Novel Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sugar Springs Series: #1 of A Sugar Springs Novel Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 25, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: RITA Finalist for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance Lee Ann London once had big plans…scholarship, college, love. Then she found herself raising her deceased sister’s twin girls when their father disappeared. Now, with her beautiful girls, a community that depends on her, and her photography studio finally taking off, Lee Ann may not have the life she’d imagined, but it’s definitely where she wants it. Until Cody, her bad-boy ex, returns to Sugar Springs… Cody’s childhood put a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas. Bouncing around the foster care system, he was always the one to leave before anyone left him first. Then he found a place he wanted to stick. Lee Ann was the best thing that ever happened to him. Only, he hurt her. Bad. He’s back now, and determined to earn her forgiveness…and maybe win back her love while he’s at it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/waiting-for-spring-by-r-j-keller--65311509https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158244 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiting For Spring Author: R. J. Keller Narrator: Caroline Shaffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The pain in Tess Dyer’s heart stems from a lifetime of rejection: by her distant mother, by a string of one-night stands, and by her husband, Jason. He promised to love her forever, yet here she is, divorced and shunned in her own town. She tries everything to dull the pain: sex, work, and endlessly cleaning the house. Finally, in a fit of despair, she abandons the small town of Brookfield, Maine, for an even smaller town, determined to start over with a clean slate. But she can’t run from the demons in her head, and she soon falls back on her old habits, this time with the help of her sexy new neighbor Brian. Though she tells herself he is just a warm body to dull the pain, his kindness has a soothing effect on her bruised heart. But the fear of losing his love is always there, and before long, Tess’s past threatens to destroy her fragile new happiness. Ultimately, she must make a choice: continue drifting through life, or confront the cruel realities of her past and start living. A dramatic departure from contemporary chick-lit, Waiting for Spring is a moving novel about a real woman struggling to find her place in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158244Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158244 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiting For Spring Author: R. J. Keller Narrator: Caroline Shaffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 18,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158244 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiting For Spring Author: R. J. Keller Narrator: Caroline Shaffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The pain in Tess Dyer’s heart stems from a lifetime of rejection: by her distant mother, by a string of one-night stands, and by her husband, Jason. He promised to love her forever, yet here she is, divorced and shunned in her own town. She tries everything to dull the pain: sex, work, and endlessly cleaning the house. Finally, in a fit of despair, she abandons the small town of Brookfield, Maine, for an even smaller town, determined to start over with a clean slate. But she can’t run from the demons in her head, and she soon falls back on her old habits, this time with the help of her sexy new neighbor Brian. Though she tells herself he is just a warm body to dull the pain, his kindness has a soothing effect on her bruised heart. But the fear of losing his love is always there, and before long, Tess’s past threatens to destroy her fragile new happiness. Ultimately, she must make a choice: continue drifting through life, or confront the cruel realities of her past and start living. A dramatic departure from contemporary chick-lit, Waiting for Spring is a moving novel about a real woman struggling to find her place in the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghosts-of-manhattan-a-novel-by-douglas-brunt--65311432https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghosts of Manhattan: A Novel Author: Douglas Brunt Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This instant New York Times bestseller offers a withering view of life on Wall Street from the perspective of an unhappy insider who is too hooked on the money to find a way out, even as his career is ruining his marriage and corroding his soul. It’s 2005. Nick Farmer is a thirty-five-year-old bond trader with Bear Stearns clearing seven figures a year. The novelty of a work-related nightlife centering on liquor, hookers, and cocaine has long since worn thin, though Nick remains keenly addicted to his annual bonus. But the lifestyle is taking a toll on his marriage—and on him. When a nerdy analyst approaches him with apocalyptic prognostications of where Bear’s high-flying mortgage-backed securities trading may lead, Nick is presented with the kind of ethical dilemma he’s spent a lifetime avoiding. Throw in a hot financial journalist who seems to be more interested in him than in the percolating financial Armageddon and the prospect that his own wife may have found a new romantic interest of her own, and you have the recipe for Nick’s personal and professional implosion. By turns hilarious and harrowing, Ghosts of Manhattan follows a winning but flawed protagonist as he struggles to find the right path in a complicated urban heart of darkness]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157820Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghosts of Manhattan: A Novel Author: Douglas Brunt Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 16 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghosts of Manhattan: A Novel Author: Douglas Brunt Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This instant New York Times bestseller offers a withering view of life on Wall Street from the perspective of an unhappy insider who is too hooked on the money to find a way out, even as his career is ruining his marriage and corroding his soul. It’s 2005. Nick Farmer is a thirty-five-year-old bond trader with Bear Stearns clearing seven figures a year. The novelty of a work-related nightlife centering on liquor, hookers, and cocaine has long since worn thin, though Nick remains keenly addicted to his annual bonus. But the lifestyle is taking a toll on his marriage—and on him. When a nerdy analyst approaches him with apocalyptic prognostications of where Bear’s high-flying mortgage-backed securities trading may lead, Nick is presented with the kind of ethical dilemma he’s spent a lifetime avoiding. Throw in a hot financial journalist who seems to be more interested in him than in the percolating financial Armageddon and the prospect that his own wife may have found a new romantic interest of her own, and you have the recipe for Nick’s personal and professional implosion. By turns hilarious and harrowing, Ghosts of Manhattan follows a winning but flawed protagonist as he struggles to find the right path in a complicated urban heart of darkness]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-twelve-tribes-of-hattie-oprah-s-book-club-2-0-oprah-s-book-club-2-0-by-ayana-mathis--65311463https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0): Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Author: Ayana Mathis Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White, Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 31 Ratings of Narrator: 4.36 of Total 14 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection.   The arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.    A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented.  Hattie gives birth to nine more children whom she raises with grit and mettle and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave.  She vows to prepare them for the calamitous difficulty they are sure to face in their later lives, to meet a world that will not love them, a world that will not be kind. Captured here in twelve luminous narrative threads, their lives tell the story of a mother’s monumental courage and the journey of a nation.  Beautiful and devastating, Ayana Mathis’s The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is wondrous from first to last—glorious, harrowing, unexpectedly uplifting, and blazing with life. An emotionally transfixing novel, a searing portrait of striving in the face of insurmountable adversity, an indelible encounter with the resilience of the human spirit and the driving force of the American dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156830Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0): Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Author: Ayana Mathis Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White, Adenrele Ojo, Bahni...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0): Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Author: Ayana Mathis Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White, Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 31 Ratings of Narrator: 4.36 of Total 14 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection.   The arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.    A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented.  Hattie gives birth to nine more children whom she raises with grit and mettle and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave.  She vows to prepare them for the calamitous difficulty they are sure to face in their later lives, to meet a world that will not love them, a world that will not be kind. Captured here in twelve luminous narrative threads, their lives tell the story of a mother’s monumental courage and the journey of a nation.  Beautiful and devastating, Ayana Mathis’s The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is wondrous from first to last—glorious, harrowing, unexpectedly uplifting, and blazing with life. An emotionally transfixing novel, a searing portrait of striving in the face of insurmountable adversity, an indelible encounter with the resilience of the human spirit and the driving force of the American dream.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/highland-surrender-by-tracy-brogan--65311495https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Highland Surrender Author: Tracy Brogan Narrator: Sarah Coomes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Award Winner, Historical Romance. To seal a fragile truce, Fiona Sinclair’s brothers trade her in marriage to their sworn enemy. Though devastated by their betrayal, she has little choice in the matter, for if she refuses, her innocent young sister must take her place. The spirited Fiona is willing to sacrifice her freedom to protect her kin, but she vows never to surrender her heart. As the eldest son of a clan chief, Myles Campbell is accustomed to having his own way. But when the king of Scotland commands he wed a defiant Highland lass instead of a French mademoiselle, Myles must obey his royal duty. Meeting his bride for the first time on their wedding day, he is pleased to discover the lass is a beauty, but she quickly proves she’d just as soon kill him as kiss him. When two such warrior spirits collide, sparks fly, igniting a fiery passion that strains against the bonds of family honor, clan loyalty—and the ultimate surrender—love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153676Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Highland Surrender Author: Tracy Brogan Narrator: Sarah Coomes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 4, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Highland Surrender Author: Tracy Brogan Narrator: Sarah Coomes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Award Winner, Historical Romance. To seal a fragile truce, Fiona Sinclair’s brothers trade her in marriage to their sworn enemy. Though devastated by their betrayal, she has little choice in the matter, for if she refuses, her innocent young sister must take her place. The spirited Fiona is willing to sacrifice her freedom to protect her kin, but she vows never to surrender her heart. As the eldest son of a clan chief, Myles Campbell is accustomed to having his own way. But when the king of Scotland commands he wed a defiant Highland lass instead of a French mademoiselle, Myles must obey his royal duty. Meeting his bride for the first time on their wedding day, he is pleased to discover the lass is a beauty, but she quickly proves she’d just as soon kill him as kiss him. When two such warrior spirits collide, sparks fly, igniting a fiery passion that strains against the bonds of family honor, clan loyalty—and the ultimate surrender—love.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/losing-hope-by-leslie-j-sherrod--65311496https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing Hope Series: #1 of Sienna St. James Author: Leslie J. Sherrod Narrator: Patricia R. Floyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Having earned starred reviews and a fervent following for her urban Christian fiction, Leslie J. Sherrod delivers the first in a riveting new series. In Losing Hope, Sienna St. James thinks she's finally close to getting over her long-lost, globetrotting husband. Or so she thinks. One Tuesday, everything begins to come apart when a succession of strange events-including the mystery surrounding a girl named Hope-brings her past, present, and future into question.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153444Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing Hope Series: #1 of Sienna St. James Author: Leslie J. Sherrod Narrator: Patricia R. Floyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing Hope Series: #1 of Sienna St. James Author: Leslie J. Sherrod Narrator: Patricia R. Floyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Having earned starred reviews and a fervent following for her urban Christian fiction, Leslie J. Sherrod delivers the first in a riveting new series. In Losing Hope, Sienna St. James thinks she's finally close to getting over her long-lost, globetrotting husband. Or so she thinks. One Tuesday, everything begins to come apart when a succession of strange events-including the mystery surrounding a girl named Hope-brings her past, present, and future into question.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/old-town-by-lin-zhe--65311472https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old Town Author: Lin Zhe Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 27, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lin Zhe, one of China’s most prolific writers, paints an unforgettable picture of an ordinary family caught up in the maelstrom that was China’s most recent century. Her narrative ranges across the entire length of China, to California and back again, to the battlefields of the Anti-Japanese War of Resistance and the brutal “struggle” sessions of the Cultural Revolution. But it always returns to this family’s home in Old Town, that archetypical, old-fashioned, and vanishing place steeped in the traditions of South China. Ms. Lin examines the inner strength that sustains people’s lives in their darkest hours, when religious and political faith falter. And yet, a vein of irony and droll humor runs through this powerful story. Lin Zhe’s novel may be understood as a love story, memoir, history, or allegory. For the non-Chinese reader it provides a rare and moving insight into Chinese lives in a century of fearsome upheaval. This book was originally published under the title Riddles of Belief…And Love—A Story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155384Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old Town Author: Lin Zhe Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 27, 2012 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old Town Author: Lin Zhe Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 27, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lin Zhe, one of China’s most prolific writers, paints an unforgettable picture of an ordinary family caught up in the maelstrom that was China’s most recent century. Her narrative ranges across the entire length of China, to California and back again, to the battlefields of the Anti-Japanese War of Resistance and the brutal “struggle” sessions of the Cultural Revolution. But it always returns to this family’s home in Old Town, that archetypical, old-fashioned, and vanishing place steeped in the traditions of South China. Ms. Lin examines the inner strength that sustains people’s lives in their darkest hours, when religious and political faith falter. And yet, a vein of irony and droll humor runs through this powerful story. Lin Zhe’s novel may be understood as a love story, memoir, history, or allegory. For the non-Chinese reader it provides a rare and moving insight into Chinese lives in a century of fearsome upheaval. This book was originally published under the title Riddles of Belief…And Love—A Story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-world-as-we-know-it-a-novel-by-joseph-monninger--65311443https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World as We Know It: A Novel Author: Joseph Monninger Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed novel Eternal on the Water, whose style is described as 'Henry David Thoreau meets Nicholas Sparks' (Publishers Weekly), comes a novel about two brothers who save a girl from drowning when they are young—an experience that intertwines their destinies and changes their lives forever. On an early spring afternoon in rural New Hampshire, two brothers, Ed and Allard, are ice skating when they discover a girl who, with her dogs, has broken through thin ice and is caught in the river's eddy. They are able to rescue her, and as a result, a special bond forms among all three—but particularly between Allard and Sarah. As they grow up, the brothers remain close, creating their own film production company to shoot nature footage in the wild. Sarah, gaining success on her own as a writer, always manages to remain a part of their lives. In the days before Allard's wedding, tragedy strikes during a bachelor's outing in the remote mountains of Wyoming. The heartbreaking incident puts the grief-stricken Allard and Sarah on separate trajectories that will test the bonds of their relationship and time's unremitting power to heal. Set against the sweeping natural backdrops of rural New England and Wyoming, The World as We Know It is subtle, heartrending, and transformative—a love story of friendship, nature, and the surprising twists that can alter our destinies forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154127Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World as We Know It: A Novel Author: Joseph Monninger Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World as We Know It: A Novel Author: Joseph Monninger Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed novel Eternal on the Water, whose style is described as 'Henry David Thoreau meets Nicholas Sparks' (Publishers Weekly), comes a novel about two brothers who save a girl from drowning when they are young—an experience that intertwines their destinies and changes their lives forever. On an early spring afternoon in rural New Hampshire, two brothers, Ed and Allard, are ice skating when they discover a girl who, with her dogs, has broken through thin ice and is caught in the river's eddy. They are able to rescue her, and as a result, a special bond forms among all three—but particularly between Allard and Sarah. As they grow up, the brothers remain close, creating their own film production company to shoot nature footage in the wild. Sarah, gaining success on her own as a writer, always manages to remain a part of their lives. In the days before Allard's wedding, tragedy strikes during a bachelor's outing in the remote mountains of Wyoming. The heartbreaking incident puts the grief-stricken Allard and Sarah on separate trajectories that will test the bonds of their relationship and time's unremitting power to heal. Set against the sweeping natural backdrops of rural New England and Wyoming, The World as We Know It is subtle, heartrending, and transformative—a love story of friendship, nature, and the surprising twists that can alter our destinies forever.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/santa-and-the-baby-by-alphie-mccourt--65311501https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Santa and the Baby Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a rare occurrence, Santa Claus meets the Baby Jesus. The children cheer the two of them. Peace reigns, amid great generosity of spirit and Santa's despair gives way to bright hope for the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151169Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Santa and the Baby Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Santa and the Baby Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a rare occurrence, Santa Claus meets the Baby Jesus. The children cheer the two of them. Peace reigns, amid great generosity of spirit and Santa's despair gives way to bright hope for the future.]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-me-home-by-nancy-herkness--65311523https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Me Home Series: #1 of A Whisper Horse Novel Author: Nancy Herkness Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Winner—Contemporary Single Title Nancy Herkness welcomes readers to Sanctuary, West Virginia, where a whisper horse leads two wounded hearts to a second chance at love. When Claire Parker left Sanctuary, West Virginia, she thought it was for good. But now she’s back, reeling from an ugly divorce. Readjusting to small-town life is harder than Claire expected, so she’s surprised, and grateful, to find companionship in Willow, an abused Thoroughbred mare. Willow is Claire’s “whisper horse,” and they share a special, rare bond. Except Willow isn’t the only one helping Claire heal; Willow’s ruggedly handsome veterinarian, Dr. Tim Arbuckle, is sympathetic…and secretive. Devastated by his wife’s death, Tim thought he’d never find love again. The stoic, sexy doctor was sure he’d left his heart behind when he came to Sanctuary. But Claire stirs up emotions he thought he’d buried long ago. For the first time, the doctor can see past his grief…until Willow falls gravely ill. Tim and Claire must save Willow’s life and, surrounded by the majestic mountains of West Virginia, believe in a love so encompassing, so intimately intense, their lives will never be the same again. Amazon Editors selected Take Me Home as one of 50 Great American Love Stories.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152550Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Me Home Series: #1 of A Whisper Horse Novel Author: Nancy Herkness Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Me Home Series: #1 of A Whisper Horse Novel Author: Nancy Herkness Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Winner—Contemporary Single Title Nancy Herkness welcomes readers to Sanctuary, West Virginia, where a whisper horse leads two wounded hearts to a second chance at love. When Claire Parker left Sanctuary, West Virginia, she thought it was for good. But now she’s back, reeling from an ugly divorce. Readjusting to small-town life is harder than Claire expected, so she’s surprised, and grateful, to find companionship in Willow, an abused Thoroughbred mare. Willow is Claire’s “whisper horse,” and they share a special, rare bond. Except Willow isn’t the only one helping Claire heal; Willow’s ruggedly handsome veterinarian, Dr. Tim Arbuckle, is sympathetic…and secretive. Devastated by his wife’s death, Tim thought he’d never find love again. The stoic, sexy doctor was sure he’d left his heart behind when he came to Sanctuary. But Claire stirs up emotions he thought he’d buried long ago. For the first time, the doctor can see past his grief…until Willow falls gravely ill. Tim and Claire must save Willow’s life and, surrounded by the majestic mountains of West Virginia, believe in a love so encompassing, so intimately intense, their lives will never be the same again. Amazon Editors selected Take Me Home as one of 50 Great American Love Stories.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/practical-magic-by-alice-hoffman--65311514https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Practical Magic Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Christina Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 78 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 20 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Alice Hoffman's enchanting witch's brew of suspense, romance and magic -- now a major motion picture from Warner Bros. When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers -- and as their own powers begin to surface -- the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into 'normal' society. But both find that they cannot elude their magic-filled past. And when trouble strikes -- in the form of a menacing backyard ghost -- the sisters must not only reunite three generations of Owens women but embrace their magic as a gift -- and their key to a future of love and passion. Funny, haunting, and shamelessly romantic, Practical Magic is bewitching entertainment -- Alice Hoffman at her spectacular best.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149654Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Practical Magic Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Christina Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Practical Magic Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Christina Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 78 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 20 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Alice Hoffman's enchanting witch's brew of suspense, romance and magic -- now a major motion picture from Warner Bros. When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers -- and as their own powers begin to surface -- the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into 'normal' society. But both find that they cannot elude their magic-filled past. And when trouble strikes -- in the form of a menacing backyard ghost -- the sisters must not only reunite three generations of Owens women but embrace their magic as a gift -- and their key to a future of love and passion. Funny, haunting, and shamelessly romantic, Practical Magic is bewitching entertainment -- Alice Hoffman at her spectacular best.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-on-mimosa-lane-by-anna-destefano--65311504https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas on Mimosa Lane Series: #1 of A Seasons of the Heart Novel Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 23, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: #1 Amazon Family Saga and Series Romance bestseller. Book One in the Seasons of The Heart series, with recurring characters who also appear in the #1 Amazon novella Here in My Heart, the heartwarming beginning to the Echoes of the Heart series. A childhood spent on the streets leaves Mallory Phillips longing for a normal life and a perfect Christmas. Now an elementary school nurse in Chandlerville, Georgia, Mallory’s dream to blend into the picturesque community isn’t working out. She’s once more living a loner’s existence. Then an emotionally fragile seven-year-old appears in her living room in the middle of the night, and Mallory’s isolated world is turned upside down. This is Polly Lombard’s first Christmas without her mother, and she won’t utter a word to anyone—except Mallory. She believes Mallory holds the key to helping her father overcome his sadness. Despite Pete Lombard’s lingering grief over his wife’s death and concern for his daughter, his resistance to their mysterious neighbor crumbles as he spends more time with Mallory and falls for her amazing heart. But when her past returns haunt her, is Mallory strong enough to keep the Lombard family in her life? And can the spirit of Christmas heal these broken souls and bring them all the joyous, loving holiday they deserve? Includes book club discussion questions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148099Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas on Mimosa Lane Series: #1 of A Seasons of the Heart Novel Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas on Mimosa Lane Series: #1 of A Seasons of the Heart Novel Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 23, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: #1 Amazon Family Saga and Series Romance bestseller. Book One in the Seasons of The Heart series, with recurring characters who also appear in the #1 Amazon novella Here in My Heart, the heartwarming beginning to the Echoes of the Heart series. A childhood spent on the streets leaves Mallory Phillips longing for a normal life and a perfect Christmas. Now an elementary school nurse in Chandlerville, Georgia, Mallory’s dream to blend into the picturesque community isn’t working out. She’s once more living a loner’s existence. Then an emotionally fragile seven-year-old appears in her living room in the middle of the night, and Mallory’s isolated world is turned upside down. This is Polly Lombard’s first Christmas without her mother, and she won’t utter a word to anyone—except Mallory. She believes Mallory holds the key to helping her father overcome his sadness. Despite Pete Lombard’s lingering grief over his wife’s death and concern for his daughter, his resistance to their mysterious neighbor crumbles as he spends more time with Mallory and falls for her amazing heart. But when her past returns haunt her, is Mallory strong enough to keep the Lombard family in her life? And can the spirit of Christmas heal these broken souls and bring them all the joyous, loving holiday they deserve? Includes book club discussion questions.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anywhere-but-here-by-mona-simpson--65311462https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anywhere But Here Author: Mona Simpson Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 16, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anywhere But Here is a moving, often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother, Adele, a larger-than-life American dreamer. As they travel through the landscape of their often conflicting ambitions, Ann and Adele bring to life a novel that is a brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving, even at the risk of profound disorientation. Simpson's first novel is ultimately a heart-rendering tale of a mother and daughter's invaluable relationship. 'The two women in this book are American originals. Ann is a new Huck Finn, a tough, funny, resourceful love of a girl. Adele is like no one I've encountered, at once deplorable and admirable--and altogether believable.' --Walker Percy 'Anywhere But Here is a wonder: big, complex, masterfully written, it's an achievement that lands [Simpson] in the front ranks of our best novelists.' --Newsweek]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148143Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anywhere But Here Author: Mona Simpson Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 16, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anywhere But Here Author: Mona Simpson Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 16, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anywhere But Here is a moving, often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother, Adele, a larger-than-life American dreamer. As they travel through the landscape of their often conflicting ambitions, Ann and Adele bring to life a novel that is a brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving, even at the risk of profound disorientation. Simpson's first novel is ultimately a heart-rendering tale of a mother and daughter's invaluable relationship. 'The two women in this book are American originals. Ann is a new Huck Finn, a tough, funny, resourceful love of a girl. Adele is like no one I've encountered, at once deplorable and admirable--and altogether believable.' --Walker Percy 'Anywhere But Here is a wonder: big, complex, masterfully written, it's an achievement that lands [Simpson] in the front ranks of our best novelists.' --Newsweek]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toby-s-room-by-pat-barker--65311519https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toby’s Room Series: #2 of The Life Class Trilogy Author: Pat Barker Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: It is 1917 and Elinor Brooke, a young painter, is studying art in London while her beloved brother Toby serves on the front as a medical officer. When Toby goes missing and is presumed dead, the devastated Elinor refuses to accept it. A letter she finds hidden among his belongings reveals that Toby knew he wasn’t coming back and implies that his friend, medic Kit Neville, knows why. But Kit has been horribly disfigured and is reeling from shell shock. While Elinor tries to piece together the mystery of what happened to her brother, she uses her drawing skills to aid in the surgical reconstruction of those who have suffered unspeakable losses—their faces, their memories, their very minds. Masterfully written and daringly ambitious, Toby’s Room explores at all levels of it means to be human.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148158Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toby’s Room Series: #2 of The Life Class Trilogy Author: Pat Barker Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toby’s Room Series: #2 of The Life Class Trilogy Author: Pat Barker Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: It is 1917 and Elinor Brooke, a young painter, is studying art in London while her beloved brother Toby serves on the front as a medical officer. When Toby goes missing and is presumed dead, the devastated Elinor refuses to accept it. A letter she finds hidden among his belongings reveals that Toby knew he wasn’t coming back and implies that his friend, medic Kit Neville, knows why. But Kit has been horribly disfigured and is reeling from shell shock. While Elinor tries to piece together the mystery of what happened to her brother, she uses her drawing skills to aid in the surgical reconstruction of those who have suffered unspeakable losses—their faces, their memories, their very minds. Masterfully written and daringly ambitious, Toby’s Room explores at all levels of it means to be human.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greenhouse-by-audur-ava-olafsdottir--65311506https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greenhouse Author: Audur Ava Olafsdottir Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 11, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For Lobbi, the tragic passing of his mother proves to be a profound catalyst. Their shared love of tending rare roses in her greenhouse inspires him to leave his studies behind and travel to a remote village monastery to restore its once fabulous gardens. While transforming the garden under the watchful eye of a cinephile monk, he is surprised by a visit from Anna, a friend of a friend with whom he shared a fateful moment in his mother’s greenhouse, and the daughter they together conceived that night. In caring for both the garden and the little girl, Lobbi slowly begins to assume the varied and complex roles of a man: fatherhood with a deep relationship with his child, cooking, nurturing, and remaining also a son, brother, lover, and…a gardener. A story about the heartfelt search for beauty in life, The Greenhouse is a touching reminder of our ability to turn the small things in everyday life into the extraordinary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146442Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greenhouse Author: Audur Ava Olafsdottir Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greenhouse Author: Audur Ava Olafsdottir Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 11, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For Lobbi, the tragic passing of his mother proves to be a profound catalyst. Their shared love of tending rare roses in her greenhouse inspires him to leave his studies behind and travel to a remote village monastery to restore its once fabulous gardens. While transforming the garden under the watchful eye of a cinephile monk, he is surprised by a visit from Anna, a friend of a friend with whom he shared a fateful moment in his mother’s greenhouse, and the daughter they together conceived that night. In caring for both the garden and the little girl, Lobbi slowly begins to assume the varied and complex roles of a man: fatherhood with a deep relationship with his child, cooking, nurturing, and remaining also a son, brother, lover, and…a gardener. A story about the heartfelt search for beauty in life, The Greenhouse is a touching reminder of our ability to turn the small things in everyday life into the extraordinary.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coming-home-a-story-of-undying-hope-by-karen-kingsbury--65311474https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coming Home: A Story of Undying Hope Series: #23 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Gabrielle/stefan De Cuir / Rudnicki, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The emotional and touching conclusion to the Baxter family series! The Baxters make plans to come together for a summer lakeside reunion, a celebration like they haven’t had in years. But before the big day, the unthinkable happens. As the Baxter family rallies together, memories come to light in the grief-stricken hours of waiting and praying, memories that bring healing and hope during a time when otherwise darkness might have the final word. In a season that changes all of them, the brilliance of family love overshadows even the valley of heartache as the Baxters draw closer to God and each other. Along the way, secrets are revealed and the truth about the family’s history is finally made known. Ultimately, in this portrait of family love, the Baxters cling to each other and to God’s promise of forever. From #1 NYT bestseller Karen Kingsbury comes a story of faith and a forever kind of love that will stay with you long after the last page. - Concludes the original Baxters series from New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming on Amazon Prime - Inspirational women’s fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159307Sun, 08 Jul 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coming Home: A Story of Undying Hope Series: #23 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Gabrielle/stefan De Cuir / Rudnicki, Gabrielle...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coming Home: A Story of Undying Hope Series: #23 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Gabrielle/stefan De Cuir / Rudnicki, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The emotional and touching conclusion to the Baxter family series! The Baxters make plans to come together for a summer lakeside reunion, a celebration like they haven’t had in years. But before the big day, the unthinkable happens. As the Baxter family rallies together, memories come to light in the grief-stricken hours of waiting and praying, memories that bring healing and hope during a time when otherwise darkness might have the final word. In a season that changes all of them, the brilliance of family love overshadows even the valley of heartache as the Baxters draw closer to God and each other. Along the way, secrets are revealed and the truth about the family’s history is finally made known. Ultimately, in this portrait of family love, the Baxters cling to each other and to God’s promise of forever. From #1 NYT bestseller Karen Kingsbury comes a story of faith and a forever kind of love that will stay with you long after the last page. - Concludes the original Baxters series from New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming on Amazon Prime - Inspirational women’s fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coast-road-by-barbara-delinsky--65311454https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coast Road Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Laura Hicks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Hailed as “a heartwarming story” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), a celebration of what matters most in life, Barbara Delinsky’s profoundly moving New York Times bestseller is as richly textured and captivating as the Northern California landscape in which it is set. Jack McGill chose his architectural career over his family, and returned home from yet another business trip to find that his wife, Rachel, had left him. Now, six years later, a car accident has left Rachel clinging to life, and she and their two daughters desperately need him. Putting work on hold for the first time in his life, Jack decides to sit by his ex-wife's bedside. As he meets Rachel's many new friends, and tries to cope with two teenage daughters and their problems, he learns more about a woman he never really knew, her expressive art, and the secret that made her leave. Much to his astonishment, Jack begins to see Rachel, his daughters, and the story of his marriage with new eyes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150440Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coast Road Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Laura Hicks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coast Road Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Laura Hicks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Hailed as “a heartwarming story” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), a celebration of what matters most in life, Barbara Delinsky’s profoundly moving New York Times bestseller is as richly textured and captivating as the Northern California landscape in which it is set. Jack McGill chose his architectural career over his family, and returned home from yet another business trip to find that his wife, Rachel, had left him. Now, six years later, a car accident has left Rachel clinging to life, and she and their two daughters desperately need him. Putting work on hold for the first time in his life, Jack decides to sit by his ex-wife's bedside. As he meets Rachel's many new friends, and tries to cope with two teenage daughters and their problems, he learns more about a woman he never really knew, her expressive art, and the secret that made her leave. Much to his astonishment, Jack begins to see Rachel, his daughters, and the story of his marriage with new eyes.