Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise: A Novel by Yi-Han Lin

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/667638 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/667638] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise: A Novel Author: Yi-Han Lin Narrator: Katharine Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: “A harrowing portrait of sexual violence and its thunderous reverberations. Through Jenna Tang’s incisive translation, the reader is brought along a heartbreaking and unflinching journey.”—Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave Me ?The most influential book of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement—a heartbreaking account of sexual violence and a remarkable reinvention of the trauma plot, turning the traditional Lolita narrative upside down as it explores women’s vulnerability, victimization, and the lengths they will go to survive. Thirteen-year-old Fang Si-Chi lives with her family in an upscale apartment complex in Taiwan, a tightknit community of strict yet doting parents and privileged children raised to be ambitious, dutiful, and virtuous. She and her neighbor Liu Yi-Ting bond over their love of learning and books, devouring classic works—Proust, Gabriel García Márquez, the very best Chinese writers. Yet, it is their lack of real-world education that makes them true kindred spirits. Si-Chi’s innocence is irresistible to Lee Guo-hua, a revered cram literature teacher and serial predator who lives in her building. When he offers to tutor the academic-minded girls for free, their parents—unaware of Lee’s true nature—happily accept. While Yi-Ting’s studies with Lee are straightforward, Si-Chi learns about things no one teaches them in school—lessons about sex and love that will change the course of her life. Confused and uncertain, Si-Chi turns to her beloved books for guidance. But literature tells her nothing honest about rape or how to cope with the trauma of abuse. For her own salvation, the young girl begins to think of her personal hell as her “first love paradise,” where the power of love, no matter how twisted, gives her the strength to survive. One of the biggest books to come out of Taiwan in the last decade, Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise is a chilling tale of grooming and its lingering trauma, and the power structures that allow it to flourish. Insightful, unsettling, emotionally raw, it is a staggering work of literature that reverberates across cultures and forces us to confront painful truths about the vulnerability and strength of women and those who use and hurt them. Translated from the Chinese by Jenna Tang Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan)

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669395 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669395] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mystery Guest Series: #2 of Molly the Maid Author: Nita Prose Narrator: Lauren Ambrose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 18, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: *The sparkling new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of THE MAID* ‘Utterly delightful' DAILY MAIL ‘Captivates from page one’ JANICE HALLETT DO NOT DISTURB. WHODUNNIT IN PROGRESS . . . Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel: plumping pillows, sweeping up secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection. But the hotel’s reputation is sullied when a guest – a famous mystery writer – drops very dead on the tearoom floor. As suspicion swirls in the hotel corridors, it’s clear there’s grime lurking beneath the gilt. And Molly knows that she alone holds the key to the mystery. But unlocking it means thinking about the past, about a dusty old house, and everything else she’s tidied away in her memory. Because Molly knew the dead guest once upon a time – and she knows his secrets too . . . Over a million readers have been swept away by The Maid: ‘Excellent and totally entertaining . . . the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time’ STEPHEN KING ‘This is phenomenal thriller. Maid or murderer or victim? Find out in the book’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I'm recommending it to everyone I know' EMMA STONEX ‘I loved everything about this book’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I didn’t think I could love a character any more than I loved Eleanor Oliphant but along comes Molly the Maid. God, I love her’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page’ CHRIS WHITAKER ‘Felt like a modern day homage to Agatha Christie’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Lots of twists and turns and highly gripping’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Maid was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/c 08/05/2023

Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669291 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669291] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Treacle Walker Author: Alan Garner Narrator: Robert Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize An extraordinary, “playful, moving, and wholly remarkable” (The Guardian) coming-of-age novel filled with myth and magic from one of England's greatest living writers. An introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock is trying to make sense of the world. Living alone in an old house, he spends his time reading comic books, collecting birds’ eggs, and playing with marbles. When one day a rag-and-bone man called Treacle Walker appears on a horse and cart, offering a cure-all medicine, a mysterious friendship develops and the young boy is introduced to a world beyond his wildest imagination. Luminous, evocative, and sparely told, Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth, folklore, and the stories we tell ourselves.

The Fifth Mountain: A Novel by Paulo Coelho

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/667641 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/667641] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fifth Mountain: A Novel Author: Paulo Coelho Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: “More ambitious than The Alchemist. A thought-provoking tale.” – TIME magazine In The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho takes us back to the ninth century, to the turbulent Middle East, where the prophet Elijah is struggling to keep his faith alive in a world of constant upheaval, tyrannical royalty, and pagan gods. Elijah’s story is a lesson in persistence, an exercise in hope, and a journey you will never forget. Inspired by a circumstance that forever altered Coelho’s own life, The Fifth Mountain is a testament to the truth that tragedy in life should not be considered a punishment, but a challenge of the spirit. Gripping in its narrative and graceful in its prose, The Fifth Mountain teaches and inspires like no other novel. This is a timeless story for the ages, a tale of the past that resonates powerfully today.

Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life: 'A real joy' –Hazel Prior by Helen Fisher

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/667582 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/667582] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life: 'A real joy' –Hazel Prior Author: Helen Fisher Narrator: Alex Wingfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: ‘Extraordinary’ Heidi Swain ‘Life-affirming’ Hazel Prior ‘Big-hearted’ Caroline Day ‘Beautiful’ Julietta Henderson ‘Heartwarming’ Daily Mail ‘Unputdownable’ My Weekly ‘A joy’ Good Housekeeping   Joe loves predictability. But his life is about to become a surprising adventure. Joe-Nathan likes the two parts of his name separate, just like his dinner and dessert. Mean Charlie at work sometimes calls him Joe-Nuthin. But Joe is far from nothing. Joe is a good friend, he’s good at his job, good at making things and good at following the rules, and he’s learning how to do lots of things by himself. Joe’s mother knows there are a million things in life he isn’t prepared for. While she helps guide him every day, she’s also writing notebooks full of advice about the things she hasn’t told Joe yet, things he might forget and answers to questions he hasn’t yet asked. Following her wisdom – applying it in his own unique way – this next part of Joe’s life is more of a surprise than he expects. Because he’s about to learn that remarkable things can happen when you leave your comfort zone, and that you can do even the hardest things with a little help from your friends. Praise for Helen Fisher ‘I really enjoyed Space Hopper. It’s such an unusual, intriguing novel’ Marian Keyes ‘A magical story of love, loss and the ways that grief changes us forever’ Margo Rabb ‘A lovely, deeply moving story of loss and love and memory made real’ Diana Gabaldon ‘This story will bounce joyfully through your heart, leaving you with a fresh belief in second chances’ Anstey Harris ‘Tender, mesmerising and original’ Lucy Clarke ‘Charming and powerful’ Marjan Kamali ‘Beautiful’ Stylist ‘An unputdownable debut from a writer to watch’ Bustle ‘A quirky story, full of love and laughter’ Best ‘Will draw you in and keep you hooked until the last page’ Heat ‘Magical’ Platinum ‘Amazing’ Daily Mail