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Audio edition of the landmark of 20th Century literature, by acclaimed author Paul Bowles “The Sheltering Sky is one of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in the twentieth century.” —Tobias Wolff ""It stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in...

Spring 1832: Donegal, north west Ireland. Coll Coyle wakes to a blood dawn and a day he does not want to face. The young father stands to lose everything on account of the cruel intentions of his landowner's heedless son. Although reluctant, Coll sets out to confront his trouble. And so begins his fall from the rainsoaked, cloud-swirling Eden, and a pursuit across the wild bog lands of Donegal. Behind him is John Faller - a man who has vowed to hunt Coll to the ends of the earth - in a pursuit that will stretch to an epic voyage across the Atlantic.

“A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne’s own.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND...

Arthur Geary, a 45-year-old research scientist, quits his job and leaves his wife and children, taking up residence in a hotel near Paddington Station, where he passes all his time sitting on the platforms, watching the people and trains come and go. Overwhelmed by the stresses of modern life, including his difficult job and failing marriage, Geary finds the limitless sky of London unbearable and seeks refuge beneath the 'smaller sky' of the glass-roofed station.

For fans of Tell Me Everything and Heartwood, Where the Water Meets the Sky is the story of a brave young woman seeking wholeness and love in the untamed forests of Michigan’s upper peninsula—and answers about a fire that took away everything. On a night in January, on the Garden Peninsula...

When Amelia inherits a mysterious manor in Cornwall, she believes it's a new beginning. But the lavender fields surrounding the house whisper of hidden truths and haunting memories she can't explain. As she unravels the manor's past, Amelia discovers a decades-old tragedy and a love story cut short. Each step she takes brings her closer to a chilling revelation—one that will change everything she thought she knew about herself.

Dies ist eine Geschichte über wahre Freundschaft, den Sinn des Lebens und die eine große Liebe. Die toughe Schottin Anwältin Robin Stewart und der sensible Wohltäter Entwicklungshelfer Sky Forrester landen unfreiwillig im gemeinsamen Exil in San Francisco und stellen fest: Gegensätze ziehen sich an. Doch weil das Schicksal eigensinnige Pläne mit ihnen hat, müssen sie auf einem wilden Ritt um die halbe Welt erst zahlreiche Herausforderungen meistern, ehe sie erkennen, worauf es wirklich ankommt im Leben.

From the critically-acclaimed author of The Day I Died comes a terrifying twist on a locked-room mystery that will keep listeners guessing until the last words. Only in the dark can she find the truth . . . Since her husband died, Eden Wallace's life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like...

Molly Mae has embarked on a new journey in the opposite direction of where she'd once been heading, and was unknowingly predestined to go due to the sins of her forefathers. Leaving behind the small town in rural Victoria where she was born, she relocates to Melbourne to start a new life. Having battled substance abuse for a decade and haunted by her own secrets and demons, she is determined to make a fresh start away from the scandal of her father's arrest, gaining him the notorious title of the country's most prolific serial killer.