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-looking-glass-by-richard-paul-evans--65311451https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Looking Glass Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'It is silent now, the blizzard has paused and left the moment still. I think about them both at such times -- roaming the shadowlands of remembrance amidst the shards of my broken heart.' --Exerpt from Hunter Bell's diary The winter storms of the wide-open frontier reflect the anguish raging in Hunter Bell, a minister who heads to Utah's gold-mining towns after his wife dies in childbirth. A man with nothing left ot loose, he plays the card tables for money to care for his youngs daughter back home. But in the heart of a driving blizzard, Hunter makes a shocking discovery --and begins to see that a life tested by unthinkable cruelty can still be rich with faith, love, and hope for a better tomorrow... #1 bestselling author Richard Paul Evans steps back to the American Old West with this powerful novel of love and redemption, part of a trilogy that includes The Locket and The Carousel.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151468Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Looking Glass Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Looking Glass Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'It is silent now, the blizzard has paused and left the moment still. I think about them both at such times -- roaming the shadowlands of remembrance amidst the shards of my broken heart.' --Exerpt from Hunter Bell's diary The winter storms of the wide-open frontier reflect the anguish raging in Hunter Bell, a minister who heads to Utah's gold-mining towns after his wife dies in childbirth. A man with nothing left ot loose, he plays the card tables for money to care for his youngs daughter back home. But in the heart of a driving blizzard, Hunter makes a shocking discovery --and begins to see that a life tested by unthinkable cruelty can still be rich with faith, love, and hope for a better tomorrow... #1 bestselling author Richard Paul Evans steps back to the American Old West with this powerful novel of love and redemption, part of a trilogy that includes The Locket and The Carousel.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sights-unseen-by-kaye-gibbons--65311528https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sights Unseen Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Kate Fleming Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Charms for the Easy Life reads 'her best novel since Ellen Foster.' Kaye Gibbons' award-winning novels of Southern family life have won rave reviews coast to coast. Now, she tells the 'story of family dislocation and crisis in restrained prose of unflinching clarity, with a honing eye for the small domestic details that conjure a time, place and emotional atmosphere.' (Publishers Weekly) To the people of Bend of the River Road, Maggie Barnes is 'the Barnes woman with all the problems.' To her family, she is the unpredictable wife, elusive mother, and adored daughter-in-law, and to her maid, Pearl, she is the mistress who must be cared for like a child. Between the suicidal lows and delirious highs, young Hattie Barnes struggles to find a place in her mother's heart. She observes her mother's vain attempts at normalcy, and then watches as she is driven off to the hospital psychiatric ward. Only later will Hattie discover the deep-seated hopes and fears of the woman she loves unconditionally, and her inevitable connection to her family's past. In heartfelt and potent prose, through Hattie's hushed voice, Sights Unseen tells the story of a troubled relationship and the courage it takes to see it through.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151327Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sights Unseen Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Kate Fleming Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sights Unseen Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Kate Fleming Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Charms for the Easy Life reads 'her best novel since Ellen Foster.' Kaye Gibbons' award-winning novels of Southern family life have won rave reviews coast to coast. Now, she tells the 'story of family dislocation and crisis in restrained prose of unflinching clarity, with a honing eye for the small domestic details that conjure a time, place and emotional atmosphere.' (Publishers Weekly) To the people of Bend of the River Road, Maggie Barnes is 'the Barnes woman with all the problems.' To her family, she is the unpredictable wife, elusive mother, and adored daughter-in-law, and to her maid, Pearl, she is the mistress who must be cared for like a child. Between the suicidal lows and delirious highs, young Hattie Barnes struggles to find a place in her mother's heart. She observes her mother's vain attempts at normalcy, and then watches as she is driven off to the hospital psychiatric ward. Only later will Hattie discover the deep-seated hopes and fears of the woman she loves unconditionally, and her inevitable connection to her family's past. In heartfelt and potent prose, through Hattie's hushed voice, Sights Unseen tells the story of a troubled relationship and the courage it takes to see it through.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pay-it-forward-by-catherine-ryan-hyde--65311498https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pay it Forward Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An immediate bestseller when first published, Pay It Forward captured hearts all over the world, became a wildly popular film, and spawned a generation of increased altruism. This anniversary edition includes a new introduction by the author. It takes an inspiring and moving tale of a young boy who believed in the power of kindness and brings it to a new generation of readers. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney accepts his social studies teacher’s challenge: come up with a plan to change the world. His idea is simple: Do a good deed for three people and ask them to “pay it forward” to three others in need. He envisions a vast movement of kindness and goodwill spreading beyond his small California town and across the world. The project, however, appears to falter. Jerry, a bum who receives some allowance money from Trevor, returns to a life of dissolution. Trevor wants his pretty, hardworking mother—a woman who raised him lovingly despite struggles with alcoholism—to marry his teacher, Reuben St. Clair. Reuben is a scarred, bitter, untrusting man with a disfiguring injury from Vietnam. He seems to come alive only when in front of his class. For a time that matchmaking brings nothing but problems. Ultimately, though, unusual things start to happen. Crime rates dip across the nation, and nobody seems to know why. Then a journalist tracks down the source: an epidemic of random acts of kindness. Anyone who has ever despaired of one person’s ability to effect change will rejoice in Trevor’s courage and determination to see the good in everyone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151205Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pay it Forward Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pay it Forward Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An immediate bestseller when first published, Pay It Forward captured hearts all over the world, became a wildly popular film, and spawned a generation of increased altruism. This anniversary edition includes a new introduction by the author. It takes an inspiring and moving tale of a young boy who believed in the power of kindness and brings it to a new generation of readers. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney accepts his social studies teacher’s challenge: come up with a plan to change the world. His idea is simple: Do a good deed for three people and ask them to “pay it forward” to three others in need. He envisions a vast movement of kindness and goodwill spreading beyond his small California town and across the world. The project, however, appears to falter. Jerry, a bum who receives some allowance money from Trevor, returns to a life of dissolution. Trevor wants his pretty, hardworking mother—a woman who raised him lovingly despite struggles with alcoholism—to marry his teacher, Reuben St. Clair. Reuben is a scarred, bitter, untrusting man with a disfiguring injury from Vietnam. He seems to come alive only when in front of his class. For a time that matchmaking brings nothing but problems. Ultimately, though, unusual things start to happen. Crime rates dip across the nation, and nobody seems to know why. Then a journalist tracks down the source: an epidemic of random acts of kindness. Anyone who has ever despaired of one person’s ability to effect change will rejoice in Trevor’s courage and determination to see the good in everyone.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-carousel-by-richard-paul-evans--65311467https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Carousel Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of A Christmas Memory and The Walk comes the love story of Michael Keddington and Faye Murrow, a love story that takes place not in seclusion but in the real world, with the challenges that all lovers must face. No relationship is an island: There are threads that bind us all and pull at our lives—the demands of family, friends, work, and social obligation. And there are times that the pull of those threads becomes greater than the strength of the relationship. In these times, no matter how much two people love each other, a relationship must grow strong or be torn apart. The Carousel is about what happens when life doesn't turn out the way that we planned. Beyond a love story, it is about faith, loyalty, and sacrifice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151385Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Carousel Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Carousel Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of A Christmas Memory and The Walk comes the love story of Michael Keddington and Faye Murrow, a love story that takes place not in seclusion but in the real world, with the challenges that all lovers must face. No relationship is an island: There are threads that bind us all and pull at our lives—the demands of family, friends, work, and social obligation. And there are times that the pull of those threads becomes greater than the strength of the relationship. In these times, no matter how much two people love each other, a relationship must grow strong or be torn apart. The Carousel is about what happens when life doesn't turn out the way that we planned. Beyond a love story, it is about faith, loyalty, and sacrifice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-small-hotel-by-robert-olen-butler--65311390https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Small Hotel Author: Robert Olen Butler Narrator: Robert Olen Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set in contemporary New Orleans but working its way back in time, A Small Hotel chronicles the relationship between Michael and Kelly Hays, who have decided to separate after twenty years of marriage. The book begins on the day that the Hays are to finalize their divorce. Kelly is due to be in court, but instead she drives to New Orleans and checks into the hotel where she and Michael fell in love some twenty years earlier and where she must now make a decision that will forever affect her, Michael, and their nineteen-year-old daughter. Butler masterfully weaves scenes of the present with memories from both Michael and Kelly, showing two people deeply in love but struggling with their own inabilities to express this love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177097Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Small Hotel Author: Robert Olen Butler Narrator: Robert Olen Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Small Hotel Author: Robert Olen Butler Narrator: Robert Olen Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set in contemporary New Orleans but working its way back in time, A Small Hotel chronicles the relationship between Michael and Kelly Hays, who have decided to separate after twenty years of marriage. The book begins on the day that the Hays are to finalize their divorce. Kelly is due to be in court, but instead she drives to New Orleans and checks into the hotel where she and Michael fell in love some twenty years earlier and where she must now make a decision that will forever affect her, Michael, and their nineteen-year-old daughter. Butler masterfully weaves scenes of the present with memories from both Michael and Kelly, showing two people deeply in love but struggling with their own inabilities to express this love.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flowering-judas-a-gregor-demarkian-novel-by-jane-haddam--65311385https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flowering Judas: A Gregor Demarkian Novel Series: #26 of Gregor Demarkian Author: Jane Haddam Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 18, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Twelve years ago, Chester Morton disappeared from his hometown in New York, leaving no trace and never to be heard from again. For the past twelve years, his mother has kept the search for her son alive by hounding every law enforcement agency she can get to listen. Now, Chester's body is finally found - hanging from the very billboard that has been advertising his disappearance. Chester's corpse, however, is recent. Under pressure and with limited resources, the local police turn to Gregor Demarkian - a former FBI agent and a frequent consultant on such cases - to try and unravel the truth buried within this very complex and tragic case and find out once and for all what really happened all those years ago.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177103Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flowering Judas: A Gregor Demarkian Novel Series: #26 of Gregor Demarkian Author: Jane Haddam Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flowering Judas: A Gregor Demarkian Novel Series: #26 of Gregor Demarkian Author: Jane Haddam Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 18, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Twelve years ago, Chester Morton disappeared from his hometown in New York, leaving no trace and never to be heard from again. For the past twelve years, his mother has kept the search for her son alive by hounding every law enforcement agency she can get to listen. Now, Chester's body is finally found - hanging from the very billboard that has been advertising his disappearance. Chester's corpse, however, is recent. Under pressure and with limited resources, the local police turn to Gregor Demarkian - a former FBI agent and a frequent consultant on such cases - to try and unravel the truth buried within this very complex and tragic case and find out once and for all what really happened all those years ago.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-scattered-life-by-karen-mcquestion--65311479https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Scattered Life Author: Karen McQuestion Narrator: Teri Clark Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 23, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “McQuestion writes with a sharp eye and a sure voice, and as a reader, I was willing to go wherever she wanted to take me.” —Carolyn Parkhurst, author of The Dogs of Babel Free spirit Skyla Plinka has found the love and stability she always wanted in her reliable husband, Thomas. Settling into her new family and roles as wife and mother, Skyla finds life in rural Wisconsin satisfying, but she can’t seem to quell her growing sense of restlessness. Skyla’s only reprieve is her growing friendship with neighbor Roxanne, who has five kids (and counting) and a life in constant disarray—but also a life filled with laughter and love. Much to the dismay of her intrusive mother-in-law, Audrey, Skyla takes a part-time job at the local bookstore and slowly begins to rediscover her voice, independence, and confidence. Throughout one pivotal year in the life of Skyla, Audrey, and Roxanne, all three very different women will learn what it means to love unconditionally. With the storytelling ingenuity of Anne Tyler, the writing talent of Jodi Picoult, and the subtlety of Alice Munro, McQuestion offers a satisfying debut that proves she is a gifted portraitist, a natural storyteller, and an author to watch.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147250Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Scattered Life Author: Karen McQuestion Narrator: Teri Clark Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 23,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Scattered Life Author: Karen McQuestion Narrator: Teri Clark Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 23, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “McQuestion writes with a sharp eye and a sure voice, and as a reader, I was willing to go wherever she wanted to take me.” —Carolyn Parkhurst, author of The Dogs of Babel Free spirit Skyla Plinka has found the love and stability she always wanted in her reliable husband, Thomas. Settling into her new family and roles as wife and mother, Skyla finds life in rural Wisconsin satisfying, but she can’t seem to quell her growing sense of restlessness. Skyla’s only reprieve is her growing friendship with neighbor Roxanne, who has five kids (and counting) and a life in constant disarray—but also a life filled with laughter and love. Much to the dismay of her intrusive mother-in-law, Audrey, Skyla takes a part-time job at the local bookstore and slowly begins to rediscover her voice, independence, and confidence. Throughout one pivotal year in the life of Skyla, Audrey, and Roxanne, all three very different women will learn what it means to love unconditionally. With the storytelling ingenuity of Anne Tyler, the writing talent of Jodi Picoult, and the subtlety of Alice Munro, McQuestion offers a satisfying debut that proves she is a gifted portraitist, a natural storyteller, and an author to watch.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daughter-of-providence-by-julie-drew--65311349https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Providence Author: Julie Drew Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 26, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Summer, 1934: Anne Dodge was raised by her old-money, New England Protestant father in the small coastal town of Warwick, Rhode Island. She has always been told that her Portuguese mother abandoned them when Anne was a small child, and died without ever contacting them again. After her mother's death, Anne learns that she has a half-sister, Maria Cristina, who was raised among Portuguese immigrants - and when Maria Cristina comes to stay with Anne and her father, ugly truths begin to surface about what really happened between her parents, catalyzing events that end in loss and rediscovery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177121Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Providence Author: Julie Drew Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 26, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Providence Author: Julie Drew Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 26, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Summer, 1934: Anne Dodge was raised by her old-money, New England Protestant father in the small coastal town of Warwick, Rhode Island. She has always been told that her Portuguese mother abandoned them when Anne was a small child, and died without ever contacting them again. After her mother's death, Anne learns that she has a half-sister, Maria Cristina, who was raised among Portuguese immigrants - and when Maria Cristina comes to stay with Anne and her father, ugly truths begin to surface about what really happened between her parents, catalyzing events that end in loss and rediscovery.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-muir-house-by-mary-e-demuth--65311470https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Muir House Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 5, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Willa Muir can’t remember her fourth year of life. An early, undefined childhood trauma blacks her memory behind what feels like an impenetrable wall. And with her parents in the hereafter, she can’t ask them to clarify what happened. She can’t see the invisible, so she researches to obsession, aching to know the truth. Leaving the burnt-to-the-ground house that held all her notes, she ventures back to her hometown of Rockwall, Texas, haunted by a simple sentence spoken over her and a gold ring that promises love. Can she uncover the mystery of her early tragedy within the four walls of her childhood home and find the courage she needs to embrace the man who loves her]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157194Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Muir House Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 5, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Muir House Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 5, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Willa Muir can’t remember her fourth year of life. An early, undefined childhood trauma blacks her memory behind what feels like an impenetrable wall. And with her parents in the hereafter, she can’t ask them to clarify what happened. She can’t see the invisible, so she researches to obsession, aching to know the truth. Leaving the burnt-to-the-ground house that held all her notes, she ventures back to her hometown of Rockwall, Texas, haunted by a simple sentence spoken over her and a gold ring that promises love. Can she uncover the mystery of her early tragedy within the four walls of her childhood home and find the courage she needs to embrace the man who loves her]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-of-blessing-by-beverly-lahaye-terri-blackstock--65311526https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Season of Blessing Series: #4 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 19, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Cancer is a short word for something that has such a devastating impact. Why would God allow it to strike Sylvia Bryan—and why now, of all times, when her mission work back in Nicaragua is bearing such fruit and beset by such needs? For Sylvia, the ravages of surgery and chemotherapy are just part of the struggle. There are the questions, the emotional upheaval—and through it all, one deep desire: that God will use her illness, and that she will glorify him through it. As the friends of Cedar Circle lend their love and support to Sylvia and her husband, God is at work, knitting hearts, shaping and changing lives, and, out of this season of pain and sorrow, drawing forth blessings that are unforeseen, joyous, and enduring. Some of God’s greatest gifts come in life’s darkest wrappings. Sylvia Bryan has known this truth for years. But she never anticipated the cost she is about to bear in walking it out. Concerned over her increasing fatigue, Sylvia’s husband, Harry, has sent her home from their mission work in Nicaragua to undergo testing. The diagnosis is numbing: cancer—a stark, terrifying word that will utterly reshape the trajectory of Sylvia’s life. How could Sylvia have breast cancer? She struggles with why God would allow such a thing now, at the most fruitful time of her life. The children at the orphanage in León need her. A church in the village needs renovating after the recent hurricane. Her beloved husband depends on her. And there are scores of people, young and old, who need to hear about Jesus and learn about his love through Sylvia’s hugs, her smile, her care, compassion, and laughter. Sylvia’s malignancy requires strong treatment. With Harry now at her side, she endures a mastectomy and the devastating effects of chemotherapy—and her neighbors at Cedar Circle gather round to lend their support and prayers. As these precious friends pour their love into Sylvia and receive hers in return, each of them wrestles with concerns of their own. Cathy and Steve Bennett, clashing over sixteen-year-old Mark’s educational choices, work through the complexities of raising a blended family. Tory Sullivan’s new job at a school for Down’s children is filled with challenges, rewards, and insights into her own Down’s daughter. And Brenda Dodd prays with all her heart for her husband, David, to know the Lord. In this final book of the best-selling Seasons series by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock, the bitter and sweet moments of life give substance to love and faith—and in the midst of friendships, God works in unexpected, powerful ways.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154614Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Season of Blessing Series: #4 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Season of Blessing Series: #4 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 19, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Cancer is a short word for something that has such a devastating impact. Why would God allow it to strike Sylvia Bryan—and why now, of all times, when her mission work back in Nicaragua is bearing such fruit and beset by such needs? For Sylvia, the ravages of surgery and chemotherapy are just part of the struggle. There are the questions, the emotional upheaval—and through it all, one deep desire: that God will use her illness, and that she will glorify him through it. As the friends of Cedar Circle lend their love and support to Sylvia and her husband, God is at work, knitting hearts, shaping and changing lives, and, out of this season of pain and sorrow, drawing forth blessings that are unforeseen, joyous, and enduring. Some of God’s greatest gifts come in life’s darkest wrappings. Sylvia Bryan has known this truth for years. But she never anticipated the cost she is about to bear in walking it out. Concerned over her increasing fatigue, Sylvia’s husband, Harry, has sent her home from their mission work in Nicaragua to undergo testing. The diagnosis is numbing: cancer—a stark, terrifying word that will utterly reshape the trajectory of Sylvia’s life. How could Sylvia have breast cancer? She struggles with why God would allow such a thing now, at the most fruitful time of her life. The children at the orphanage in León need her. A church in the village needs renovating after the recent hurricane. Her beloved husband depends on her. And there are scores of people, young and old, who need to hear about Jesus and learn about his love through Sylvia’s hugs, her smile, her care, compassion, and laughter. Sylvia’s malignancy requires strong treatment. With Harry now at her side, she endures a mastectomy and the devastating effects of chemotherapy—and her neighbors at Cedar Circle gather round to lend their support and prayers. As these precious friends pour their love into Sylvia and receive hers in return, each of them wrestles with concerns of their own. Cathy and Steve Bennett, clashing over sixteen-year-old Mark’s educational choices, work through the complexities of raising a blended family. Tory Sullivan’s new job at a school for Down’s children is filled with challenges, rewards, and insights into her own Down’s daughter. And Brenda Dodd prays with all her heart for her husband, David, to know the Lord. In this final book of the best-selling Seasons series by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock, the bitter and sweet moments of life give substance to love and faith—and in the midst of friendships, God works in unexpected, powerful ways.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breach-of-promise-by-james-scott-bell--65311485https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breach of Promise Author: James Scott Bell Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 19, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: How far will a father go to get back his only daughter? And how will he survive in a legal system that crushes those who can't afford to fight back?Mark Gillen has the storybook life other men dream of, complete with a beautiful wife and an adoring five-year-old daughter. Then his wife announces she’s leaving him. And taking their daughter with her. The other man is a famous film director with unlimited funds and the keys to stardom and wealth for Paula. How can Mark begin to compete? But the most bitter blow comes when he is kept from seeing his daughter because of false charges . . . and a legal system ill-suited for finding the truth.Forged in the darkest valley Mark has ever walked through, his faith in God may ultimately cost him everything in the eyes of the family law system. But it is the one thing that can keep him sane—and give him the strength to fight against all odds for what matters most.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154620Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breach of Promise Author: James Scott Bell Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 19,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breach of Promise Author: James Scott Bell Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 19, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: How far will a father go to get back his only daughter? And how will he survive in a legal system that crushes those who can't afford to fight back?Mark Gillen has the storybook life other men dream of, complete with a beautiful wife and an adoring five-year-old daughter. Then his wife announces she’s leaving him. And taking their daughter with her. The other man is a famous film director with unlimited funds and the keys to stardom and wealth for Paula. How can Mark begin to compete? But the most bitter blow comes when he is kept from seeing his daughter because of false charges . . . and a legal system ill-suited for finding the truth.Forged in the darkest valley Mark has ever walked through, his faith in God may ultimately cost him everything in the eyes of the family law system. But it is the one thing that can keep him sane—and give him the strength to fight against all odds for what matters most.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heart-of-memory-a-novel-by-alison-strobel--65311455https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of Memory: A Novel Author: Alison Strobel Narrator: Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 5, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When beloved Christian writer and speaker Savannah Trover becomes gravely ill, she has to face the sham that her faith has become. Days before her heart transplant, she vows to change her ways and she renews her relationship with Christ. But when she awakens from the surgery, Savannah discovers that her faith has left her completely. Savannah’s husband, Shaun, is concerned about his wife's odd behavior—and even more concerned about the secret he’s keeping from her. If she doesn't bring down their ministry, then he might, losing his family in the process. A stranger may hold the answer to Savannah's recovery, but is Savannah strong enough to return to her old way of life? Can Shaun right his wrongs before word gets out? And do either one of them remember how to be who they once were—or who they want to be? In this latest relational drama from Alison Strobel, readers will explore the difference between emotional faith and life-giving truth as Savannah wonders if she can ever trust her heart again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157197Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of Memory: A Novel Author: Alison Strobel Narrator: Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of Memory: A Novel Author: Alison Strobel Narrator: Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 5, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When beloved Christian writer and speaker Savannah Trover becomes gravely ill, she has to face the sham that her faith has become. Days before her heart transplant, she vows to change her ways and she renews her relationship with Christ. But when she awakens from the surgery, Savannah discovers that her faith has left her completely. Savannah’s husband, Shaun, is concerned about his wife's odd behavior—and even more concerned about the secret he’s keeping from her. If she doesn't bring down their ministry, then he might, losing his family in the process. A stranger may hold the answer to Savannah's recovery, but is Savannah strong enough to return to her old way of life? Can Shaun right his wrongs before word gets out? And do either one of them remember how to be who they once were—or who they want to be? In this latest relational drama from Alison Strobel, readers will explore the difference between emotional faith and life-giving truth as Savannah wonders if she can ever trust her heart again.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/touch-by-alexi-zentner--65311346https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Touch Author: Alexi Zentner Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 4, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In Sawgamet, a north woods boomtown gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer, and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the mysteries and magic lurking in the woods. Stephen, a pastor, is at home on the eve of his mother's funeral, thirty years after the mythic summer his grandfather returned to the town in search of his beloved but long-dead wife. And like his grandfather, Stephen is forced to confront the losses of his past. Touch introduces you to a world where monsters and witches oppose singing dogs and golden caribou, where the living and the dead part and meet again in the crippling beauty of winter and the surreal haze of summer. Nominated for the Governor General Literary Award.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177138Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Touch Author: Alexi Zentner Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 4, 2011 Genres: Drama...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Touch Author: Alexi Zentner Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 4, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In Sawgamet, a north woods boomtown gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer, and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the mysteries and magic lurking in the woods. Stephen, a pastor, is at home on the eve of his mother's funeral, thirty years after the mythic summer his grandfather returned to the town in search of his beloved but long-dead wife. And like his grandfather, Stephen is forced to confront the losses of his past. Touch introduces you to a world where monsters and witches oppose singing dogs and golden caribou, where the living and the dead part and meet again in the crippling beauty of winter and the surreal haze of summer. Nominated for the Governor General Literary Award.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pledge-by-jane-peart--65311521https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pledge Series: #2 of The American Quilt Series Author: Jane Peart Narrator: Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: March 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With the death of her father, Jo-Beth, her brother, and their mother, Johanna, move in with relatives in town. There, Johanna makes a living sewing her exquisite quilts and Jo-Beth discovers a special friend. Kind, thoughtful, and deep, Wesley Rutherford draws Jo-Beth like a magnet. . .and their attachment to one another becomes strong. Strong enough to endure separation while Wes studies in Philadelphia. Strong enough to make their future together seem certain. . .until the Civil War forces a decision that places Wes at odds with friends and family. Can their love survive a war that will rend a nation in two? Like the pieces of silk, velvet, and ribbon in one of her mother's quilts, the patchwork events of Jo-Beth's life will be knit together by God into a pattern of their own--one of sorrow, joy, and grace. . . .]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154360Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pledge Series: #2 of The American Quilt Series Author: Jane Peart Narrator: Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pledge Series: #2 of The American Quilt Series Author: Jane Peart Narrator: Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: March 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With the death of her father, Jo-Beth, her brother, and their mother, Johanna, move in with relatives in town. There, Johanna makes a living sewing her exquisite quilts and Jo-Beth discovers a special friend. Kind, thoughtful, and deep, Wesley Rutherford draws Jo-Beth like a magnet. . .and their attachment to one another becomes strong. Strong enough to endure separation while Wes studies in Philadelphia. Strong enough to make their future together seem certain. . .until the Civil War forces a decision that places Wes at odds with friends and family. Can their love survive a war that will rend a nation in two? Like the pieces of silk, velvet, and ribbon in one of her mother's quilts, the patchwork events of Jo-Beth's life will be knit together by God into a pattern of their own--one of sorrow, joy, and grace. . . .]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/night-road-by-kristin-hannah--65311356https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night Road Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 202 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 56 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For a mother, life comes down to a series of choices. To hold on…to let go…to forget…to forgive.… Which road will you take?For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm’s way. It has always been easy—until senior year of high school tests them all. Nothing feels safe anymore; every time Mia and Zach leave the house, she worries about them.On a hot summer’s night her worst fears are realized. One decision will change the course of their lives. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget…or the courage to forgive.Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love.“A rich, multilayered reading experience, and an easy recommendation for book clubs.” —Library Journal (starred review)“You cannot read Night Road and not be affected by the story and the characters. The total impact of the book will stay with you for days to come after it is finished.” —The Huffington Post]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164285Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night Road Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 22, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night Road Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 202 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 56 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For a mother, life comes down to a series of choices. To hold on…to let go…to forget…to forgive.… Which road will you take?For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm’s way. It has always been easy—until senior year of high school tests them all. Nothing feels safe anymore; every time Mia and Zach leave the house, she worries about them.On a hot summer’s night her worst fears are realized. One decision will change the course of their lives. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget…or the courage to forgive.Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love.“A rich, multilayered reading experience, and an easy recommendation for book clubs.” —Library Journal (starred review)“You cannot read Night Road and not be affected by the story and the characters. The total impact of the book will stay with you for days to come after it is finished.” —The Huffington Post]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-s-come-undone-by-wally-lamb--65311507https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She's Come Undone Author: Wally Lamb Narrator: Linda Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 71 Ratings of Narrator: 3.56 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestselling extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. 'Mine is a story of craving: an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered....' Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Beached like a whale in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before really going belly up. In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably lovable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections. She's Come Undone includes a promise: you will never forget Dolores Price.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151319Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She's Come Undone Author: Wally Lamb Narrator: Linda Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She's Come Undone Author: Wally Lamb Narrator: Linda Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 71 Ratings of Narrator: 3.56 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestselling extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. 'Mine is a story of craving: an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered....' Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Beached like a whale in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before really going belly up. In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably lovable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections. She's Come Undone includes a promise: you will never forget Dolores Price.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-her-shoes-by-jennifer-weiner--65311466https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Her Shoes Author: Jennifer Weiner Narrator: Barbara McCulloh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From Jennifer Weiner comes a story of two sisters with nothing in common but a love for shoes learn they are more alike than they thought possible. Meet Rose Feller, a thirty-year-old high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her she's beautiful. She also dreams of getting her fantastically screwed-up, semi-employed little sister to straighten up and fly right. Meet Rose's sister, Maggie. Twenty-eight years old and drop-dead gorgeous. Although her big-screen stardom hasn't progressed past her left hip's appearance in a Will Smith video, Maggie dreams of fame and fortune -- and of getting her big sister on a skin-care regimen. These two women, who claim to have nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, DNA, and the same size feet, are about to learn that they're more alike than they'd ever imagined. Along the way, they'll encounter a diverse cast of characters -- from a stepmother who's into recreational Botox to a disdainful pug with no name. They'll borrow shoes and clothes and boyfriends, and eventually make peace with their most intimate enemies -- each other.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150781Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Her Shoes Author: Jennifer Weiner Narrator: Barbara McCulloh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Her Shoes Author: Jennifer Weiner Narrator: Barbara McCulloh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From Jennifer Weiner comes a story of two sisters with nothing in common but a love for shoes learn they are more alike than they thought possible. Meet Rose Feller, a thirty-year-old high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her she's beautiful. She also dreams of getting her fantastically screwed-up, semi-employed little sister to straighten up and fly right. Meet Rose's sister, Maggie. Twenty-eight years old and drop-dead gorgeous. Although her big-screen stardom hasn't progressed past her left hip's appearance in a Will Smith video, Maggie dreams of fame and fortune -- and of getting her big sister on a skin-care regimen. These two women, who claim to have nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, DNA, and the same size feet, are about to learn that they're more alike than they'd ever imagined. Along the way, they'll encounter a diverse cast of characters -- from a stepmother who's into recreational Botox to a disdainful pug with no name. They'll borrow shoes and clothes and boyfriends, and eventually make peace with their most intimate enemies -- each other.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-virtuous-woman-by-kaye-gibbons--65311529https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Virtuous Woman Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister, Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A “vivid, unsentimental, powerful” (Publishers Weekly) portrait of a Southern marriage by the New York Times bestselling author of Ellen Foster. When Blinking Jack Stokes met Ruby Pitt Woodrow, she was twenty and he was forty. She was the carefully raised daughter of Carolina gentry and he was a skinny tenant farmer who had never owned anything in his life. She was newly widowed after a disastrous marriage to a brutal drifter. He had never asked a woman to do more than help him hitch a mule. They didn't fall in love so much as they simply found each other and held on for dear life. Kaye Gibbons’s first novel, Ellen Foster, won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and the praise of writers from Walker Percy to Eudora Welty. In A Virtuous Woman, Gibbons transcends her early promise, creating a multilayered and indelibly convincing portrait of two seemingly ill-matched people who somehow miraculously make a marriage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150280Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Virtuous Woman Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister, Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Virtuous Woman Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister, Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A “vivid, unsentimental, powerful” (Publishers Weekly) portrait of a Southern marriage by the New York Times bestselling author of Ellen Foster. When Blinking Jack Stokes met Ruby Pitt Woodrow, she was twenty and he was forty. She was the carefully raised daughter of Carolina gentry and he was a skinny tenant farmer who had never owned anything in his life. She was newly widowed after a disastrous marriage to a brutal drifter. He had never asked a woman to do more than help him hitch a mule. They didn't fall in love so much as they simply found each other and held on for dear life. Kaye Gibbons’s first novel, Ellen Foster, won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and the praise of writers from Walker Percy to Eudora Welty. In A Virtuous Woman, Gibbons transcends her early promise, creating a multilayered and indelibly convincing portrait of two seemingly ill-matched people who somehow miraculously make a marriage.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/accordion-crimes-by-annie-proulx--65311465https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Accordion Crimes Author: Annie Proulx Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150285Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Accordion Crimes Author: Annie Proulx Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Accordion Crimes Author: Annie Proulx Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dangerous-kiss-by-jackie-collins--65311459https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Kiss Author: Jackie Collins Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The seductively beautiful, street-smart, and powerful Lucky Santangelo, star of four of Jackie Collins's previous international bestsellers—Chances, Lucky, Lady Boss, and Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge—returns in Dangerous Kiss. In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios; and in Vendetta, she fought off a lifelong enemy to keep the studio, and her husband. Now, in Dangerous Kiss, when a member of her family is brutally gunned down in a random holdup, her fury knows no bounds. While she is tracking the killer, her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden, is put to the test. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her past—a man with a dangerous kiss. Dangerous Kiss is a story of raw anger, love, lust, murder, and revenge, and at its white-hot center is Lucky Santangelo, a strong, exciting woman who dares to take chances—and always wins.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150457Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Kiss Author: Jackie Collins Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Kiss Author: Jackie Collins Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The seductively beautiful, street-smart, and powerful Lucky Santangelo, star of four of Jackie Collins's previous international bestsellers—Chances, Lucky, Lady Boss, and Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge—returns in Dangerous Kiss. In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios; and in Vendetta, she fought off a lifelong enemy to keep the studio, and her husband. Now, in Dangerous Kiss, when a member of her family is brutally gunned down in a random holdup, her fury knows no bounds. While she is tracking the killer, her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden, is put to the test. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her past—a man with a dangerous kiss. Dangerous Kiss is a story of raw anger, love, lust, murder, and revenge, and at its white-hot center is Lucky Santangelo, a strong, exciting woman who dares to take chances—and always wins.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/playdate-by-thelma-adams--65311396https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playdate Author: Thelma Adams Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 15, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lance is a former weatherman, now a buff yogi, and stay-at-home dad. Belle is his precocious and quick-witted daughter. Darlene is a classic Type A work-a-holic, she has little time or patience for the needs of her husband and daughter. And just down the street are Alec and Wren. Alec, a womanizing businessman, is also the financial backer - and sometimes more - behind Darlene's burgeoning empire. Meanwhile, Wren is a talented yogi, ready to lay down the mat for a quick session with Lance. As looming Santa Ana winds threaten to turn brushfires into catastrophe, Playdate proves that relationships are complicated and what happens next door, beyond the hedges, in the executive office - it's all as combustible as a quick brushfire on a windy day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177145Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playdate Author: Thelma Adams Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 15, 2011 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playdate Author: Thelma Adams Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 15, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lance is a former weatherman, now a buff yogi, and stay-at-home dad. Belle is his precocious and quick-witted daughter. Darlene is a classic Type A work-a-holic, she has little time or patience for the needs of her husband and daughter. And just down the street are Alec and Wren. Alec, a womanizing businessman, is also the financial backer - and sometimes more - behind Darlene's burgeoning empire. Meanwhile, Wren is a talented yogi, ready to lay down the mat for a quick session with Lance. As looming Santa Ana winds threaten to turn brushfires into catastrophe, Playdate proves that relationships are complicated and what happens next door, beyond the hedges, in the executive office - it's all as combustible as a quick brushfire on a windy day.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/veil-of-roses-by-laura-fitzgerald--65311488https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Veil of Roses Author: Laura Fitzgerald Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 1, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This compelling debut follows one spirited young woman from the confines of Iran to the intoxicating freedom of America—where she discovers not only an enticing new country but the roots of her own independence. . . . Tamila Soroush wanted it all. But in the Islamic Republic of Iran, dreams are a dangerous thing for a girl. Knowing they can never come true, Tami abandons them. . . . Until her twenty-fifth birthday, when her parents give her a one-way ticket to America, hoping she will 'go and wake up her luck.' If they have their way, Tami will never return to Iran . . . which means she has three months to find a husband in America. Three months before she's sent back for good. From her first Victoria's Secret bra to her first ride on a motor scooter to her first country line-dance, Tami drinks in the freedom of an American girl. Inspired to pursue her passion for photography, she even captures her adventures on film. But looming over her is the fact that she must find an Iranian-born husband before her visa expires. To complicate matters, her friendship with Ike, a young American man, has grown stronger. And it is becoming harder for Tami to ignore the forbidden feelings she has for him. It's in her English as a second language classes that Tami finds a support system. With the encouragement of headstrong Eva, loyal Nadia, and Agata and Josef, who are carving out a love story of their own, perhaps Tami can keep dreaming—and find a way to stay in America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153570Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Veil of Roses Author: Laura Fitzgerald Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 1, 2010...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Veil of Roses Author: Laura Fitzgerald Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 1, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This compelling debut follows one spirited young woman from the confines of Iran to the intoxicating freedom of America—where she discovers not only an enticing new country but the roots of her own independence. . . . Tamila Soroush wanted it all. But in the Islamic Republic of Iran, dreams are a dangerous thing for a girl. Knowing they can never come true, Tami abandons them. . . . Until her twenty-fifth birthday, when her parents give her a one-way ticket to America, hoping she will 'go and wake up her luck.' If they have their way, Tami will never return to Iran . . . which means she has three months to find a husband in America. Three months before she's sent back for good. From her first Victoria's Secret bra to her first ride on a motor scooter to her first country line-dance, Tami drinks in the freedom of an American girl. Inspired to pursue her passion for photography, she even captures her adventures on film. But looming over her is the fact that she must find an Iranian-born husband before her visa expires. To complicate matters, her friendship with Ike, a young American man, has grown stronger. And it is becoming harder for Tami to ignore the forbidden feelings she has for him. It's in her English as a second language classes that Tami finds a support system. With the encouragement of headstrong Eva, loyal Nadia, and Agata and Josef, who are carving out a love story of their own, perhaps Tami can keep dreaming—and find a way to stay in America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unlocked-a-love-story-by-karen-kingsbury--65311437https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlocked: A Love Story Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury reminds us that before you take a stand, you’ve got to take a chance. Despite his quiet ways and quirky behaviors, Holden Harris is very happy and socially engaged—on the inside, in a private world all his own. But Holden is an eighteen-year-old with autism. Every day he is bullied at school by kids who only see that he is very different. Ella Reynolds is part of the in-crowd. A cheerleader and star of the high school drama production, her life seems perfect. When she catches Holden listening to her rehearse for the school play, she is drawn to him . . . the way he is drawn to the music. Then Ella makes a dramatic discovery—she and Holden were best friends as children. Frustrated by the way Holden is bullied and horrified at the indifference of her peers, Ella decides to take a stand against the most privileged and popular kids at school. Including her boyfriend, Jake. Ella believes miracles can happen in the most unlikely places and that just maybe an entire community might celebrate from the sidelines. But will Holden’s praying mother, Ella, and a cast of theater kids be enough to unlock the prison that contains Holden? This time friendship, faith, and the power of a song must be strong enough to open the doors to the miracle Holden needs. This contemporary, inspirational read is a standalone novel. Book length: approximately 80,000 words. Includes a reading group guide and a letter to readers from the author.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157658Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlocked: A Love Story Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlocked: A Love Story Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury reminds us that before you take a stand, you’ve got to take a chance. Despite his quiet ways and quirky behaviors, Holden Harris is very happy and socially engaged—on the inside, in a private world all his own. But Holden is an eighteen-year-old with autism. Every day he is bullied at school by kids who only see that he is very different. Ella Reynolds is part of the in-crowd. A cheerleader and star of the high school drama production, her life seems perfect. When she catches Holden listening to her rehearse for the school play, she is drawn to him . . . the way he is drawn to the music. Then Ella makes a dramatic discovery—she and Holden were best friends as children. Frustrated by the way Holden is bullied and horrified at the indifference of her peers, Ella decides to take a stand against the most privileged and popular kids at school. Including her boyfriend, Jake. Ella believes miracles can happen in the most unlikely places and that just maybe an entire community might celebrate from the sidelines. But will Holden’s praying mother, Ella, and a cast of theater kids be enough to unlock the prison that contains Holden? This time friendship, faith, and the power of a song must be strong enough to open the doors to the miracle Holden needs. This contemporary, inspirational read is a standalone novel. Book length: approximately 80,000 words. Includes a reading group guide and a letter to readers from the author.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-man-s-heart-by-lori-copeland--65311522https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man's Heart Author: Lori Copeland Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 19, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jules broke off her wedding to Cruz practically at the altar. Not just once, but twice. Now the man Jules loves best can't stand the sight of her.Only for Pop could Jules have made such a sacrifice. And now Pop is gone, leaving Jules with his struggling Washington State potato farm; with a sister excluded from his will; and with a heart wounded by the sacrifice she has made on behalf of her father.It looks like strengthening her relationship with her sister and improving the prospects of the Blue Bayou farm will be Jules' chief concerns. But when cancer takes the life of her best friend, Jules finds herself caring for her friend's two small children as well as the Blue Bayou.A drought-stricken farm. A promise to a dead friend and two needy little lives. And disturbing memories stirring up a growing relationship with her sister. How can one woman handle it all?The answer lies with a God who holds the keys to yesterday, today, and tomorrow—and to the heart of the one man whom Jules could ever love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155464Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man's Heart Author: Lori Copeland Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 19, 2010...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man's Heart Author: Lori Copeland Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 19, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jules broke off her wedding to Cruz practically at the altar. Not just once, but twice. Now the man Jules loves best can't stand the sight of her.Only for Pop could Jules have made such a sacrifice. And now Pop is gone, leaving Jules with his struggling Washington State potato farm; with a sister excluded from his will; and with a heart wounded by the sacrifice she has made on behalf of her father.It looks like strengthening her relationship with her sister and improving the prospects of the Blue Bayou farm will be Jules' chief concerns. But when cancer takes the life of her best friend, Jules finds herself caring for her friend's two small children as well as the Blue Bayou.A drought-stricken farm. A promise to a dead friend and two needy little lives. And disturbing memories stirring up a growing relationship with her sister. How can one woman handle it all?The answer lies with a God who holds the keys to yesterday, today, and tomorrow—and to the heart of the one man whom Jules could ever love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-plain-and-simple-christmas-by-amy-clipston--65311478https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Plain and Simple Christmas Author: Amy Clipston Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life—and the decisions and consequences that follow. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. In the tradition of her widely popular Kauffman Amish Bakery series, author Amy Clipston tells the tale of Anna Mae McDonough who was shunned by her family four years ago when she left her Amish community in Lancaster County, PA, to marry an “Englisher” (non Amish) man and move with him to Baltimore. Now, eight months pregnant when her first child, she longs to return home for Christmas to reconcile with her family, especially her stern father, who is the religious leader for her former Amish church district.So Anne Mae writes a letter to Kathryn Beiler, her brother’s wife, to enlist her help. Kathryn asks her husband, David, if she should arrange Anna Mae’s visit. David cautions her that a visit would cause too much stress in the family and instead suggests they visit Anna Mae and her husband in the spring. However, Kathryn arranges the visit anyway, believing in her heart that it’s God’s will for the family to heal.When Anna Mae arrives in Lancaster for Christmas, the welcome she receives is nothing like what she had hoped for.A book filled with love, the pain of being separated from one’s family, and the determination to follow God’s will regardless of the outcome, A Plain and Simple Christmas is an inspiring page-turner that will keep you guessing what happens next … right to the very last page.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156228Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Plain and Simple Christmas Author: Amy Clipston Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 45 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Plain and Simple Christmas Author: Amy Clipston Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life—and the decisions and consequences that follow. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. In the tradition of her widely popular Kauffman Amish Bakery series, author Amy Clipston tells the tale of Anna Mae McDonough who was shunned by her family four years ago when she left her Amish community in Lancaster County, PA, to marry an “Englisher” (non Amish) man and move with him to Baltimore. Now, eight months pregnant when her first child, she longs to return home for Christmas to reconcile with her family, especially her stern father, who is the religious leader for her former Amish church district.So Anne Mae writes a letter to Kathryn Beiler, her brother’s wife, to enlist her help. Kathryn asks her husband, David, if she should arrange Anna Mae’s visit. David cautions her that a visit would cause too much stress in the family and instead suggests they visit Anna Mae and her husband in the spring. However, Kathryn arranges the visit anyway, believing in her heart that it’s God’s will for the family to heal.When Anna Mae arrives in Lancaster for Christmas, the welcome she receives is nothing like what she had hoped for.A book filled with love, the pain of being separated from one’s family, and the determination to follow God’s will regardless of the outcome, A Plain and Simple Christmas is an inspiring page-turner that will keep you guessing what happens next … right to the very last page.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-baxters-take-four-by-karen-kingsbury--65311439https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Four Series: #18 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Paul Boehmer, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 27, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Are fairytale endings only in the movies? Keith Ellison and Dayne Matthews have finally inked a deal to have the nation’s top young actor star in their current film. But at the same time, the actor takes a very public fall that threatens his reputation among his fan base. Meanwhile, healing happens for Andi Ellison in her relationship with God, her family, and those she loves, but is it too late? The new producers find they must truly act as missionaries in order to help save the film, their families, and the young movie star. Breakthroughs take place that the public will never know about, as the possibility of saving the world through film is finally a very real possibility. - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155555Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Four Series: #18 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Paul Boehmer, Stefan Rudnicki,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Four Series: #18 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Paul Boehmer, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 27, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Are fairytale endings only in the movies? Keith Ellison and Dayne Matthews have finally inked a deal to have the nation’s top young actor star in their current film. But at the same time, the actor takes a very public fall that threatens his reputation among his fan base. Meanwhile, healing happens for Andi Ellison in her relationship with God, her family, and those she loves, but is it too late? The new producers find they must truly act as missionaries in order to help save the film, their families, and the young movie star. Breakthroughs take place that the public will never know about, as the possibility of saving the world through film is finally a very real possibility. - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-in-defiance-a-novel-by-mary-e-demuth--65311450https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life in Defiance: A Novel Series: #3 of Defiance Texas Trilogy Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 1, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a town she personifies, Ouisie Pepper wrestles with her own defiance. Desperate to become the wife and mother her husband Hap demands, Ouisie pours over a simple book about womanhood, constantly falling short, but determined to improve. Through all that self-improvement, Ouisie carries a terrible secret: she knows who killed Daisy Chance. As her children inch closer to uncovering the killer’s identity and Hap’s rages roar louder and become increasingly violent, Ouisie has to make a decision. Will she protect her children by telling her secret? Or will Hap’s violence silence them all? Set on the backdrop of Defiance, Texas, Ouisie’s journey typifies the choices we all face—whether to tell the truth about secrets and fight for the truth or bury them forever and live with the violent consequences.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159353Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life in Defiance: A Novel Series: #3 of Defiance Texas Trilogy Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life in Defiance: A Novel Series: #3 of Defiance Texas Trilogy Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 1, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a town she personifies, Ouisie Pepper wrestles with her own defiance. Desperate to become the wife and mother her husband Hap demands, Ouisie pours over a simple book about womanhood, constantly falling short, but determined to improve. Through all that self-improvement, Ouisie carries a terrible secret: she knows who killed Daisy Chance. As her children inch closer to uncovering the killer’s identity and Hap’s rages roar louder and become increasingly violent, Ouisie has to make a decision. Will she protect her children by telling her secret? Or will Hap’s violence silence them all? Set on the backdrop of Defiance, Texas, Ouisie’s journey typifies the choices we all face—whether to tell the truth about secrets and fight for the truth or bury them forever and live with the violent consequences.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-promise-of-hope-by-amy-clipston--65311493https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Promise of Hope Series: #2 of Kauffman Amish Bakery Series Author: Amy Clipston Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 4, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life—and the decisions and consequences that follow. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. In A Promise of Hope, the second installment in the Kauffman Amish Bakery series, bestselling author Amy Clipston continues to unfold the tensions, loves, and faith of the inhabitants of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, and the family bakery that serves as an anchor point for the series. When Sarah Troyer tragically loses her husband Peter, she is left to raise infant twins alone. Overwhelmed and grieving, she lives with her parents in the Amish community of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. Sarah is taken completely by surprise when a stranger arrives claiming connections to Peter’s past—Peter had told her he was an orphan with no family. From Luke, she learns her husband hid a secret life, one with ramifications that will change her own. Sarah’s family, concerned for her and the future of her twins, encourages her to marry again. It should make sense … but Sarah’s heart says no. She feels trapped. Should she marry a man she doesn’t love? Or discover if her growing interest in Luke can be trusted? A Promise of Hope is filled with surprising twists that will grip you to the very last words.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155466Tue, 04 May 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Promise of Hope Series: #2 of Kauffman Amish Bakery Series Author: Amy Clipston Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Promise of Hope Series: #2 of Kauffman Amish Bakery Series Author: Amy Clipston Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 4, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life—and the decisions and consequences that follow. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. In A Promise of Hope, the second installment in the Kauffman Amish Bakery series, bestselling author Amy Clipston continues to unfold the tensions, loves, and faith of the inhabitants of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, and the family bakery that serves as an anchor point for the series. When Sarah Troyer tragically loses her husband Peter, she is left to raise infant twins alone. Overwhelmed and grieving, she lives with her parents in the Amish community of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. Sarah is taken completely by surprise when a stranger arrives claiming connections to Peter’s past—Peter had told her he was an orphan with no family. From Luke, she learns her husband hid a secret life, one with ramifications that will change her own. Sarah’s family, concerned for her and the future of her twins, encourages her to marry again. It should make sense … but Sarah’s heart says no. She feels trapped. Should she marry a man she doesn’t love? Or discover if her growing interest in Luke can be trusted? A Promise of Hope is filled with surprising twists that will grip you to the very last words.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/times-and-seasons-by-beverly-lahaye-terri-blackstock--65311482https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Times and Seasons Series: #3 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 13, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Cathy Flaherty’s teenage son, Mark, is arrested for selling drugs, her neighbors once again show that Cedar Circle is more than a suburban cul-de-sac. It is a tightly knit circle of friends whose faith, love, and encouragement help each other make it through the changing seasons of life. More is at stake for Cathy than her son. With Mark in juvenile detention, the single mother of three finds herself struggling over whether to marry Steve Bennett, a man she truly loves. It will take strength and wisdom for Steve to see Cathy through this time of family conflict. Fortunately, he is not alone. Other lives, each with concerns of their own, weave together in a strong show of mutual care and support. And through the hands and hearts of this loving community, God moves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154788Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Times and Seasons Series: #3 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Times and Seasons Series: #3 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 13, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Cathy Flaherty’s teenage son, Mark, is arrested for selling drugs, her neighbors once again show that Cedar Circle is more than a suburban cul-de-sac. It is a tightly knit circle of friends whose faith, love, and encouragement help each other make it through the changing seasons of life. More is at stake for Cathy than her son. With Mark in juvenile detention, the single mother of three finds herself struggling over whether to marry Steve Bennett, a man she truly loves. It will take strength and wisdom for Steve to see Cathy through this time of family conflict. Fortunately, he is not alone. Other lives, each with concerns of their own, weave together in a strong show of mutual care and support. And through the hands and hearts of this loving community, God moves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-baxters-take-three-by-karen-kingsbury--65311446https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Three Series: #17 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Gabrielle/roxanne/don/stefan/judy/paul Cuir/hernandez/leslie/rudnicki/young/baymer, Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 6, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For the sake of a dream . . . or the love of fame? Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison set out to change the world with their films--and they are finally seeing their dreams come true. The dedicated producers are deep in negotiations with America's top young movie star to play the lead in their next inspirational movie. But life takes a sudden turn for Chase, removing him from Jeremiah Productions permanently. In the process, Keith brings on one of the Baxter family members and the moviemaking continues. At the same time, a crisis hits Keith's daughter, Andi, and Keith feels helpless to respond. Devastated by the consequences of her wrong actions, Andi ventures out on her own and decides on a course of action that could destroy her. Meanwhile, Bailey Flanigan is caught up in her own drama with Cody Coleman. A Campus Crusade retreat gives them time alone along the shores of Lake Monroe and lets them face a possibility they've avoided for years. Will Keith keep the passion he had at the start of his filmmaking--and will there be enough passion left over for his hurting daughter? Or has their quest to change American culture become nothing more than a quest for fame? - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155556Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Three Series: #17 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Gabrielle/roxanne/don/stefan/judy/paul...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Three Series: #17 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Gabrielle/roxanne/don/stefan/judy/paul Cuir/hernandez/leslie/rudnicki/young/baymer, Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 6, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For the sake of a dream . . . or the love of fame? Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison set out to change the world with their films--and they are finally seeing their dreams come true. The dedicated producers are deep in negotiations with America's top young movie star to play the lead in their next inspirational movie. But life takes a sudden turn for Chase, removing him from Jeremiah Productions permanently. In the process, Keith brings on one of the Baxter family members and the moviemaking continues. At the same time, a crisis hits Keith's daughter, Andi, and Keith feels helpless to respond. Devastated by the consequences of her wrong actions, Andi ventures out on her own and decides on a course of action that could destroy her. Meanwhile, Bailey Flanigan is caught up in her own drama with Cody Coleman. A Campus Crusade retreat gives them time alone along the shores of Lake Monroe and lets them face a possibility they've avoided for years. Will Keith keep the passion he had at the start of his filmmaking--and will there be enough passion left over for his hurting daughter? Or has their quest to change American culture become nothing more than a quest for fame? - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/showers-in-season-by-terri-blackstock-beverly-lahaye--65311487https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154790 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Showers in Season Series: #2 of Seasons Series Author: Terri Blackstock, Beverly LaHaye Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: March 16, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: On the quiet cul-de-sac of Cedar Circle, where neighbors are close friends, fierce winds of circumstance threaten to sweep one couple away. Their Down's Syndrome pregnancy is shattering news for Tory and Barry Sullivan, but the option Barry proposes is abhorrent to Tory. It will take a wisdom and strength greater than their own to carry them through. That, and the encouragement only a loving, close-knit community can provide. Over kitchen counters and across the miles, the women of Cedar Circle lend their support to Tory and to each other as all of them face their personal struggles, heartaches, and joys. Shining with bright faith and friendship that illuminates the stormiest night, Showers in Season explores the junction of life's realities, the cost of obedience, the power of relationships, and the promises of God.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154790Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154790 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Showers in Season Series: #2 of Seasons Series Author: Terri Blackstock, Beverly LaHaye Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154790 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Showers in Season Series: #2 of Seasons Series Author: Terri Blackstock, Beverly LaHaye Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: March 16, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: On the quiet cul-de-sac of Cedar Circle, where neighbors are close friends, fierce winds of circumstance threaten to sweep one couple away. Their Down's Syndrome pregnancy is shattering news for Tory and Barry Sullivan, but the option Barry proposes is abhorrent to Tory. It will take a wisdom and strength greater than their own to carry them through. That, and the encouragement only a loving, close-knit community can provide. Over kitchen counters and across the miles, the women of Cedar Circle lend their support to Tory and to each other as all of them face their personal struggles, heartaches, and joys. Shining with bright faith and friendship that illuminates the stormiest night, Showers in Season explores the junction of life's realities, the cost of obedience, the power of relationships, and the promises of God.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-much-for-that-by-lionel-shriver--65311505https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147993 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Much for That Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Shep Knacker has long saved for “The Afterlife”: an idyllic retreat to the Third World where his nest egg can last forever. Traffic jams on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be replaced with “talking, thinking, seeing, and being”—and enough sleep. When he sells his business for a cool million dollars, his dream finally seems within reach. Yet his wife Glynis has concocted endless excuses why it’s never the right time to go. Weary of working as a peon for the jerk who bought his company, Shep announces he’s leaving for a Tanzanian island, with or without her.Just returned from a doctor’s appointment, Glynis has some news of her own: Shep can’t go anywhere because she desperately needs his health insurance. But their policy only partially covers the staggering bills for her treatments, and Shep’s nest egg for The Afterlife soon cracks under the strain.So Much for That follows the profound transformation of a marriage, and Shriver delivers a compelling novel that presses the question: how much is one life worth?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147993Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147993 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Much for That Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 9, 2010...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147993 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Much for That Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Shep Knacker has long saved for “The Afterlife”: an idyllic retreat to the Third World where his nest egg can last forever. Traffic jams on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be replaced with “talking, thinking, seeing, and being”—and enough sleep. When he sells his business for a cool million dollars, his dream finally seems within reach. Yet his wife Glynis has concocted endless excuses why it’s never the right time to go. Weary of working as a peon for the jerk who bought his company, Shep announces he’s leaving for a Tanzanian island, with or without her.Just returned from a doctor’s appointment, Glynis has some news of her own: Shep can’t go anywhere because she desperately needs his health insurance. But their policy only partially covers the staggering bills for her treatments, and Shep’s nest egg for The Afterlife soon cracks under the strain.So Much for That follows the profound transformation of a marriage, and Shriver delivers a compelling novel that presses the question: how much is one life worth?