each one boasting a standout, not-to-be-missed performance – to help you find your next great listen.
Audiobook of the Year
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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,419
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Performance1,354
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Story1,354
If you knew when you were going to die, what would you do differently? It all begins on a flight from Hobart to Sydney. The flight will be smooth. It will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off the plane. But almost all of them will be changed forever. Because on this ordinary...
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Absolutely fabulous
- By Angela on 24-09-2024
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Our Top 20
The incomparable Julia Whelan performs this sweeping and poignant novel about the nurses of the Vietnam War written by Kristin Hannah, who takes a well-known historical event and weaves it with such a deeply human story that it turns everything we thought we knew on its head.
Harari once again excels at distilling thousands of years of history into accessible, revelatory observations, this time performed by Vidish Athavale. From oral storytelling to podcasts to AI, Harari traces the great cultural and technological shifts in information-sharing, leaving us mind-blown by his insights.
This star-studded adaptation manages to be faithful to Orwell’s original novel and yet entirely reinvigorating. With lead roles by Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott and Tom Hardy, and music composition by Matt Bellamy of Muse (all mixed in Dolby Atmos spatial audio), listeners were double-plus thrilled.
Henry’s knack for writing relatable characters who are balancing romantic love with relationships between friends and siblings adds even more joy to this beautiful story. Julia Whelan delivers another flawless performance, bringing the unforgettable cast of Funny Story to life. This one might be Henry’s best yet.
This is a propulsive psychological bender that takes you on an unforgettable journey to figure out what’s happened to the wife of a man with unending resources. The performance of the various perspectives by the talented Kristen Sieh elevates the story, leaving you deeply invested in each revelation.
A wonderful book by Marian Keyes is always made even better when performed by Marian Keyes (a remarkably talented narrator in her own right), and My Favourite Mistake may be our favourite of them all. Heartwarming, funny and romantic, this is a story of running away only to find yourself at the end of the road after all.
The interesting premise in this uber-twisty thriller is that you can tell many lies, but people will remember the first lie. This lie will follow the liar, in this case the main character, Evie Porter. What a life – even though it’s a lie. Narrator Saskia Maarleveld is amazing and very versatile.
Unfinished Business has all the makings of a great international thriller: civil unrest, a mind-boggling murder and a CIA agent ready to take down the villain. Performed by two talented actors, Pallavi Sharda and Nicholas Brown, this story delivers the action and suspense that thriller fans crave.
Narrated by Wilson herself, the audio edition truly shines as the best way to savour this buzzy memoir. She makes you laugh and cry with her stories of being a young actor trying to make it big – a tale of sheer determination detailing how she became the international star she is today.
The Life Impossible is a mystical and deeply human story, and a manifesto to not write the end of your own story too soon. Wisdom and whimsy flow through Joanna Lumley’s performance of a retired teacher starting a new life in Ibiza. We’re still revelling in the beauty of the narrative.
This fantastic new series starter from Richard Osman does not disappoint. A retiree and his daughter-in-law team up to solve murders both global and epic in scale. The dialogue is punchy, fast-paced and smart, making this listen completely impossible to put down thanks to Nicola Walker's adroit and vibrant narration.
Otten invites listeners to explore raw and emotional questions about sexuality, kink, pleasure and more, while offering a humanising view of vulnerability, connection and intimacy. We can't get enough of Otten's kind and helpful voice – it's no wonder her clients trust her with their most intimate conversations.
A reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from Jim’s perspective, James puts a radical spin on one of the most frequently debated American satires of all time, cleverly subverting racist stereotypes. Narrator Dominic Hoffman expands the story with his melting pot of accents and captivating voice.
In her debut Audible Original, world-renowned habit-change expert Dr. Cleo goes beyond conventional wisdom to turn complex science into accessible habit-hacking tips for lasting personal transformation. Dr. Cleo's soothing narration brings her research to life in this inspiring and insightful guide.
Parker gives listeners dragons, magic, assassins and forbidden romance. The main heroine, portrayed by narrator Sarah Mollo-Christensen, is as headstrong as they get. Fajer Al-Kaisi performs Kaan’s perspective, and his voice is absolutely delicious. Equal parts fantasy and romance, this journey delights and surprises.
When a solar flare causes a high school English teacher to fall through a wormhole, she lands 85 years in the future with no idea how to get home, and only her arch nemesis to help her. Zoë Chao and Noah Reid’s performances were perfection, enhanced by a stellar full cast.
Luis Elizondo, the former Pentagon official who ran a secret program investigating UFOs, is knocking listeners’ socks off with his self-narrated memoir, an undeniably ripping account. From Area 51 to the notorious "Tic Tac" objects spotted in the USS Nimitz encounter, it’s all here.
