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Tale of a Tooth

Heart-rending story of domestic abuse through a child’s eyes

by Allie Rogers ...

Told in the voice of an intelligent, passionate and unusual child, Tale of a Tooth is an immersive and compelling look at the impact of domestic abuse on a vulnerable family unit.Four-year-old Danny lives with his mother, Natalie, in a small Sussex town. Life is a struggle and when they are threatened with a benefits sanction, salvation appears in the form of a Job Centre employee called Karen. ... Read more

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Told in the voice of an intelligent, passionate and unusual child, Tale of a Tooth is an immersive and compelling look at the impact of domestic abuse on a vulnerable family unit.Four-year-old Danny lives with his mother, Natalie, in a small Sussex town. Life is a struggle and when they are threatened with a benefits sanction, salvation appears in the form of a Job Centre employee called Karen.
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Little Gold

Shortlisted for the Polari Prize for LGBT+ fiction

by Allie Rogers ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 POLARI PRIZE'Life affirming and triumphant' Mark A. Radcliffe'Vivid and touching… this book left me haunted long after I put it down' Umi SinhaThe heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 POLARI PRIZE'Life affirming and triumphant' Mark A. Radcliffe'Vivid and touching… this book left me haunted long after I put it down' Umi SinhaThe heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only
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Little Gold

by Allie Rogers ...

Narrated by Eleanor Hicks ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

The heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only refuge is the tree at the end of her garden.Into her fractured life steps elderly neighbour, Peggy Baxter. The connection between the two is instant, but just when it ... Read more

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The heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only refuge is the tree at the end of her garden.Into her fractured life steps elderly neighbour, Peggy Baxter. The connection between the two is instant, but just when it
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emerge 19

The Writer's Studio Anthology

by Chelene Knight, Zoﬁa Rose Musiej, Elizabeth Armerding, Elisabeth de Grandpré, James A. Duncan, Tene Barber, Melanie L. Walker, K Ho, Rupa Wood, Ashley Hynd, Yong Nan Kim, Jacqueline Willcocks, Martha Warren, S. Sloan MacLeod, Maggie Derrick, Brynn Morgan, Melissa Garcia, R. D. Hughes, Sam Milbrath, Alaa Al-Musalli, Madeleine Lamphier, Terri Taylor, Karen McCall, Jane Shi, Hailey Rollheiser, Adriana Añon, Isabella Mori, Ingrid Olauson, Rowan McCandless, Montana Rogers, Lindsay Foran, Alli Vail, Samantha Gaston, Jenn Ashton, Heige S. Boehm, Shams Budhwani, Stephanie Berryman, Janet Southcott, Karen Poirier, Jo Dawyd, df parizeau ...

Series Book 19 - emerge
Local and international writers converge to create emerge 19, a powerful anthology now in its 19th year, filled with intrepid and haunting stories. Explore a tiny universe within a shard of glass, find lullabies for insomniacs and follow the kidnapping of a magical cat. In this collection, you will find prose and poetry that lay new ground, whether it be uncovering hidden jawbones in walls, ... Read more

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Local and international writers converge to create emerge 19, a powerful anthology now in its 19th year, filled with intrepid and haunting stories. Explore a tiny universe within a shard of glass, find lullabies for insomniacs and follow the kidnapping of a magical cat. In this collection, you will find prose and poetry that lay new ground, whether it be uncovering hidden jawbones in walls,
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The Adventures of Yazzy and Aj

by Cheryl Allie ...

Yazzy imagines her dad as a little boy in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She often asks what was this place that holds the answer to so many of her questions about her familys history? The springtime visit to Sapelo Island was far beyond AJ and Yazzys imagination! They couldnt believe that there was so much history on the island! The best part of the visit was learning that the people who live there have ... Read more

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Yazzy imagines her dad as a little boy in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She often asks what was this place that holds the answer to so many of her questions about her familys history? The springtime visit to Sapelo Island was far beyond AJ and Yazzys imagination! They couldnt believe that there was so much history on the island! The best part of the visit was learning that the people who live there have
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Lily's House

by Cassandra Parkin ...

Narrated by Julia Anthony ...

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10 hours 53 min

When Jen goes to her grandmother’s house for the last time, she’s determined not to dwell on the past. As a child, Jen adored Lily and suspected she might be a witch; but the spell was broken long ago and now her death means there won’t be any reconciliation. In Lily’s house, Jen and her daughter, Marianne, reluctantly confront the secrets of the past and present - and discover how dangerous we ... Read more

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When Jen goes to her grandmother’s house for the last time, she’s determined not to dwell on the past. As a child, Jen adored Lily and suspected she might be a witch; but the spell was broken long ago and now her death means there won’t be any reconciliation. In Lily’s house, Jen and her daughter, Marianne, reluctantly confront the secrets of the past and present - and discover how dangerous we
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The Great Unexpected

by Dan Mooney ...