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winter-garden-by-kristin-hannah--65311355https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winter Garden Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 285 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 82 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes Kristin Hannah's powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164462Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winter Garden Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 2, 2010...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164462 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winter Garden Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 285 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 82 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes Kristin Hannah's powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-courtship-by-gilbert-morris--65311484https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Courtship Series: #4 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 19, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lanie Freeman and her siblings have survived the Great Depression without their father. They are convinced that he has been unjustly imprisoned.Lanie’s strong-willed sister, Maeva, runs away to Los Angeles to find the one woman in a city of thousands who can prove their father’s innocence. Nothing Lanie says can deter Maeva from her mission.Even as her family seems to be unraveling, Lanie’s dream of writing becomes a reality. Lanie is on the verge of becoming a published author. Amid the excitement, she still feels a deep longing for something more, a yearning for love, a home, and a family of her own. When two suitors propose, it does nothing to quiet her heart.Lanie resigns herself to leave Maeva’s safety and her father’s future in God’s hands. But can she trust God to show her the right man and the right plan for her life?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154705Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Courtship Series: #4 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Courtship Series: #4 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 19, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lanie Freeman and her siblings have survived the Great Depression without their father. They are convinced that he has been unjustly imprisoned.Lanie’s strong-willed sister, Maeva, runs away to Los Angeles to find the one woman in a city of thousands who can prove their father’s innocence. Nothing Lanie says can deter Maeva from her mission.Even as her family seems to be unraveling, Lanie’s dream of writing becomes a reality. Lanie is on the verge of becoming a published author. Amid the excitement, she still feels a deep longing for something more, a yearning for love, a home, and a family of her own. When two suitors propose, it does nothing to quiet her heart.Lanie resigns herself to leave Maeva’s safety and her father’s future in God’s hands. But can she trust God to show her the right man and the right plan for her life?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shades-of-blue-by-karen-kingsbury--65311483https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shades of Blue Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes an emotional story of forgiveness and healing. In between a checkered past and a fairytale future, three people must find a way forward. Brad Cutler is a 28-year-old rising star at his New York ad agency, about to marry Laura James, the girl of his dreams. Anyone would agree he has it all: a great career, a beautiful and loving fiancée, and a fairy tale life ahead of him—until memories of his high school girlfriend, Emma, begin to torment him. Lost innocence and one very difficult choice flood his conscience, and he is no longer sure what the future will bring except for this: he must find his old love and make amends. Friends since childhood, Brad and Emma became a couple in high school—before their relationship was forever altered by a single decision. Haunted by the past and confused about the future, Brad turns to God seeking forgiveness and redemption for the choice he and Emma made long ago. Brad, Emma, and Laura must work through the repercussions of a decision made as teenagers that continues to affect each one of them before any of them can look toward a new future. - Contemporary Christian fiction - Full-length standalone novel - Also by Karen Kingsbury: Between Sundays, Beyond Tuesday Morning, and Unlocked]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155557Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shades of Blue Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 7,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shades of Blue Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes an emotional story of forgiveness and healing. In between a checkered past and a fairytale future, three people must find a way forward. Brad Cutler is a 28-year-old rising star at his New York ad agency, about to marry Laura James, the girl of his dreams. Anyone would agree he has it all: a great career, a beautiful and loving fiancée, and a fairy tale life ahead of him—until memories of his high school girlfriend, Emma, begin to torment him. Lost innocence and one very difficult choice flood his conscience, and he is no longer sure what the future will bring except for this: he must find his old love and make amends. Friends since childhood, Brad and Emma became a couple in high school—before their relationship was forever altered by a single decision. Haunted by the past and confused about the future, Brad turns to God seeking forgiveness and redemption for the choice he and Emma made long ago. Brad, Emma, and Laura must work through the repercussions of a decision made as teenagers that continues to affect each one of them before any of them can look toward a new future. - Contemporary Christian fiction - Full-length standalone novel - Also by Karen Kingsbury: Between Sundays, Beyond Tuesday Morning, and Unlocked]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turning-the-paige-by-laura-jensen-walker--65311489https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Turning the Paige Series: #2 of Getaway Girls Author: Laura Jensen Walker Narrator: Allison Moffett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 13, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Welcome to the in-between world of Paige Kelley. At thirty-five, she’s put her dreams on hold to care for her ailing, high-maintenance mother. Three years after her divorce she’s still not dating, still working at her temp job, and still longing for motherhood even though, as her own mother often points out, “You’re not getting any younger, you know!” When her Getaway Girls book club friends urge Paige to break free and get on with her life, she desperately wants to try. But how? What about her mom? The unexpected answers come from a surprising source. A trip to Scotland and a potential new love interest help launch an exciting new chapter in her life, and lead Paige to discover that God’s plan for her life promises to be more than she ever imagined. This latest release in the Getaway Girls collection delivers a smart, funny, and warm account of one woman’s challenge to reconcile who she is—a dutiful Christian daughter—with the fulfilled woman she longs to be. It will appeal to any woman whose ever forgotten, even momentarily, that God’s timing is perfect.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155548Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Turning the Paige Series: #2 of Getaway Girls Author: Laura Jensen Walker Narrator: Allison Moffett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Turning the Paige Series: #2 of Getaway Girls Author: Laura Jensen Walker Narrator: Allison Moffett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 13, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Welcome to the in-between world of Paige Kelley. At thirty-five, she’s put her dreams on hold to care for her ailing, high-maintenance mother. Three years after her divorce she’s still not dating, still working at her temp job, and still longing for motherhood even though, as her own mother often points out, “You’re not getting any younger, you know!” When her Getaway Girls book club friends urge Paige to break free and get on with her life, she desperately wants to try. But how? What about her mom? The unexpected answers come from a surprising source. A trip to Scotland and a potential new love interest help launch an exciting new chapter in her life, and lead Paige to discover that God’s plan for her life promises to be more than she ever imagined. This latest release in the Getaway Girls collection delivers a smart, funny, and warm account of one woman’s challenge to reconcile who she is—a dutiful Christian daughter—with the fulfilled woman she longs to be. It will appeal to any woman whose ever forgotten, even momentarily, that God’s timing is perfect.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daring-chloe-by-laura-jensen-walker--65311481https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daring Chloe Series: #1 of Getaway Girls Author: Laura Jensen Walker Narrator: Allison Moffett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 13, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Chloe Adams’ fiancé dumps her—the night before their wedding—two girlfriends from her book group decide a little adventure is in order for the three of them. After all, why let a perfectly good honeymoon cruise go to waste?Adventure? Chloe Adams? No way! Chloe’s lived in one town her whole life. The closest she’s ever gotten to actual adventures is reading about them. But her girlfriends won’t take no for an answer.One good adventure calls for another as Chloe’s friends try to coax her out of her post-dumping funk, and soon she finds herself living out the adventures in her book club’s latest selections. Hiking. Sailing. River rafting. Traveling to new places and eating exotic food. The play-it-safe Chloe begins to blossom into a new, daring Chloe. A Chloe who just might be ready to take on her biggest adventure of all …Laura Jensen Walker has a knack for quirky heroines and real-life humor. In Chloe, she’s created another memorable character who will live on in readers’ hearts.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155777Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daring Chloe Series: #1 of Getaway Girls Author: Laura Jensen Walker Narrator: Allison Moffett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daring Chloe Series: #1 of Getaway Girls Author: Laura Jensen Walker Narrator: Allison Moffett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 13, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Chloe Adams’ fiancé dumps her—the night before their wedding—two girlfriends from her book group decide a little adventure is in order for the three of them. After all, why let a perfectly good honeymoon cruise go to waste?Adventure? Chloe Adams? No way! Chloe’s lived in one town her whole life. The closest she’s ever gotten to actual adventures is reading about them. But her girlfriends won’t take no for an answer.One good adventure calls for another as Chloe’s friends try to coax her out of her post-dumping funk, and soon she finds herself living out the adventures in her book club’s latest selections. Hiking. Sailing. River rafting. Traveling to new places and eating exotic food. The play-it-safe Chloe begins to blossom into a new, daring Chloe. A Chloe who just might be ready to take on her biggest adventure of all …Laura Jensen Walker has a knack for quirky heroines and real-life humor. In Chloe, she’s created another memorable character who will live on in readers’ hearts.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/local-girls-by-alice-hoffman--65311520https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Local Girls Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Aasne Vigesaa, Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The New York Times Book Review has noted, 'Alice Hoffman writes quite wonderfully about the magic in our lives,' and now she casts her spell over a Long Island neighborhood filled with dreamers and dreams. In a dazzling series of family portraits, Hoffman evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and divorce in a world of bad judgment and fierce attachments, disappointments and devotion.With rich, pure prose Hoffman charts the progress of Gretel Samuelson from the time she is a young girl already acquainted with betrayal and grief, until she finally leaves home. Gretel's sly, funny, knowing perspective is at the heart of this collection, as she navigates through loyalty and loss with the help of an unforgettable trio of women: her best friend, Jill, her romance-addled cousin Margot, and her mother, Franny, whose spiritual journey affects them all. Told in alternating voices, these stories are funny and lyrical, disturbing and healing, each a lesson in survival, a reminder of the ties of blood, and the power of friendship.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155524Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Local Girls Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Aasne Vigesaa, Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Local Girls Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Aasne Vigesaa, Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The New York Times Book Review has noted, 'Alice Hoffman writes quite wonderfully about the magic in our lives,' and now she casts her spell over a Long Island neighborhood filled with dreamers and dreams. In a dazzling series of family portraits, Hoffman evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and divorce in a world of bad judgment and fierce attachments, disappointments and devotion.With rich, pure prose Hoffman charts the progress of Gretel Samuelson from the time she is a young girl already acquainted with betrayal and grief, until she finally leaves home. Gretel's sly, funny, knowing perspective is at the heart of this collection, as she navigates through loyalty and loss with the help of an unforgettable trio of women: her best friend, Jill, her romance-addled cousin Margot, and her mother, Franny, whose spiritual journey affects them all. Told in alternating voices, these stories are funny and lyrical, disturbing and healing, each a lesson in survival, a reminder of the ties of blood, and the power of friendship.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-easily-broken-a-novel-by-t-jakes--65311513https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Easily Broken: A Novel Author: T. Jakes Narrator: Pamala Tyson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 1, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes, comes the story of a couple whose marriage moves toward destruction, propelled by dramatic life changes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157845Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Easily Broken: A Novel Author: T. Jakes Narrator: Pamala Tyson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 1, 2009...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Easily Broken: A Novel Author: T. Jakes Narrator: Pamala Tyson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 1, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes, comes the story of a couple whose marriage moves toward destruction, propelled by dramatic life changes.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/last-light-over-carolina-by-mary-alice-monroe--65311512https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Light over Carolina Author: Mary Alice Monroe Narrator: Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 14, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Every woman in the lowcountry knows the unspoken fear that clutches the heart every time her man sets out to sea. Now, that fear has become a terrible reality for Carolina Morrison. Her husband, shrimp boat captain Bud Morrison, the only man she’s ever loved, is lost and alone somewhere in the vast Atlantic fishing grounds, with a storm gathering and last light falling.As the action unfolds on this one terrifying, illuminating day, Carolina and Bud Morrison look back across thirty years of love and loss, joy and sorrow. Carolina walked away from a well-to-do upbringing to marry Captain Bud Morrison. She embraced his extraordinary lifestyle by the sea and the customs of a historic shrimping village. Yet lately, hard times and the loneliness of long separations have driven them apart—and driven her to make a mistake that threatens to shatter their once-unbreakable bond forever.When Bud Morrison is overdue at the docks, the closeknit community rallies together to search for one of its own. But Carolina knows that it is their love that must somehow call him home, across miles of rough water and unspeakable memories. And she swears that if she is given one more chance—for love and for forgiveness—nothing will ever take her from this man’s side again.In Last Light over Carolina, Mary Alice Monroe once again explores a vanishing feature of the southern coastline, the mysterious yet time-honored shrimping culture, in a convincing and compelling tale of an enduring marriage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149820Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Light over Carolina Author: Mary Alice Monroe Narrator: Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Light over Carolina Author: Mary Alice Monroe Narrator: Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 14, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Every woman in the lowcountry knows the unspoken fear that clutches the heart every time her man sets out to sea. Now, that fear has become a terrible reality for Carolina Morrison. Her husband, shrimp boat captain Bud Morrison, the only man she’s ever loved, is lost and alone somewhere in the vast Atlantic fishing grounds, with a storm gathering and last light falling.As the action unfolds on this one terrifying, illuminating day, Carolina and Bud Morrison look back across thirty years of love and loss, joy and sorrow. Carolina walked away from a well-to-do upbringing to marry Captain Bud Morrison. She embraced his extraordinary lifestyle by the sea and the customs of a historic shrimping village. Yet lately, hard times and the loneliness of long separations have driven them apart—and driven her to make a mistake that threatens to shatter their once-unbreakable bond forever.When Bud Morrison is overdue at the docks, the closeknit community rallies together to search for one of its own. But Carolina knows that it is their love that must somehow call him home, across miles of rough water and unspeakable memories. And she swears that if she is given one more chance—for love and for forgiveness—nothing will ever take her from this man’s side again.In Last Light over Carolina, Mary Alice Monroe once again explores a vanishing feature of the southern coastline, the mysterious yet time-honored shrimping culture, in a convincing and compelling tale of an enduring marriage.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-baxters-take-two-by-karen-kingsbury--65311388https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Two Series: #16 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Will the price of fame be worth the cost? Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have completed their first feature film, and Hollywood is buzzing with the news. In the wake of that excitement, the producers acquire rights to a novel that has all the ingredients they want for their next project. At the same time they cross paths with a well-connected player who introduces them to the right people, and suddenly every studio in town wants to talk to Chase and Keith. The producers' dreams are on the verge of coming true, but Chase's marriage is strained and Keith's daughter--Andi Ellison--is making questionable choices in her quest for stardom. The producers are gaining respect and are on the verge of truly changing culture through the power of film--but is the change worth the cost? - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162590Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Two Series: #16 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take Two Series: #16 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Will the price of fame be worth the cost? Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have completed their first feature film, and Hollywood is buzzing with the news. In the wake of that excitement, the producers acquire rights to a novel that has all the ingredients they want for their next project. At the same time they cross paths with a well-connected player who introduces them to the right people, and suddenly every studio in town wants to talk to Chase and Keith. The producers' dreams are on the verge of coming true, but Chase's marriage is strained and Keith's daughter--Andi Ellison--is making questionable choices in her quest for stardom. The producers are gaining respect and are on the verge of truly changing culture through the power of film--but is the change worth the cost? - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-miracle-by-gilbert-morris--65311425https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Miracle Series: #3 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Raising four strong-willed younger siblings after her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment, seventeen-year-old Lanie Freeman never knows what new adventure will roll into view—such as her brother’s wild idea to turn the family’s old truck into a traveling store.The Freeman Rolling Emporium could provide the financial security Lanie and her family so desperately need, or it could tear them apart. Yet it’s only a prelude to other changes. Author Brent Hayden’s arrival in Fairhope breathes fresh life into Lanie’s dream of becoming a writer. And then the hammer descends …Lanie’s father is diagnosed with cancer, and the faith and unity of her family are stretched to the limit. And on top of this shattering news, a crisis is about to strike that will rock the whole town of Fairhope—and shatter Lanie’s dreams of love.The Miracle continues the story of a young woman’s valiant struggle to uphold her faith, her family, and her dreams during the height of the Great Depression.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159420Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Miracle Series: #3 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Miracle Series: #3 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Raising four strong-willed younger siblings after her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment, seventeen-year-old Lanie Freeman never knows what new adventure will roll into view—such as her brother’s wild idea to turn the family’s old truck into a traveling store.The Freeman Rolling Emporium could provide the financial security Lanie and her family so desperately need, or it could tear them apart. Yet it’s only a prelude to other changes. Author Brent Hayden’s arrival in Fairhope breathes fresh life into Lanie’s dream of becoming a writer. And then the hammer descends …Lanie’s father is diagnosed with cancer, and the faith and unity of her family are stretched to the limit. And on top of this shattering news, a crisis is about to strike that will rock the whole town of Fairhope—and shatter Lanie’s dreams of love.The Miracle continues the story of a young woman’s valiant struggle to uphold her faith, her family, and her dreams during the height of the Great Depression.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-without-summer-a-novel-by-lynne-griffin--65311464https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155487 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Without Summer: A Novel Author: Lynne Griffin Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 14, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Tessa Gray’s life changes forever when she loses her four-year-old daughter, Abby, in a hit-and-run accident outside her preschool. Once a vivacious, joyful mother and wife, Tessa now spends her days holed up in Abby’s room, sleeping in her bed, clutching Abby’s Tootsie Rabbit stuffed animal—anything to keep her memories close. As Tessa grapples with a terrible grief, made worse by the police’s insistence that the case is unsolvable, she finds solace in Celia Reed, the therapist her husband has pushed her to see, and in the journal she’s keeping, where she compulsively counts the “days without Abby” and maps out her plan for catching the driver who tore her family apart.As Celia struggles to keep Tessa from getting caught up in a bleak crusade for answers, she finds that their sessions open the door to emotions that she’s spent years ignoring, forcing her to face the rising tensions in her life—her troubled teenage son, her alcoholic ex-husband, and her fragile new marriage. Celia begins to realize that she must come to terms with the tragic mistakes of her past and the choices that have led her family to their own brink of destruction.A haunting portrait of two women whose lives converge unexpectedly, Life Without Summer illuminates connections between love, marriage, truth, and forgiveness no listener will forget.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155487Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155487 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Without Summer: A Novel Author: Lynne Griffin Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155487 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Without Summer: A Novel Author: Lynne Griffin Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 14, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Tessa Gray’s life changes forever when she loses her four-year-old daughter, Abby, in a hit-and-run accident outside her preschool. Once a vivacious, joyful mother and wife, Tessa now spends her days holed up in Abby’s room, sleeping in her bed, clutching Abby’s Tootsie Rabbit stuffed animal—anything to keep her memories close. As Tessa grapples with a terrible grief, made worse by the police’s insistence that the case is unsolvable, she finds solace in Celia Reed, the therapist her husband has pushed her to see, and in the journal she’s keeping, where she compulsively counts the “days without Abby” and maps out her plan for catching the driver who tore her family apart.As Celia struggles to keep Tessa from getting caught up in a bleak crusade for answers, she finds that their sessions open the door to emotions that she’s spent years ignoring, forcing her to face the rising tensions in her life—her troubled teenage son, her alcoholic ex-husband, and her fragile new marriage. Celia begins to realize that she must come to terms with the tragic mistakes of her past and the choices that have led her family to their own brink of destruction.A haunting portrait of two women whose lives converge unexpectedly, Life Without Summer illuminates connections between love, marriage, truth, and forgiveness no listener will forget.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-baxters-take-one-by-karen-kingsbury--65311410https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take One Series: #15 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Full Cast, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: March 24, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Two unknown producers struggle to fulfill their dreams to change lives through the power of film. With millions of investors’ dollars on the line, everything starts to fall apart and they realize they may be in over their heads. Is it possible to beat the odds and make a movie unlike anything ever done before? Or, will they lose everything in the process? Could they change the world—before the world changes them? Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison left the mission field of Indonesia for the mission field of Hollywood with a dream bigger than both of them. Now they have done the impossible: raised enough money to produce a feature film with a message that could change the world. But as Chase and Keith begin shooting, their well-laid plans begin to unravel. With millions of dollars on the line, they make a desperate attempt to keep the film from falling apart—even as a temperamental actress, a botched production schedule, and their own insecurities leave little room for the creative and spiritual passion that once motivated them. Was God really behind this movie after all? A chance meeting and friendship with John Baxter could bring the encouragement they need to stay on mission and produce a movie that will actually change people’s lives. In the midst of the questions and the cameras, is it possible to keep things above the line and make a movie unlike anything done before—or is the risk too great for everyone? - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162591Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take One Series: #15 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Full Cast,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Baxters Take One Series: #15 of The Baxter Family Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Judy Young, Roxanne Hernandez, Gabrielle De Cuir, Full Cast, Stefan Rudnicki, Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: March 24, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Two unknown producers struggle to fulfill their dreams to change lives through the power of film. With millions of investors’ dollars on the line, everything starts to fall apart and they realize they may be in over their heads. Is it possible to beat the odds and make a movie unlike anything ever done before? Or, will they lose everything in the process? Could they change the world—before the world changes them? Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison left the mission field of Indonesia for the mission field of Hollywood with a dream bigger than both of them. Now they have done the impossible: raised enough money to produce a feature film with a message that could change the world. But as Chase and Keith begin shooting, their well-laid plans begin to unravel. With millions of dollars on the line, they make a desperate attempt to keep the film from falling apart—even as a temperamental actress, a botched production schedule, and their own insecurities leave little room for the creative and spiritual passion that once motivated them. Was God really behind this movie after all? A chance meeting and friendship with John Baxter could bring the encouragement they need to stay on mission and produce a movie that will actually change people’s lives. In the midst of the questions and the cameras, is it possible to keep things above the line and make a movie unlike anything done before—or is the risk too great for everyone? - Part of New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Baxter series that begins with Redemption, Remember, Return, and Rejoice, now streaming online - Inspirational women's fiction with plenty of heart and a thread of sweet romance]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-homeplace-by-gilbert-morris--65311444https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Homeplace Series: #1 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 10, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. “God,” she finally said, “I’ll do my best, and if you’ll help me, that’s all I ask.”Fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has high hopes for her future. Happy on the five-acre family homeplace, she dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. And with her father launching a new business and her mother expecting the fifth baby, the bright days of an early Southern spring seem to herald expansive new beginnings for the Freeman family.But her mother isn’t as strong as she should be, and it’s going to take time for the business to pay back the mortgage. When unexpected tragedy strikes, it is left to Lanie to keep the family together and hold on to their home. In a world shaken by the Great Depression, it is faith in God and love in a tightly knit family that will help Lanie and her siblings overcome the odds and create a future that promises the fulfillment of love.The Homeplace offers a warmhearted and inspiring saga of a courageous young woman who holds her family together through the Depression era.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159421Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Homeplace Series: #1 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 48 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Homeplace Series: #1 of Singing River Series Author: Gilbert Morris Narrator: Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 10, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. “God,” she finally said, “I’ll do my best, and if you’ll help me, that’s all I ask.”Fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has high hopes for her future. Happy on the five-acre family homeplace, she dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. And with her father launching a new business and her mother expecting the fifth baby, the bright days of an early Southern spring seem to herald expansive new beginnings for the Freeman family.But her mother isn’t as strong as she should be, and it’s going to take time for the business to pay back the mortgage. When unexpected tragedy strikes, it is left to Lanie to keep the family together and hold on to their home. In a world shaken by the Great Depression, it is faith in God and love in a tightly knit family that will help Lanie and her siblings overcome the odds and create a future that promises the fulfillment of love.The Homeplace offers a warmhearted and inspiring saga of a courageous young woman who holds her family together through the Depression era.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-perfectly-good-family-by-lionel-shriver--65311387https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Perfectly Good Family Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Following the death of her worthy liberal parents, Corlis McCrea moves back into her family's grand Reconstruction mansion in North Carolina, willed to all three siblings. Her timid younger brother has never left home. When her bullying black-sheep older brother moves into 'his' house as well, it's war. Each heir wants the house. Yet to buy the other out, two siblings must team against one. Just as in girlhood, Corlis is torn between allying with the decent but fearful youngest and the iconoclastic eldest, who covets his legacy to destroy it. A Perfectly Good Family is a stunning examination of inheritance, literal and psychological: what we take from our parents, what we discard, and what we are stuck with, like it or not.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163743Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Perfectly Good Family Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Perfectly Good Family Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Following the death of her worthy liberal parents, Corlis McCrea moves back into her family's grand Reconstruction mansion in North Carolina, willed to all three siblings. Her timid younger brother has never left home. When her bullying black-sheep older brother moves into 'his' house as well, it's war. Each heir wants the house. Yet to buy the other out, two siblings must team against one. Just as in girlhood, Corlis is torn between allying with the decent but fearful youngest and the iconoclastic eldest, who covets his legacy to destroy it. A Perfectly Good Family is a stunning examination of inheritance, literal and psychological: what we take from our parents, what we discard, and what we are stuck with, like it or not.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-colors-by-kristin-hannah--65311524https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Colors Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 79 Ratings of Narrator: 3.95 of Total 22 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their father provided for them physically on Water's Edge, the ranch that had been in their family for three generations, each of them however, longed for their father's love. Winona, the oldest, knew early on that she could never get it. An overweight dreamer and reader, she didn't exhibit the kinds of talents and strengths her father valued. Vivi Anne, the youngest, had those things. And it was Vivi Anne who only ever saw a glimmer of their father's approval. When Vivi Anne makes a fateful decision to follow her heart, rather than take the route of a dutiful daughter, events are set in motion that will test the love and loyalties of the Grey sisters. With breathtaking pace and penetrating insight, Kristin Hannah's True Colors is a novel about sisters, vengeance, rivalry, betrayal—and ultimately, what it truly means to be a family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153197Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Colors Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Colors Author: Kristin Hannah Narrator: Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 79 Ratings of Narrator: 3.95 of Total 22 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their father provided for them physically on Water's Edge, the ranch that had been in their family for three generations, each of them however, longed for their father's love. Winona, the oldest, knew early on that she could never get it. An overweight dreamer and reader, she didn't exhibit the kinds of talents and strengths her father valued. Vivi Anne, the youngest, had those things. And it was Vivi Anne who only ever saw a glimmer of their father's approval. When Vivi Anne makes a fateful decision to follow her heart, rather than take the route of a dutiful daughter, events are set in motion that will test the love and loyalties of the Grey sisters. With breathtaking pace and penetrating insight, Kristin Hannah's True Colors is a novel about sisters, vengeance, rivalry, betrayal—and ultimately, what it truly means to be a family.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seasons-under-heaven-by-beverly-lahaye-terri-blackstock--65311452https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seasons Under Heaven Series: #1 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 25, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What does a child’s life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life’s greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time. Taking the best and worst of human circumstances—the tender moments, the laughter, the tragedies, and the triumphs—Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock weave from them a poignant, warmly human novel. Gently uncovering the inner struggles, stresses, and joys that surface among neighbors living on a quiet cul-de-sac, the authors show us the power of ordinary lives being knit into a strong, many-textured fabric of family and friendships.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159445Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seasons Under Heaven Series: #1 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seasons Under Heaven Series: #1 of Seasons Series Author: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 25, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What does a child’s life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life’s greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time. Taking the best and worst of human circumstances—the tender moments, the laughter, the tragedies, and the triumphs—Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock weave from them a poignant, warmly human novel. Gently uncovering the inner struggles, stresses, and joys that surface among neighbors living on a quiet cul-de-sac, the authors show us the power of ordinary lives being knit into a strong, many-textured fabric of family and friendships.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/between-sundays-by-karen-kingsbury--65311480https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Sundays Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 26, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Aaron Hill has it all—athletic good looks and the many privileges of a star quarterback. His Sundays are spent playing NFL football in front of a televised audience of millions. But Aaron’s about to receive an unexpected handoff, one that will give him a whole new view of his self-centered life.Derrick Anderson is a family man who volunteers his time with foster kids while sustaining a long career as a pro football player. But now he’s looking for a miracle. He must act as team mentor while still striving for the one thing that matters most this season—keeping a promise he made years ago.Megan Gunn works two jobs and spends her spare time helping at the youth center. Much of what she does, she does for the one boy for whom she is everything—a foster child whose dying mother left him in Megan’s care. Now she wants to adopt him, but one obstacle stands in the way. Her foster son, Cory, is convinced that 49ers quarterback Aaron Hill is his father.Two men and the game they love. A woman with a heart for the lonely and lost, and a boy who believes the impossible. Thrown together in a season of self-discovery, they’re about to learn lessons in character and grace, love and sacrifice.Because in the end life isn’t defined by what takes place on the first day of the week, but how we live it between Sundays.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162636Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Sundays Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 26, 2007...