Audiobooks narrated by Miranda Raison

"Brought to you by Penguin. A mother following her heart A father with the law on his side A child caught in the middle It’s 2022, and Heron, an old man of quiet habits, has just had the sort of visit to the doctor that turns a life upside down. Sharing the diagnosis with Maggie, his only daughter, seems impossible. Heron just can’t find the words to tell her about it, or any of the other things he’s been protecting her from for so long. It’s 1982, and Dawn is a young wife and mother penned in by the expectations of her time and place. Then Hazel comes into her life like a torch in the dark. It’s the kind of connection that’s impossible to resist, and suddenly Dawn’s world is more joyful, and more complicated, than she ever expected. But Dawn has responsibilities, she has commitments: Dawn has Maggie. A Family Matter is an immersive and tender debut, at once heart-breaking and hopeful, that asks how we might heal from the wounds of the past, and what we might learn from them. © Claire Lynch 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Claire Lynch (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

Bleak House

"'The universe makes rather an indifferent parent, I'm afraid.' First published as a twenty-episode serial between 1852–53, Bleak House remains one of Dickens's most beloved and studied masterpieces. A scathing social critique which skilfully explores class, corruption and moral decay, Bleak House is centred around a long-running legal case – Jarndyce v. Jarndyce – and its devastating consequences on the people involved. From financial ruin to relentless personal suffering, the case has wreaked havoc on the lives of generations, having dragged on for decades. Featuring a cast of characters from the shallow and foolish to the down-right dogged and cruel, Bleak House is a pointed satire of the English court system – one which still bears resonance in the modern day. This audiobook edition is brilliantly brought to life by Miranda Raison and Pearl Mackie. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the twentieth century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read, performed and adapted today."

Charles Dickens (Author), Miranda Raison, Pearl Mackie (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Resort

"Brought to you by Penguin. For fans of The Beach, The Sanatorium and Catherine Cooper A PARADISE ISLAND You walk across white sand towards the sparkling ocean. You’re leading a group to scuba dive in some of the most beautiful waters on earth, an experience that will stay with you for ever. WHERE NO ONE IS SAFE But twenty minutes later, one diver is dead, another critically injured, and your life is in immediate danger. AND NO ONE CAN ESCAPE Because this was no accident. There’s a killer in paradise – and you think you might be next… Previously published as 'The Dive' 'A compelling and accomplished debut, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.' STEVE CAVANAGH 'The Resort is an escapist, up-all-night thriller that holds you under and doesn't let you surface for air until the very final page. Utterly compelling!'' LUCY CLARKE 'The Resort turns paradise into a nightmare... and I loved every minute of it.' AMY McCULLOCH 'A hot contender for best travel thriller of 2023.' JANICE HALLETT © Sara Ochs 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024"

Sara Ochs (Author), Dakota Blue Richards, Joe Jameson, Miranda Raison, Pema Monaghan (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Husbands

"Brought to you by Penguin. **SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES** What if you could change husbands as easily as a lightbulb? One night Lauren finds a strange man in her flat who claims to be her husband. All the evidence – from photos to electricity bills – suggests he’s right. And then another one appears. Lauren’s attic, she slowly realises, is creating an endless supply of husbands for her. There’s: The one who’s too hot (there must be a catch). The one who pretends to play music on her toes. The one who can calm her unruly thoughts with a single touch. But when you can change husbands as easily as changing a lightbulb, how do you know whether the one you have now is the good-enough one, or the wrong one, or the best one? And how long should you keep trying to find out? ‘Properly laugh-out-loud funny, this was one of the most original novels I’ve read in years’ RED, *Books of the Year* ‘A witty, ingenious debut novel… An enormously entertaining story that is both silly and sophisticated’ SUNDAY TIMES, *Books of the Year* ‘A clever and hilarious read that makes you rethink the idea of a soulmate’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING THE NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLER THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BEST SUMMER READ IN THE GUARDIAN, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, RED & DAILY MAIL ©2024 Holly Gramazio (P)2024 Penguin Audio"

Holly Gramazio (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Book of Doors

"Brought to you by Penguin. If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go? In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It's a book - an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front there is a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors, and that any door is every door. What Cassie is about to discover is that the Book of Doors is a special book that bestows an extraordinary powers on whoever possesses it, and soon she and her best friend Izzy are exploring all that the Book of Doors can do, swept away from their quiet lives by the possibilities of travelling to anywhere they want. But the Book of Doors is not the only magical book in the world. There are other books that can do wondrous and dreadful things when wielded by dangerous and ruthless individuals - individuals who crave what Cassie now possesses. Suddenly Cassie and Izzy are confronted by violence and danger, and the only person who can help them is, it seems, Drummond Fox. He is a man fleeing his own demons - a man with his own secret library of magical books that he has hidden away in the shadows for safekeeping. Because there is a nameless evil out there that is hunting them all . . . Because some doors should never be opened. ©2024 Gareth Brown (P)2024 Penguin Audio"

Gareth Brown (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Seventh Son

"Brought to you by Penguin. A CHILD WILL BE BORN WHO WILL CHANGE EVRYTHING When a young American academic Talissa Adam offers to carry another woman's child, she has no idea of the life-changing consequences. Behind the doors of the Parn Institute, a billionaire entrepreneur plans to stretch the boundaries of ethics as never before. Through a series of IVF treatments, which they hope to keep secret, they propose an experiment that will upend the human race as we know it. Seth, the baby, is delivered to hopeful parents Mary and Alaric, but when his differences start to mark him out from his peers, he begins to attract unwanted attention. The Seventh Son is a spectacular examination of what it is to be human. It asks the question: just because you can do something, does it mean you should? Sweeping between New York, London, and the Scottish Highlands, this is an extraordinary novel about unrequited love and unearned power. