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Read by actor Alex Jennings, Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick. Moving from Provence to New York to Gloucestershire, from the...

This collection features unabridged recordings of the first three novels in E.F. Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia series. Narrated by Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales, this collection brings to life E.F. Benson’s comic tales of marriage, mishaps and mayhem.

Luckì Prince Cunningbur never thought his career in high-profile event planning would lead him straight into the path ofHollywood’s brightest star—Jade Star. She isbeautiful, successful, and untouchable, but behind the cameras and flashing lights, she carries the weight of adevastating past. For years, Jade has built a world where she is in control, where she dictates the narrative. But when Luckì steps into her life, his presence disrupts the illusion.

An Imperfect Woman transports you back into historical eras seemly different from ours, yet familiar with human foibles. In this novel, you will meet Mary, an unforgettable woman with a lifetime of chasing perfection but challenged with unexpected turns of fate and complex relationships. From dirt floors and crude wooden plates of a dismal Missouri childhood to velvet curtains and imported porcelain china settings in early Denver society - . . will Mary's single-minded pursuit for perfection be her salvation or downfall?

Politicians on Capitol Hill make sweeping decisions about vast sums of money, draconian laws, the fate of armies…and those decisions are just too big for us to experience on a personal level. But not if you ask Sherry Finn. Washington’s inability to end gun violence took her sister in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, which left Sherry to take care of her orphaned nephew, Sean. My name is Ken La Salle and I write Sherry’s stories....

Lisy hat alles, was sie sich gewünscht hat: einen Mann, zwei wundervolle Kinder und einen erfüllenden Job. Ihrem gut laufenden Innenarchitekturbüro kann selbst die Pandemie nichts anhaben. Bei einem neuen Auftrag trifft sie auf Stefan, den Mann ihrer Kundin. Diese schicksalhafte Begegnung stellt ihr Leben auf den Kopf und wirbelt ihre Gefühle durcheinander.

My Real Estate Nightmare has been hailed as "hilarious and clever" by critics. It describes the true story of real estate broker Bob Boog's attempt to help out a pony-loving California homeowner who rented out half her house to a family from her church - thinking they'd be good tenants. However, shortly after moving in, the tenants filed a restraining order against the owner and stopped paying rent.

The Adventures of Keith and Larry: Volume One is the story of two young boys growing up in a small town in south Texas during the 1950s. The audiobook tells about life in a small town during that era through the eyes of the two young boys. It provides a look at life in small-town America, and it explores what life was like before TV, rock and roll, and before many of the modern inventions were available to families.

Contains books one, two, and three of the Soul Mutts series: Baker's Dozen, Reign of Terrier, and Chocolate-Covered Chaos, book three.

What if everything you thought you knew about your childhood was a carefully constructed illusion? What if the people you trusted the most were hiding the darkest secrets? In The Revisionist, Michael Delitala takes you on a suspenseful journey into the heart of family dynamics, where every minute reveals a new layer of intrigue and emotional complexity. This is not just a story—it's a challenge to uncover the truth hidden beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary lives.

A town of nine square blocks surrounded by wheat fields in eastern North Dakota makes an intense and magical world for Line, Marty, and Paul, the children of the Lutheran pastor and his wife, the Mikkelsons. The Cold War feels very far away, and optimism reigns. Nevertheless, Mother and Dad are alarmed by the inroads of popular culture upon their high-minded Scandinavian world, and Paul's young life is threatened with a bout of polio, which calls upon all their extended family's resources.

'Tis Herself: Short Story Collection, Volume One focuses on the small and the not so small events in the lives of ordinary people. These stories move us to laugh and cry as we encounter the twists and turns of dealing with everyday life.

L'été 1966 restera bien ancré dans la mémoire des Thibault. À cause, certes, des nombreuses journées passées en famille à la plage de Shipshaw et des pêches miraculeuses de Pascal, le père, sur la rivière SainteMarguerite. Mais, surtout, à cause de l'annonce du divorce de Rémi, son jeune frère. Depuis que leur mère a appris la mauvaise nouvelle, non seulement elle ne parle que de ça, mais elle a continuellement la larme à l'oeil.

Doctor Richard Mason has just received a certified letter informing him of several things; he's adopted, his biological father has died, and Mason has been put in charge of his physically and mental challenged sister, Hannah Rice. If that wasn’t enough to shatter the personal reality of this brilliant but jaded loner, according to the terms of the will, Mason must let his sister live with him in his tiny house and invade his tiny life or she will be sent back to a state run group home where she has spent the last 30 years of her desolate life.