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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Shadow Lines Author: Amitav Ghosh Narrator: Raj Varma Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-10 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Ghoshs radiant second novel follows two families - one English, one Bengali - as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian-born and English educated, traces events back and forth in time, through years of Bengali partition and violence, observing the ways in which political events invade private lives. Critic Reviews: "A stunning novel, a rare work that balances formal ingenuity, heart, and mind. (New Republic) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Imperfect Birds Author: Anne Lamott Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-10 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 111 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: A powerful and redemptive novel of love and family, from the author of the best-selling Blue Shoe, Grace (Eventually), and Operating Instructions. Rosie Ferguson is 17 and ready to enjoy the summer before her senior year of high school. She's intelligent (she aced AP physics), athletic (a former state-ranked tennis doubles champion), and beautiful. She is, in short, everything her mother, Elizabeth, hoped she could be. The family's move to Landsdale, with stepfather James in tow, hadn't been as bumpy as Elizabeth feared. But as the school year draws to a close, there are disturbing signs that the life Rosie claims to be leading is a sham, and that Elizabeth's

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Sum: Tales from the Afterlives Author: David Eagleman Narrator: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Stephen Fry Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-10 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 45 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: In this astounding book, David Eagleman entertains 40 fictional possibilities of life beyond death. With wit and humanity he asks the key questions about existence, hope, technology and love. These stories are full of big ideas and bold imagination.This audiobook assembles a stellar cast of readers who bring the scenarios of SUM brilliantly alive: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Jack Davenport, Lisa Dwan, David Eagleman, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay and Harriet Walter. Critic Reviews: "You wi

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Pay It Forward Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: Anne Pitoniak, Michael McGlone, Enid Graham, Liam Norton, Leland Gantt, Sharon Quinn, Gordon Weiss, Debra Monk Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 02-22-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Pay It Forward is a wondrous and moving story about Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old boy in a small California town who accepts the challenge that his teacher gives his class, a chance to earn extra credit by coming up with a plan to change the world for the better - and to put that plan into action. The plan that Trevor comes up with is so simple - and so naive - that when others learn of it they are dismissive. Even Trevor himself begins to doubt when his "pay it forward" plan seems to founder on a combination of bad luck and the worst of human nature. Wh

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Marriage Risk: A Selection from Midnight Sons, Volume 1 Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 02-20-10 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Location: north of the Arctic Circle, Population: 150 (mostly men!) But the three OHalloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service called Midnight Sons, are heading a campaign to bring women to town. The Marriage Risk Like his brothers, Charles OHalloran has a distrust of marriage in general and of anyone related to Catherine Harmon Fletcher in particular. Shes the woman who tried to destroy his parents marriage. Too bad Lanni Caldwell, the only woman hes ever really fallen for, is Catherines granddaughter. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: God's Other Son Author: Don Imus Narrator: Don Imus Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 02-19-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Imus is back -- by popular demand -- with the Second Greatest Story Ever Told, the hilarious novel about the most outrageous TV evangelist of them all -- Billy Sol Hargus. "God had two sons. Jesus was His first, and I, Billy Sol Hargus, am His second." Thus begins Don Imus's riotously funny story about the life and times of the lecherous, corrupt, hustling, huckstering television evangelist who claims to have a 2,000 year old brother named Jesus. From his backwoods Texas country-preacher roots, Billy Sol rose to dazzle the nation as a Superstar Minister -- preaching at sold-out stadiums and traveling across the country. Reverend Billy raked in the dough, the fame, an

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Dermaphoria Author: Craig Clevenger Narrator: Craig Clevenger Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 01-15-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Bailed out of jail and holed up in a low-rent motel, amnesiac Eric Ashworth has only the memory of a womans name: Desiree. With steadily increasing doses of a strange new hallucinogen, Ashworth finds that the drug allows him to reassemble his past in broken fragments. But as he begins to lose touch with the present, his distinction between truth and fantasy begins to crumble, creating a world where divisions between love and loss, violence and tenderness, and fact and fiction are less discernible than they ought to be. Critic Reviews: Dermaphoria advances Clevengers dark art, powerfully evoking the paranoia of a man attempting to reconstruct his life.

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Flashman and the Angel of the Lord Author: George MacDonald Fraser Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-10 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: If only Flashman had got on with his dinner and ignored the handkerchief dropped by a flirtatious hussy in a Calcutta hotel... well, American history might have been different, a disastrous civil war might have been avoided, and Flash Harry himself would have been spared one of the most hair-raising adventures of his misspent life. If only... but alas, the arch-rotter of the Victorian age could never resist the lure of a pretty foot and this latest extract from The Flashman Papers soon finds him careering towards the little Virginian town of Harper's Ferry, where John Brown and his gang of rugged fanatics were to fire the first