This raw memoir from Australian icon and Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes brims with vulnerability and soul. Read by the artist, Unlovable takes listeners from 1970s suburban Queensland to arena stages around the world, not flinching from the trauma of a childhood marked by violence, addiction and abuse.
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Listener favourites from around the world
United States
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James
- Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- By: Percival Everett
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall125
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Performance119
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Story119
'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' – Roddy Doyle 'His [Dominic Hofman] performance is terrific: variously wry, poignant and thoughtful as he imbues Jim with the humanity and agency denied to him by Twain' – The Guardian, Audiobook of the Week James is a profound...
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Extraordinary reflection on who tells the story
- By jenni on 08-08-2024
By: Percival Everett
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Martyr!
- The Instant New York Times Bestseller
- By: Kaveh Akbar
- Narrated by: Arian Moayed
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance14
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Story14
Discover the life-affirming debut novel from acclaimed poet Kaveh Akbar: a love letter to the world and our search for meaning - in faith, art, ourselves and those we care for. 'Dazzling' Ann Patchett ‘Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak ‘Gorgeous’ Tommy Orange ‘Radiant’ Lauren Groff...
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beaur8ful, funny, smart
- By Shannon on 06-04-2024
By: Kaveh Akbar
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Lovely One
- A Memoir
- By: Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Narrated by: Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In her “vulnerable, tender, and infinitely inspirational” (Oprah Daily) memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. “A billowingly triumphant American tale.”—The...
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Wandering Stars
- By: Tommy Orange
- Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, MacLeod Andrews, Alma Cuervo, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Story7
Following its unforgettable characters through almost two centuries of history, from the horrors of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1865 to the aftermath of a mass shooting in the early 21st century, Wandering Stars is an indelible novel of America's war on its own people. It is also the tender, shattering story of many generations of a Native American family, struggling to find ways through displacement, addiction and pain, towards home and hope.
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Insight into the way indigenous Americans are still bearing the scars of the past.
- By Nyema Hermiston on 15-11-2025
By: Tommy Orange
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Legacy
- A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
- By: Uché Blackstock MD
- Narrated by: Uché Blackstock MD
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN GLOBAL HEALTH “This book is more than a memoir—it also serves as a call to action to create a more equitable healthcare system for patients of color, particularly Black women.” —Essence One of NPR’s 11...
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Bluebeard
- By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall292
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Performance287
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Story287
In 1919, Kathryn Wombacher finds a lonely-hearts ad placed by one Walter Andrew: "Would be pleased to correspond with a refined young lady or widow. Object, matrimony.” Kathryn and Walter fall in love and marry within weeks. What Kathryn doesn’t know...is that her new husband is really James “Bluebeard” Watson, a notorious West Coast serial killer who catfished and married 22 women, murdering 10.
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Brilliant
- By Bob on 24-10-2025
By: Jim Clemente, and others
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James
- Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- By: Percival Everett
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall125
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Performance119
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Story119
'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' – Roddy Doyle 'His [Dominic Hofman] performance is terrific: variously wry, poignant and thoughtful as he imbues Jim with the humanity and agency denied to him by Twain' – The Guardian, Audiobook of the Week James is a profound...
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Extraordinary reflection on who tells the story
- By jenni on 08-08-2024
By: Percival Everett
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Martyr!
- The Instant New York Times Bestseller
- By: Kaveh Akbar
- Narrated by: Arian Moayed
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall15
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Performance14
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Story14
Discover the life-affirming debut novel from acclaimed poet Kaveh Akbar: a love letter to the world and our search for meaning - in faith, art, ourselves and those we care for. 'Dazzling' Ann Patchett ‘Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak ‘Gorgeous’ Tommy Orange ‘Radiant’ Lauren Groff...
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beaur8ful, funny, smart
- By Shannon on 06-04-2024
By: Kaveh Akbar
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Lovely One
- A Memoir
- By: Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Narrated by: Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
-
Performance1
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Story1
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In her “vulnerable, tender, and infinitely inspirational” (Oprah Daily) memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. “A billowingly triumphant American tale.”—The...
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Wandering Stars
- By: Tommy Orange
- Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, MacLeod Andrews, Alma Cuervo, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall7
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Performance7
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Story7
Following its unforgettable characters through almost two centuries of history, from the horrors of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1865 to the aftermath of a mass shooting in the early 21st century, Wandering Stars is an indelible novel of America's war on its own people. It is also the tender, shattering story of many generations of a Native American family, struggling to find ways through displacement, addiction and pain, towards home and hope.
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Insight into the way indigenous Americans are still bearing the scars of the past.
