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How well do you really know your neighbours? Following her mother's death, Jane moved back to her childhood home hoping for a fresh start. Yet when she hears the young couple, Ashleigh and Evan, next door in a screaming row, long-forgotten memories of Jane's troubled childhood come to the surface. And then Ashleigh disappears, and Jane catches Evan digging a grave-shaped trench in his garden – could something more sinister have happened in the house...
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Competition: one last secret;the;other guest;herd;will;house guest;an honest lie;just between us;over sharing;none of this is true;woman who lied;. by;adele parks;heidi perks;emily edwards;liane moriarty;rebecca reid;katie mcmahon;tarryn fisher;jane fallon;claire douglas;lisa jewell
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Introduce your family to a selection of folk tales from around the world, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, these stories will introduce your children to a wider world of classic stories.
· How the Elephant Got His Trunk
· East of the Sun
· West of the Moon
· Full Moon Night in Silk Cotton Tree Village
· Little Bear
· The Boy with Wings
· The Boy Who Cried Wolf
· The Firebird
· The King Who Thought he was...
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Four classic stories featuring bold and daring protagonists, abridged especially for young listeners: Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, The Railway Children, The Secret Garden. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!
Introduce your children to four classic stories with strong female characters. These abridged versions of classic stories will become firm favourites in your family.
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Little Women
Anne of Green...
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A compelling and perceptive tale of intimacy, memory and relationships from the bestselling author How can you know someone you've never met? Joyce Conway leaves hospital after recovering from a terrible accident. Having faced a near-death experience, she is suddenly awakened to the stark reality of her futile marriage, and vows to start afresh – separating from husband Conor and moving back in with her dad. Justin Hitchcock arrives in Dublin to...
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Introduce your children to a selection of folk tales from around the world, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, these stories will introduce your children to a wider world of classic stories.
· George and the Dragon
· Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans
· How the Birds got their Colours
· The Golden Turtle
· The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin
· The Honey-Guide Bird
· The Story of Nian
· The Hairy Flip-Flops
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Introduce your children to a selection of classic fairy tales written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, your children will come away with a newfound love for these classic stories!
· Hansel & Gretel
· Jack and the Beanstalk
· The Hare and the Tortoise
· Rumpelstiltskin
· Snow White and Rose Red
· The Selfish Giant
· The Tinderbox
· The Twelve Dancing Princesses
· Dick Whittington
· Puss in Boots
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Introduce your children to the world of Shakespearean tragedies with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with atmospheric sound effects, your children will come away with a newfound love for these classic stories!
· Hamlet
· King Lear
· Othello
· Richard III
· Macbeth
· Antony and Cleopatra
· Julius Caesar
· Henry V
· Romeo and Juliet
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Introduce your children to the wonderful world of Shakespearean comedies with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects, music and fun, your children will come away with a newfound love for these classic stories!
· A Midsummer's Night Dream· The Tempest
· Twelfth Night
· Much Ado About Nothing
· A Comedy of Errors
· The Merchant of Venice
· As You Like it
· The Winter's Tale
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With Paul Noble's simple, relaxed approach you will learn in a way that suits you - without having to memorize long lists of words you won't use; scribbling notes as you listen; or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will introduce you to the basics of Japanese and guide you through over 15 hours of everyday scenarios - from simple situations like asking for directions and eating out to talking about yourself and how to master the different tenses -...
13) Larger than Life
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Georgina has gone to great lengths to transform herself into the kind of woman Hugh Williams could love. Now, at thirty-two, she's got the perfect career (in advertising), the perfect body (just say no to doughnuts), and at last, the perfect man (who finally left his overbearing wife). Life with sexy, career-driven Hugh is like a page from a magazine -- what more could a woman want?
She never planned on getting pregnant. Now she's the kind of woman...
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In the first major history of crime fiction in 50 years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators traces the evolution of the genre from the 18th century to the present, offering brand-new perspective on the world’s most popular form of fiction.
Author Martin Edwards is a multi-award-winning crime novelist, the president of the Detection Club, archivist of the Crime Writers’ Association and series consultant to...
15) Great Explorers
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Six real-life stories of explorers who have ventured to the extremes of the earth. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!
Introduce your children to six inspirational true stories about real life explorers and adventurers around the world, from Captain Scott of the Antarctic and Christopher Columbus to modern-day Mount Everest ice climbers.
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Captain Scott: Journey to the South Pole
Everest Ice Climbers
Four...
16) Affliction
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A novel about the perfect pair – or are they? Annette and Spicer make a perfect pair: he thirty-nine, wide-shouldered, square-jawed, and often likened to Harrison Ford; she slight, fair, delicately featured, and sometimes likened to Meryl Streep. He with a son (Jason, eleven) from a previous marriage, she with a daughter (Susan, thirteen) from a ditto. He and she, after ten years, expecting their own baby. But on this, the first day of the rest...
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Will the Italian dream be what she's always imagined?
From the Sunday Times best-selling author of Just My Luck and Both of You, is an addictive novel in which a marriage crumbles, cultures clash and love affairs begin in glorious sun-drenched Italy....
Elizabeth has two goals in life. Once she fulfils the first—finding a sexy Italian husband—she thinks the second will come easy. But getting pregnant is proving difficult.
So when the couple...
18) Mother Hens
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Cara Carmichael's bestie is finally getting hitched, and she's over the moon because it means one thing… Whoah, they're going to Ibiza! Mums on Tour: ditching kids, partners and better judgement for a long-weekend of sun, sea, and sex…y support pants. What could possibly go 'Pete Tong'? Lazy days, crazy nights and child-free hangovers sound like hedonistic heaven – but it turns out you can get into a hell of a lot of trouble on the party island...
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How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories written in conjunction with our best British writers, including Tracy Chevalier and Clare Mackintosh, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK. Edited by bestselling author Joanna Cannon, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable...
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As the war rages on, Vickers steelworks is busier than ever which is proving tough for as she juggles working long hours and looking after two young children, all while waiting for her husband to return home safely. is determined to roll up her sleeves and joins the Women's Voluntary Service to keep busy and from fretting about her fiancé. But is left worrying about someone closer to home. Sweetheart Archie has been keeping a secret from her, and...
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