Jo howard
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia. In that terrible place, Lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - literally scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust.
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I didn' want it to end (I know that seems ghastly)
- By Sarah on 30-04-2018
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
Epic and truly sad
Reviewed: 29-05-2020
This book had me in tears. What those poor people endured at those atrocious camps is beyond inhumane!!! Such a beautiful love story amongst the absolute shit storm. Thank you. This story will live with me forever.
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My Dark Vanessa
- By: Kate Elizabeth Russell
- Narrated by: Grace Gummer
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Vanessa Wye was 15 years old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now 32 and the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student of his. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn’t abuse. It was love. She’s sure of that. But now, in 2017, in the midst of allegations against powerful men, she is being asked to redefine the great love story of her life - her great sexual awakening - as rape.
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graphic, sensationised and not helpful
- By Michelle Harrison on 04-05-2020
- My Dark Vanessa
- By: Kate Elizabeth Russell
- Narrated by: Grace Gummer
One of the best
Reviewed: 12-05-2020
This book will live with me forever. It was confronting, exciting, distressful, pleasurable, guilt ridden and absolutely stunningly written!! The narrator complimented it perfectly and id love to listen to more of her work. I’m buying a hard copy of this one for sure.
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Good Girls Lie
- By: J.T. Ellison
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Perched atop a hill in the tiny town of Marchburg, Virginia, The Goode School is a prestigious prep school known as a Silent Ivy. The boarding school of choice for daughters of the rich and influential, it accepts only the best and the brightest. Its elite status, long-held traditions and honor code are ideal for preparing exceptional young women for brilliant futures at Ivy League universities and beyond. But a stranger has come to Goode, and this ivy has turned poisonous.
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Loved it!!!
- By Jo howard on 09-05-2020
- Good Girls Lie
- By: J.T. Ellison
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
Loved it!!!
Reviewed: 09-05-2020
Great story line. Progressed we’ll and kept me entertained. However I think it ended a bit quickly.
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The Wolf Border
- By: Sarah Hall
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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For almost a decade, Rachel Caine has turned her back on home, kept distant by family disputes and her work monitoring wolves on an Idaho reservation. But now, summoned by the eccentric earl of Annerdale and his controversial scheme to reintroduce the grey wolf to the English countryside, she is back in the peat and wet light of the Lake District. The earl's project harks back to an ancient idyll of untamed British wilderness.
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A story about new life and transformation
- By ES67 on 18-05-2015
- The Wolf Border
- By: Sarah Hall
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
I wasn’t a fan
Reviewed: 07-05-2019
This book was pretty lack lustre to me. It never really went anywhere. It was just ‘meh’. Lovely narration though
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The Raven Boys
- By: Maggie Stiefvater
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them - not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain.
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Probably my FAVOURITE audio book ever
- By Claire on 02-04-2016
- The Raven Boys
- By: Maggie Stiefvater
- Narrated by: Will Patton
Not my cup of tea
Reviewed: 07-05-2019
I didn’t love this book. I persevered for ages bit just couldn’t get into it. It wasn’t for me.
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Boy Swallows Universe
- By: Trent Dalton
- Narrated by: Stig Wemyss
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
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Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart, learning what it takes to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way - not least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's about to fall in love. And, oh yeah, he has to break into Boggo Road Gaol on Christmas Day, to save his mum.
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Hard to press stop!
- By Fiona_S on 08-10-2018
- Boy Swallows Universe
- By: Trent Dalton
- Narrated by: Stig Wemyss
Brilliant!
Reviewed: 31-03-2019
I really loved this book. It’s one of those ones that you carry with you. It did lose momentum towards the end which was my only disappointment because it felt like it was building up beautifully. It didn’t peak but it was still really great. Such a brilliant portrayal of Aussie culture in the 70’s-80’s. I’m an Aussie so I could really relate and empathise. Highly recommend.
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The Kind Worth Killing
- By: Peter Swanson
- Narrated by: Karen White, Keith Szarabajka, Johnny Heller, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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'Hello there.' I looked at the pale, freckled hand on the back of the empty bar seat next to me in the business class lounge of Heathrow Airport, then up into the stranger's face. 'Do I know you?' Delayed in London, Ted Severson meets a woman at the airport bar. Over cocktails they tell each other rather more than they should, and a dark plan is hatched - but is either of them being serious? Could they actually go through with it? And if they did, what would be their chances of getting away with it?
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Really messes with your mind
- By Heidi (but books are better) on 03-08-2017
- The Kind Worth Killing
- By: Peter Swanson
- Narrated by: Karen White, Keith Szarabajka, Johnny Heller, Kathleen Early
Fantastic!
Reviewed: 31-03-2019
A great read. Lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. Fantastic chats tie and narrator was great. I recommend this book.
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The Other Woman
- By: Sandie Jones
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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The Other Woman by debut author Sandie Jones is a gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Michelle Frances' The Girlfriend and B A Paris' Behind Closed Doors. There's nothing that this mother wouldn't do for her son.... Emily thinks Adam's perfect: the man she always hoped but never thought she'd meet. But lurking in the shadows is a rival, a woman who shares a deep bond with the man she loves. A mother whose love for her son knows no bounds.
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Great story
- By Anonymous User on 09-11-2018
- The Other Woman
- By: Sandie Jones
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
Pick your mother in-law wisely! Or your husband...
Reviewed: 31-03-2019
This was an awesome read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The lengths people go to to protect the ones you love is undeniably powerful in this one. I definitely recommend this book.
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The Rumour
- By: Lesley Kara
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Sian Thomas, Roy McMillan
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea. Sally McGowan was just 10 years old when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death 48 years ago - no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman. So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives among them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Joanna go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realises what it is she’s unleashed?
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Shocking!
- By Rachael on 17-02-2019
- The Rumour
- By: Lesley Kara
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Sian Thomas, Roy McMillan
A gossipy easy to read book
Reviewed: 31-03-2019
Great characters and story line. It kept me interested throughout and there were lots of twists and turns that I didn’t predict which was nice. I’d recommend this book.
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The Silent Patient
- By: Alex Michaelides
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey, Jack Hawkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband - and of the man obsessed with uncovering her motive.... Famous artist Alicia Berenson shoots her husband in the head five times and then never speaks again. Five years later, forensic psychotherapist Theo Faber must find a way to get Alicia to talk if he wants to treat her. Only then can he unravel the shocking events of that tragic night five years before....
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Highly recommend
- By Jo howard on 31-03-2019
- The Silent Patient
- By: Alex Michaelides
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey, Jack Hawkins
Highly recommend
Reviewed: 31-03-2019
I listen to loads of books. This is by far the best I’ve listened to this year. It just kept me wanting more and I was so sad to have it end. Beautifully written and the narrator was next level!!! Thank you! I love coming across these :)
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