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Sundays Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 26, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Aaron Hill has it all—athletic good looks and the many privileges of a star quarterback. His Sundays are spent playing NFL football in front of a televised audience of millions. But Aaron’s about to receive an unexpected handoff, one that will give him a whole new view of his self-centered life.Derrick Anderson is a family man who volunteers his time with foster kids while sustaining a long career as a pro football player. But now he’s looking for a miracle. He must act as team mentor while still striving for the one thing that matters most this season—keeping a promise he made years ago.Megan Gunn works two jobs and spends her spare time helping at the youth center. Much of what she does, she does for the one boy for whom she is everything—a foster child whose dying mother left him in Megan’s care. Now she wants to adopt him, but one obstacle stands in the way. Her foster son, Cory, is convinced that 49ers quarterback Aaron Hill is his father.Two men and the game they love. A woman with a heart for the lonely and lost, and a boy who believes the impossible. Thrown together in a season of self-discovery, they’re about to learn lessons in character and grace, love and sacrifice.Because in the end life isn’t defined by what takes place on the first day of the week, but how we live it between Sundays.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reservation-road-by-john-burnham-schwartz--65311518https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reservation Road Author: John Burnham Schwartz Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 27, 2007 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Haunting. . . . A powerful and affecting novel.”–The New York Times A tragic accident sets in motion a cycle of violence and retribution in John Burnham Schwartz’s riveting novel RESERVATION ROAD. Two haunted men and their families are engulfed by the emotions surrounding an unexpected and horrendous death. Ethan, a respected professor of literature at a small New England college, is wracked by an obsession with revenge that threatens to tear his family apart. Dwight, a man at once fleeing his crime and hoping to get caught, wrestles with overwhelming guilt and his sense of obligation to his son. As these two men’s lives unravel, RESERVATION ROAD moves to its startling conclusion. This is an astonishing tale of love and loss, rage and redemption, that is as suspenseful as it is emotionally compelling.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157410Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reservation Road Author: John Burnham Schwartz Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 27, 2007...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reservation Road Author: John Burnham Schwartz Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 27, 2007 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Haunting. . . . A powerful and affecting novel.”–The New York Times A tragic accident sets in motion a cycle of violence and retribution in John Burnham Schwartz’s riveting novel RESERVATION ROAD. Two haunted men and their families are engulfed by the emotions surrounding an unexpected and horrendous death. Ethan, a respected professor of literature at a small New England college, is wracked by an obsession with revenge that threatens to tear his family apart. Dwight, a man at once fleeing his crime and hoping to get caught, wrestles with overwhelming guilt and his sense of obligation to his son. As these two men’s lives unravel, RESERVATION ROAD moves to its startling conclusion. This is an astonishing tale of love and loss, rage and redemption, that is as suspenseful as it is emotionally compelling.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sister-mine-a-novel-by-tawni-o-dell--65311517https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sister Mine: A Novel Author: Tawni O'Dell Narrator: Renée Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 13, 2007 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Tawni O’Dell is a great American storyteller. SISTER MINE is hilarious and poignant; the details glitter like King Coal from a writer who knows it well. This is a story of family, friendship, and how secrets can bury us or redeem us....In the gifted hands of Tawni O’Dell, you can bet on redemption.” –Adriana Trigiani, author of Home to Big Stone Gap Shae-Lynn Penrose drives a cab in a town where no one needs a cab–but plenty of people need rides. A former police officer with a closet full of miniskirts, a recklessly sharp tongue, and a tendency to deal with men by either beating them up or taking them to bed, she has spent years carving out a life for herself and her son in Jolly Mount, Pennsylvania, the tiny coal-mining town where she grew up. Two years ago, five of Shae-Lynn’s miner friends were catapulted to media stardom when they were rescued after surviving four days trapped in a mine. As the men struggle to come to terms with the nightmarish memories of their ordeal, along with the fallout of their short- lived celebrity, Shae-Lynn finds herself facing harsh realities and reliving bad dreams of her own, including her relationship with her brutal father, her conflicted passion for one of the miners, and the hidden identity of the man who fathered her son. When the younger sister she thought was dead arrives on her doorstep, followed closely by a gun-wielding Russian gangster, a shady New York lawyer, and a desperate Connecticut housewife, Shae-Lynn is forced to grapple with the horrible truth she discovers about the life her sister’s been living, and with one ominous question: Will her return result in a monstrous act of greed or one of sacrifice? Tawni O’Dell’s trademark blend of black humor, tenderness, and a keen sense of place is evident once again as Shae-Lynn takes on past demons and all-too-present dangers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157530Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sister Mine: A Novel Author: Tawni O'Dell Narrator: Renée Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 13, 2007...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sister Mine: A Novel Author: Tawni O'Dell Narrator: Renée Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 13, 2007 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Tawni O’Dell is a great American storyteller. SISTER MINE is hilarious and poignant; the details glitter like King Coal from a writer who knows it well. This is a story of family, friendship, and how secrets can bury us or redeem us....In the gifted hands of Tawni O’Dell, you can bet on redemption.” –Adriana Trigiani, author of Home to Big Stone Gap Shae-Lynn Penrose drives a cab in a town where no one needs a cab–but plenty of people need rides. A former police officer with a closet full of miniskirts, a recklessly sharp tongue, and a tendency to deal with men by either beating them up or taking them to bed, she has spent years carving out a life for herself and her son in Jolly Mount, Pennsylvania, the tiny coal-mining town where she grew up. Two years ago, five of Shae-Lynn’s miner friends were catapulted to media stardom when they were rescued after surviving four days trapped in a mine. As the men struggle to come to terms with the nightmarish memories of their ordeal, along with the fallout of their short- lived celebrity, Shae-Lynn finds herself facing harsh realities and reliving bad dreams of her own, including her relationship with her brutal father, her conflicted passion for one of the miners, and the hidden identity of the man who fathered her son. When the younger sister she thought was dead arrives on her doorstep, followed closely by a gun-wielding Russian gangster, a shady New York lawyer, and a desperate Connecticut housewife, Shae-Lynn is forced to grapple with the horrible truth she discovers about the life her sister’s been living, and with one ominous question: Will her return result in a monstrous act of greed or one of sacrifice? Tawni O’Dell’s trademark blend of black humor, tenderness, and a keen sense of place is evident once again as Shae-Lynn takes on past demons and all-too-present dangers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/family-tree-by-barbara-delinsky--65311476https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Tree Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 6, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “FAMILY TREE is warm, rich, textured, and impossible to put down.” –Nora Roberts Dana Clarke has always longed for the stability of home and family–her own childhood was not an easy one. Now she has married a man she adores and is about to give birth to their first child. But though her daughter is born beautiful and healthy, no one can help noticing the African American traits in her appearance. Dana’s husband, to her great shock and dismay, begins to worry that people will think Dana has had an affair. The only way to repair the damage done is for Dana to track down the father she never knew. Dana’s determination to discover the truth becomes a poignant journey back through her past that unearths secrets rooted in prejudice and fear. Barbara Delinsky’s FAMILY TREE is an utterly unforgettable novel that asks penetrating questions about race, family, and the choices people make in times of crisis–choices having profound consequences that can last for generations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157578Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Tree Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 6, 2007...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Tree Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 6, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “FAMILY TREE is warm, rich, textured, and impossible to put down.” –Nora Roberts Dana Clarke has always longed for the stability of home and family–her own childhood was not an easy one. Now she has married a man she adores and is about to give birth to their first child. But though her daughter is born beautiful and healthy, no one can help noticing the African American traits in her appearance. Dana’s husband, to her great shock and dismay, begins to worry that people will think Dana has had an affair. The only way to repair the damage done is for Dana to track down the father she never knew. Dana’s determination to discover the truth becomes a poignant journey back through her past that unearths secrets rooted in prejudice and fear. Barbara Delinsky’s FAMILY TREE is an utterly unforgettable novel that asks penetrating questions about race, family, and the choices people make in times of crisis–choices having profound consequences that can last for generations.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-to-big-stone-gap-a-novel-by-adriana-trigiani--65311471https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Big Stone Gap: A Novel Series: #4 of Big Stone Gap Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 31, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • Ave Maria starts a new chapter in this wise, powerful, and humorous novel, the fourth book in the beloved Big Stone Gap series “[Adriana Trigiani is] one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction.”—USA Today Nestled in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the town of Big Stone Gap has been home for Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney and her beloved family and friends for generations. But with her daughter, Etta, having flown the nest to enchanting Italy, Ave Maria has reached a turning point, and she realizes that it’s time to go in search of brand-new dreams. Yet before she can put her foot on the path, her life is turned upside down.  Ave Maria agrees to helm the town musical, a hilarious reunion of local talent past and present. A lifelong friendship collapses when a mysterious stranger comes to town and reveals a long-buried secret. An unexpected health crisis threatens her family. An old heartthrob reappears, challenging her marriage. An opportunistic coal company threatens to undermine the town’s way of life and the mountain landscape Ave Maria has treasured since she was a girl. Now she has no choice but to reinvent her world, her life, and herself, whether she wants to or not. Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love with the novels of the New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, and she’s at her best in this exquisite page-turner. Home to Big Stone Gap is an emotional and unforgettable journey that reminds us that you can go home again and again. Don’t miss any of Adriana Trigiani’s beloved Big Stone Gap series BIG STONE GAP • BIG CHERRY HOLLER • MILK GLASS MOON • HOME TO BIG STONE GAP]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289613Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Big Stone Gap: A Novel Series: #4 of Big Stone Gap Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Big Stone Gap: A Novel Series: #4 of Big Stone Gap Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 31, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • Ave Maria starts a new chapter in this wise, powerful, and humorous novel, the fourth book in the beloved Big Stone Gap series “[Adriana Trigiani is] one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction.”—USA Today Nestled in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the town of Big Stone Gap has been home for Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney and her beloved family and friends for generations. But with her daughter, Etta, having flown the nest to enchanting Italy, Ave Maria has reached a turning point, and she realizes that it’s time to go in search of brand-new dreams. Yet before she can put her foot on the path, her life is turned upside down.  Ave Maria agrees to helm the town musical, a hilarious reunion of local talent past and present. A lifelong friendship collapses when a mysterious stranger comes to town and reveals a long-buried secret. An unexpected health crisis threatens her family. An old heartthrob reappears, challenging her marriage. An opportunistic coal company threatens to undermine the town’s way of life and the mountain landscape Ave Maria has treasured since she was a girl. Now she has no choice but to reinvent her world, her life, and herself, whether she wants to or not. Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love with the novels of the New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, and she’s at her best in this exquisite page-turner. Home to Big Stone Gap is an emotional and unforgettable journey that reminds us that you can go home again and again. Don’t miss any of Adriana Trigiani’s beloved Big Stone Gap series BIG STONE GAP • BIG CHERRY HOLLER • MILK GLASS MOON • HOME TO BIG STONE GAP]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lay-of-the-land-by-richard-ford--65311468https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lay of the Land Series: #3 of Bascombe Trilogy Author: Richard Ford Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 24, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with the author. With The Sportswriter, in 1985, Richard Ford began a cycle of novels that ten years later – after Independence Day won both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award – was hailed by The Times of London as “an extraordinary epic [that] is nothing less than the story of the twentieth century itself.” Frank Bascombe’s story resumes, in the fall of 2000, with the presidential election still hanging in the balance and Thanksgiving looming before him with all the perils of a post-nuclear family get-together. He’s now plying his trade as a realtor on the Jersey shore and contending with health, marital and familial issues that have his full attention: “all the ways that life seems like life at age fifty-five strewn around me like poppies.” Richard Ford’s first novel in over a decade: the funniest, most engaging (and explosive) book he’s written, and a major literary event.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158569Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lay of the Land Series: #3 of Bascombe Trilogy Author: Richard Ford Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lay of the Land Series: #3 of Bascombe Trilogy Author: Richard Ford Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 24, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with the author. With The Sportswriter, in 1985, Richard Ford began a cycle of novels that ten years later – after Independence Day won both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award – was hailed by The Times of London as “an extraordinary epic [that] is nothing less than the story of the twentieth century itself.” Frank Bascombe’s story resumes, in the fall of 2000, with the presidential election still hanging in the balance and Thanksgiving looming before him with all the perils of a post-nuclear family get-together. He’s now plying his trade as a realtor on the Jersey shore and contending with health, marital and familial issues that have his full attention: “all the ways that life seems like life at age fifty-five strewn around me like poppies.” Richard Ford’s first novel in over a decade: the funniest, most engaging (and explosive) book he’s written, and a major literary event.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moral-disorder-by-margaret-atwood--65311449https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moral Disorder Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Atwood triumphs with these dazzling, personal stories in her first collection since Wilderness Tips. In these ten interrelated stories Atwood traces the course of a life and also the lives intertwined with it, while evoking the drama and the humour that colour common experiences — the birth of a baby, divorce and remarriage, old age and death. With settings ranging from Toronto, northern Quebec, and rural Ontario, the stories begin in the present, as a couple no longer young situate themselves in a larger world no longer safe. Then the narrative goes back in time to the forties and moves chronologically forward toward the present. In “The Art of Cooking and Serving,” the twelve-year-old narrator does her best to accommodate the arrival of a baby sister. After she boldly declares her independence, we follow the narrator into young adulthood and then through a complex relationship. In “The Entities,” the story of two women haunted by the past unfolds. The magnificent last two stories reveal the heartbreaking old age of parents but circle back again to childhood, to complete the cycle. By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, tragic, earthy, shocking, and deeply personal, Moral Disorder displays Atwood’s celebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakable style to their best advantage. This is vintage Atwood, writing at the height of her powers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159493Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moral Disorder Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moral Disorder Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Atwood triumphs with these dazzling, personal stories in her first collection since Wilderness Tips. In these ten interrelated stories Atwood traces the course of a life and also the lives intertwined with it, while evoking the drama and the humour that colour common experiences — the birth of a baby, divorce and remarriage, old age and death. With settings ranging from Toronto, northern Quebec, and rural Ontario, the stories begin in the present, as a couple no longer young situate themselves in a larger world no longer safe. Then the narrative goes back in time to the forties and moves chronologically forward toward the present. In “The Art of Cooking and Serving,” the twelve-year-old narrator does her best to accommodate the arrival of a baby sister. After she boldly declares her independence, we follow the narrator into young adulthood and then through a complex relationship. In “The Entities,” the story of two women haunted by the past unfolds. The magnificent last two stories reveal the heartbreaking old age of parents but circle back again to childhood, to complete the cycle. By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, tragic, earthy, shocking, and deeply personal, Moral Disorder displays Atwood’s celebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakable style to their best advantage. This is vintage Atwood, writing at the height of her powers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandcastles-a-novel-by-luanne-rice--65311414https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sandcastles: A Novel Author: Luanne Rice Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 27, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Painter Honor Sullivan has made a life for herself and her three daughters–Regis, Agnes, and Cecilia–at Star of the Sea Academy on the magical Connecticut shore. Here she teaches art at the convent school’s beautiful seaside campus, over which Honor’s sister-in-law, mother superior Bernadette Ignatius, keeps a benevolent and watchful eye. No one could have foreseen the day rebellious Regis would come home with the stunning news that she was getting married. Nor could anyone have guessed how that sudden announcement would soon change all their lives forever. Eleven years ago, Honor thought she had the perfect home, the perfect love, the perfect life. Then her husband, brilliant photographer and sculptor John Sullivan, broke her heart–and tore their little family apart. Now, hearing of Regis’s impending marriage, John has ended his self-imposed exile and returned to the family he’s always loved more than anything on earth. What he finds is one daughter still hurting over his abandonment, another who barely remembers him, and a third who may be in more trouble than anyone knows. And then there is Honor herself–and a passion that may have been interrupted but that has never waned. Some things, like sandcastles, don’t survive the changing tides. But love, family, and friendship–just as fragile–have a way of standing against anything. It will take nothing short of a miracle to heal the rift between father and daughter, husband and wife, the past and the present–but a miracle is exactly what is in the works at Star of the Sea Academy. The only question is: Do you believe?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286375Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sandcastles: A Novel Author: Luanne Rice Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 27, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sandcastles: A Novel Author: Luanne Rice Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 27, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Painter Honor Sullivan has made a life for herself and her three daughters–Regis, Agnes, and Cecilia–at Star of the Sea Academy on the magical Connecticut shore. Here she teaches art at the convent school’s beautiful seaside campus, over which Honor’s sister-in-law, mother superior Bernadette Ignatius, keeps a benevolent and watchful eye. No one could have foreseen the day rebellious Regis would come home with the stunning news that she was getting married. Nor could anyone have guessed how that sudden announcement would soon change all their lives forever. Eleven years ago, Honor thought she had the perfect home, the perfect love, the perfect life. Then her husband, brilliant photographer and sculptor John Sullivan, broke her heart–and tore their little family apart. Now, hearing of Regis’s impending marriage, John has ended his self-imposed exile and returned to the family he’s always loved more than anything on earth. What he finds is one daughter still hurting over his abandonment, another who barely remembers him, and a third who may be in more trouble than anyone knows. And then there is Honor herself–and a passion that may have been interrupted but that has never waned. Some things, like sandcastles, don’t survive the changing tides. But love, family, and friendship–just as fragile–have a way of standing against anything. It will take nothing short of a miracle to heal the rift between father and daughter, husband and wife, the past and the present–but a miracle is exactly what is in the works at Star of the Sea Academy. The only question is: Do you believe?]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-in-the-present-tense-by-catherine-ryan-hyde--65311440https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love in the Present Tense Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: Duana Speights, Jeremy Redleaf, David Coburn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 30, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son. Life has given her every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force her to trust her neighbor Mitch with watching Leonard while she goes off to work. Then one day Pearl drops her son off…and never returns. They are an unlikely pair: Mitch is a young, unattached business owner, and Leonard is a precocious, five-year-old boy. But together they must find a way to move forward in the wake of Pearl’s unexplained disappearance. Their bond as parent and child shifts and endures, even as Mitch must eventually surrender Leonard to a two-parent home. Is it possible to love the people who can’t always be there for us? The answers will surprise and move you. As their lives unfold, profound questions emerge about the nature of love and family. Ultimately, this novel’s richest reward is watching Mitch and Leonard grow up together, through the power and the magic of the human heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159749Tue, 30 May 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love in the Present Tense Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: Duana Speights, Jeremy Redleaf, David Coburn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love in the Present Tense Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: Duana Speights, Jeremy Redleaf, David Coburn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 30, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son. Life has given her every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force her to trust her neighbor Mitch with watching Leonard while she goes off to work. Then one day Pearl drops her son off…and never returns. They are an unlikely pair: Mitch is a young, unattached business owner, and Leonard is a precocious, five-year-old boy. But together they must find a way to move forward in the wake of Pearl’s unexplained disappearance. Their bond as parent and child shifts and endures, even as Mitch must eventually surrender Leonard to a two-parent home. Is it possible to love the people who can’t always be there for us? The answers will surprise and move you. As their lives unfold, profound questions emerge about the nature of love and family. Ultimately, this novel’s richest reward is watching Mitch and Leonard grow up together, through the power and the magic of the human heart.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shanks-for-nothing-a-novel-by-rick-reilly--65311426https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shanks for Nothing: A Novel Author: Rick Reilly Narrator: Nick Stevens Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 2, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The hilarious sequel to Rick Reilly’s beloved bestselling golf novel Missing Links Life is going pretty well for Raymond “Stick” Hart. He’s happily married to the former Ponkaquogue Municipal Golf Club assistant pro, the beauteous Cajun firecracker Dannie, raising his rambunctious son, Charlie, and getting by writing smart-mouthed greeting cards for fifty bucks a pop. Best of all, nothing has changed at Ponky, the worst golf course in America. You still have to hook it past the toxic waste dump on No. 1 and under the billboard on No. 8, the fried-egg sandwiches are terrible but cheap, and his pal Two Down is always up for a sucker bet. Then, one disaster of a day, Stick’s world does a ten-car pile-up. The cheapskate bastard owner of Ponky announces he’s retiring to a nudist camp in Florida and selling the club to the Mayflower Club next door, a bastion of blue-blood snobbery that plans to pave Ponky over. Worse, its membership includes Stick’s hated father. Who promptly drops dead. Just before Stick’s pal Two Down loses $12,000 to a golf hustler who turns out to be funded by the Russian mob. Which is about the same time that Hoover, Ponky’s worst golfer and the owner of an impressive array of useless golf gadgets purchased with his wife’s money, learns she’ll cut him off if he doesn’t break a hundred in one month. Then a practical joke makes Dannie believe that Stick’s been stepping out with the gorgeous new clubhouse girl, the eye-popping Kelly, and he’s soon living on the forty-year-old couch in the Ponky clubhouse. Luckily, Stick has a solution to all his problems. He’ll qualify for the British Open.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160057Tue, 02 May 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shanks for Nothing: A Novel Author: Rick Reilly Narrator: Nick Stevens Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 2, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shanks for Nothing: A Novel Author: Rick Reilly Narrator: Nick Stevens Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 2, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The hilarious sequel to Rick Reilly’s beloved bestselling golf novel Missing Links Life is going pretty well for Raymond “Stick” Hart. He’s happily married to the former Ponkaquogue Municipal Golf Club assistant pro, the beauteous Cajun firecracker Dannie, raising his rambunctious son, Charlie, and getting by writing smart-mouthed greeting cards for fifty bucks a pop. Best of all, nothing has changed at Ponky, the worst golf course in America. You still have to hook it past the toxic waste dump on No. 1 and under the billboard on No. 8, the fried-egg sandwiches are terrible but cheap, and his pal Two Down is always up for a sucker bet. Then, one disaster of a day, Stick’s world does a ten-car pile-up. The cheapskate bastard owner of Ponky announces he’s retiring to a nudist camp in Florida and selling the club to the Mayflower Club next door, a bastion of blue-blood snobbery that plans to pave Ponky over. Worse, its membership includes Stick’s hated father. Who promptly drops dead. Just before Stick’s pal Two Down loses $12,000 to a golf hustler who turns out to be funded by the Russian mob. Which is about the same time that Hoover, Ponky’s worst golfer and the owner of an impressive array of useless golf gadgets purchased with his wife’s money, learns she’ll cut him off if he doesn’t break a hundred in one month. Then a practical joke makes Dannie believe that Stick’s been stepping out with the gorgeous new clubhouse girl, the eye-popping Kelly, and he’s soon living on the forty-year-old couch in the Ponky clubhouse. Luckily, Stick has a solution to all his problems. He’ll qualify for the British Open.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sullivan-s-island-a-lowcountry-tale-by-dorothea-benton-frank--65311502https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sullivan's Island: A Lowcountry Tale Series: #1 of Lowcountry Tales Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 25, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of South Carolina, this New York Times bestseller from the author of Queen Bee is the unforgettable story of one woman's courageous journey toward truth... Born and raised on idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes resentful teenage daughter, and a heart that aches with painful, poignant memories. And as Susan faces her uncertain future, she realizes that she must go back to her past. To the beachfront house where her sister welcomes her with open arms. To the only place she can truly call home...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149369Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sullivan's Island: A Lowcountry Tale Series: #1 of Lowcountry Tales Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Abridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sullivan's Island: A Lowcountry Tale Series: #1 of Lowcountry Tales Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 25, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of South Carolina, this New York Times bestseller from the author of Queen Bee is the unforgettable story of one woman's courageous journey toward truth... Born and raised on idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes resentful teenage daughter, and a heart that aches with painful, poignant memories. And as Susan faces her uncertain future, she realizes that she must go back to her past. To the beachfront house where her sister welcomes her with open arms. To the only place she can truly call home...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/until-i-find-you-a-novel-by-john-irving--65311424https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until I Find You: A Novel Author: John Irving Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 18, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.21 of Total 81 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Until I Find You is the story of the actor Jack Burns – his life, loves, celebrity and astonishing search for the truth about his parents. When he is four years old, Jack travels with his mother Alice, a tattoo artist, to several North Sea ports in search of his father, William Burns. From Copenhagen to Amsterdam, William, a brilliant church organist and profligate womanizer, is always a step ahead – has always just departed in a wave of scandal, with a new tattoo somewhere on his body from a local master or “scratcher.” Alice and Jack abandon their quest, and Jack is educated at schools in Canada and New England – including, tellingly, a girls’ school in Toronto. His real education consists of his relationships with older women – from Emma Oastler, who initiates him into erotic life, to the girls of St. Hilda’s, with whom he first appears on stage, to the abusive Mrs. Machado, whom he first meets when sent to learn wrestling at a local gym. Too much happens in this expansive, eventful novel to possibly summarize it all. Emma and Jack move to Los Angeles, where Emma becomes a successful novelist and Jack a promising actor. A host of eccentric minor characters memorably come and go, including Jack’s hilariously confused teacher the Wurtz; Michelle Maher, the girlfriend he will never forget; and a precocious child Jack finds in the back of an Audi in a restaurant parking lot. We learn about tattoo addiction and movie cross-dressing, “sleeping in the needles” and the cure for cauliflower ears. And John Irving renders his protagonist’s unusual rise through Hollywood with the same vivid detail and range of emotions he gives to the organ music Jack hears as a child in European churches. This is an absorbing and moving book about obsession and loss, truth and storytelling, the signs we carry on us and inside us, the traces we can’t get rid of. Jack has always lived in the shadow of his absent father. But as he grows older – and when his mother dies – he starts to doubt the portrait of his father’s character she painted for him when he was a child. This is the cue for a second journey around Europe in search of his father, from Edinburgh to Switzerland, towards a conclusion of great emotional force. A melancholy tale of deception, Until I Find You is also a swaggering comic novel, a giant tapestry of life’s hopes. It is a masterpiece to compare with John Irving’s great novels, and restates the author’s claim to be considered the most glorious, comic, moving novelist at work today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160072Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until I Find You: A Novel Author: John Irving Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 18,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until I Find You: A Novel Author: John Irving Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 18, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.21 of Total 81 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Until I Find You is the story of the actor Jack Burns – his life, loves, celebrity and astonishing search for the truth about his parents. When he is four years old, Jack travels with his mother Alice, a tattoo artist, to several North Sea ports in search of his father, William Burns. From Copenhagen to Amsterdam, William, a brilliant church organist and profligate womanizer, is always a step ahead – has always just departed in a wave of scandal, with a new tattoo somewhere on his body from a local master or “scratcher.” Alice and Jack abandon their quest, and Jack is educated at schools in Canada and New England – including, tellingly, a girls’ school in Toronto. His real education consists of his relationships with older women – from Emma Oastler, who initiates him into erotic life, to the girls of St. Hilda’s, with whom he first appears on stage, to the abusive Mrs. Machado, whom he first meets when sent to learn wrestling at a local gym. Too much happens in this expansive, eventful novel to possibly summarize it all. Emma and Jack move to Los Angeles, where Emma becomes a successful novelist and Jack a promising actor. A host of eccentric minor characters memorably come and go, including Jack’s hilariously confused teacher the Wurtz; Michelle Maher, the girlfriend he will never forget; and a precocious child Jack finds in the back of an Audi in a restaurant parking lot. We learn about tattoo addiction and movie cross-dressing, “sleeping in the needles” and the cure for cauliflower ears. And John Irving renders his protagonist’s unusual rise through Hollywood with the same vivid detail and range of emotions he gives to the organ music Jack hears as a child in European churches. This is an absorbing and moving book about obsession and loss, truth and storytelling, the signs we carry on us and inside us, the traces we can’t get rid of. Jack has always lived in the shadow of his absent father. But as he grows older – and when his mother dies – he starts to doubt the portrait of his father’s character she painted for him when he was a child. This is the cue for a second journey around Europe in search of his father, from Edinburgh to Switzerland, towards a conclusion of great emotional force. A melancholy tale of deception, Until I Find You is also a swaggering comic novel, a giant tapestry of life’s hopes. It is a masterpiece to compare with John Irving’s great novels, and restates the author’s claim to be considered the most glorious, comic, moving novelist at work today.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/challenger-park-a-novel-by-stephen-harrigan--65311411https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Challenger Park: A Novel Author: Stephen Harrigan Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 11, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed and best-selling The Gates of the Alamo, a novel of extraordinary power about what it’s like, and what it means, to journey into space as one of today’s astronauts. At the novel’s center: Lucy Kincheloe, an astronaut married to an astronaut, the loving mother of two young children, with a fierce ambition to excel in the space program. Her husband, Brian, a rigorous man whose dreams of glory have been blighted by two star-crossed missions. Walt Womack, the steady, unflappable leader of the training team that prepares Lucy for her first shuttle flight. Lucy has devoted years of intense and focused effort to win her place on a mission, but as her lifelong dream of flying in space comes true, her familiar world appears to be falling apart around her. Her marriage is deteriorating. Her son’s asthma is growing more serious. Her relationship with Walt Womack is becoming dangerously intimate. And when at last she is in space, 240 miles above the earth, and an accident renders the world she left behind appallingly distant—perhaps unreachable—her spirit is tested in gripping and unexpected ways. In The Gates of the Alamo, Stephen Harrigan’s narrative authority brought a vanished nineteenth-century Texas to vibrant life. In Challenger Park, he does the same with the world of space flight, bringing us up close to the lives—the risks, the friendships, the rituals, the training—of the astronauts and the people who work with them. Harrigan has written an exciting—indeed a thrilling—novel about the contrary pulls of home and adventure, reality and dreams, and the unimaginable experience, the joys and terrors and revelations, of space flight itself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289035Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Challenger Park: A Novel Author: Stephen Harrigan Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Challenger Park: A Novel Author: Stephen Harrigan Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 11, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed and best-selling The Gates of the Alamo, a novel of extraordinary power about what it’s like, and what it means, to journey into space as one of today’s astronauts. At the novel’s center: Lucy Kincheloe, an astronaut married to an astronaut, the loving mother of two young children, with a fierce ambition to excel in the space program. Her husband, Brian, a rigorous man whose dreams of glory have been blighted by two star-crossed missions. Walt Womack, the steady, unflappable leader of the training team that prepares Lucy for her first shuttle flight. Lucy has devoted years of intense and focused effort to win her place on a mission, but as her lifelong dream of flying in space comes true, her familiar world appears to be falling apart around her. Her marriage is deteriorating. Her son’s asthma is growing more serious. Her relationship with Walt Womack is becoming dangerously intimate. And when at last she is in space, 240 miles above the earth, and an accident renders the world she left behind appallingly distant—perhaps unreachable—her spirit is tested in gripping and unexpected ways. In The Gates of the Alamo, Stephen Harrigan’s narrative authority brought a vanished nineteenth-century Texas to vibrant life. In Challenger Park, he does the same with the world of space flight, bringing us up close to the lives—the risks, the friendships, the rituals, the training—of the astronauts and the people who work with them. Harrigan has written an exciting—indeed a thrilling—novel about the contrary pulls of home and adventure, reality and dreams, and the unimaginable experience, the joys and terrors and revelations, of space flight itself.