Showing results by narrator "Sharon" in All Categories

Luke and Nettie are 15-year-old twins in a normally dysfunctional family. But when something bad happens to Nettie, it becomes clear that no one knew much about her. As the family wait by her hospital bedside, they gradually discover more about what was going on in her life.

It's 1999, and aspiring poet Saul Judd is living quietly in Bath with his wife, Elise, and son, Thomas. But when he wins a competition he never intended to enter, he is drawn into a web of dark forces and mysterious events.

All 10 episodes of the BBC radio comedy about three women who embrace the world of salsa while adjusting to life after cancer. After their treatment for ovarian and breast cancer, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is definitely dangerous to know! Seeking to regain their zest for life and love, they throw themselves into dance classes at Bad Salsa, the club where everyone knows your name but no-one knows your prognosis.

A leading new exploration of the Windrush generation featuring David Lammy, Lenny Henry, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Hannah Lowe, Jamz Supernova, Natasha Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair. For the pioneers of the Windrush generation, Britain was 'the Mother Country'. They made the long journey across the sea, expecting to find a place where they would be be welcomed with open arms; a land in which you were free to build a new life, eight thousand miles away from home.

After the Battle of Jade City, Cora, Tick and Tock set out on a journey to find Cora's syphon family. But without her protection bracelet, Cora is struggling to hold on to all the magic she has syphoned, especially the dark warlock magic. She begins to have nightmares and visions, and unusual cracks appear on her skin. Soon Tick and Tock realize that Cora is fast on her way to becoming a Havoc—a dark creature with uncontrollable and dangerous magic. It is a race against time for Cora and her fairy friends.

In January of 1963, Sharon Robinson turned 13 the night before George Wallace declared on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration for governor of Alabama. That was the start of a year that would become one of the most pivotal years in the history of America. As the daughter of Jackie Robinson, Sharon had incredible access to some of the most important events of the era.

After Edwin witnesses his parents’ death in a fire at sea, his uncle sends him to an academic boarding school. An unexpected encounter with climbing boys, Smudge and Jake, leads to an adventure beyond his wildest dreams. Informative and heart-warming, the story gives an intriguing insight into chimney sweeping in 18th-century London.

Scavenging along the muddy banks of the River Thames, our young hero, Edwin, learns about their lives and discovers an important link to Bad Bess. Could this strange woman lead him to Smudge - his new chimney sweep friend - or will Edwin’s perils continue? “Mudlarks” is an excerpt from chapter seven of the children’s historical adventure story Edwin and the Climbing Boys by Benita Cullingford.

You know Haylah Swinton - she's big, bold and funnier than a cat in a onesie playing the bagpipes. She's been busy proving she's as a kick-butt comedian, she's got herself a fab boyfriend called Dylan, the best girl crew in the world totally have her back, her little brother isn't driving her totally nuts, and did she mention she has a boyfriend called Dylan? Yes, that Dylan. But this proving-she's-funny thing is kind of tough sometimes. And come to think of it, Dylan isn't acting particularly boyfriendly at the moment.

Haylah Swinton is fairly confident she's brilliant at being a girl. She's an ace best friend, a loving daughter and an incredibly patient sister to her four-year-old total nutter of a brother, Noah. But she has a secret. She wants to be a stand-up comedian, but she's pretty sure girls like her - big girls, girls who don't get all the boys, girls who a lot of people don't see - don't belong onstage.

When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan who can help manage their family farm, they have no idea what delightful trouble awaits them. With flame-red hair and an unstoppable imagination, eleven-year-old Anne Shirley takes Green Gables by storm. Anne’s misadventures bring a little romance to the lives of everyone she meets: her bosom friend, Diana Barry; the town gossip, Mrs. Lynde; and that infuriating tease, Gilbert Blythe. From triumphs and thrills to the depths of despair, Anne turns each everyday moment into something extraordinary.

Each of us has the power to create a life we love. This is the core belief of Build-A-Bear CEO, Sharon Price John, and one that makes Stories & Heart stand out among today’s business books. Revealed in events and experiences that shaped her life, Sharon Price John assembles a blueprint for making meaning in modern times.

En diciembre del 1967, Solveig, la hija de Matilda, una estudiante de Veterinaria, se dirige con su prometido, Sören, a la finca de los Leones. Solveig no podría ser más feliz porque Sören quiere pedir su mano oficialmente a su familia.

Nápoles, 1900. Fabio, el dueño del teatro Dellanotte, parte de viaje por un año, y encarga a sus dos hijos: Adriano, violonchelista ciego, y Carlo, la responsabilidad de regentar el teatro de la ópera. Pero tras su partida, todo va a cambiar. Sus hijos, aunque Carlo está casado, se enamoran de la misma misteriosa mujer. Su esposa desarrolla aficiones que no imaginaría. Y un sanguinario asesino en serie se dedica a matar en el teatro, siguiendo las pautas de un antiguo manuscrito que narra la vida de Diane, la criada muda de la envenenadora marquesa de Brinvilliers, en el París del Rey Sol.

Charlotte wakes up each night, consumed with panic and fear of death. No matter how she tries to resist, the threat remains, and she knows that unless she finally finds the strength to get up, it will kill her.

Lorena pilla a su novio liándose con la jefa de contabilidad en la fiesta de Navidad de la empresa y decide salir corriendo de allí. Hace una maleta, coge el primer vuelo que encuentra y se refugia en casa de su abuela Afrodisia en un pueblo perdido. Dos días después de su llegada, suena el timbre de la puerta y ella imagina que es su ex, pero es mucho peor. El que llama es su jefe, el dueño de la empresa, Nicolás, guapo, sexy y terriblemente insoportable, que no viene a buscarla porque la eche de menos, sino porque necesita algo de ella.

Blake Rollins felt her mere existence in this world was a stain. Despite her attempts to please her tormentor, she couldn’t do anything that would calm this beast that hunted her every move. She struggled with her secret shame every moment of her childhood, and much of her adulthood.

Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize 2019 with her novel, Girl, Woman, Other. The author of ten books and numerous essays, literary criticism, poetry and drama, her 2013 novel Mr Loverman was adapted into an eight-part BBC 1 TV drama series in 2024. She has received over 80 awards, honours and nominations and was elected President of the Royal Society of Literature 2022-2025. Featured here are some of her most innovative works, as well as an illuminating documentary about her life and career.

ילדה חדשה מגיעה לכיתה, וג'יין המומה – לה ולילדה, ששמה אריקה, יש אותו צבע שיער, אותן עיניים ירוקות, ושתיהן נולדו באותו יום. וזה לא הכול - ככל שהזמן עובר מתגלים עוד ועוד סימנים שאי אפשר לטעות בהם: אריקה והיא הן תאומות שהופרדו בלידתן!

דברים מוזרים קורים מסביב לטירת ג׳רום: סוס פוני חמוד לא מוצא את הראש שלו בשום מקום, לטאה חצופה מופיעה בטירה ומחליפה זהויות מתי שמתחשק לה, ומעל הכול – יהלום ענקי נדיר מתגלה בקופסת נעליים ישנה.