- By Nyema Hermiston on 15-11-2025
By: Tommy Orange
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Legacy
- A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
- By: Uché Blackstock MD
- Narrated by: Uché Blackstock MD
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN GLOBAL HEALTH “This book is more than a memoir—it also serves as a call to action to create a more equitable healthcare system for patients of color, particularly Black women.” —Essence One of NPR’s 11...
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Bluebeard
- By: Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Karen David, Holt McCallany, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall292
-
Performance287
-
Story287
In 1919, Kathryn Wombacher finds a lonely-hearts ad placed by one Walter Andrew: "Would be pleased to correspond with a refined young lady or widow. Object, matrimony.” Kathryn and Walter fall in love and marry within weeks. What Kathryn doesn’t know...is that her new husband is really James “Bluebeard” Watson, a notorious West Coast serial killer who catfished and married 22 women, murdering 10.
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Brilliant
- By Bob on 24-10-2025
By: Jim Clemente, and others
United Kingdom
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George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall900
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Performance852
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Story852
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
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Truly Immersive Experience!!
- By Alice on 24-04-2024
By: George Orwell, and others
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Caledonian Road
- By: Andrew O'Hagan
- Narrated by: Michael Abubakar
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall150
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Performance143
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Story143
May 2021. London. Campbell Flynn - art historian and celebrity intellectual - is entering the empire of middle age. Fuelled by an appetite for admiration and the finer things, controversy and novelty, he doesn't take people half as seriously as they take themselves. Which will prove the first of his huge mistakes. The second? Milo Manghasa, his beguiling and provocative student. Milo inhabits a more precarious world, has experiences and ideas which excite his teacher. He also has a plan. Over the course of an incendiary year, a web of crimes and secrets and scandals will be revealed.
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Phenomenal book and outstanding performance
- By Amanda Vermeulen on 01-06-2025
By: Andrew O'Hagan
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The Hotel Avocado
- By: Bob Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Paul Whitehouse, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall125
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Performance118
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Story118
Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down. But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.
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A very enjoyable light read!
- By PP on 23-01-2026
By: Bob Mortimer
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The Glitch
- By: Leeanne Slade
- Narrated by: Sam Claflin, Daisy Edgar Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall509
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Performance500
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Story500
Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.
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Get your tissues out!!!
- By Susan on 29-01-2025
By: Leeanne Slade
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Knife
- Meditations After an Attempted Murder
- By: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance26
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Story26
Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him Speaking out for the first time, and in...
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Overwhelmingly powerful
- By Juju on 19-11-2024
By: Salman Rushdie
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The Trading Game
- A Confession
- By: Gary Stevenson
- Narrated by: Gary Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall258
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Performance238
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Story238
Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger. Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family.
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fascinating story told with humanity
- By Chris Harris on 07-09-2024
By: Gary Stevenson
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George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall900
-
Performance852
-
Story852
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
-
-
Truly Immersive Experience!!
- By Alice on 24-04-2024
By: George Orwell, and others
-
Caledonian Road
- By: Andrew O'Hagan
- Narrated by: Michael Abubakar
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall150
-
Performance143
-
Story143
May 2021. London. Campbell Flynn - art historian and celebrity intellectual - is entering the empire of middle age. Fuelled by an appetite for admiration and the finer things, controversy and novelty, he doesn't take people half as seriously as they take themselves. Which will prove the first of his huge mistakes. The second? Milo Manghasa, his beguiling and provocative student. Milo inhabits a more precarious world, has experiences and ideas which excite his teacher. He also has a plan. Over the course of an incendiary year, a web of crimes and secrets and scandals will be revealed.
-
-
Phenomenal book and outstanding performance
- By Amanda Vermeulen on 01-06-2025
By: Andrew O'Hagan
-
The Hotel Avocado
- By: Bob Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Paul Whitehouse, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall125
-
Performance118
-
Story118
Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down. But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.
-
-
A very enjoyable light read!
- By PP on 23-01-2026
By: Bob Mortimer
-
The Glitch
- By: Leeanne Slade
- Narrated by: Sam Claflin, Daisy Edgar Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall509
-
Performance500
-
Story500
Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.
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-
Get your tissues out!!!
- By Susan on 29-01-2025
By: Leeanne Slade
-
Knife
- Meditations After an Attempted Murder
- By: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall28
-
Performance26
-
Story26
Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him Speaking out for the first time, and in...
-
-
Overwhelmingly powerful
- By Juju on 19-11-2024
By: Salman Rushdie
-
The Trading Game
- A Confession
- By: Gary Stevenson
- Narrated by: Gary Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall258
-
Performance238
-
Story238
Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger. Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family.
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fascinating story told with humanity
- By Chris Harris on 07-09-2024
By: Gary Stevenson