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Love After Love

A Novel

by Ingrid Persaud ...

“A stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD • “A wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.”—Claire Adam, award-winning author of Golden ChildSEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE • One of the Best Books of the ... Read more

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“A stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD • “A wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.”—Claire Adam, award-winning author of Golden ChildSEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE • One of the Best Books of the
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The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories

A comforting story tonight for a happy day tomorrow

by Various, Ann Jungman, Emma Carroll, Kate Saunders, Kieran Larwood, Claire Barker, Natasha Farrant, Pip Jones, Martyn Ford, Lou Kuenzler, Ingrid Persaud, Lucy Farfort, Reba Khatun, Aisha Bushby, Ayesha Braganza, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Michael Mann, Hannah Lee ...

Illustrated by Sarah McIntyre ...

A stunning collection of bedtime stories for 5-7 year olds which promote modern-day messages of inclusivity, acceptance and bravery in the face of adversity.Stories that are full of hope and courage brimming with positivity as an antidote to the often close-minded, anxiety-inducing world we currently live in.A gift of great beauty to be treasured for years to come.With stories from: Aisha Bushby, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

A stunning collection of bedtime stories for 5-7 year olds which promote modern-day messages of inclusivity, acceptance and bravery in the face of adversity.Stories that are full of hope and courage brimming with positivity as an antidote to the often close-minded, anxiety-inducing world we currently live in.A gift of great beauty to be treasured for years to come.With stories from: Aisha Bushby,
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The BBC National Short Story Award 2018

by Sarah Hall, Kerry Andrew, Kiare Ladner, Ingrid Persaud, Nell Stevens ...

Series series The BBC National Short Story Award
Hung-over and grief-stricken, a man contemplated suicide at the edge of a cliff, until he is unexpectedly distracted by the sight of a woman emerging from the water below...A group of art students protesting the demolition of a housing block decide to turn its destruction into a creative act...Waiting in her car for the rain to pass after her mother's funeral, a woman nurses her child and reflects ... Read more

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Hung-over and grief-stricken, a man contemplated suicide at the edge of a cliff, until he is unexpectedly distracted by the sight of a woman emerging from the water below...A group of art students protesting the demolition of a housing block decide to turn its destruction into a creative act...Waiting in her car for the rain to pass after her mother's funeral, a woman nurses her child and reflects
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Love After Love

A Novel

by Ingrid Persaud ...

Narrated by Ingrid Persaud ...

Unabridged

11 hours 47 min

“A stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD • “A wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.”—Claire Adam, award-winning author of Golden ChildSEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE • One of the Best Books of the ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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“A stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD • “A wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.”—Claire Adam, award-winning author of Golden ChildSEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE • One of the Best Books of the
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A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself

by Peter Ho Davies ...

Narrated by Christopher Ryan Grant ...

Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

“There are some stories that require as much courage to write as they do art. Peter Ho Davies’s achingly honest, searingly comic portrait of fatherhood is just such a story...The world needs more stories like this one, more of this kind of courage, more of this kind of love.” —Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award-winning author of The FriendA heartbreaking, soul-baring novel about the repercussions ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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“There are some stories that require as much courage to write as they do art. Peter Ho Davies’s achingly honest, searingly comic portrait of fatherhood is just such a story...The world needs more stories like this one, more of this kind of courage, more of this kind of love.” —Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award-winning author of The FriendA heartbreaking, soul-baring novel about the repercussions
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A House Is a Body

Stories

by Shruti Swamy ...

Narrated by Soneela Nankani ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

"This collection will change the way all stories—short and long—are told, written, and consumed." —KIESE LAYMON, author of HeavyIn two-time O. Henry-prize winner Swamy's debut collection of stories, dreams collide with reality, modernity collides with antiquity, myth with true identity, and women grapple with desire, with ego, with motherhood and mortality. In "Earthly Pleasures," Radika, a young ... Read more

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"This collection will change the way all stories—short and long—are told, written, and consumed." —KIESE LAYMON, author of HeavyIn two-time O. Henry-prize winner Swamy's debut collection of stories, dreams collide with reality, modernity collides with antiquity, myth with true identity, and women grapple with desire, with ego, with motherhood and mortality. In "Earthly Pleasures," Radika, a young
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The Revisioners

A Novel

by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton ...