Narrated by Aidan Kelly ...

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9 hours 46 min

Joel lives in a nursing home and he’s not one bit happy about it. He doesn’t like being told when to eat and when to take his pills. In fact, he doesn’t like living at all, and he’s decided he’s going to end his life on his terms. When he tells retired soap-actor Frank, he urges him to go out with a bang. Together, they embark on a mission to find the perfect suicide, and along the way, discover ... Read more

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Joel lives in a nursing home and he’s not one bit happy about it. He doesn’t like being told when to eat and when to take his pills. In fact, he doesn’t like living at all, and he’s decided he’s going to end his life on his terms. When he tells retired soap-actor Frank, he urges him to go out with a bang. Together, they embark on a mission to find the perfect suicide, and along the way, discover
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The Winter's Child

by Cassandra Parkin ...

Narrated by Emma Gregory ...

Unabridged

11 hours 35 min

Five years ago, Susannah Harper's son Joel went missing without trace. Bereft of her son and then of her husband, Susannah has rebuilt her life around helping others. But then, on the last night of Hull Fair, a fortune-teller makes an eerie prediction. She tells her that this Christmas Eve, Joel will finally come back to her. As her carefully-constructed life begins to unravel, Susannah is forced ... Read more

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Five years ago, Susannah Harper's son Joel went missing without trace. Bereft of her son and then of her husband, Susannah has rebuilt her life around helping others. But then, on the last night of Hull Fair, a fortune-teller makes an eerie prediction. She tells her that this Christmas Eve, Joel will finally come back to her. As her carefully-constructed life begins to unravel, Susannah is forced
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Owl Song At Dawn

by Emma Claire Sweeney ...

Narrated by Helen Lloyd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

Maeve Maloney may be nearing eighty, but she keeps Sea View Lodge as shipshape as her parents did during Morecambe’s heyday. But now, only her employees recognise the heartbreak hidden beneath her spikiness. Until, that is, Vincent shows up. He is the only man alive to have known her twin sister, Edie. If only Maeve could confront the secret past she shares with Vincent, she might finally see what ... Read more

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Maeve Maloney may be nearing eighty, but she keeps Sea View Lodge as shipshape as her parents did during Morecambe’s heyday. But now, only her employees recognise the heartbreak hidden beneath her spikiness. Until, that is, Vincent shows up. He is the only man alive to have known her twin sister, Edie. If only Maeve could confront the secret past she shares with Vincent, she might finally see what
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The Bright Hour

A Memoir of Living and Dying

by Nina Riggs ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *“Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post“Beautiful and haunting.” —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY“Vivid, immediate.” —Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston GlobeThe New York Times bestseller by poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct... ... Read more

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* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *“Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post“Beautiful and haunting.” —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY“Vivid, immediate.” —Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston GlobeThe New York Times bestseller by poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct...
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The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

by Vaseem Khan ...

Narrated by Sartaj Garewal ...

Series Audiobook 1 - A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation
Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries—an elephant and an unsolved murder.The first is the case of a drowned boy, whose suspicious death no one seems to want solved. And the second is a baby elephant.As his search for clues takes him across the teeming city of Mumbai, from its grand high rises to its sprawling slums and deep into its murky underworld, ... Read more

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On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries—an elephant and an unsolved murder.The first is the case of a drowned boy, whose suspicious death no one seems to want solved. And the second is a baby elephant.As his search for clues takes him across the teeming city of Mumbai, from its grand high rises to its sprawling slums and deep into its murky underworld,
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The Golden Hour

by T. Greenwood ...

Narrated by Thérèse Plummer ...

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9 hours 5 min

“Richly told and hauntingly beautiful, The Golden Hour was impossible to put down.” --Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times & USA Today bestselling authorOn a spring afternoon long ago, thirteen-year-old Wyn Davies took a shortcut through the woods in her New Hampshire hometown and became a cautionary tale. Now, twenty years later, she lives in New York, on the opposite side of a duplex from her ex, ... Read more

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“Richly told and hauntingly beautiful, The Golden Hour was impossible to put down.” --Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times & USA Today bestselling authorOn a spring afternoon long ago, thirteen-year-old Wyn Davies took a shortcut through the woods in her New Hampshire hometown and became a cautionary tale. Now, twenty years later, she lives in New York, on the opposite side of a duplex from her ex,
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