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-good-life-by-jay-mcinerney--65311475https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Life Author: Jay McInerney Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 31, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Hailed by Newsweek as “a superb and humane social critic” with, according to The Wall Street Journal, “all the true instincts of a major novelist,” Jay McInerney unveils a story of love, family, conflicting desires, and catastrophic loss in his most powerfully searing work thus far.Clinging to a semiprecarious existence in TriBeCa, Corrine and Russell Calloway have survived a separation and are thoroughly wonderstruck by young twins whose provenance is nothing less than miraculous, even as they contend with the faded promise of a marriage tinged with suspicion and deceit. Meanwhile, several miles uptown and perched near the top of the Upper East Side’s social register, Luke McGavock has postponed his accumulation of wealth in an attempt to recover the sense of purpose now lacking in a life that often gives him pause—especially with regard to his teenage daughter, whose wanton extravagance bears a horrifying resemblance to her mother’s. But on a September morning, brightness falls horribly from the sky, and people worlds apart suddenly find themselves working side by side at the devastated site, feeling lost anywhere else, yet battered still by memory and regret, by fresh disappointment and unimaginable shock. What happens, or should happen, when life stops us in our tracks, or our own choices do? What if both secrets and secret needs, long guarded steadfastly, are finally revealed? What is the good life? Posed with astonishing understanding and compassion, these questions power a novel rich with characters and events, both comic and harrowing, revelatory about not only New York after the attacks but also the toll taken on those lucky enough to have survived them. Wise, surprising, and, ultimately, heart-stoppingly redemptive, The Good Life captures lives that allow us to see–through personal, social, and moral complexity–more clearly into the heart of things.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289601Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Life Author: Jay McInerney Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 31, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Life Author: Jay McInerney Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 31, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Hailed by Newsweek as “a superb and humane social critic” with, according to The Wall Street Journal, “all the true instincts of a major novelist,” Jay McInerney unveils a story of love, family, conflicting desires, and catastrophic loss in his most powerfully searing work thus far.Clinging to a semiprecarious existence in TriBeCa, Corrine and Russell Calloway have survived a separation and are thoroughly wonderstruck by young twins whose provenance is nothing less than miraculous, even as they contend with the faded promise of a marriage tinged with suspicion and deceit. Meanwhile, several miles uptown and perched near the top of the Upper East Side’s social register, Luke McGavock has postponed his accumulation of wealth in an attempt to recover the sense of purpose now lacking in a life that often gives him pause—especially with regard to his teenage daughter, whose wanton extravagance bears a horrifying resemblance to her mother’s. But on a September morning, brightness falls horribly from the sky, and people worlds apart suddenly find themselves working side by side at the devastated site, feeling lost anywhere else, yet battered still by memory and regret, by fresh disappointment and unimaginable shock. What happens, or should happen, when life stops us in our tracks, or our own choices do? What if both secrets and secret needs, long guarded steadfastly, are finally revealed? What is the good life? Posed with astonishing understanding and compassion, these questions power a novel rich with characters and events, both comic and harrowing, revelatory about not only New York after the attacks but also the toll taken on those lucky enough to have survived them. Wise, surprising, and, ultimately, heart-stoppingly redemptive, The Good Life captures lives that allow us to see–through personal, social, and moral complexity–more clearly into the heart of things.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/even-now-by-karen-kingsbury--65311380https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Even Now Series: #1 of Lost Love Series Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 20, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Shane is getting married—but can he forget the girl he loved years ago? Lauren’s dreams of happiness walked out the door with Shane and the daughter she gave up, and now Emily searches for the mother she never met. Can three hurting people find hope in the ashes of yesterday? Shane Galanter is a man ready to put down roots after years of searching for happiness. But is he making the right choice? Or is there a woman somewhere who even now also remembers those long-ago days . . . and a love that hasn’t faded with time? Lauren Gibbs is a successful international war correspondent who gave up on happily-ever-after years ago—when it was ripped away from her. Since then, she’s never looked back. So why can’t she put to rest the one question that haunts her: Why is life so empty? Emily Anderson is a college freshman raised by her grandparents and about to take her first internship as a journalist. But before she can move ahead, she discovers a love story with a tragic ending that came accompanied her birth. As a result, she is compelled to look back and search out the mother she’s never met. Sometimes hope for the future is found in the darkest moments of the past. - Contemporary Christian romance  - The first book in the Lost Love duology - Book 1: Even Now - Book 2: Ever After]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162681Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Even Now Series: #1 of Lost Love Series Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Even Now Series: #1 of Lost Love Series Author: Karen Kingsbury Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 20, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Shane is getting married—but can he forget the girl he loved years ago? Lauren’s dreams of happiness walked out the door with Shane and the daughter she gave up, and now Emily searches for the mother she never met. Can three hurting people find hope in the ashes of yesterday? Shane Galanter is a man ready to put down roots after years of searching for happiness. But is he making the right choice? Or is there a woman somewhere who even now also remembers those long-ago days . . . and a love that hasn’t faded with time? Lauren Gibbs is a successful international war correspondent who gave up on happily-ever-after years ago—when it was ripped away from her. Since then, she’s never looked back. So why can’t she put to rest the one question that haunts her: Why is life so empty? Emily Anderson is a college freshman raised by her grandparents and about to take her first internship as a journalist. But before she can move ahead, she discovers a love story with a tragic ending that came accompanied her birth. As a result, she is compelled to look back and search out the mother she’s never met. Sometimes hope for the future is found in the darkest moments of the past. - Contemporary Christian romance  - The first book in the Lost Love duology - Book 1: Even Now - Book 2: Ever After]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hot-flash-holidays-a-novel-by-nancy-thayer--65311497https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hot Flash Holidays: A Novel Series: #3 of Hot Flash Club Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The intrepid women of The Hot Flash Club are back for the holidays, soothing jingled nerves and stressed shoppers in their exclusive spa and celebrating the joys of the season. In her witty and delightfully wisecracking prose, Nancy Thayer tells a heartwarming tale packed with fun, secrets, romance–and an ample dose of good cheer. When the Hot Flash friends gather at the spa to trim the Christmas tree, they share steaming mugs of hot chocolate, a few laughs, and a vow to make this holiday one to remember. And it is–but not in the cheerful, ho-ho-ho way they expected. Instead, Christmas brings family conflicts, household accidents, plane delays–and that’s just the beginning. After a hazardous holiday season, the women make resolutions that they intend to keep . . . in a perfect world. But life–and their friends and relatives–cause complications. Shirley lends financial support to her boyfriend’s schemes, which infuriates Alice, whose own son commits an act she’s not sure she can accept. Marilyn travels to Scotland and falls in love, but her octogenarian mother needs her at home. And when Polly and Faye find themselves pitted against each other by a younger woman, an they overcome this clash to make a new, entrepreneurial dream come true? Then real disaster strikes, bringing new challenges and surprising revelations. Just as every month of the year throws new problems at us all, so too does the end of the year give us the chance to reunite and put these problems into their proper perspective. And when the Hot Flash Five get together for the holidays, we should expect nothing less than the unexpected.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160282Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hot Flash Holidays: A Novel Series: #3 of Hot Flash Club Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hot Flash Holidays: A Novel Series: #3 of Hot Flash Club Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The intrepid women of The Hot Flash Club are back for the holidays, soothing jingled nerves and stressed shoppers in their exclusive spa and celebrating the joys of the season. In her witty and delightfully wisecracking prose, Nancy Thayer tells a heartwarming tale packed with fun, secrets, romance–and an ample dose of good cheer. When the Hot Flash friends gather at the spa to trim the Christmas tree, they share steaming mugs of hot chocolate, a few laughs, and a vow to make this holiday one to remember. And it is–but not in the cheerful, ho-ho-ho way they expected. Instead, Christmas brings family conflicts, household accidents, plane delays–and that’s just the beginning. After a hazardous holiday season, the women make resolutions that they intend to keep . . . in a perfect world. But life–and their friends and relatives–cause complications. Shirley lends financial support to her boyfriend’s schemes, which infuriates Alice, whose own son commits an act she’s not sure she can accept. Marilyn travels to Scotland and falls in love, but her octogenarian mother needs her at home. And when Polly and Faye find themselves pitted against each other by a younger woman, an they overcome this clash to make a new, entrepreneurial dream come true? Then real disaster strikes, bringing new challenges and surprising revelations. Just as every month of the year throws new problems at us all, so too does the end of the year give us the chance to reunite and put these problems into their proper perspective. And when the Hot Flash Five get together for the holidays, we should expect nothing less than the unexpected.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maybe-a-miracle-a-novel-by-brian-strause--65311408https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maybe a Miracle: A Novel Author: Brian Strause Narrator: Jesse Berns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 25, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this disarming debut, Brian Strause has written a vastly entertaining novel about an American family transfixed by a series of mysterious events. From a comfortable suburb of Columbus, Ohio, emerges a story of rebellion, faith and hope, bridging the cultural gap between those who believe in miracles and those who wish they could.Monroe Anderson–as quiet on the outside as he is sardonic and alive on the inside–has spent most of his eighteen years trying to fly beneath the radar. If he can remain invisible, he believes, his sadistic older brother, a rising golf star, might not torment him, his workaholic father, a renowned litigator, might not notice him long enough to be disappointed, and his mother might not have to struggle so hard to find a hopeful word. The only people who glimpse the real Monroe are his girlfriend, Emily, and his eleven-year-old sister, Annika. On the night of his senior prom, Monroe finds Annika floating facedown in the family pool. He dives in and rescues her, but not quickly enough to prevent her from slipping into a coma. As the family copes with this crisis, Monroe’s mother turns to religion, his father turns to liquor, and Monroe himself must decide what’s worth believing in, what’s worth fighting for, and, finally, who he wants to be.By turns humorous and heartbreaking, personal and sweeping, familiar and extraordinary, Brian Strause’s mesmerizing novel takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey into America’s heartland.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160290Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maybe a Miracle: A Novel Author: Brian Strause Narrator: Jesse Berns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maybe a Miracle: A Novel Author: Brian Strause Narrator: Jesse Berns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 25, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this disarming debut, Brian Strause has written a vastly entertaining novel about an American family transfixed by a series of mysterious events. From a comfortable suburb of Columbus, Ohio, emerges a story of rebellion, faith and hope, bridging the cultural gap between those who believe in miracles and those who wish they could.Monroe Anderson–as quiet on the outside as he is sardonic and alive on the inside–has spent most of his eighteen years trying to fly beneath the radar. If he can remain invisible, he believes, his sadistic older brother, a rising golf star, might not torment him, his workaholic father, a renowned litigator, might not notice him long enough to be disappointed, and his mother might not have to struggle so hard to find a hopeful word. The only people who glimpse the real Monroe are his girlfriend, Emily, and his eleven-year-old sister, Annika. On the night of his senior prom, Monroe finds Annika floating facedown in the family pool. He dives in and rescues her, but not quickly enough to prevent her from slipping into a coma. As the family copes with this crisis, Monroe’s mother turns to religion, his father turns to liquor, and Monroe himself must decide what’s worth believing in, what’s worth fighting for, and, finally, who he wants to be.By turns humorous and heartbreaking, personal and sweeping, familiar and extraordinary, Brian Strause’s mesmerizing novel takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey into America’s heartland.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-sudden-country-a-novel-by-karen-fisher--65311461https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Sudden Country: A Novel Author: Karen Fisher Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 16, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A vivid and revelatory novel based on actual events of the 1847 Oregon migration, A Sudden Country follows two characters of remarkable complexity and strength in a journey of survival and redemption. James MacLaren, once a resourceful and ambitious Hudson’s Bay Company trader, has renounced his aspirations for a quiet family life in the Bitterroot wilderness. Yet his life is overturned in the winter of 1846, when his Nez Perce wife deserts him and his children die of smallpox. In the grip of a profound sorrow, MacLaren, whose home once spanned a continent, sets out to find his wife. But an act of secret vengeance changes his course, introducing him to a different wife and mother: Lucy Mitchell, journeying westward with her family. Lucy, a remarried widow, careful mother, and reluctant emigrant, is drawn at once to the self-possessed MacLaren. Convinced that he is the key to her family’s safe passage, she persuades her husband to employ him. As their hidden stories and obsessions unfold, and pasts and cultures collide, both Lucy and MacLaren must confront the people they have truly been, are, and may become. Alive with incident and insight, presenting with rare scope and intimacy the complex relations among nineteenth-century traders, immigrants, and Native Americans, A Sudden Country is, above all, a heroic and unforgettable story of love and loss, sacrifice and understanding.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157514Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Sudden Country: A Novel Author: Karen Fisher Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 36 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Sudden Country: A Novel Author: Karen Fisher Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 16, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A vivid and revelatory novel based on actual events of the 1847 Oregon migration, A Sudden Country follows two characters of remarkable complexity and strength in a journey of survival and redemption. James MacLaren, once a resourceful and ambitious Hudson’s Bay Company trader, has renounced his aspirations for a quiet family life in the Bitterroot wilderness. Yet his life is overturned in the winter of 1846, when his Nez Perce wife deserts him and his children die of smallpox. In the grip of a profound sorrow, MacLaren, whose home once spanned a continent, sets out to find his wife. But an act of secret vengeance changes his course, introducing him to a different wife and mother: Lucy Mitchell, journeying westward with her family. Lucy, a remarried widow, careful mother, and reluctant emigrant, is drawn at once to the self-possessed MacLaren. Convinced that he is the key to her family’s safe passage, she persuades her husband to employ him. As their hidden stories and obsessions unfold, and pasts and cultures collide, both Lucy and MacLaren must confront the people they have truly been, are, and may become. Alive with incident and insight, presenting with rare scope and intimacy the complex relations among nineteenth-century traders, immigrants, and Native Americans, A Sudden Country is, above all, a heroic and unforgettable story of love and loss, sacrifice and understanding.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-i-lay-dying-by-william-faulkner--65311435https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: As I Lay Dying Author: William Faulkner Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 16, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 94 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, Absalom, Absalom!, and Selected Short Stories One of William Faulkner’s finest novels, As I Lay Dying, originally published in 1930, remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundren’s family sets out to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. Told through multiple voices, As I Lay Dying vividly brings to life Faulkner’s imaginary South, one of literature’s great invented landscapes, and is replete with the poignant, impoverished, violent, and hypnotically fascinating characters that were his trademark. Along with a new Foreword by E. L. Doctorow, this edition reproduces the corrected text of As I Lay Dying as established in 1985 by Faulkner expert Noel Polk.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157513Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: As I Lay Dying Author: William Faulkner Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 16, 2005...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: As I Lay Dying Author: William Faulkner Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 16, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 94 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, Absalom, Absalom!, and Selected Short Stories One of William Faulkner’s finest novels, As I Lay Dying, originally published in 1930, remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundren’s family sets out to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. Told through multiple voices, As I Lay Dying vividly brings to life Faulkner’s imaginary South, one of literature’s great invented landscapes, and is replete with the poignant, impoverished, violent, and hypnotically fascinating characters that were his trademark. Along with a new Foreword by E. L. Doctorow, this edition reproduces the corrected text of As I Lay Dying as established in 1985 by Faulkner expert Noel Polk.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rococo-a-novel-by-adriana-trigiani--65311456https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rococo: A Novel Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 21, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One small Italian American town in America gets the makeover it never expected in this “eccentric, unpredictable, entertaining” (The Boston Globe) novel from the author of the beloved Big Stone Gap series “An artfully designed tale [with] characters so lively they bounce off the page [and] wit so subtle that even the best jokes seem effortless.”—People Bartolomeo di Crespi is the acclaimed interior decorator—not to mention the most eligible bachelor—in Our Lady of Fatima, New Jersey. From the dazzling shores of the Garden State to the legendary fabric houses of New York City, from the prickly purveyors of fine art in London to the Mediterranean coast of Italy, Bartolomeo is on a mission to bring talent, sophistication, and his aesthetic vision to his hometown. So when the renovation of the local church is scheduled, he assumes there is only one man to oversee the job. Recruiting an artist and a stained-glass artisan to help with the project—two handsome men who create romantic mayhem among Bartolomeo’s sister, his erstwhile fiancée, and all the other lovelorn ladies of OLOF—Bartolomeo struggles to create art while remaining the steadfast linchpin of the volatile di Crespi clan. Together, Bartolomeo and his team will do more than blow the dust off the old Fatima frescoes—they will turn the town upside down, challenge the faithful, and restore hope where there once was none.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157605Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rococo: A Novel Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 21, 2005...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rococo: A Novel Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 21, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One small Italian American town in America gets the makeover it never expected in this “eccentric, unpredictable, entertaining” (The Boston Globe) novel from the author of the beloved Big Stone Gap series “An artfully designed tale [with] characters so lively they bounce off the page [and] wit so subtle that even the best jokes seem effortless.”—People Bartolomeo di Crespi is the acclaimed interior decorator—not to mention the most eligible bachelor—in Our Lady of Fatima, New Jersey. From the dazzling shores of the Garden State to the legendary fabric houses of New York City, from the prickly purveyors of fine art in London to the Mediterranean coast of Italy, Bartolomeo is on a mission to bring talent, sophistication, and his aesthetic vision to his hometown. So when the renovation of the local church is scheduled, he assumes there is only one man to oversee the job. Recruiting an artist and a stained-glass artisan to help with the project—two handsome men who create romantic mayhem among Bartolomeo’s sister, his erstwhile fiancée, and all the other lovelorn ladies of OLOF—Bartolomeo struggles to create art while remaining the steadfast linchpin of the volatile di Crespi clan. Together, Bartolomeo and his team will do more than blow the dust off the old Fatima frescoes—they will turn the town upside down, challenge the faithful, and restore hope where there once was none.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bright-forever-a-novel-by-lee-martin--65311429https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Forever: A Novel Author: Lee Martin Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 3, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A dark, harrowing novel about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community On an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. This simple act is at the heart of The Bright Forever, a deeply affecting novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever. Fact, speculation, and contradiction play off one another as the details about Katie's disappearance--and about the townspeople--unfold, creating a fast-paced story that is as gripping as it is richly human. A nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of a loss, The Bright Forever is a compelling and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158162Tue, 03 May 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Forever: A Novel Author: Lee Martin Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 3, 2005...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Forever: A Novel Author: Lee Martin Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 3, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A dark, harrowing novel about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community On an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. This simple act is at the heart of The Bright Forever, a deeply affecting novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever. Fact, speculation, and contradiction play off one another as the details about Katie's disappearance--and about the townspeople--unfold, creating a fast-paced story that is as gripping as it is richly human. A nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of a loss, The Bright Forever is a compelling and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truth.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oh-my-stars-a-novel-by-lorna-landvik--65311453https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oh My Stars: A Novel Author: Lorna Landvik Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 5, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: I am convinced that at birth the cake is already baked. Nurture is the nuts or frosting, but if you’re a spice cake, you’re a spice cake, and nothing is going to change you into an angel food. Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates (“Hey, Olive Oyl, where’s Popeye?”), the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she’s hired by the town’s sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name, and bloom. Accepted by her co-workers, the teenager enters the happiest phase of her life, until a terrible accident causes her to retreat once again into her lonely shell. Realizing that she has only one clear choice, Violet boards a bus heading west to California. But when the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that Fate is having another cruel laugh at Violet’s expense. This time though, Violet laughs back. She and her fellow passengers are rescued by two men: Austin Sykes, whom Violet is certain is the blackest man to ever set foot on the North Dakota prairie, and Kjel Hedstrom, who inspires feelings Violet never before has felt. Kjel and Austin are musicians whose sound is like no other, and with pluck, verve, and wit, Violet becomes part of their quest to make a new kind of music together. Oh My Stars is Lorna Landvik’s most ambitious novel yet, with a cast of characters whose travails and triumphs you’ll long remember. It is a tale of love and hope, bigotry and betrayal, loss and discovery–as Violet, who’s always considered herself a minor character in her own life story, emerges as a heroine you’ll laugh with, cry with, and, most important, cheer for all the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159561Tue, 05 Apr 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oh My Stars: A Novel Author: Lorna Landvik Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 55 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oh My Stars: A Novel Author: Lorna Landvik Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 5, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: I am convinced that at birth the cake is already baked. Nurture is the nuts or frosting, but if you’re a spice cake, you’re a spice cake, and nothing is going to change you into an angel food. Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates (“Hey, Olive Oyl, where’s Popeye?”), the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she’s hired by the town’s sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name, and bloom. Accepted by her co-workers, the teenager enters the happiest phase of her life, until a terrible accident causes her to retreat once again into her lonely shell. Realizing that she has only one clear choice, Violet boards a bus heading west to California. But when the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that Fate is having another cruel laugh at Violet’s expense. This time though, Violet laughs back. She and her fellow passengers are rescued by two men: Austin Sykes, whom Violet is certain is the blackest man to ever set foot on the North Dakota prairie, and Kjel Hedstrom, who inspires feelings Violet never before has felt. Kjel and Austin are musicians whose sound is like no other, and with pluck, verve, and wit, Violet becomes part of their quest to make a new kind of music together. Oh My Stars is Lorna Landvik’s most ambitious novel yet, with a cast of characters whose travails and triumphs you’ll long remember. It is a tale of love and hope, bigotry and betrayal, loss and discovery–as Violet, who’s always considered herself a minor character in her own life story, emerges as a heroine you’ll laugh with, cry with, and, most important, cheer for all the way.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everything-changes-a-novel-by-jonathan-tropper--65311516https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Changes: A Novel Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 29, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jonathan Tropper’s novel The Book of Joe dazzled critics and readers alike with its heartfelt blend of humor and pathos. Now Tropper brings all that–and more–to an irresistible new novel. In Everything Changes, Tropper delivers a touching, wickedly funny new tale about love, loss, and the perils of a well-planned life. EVERYTHING CHANGES To all appearances, Zachary King is a man with luck on his side. A steady, well-paying job, a rent-free Manhattan apartment, and Hope, his stunning, blue-blooded fiancée: smart, sexy, and completely out of his league. But as the wedding day looms, Zack finds himself haunted by the memory of his best friend, Rael, killed in a car wreck two years earlier–and by his increasingly complicated feelings for Tamara, the beautiful widow Rael left behind. Then Norm–Zack’s freewheeling, Viagra-popping father–resurfaces after a twenty-year absence, looking to make amends. Norm’s overbearing, often outrageous efforts to reestablish ties with his sons infuriate Zack, and yet, despite twenty years of bad blood, he finds something compelling in his father’s maniacal determination to transform his own life. Inspired by Norm, Zack boldly attempts to make some changes of his own, and the results are instantly calamitous. Soon fists are flying, his love life is a shambles, and his once carefully structured existence is spinning hopelessly out of control. Charged with intelligence and razor sharp wit, Everything Changes is at once hilarious, moving, sexy, and wise–a work of transcendent storytelling from an exciting new talent.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159566Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Changes: A Novel Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Changes: A Novel Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 29, 2005 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jonathan Tropper’s novel The Book of Joe dazzled critics and readers alike with its heartfelt blend of humor and pathos. Now Tropper brings all that–and more–to an irresistible new novel. In Everything Changes, Tropper delivers a touching, wickedly funny new tale about love, loss, and the perils of a well-planned life. EVERYTHING CHANGES To all appearances, Zachary King is a man with luck on his side. A steady, well-paying job, a rent-free Manhattan apartment, and Hope, his stunning, blue-blooded fiancée: smart, sexy, and completely out of his league. But as the wedding day looms, Zack finds himself haunted by the memory of his best friend, Rael, killed in a car wreck two years earlier–and by his increasingly complicated feelings for Tamara, the beautiful widow Rael left behind. Then Norm–Zack’s freewheeling, Viagra-popping father–resurfaces after a twenty-year absence, looking to make amends. Norm’s overbearing, often outrageous efforts to reestablish ties with his sons infuriate Zack, and yet, despite twenty years of bad blood, he finds something compelling in his father’s maniacal determination to transform his own life. Inspired by Norm, Zack boldly attempts to make some changes of his own, and the results are instantly calamitous. Soon fists are flying, his love life is a shambles, and his once carefully structured existence is spinning hopelessly out of control. Charged with intelligence and razor sharp wit, Everything Changes is at once hilarious, moving, sexy, and wise–a work of transcendent storytelling from an exciting new talent.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/villages-by-john-updike--65311441https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Villages Author: John Updike Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 19, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A delightful, witty, passionate novel that follows its hero from the Depression era to the early twenty-first century—from a master of American letters and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the acclaimed Rabbit series. John Updike’s twenty-first novel, a bildungsroman, follows Owen Mackenzie from his birth in the semi-rural Pennsylvania town of Willow to his retirement in the rather geriatric community of Haskells Crossing, Massachusetts. In between these two settlements comes Middle Falls, Connecticut, where Owen, an early computer programmer, founds with a partner, Ed Mervine, the successful firm of E-O Data, which is housed in an old gun factory on the Chunkaunkabaug River. Owen’s education (Bildung) is not merely technical but liberal, as the humanity of his three villages, especially that of their female citizens, works to disengage him from his youthful innocence. As a child he early felt an abyss of calamity beneath the sunny surface quotidian, yet also had a dreamlike sense of leading a charmed existence. The women of his life, including his wives, Phyllis and Julia, shed what light they can. At one juncture he reflects, “How lovely she is, naked in the dark! How little men deserve the beauty and mercy of women!” His life as a sexual being merges with the communal shelter of villages: “A village is woven of secrets, of truths better left unstated, of houses with less window than opaque wall.” This delightful, witty, passionate novel runs from the Depression era to the early twenty-first century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160156Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Villages Author: John Updike Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 19, 2004 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Villages Author: John Updike Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 19, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A delightful, witty, passionate novel that follows its hero from the Depression era to the early twenty-first century—from a master of American letters and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the acclaimed Rabbit series. John Updike’s twenty-first novel, a bildungsroman, follows Owen Mackenzie from his birth in the semi-rural Pennsylvania town of Willow to his retirement in the rather geriatric community of Haskells Crossing, Massachusetts. In between these two settlements comes Middle Falls, Connecticut, where Owen, an early computer programmer, founds with a partner, Ed Mervine, the successful firm of E-O Data, which is housed in an old gun factory on the Chunkaunkabaug River. Owen’s education (Bildung) is not merely technical but liberal, as the humanity of his three villages, especially that of their female citizens, works to disengage him from his youthful innocence. As a child he early felt an abyss of calamity beneath the sunny surface quotidian, yet also had a dreamlike sense of leading a charmed existence. The women of his life, including his wives, Phyllis and Julia, shed what light they can. At one juncture he reflects, “How lovely she is, naked in the dark! How little men deserve the beauty and mercy of women!” His life as a sexual being merges with the communal shelter of villages: “A village is woven of secrets, of truths better left unstated, of houses with less window than opaque wall.” This delightful, witty, passionate novel runs from the Depression era to the early twenty-first century.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/accidental-happiness-by-jean-reynolds-page--65311405https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Accidental Happiness Author: Jean Reynolds Page Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 11, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Someone once told me that groupings of objects should be displayed in threes. Three provides both tension and balance among items of varying size and heft. My sister’s accident made me an only child; my husband’s accident made me a widow. Part of me will always believe that Angel was the third, the one that left me with hope. After her husband’s unexpected death at the age of thirty-six, Gina Melrose becomes a “live-aboard” on his boat, docked at a marina in coastal South Carolina, near the home she and Ben once shared. In this temporary, borrowed existence on the water, she settles into numb survival. But Gina finds her life taking yet another dramatic turn late one night when a woman named Reese disrupts her quiet world.  With Reese comes a daughter:  a charming girl named Angel.  After a rough start, Gina realizes that, strange as it may seem, she’s drawn to both Reese and Angel. Their sudden appearance shatters the stillness–and Gina is remade. She is fascinated by Reese, who seems both invincible and vulnerable–and whose past may hold the key to Gina’s future. Gina begins to realize that for the first time since Ben’s death, she’s getting her senses back. As both pain and joy reenter her world, Gina discovers that she is able to accept feeling in order to live fully once more. But the biggest surprise for Gina is her relationship with Angel. After the painful loss of her sister during childhood, Gina had decided that she would never have children of her own. Struggling through conflicted emotions, Gina’s finds her life unexpectedly transformed by the precocious little girl who may be Ben’s daughter. This tender, poignant novel movingly explores the bonds of family and the resilience of hope. In the accomplished tradition of the novels of Elizabeth Berg and Anita Shreve, Jean Reynolds Page’s Accidental Happiness is a lyrical, enthralling drama unafraid to examine complex relationships with a clear eye and an honest heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160167Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Accidental Happiness Author: Jean Reynolds Page Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Accidental Happiness Author: Jean Reynolds Page Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 11, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Someone once told me that groupings of objects should be displayed in threes. Three provides both tension and balance among items of varying size and heft. My sister’s accident made me an only child; my husband’s accident made me a widow. Part of me will always believe that Angel was the third, the one that left me with hope. After her husband’s unexpected death at the age of thirty-six, Gina Melrose becomes a “live-aboard” on his boat, docked at a marina in coastal South Carolina, near the home she and Ben once shared. In this temporary, borrowed existence on the water, she settles into numb survival. But Gina finds her life taking yet another dramatic turn late one night when a woman named Reese disrupts her quiet world.  With Reese comes a daughter:  a charming girl named Angel.  After a rough start, Gina realizes that, strange as it may seem, she’s drawn to both Reese and Angel. Their sudden appearance shatters the stillness–and Gina is remade. She is fascinated by Reese, who seems both invincible and vulnerable–and whose past may hold the key to Gina’s future. Gina begins to realize that for the first time since Ben’s death, she’s getting her senses back. As both pain and joy reenter her world, Gina discovers that she is able to accept feeling in order to live fully once more. But the biggest surprise for Gina is her relationship with Angel. After the painful loss of her sister during childhood, Gina had decided that she would never have children of her own. Struggling through conflicted emotions, Gina’s finds her life unexpectedly transformed by the precocious little girl who may be Ben’s daughter. This tender, poignant novel movingly explores the bonds of family and the resilience of hope. In the accomplished tradition of the novels of Elizabeth Berg and Anita Shreve, Jean Reynolds Page’s Accidental Happiness is a lyrical, enthralling drama unafraid to examine complex relationships with a clear eye and an honest heart.