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Deadbeat: A Novel by Adam Hamdy

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783575 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783575] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deadbeat: A Novel Author: Adam Hamdy Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: December 3, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: The author of the “moving head-spinner of a novel” (John Connolly) The Other Side of Night returns with a taut thriller following a desperate single father as he searches for the anonymous employer who hired him as a hitman. Peyton Collard was a good man once, but his life changed after a horrific car accident. Divorced, drunk, and severely damaged, Peyton is offered a life-changing sum of money to kill an evil man. But as he goes on a vigilante journey that leaves a trail of bodies across California, Peyton wonders about the identity of his anonymous patron. Soon, his questions become an obsession, and he embarks on a tense and potentially deadly investigation to discover the truth about the murders he’s committed.

The Blood of Others by Simone De Beauvoir

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/791050 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/791050] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blood of Others Author: Simone De Beauvoir Narrator: Rory Alexander, Hanako Footman, Ali Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 21, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality ‘These carefree faces, on which we allowed our smiles to spread, were for others the mask of tragedy.’ Jean Blomart, patriot leader against the German forces of occupation, waits throughout an endless night for his wounded lover, Hélène, to die. Told through memories of his and her life, The Blood of Others paints an intense and moving picture of their love story and life in German occupied Paris during the Second World War. In the face of a seemingly unstoppable force, Hélène and Jean are confronted by the illusion of freedom and made to question their individual roles in the collective struggle against fascism, with devastating consequences. First published in 1945, this powerful novel resonates profoundly today and brings the ideas of one of the most important existentialist thinkers to life in spellbinding prose. © Simone de Beauvoir 1945 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

The Trunk: A Novel by Kim Ryeo-Ryeong

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/781992 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/781992] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trunk: A Novel Author: Kim Ryeo-Ryeong Narrator: Greta Jung Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 19, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: NOW A NETFLIX TV SERIES The English language debut from bestselling Korean author Kim Ryeo-ryeong – an edgy, arresting drama about a secret marriage service for Korea’s wealthy elite, and one unlikely couple in the thick of it all. Meet Noh Inji: almost thirty years old, with five wedding rings and counting, she's never once been in love. When Inji first accepted a job at Wedding & Life, the popular matchmaking service that’s taken Korea by a storm, she never imagined her role would be with NM, their secret marriage division that rents out “husbands” and “wives” to their wealthiest clientele. Just like a real marriage, Inji's assignments involve a wedding, some sex and a bit of housework, all tailored exactly to the client’s desires and length of time before they go their separate ways – no legal battles, no fights, no emotional baggage. After several marriages, Inji has become an old hand. She certainly isn’t interested in finding real love, despite everyone trying to convince her otherwise (her brazen neighbor Granny, her flirtatious best friend Shi-jeong, and her failed blind date, Tae-seong, who won’t take no for an answer). Then one of Inji's old husbands, a mysterious high profile music producer, requests her back for another year. Over the course of their marriage, the secrets of Inji’s past begin to unravel – as well as the dark, sinister underbelly of NM’s management team, who will stop at nothing to preserve their reputation… and their clients…

The August Strindberg BBC Radio Collection: 13 Full-Cast Productions including Miss Julie, The Father and The Dream Play by August Strindberg

