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Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner working in London, is forced to brush up on her detective skills for a third time when her cousin Sarika is plunged into danger. Sarika and her reality TV star boyfriend Terry both receive threatening notes. When Terry stops calling, Lena assumes he's lost interest. Until he turns up. Dead. Lena knows she must act fast to keep her cousin from the same fate.

Mel the cat had always wanted to fly, and Geoff the cat had always wanted to understand how the universe worked. Their wishes are both granted one evening when two space creatures, Grok and Klek, make an unauthorised visit to Planet Earth. But achieving their dream only opens the cats’ eyes to the real world. They see the pollution, the poison and the cruelty of the men who seem to run things. Mel and Geoff think they can make things better.

Ten high achieving ladies are gathered together in the week between Christmas and the New Year, at the expensive Castle Spa, seeking, through Botox, aromatherapy and general all round pampering, a new beginning to their lives.

Dive into The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club - the irresistible, feel-good novel from Katherine May. Join Debs and Maisie and the high tide swimmers as they make waves in life, love and friendship. Only the truly devoted manage to swim every day at Whitstable, because the sea's only deep enough at high tide. So when Deb and Maisie keep meeting on Reeves Beach, they strike up an unlikely friendship based on their love of swimming and their recent divorces.

Here, there, and everywhere, flicking her tail up and down in excitement, Xixi, the tender hearted bush squirrel and her friend Merlin Monkey have many bush adventures.

True to his reputation, Rip Rhino never could control his temper. Maddened by the insults of a cheeky monkey troop, he charges blindly in the direction where they are playing. Rip's great horn gets stuck in the old sycamore fig tree. Finding himself all alone, for the first time in his life he feels afraid. Will he ever be free again?

Two impala rams are engaged in a fierce battle to win the attention of a herd of ewes. Their horns become locked and cannot be pulled apart, despite the valiant efforts of Wally Warthog and Hatty Hyena. Dudu Dove flies off to find the largest animal on earth, Rumble Drum, the wise and strong tusker. Will he be in time to save the rams?

Tops Giraffe, tallest of animals, wakes up one morning with a terrible sore throat. Blessed as she is with so many caring friends, no one can soothe away the pain, except for grumpy old Mr. Honey Badger. Is he in a good-enough mood to help Tops? And what will Tops do for Mr. Honey Badger in return?

When young Splash finds himself lost on land and all alone in the dark of night, he seeks friendship and help where the frightened little one least expects it! Guided by Whoo Hoo the wood owl, Hatty Hyena, and Roly Dung Beetle, they go in search of Splash's mother. Will they find her ? And what welcome lies in store?

Young Zillah Zebra is celebrating that her stripes have just turned from baby brown to black. She gallops joyfully to the water pool where the animals meet to drink and rolls in the nearby mud hole. Much to her dismay, she discovers that she has lost her stripes, and they cannot be found.

Rumble Drum is in a very angry mood as Slink the leopard and other animals in the bush are making fun of him. How does the big tusker gain the animals' respect and show them that he really is Lord of the Land?

A story about Spinosa spider! Loved and admired for her wisdom, Spinosa will ever be remembered as the bush journalist. She loves to meet her friends at the hippo pool, the center of life. It is a sad day when she hears that her friend, Mr. Rana the frog, has disappeared. Will he be found?

The loyalty and courage of Wally are as long as his whip-ended tail. Guiding his friends fearlessly in front, he leads them to food and water while staying ever alert. One day, chased by Gruff the lion and his pride, Wally retreats backside first into Hatty Hyena's den.

Rula Lenska's is an extraordinary life. Born in Britain to Polish aristocrats, refugees from the Nazis and then the Soviets, Rula found fame in the 1970s as Q in the TV series Rock Follies. Shortly afterwards she accidentally conquered America with the infamous VO5 hair advert, prompting Johnny Carson to ask, 'Who the hell is Rula Lenska?'

Philip Winter had been accused of rape. He knew he was innocent, a victim of his accuser’s paranoia when he had rejected her advances. The jury acquitted him, but neither his family nor his employers accept the verdict. Made a pariah in his own home, Philip disappears. Suicide is suspected and his wife accepts the solution with relief, but he is now part of the homeless society, adrift with other outcasts. He falls into the company of Denis Smith but, as they struggle to survive, their destinies are being manipulated by a woman who is trying to settle a very personal score....

When journalist Andrew Sherwood witnesses an assault on a woman, he is curious to find out more about her. Then she disappears. And, it transpires, Louise Widdows is on the run from a tyrannical husband and moves into a vacated cottage, trying to cover her tracks in case her husband tries to find her. Befriended by Andrew and his young son, Louise is drawn to the freedom so long denied, while Andrew is drawn to her by the mystery of her sudden flight and a secret he suspects she is hiding.

Bath-based BBC Audiobooks hosted a sell-out event for the Bath Literature Festival. Reading Between the Lines: From Page to Production featured Rula Lenska, Lynne Truss, Sir Derek Jacobi, and Lorelei King in an entertaining and lively discussion about the art of the audiobook. They were joined by Sunday Times audio critic Karen Robinson, BBC Audiobooks' Publishing Director Jan Paterson, and Senior Producer Kate Thomas.

After 20 years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television star, comic genius Marty Feldman found screen stardom with his very first Hollywood role in Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein. With his wife, Lauretta, as the power behind the throne, his rise, fall and decline is relayed through bittersweet memories of the past and intoxicated infidelities in the present.

Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner, dusts off her detective skills when a masterpiece is stolen from a gallery she cleans with her cousin Sarika. But when Sarika goes missing too, accusations start to fly. Convinced her cousin is innocent, Lena sweeps her way through the secrets of the London art scene. With the evidence mounting against Sarika and the police on her trail, Lena needs to track down the missing painting if she is to clear her cousin.

Little Steps & the Quest for the 3 Symbols: Part One invites you to a world of ancient magic and profound discovery through its captivating audiobook. Masterfully narrated by the acclaimed Rula Lenska, this timeless coming-of-age classic offers an enchanting listening experience for all ages. Get ready to be whisked away to a land of pharaohs, mythical creatures, and self-discovery.