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carry-me-home-by-sandra-kring--65311447https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry Me Home Author: Sandra Kring Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 30, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The love of family. The heartbreak of war. The triumph of coming home. 1940. Rural Wisconsin. Sixteen-year-old Earl “Earwig” Gunderman is not like other boys his age. Fiercely protected by his older brother, Earwig sees his town and the world around him through the prism of his own unique understanding. He sees his mother’s sadness and his father’s growing solitude. He sees his brother, Jimmy, falling in love with the most beautiful girl in town. And while Earwig is unable to make change for customers at his family’s store, he is singularly well suited to understand what other people in his town cannot: that life as they know it is about to change; the coming war will touch them all. For Jimmy will enlist in the military. And Earwig will watch his parents’ marriage buckle under the strain of a family secret. And when Jimmy returns–a fractured shadow of his former self–it is Earwig’s turn to care for him. His struggles to right the wrongs visited upon his revered older brother by war, women, and life are at once heartwarming and riotously funny. Their family and town irrevocably altered, Earwig and Jimmy fight to find their own places in a world changed forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160205Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry Me Home Author: Sandra Kring Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 30, 2004...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry Me Home Author: Sandra Kring Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 30, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The love of family. The heartbreak of war. The triumph of coming home. 1940. Rural Wisconsin. Sixteen-year-old Earl “Earwig” Gunderman is not like other boys his age. Fiercely protected by his older brother, Earwig sees his town and the world around him through the prism of his own unique understanding. He sees his mother’s sadness and his father’s growing solitude. He sees his brother, Jimmy, falling in love with the most beautiful girl in town. And while Earwig is unable to make change for customers at his family’s store, he is singularly well suited to understand what other people in his town cannot: that life as they know it is about to change; the coming war will touch them all. For Jimmy will enlist in the military. And Earwig will watch his parents’ marriage buckle under the strain of a family secret. And when Jimmy returns–a fractured shadow of his former self–it is Earwig’s turn to care for him. His struggles to right the wrongs visited upon his revered older brother by war, women, and life are at once heartwarming and riotously funny. Their family and town irrevocably altered, Earwig and Jimmy fight to find their own places in a world changed forever.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hot-flash-club-strikes-again-a-novel-by-nancy-thayer--65311402https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again: A Novel Series: #2 of Hot Flash Club Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 30, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The fabulous women from The Hot Flash Club are back in top form, welcoming the stressed-out and pampering-deprived through their discreet spa doors–as Nancy Thayer returns with a witty, sexy, and heartwarming novel. The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again also introduces four new women, ready for massages and seaweed wraps, each struggling to reconcile her secret dreams, biggest fears, and deepest feelings as topsy-turvy events shake up her life. After eighteen years of trying to make peace with her husband’s cold-as-ice mother, Polly vows to be the perfect mother-in-law: loving, accepting, and determined to keep her mouth shut. Then her son marries Amy, a Birkenstocked gal whose organic farm and family ooze a rather creepy serenity. Ever the optimist, Polly puts her best foot forward . . . so why does it end up in her mouth? A shy and brilliant professor-to-be, Beth has lived a sheltered life. Then she meets Sonny, a rugged, sexy carpenter who sweeps her off her feet. The problem? Beth may not survive his loud, affectionate, athletic family–especially when the very beautiful and earthy woman everybody wanted Sonny to marry is still hanging around the family dinner table. Heiress to one of New England’s oldest paper companies, Carolyn is the driving force behind the brand. Now, at thirty-seven, the workaholic executive is finally pregnant with her first child, and high blood pressure is forcing her to do something totally alien: relax. But how can she let down her guard when her seventy-something father has gone and eloped with a young bank clerk named Heather, whose rather plain looks and unassuming nature still manage to fill Carolyn with suspicion. A free-spirited photographer, Julia has married a man she loves, but he’s come packed with baggage. Tim is a widower with a young daughter, and Julia has bravely stepped up to the plate, doing her best to provide maternal support. But as if being pinned down by the child’s slightly manipulative ways and (dare Julia say it) spoiled behavior wasn’t enough, there’s Tim’s ex-mother-in-law, whose meddling is getting nastier by the week. For Polly, Beth, Carolyn, and Julia, the time has come to stand up for what matters–for their passions, their hearts, and themselves. As they maneuver through family drama and embrace unexpected change, they come to find that life is much easier (and a lot more fun) when you’ve got friends, wine, and chocolate along for the ride.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160199Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again: A Novel Series: #2 of Hot Flash Club Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again: A Novel Series: #2 of Hot Flash Club Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 30, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The fabulous women from The Hot Flash Club are back in top form, welcoming the stressed-out and pampering-deprived through their discreet spa doors–as Nancy Thayer returns with a witty, sexy, and heartwarming novel. The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again also introduces four new women, ready for massages and seaweed wraps, each struggling to reconcile her secret dreams, biggest fears, and deepest feelings as topsy-turvy events shake up her life. After eighteen years of trying to make peace with her husband’s cold-as-ice mother, Polly vows to be the perfect mother-in-law: loving, accepting, and determined to keep her mouth shut. Then her son marries Amy, a Birkenstocked gal whose organic farm and family ooze a rather creepy serenity. Ever the optimist, Polly puts her best foot forward . . . so why does it end up in her mouth? A shy and brilliant professor-to-be, Beth has lived a sheltered life. Then she meets Sonny, a rugged, sexy carpenter who sweeps her off her feet. The problem? Beth may not survive his loud, affectionate, athletic family–especially when the very beautiful and earthy woman everybody wanted Sonny to marry is still hanging around the family dinner table. Heiress to one of New England’s oldest paper companies, Carolyn is the driving force behind the brand. Now, at thirty-seven, the workaholic executive is finally pregnant with her first child, and high blood pressure is forcing her to do something totally alien: relax. But how can she let down her guard when her seventy-something father has gone and eloped with a young bank clerk named Heather, whose rather plain looks and unassuming nature still manage to fill Carolyn with suspicion. A free-spirited photographer, Julia has married a man she loves, but he’s come packed with baggage. Tim is a widower with a young daughter, and Julia has bravely stepped up to the plate, doing her best to provide maternal support. But as if being pinned down by the child’s slightly manipulative ways and (dare Julia say it) spoiled behavior wasn’t enough, there’s Tim’s ex-mother-in-law, whose meddling is getting nastier by the week. For Polly, Beth, Carolyn, and Julia, the time has come to stand up for what matters–for their passions, their hearts, and themselves. As they maneuver through family drama and embrace unexpected change, they come to find that life is much easier (and a lot more fun) when you’ve got friends, wine, and chocolate along for the ride.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-you-know-kindness-by-chris-bohjalian--65311499https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before You Know Kindness Author: Chris Bohjalian Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 1 minute Release date: July 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For ten summers, the Seton family—all three generations—met at their country home in New England to spend a week together playing tennis, badminton, and golf, and savoring gin and tonics on the wraparound porch to celebrate the end of the season. In the eleventh summer, everything changed. A hunting rifle with a single cartridge left in the chamber wound up in exactly the wrong hands at exactly the wrong time, and led to a nightmarish accident that put to the test the values that unite the family—and the convictions that just may pull it apart. Before You Know Kindness is a family saga that is timely in its examination of some of the most important issues of our era, and timeless in its exploration of the strange and unexpected places where we find love. As he did with his earlier masterpiece, Midwives, Chris Bohjalian has written a novel that is rich with unforgettable characters—and absolutely riveting in its page-turning intensity. “Few writers can manipulate a plot with Bohjalian’s grace and power.”—The New York Times Book Review “Chris Bohjalian’s many fans will be glad to know he’s back on the high wire, expertly balancing topical issues with the more timeless concerns of the human heart. His well-drawn, sympathetic characters deepen and intensify the novel’s gripping plot rather than simply serving it. Before You Know Kindness is smart, first-rate storytelling.”—Richard Russo, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls “Once again, Chris Bohjalian dares to tackle the complexities—and complacencies—of modern society at its most vulnerable spot, where the personal clashes with the political, where the private is forced to go public. And once again, he forges a drama that will keep his readers on the edge of their seats...perhaps their conscience as well.”—Julia Glass, winner of the National Book Award for Three Junes “Chris Bohjalian’s magnificent new novel, Before You Know Kindness, is the best work of fiction I’ve read about an American family since Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. It is one of the funniest, best-written, most compassionate, most engaging, and flat-out most enjoyable novels I’ve ever read.”—Howard Frank Mosher, winner of the New England Book Award for A Stranger in the Kingdom “Elegant, refined...a triumph.” —Booklist (starred review) Also available as a Random House AudioBook, a Large Print edition, and an eBook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160231Thu, 08 Jul 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before You Know Kindness Author: Chris Bohjalian Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 1 minute Release date: July 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before You Know Kindness Author: Chris Bohjalian Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 1 minute Release date: July 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For ten summers, the Seton family—all three generations—met at their country home in New England to spend a week together playing tennis, badminton, and golf, and savoring gin and tonics on the wraparound porch to celebrate the end of the season. In the eleventh summer, everything changed. A hunting rifle with a single cartridge left in the chamber wound up in exactly the wrong hands at exactly the wrong time, and led to a nightmarish accident that put to the test the values that unite the family—and the convictions that just may pull it apart. Before You Know Kindness is a family saga that is timely in its examination of some of the most important issues of our era, and timeless in its exploration of the strange and unexpected places where we find love. As he did with his earlier masterpiece, Midwives, Chris Bohjalian has written a novel that is rich with unforgettable characters—and absolutely riveting in its page-turning intensity. “Few writers can manipulate a plot with Bohjalian’s grace and power.”—The New York Times Book Review “Chris Bohjalian’s many fans will be glad to know he’s back on the high wire, expertly balancing topical issues with the more timeless concerns of the human heart. His well-drawn, sympathetic characters deepen and intensify the novel’s gripping plot rather than simply serving it. Before You Know Kindness is smart, first-rate storytelling.”—Richard Russo, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls “Once again, Chris Bohjalian dares to tackle the complexities—and complacencies—of modern society at its most vulnerable spot, where the personal clashes with the political, where the private is forced to go public. And once again, he forges a drama that will keep his readers on the edge of their seats...perhaps their conscience as well.”—Julia Glass, winner of the National Book Award for Three Junes “Chris Bohjalian’s magnificent new novel, Before You Know Kindness, is the best work of fiction I’ve read about an American family since Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. It is one of the funniest, best-written, most compassionate, most engaging, and flat-out most enjoyable novels I’ve ever read.”—Howard Frank Mosher, winner of the New England Book Award for A Stranger in the Kingdom “Elegant, refined...a triumph.” —Booklist (starred review) Also available as a Random House AudioBook, a Large Print edition, and an eBook.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-laments-a-novel-by-george-hagen--65311460https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Laments: A Novel Author: George Hagen Narrator: Richard Matthews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 5, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Meet the Laments—the affably dysfunctional globetrotting family at the center of George Hagen’s exuberant debut novel. Howard is an engineer who dreams of irrigating the Sahara and lives by the motto “Laments move!” His wife Julia is a fiery spirit who must balance her husband’s oddly peripatetic nature with unexpected aspirations of her own. And Will is the “waif with a paper-thin heart” who is given to Howard and Julia in return for their own child who has been lost in a bizarre maternity ward mishap. As Will makes his way from infancy to manhood in a family that careens from continent to continent, one wonders where the Laments will ever belong. In Bahrain, Howard takes a job with an oil company and young Will makes his first friend. But in short order he is wrenched off to another land, his mother’s complicated friendship with the American siren Trixie Howitzer causing the family to bolt. In Northern Rhodesia, during its last days as a white colony, the twin enfants terribles Marcus and Julius are born, and Will falls for the gardener’s daughter, a girl so vain that she admires her image in the lid of a biscuit tin. But soon the family’s life is upturned again, thie time by their neighbor Major Buck Quinn, with his suburban tirades against black self-rule. Envisioning a more civilized life on “the sceptered isle,” the Laments board an ocean liner bound for England. Alas, poor Will is greeted by the tribal ferocity of his schoolmates and a society fixated on the Blitz. No sooner has he succumbed to British pop culture in the guise of mop-top Sally Byrd and her stacks of 45s, than the Laments uproot themselves once again, and it’s off to New Jersey, where life deals crisis and opportunity in equal measure. Undeniably eccentric, the Laments are also universal. Every family moves on in life. Children grow up, things are left behind; there is always something to lament. Through the Lament’s restlessness, responses to adversity, and especially their unwieldy love for one another, George Hagen gives us a portrait of every family that is funny, tragic, and improbably true.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160320Fri, 05 Mar 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Laments: A Novel Author: George Hagen Narrator: Richard Matthews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Laments: A Novel Author: George Hagen Narrator: Richard Matthews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 5, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Meet the Laments—the affably dysfunctional globetrotting family at the center of George Hagen’s exuberant debut novel. Howard is an engineer who dreams of irrigating the Sahara and lives by the motto “Laments move!” His wife Julia is a fiery spirit who must balance her husband’s oddly peripatetic nature with unexpected aspirations of her own. And Will is the “waif with a paper-thin heart” who is given to Howard and Julia in return for their own child who has been lost in a bizarre maternity ward mishap. As Will makes his way from infancy to manhood in a family that careens from continent to continent, one wonders where the Laments will ever belong. In Bahrain, Howard takes a job with an oil company and young Will makes his first friend. But in short order he is wrenched off to another land, his mother’s complicated friendship with the American siren Trixie Howitzer causing the family to bolt. In Northern Rhodesia, during its last days as a white colony, the twin enfants terribles Marcus and Julius are born, and Will falls for the gardener’s daughter, a girl so vain that she admires her image in the lid of a biscuit tin. But soon the family’s life is upturned again, thie time by their neighbor Major Buck Quinn, with his suburban tirades against black self-rule. Envisioning a more civilized life on “the sceptered isle,” the Laments board an ocean liner bound for England. Alas, poor Will is greeted by the tribal ferocity of his schoolmates and a society fixated on the Blitz. No sooner has he succumbed to British pop culture in the guise of mop-top Sally Byrd and her stacks of 45s, than the Laments uproot themselves once again, and it’s off to New Jersey, where life deals crisis and opportunity in equal measure. Undeniably eccentric, the Laments are also universal. Every family moves on in life. Children grow up, things are left behind; there is always something to lament. Through the Lament’s restlessness, responses to adversity, and especially their unwieldy love for one another, George Hagen gives us a portrait of every family that is funny, tragic, and improbably true.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-have-and-to-hold-a-novel-by-jane-green--65311448https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Have and to Hold: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 13, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Alice's wealthy—and much coveted—teenage crush, Joe, asks her to marry him, she is prepared to trade in her dream of a cottage filled with children, animals and home-cooked meals for what he has in mind for her: stilettos, blond highlights, and a diet. She tells herself that she's happy to sacrifice for love, especially when every woman in London would like to be in her shoes. But when her cheating Prince Charming is forced to relocate to New York as a result of an indiscretion with a female colleague, Alice feels her life spinning out of control. But soon enough, she finds herself renovating a country house in Connecticut—and in the process rediscovering herself. Friends, fresh air, and her best friend's boyfriend offer her a glimpse of a life—and love—she always wanted. But can she break Joe's spell? 'A sparkling morality tale that points the finger at bad boys and low-rent romance.'—The Independent, U.K.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160336Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Have and to Hold: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Have and to Hold: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 13, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Alice's wealthy—and much coveted—teenage crush, Joe, asks her to marry him, she is prepared to trade in her dream of a cottage filled with children, animals and home-cooked meals for what he has in mind for her: stilettos, blond highlights, and a diet. She tells herself that she's happy to sacrifice for love, especially when every woman in London would like to be in her shoes. But when her cheating Prince Charming is forced to relocate to New York as a result of an indiscretion with a female colleague, Alice feels her life spinning out of control. But soon enough, she finds herself renovating a country house in Connecticut—and in the process rediscovering herself. Friends, fresh air, and her best friend's boyfriend offer her a glimpse of a life—and love—she always wanted. But can she break Joe's spell? 'A sparkling morality tale that points the finger at bad boys and low-rent romance.'—The Independent, U.K.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-right-address-by-jill-kargman-carrie-karasyov--65311436https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Address Author: Jill Kargman, Carrie Karasyov Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.28 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Right Address sears through the upper crust of New York’s glittering Park Avenue scene to dish the dirt on the ladies who lunch, the gents who club, and the desperate climbers who will stop at nothing to join the backstabbing, champagne-sipping, socialite-eat-socialite stratosphere. When Melanie Sartomsky, wily Floridian flight attendant, snares billionaire divorcée Arthur “the coffin king” Korn, she is catapulted into the crème de la crème of Park Avenue society, where hiring the wrong decorator is tantamount to social suicide, and where, if you’re anyone, your personal assistant has a personal assistant. But Melanie quickly discovers that in the world of the rich and idle, malicious gossip is as de rigeur as owning twenty pairs of Manolo Blahniks. And despite her frenzied plunge into the charity circuit and the right dinner reservations, her neighbors are Givenchy-clad vultures who see her as nothing more than a reinvented trailer trollop. To make matters worse, when a snide society-rag journalist rakes her over the coals, Melanie’s reputation is toast. Meanwhile, Melanie is not the only billionaire in the neighborhood coming unhinged. Kleptomania, adultery, plagiarism, and a grisly Harlem sex murder are just a few of the secrets swirling under the pedigreed patina of furs and emeralds on Park Avenue. Authors Jill Kargman and Carrie Karasyov know a thing or two about their subject matter. They met at the Upper East Side’s chic Spence School and claim that The Right Address is inspired by “the insane socialites we’ve eavesdropped on our entire lives.” Meow. So kick off your Jimmy Choos, crack open the Veuve Clicquot, and get ready for a rollicking, unforgettable tour of the richer-and-bitchier-than-thou set.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160366Thu, 08 Jan 2004 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Address Author: Jill Kargman, Carrie Karasyov Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Address Author: Jill Kargman, Carrie Karasyov Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.28 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Right Address sears through the upper crust of New York’s glittering Park Avenue scene to dish the dirt on the ladies who lunch, the gents who club, and the desperate climbers who will stop at nothing to join the backstabbing, champagne-sipping, socialite-eat-socialite stratosphere. When Melanie Sartomsky, wily Floridian flight attendant, snares billionaire divorcée Arthur “the coffin king” Korn, she is catapulted into the crème de la crème of Park Avenue society, where hiring the wrong decorator is tantamount to social suicide, and where, if you’re anyone, your personal assistant has a personal assistant. But Melanie quickly discovers that in the world of the rich and idle, malicious gossip is as de rigeur as owning twenty pairs of Manolo Blahniks. And despite her frenzied plunge into the charity circuit and the right dinner reservations, her neighbors are Givenchy-clad vultures who see her as nothing more than a reinvented trailer trollop. To make matters worse, when a snide society-rag journalist rakes her over the coals, Melanie’s reputation is toast. Meanwhile, Melanie is not the only billionaire in the neighborhood coming unhinged. Kleptomania, adultery, plagiarism, and a grisly Harlem sex murder are just a few of the secrets swirling under the pedigreed patina of furs and emeralds on Park Avenue. Authors Jill Kargman and Carrie Karasyov know a thing or two about their subject matter. They met at the Upper East Side’s chic Spence School and claim that The Right Address is inspired by “the insane socialites we’ve eavesdropped on our entire lives.” Meow. So kick off your Jimmy Choos, crack open the Veuve Clicquot, and get ready for a rollicking, unforgettable tour of the richer-and-bitchier-than-thou set.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-joe-a-novel-by-jonathan-tropper--65311404https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Joe: A Novel Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: December 16, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Right after high school, Joe Goffman left sleepy Bush Falls, Connecticut and never looked back. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and a huge hit movie. Fifteen years later, Joe is struggling to avoid the sophomore slump with his next novel when he gets a call: his father's had a stroke, so it's back to Bush Falls for the town's most famous pariah. His brother avoids him, his former classmates beat him up, and the members of the book club just hurl their copies of Bush Falls at his house. But with the help of some old friends, Joe discovers that coming home isn't all bad—and that maybe the best things in life are second chances. Fans of Nick Hornby and Jennifer Weiner will love this book, by turns howling funny, fiercely intelligent, and achingly poignant. As evidenced by The Book of Joe's success in both the foreign and movie markets, Jonathan Tropper has created a compelling, incredibly resonant story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252382Tue, 16 Dec 2003 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Joe: A Novel Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Joe: A Novel Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: December 16, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Right after high school, Joe Goffman left sleepy Bush Falls, Connecticut and never looked back. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and a huge hit movie. Fifteen years later, Joe is struggling to avoid the sophomore slump with his next novel when he gets a call: his father's had a stroke, so it's back to Bush Falls for the town's most famous pariah. His brother avoids him, his former classmates beat him up, and the members of the book club just hurl their copies of Bush Falls at his house. But with the help of some old friends, Joe discovers that coming home isn't all bad—and that maybe the best things in life are second chances. Fans of Nick Hornby and Jennifer Weiner will love this book, by turns howling funny, fiercely intelligent, and achingly poignant. As evidenced by The Book of Joe's success in both the foreign and movie markets, Jonathan Tropper has created a compelling, incredibly resonant story.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desperate-acts-by-jane-candia-coleman--65311409https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desperate Acts Author: Jane Candia Coleman Narrator: Mary Peiffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 27, 2003 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Nan Fletcher is an abused wife whose scars are all hidden because they're emotional. She appears to have it all--a great house, a successful professor husband, Jake, and her beautiful teenage son, Jamie--but with Jake's constant demand for perfection, she finds that she has lost her sense of self. She only feels alive when she finds a few moments to write poems and short stories, which her husband belittles. Nan and Jamie finally get a break from overbearing Jake when they end up going on vacation to a dude ranch without him. Ranch owner Ben is the antithesis of Jake--sensitive, kind, and appreciative of all that Nan has to offer--and he and the beauty of the West show Nan that there are alternatives to her life. The two fall in love, but will Nan have the strength to act on it? Coleman has written a striking and empowering portrait of one woman's struggle against an insidious form of abuse.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160719Wed, 27 Aug 2003 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desperate Acts Author: Jane Candia Coleman Narrator: Mary Peiffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 27, 2003...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desperate Acts Author: Jane Candia Coleman Narrator: Mary Peiffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 27, 2003 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Nan Fletcher is an abused wife whose scars are all hidden because they're emotional. She appears to have it all--a great house, a successful professor husband, Jake, and her beautiful teenage son, Jamie--but with Jake's constant demand for perfection, she finds that she has lost her sense of self. She only feels alive when she finds a few moments to write poems and short stories, which her husband belittles. Nan and Jamie finally get a break from overbearing Jake when they end up going on vacation to a dude ranch without him. Ranch owner Ben is the antithesis of Jake--sensitive, kind, and appreciative of all that Nan has to offer--and he and the beauty of the West show Nan that there are alternatives to her life. The two fall in love, but will Nan have the strength to act on it? Coleman has written a striking and empowering portrait of one woman's struggle against an insidious form of abuse.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-junes-a-novel-by-julia-glass--65311428https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Junes: A Novel Author: Julia Glass Narrator: John Keating Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 22, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Three Junes is a vividly textured symphonic novel set on both sides of the Atlantic during three fateful summers in the lives of a Scottish family. In June of 1989, Paul McLeod, the recently widowed patriarch, becomes infatuated with a young American artist while traveling through Greece and is compelled to relive the secret sorrows of his marriage. Six years later, Paul’s death reunites his sons at Tealing, their idyllic childhood home, where Fenno, the eldest, faces a choice that puts him at the center of his family’s future. A lovable, slightly repressed gay man, Fenno leads the life of an aloof expatriate in the West Village, running a shop filled with books and birdwatching gear. He believes himself safe from all emotional entanglements—until a worldly neighbor presents him with an extraordinary gift and a seductive photographer makes him an unwitting subject. Each man draws Fenno into territories of the heart he has never braved before, leading him toward an almost unbearable loss that will reveal to him the nature of love. Love in its limitless forms—between husband and wife, between lovers, between people and animals, between parents and children—is the force that moves these characters’ lives, which collide again, in yet another June, over a Long Island dinner table. This time it is Fenno who meets and captivates Fern, the same woman who captivated his father in Greece ten years before. Now pregnant with a son of her own, Fern, like Fenno and Paul before him, must make peace with her past to embrace her future. Elegantly detailed yet full of emotional suspense, often as comic as it is sad, Three Junes is a glorious triptych about how we learn to live, and live fully, beyond incurable grief and betrayals of the heart—how family ties, both those we’re born into and those we make, can offer us redemption and joy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160940Tue, 22 Apr 2003 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Junes: A Novel Author: Julia Glass Narrator: John Keating Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 22, 2003...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Junes: A Novel Author: Julia Glass Narrator: John Keating Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 22, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Three Junes is a vividly textured symphonic novel set on both sides of the Atlantic during three fateful summers in the lives of a Scottish family. In June of 1989, Paul McLeod, the recently widowed patriarch, becomes infatuated with a young American artist while traveling through Greece and is compelled to relive the secret sorrows of his marriage. Six years later, Paul’s death reunites his sons at Tealing, their idyllic childhood home, where Fenno, the eldest, faces a choice that puts him at the center of his family’s future. A lovable, slightly repressed gay man, Fenno leads the life of an aloof expatriate in the West Village, running a shop filled with books and birdwatching gear. He believes himself safe from all emotional entanglements—until a worldly neighbor presents him with an extraordinary gift and a seductive photographer makes him an unwitting subject. Each man draws Fenno into territories of the heart he has never braved before, leading him toward an almost unbearable loss that will reveal to him the nature of love. Love in its limitless forms—between husband and wife, between lovers, between people and animals, between parents and children—is the force that moves these characters’ lives, which collide again, in yet another June, over a Long Island dinner table. This time it is Fenno who meets and captivates Fern, the same woman who captivated his father in Greece ten years before. Now pregnant with a son of her own, Fern, like Fenno and Paul before him, must make peace with her past to embrace her future. Elegantly detailed yet full of emotional suspense, often as comic as it is sad, Three Junes is a glorious triptych about how we learn to live, and live fully, beyond incurable grief and betrayals of the heart—how family ties, both those we’re born into and those we make, can offer us redemption and joy.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lucia-lucia-a-novel-by-adriana-trigiani--65311445https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucia, Lucia: A Novel Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 10, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: It is 1950 in glittering, vibrant New York City. Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is ripe with opportunities for talented girls with ambition, and Lucia becomes an apprentice to an up-and-coming designer at chic B. Altman’s department store on Fifth Avenue. Engaged to her childhood sweetheart, the steadfast Dante DeMartino, Lucia is torn when she meets a handsome stranger who promises a life of uptown luxury that career girls like her only read about in the society pages. Forced to choose between duty to her family and her own dreams, Lucia finds herself in the midst of a sizzling scandal in which secrets are revealed, her beloved career is jeopardized, and the Sartoris’ honor is tested.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160957Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucia, Lucia: A Novel Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucia, Lucia: A Novel Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 10, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: It is 1950 in glittering, vibrant New York City. Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is ripe with opportunities for talented girls with ambition, and Lucia becomes an apprentice to an up-and-coming designer at chic B. Altman’s department store on Fifth Avenue. Engaged to her childhood sweetheart, the steadfast Dante DeMartino, Lucia is torn when she meets a handsome stranger who promises a life of uptown luxury that career girls like her only read about in the society pages. Forced to choose between duty to her family and her own dreams, Lucia finds herself in the midst of a sizzling scandal in which secrets are revealed, her beloved career is jeopardized, and the Sartoris’ honor is tested.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evenings-at-five-by-gail-godwin--65311438https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evenings at Five Author: Gail Godwin Narrator: Gail Godwin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: April 1, 2003 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Every evening at five o’clock, Christina and Rudy stopped work and began the ritual commonly known as Happy Hour. Rudy mixed Christina’s drink with loving precision, the cavalier slosh of Bombay Sapphire over ice shards, before settling across from her in his Stickley chair with his glass of Scotch. They shared a love of language and music (she is an author, he a composer, after all), a delight in intense conversation, a fascination with popes, and nearly thirty years of life together. What did I think, that we had forever? muses Christina, seven months after Rudy’s unexpected death. While coming to terms with her loss, with the space that Rudy once inhabited, Christina reflects on their vibrant bond—with all its quirks, habits, and unguarded moments—as well as her passionate sorrow and her attempts to reposition herself and her new place in the very real world they shared. In this literary jewel, a bittersweet novella of absence and presence and the mysterious gap between them, Gail Godwin has performed a small miracle. In essence, Evenings at Five is a grief sonata for solo instrument transposed into words. Interwoven with meditations and movements, full of aching truths and a wicked sense of humor, it exquisitely captures the cyclical nature of commitment—and the eternal quality of a romance completed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160966Tue, 01 Apr 2003 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evenings at Five Author: Gail Godwin Narrator: Gail Godwin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: April 1, 2003 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evenings at Five Author: Gail Godwin Narrator: Gail Godwin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: April 1, 2003 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Every evening at five o’clock, Christina and Rudy stopped work and began the ritual commonly known as Happy Hour. Rudy mixed Christina’s drink with loving precision, the cavalier slosh of Bombay Sapphire over ice shards, before settling across from her in his Stickley chair with his glass of Scotch. They shared a love of language and music (she is an author, he a composer, after all), a delight in intense conversation, a fascination with popes, and nearly thirty years of life together. What did I think, that we had forever? muses Christina, seven months after Rudy’s unexpected death. While coming to terms with her loss, with the space that Rudy once inhabited, Christina reflects on their vibrant bond—with all its quirks, habits, and unguarded moments—as well as her passionate sorrow and her attempts to reposition herself and her new place in the very real world they shared. In this literary jewel, a bittersweet novella of absence and presence and the mysterious gap between them, Gail Godwin has performed a small miracle. In essence, Evenings at Five is a grief sonata for solo instrument transposed into words. Interwoven with meditations and movements, full of aching truths and a wicked sense of humor, it exquisitely captures the cyclical nature of commitment—and the eternal quality of a romance completed.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/standing-in-the-rainbow-a-novel-by-fannie-flagg--65311422https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Standing in the Rainbow: A Novel Series: #2 of Elmwood Springs Author: Fannie Flagg Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 13, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Good news! Fannie’s back in town—and the town is among the leading characters in her new novel. Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined to live a thousand lives, most of them in his imagination; Norma and Macky Warren and their ninety-eight-year-old Aunt Elner; the oddly sexy and charismatic Hamm Sparks, who starts off in life as a tractor salesman and ends up selling himself to the whole state and almost the entire country; and the two women who love him as differently as night and day. Then there is Tot Whooten, the beautician whose luck is as bad as her hairdressing skills; Beatrice Woods, the Little Blind Songbird; Cecil Figgs, the Funeral King; and the fabulous Minnie Oatman, lead vocalist of the Oatman Family Gospel Singers. The time is 1946 until the present. The town is Elmwood Springs, Missouri, right in the middle of the country, in the midst of the mostly joyous transition from war to peace, aiming toward a dizzyingly bright future. Once again, Fannie Flagg gives us a story of richly human characters, the saving graces of the once-maligned middle classes and small-town life, and the daily contest between laughter and tears. Fannie truly writes from the heartland, and her storytelling is, to quote Time, 'utterly irresistible.