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Oxygen Subtitle: A Novel Author: Carol Wiley Cassella Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Carol Cassella, a freelance medical writer and a practicing anesthesiologist, grounds her haunting debut novel Oxygen in the life-or-death scenarios of the modern medical field. Marie Heaton's successful anesthesiology practice is derailed when a child dies under the mask. Faced with a major lawsuit, she must turn to a former lover for moral support. ©2008 Carol Wiley Cassella (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Ladies of the Lake Author: Haywood Smith Narrator: Cynthia Darlow Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 09-21-09 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 140 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Desperate to save her Buckhead home from foreclosure after being left in the lurch, recent divorcee Dahlia must complete the summer and sell her share immediately. Practical, even-tempered Violet will be no problem, but Iris has been Dahlia's nemesis since she learned to say, "no" to her big sister. And super-sweet, quirky Garage Sale Queen Rose is so "green" she'd test the patience of a saint. As tempers flare and old secrets are revealed, four grown women discover that the past is never truly buried. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen Author: Paul Torday Narrator: Paul Torday Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-31-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 132 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Author Paul Torday makes his debut with this clever absurdist novel. Fisheries scientist Dr. Alfred Jones is approached by an extravagantly wealthy sheik with a novel plan. To foster goodwill, the sheik would like to introduce salmon fishing to Yemen - the same Yemen that is largely a desert - and politicians think it's a great idea. ©2007 Paul Torday; (P)2007 Orin Publiching Group Ltd. Critic Reviews: A remarkably assured first novel, this one is a pure delight." (Booklist) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Any Minute Author: Joyce Meyer, Deborah Bedford Narrator: Ellen Archer Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-30-09 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Sarah Harper is driven, pursuing happiness in all the wrong places. She wants to do good and not hurt the people she loves, including her son, Mitchell, and her husband, Joe. But her drive to succeed overrides all else. It's not until she faces a chance encounter with heaven and spends time with the grandmother who prayed for her every day when she was a little girl that she begins to see how her own mother's bitterness created a hole in Sarah's life--a hole she has been trying to overcome for as long as she can remember. For the first time, Sarah sees that God created her for a special purpose. When Sarah returns to her own life, she is a woman with a m

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Brothers Author: Yu Hua Narrator: Louis Changchien Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Step-brothers Baldy Li and Song Gang couldn't be more different. While Baldy is a girl-chasing teen, Song is quiet and studious. The two come of age in a vibrant Chinese culture struggling with constant change. Critic Reviews: Baldy Li, the hero of Yu's epic third novel, comes into the world on the same day his father slips to a disgraceful demise while ogling women in a public toilet. The incident is big news in tiny Liu Town, China, and leaves the family tainted with shame. Yet even as Baldy Li and his mother, Li Lan, cower under the taunts of their neighbors, things begin to change for the better. The tall, handsome Song Fanping falls in love with Li Lan and marrie

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: My Vicksburg Author: Ann Rinaldi Narrator: Kathy Garver Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-09 Publisher: Oasis Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: For 47 days, the Union army lays siege to the town of Vicksburg, Mississippi, forcing Claire Louise and her family to flee their home to live in the safety of a nearby cave. When her beloved brother Landon, a doctor in the Union army, shows up one day with a wounded Confederate soldier named Robert, Claire Louise knows theres more to the story than she is being told. Eventually she learns that Robert is responsible for allowing an order from Robert E. Lee to fall into Union hands, causing the South to lose the Battle of Antietam. As a captain in the army, Landon is honor-bound to turn Robert over to authorities. But if he does, Robert will most assuredly be tried for t

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund Author: Jill Kargman Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: When an adventure with Kiki to trendy Williamsburg leads to a shocking discovery, Holly soon learns that not all of her husband's trips have been for business. Forced to choose between compromising her integrity and living honestly, Holly begins to navigate a new New York existence. And while being a divorcée may make her a pariah to the other moms on the Upper East Side, below 57th Street there is a world of new career and dating prospects to explore. Holly soon finds that sometimes exes have all the fun, and in the most unexpected places. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Circle of Friends Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Kate Binchy Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 03-27-09 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: In the small Irish town of Knockglen, best friends Bernadette ('Benny') and Eve are inseparable. Benny is an adored only child, and Eve a poor, birdlike orphan brought up by nuns. On their first day at University College, Dublin, a fatal road accident brings the pair together with fellow students Nan Mahon and Jack Foley, and new friendships are quickly struck. Jack and Nan introduce Eve and Benny to a life of excitement and sophistication. But beneath their carefree existence, trouble is brewing for the circle of friends. Warmth and laughter are interwoven with sadness in this compassionate and absorbing tale of friends whose lives, over a period of

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Rabbit Remembered Author: John Updike Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 03-03-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 92 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: Set 10 years after Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom's death, Rabbit Remembered returns listeners to the small Pennsylvania town where Harry's widow, Janice, and his son, Nelson, still reside. They are faced with a surprise when Annabelle, Harry's 39-year-old illegitimate daughter, arrives on the scene, bringing with her ghosts from the past. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: She Had it Coming Author: Mary Monroe Narrator: Patricia R. Floyd Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 123 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: The author of New York Times best-selling novels like God Don't Play, Mary Monroe is especially adept at capturing the tumultous highs and lows of the unforgettable characters who populate her books. In She Had It Coming,it's the best of times and the worst of times for Dolores Reese, who's married to two different men in two different cities. ©2008 Mary Monroe; (P)2008 Recorded Books,LLC Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: An Act of Love Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Barbara Caruso Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: The McFarlands' marriage is a success: they rejoice in their seven years together and in the friendship that has developed between Emily and Bruce, teenaged children from each of their first marriages. But when Emily attempts suicide at her boarding school, it is only the first indication of a dangerous compulsion simmering beneath the calm surface of the McFarland household. From its stark opening scene in a hospital emergency room to the final hopeful evening, An Act of Love will hold you in its spell. Narrator Barbara Caruso adds both warmth and emotional tension to a story that challenges conventional notions of punishment and forgiveness. Contact me fo

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Surface Tension Author: Christine Kling Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: On a steamy Florida morning Seychelle is answering a Mayday call launched from a $5,000,000 Broward yacht called "Top Ten". Racing her fiercest competitor for salvage rights, Seychelle has a personal stake in this rescue: Her former lover, Neal Garrett, is the yacht's hired skipper. But being the first to reach Top Ten will lead Seychelle to a bloody payday. A beautiful woman has been stabbed to death onboard. And Garrett is no where to be found. Even on shore, the pressures are mounting - Seychelle owes money on her boat, and her love life is in shambles. Within 24 hours of finding the dead woman and towing Top Ten out of the surf, Seychelle realizes t