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Moon Orchard

An audiobook anthology

by Seetha Nambiar Dodd, Lin Blythe, Angela Jin, azianam, B. Fanlin, Christine Pang0, Isabelle Quilty2, Janet Bi Li Chan4, Rohini Keegan Alexander6 ...

Narrated by Seetha Nambiar Dodd, Lin Blythe, Angela Jin, azianam, B. Fanlin, Christine Pang1, Isabelle Quilty3, Janet Bi Li Chan5, Rohini Keegan Alexander7 ...

Unabridged

1 hour 5 min

A mother’s own childhood experiences of bigotry are triggered when her son is picked on for the colour of his skin. Another mother pre-judges a parent at the school drop-off on the basis of her appearance. A disparate group of travellers on the trans-Siberian railway in the 1930s share memories of Chinese culture, history and politics. And an Australian-Chinese visitor finds herself both ... Read more

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A mother’s own childhood experiences of bigotry are triggered when her son is picked on for the colour of his skin. Another mother pre-judges a parent at the school drop-off on the basis of her appearance. A disparate group of travellers on the trans-Siberian railway in the 1930s share memories of Chinese culture, history and politics. And an Australian-Chinese visitor finds herself both
... Read more
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A Map of Betrayal

by Ha Jin ...

Narrated by Angela Lin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

From the award-winning author of Waiting: a spare, haunting tale of espionage and conflicted loyalties that spans half a century in the entwined histories of two countries-China and the United States-and two families as it explores the complicated terrain of love and honor. When Lilian Shang, born and raised in America, discovers her father's diary after the death of her parents, she is shocked by ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the award-winning author of Waiting: a spare, haunting tale of espionage and conflicted loyalties that spans half a century in the entwined histories of two countries-China and the United States-and two families as it explores the complicated terrain of love and honor. When Lilian Shang, born and raised in America, discovers her father's diary after the death of her parents, she is shocked by
... Read more
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Nanjing Requiem

by Ha Jin ...

Narrated by Angela Lin ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

Author Ha Jin's celebrated works have claimed several top literary awards, including three Pushcart Prizes. In Nanjing Requiem, the Japanese are poised to invade Nanjing. The dean of Jinling Women's College, Minnie Vautrin mistakenly believes her American citizenship will protect the school. But Vautrin's life becomes a daily struggle as the school becomes a refugee camp-and the slaughter of ... Read more

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Author Ha Jin's celebrated works have claimed several top literary awards, including three Pushcart Prizes. In Nanjing Requiem, the Japanese are poised to invade Nanjing. The dean of Jinling Women's College, Minnie Vautrin mistakenly believes her American citizenship will protect the school. But Vautrin's life becomes a daily struggle as the school becomes a refugee camp-and the slaughter of
... Read more
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Come In and Cover Me

by Gin Phillips ...

Narrated by Angela Brazil ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

When Ren was only twelve years old, she lost her older brother, Scott, to a car accident. Since then, Scott has been a presence in her life, appearing with a snatch of a song or a reflection in the moonlight. Now, twenty-five years later, her talent for connecting with the ghosts around her has made her especially sensitive as an archaeologist. More than just understanding the bare outline of how ... Read more

$19.99 USD

When Ren was only twelve years old, she lost her older brother, Scott, to a car accident. Since then, Scott has been a presence in her life, appearing with a snatch of a song or a reflection in the moonlight. Now, twenty-five years later, her talent for connecting with the ghosts around her has made her especially sensitive as an archaeologist. More than just understanding the bare outline of how
... Read more

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The Boat Rocker

A Novel

by Ha Jin ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

6 hours 37 min

From the award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash: an urgent, timely novel that follows an aspiring author, an outrageous book idea, and a lone journalist’s dogged quest for truth in the Internet age.New York, 2005. Chinese expatriate Feng Danlin is a fiercely principled reporter at a small news agency that produces a website read by the Chinese diaspora around the world. Danlin’s explosive ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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From the award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash: an urgent, timely novel that follows an aspiring author, an outrageous book idea, and a lone journalist’s dogged quest for truth in the Internet age.New York, 2005. Chinese expatriate Feng Danlin is a fiercely principled reporter at a small news agency that produces a website read by the Chinese diaspora around the world. Danlin’s explosive
... Read more

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Midnight in Peking

How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China

by Paul French ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice?Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of Pamela Werner's body sends a shiver through already nervous Peking. Is it the work of a madman? One of the ruthless Japanese soldiers now surrounding ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice?Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of Pamela Werner's body sends a shiver through already nervous Peking. Is it the work of a madman? One of the ruthless Japanese soldiers now surrounding
... Read more

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The Known World

by Edward P. Jones ...

Narrated by Kevin R. Free ...

Unabridged

14 hours 20 min

In one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Edward P. Jones, two-time National Book Award finalist, tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia. Making certain he never circumvents the law, Townsend runs his affairs with unusual discipline. But when death takes him ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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In one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Edward P. Jones, two-time National Book Award finalist, tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia. Making certain he never circumvents the law, Townsend runs his affairs with unusual discipline. But when death takes him
... Read more

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Island Beneath the Sea

A Novel

by Isabel Allende ...

Narrated by S. Epatha Merkerson ...

Unabridged

17 hours 55 min

“Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.”— Los Angeles TimesFrom the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (Inés of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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“Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.”— Los Angeles TimesFrom the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (Inés of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to
... Read more

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Wench

A Novel

by Dolen Perkins-Valdez ...

Narrated by Quincy Tyler Bernstine ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, Wench combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, Wench combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the
... Read more

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The Dry Grass of August

by Anna Jean Mayhew ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

In this beautifully written debut, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a riveting depiction of Southern life in the throes of segregation and what it will mean for a young girl on her way to adulthood—and for the woman who means the world to her.On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In this beautifully written debut, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a riveting depiction of Southern life in the throes of segregation and what it will mean for a young girl on her way to adulthood—and for the woman who means the world to her.On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard
... Read more
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The Orphan Master's Son

A Novel

by Adam Johnson ...

Narrated by Adam Johnson, Tim Kang, Josiah D. Lee, James Kyson Lee ...

Unabridged

19 hours 20 min

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An epic journey into the heart of North Korea and the world’s most mysterious dictatorship.“Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to Pyongyang, and you see the canvas on which [Adam] Johnson is painting here.”—The Washington PostONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARPak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother—a singer “stolen ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An epic journey into the heart of North Korea and the world’s most mysterious dictatorship.“Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to Pyongyang, and you see the canvas on which [Adam] Johnson is painting here.”—The Washington PostONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARPak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother—a singer “stolen
... Read more

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The Black Isle

by Sandi Tan ...

Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman ...

Unabridged

21 hours 38 min

This “ambitious, supernatural coming-of-age story” (The LA Times) is a sweeping tale of ghosts in the modern world, and one woman's struggle to create her own destiny.There are ghosts on the Black Isle. Ghosts that no one can see. No one . . . except Cassandra.Uprooted from Shanghai with her father and twin brother, young Cassandra finds the Black Isle's bustling, immigrant-filled seaport, swampy ... Read more

$44.99 USD

This “ambitious, supernatural coming-of-age story” (The LA Times) is a sweeping tale of ghosts in the modern world, and one woman's struggle to create her own destiny.There are ghosts on the Black Isle. Ghosts that no one can see. No one . . . except Cassandra.Uprooted from Shanghai with her father and twin brother, young Cassandra finds the Black Isle's bustling, immigrant-filled seaport, swampy
... Read more

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