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Here Goes Nothing

by Steve Toltz ...

A Times (of London) Best Fiction Book of 2022A wildly inventive, savagely funny and topical novel about love, mortality and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole.Angus is a reformed ne'er-do-well looking forward to the birth of his first child when he's murdered by a man who is in love with his pregnant wife Gracie. Having never believed in God, heaven or hell, ... Read more

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A Times (of London) Best Fiction Book of 2022A wildly inventive, savagely funny and topical novel about love, mortality and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole.Angus is a reformed ne'er-do-well looking forward to the birth of his first child when he's murdered by a man who is in love with his pregnant wife Gracie. Having never believed in God, heaven or hell,
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A Fraction of the Whole

A Novel

by Steve Toltz ...

Meet the Deans“The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them . . .”Heroes or Criminals?Crackpots or Visionaries?Families or Enemies?“. . . Anyway, you know how it is. Every family has a story like this one.”Most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn’t decide ... Read more

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Meet the Deans“The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them . . .”Heroes or Criminals?Crackpots or Visionaries?Families or Enemies?“. . . Anyway, you know how it is. Every family has a story like this one.”Most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn’t decide
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Quicksand

by Steve Toltz ...

Perfect for fans of Dave Eggers, Martin Amis, and David Foster Wallace, this fearlessly funny, outrageously inventive dark comedy about two lifelong friends—one a failed-writer-turned-reluctant-cop, the other an unlucky criminal—is “a delightful literary novel” (Psychology Today) from Man Booker Prize finalist Steve Toltz.Liam is a struggling writer and a failing cop. Aldo, his best friend and ... Read more

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Perfect for fans of Dave Eggers, Martin Amis, and David Foster Wallace, this fearlessly funny, outrageously inventive dark comedy about two lifelong friends—one a failed-writer-turned-reluctant-cop, the other an unlucky criminal—is “a delightful literary novel” (Psychology Today) from Man Booker Prize finalist Steve Toltz.Liam is a struggling writer and a failing cop. Aldo, his best friend and
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Here Goes Nothing

by Steve Toltz ...

Narrated by Ben Chapple ...

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10 hours 1 min

A wildly inventive, savagely funny, and topical novel about love, mortality, and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole.Angus is a reformed ne’er-do-well looking forward to the birth of his first child when he’s murdered by a man who is in love with his pregnant wife Gracie. Having never believed in God, heaven or hell, Angus finds himself in the afterlife—a ... Read more

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A wildly inventive, savagely funny, and topical novel about love, mortality, and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole.Angus is a reformed ne’er-do-well looking forward to the birth of his first child when he’s murdered by a man who is in love with his pregnant wife Gracie. Having never believed in God, heaven or hell, Angus finds himself in the afterlife—a
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A Fraction of the Whole

by Steve Toltz ...

Narrated by Colin McPhillamy, Craig Baldwin, Multiple Narrators ...

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25 hours 12 min

Martin Dean spent his entire life analyzing absolutely everything - from the benefits of suicide to the virtues of strip clubs - and passing on his self-taught knowledge to his son, Jasper. But now that his father's dead, Jasper can fully reflect on the man who raised him in intellectual captivity, and the irony is this: theirs was a great adventure.From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the ... Read more

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Martin Dean spent his entire life analyzing absolutely everything - from the benefits of suicide to the virtues of strip clubs - and passing on his self-taught knowledge to his son, Jasper. But now that his father's dead, Jasper can fully reflect on the man who raised him in intellectual captivity, and the irony is this: theirs was a great adventure.From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the
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Quicksand

by Steve Toltz ...

Narrated by Joel Davey ...

Unabridged

16 hours 37 min

Perfect for fans of Dave Eggers, Martin Amis, and David Foster Wallace, this fearlessly funny, outrageously inventive dark comedy about two lifelong friends—one a failed-writer-turned-reluctant-cop, the other an unlucky criminal—is “a delightful literary novel” (Psychology Today) from Man Booker Prize finalist Steve Toltz.Liam is a struggling writer and a failing cop. Aldo, his best friend and ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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Perfect for fans of Dave Eggers, Martin Amis, and David Foster Wallace, this fearlessly funny, outrageously inventive dark comedy about two lifelong friends—one a failed-writer-turned-reluctant-cop, the other an unlucky criminal—is “a delightful literary novel” (Psychology Today) from Man Booker Prize finalist Steve Toltz.Liam is a struggling writer and a failing cop. Aldo, his best friend and
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The Eye of the Sheep

by Sofie Laguna ...