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240957Mon, 13 May 2002 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Standing in the Rainbow: A Novel Series: #2 of Elmwood Springs Author: Fannie Flagg Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Standing in the Rainbow: A Novel Series: #2 of Elmwood Springs Author: Fannie Flagg Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 13, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Good news! Fannie’s back in town—and the town is among the leading characters in her new novel. Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined to live a thousand lives, most of them in his imagination; Norma and Macky Warren and their ninety-eight-year-old Aunt Elner; the oddly sexy and charismatic Hamm Sparks, who starts off in life as a tractor salesman and ends up selling himself to the whole state and almost the entire country; and the two women who love him as differently as night and day. Then there is Tot Whooten, the beautician whose luck is as bad as her hairdressing skills; Beatrice Woods, the Little Blind Songbird; Cecil Figgs, the Funeral King; and the fabulous Minnie Oatman, lead vocalist of the Oatman Family Gospel Singers. The time is 1946 until the present. The town is Elmwood Springs, Missouri, right in the middle of the country, in the midst of the mostly joyous transition from war to peace, aiming toward a dizzyingly bright future. Once again, Fannie Flagg gives us a story of richly human characters, the saving graces of the once-maligned middle classes and small-town life, and the daily contest between laughter and tears. Fannie truly writes from the heartland, and her storytelling is, to quote Time, 'utterly irresistible.']]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-chance-cafe-by-linda-lael-miller--65311500https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Chance Cafe Author: Linda Lael Miller Narrator: Nance Williamson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 29 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller—and “the finest in western romance” (RT Book Reviews)—comes a moving and passionate tale of one single mother’s journey to protect her daughters—and her heart. While fleeing from her ex-husband with her two young daughters, Hallie finds herself trapped in a sudden and violent blizzard with a broken-down truck. With nowhere else to turn, she and her daughters seek shelter in a roadside diner. She has no idea that this will set off a chain of events that will change her life forever or that the handsome rancher she meets there will shake the very foundation of everything she believes about hope, love, and second chances. It’s clear that there’s more than just desire between the two but is Hallie ready to open up her heart again? After all, she’s still running from her past so does she even have a chance for the life she’s always dreamed of?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153955Mon, 01 Apr 2002 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Chance Cafe Author: Linda Lael Miller Narrator: Nance Williamson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Chance Cafe Author: Linda Lael Miller Narrator: Nance Williamson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 29 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller—and “the finest in western romance” (RT Book Reviews)—comes a moving and passionate tale of one single mother’s journey to protect her daughters—and her heart. While fleeing from her ex-husband with her two young daughters, Hallie finds herself trapped in a sudden and violent blizzard with a broken-down truck. With nowhere else to turn, she and her daughters seek shelter in a roadside diner. She has no idea that this will set off a chain of events that will change her life forever or that the handsome rancher she meets there will shake the very foundation of everything she believes about hope, love, and second chances. It’s clear that there’s more than just desire between the two but is Hallie ready to open up her heart again? After all, she’s still running from her past so does she even have a chance for the life she’s always dreamed of?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blessings-by-anna-quindlen--65311492https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blessings Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Joan Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Late one night, a teenage couple drives up to the big white clapboard home on the Blessing estate and leaves a box. In that instant, the lives of those who live and work there are changed forever. Skip Cuddy, the caretaker, finds a baby girl asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep the child . . . while Lydia Blessing, the matriarch of the estate, for her own reasons, agrees to help him. Blessings explores how the secrets of the past affect decisions and lives in the present; what makes a person or a life legitimate or illegitimate and who decides; and the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community. This is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and personal change by the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer about whom The Washington Post Book World said, “Quindlen knows that all the things we ever will be can be found in some forgotten fragment of family.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160528Tue, 01 Jan 2002 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blessings Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Joan Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2002 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blessings Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Joan Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Late one night, a teenage couple drives up to the big white clapboard home on the Blessing estate and leaves a box. In that instant, the lives of those who live and work there are changed forever. Skip Cuddy, the caretaker, finds a baby girl asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep the child . . . while Lydia Blessing, the matriarch of the estate, for her own reasons, agrees to help him. Blessings explores how the secrets of the past affect decisions and lives in the present; what makes a person or a life legitimate or illegitimate and who decides; and the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community. This is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and personal change by the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer about whom The Washington Post Book World said, “Quindlen knows that all the things we ever will be can be found in some forgotten fragment of family.”]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-fine-balance-by-rohinton-mistry--65311494https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Fine Balance Author: Rohinton Mistry Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 10, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers--a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village--will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future. As the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240704Mon, 10 Dec 2001 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Fine Balance Author: Rohinton Mistry Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 10, 2001...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Fine Balance Author: Rohinton Mistry Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 10, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers--a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village--will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future. As the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-woman-betrayed-by-barbara-delinsky--65311525https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150312 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman Betrayed Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Linda Emond Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: THEY WERE THE PICTURE PERFECT FAMILY With a twenty-year marriage, two terrific kids, and a successful career, Laura Frye has everything she could ask for...until her husband Jeff mysteriosly disappears. Beside herself with worry, Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husbands many secrets come to light, Laura is left with a shocking picture of a man she married...and a world that is falling apart. Shaken to the very core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had, and a love she thought she had lost forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150312Thu, 01 Nov 2001 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150312 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman Betrayed Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Linda Emond Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 1, 2001...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150312 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman Betrayed Author: Barbara Delinsky Narrator: Linda Emond Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: THEY WERE THE PICTURE PERFECT FAMILY With a twenty-year marriage, two terrific kids, and a successful career, Laura Frye has everything she could ask for...until her husband Jeff mysteriosly disappears. Beside herself with worry, Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husbands many secrets come to light, Laura is left with a shocking picture of a man she married...and a world that is falling apart. Shaken to the very core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had, and a love she thought she had lost forever.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-world-below-by-sue-miller--65311490https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World Below Author: Sue Miller Narrator: Judith Ivey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 2, 2001 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of While I Was Gone, a stunning new novel that showcases Sue Miller's singular gift for exposing the nerves that lie hidden in marriages and families, and the hopes and regrets that lie buried in the hearts of women. Maine, 1919. Georgia Rice, who has cared for her father and two siblings since her mother's death, is diagnosed, at nineteen, with tuberculosis and sent away to a sanitarium. Freed from the burdens of caretaking, she discovers a nearly lost world of youth and possibility, and meets the doomed young man who will become her lover. Vermont, the present. On the heels of a divorce, Catherine Hubbard, Georgia's granddaughter, takes up residence in Georgia's old house. Sorting through her own affairs, Cath stumbles upon the true story of Georgia's life and marriage, and of the misunderstanding upon which she built a lasting love. With the tales of these two women--one a country doctor's wife with a haunting past, the other a twice-divorced San Francisco schoolteacher casting about at midlife for answers to her future--Miller offers us a novel of astonishing richness and emotional depth. Linked by bitter disappointments, compromise, and powerful grace, the lives of Georgia and Cath begin to seem remarkably similar, despite their distinctly different times: two young girls, generations apart, motherless at nearly the same age, thrust into early adulthood, struggling with confusing bonds of attachment and guilt; both of them in marriages that are not what they seem, forced to make choices that call into question the very nature of intimacy, faithfulness, betrayal, and love. Marvelously written, expertly told, The World Below captures the shadowy half-truths of the visible world, and the beauty and sorrow submerged beneath the surfaces of our lives--the lost world of the past, our lost hopes for the future. A tour de force from one of our most beloved storytellers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160676Tue, 02 Oct 2001 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World Below Author: Sue Miller Narrator: Judith Ivey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 2, 2001...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World Below Author: Sue Miller Narrator: Judith Ivey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 2, 2001 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of While I Was Gone, a stunning new novel that showcases Sue Miller's singular gift for exposing the nerves that lie hidden in marriages and families, and the hopes and regrets that lie buried in the hearts of women. Maine, 1919. Georgia Rice, who has cared for her father and two siblings since her mother's death, is diagnosed, at nineteen, with tuberculosis and sent away to a sanitarium. Freed from the burdens of caretaking, she discovers a nearly lost world of youth and possibility, and meets the doomed young man who will become her lover. Vermont, the present. On the heels of a divorce, Catherine Hubbard, Georgia's granddaughter, takes up residence in Georgia's old house. Sorting through her own affairs, Cath stumbles upon the true story of Georgia's life and marriage, and of the misunderstanding upon which she built a lasting love. With the tales of these two women--one a country doctor's wife with a haunting past, the other a twice-divorced San Francisco schoolteacher casting about at midlife for answers to her future--Miller offers us a novel of astonishing richness and emotional depth. Linked by bitter disappointments, compromise, and powerful grace, the lives of Georgia and Cath begin to seem remarkably similar, despite their distinctly different times: two young girls, generations apart, motherless at nearly the same age, thrust into early adulthood, struggling with confusing bonds of attachment and guilt; both of them in marriages that are not what they seem, forced to make choices that call into question the very nature of intimacy, faithfulness, betrayal, and love. Marvelously written, expertly told, The World Below captures the shadowy half-truths of the visible world, and the beauty and sorrow submerged beneath the surfaces of our lives--the lost world of the past, our lost hopes for the future. A tour de force from one of our most beloved storytellers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-harbor-by-anita-diamant--65311527https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Harbor Author: Anita Diamant Narrator: Linda Emond Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 17 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anita Diamant, whose rich portrayal of the biblical world of women illuminated her acclaimed international bestseller The Red Tent, now crafts a moving novel of contemporary female friendship. Good Harbor is the long stretch of Cape Ann beach where two women friends walk and talk, sharing their personal histories and learning life's lessons from each other. Kathleen Levine, a longtime resident of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is maternal and steady, a devoted children's librarian, a convert to Judaism, and mother to two grown sons. When her serene life is thrown into turmoil by a diagnosis of breast cancer at fifty-nine, painful past secrets emerge and she desperately needs a friend. Forty-two-year-old Joyce Tabachnik is a sharp-witted freelance writer who is also at a fragile point in her life. She's come to Gloucester to follow her literary aspirations, but realizes that her husband and young daughter are becoming increasingly distant. Together, Kathleen and Joyce forge a once-in-a-lifetime bond and help each other to confront scars left by old emotional wounds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150805Mon, 01 Oct 2001 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Harbor Author: Anita Diamant Narrator: Linda Emond Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2001 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Harbor Author: Anita Diamant Narrator: Linda Emond Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 17 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anita Diamant, whose rich portrayal of the biblical world of women illuminated her acclaimed international bestseller The Red Tent, now crafts a moving novel of contemporary female friendship. Good Harbor is the long stretch of Cape Ann beach where two women friends walk and talk, sharing their personal histories and learning life's lessons from each other. Kathleen Levine, a longtime resident of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is maternal and steady, a devoted children's librarian, a convert to Judaism, and mother to two grown sons. When her serene life is thrown into turmoil by a diagnosis of breast cancer at fifty-nine, painful past secrets emerge and she desperately needs a friend. Forty-two-year-old Joyce Tabachnik is a sharp-witted freelance writer who is also at a fragile point in her life. She's come to Gloucester to follow her literary aspirations, but realizes that her husband and young daughter are becoming increasingly distant. Together, Kathleen and Joyce forge a once-in-a-lifetime bond and help each other to confront scars left by old emotional wounds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carry-me-across-the-water-by-ethan-canin--65311486https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry Me Across the Water Author: Ethan Canin Narrator: Ron Rifkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Take the advice of no one,” August Kleinman’s mother says to him while August is still a young boy in Germany, and with these words to guide him, he escapes Nazi Germany and goes on to build a fortune, a family, and life on his own terms in America. At the defining moments that reveal character and shape fate — a shocking encounter with a Japanese soldier in a cave during World War II, the audacious decision to start a brewery in Pittsburgh and a violent reaction against threats to its independent success, a vacation in Barbados, during which his beloved wife mysteriously wanders off, the birth of his grandson — August’s instincts are determinative in a way that illuminates how lives unfold at the deepest levels. This is a brilliant, suspenseful, surprising novel by one of America’s finest writers. Publisher’s Weekly called Ethan Canin’s For Kings and Planets “Masterful … a classic parable of the human condition,” and the same can be said about Carry Me Across the Water.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160779Tue, 01 May 2001 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry Me Across the Water Author: Ethan Canin Narrator: Ron Rifkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 1, 2001...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry Me Across the Water Author: Ethan Canin Narrator: Ron Rifkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Take the advice of no one,” August Kleinman’s mother says to him while August is still a young boy in Germany, and with these words to guide him, he escapes Nazi Germany and goes on to build a fortune, a family, and life on his own terms in America. At the defining moments that reveal character and shape fate — a shocking encounter with a Japanese soldier in a cave during World War II, the audacious decision to start a brewery in Pittsburgh and a violent reaction against threats to its independent success, a vacation in Barbados, during which his beloved wife mysteriously wanders off, the birth of his grandson — August’s instincts are determinative in a way that illuminates how lives unfold at the deepest levels. This is a brilliant, suspenseful, surprising novel by one of America’s finest writers. Publisher’s Weekly called Ethan Canin’s For Kings and Planets “Masterful … a classic parable of the human condition,” and the same can be said about Carry Me Across the Water.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-body-artist-by-don-delillo--65311508https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Body Artist Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Laurie Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 1, 2001 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A stunning novel by the bestselling National Book Award–winning author of White Noise and Underworld. Since the publication of his first novel Americana, Don DeLillo has lived in the skin of our times. He has found a voice for the forgotten souls who haunt the fringes of our culture and for its larger-than-life, real-life figures. His language is defiantly, radiantly American. In The Body Artist his spare, seductive twelfth novel, he inhabits the muted world of Lauren Hartke, an artist whose work defies the limits of the body. Lauren is living on a lonely coast, in a rambling rented house, where she encounters a strange, ageless man, a man with uncanny knowledge of her own life. Together they begin a journey into the wilderness of time, love and human perception. The Body Artist is a haunting, beautiful and profoundly moving novel from one of the finest writers of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151831Thu, 01 Feb 2001 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Body Artist Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Laurie Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 1, 2001...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Body Artist Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Laurie Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 1, 2001 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A stunning novel by the bestselling National Book Award–winning author of White Noise and Underworld. Since the publication of his first novel Americana, Don DeLillo has lived in the skin of our times. He has found a voice for the forgotten souls who haunt the fringes of our culture and for its larger-than-life, real-life figures. His language is defiantly, radiantly American. In The Body Artist his spare, seductive twelfth novel, he inhabits the muted world of Lauren Hartke, an artist whose work defies the limits of the body. Lauren is living on a lonely coast, in a rambling rented house, where she encounters a strange, ageless man, a man with uncanny knowledge of her own life. Together they begin a journey into the wilderness of time, love and human perception. The Body Artist is a haunting, beautiful and profoundly moving novel from one of the finest writers of our time.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/omerta-a-novel-by-mario-puzo--65311434https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Omerta: A Novel Author: Mario Puzo Narrator: Michael Imperioli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “A splendid piece of crime fiction . . . a fitting cap to a tremendous career . . . Through it all, Puzo keeps the heat on and keeps the reader enthralled with his characters and his story.”—The Denver Post To Don Raymonde Aprile’s children, he was a loyal family member, their father’s adopted “nephew.” To the FBI he was a man who would rather ride his horses than do Mob business. No one knew why Aprile, the last great American don, had adopted Astorre Viola many years before in Sicily; no one suspected how he had carefully trained him . . . and how, while the don’s children claimed respectable careers in America, Astorre Viola waited for his time to come. That time has arrived. The don is dead, his murder one bloody act in a drama of ambition and deceit—from the deadly compromises made by an FBI agent to the greed of two crooked NYPD detectives and the frightening plans of a South American Mob kingpin. In a collision of enemies and lovers, betrayers and loyal soldiers, Astorre Viola will claim his destiny. Because after all these years, this moment is in his blood. . . .  “In Omerta (the Sicilian code for silence), Puzo sements his reputation as a page-turning storyteller.”—Detroit Free Press “More tasty twists than a plate of fusilli . . . Cunning entanglements with an FBI gangbuster, crooked cops and strong women sauce up this deft and passionate last novel by the Balzac of the Mafia.”—Time]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160904Wed, 05 Jul 2000 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Omerta: A Novel Author: Mario Puzo Narrator: Michael Imperioli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Omerta: A Novel Author: Mario Puzo Narrator: Michael Imperioli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “A splendid piece of crime fiction . . . a fitting cap to a tremendous career . . . Through it all, Puzo keeps the heat on and keeps the reader enthralled with his characters and his story.”—The Denver Post To Don Raymonde Aprile’s children, he was a loyal family member, their father’s adopted “nephew.” To the FBI he was a man who would rather ride his horses than do Mob business. No one knew why Aprile, the last great American don, had adopted Astorre Viola many years before in Sicily; no one suspected how he had carefully trained him . . . and how, while the don’s children claimed respectable careers in America, Astorre Viola waited for his time to come. That time has arrived. The don is dead, his murder one bloody act in a drama of ambition and deceit—from the deadly compromises made by an FBI agent to the greed of two crooked NYPD detectives and the frightening plans of a South American Mob kingpin. In a collision of enemies and lovers, betrayers and loyal soldiers, Astorre Viola will claim his destiny. Because after all these years, this moment is in his blood. . . .  “In Omerta (the Sicilian code for silence), Puzo sements his reputation as a page-turning storyteller.”—Detroit Free Press “More tasty twists than a plate of fusilli . . . Cunning entanglements with an FBI gangbuster, crooked cops and strong women sauce up this deft and passionate last novel by the Balzac of the Mafia.”—Time]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-stone-gap-by-adriana-trigiani--65311433https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Stone Gap Series: #1 of Big Stone Gap Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Adriana Trigiani Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series, now a major motion picture written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, starring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski, Anthony LaPaglia, and Jenna Elfman   “Delightfully quirky . . . chock-full of engaging, oddball characters and unexpected plot twists.”—People (Book of the Week) It's 1978, and Ave Maria Mulligan is the thirty-five-year-old self-proclaimed spinster of Big Stone Gap, a sleepy hamlet in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She’s also the local pharmacist, the co-captain of the Rescue Squad, and the director of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, the town’s long-running Outdoor Drama. Ave Maria is content with her life—until, one fateful day, her past opens wide with the revelation of a long-buried secret that will alter the course of her life. Before she knows it, Ave Maria is fielding marriage proposals, trying to claim her rightful inheritance, and planning the trip of a lifetime to Italy—one that will change her view of the world and her own place in it forever. Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love with the small town of Big Stone Gap, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and its self-proclaimed spinster. Full of wit and wonder, hilarity and heart, Big Stone Gap is a gem of a book, and one that you will share with friends and family for years to come.   WINNER OF THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA ANNUAL LITERARY AWARD   Don’t miss any of Adriana Trigiani’s beloved Big Stone Gap series BIG STONE GAP • BIG CHERRY HOLLER • MILK GLASS MOON • HOME TO BIG STONE GAP]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160925Wed, 05 Jul 2000 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Stone Gap Series: #1 of Big Stone Gap Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Adriana Trigiani Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Stone Gap Series: #1 of Big Stone Gap Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Adriana Trigiani Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series, now a major motion picture written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, starring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski, Anthony LaPaglia, and Jenna Elfman   “Delightfully quirky . . . chock-full of engaging, oddball characters and unexpected plot twists.”—People (Book of the Week) It's 1978, and Ave Maria Mulligan is the thirty-five-year-old self-proclaimed spinster of Big Stone Gap, a sleepy hamlet in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She’s also the local pharmacist, the co-captain of the Rescue Squad, and the director of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, the town’s long-running Outdoor Drama. Ave Maria is content with her life—until, one fateful day, her past opens wide with the revelation of a long-buried secret that will alter the course of her life. Before she knows it, Ave Maria is fielding marriage proposals, trying to claim her rightful inheritance, and planning the trip of a lifetime to Italy—one that will change her view of the world and her own place in it forever. Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love with the small town of Big Stone Gap, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and its self-proclaimed spinster. Full of wit and wonder, hilarity and heart, Big Stone Gap is a gem of a book, and one that you will share with friends and family for years to come.   WINNER OF THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA ANNUAL LITERARY AWARD   Don’t miss any of Adriana Trigiani’s beloved Big Stone Gap series BIG STONE GAP • BIG CHERRY HOLLER • MILK GLASS MOON • HOME TO BIG STONE GAP]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/like-water-for-chocolate-by-laura-esquivel--65311399https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Water for Chocolate Author: Laura Esquivel Narrator: Yareli Arizmendi Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160906Wed, 05 Jul 2000 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Water for Chocolate Author: Laura Esquivel Narrator: Yareli Arizmendi Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Water for Chocolate Author: Laura Esquivel Narrator: Yareli Arizmendi Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/light-a-penny-candle-by-maeve-binchy--65311442https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Light a Penny Candle Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Kate Binchy Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 4, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals... Writing with warmth, wit and great compassion, Maeve Binchy tells a magnificent story of the lives and loves of two women, bound together in a friendship that nothing could tear asunder - not even the man who threatened to come between them forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160935Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Light a Penny Candle Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Kate Binchy Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 4, 2000...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Light a Penny Candle Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Kate Binchy Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 4, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals... Writing with warmth, wit and great compassion, Maeve Binchy tells a magnificent story of the lives and loves of two women, bound together in a friendship that nothing could tear asunder - not even the man who threatened to come between them forever.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/half-a-heart-by-rosellen-brown--65311458https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Half A Heart Author: Rosellen Brown Narrator: Lisagay Hamilton, Jayne Atkinson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2000 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Rosellen Brown's extraordinary new novel, Half a Heart, tells the story of a former civil rights activist, Miriam Vener, who feels trapped in the comfortable white upper-middle-class life she leads with her family in Houston in the 1980's. That life suddenly shatters with the appearance, after almost eighteen years, of Veronica (Ronnee), her biracial daughter, born of Miriam's passionate affair a generation ago with Eljay, a brilliant black professor at a Mississippi college, who has raised the child ever since. When Miriam introduces her daughter to the utterly white New England town where she summers, and to the Houston society which represents the compromise of her sixties ideals, the results are complicated: What claim does Miriam have on Ronnee after all this time, and what does Ronnee want of her mother now? Ronnee wrestles with her fury at her mother's mysterious disappearance from her life. With which family -- and which race -- does Ronnee identify? Half a Heart is a profoundly moving story about estrangement and intimacy, race and privilege, identity and belonging.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150820Mon, 01 May 2000 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Half A Heart Author: Rosellen Brown Narrator: Lisagay Hamilton, Jayne Atkinson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Half A Heart Author: Rosellen Brown Narrator: Lisagay Hamilton, Jayne Atkinson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2000 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Rosellen Brown's extraordinary new novel, Half a Heart, tells the story of a former civil rights activist, Miriam Vener, who feels trapped in the comfortable white upper-middle-class life she leads with her family in Houston in the 1980's. That life suddenly shatters with the appearance, after almost eighteen years, of Veronica (Ronnee), her biracial daughter, born of Miriam's passionate affair a generation ago with Eljay, a brilliant black professor at a Mississippi college, who has raised the child ever since. When Miriam introduces her daughter to the utterly white New England town where she summers, and to the Houston society which represents the compromise of her sixties ideals, the results are complicated: What claim does Miriam have on Ronnee after all this time, and what does Ronnee want of her mother now? Ronnee wrestles with her fury at her mother's mysterious disappearance from her life. With which family -- and which race -- does Ronnee identify? Half a Heart is a profoundly moving story about estrangement and intimacy, race and privilege, identity and belonging.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ahab-s-wife-by-sena-jeter-naslund--65311530https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ahab's Wife Author: Sena Jeter Naslund Narrator: Maryann Plunkett Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 1, 1999 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature -- along with 'Call me Ishmael.' And Una Spenser, the transcendent hero at the center of Ahab's Wife may well become every bit as memorable as Ahab. Inspired by a brief passage, in Moby, Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe -- an epic-scale, enthralling and compelling saga, spanning a full, rich, eventful, and dramatic life. In the 'soprano voice' whose absence critics lamented in Moby Dick -- the strong intelligent voice of a woman whose life is dominated by the sea -- Naslund tells many stories. She narrates a family drama, as the child Una is sent away to live in a lighthouse to escape the blows of her religion-mad farther. She spins a romantic adventure, as Una finds early passion with a sailor, and disguised as a cabin boy, runs away to sea. She paints a portrait of a real, loving marriage, as through Una's eyes we see Ahab before the White Whale takes his leg and sends him into madness. Finally, she gives us a new perspective on the American experience, as the widowed Una makes a new life for herself in the company of Margaret Fuller, Frederick Douglass, Emersion and others. Sena Jeter Naslund has thoroughly imbibed the spirit of Herman Melville, and that spirit permeates every scene of her novel. But great as her debt to Melville may be, Ahab's Wife stands alone, intact and vital. Inspired by a masterpiece, it is a masterwork in its own right.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150412Fri, 01 Oct 1999 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ahab's Wife Author: Sena Jeter Naslund Narrator: Maryann Plunkett Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 1, 1999...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ahab's Wife Author: Sena Jeter Naslund Narrator: Maryann Plunkett Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 1, 1999 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature -- along with 'Call me Ishmael.' And Una Spenser, the transcendent hero at the center of Ahab's Wife may well become every bit as memorable as Ahab. Inspired by a brief passage, in Moby, Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe -- an epic-scale, enthralling and compelling saga, spanning a full, rich, eventful, and dramatic life. In the 'soprano voice' whose absence critics lamented in Moby Dick -- the strong intelligent voice of a woman whose life is dominated by the sea -- Naslund tells many stories. She narrates a family drama, as the child Una is sent away to live in a lighthouse to escape the blows of her religion-mad farther. She spins a romantic adventure, as Una finds early passion with a sailor, and disguised as a cabin boy, runs away to sea. She paints a portrait of a real, loving marriage, as through Una's eyes we see Ahab before the White Whale takes his leg and sends him into madness. Finally, she gives us a new perspective on the American experience, as the widowed Una makes a new life for herself in the company of Margaret Fuller, Frederick Douglass, Emersion and others. Sena Jeter Naslund has thoroughly imbibed the spirit of Herman Melville, and that spirit permeates every scene of her novel. But great as her debt to Melville may be, Ahab's Wife stands alone, intact and vital. Inspired by a masterpiece, it is a masterwork in its own right.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/falling-bodies-by-andrew-mark--65311503https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling Bodies Author: Andrew Mark Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 1999 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An eloquent illumination of the condition, Falling Bodies is an extraordinary debut novel of love and loss, despair and renewal, and the promise -- and limitations -- of the laws of physics. Jackson's wife and two children are gone -- taken away in the blink of an eye by a terrible car accident. A professor of physics, Jackson can mathematically prove that the universe is governed by specific laws, can explain why planes fly and how matter interacts. But he can't fathom the consequences of loss, or reaffirm his former belief in the unifying force of love. Haunted by memories of happier times -- as well as by a nagging dread following an act of despair -- he heads aimlessly out on the open road, and finds a woman whose pain is almost as great as his. Now Jackson must discover whether she can help him to heal his past, or if he has the courage to even try.... With rare clarity and insight, Andrew Mark tells an unforgettable story that richly articulates the possibilities of life -- and the healing power of love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150675Sat, 01 May 1999 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling Bodies Author: Andrew Mark Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 1999 Genres: Drama...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling Bodies Author: Andrew Mark Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 1999 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An eloquent illumination of the condition, Falling Bodies is an extraordinary debut novel of love and loss, despair and renewal, and the promise -- and limitations -- of the laws of physics. Jackson's wife and two children are gone -- taken away in the blink of an eye by a terrible car accident. A professor of physics, Jackson can mathematically prove that the universe is governed by specific laws, can explain why planes fly and how matter interacts. But he can't fathom the consequences of loss, or reaffirm his former belief in the unifying force of love. Haunted by memories of happier times -- as well as by a nagging dread following an act of despair -- he heads aimlessly out on the open road, and finds a woman whose pain is almost as great as his. Now Jackson must discover whether she can help him to heal his past, or if he has the courage to even try.... With rare clarity and insight, Andrew Mark tells an unforgettable story that richly articulates the possibilities of life -- and the healing power of love.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bucking-the-sun-a-novel-by-ivan-doig--65311510https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bucking the Sun: A Novel Author: Ivan Doig Narrator: Will Patton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 1999 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bucking the Sun is the story of the Duff family, homesteaders driven from the Montana bottomland to work on one of the New Deal’s most audacious projects—the damming of the Missouri River. Through the story of each family member—a wrathful father, a mettlesome mother, and three very different sons, and the memorable women they marry—Doig conveys a sense of time and place that is at once epic in scope and rich in detail.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150467Fri, 01 Jan 1999 07:11:36 +0000Glen GerlachPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bucking the Sun: A Novel Author: Ivan Doig Narrator: Will Patton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 1999...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bucking the Sun: A Novel Author: Ivan Doig Narrator: Will Patton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 1999 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Bucking the Sun is the story of the Duff family, homesteaders driven from the Montana bottomland to work on one of the New Deal’s most audacious projects—the damming of the Missouri River. Through the story of each family member—a wrathful father, a mettlesome mother, and three very different sons, and the memorable women they marry—Doig conveys a sense of time and place that is at once epic in scope and rich in detail.]]>185cleanfull