Audiobooks Narrated by Lucy Boynton

Station Eleven: a post-apocalyptic tale of survival and hope, now an HBO Max series

"One of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century A dreamy atmospheric novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse. Emily St John Mandel's Station Eleven is now an HBO Max original TV series. What was lost in the collapse: almost everything, almost everyone, but there is still such beauty. One snowy night in Toronto famous actor Arthur Leander dies on stage whilst performing the role of a lifetime. That same evening a deadly virus touches down in North America. The world will never be the same again. Twenty years later Kirsten, an actress in the Travelling Symphony, performs Shakespeare in the settlements that have grown up since the collapse. But then her newly hopeful world is threatened . . . If civilization was lost, what would you preserve? And how far would you go to protect it? The New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction National Book Awards Finalist PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist 'Disturbing, inventive and exciting, Station Eleven left me wistful for a world where I still live' - Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist Station Eleven is part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature."

Emily St. John Mandel (Author), Lucy Boynton (Narrator)

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The Compound

"** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ** ‘Lord of the Flies meets Love Island – dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted’ LOUISE O'NEILL 'So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?' TORREY PETERS 'THIS is the book to read this summer… 10 out of 10' CECELIA AHERN ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, along with nine other women. All of you are young, all beautiful, all keen to escape the grinding poverty, political unrest and environmental catastrophe of the outside world. You realise that cameras are tracking your every move, broadcasting to millions of reality TV fans. Soon, ten men will arrive on foot – if they all survive the journey. What will you have to do to win? And what happens to the losers? The Compound is an addictive literary satire on modern excess: it holds a twisted mirror up to our obsession with winning, losing and, above all, watching. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– READERS ARE GRIPPED ‘THE must read hot book of summer 2025!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Ok I seriously loved this. The story is so addictive. There are sudden twists, simmering uneasiness and a wholly fitting ending that has stayed with me since I finished reading it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Deliciously dark, this was a real page turner that I couldn't wait to get back to each night' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘There aren't many books that I would want to read twice, but this is one of them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This was sold to me as Love Island meets Big Brother meets Survivor, and oh my gosh it didn't disappoint!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fans of Black Mirror and The Hunger Games will find The Compound both thought-provoking and disturbingly relevant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fun beach read, perfect for the summer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely inhaled this. What a read. Materialism, wealth, love… Wow. So original and well written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"

Aisling Rawle (Author), Lucy Boynton (Narrator)

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Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection: Including Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman’s Creek & mor

"A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works 'Containing performances from well-known actors from past and present, Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection is a rich feast for all fans of the writer's work.' - Entertainment Focus Daphne du Maurier was one of the 20th century’s most popular writers. Extraordinarily prolific, she produced a string of bestsellers, many of which were adapted as award-winning films. From romance and adventure yarns to psychological thrillers and supernatural tales, the breadth and imaginative variety of her storytelling continues to thrill us today. This bumper collection features her most famous works and some lesser-known gems, beginning with full-cast adaptations of seven of her much-loved novels – Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, Frenchman’s Creek, The King’s General, My Cousin Rachel, The Scapegoat and The House on the Strand. With settings ranging from the 19th century to the English Civil War and the Black Death of 1349, these thrilling tales take us from the wilds of Cornwall to Monte Carlo, Italy and northwestern France. Among the star casts are Susannah Corbett, Christopher Cazenove, Lorna Heilbron, Cathryn Harrison, Adam Godley, Hugh Burden and Ian Richardson. Next up are two of her acclaimed plays, The Years Between, set in the 1940s and telling the story of a woman whose MP husband is reported killed in action, and September Tide, a bittersweet love story centred around a mother, her newly-married daughter and her artist son-in-law. Diana Quick, Roger Allam, Paula Wilcox, Jonathan Firth and Alice Hart star in these twisty, subversive dramas. We conclude with a selection of Daphne du Maurier’s short fiction. Dramatised by Melissa Murray, ‘The Birds’ stars Neil Dudgeon and Nicola Walker. It is followed by ‘The Blue Lenses’ and ‘The Little Photographer’, starring Bethany Muir and Lucy Boynton respectively; and ‘The Apple Tree’, starring Charles Gray. Also included are full-cast adaptations of ‘Panic’ (starring Dinsdale Landen and Maureen O’Brien), ‘The Chamois’ (starring Christopher Cazenove and Anna Cropper), ‘The Alibi’ (starring Tony Britton and Sarah Badel), ‘Ganymede’ (starring John Le Mesurier and Anthony Daniels) and ‘Don’t Look Now’ (starring Jamie Parker and Aisling Loftus). Please note that the pieces in this collection range from vintage 1970s productions to modern adaptations, and the sound quality reflects the age of the recordings. Contents Jamaica Inn Rebecca Frenchman’s Creek The King’s General My Cousin Rachel The Scapegoat The House on the Strand The Years Between September Tide ‘The Birds’ ‘The Blue Lenses’ ‘The Little Photographer’ ‘The Apple Tree’ ‘Panic’ ‘The Chamois’ ‘The Alibi’ ‘Ganymede’ ‘Don’t Look Now’ Text copyright © 1936 (Jamaica Inn), 1938 (Rebecca), 1941 (Frenchman’s Creek), 1943 (The Years Between), 1946 (The King’s General), 1949 (September Tide), 1951 (My Cousin Rachel), 1952 (‘The Birds’, ‘The Little Photographer’, ‘Blue Lenses’, ‘The Apple Tree’), 1954 (‘Panic’), 1957 (The Scapegoat), 1959 (‘The Chamois’, ‘The Alibi’, ‘Ganymede’), 1969 (The House on the Strand), 1971 (‘Don’t Look Now’). © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Daphne du Maurier (Author), Adam Godley, Aisling Loftus, Alice Hart, Bethany Muir, Cathryn Harrison, Christopher Cazenove, Diana Quick, Full Cast, Hugh Burden, Ian Richardson, Jamie Parker, Jonathan Firth, Lorna Heilbron, Lucy Boynton, Nicola Walker, Paula Wilcox, Roger Allam, Susannah Corbett (Narrator)

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