Audiobooks by Jodie Chapman

California Gold: The emotional, must-read literary saga from the BBC Between the Covers author of Another Life

"Brought to you by Penguin. Frank and Chrissy meet a few days into ’70. Frank has been travelling around California for a while with friends, when someone tells him about a house in the desert two hours east of LA where the walls are steel and the glass shimmers. Frank tells himself: I have to see this house. When Chrissy picks him up on the side of the road, all blond hair and oversized sunglasses, it’s love at first sight. Years later, as their shared dream of recreating a mid-century masterpiece of a home in Britain threatens to overwhelm them, Frank will often think about how this was where it started. What if he had carried on walking, kicking at the dust? What if she had driven to Palm Springs the next day or even the next hour? Every moment of tomorrow would have completely changed. So begins California Gold, a portrait of a marriage, a family and the thin line between a dream and an obsession. 'Stylish, vibrant, romantic – and written in beautiful prose - the characters' various realisations that the only thing any of us have is the moment we are living in will stay with me for a very long time' KATE SAWYER 'Both a wide-screen romance and a dream that turns into obsession. An epic portrait of a complicated family, ambitious and compelling' JULIE OWEN MOYLAN 'A sweeping, sumptuously told tale that will entirely transport you. Compelling, evocative and cinematic…an utter joy' YOMI ADEGOKE © Jodie Chapman 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026"

Jodie Chapman (Author), Dakota Blue Richards (Narrator)

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Oh, Sister: The powerful new novel from the author of Another Life

"Brought to you by Penguin. THE LIFE-AFFIRMING NOVEL ABOUT REAL-LIFE RELIGIOUS FANATICISM AND THE COURAGE OF THREE WOMEN WHO CONFRONT IT, FROM AUTHOR OF BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK, ANOTHER LIFE HOW DO YOU LEAVE A CULT? Step into a world that lies behind the ordinary front doors of Britain. A place of loyal wives, obedient children, of faithful (and occasionally faithless) husbands. Meet Isobel, Jen and Zelda. They know how to please, and they know their place in this world is precarious. But what happens when they can longer be the person others want them to be – when they stop lying to themselves? Will each woman stay quiet and keep pleasing? Or will they stand up and fight? 'So movingly told' Good Housekeeping 'A touching novel about female friendship and finding strength when you need it most' Grazia ©2023 Jodie Chapman (P)2023 Penguin Audio"

Jodie Chapman (Author), Susannah Fielding (Narrator)

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Another Life: The stunning love story and BBC2 Between the Covers pick

"Brought to you by Penguin. She could be the girl dancing on tables one night, and the next she'd be hiding in the shadows. Just when I thought I understood her, she would melt away and become a completely new person, and I'd have to start all over again. That's how it was with Anna. Nick and Anna work the same summer job at their local cinema. Anna is mysterious, beautiful, and from a very different world to Nick. She's grown up preparing for the end of days, in a tightly-controlled existence where Christmas, getting drunk and sex before marriage are all off-limits. So when Nick comes into her life, Anna falls passionately in love. Their shared world burns with poetry and music, cigarettes and conversation - hints of the people they hope to become. But Anna, on the cusp of adulthood, is afraid to give up everything she's ever believed in, and everyone she's ever loved. She walks away, and Nick doesn't stop her. Years later, a tragedy draws Anna back into Nick's life. But rekindling their relationship leaves Anna and Nick facing a terrible choice between a love that's endured decades, and the promises they've made to others along the way. © Jodie Chapman 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021"

Jodie Chapman (Author), Kristin Atherton, Oliver Chris (Narrator)

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