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo, Myra Lucretia Taylor ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

Following her National Book Award–nominated debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton returns with this equally elegant and historically inspired story of survivors and healers, of black women and their black sons, set in the American South.In 1925, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly power to free herself from slavery. Now, her ... Read more

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Following her National Book Award–nominated debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton returns with this equally elegant and historically inspired story of survivors and healers, of black women and their black sons, set in the American South.In 1925, Josephine is the proud owner of a thriving farm. As a child, she channeled otherworldly power to free herself from slavery. Now, her
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Redhead by the Side of the Road

A novel

by Anne Tyler ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

4 hours 50 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE“Tyler's novels are always worth scooping up—but especially this gently amusing soother, right now.” —NPRFrom the beloved Anne Tyler, a sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection.Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE“Tyler's novels are always worth scooping up—but especially this gently amusing soother, right now.” —NPRFrom the beloved Anne Tyler, a sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection.Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his
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God Spare the Girls

A Novel

by Kelsey McKinney ...

Narrated by Catherine Taber ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

"Read it for twists on twists, meditations on faith, and a deeply thoughtful treatment of an evangelical community." — Glamour, Beach Reads That Are Like Summer in a Book“A thoughtful and candid meditation on faith, family, and forgiveness . . . fabulous.” —Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had**Recommended by Good Housekeeping, *Elle, Parade, Real Simple,. ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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"Read it for twists on twists, meditations on faith, and a deeply thoughtful treatment of an evangelical community." — Glamour, Beach Reads That Are Like Summer in a Book“A thoughtful and candid meditation on faith, family, and forgiveness . . . fabulous.” —Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had**Recommended by Good Housekeeping, *Elle, Parade, Real Simple,.
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Haunting Paris

A Novel

by Mamta Chaudhry ...

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan, Daniel Oreskes ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Paris, 1989: Alone in her luminous apartment on Île Saint-Louis, Sylvie discovers a mysterious letter among her late lover Julien’s possessions, launching her into a decades-old search for a child who vanished in the turbulence of the Second World War. She is unaware that she is watched over by Julien’s ghost, his love for her powerful enough to draw him back to this world, though doomed now to ... Read more

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Paris, 1989: Alone in her luminous apartment on Île Saint-Louis, Sylvie discovers a mysterious letter among her late lover Julien’s possessions, launching her into a decades-old search for a child who vanished in the turbulence of the Second World War. She is unaware that she is watched over by Julien’s ghost, his love for her powerful enough to draw him back to this world, though doomed now to
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Patsy

A Novel

by Nicole Dennis-Benn ...

Narrated by Sharon Gordon ...

Unabridged

17 hours 10 min

When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it comes after years of yearning to leave Pennyfield, the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised. More than anything, Patsy wishes to be reunited with her oldest friend, Cicely, whose letters arrive from New York steeped in the promise of a happier life and the possible rekindling of their young love. But Patsy's plans don't ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it comes after years of yearning to leave Pennyfield, the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised. More than anything, Patsy wishes to be reunited with her oldest friend, Cicely, whose letters arrive from New York steeped in the promise of a happier life and the possible rekindling of their young love. But Patsy's plans don't
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The Night Always Comes

A Novel

by Willy Vlautin ...

Narrated by Christine Lakin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 5 min

Don't miss the film streaming now on Netflix!“Willy Vlautin is not known for happy endings, but there’s something here that defies the downward pull. In the end, Lynette is pure life force: fierce and canny and blazing through a city that no longer has space for her, and it’s all Portland’s loss.”—Portland Monthly MagazineAward-winning author Willy Vlautin explores the impact of trickle-down greed ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Don't miss the film streaming now on Netflix!“Willy Vlautin is not known for happy endings, but there’s something here that defies the downward pull. In the end, Lynette is pure life force: fierce and canny and blazing through a city that no longer has space for her, and it’s all Portland’s loss.”—Portland Monthly MagazineAward-winning author Willy Vlautin explores the impact of trickle-down greed
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