Klone And I, The
by Danielle Steel
Read by Hilary Michel (1 Cd)
A funny novel with a surprising twist at the beginning and end. Never a dull moment! The main character and narrator has been in a long marriage with a real sponger only to meet the man of her dreams after she has been dumped.
No. 1303
Knellers Happy Campers
by Etgar Keret
Read by Ruth Hill
Kneller' sHappy Campers is a strange, dark but funny tale set in a world very much like our own, but it's an afterlife populated by people who have killed themselves - many of them are young, and most of them bear the marks of their death… bullet woulds, broken necks… When Mordy, our hero, discovers that his girlfriend from his life before has also 'offed' herself, he sets out to find her, and so follows a strange adventure…Full of the weird and wonderful characters, and the lightly surreal twist of events that we've come to expect from Etgar Keret, this novel is full of humour. NB Some bad language.
No 1764
Ladies Auxillary, The
by Tova Mirvis
Read by Roberta Lewis (1 Cd)
This novel describes what happens when a close knit and loving community can't see beyond the walls that it has built to protect itself from the outside world. It tells the story of Batsheva a young beautiful convert with a small child. She has arrived into the midst of an orthodox Jewish community in Memphis, Tennessee and wreaks havoc on the ladies of the Auxiliary. Her free thinking, spirituality and her wholehearted enthusiastic embrace of the rituals of Judaism seem odd and even improper to the ladies who pride themselves on their modesty, domesticity and strict observance.
Batsheva comes to Memphis because this is where her late husband Benjamin was born and raised so she feels that she may be able to have a fresh start for herself and daughter.. A beautifully written novel which will resonate with anyone who has ever felt or resisted the pressure to conform.
No. 1423
Last Secret Of The Temple, The
by Paul Sussman Read by Simon Cohen
This novel tells the story of a two thousand year old mystery. It starts in Jerusalem, 70 AD, as the legions of Rome besiege the Holy Temple, a boy is given a secret that he must guard with his life. In Southern Germany, December 1944. Six emaciated prisoners drag a mysterious crate deep into a disused mine. They too give their lives to keep the secret safe - they are murdered by their Nazi guards. Now in present day Egypt, Valley of the Kings, a body is discovered among some ruins. It appears to be an open-and-shut case but the more Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police uncovers about the dead man, the more uneasy he becomes; and his investigation turns out to be anything but routine. Khalifa
doesn't know it yet, but he is on the trail of an extraordinary long- lost artefact that could, in the wrong hands, turn the Middle East into a blood bath. It's a dangerous path he's taking - and to make matters worse, he's not alone. This is an exciting read but beware that there is some very strong language throughout.
No. 1651
Last Train from Liguria
by Christine Dwyer-Hickey
Read by Hilary Michel
This novel spans the 1930’s to the 1990’s and takes us from cold and claustrophobic London and Dublin to the heat and bustle of the Italian Riviera.
The Achildofans, a beautiful Jewish heiress and her aristocratic
husband hire Bella, a reseved and gentle Englishwoman, to tutor their children in pre-war Italy.
No. 1709
Le Bal
by Irene Nemerovsky
Read by Diana Toeman (1 Cd)
This is a tale of a girl who sets out to ruin the mother that she hates. It is set in Paris in the 1930's and revolves around a grand ball that goes wrong because of the horrible revenge of the daughter who has been forbidden to attend.
No. 1435
Listen To The Soul
by Chaim Walder
Read by Clive Roslin (1 Cd)
A charming book full of stories which are both moving and heartwarming. There are profound feelings in all of them which leave one in a state of pleasure and knowledge.
No. 1575
Living Proof, The
by Alan Isler
Read by Rita Rosenbaum
Cyril Entwisle,Yorkshireman, egoist, womaniser, liar and controversial BBC talking head on almost any topic, and Grand Old Man of British Art, has chosen Stan Kops as his biographer. Kops, born in Brooklyn, an academic who once tried his hand at pornograhpy, has earned an international reputation as biographer of long-dead British artist like Hogarth and Turner. The narrator of his book is Robin Sinclair; his mother had been Entwisle's mistress as well as his model. Robin has known Kops for over forty years and all three of them have been bewitched by the sensous Saskia Tarnopol and in this book we follow their lives over decades. Alan Isler achieves again his blend of comedy and tragedy as he explores the question of depedability fo so-called facts as they are recorded in memory, history and biography. A rich transatlantic social satire.
No. 1714
Lost Wife, The
by Alyson Richman Read by Ita Rubin (1 Cd)
In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New York, there's an inescapable glance of recognition between two strangers…Providence is giving Lenka and Josef one more chance. From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the Occupation, to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit- and the strength of memory.
No. 1683
Love In Idleness
by Charlotte Mendelson
Read by Valerie Goodhardt (1 Cd)
With great humour Charlotte Mendelson enchants us with Anna who, as she leaves Edinburgh, feels as if she should at last be a grown up. However her mother keeps her on a tight rein and Anna fantasises how she will meet her lover or Prince Charming. Her aunt Stella lends Anna her flat in London and Anna is still trying to find adulthood.She is puzzled by the rift between her mother and her aunt, especially as her mother will not tell her about it. The mystery deepens the longer Anna stays in the flat. She hunts for clues, until she finds more than she bargained for. This is a funny book, whilst at the same time delving into sexual and adolescent feelings. Extremely enjoyable.
No. 1480
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