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The Orphan's Tale
by Pam Jenoff; read by Jennifer Wydra and Kyla Garcia
Sixteen-year-old Noa, forced to give up her baby fathered by a Nazi soldier, snatches a child from a boxcar containing Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp and takes refuge with a traveling circus, where Astrid, a Jewish aerialist, becomes her mentor.
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Garden of Lamentations
by Deborah Crombie; read by Gerard Doyle
While Gemma James investigates the murder of a young nanny who appears to be one of a series of victims, Duncan Kincaid uncovers disturbing information about seemingly unrelated cases that may be putting his friends and family into mortal danger. By the New York Times best-selling author of To Dwell in Darkness.
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| The Moth Catcher by Ann Cleeves; narrated by Janine BirkettAdult Fiction. Intrepid DI Vera Stanhope and good-hearted DS Joe Ashworth go to the tiny Northumberland community of Valley Farm to investigate a death...and then discover another corpse at the nearby country home where the dead man had been house sitting. The only connection between the deceased is a mutual affection for moths. As they investigate, the cops discover that many of the residents of Valley Farm have secrets, especially the three middle-aged couples who make up "the retired hedonists' club." This is the 7th book in the Vera Stanhope series. |
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| The Whole Town's Talking: A Novel by Fannie Flagg; narrated by Kimberly FarrAdult Fiction. Author Fannie Flagg traces the saga of Elmwood Springs, Missouri from its founding in 1889 by Swedish immigrant Lordor Nordstrom to its end in 2022. Filled with generations of interesting characters, the novel seems to portray ordinary doings in a farming community -- until it's revealed that the residents buried in the town's cemetery wake up and resume their interactions with each other, making death a continuation of life. In addition to cameo appearances by Bonnie and Clyde and by Harry Truman, the plot includes a murder mystery. Kimberly Farr narrates the story with distinct character voicing while highlighting Flagg's humor and sympathetically relating sad events. |
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Pachinko: A Novel
by Min Jin Lee; read by Allison Hiroto
In early 1900s Korea, prized daughter Sunja finds herself pregnant and alone, bringing shame on her family until a young tubercular minister offers to marry her and move with her to Japan, in the saga of one family bound together as their faith and identity are called into question.
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Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman
The New York Times best-selling author of A View From the Cheap Seats presents a bravura rendering of the major Norse pantheon that traces the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and the exploits of its characters, illuminating the characters and natures of iconic figures Odin, Thor and Loki. Read by the author.
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You are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters
by Deepak Chopra and Minas C. Kafatos; read by Kaleo Griffith
The integrative-medicine pioneer and a leading physicist explore nine of the biggest and most challenging questions about science and the nature of reality to outline new understandings about humanity and its greatest potential.
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Distress Signals
by Catherine Ryan Howard; read by Alan Smyth, Bronson Pinchot, Suzanne Toren
Adam's girlfriend goes missing and when he searches for her, he connects her to a cruise ship called Celebrate and another woman who went missing under similar circumstances.
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Rather Be the Devil
by Ian Rankin
Maverick investigator John Rebus gains dangerous enemies upon reopening a cold case from the 1970s involving the murder of a wealthy socialite. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Even Dogs in the Wild. Read by James MacPherson.
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About That Man
by Sherryl Woods; read by Megan Tusing
A rollicking romance follows sensible spinster Daisy Spencer, who decides to take in a precocious youngster, much to the town's surprise, and finds herself up against the boy's uncle, rugged D.C. cop Walker Ames, and soon the unlikely pair find themselves head over heels in love.
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