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/791043 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/791043] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The August Strindberg BBC Radio Collection: 13 Full-Cast Productions including Miss Julie, The Father and The Dream Play Author: August Strindberg Narrator: Andrew Garfield, Jonathan Coy, Rory Kinnear, Maurice Denham, Pauline Letts, Sarah Badel, Elizabeth Proud, Full Cast, Peggy Ashcroft, Fiona Shaw, Brian Cox, Martin Jarvis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 7, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: A comprehensive selection of August Strindberg’s finest works, featuring an all-star cast and original music Hailed by Arthur Miller as ‘the mad inventor of modern theatre’, Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, poet and novelist whose groundbreaking works mingled naturalism and psychology and paved the way for Expressionist drama. A prolific writer – penning over 60 plays, 19 novels and nine autobiographies – his turbulent life was marked by emotional conflict. This wide-ranging collection brings together 13 of his most important dramas and a semi-autobiographical ‘occult diary’, enhanced through stunning soundscapes and music composed by Strindberg himself. First up is his debut play, the 1872 historical drama Master Olof. Influenced by Ibsen’s Brand, it centres around a revolutionary 16th-century priest’s defiance of the Catholic Church and the monarchy. It is followed by The Father, whose focus is paternity and the battle for power between a husband and wife. Sexuality and social class are scrutinised in a retelling of Strindberg’s classic play Miss Julie, placed in a Scottish context, while in Creditors, a Swedish seaside resort is the setting for marriage-wrecking revenge. Also set by the sea, Strindberg’s black comedy of manners Playing with Fire explores a love triangle between a young couple and their close friend. Begun in 1898 while Strindberg was recovering from a breakdown, To Damascus is a symbolic synthesis of his marital, religious and existential struggles. Erik XIV portrays the last years of the titular King of Sweden’s reign, as the increasingly unstable ruler becomes embroiled in a bitter feud with the nobility. Next is Ingmar Bergman’s version of A Dream Play, Strindberg’s oneiric fantasy exploring human suffering and life’s illusions. Easter tells the redemptive tale of a family fearing ruin who instead find hope, forgiveness and mercy. Performed for the first time in English, The Virgin Bride centres on a wedding that could reconcile two rival families – but can the bride prove her chastity by wearing a bridal crown? Following their father’s death, a brother and sister discover disturbing truths about their mother in The Pelican, and in The Ghost Sonata, adultery, murder and deceit are laid bare in the house of the living dead… Our final piece, Strindberg’s dark prose poem Inferno, recounts his experiments in alchemy and black magic, his sojourn in hell and his quest for faith and love. It is narrated by Alan Badel. These outstanding dramas feature star casts including Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Andrew Garfield, Rory Kinnear, Maurice Denham, Martin Jarvis, Trevor Howard, Peggy Ashcroft, Stephen Murray, Judy Bennett, Frank Finlay, Ian Richardson, Janet McTeer and Dorothy Tutin. First published 1872 (Master Olof), 1887 (The Father), 1888 (Miss Julie), 1889 (Creditors), 1892 (Playing with Fire), 1898-1904 (To Damascus), 1899 (Erik XIV), 1901 (A Dream Play, Easter, The Virgin Bride), 1907 (The Pelican), 1908 (The Ghost Sonata), 1912 (Inferno) First broadcast on BBC Radio, 1968-2005 © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The Party by Tessa Hadley

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/791047 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/791047] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Party Author: Tessa Hadley Narrator: Tessa Hadley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 31, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An irresistible novella about two sisters and a night that changes everything, from the master chronicler of our heart’s hidden desires. Evelyn had the surprising thought that bodies were sometimes wiser than the people inside them. She’d have liked to impress somebody with this idea, but couldn’t explain it. On a winter Saturday night in post-war Bristol, sisters Moira and Evelyn, on the cusp of adulthood, go to an art students’ party in a dockside pub; there they meet two men, Paul and Sinden, whose air of worldliness and sophistication both intrigues and repels them. Sinden calls a few days later to invite them over to the grand suburban mansion Paul shares with his brother and sister, and Moira accepts despite Evelyn’s misgivings. As the night unfolds in this unfamiliar, glamorous new setting, the sisters learn things about themselves and each other that shock them, and release them into a new phase of their lives. ‘Tessa Hadley is my favourite author’ KATE ATKINSON ‘Few writers give me such consistent pleasure’ ZADIE SMITH ‘Hadley’s extraordinary skill [is] making both surface life and deep interiors come fully alive’ COLM TÓIBÍN ‘Tessa Hadley recruits admirers with each book’ HILARY MANTEL © Tessa Hadley 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024