A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen

The Lion Women of Tehran: The life-affirming BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick by Marjan Kamali

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/821787 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/821787] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lion Women of Tehran: The life-affirming BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick Author: Marjan Kamali Narrator: Mozhan Navabi, Nikki Massoud Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 21, 2024 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 'As heart-wrenching as it is achingly beautiful' Sadeqa Johnson, author of The House of Eve 'Heartbreaking and life affirming' Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters 'Courage, friendship, loyalty, hardship, love – this novel has everything' Mary Beth Keane, Ask Again, Yes From the author of The Stationery Shop of Tehran, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming 'lion women.' But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences. Praise for Marjan Kamali ‘Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful’ Whitney Scharer, author of The Age of Light ‘A beautifully immersive tale’ Jasmin Darznik, author of The Good Daughter and Song of a Captive Bird ‘At once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real’ Elinor Lipman, author of Turpentine Lane ‘A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love’ Kirkus Reviews ‘Enchanting’  My Weekly

[German] - Nils Noirs Sherlock Holmes, Staffel 1, Folge 2: Der böse böse Baltimore by Nils Noir

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/838231 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/838231] to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Nils Noirs Sherlock Holmes, Staffel 1, Folge 2: Der böse böse Baltimore Series: #2 of Nils Noirs Sherlock Holmes Author: Nils Noir Narrator: Nils Noir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Release date: November 1, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Zwei Enthauptete werden am Morgen auf einem Friedhof in London gefunden. Die Getöteten waren Grabräuber. In der darauffolgenden Nacht verlieren weitere Verbrecher ihren Kopf. Hat jemand das Gesetz in seine eigenen Hände genommen?

[German] - White Lives Matter (Ungekürzte Autorinnenlesung) by Jasmina Kuhnke

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/828447 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/828447] to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - White Lives Matter (Ungekürzte Autorinnenlesung) Author: Jasmina Kuhnke Narrator: Jasmina Kuhnke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 30, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Struktureller Rassismus über Jahrhunderte: Eine Alternativ-Weltgeschichte Anna ist 20 Jahre alt und studiert Geschichtswissenschaft. Sie ist die Erste ihrer Familie, die es geschafft hat, eine Zulassung an der Hochschule zu erhalten. Denn für Weiße ist es eher ungewöhnlich, einen Studienplatz zu bekommen. Um nicht aufzufallen und diesem Privileg gerecht zu werden, verhält sich die junge Frau möglichst unauffällig. Bis ihr Bruder Alexander plötzlich brutal aus ihrem Leben gerissen wird und sie sich die Frage stellen muss, ob sie wirklich weiter mit geducktem Kopf leben und die Diskriminierung der Gesellschaft akzeptieren kann. Der zweite Roman von Own-Voices-Autorin Jasmina Kuhnke: ein aufrüttelndes, gesellschaftskritisches BuchWhite Lives Matter: Ein Parallelwelt-Roman über strukturellen RassismusAnnas Entwicklung: Von der Zurückhaltung zum politischen AktivismusDystopie über Anti-Rassismus: Ein Aufruf zu Inklusion und Gleichstellung der Spiegel-Bestsellerautorin Die Welt auf den Kopf gestellt, um aufzurütteln: Ein Hörbuch gegen Rassismus Jasmina Kuhnke hält mit ihrem Hörbuch der weißen Gesellschaft einen erschreckenden Spiegel vor. Eine Geschichte voller Alltagsrassismus und Ausgrenzung aufgrund der Hautfarbe - nur dass es diesmal die Weißen trifft. Annas Weg zur 'White Lives Matter'-Bewegung ist geprägt von traumatischen Erlebnissen und dem neu erworbenen Wissen aus ihrem Studium. Ihr Ausbruch aus der Zurückhaltung in den Kampf für grundlegende Rechte ist beispielhaft für politischen Aktivismus. Hier trifft Gänsehaut-Spannung auf Gesellschaftskritik und verbindet sich zu einem packenden Roman über das Thema Rassismus und Diskriminierung!

[Arabic] - Storm: Short science fiction story by Dr. Amr Mounir

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/834672 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/834672] to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - Storm: Short science fiction story Author: Dr. Amr Mounir Narrator: Pandarosh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 22, 2024 Genres: Theatre & Radio Publisher's Summary: A severe solar storm causes all technological systems to shut down in a sophisticated city that relies entirely on technology. What do you think will happen?

A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812648 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812648] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Two-Placed Heart Author: Doan Phuong Nguyen Narrator: VyVy Nguyen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Afraid her sister (and maybe even herself) could lose sight of their Vietnamese identity, twelve-year-old Bom writes a poetic memoir to help them both remember—a love letter in verse to sisterhood and the places we leave behind. Bom can't believe that her sister doesn't see herself as Vietnamese, only American. She says she doesn't remember Vietnam or their lives there, their family there, their house and friends. How could her sister forget the terrible journey through Saigon and the airplanes and . . . everything? And what about Bom? She remembers now, but how long will she keep her memories? She always found comfort in the sound of her father's typewriter. Clickity-clack, clickity-clack. So she has an idea. She'll write down all that she can remember: the time when her father was a spy, when her mother was nicknamed a 'radio,' when they were so hungry Bom couldn't walk well, when the family all said goodbye. Bom will even tell her sister, and herself, about what it was like moving to Tennessee. The ESL classes, bullies, strange new foods, icy weather, friendships, and crushes—and how her family worked to keep their heritage alive. She'll type one poem at a time, until they'll never forget again.