Narrated by Nikos Andronicos ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

Meet Jimmy Flick. He's not like other kids - he's both too fast and too slow. Jimmy's mother Paula is the only one who can manage him. She teaches him how to count sheep so that he can fall asleep. She holds him tight enough to stop his cells spinning. It is only Paula who can keep Jimmy out of his father's way. But when Jimmy's world falls apart, he has to navigate life on his own, and make ... Read more

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Meet Jimmy Flick. He's not like other kids - he's both too fast and too slow. Jimmy's mother Paula is the only one who can manage him. She teaches him how to count sheep so that he can fall asleep. She holds him tight enough to stop his cells spinning. It is only Paula who can keep Jimmy out of his father's way. But when Jimmy's world falls apart, he has to navigate life on his own, and make
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The Butcher's Hook

by Janet Ellis ...

Narrated by Janet Ellis ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

Set in Georgian London, the dark and twisted tale of a young girl who determines to take her destiny into her own hands-no matter the cost. London, summer 1763.... At nineteen, Anne Jaccob is awakened to the possibility of joy when she meets Fub, the butcher's apprentice, and begins to imagine a life of passion with him.... The only daughter of well-to-do parents, Anne lives a sheltered life. Her ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Set in Georgian London, the dark and twisted tale of a young girl who determines to take her destiny into her own hands-no matter the cost. London, summer 1763.... At nineteen, Anne Jaccob is awakened to the possibility of joy when she meets Fub, the butcher's apprentice, and begins to imagine a life of passion with him.... The only daughter of well-to-do parents, Anne lives a sheltered life. Her
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The Natural Way of Things

A Novel

by Charlotte Wood ...

Narrated by Alisa Piper ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

**“A rare kind of writer and a formidable one.” —The New York Times“Wood inserts the reader straight into the jaws of her story, never relenting until the devastating end. If you raced through I Who Have Never Known Men or The Handmaid’s Tale and are looking for something with the same bite, this book belongs on your TBR.” —Marie ClaireThe prescient feminist fable and international classic ... Read more

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**“A rare kind of writer and a formidable one.” —The New York Times“Wood inserts the reader straight into the jaws of her story, never relenting until the devastating end. If you raced through I Who Have Never Known Men or The Handmaid’s Tale and are looking for something with the same bite, this book belongs on your TBR.” —Marie ClaireThe prescient feminist fable and international classic
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Chorus of Mushrooms

by Hiromi Goto ...

Narrated by Brenda Kamino, Stephany Seki ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (Caribbean and Canadian Region)Co-winner of the Canada-Japan Literary AwardHiromi Goto’s acclaimed debut novel is a feminist examination of the Japanese Canadian immigrant experience. Focusing on the lives of three generations of women in modern day Alberta, Goto uses their stories to examine the impacts of privilege and cultural ... Read more

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Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (Caribbean and Canadian Region)Co-winner of the Canada-Japan Literary AwardHiromi Goto’s acclaimed debut novel is a feminist examination of the Japanese Canadian immigrant experience. Focusing on the lives of three generations of women in modern day Alberta, Goto uses their stories to examine the impacts of privilege and cultural
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The Ask

A Novel

by Sam Lipsyte ...

Narrated by Sam Lipsyte ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

From the author of Home Land and Venus Drive comes Sam Lipsyte's searing, beautiful, and deeply comic novel, The Ask.A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceMilo Burke, a development officer at a third-tier university, has "not been developing": after a run-in with a well-connected undergrad, he finds himself among the burgeoning class of the newly unemployed. Graspin... ... Read more

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From the author of Home Land and Venus Drive comes Sam Lipsyte's searing, beautiful, and deeply comic novel, The Ask.A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceMilo Burke, a development officer at a third-tier university, has "not been developing": after a run-in with a well-connected undergrad, he finds himself among the burgeoning class of the newly unemployed. Graspin...
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The House at the Edge of Night

A Novel

by Catherine Banner ...

“A perfect summer read [that] brims with heart . . . Don’t be surprised if you keep turning the pages long into the night, spellbound by its magic.”—The Denver PostA sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italy—combining the romance of Beautiful Ruins with the magical tapestry of works by Isabel Allende.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST ... Read more

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“A perfect summer read [that] brims with heart . . . Don’t be surprised if you keep turning the pages long into the night, spellbound by its magic.”—The Denver PostA sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italy—combining the romance of Beautiful Ruins with the magical tapestry of works by Isabel Allende.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST
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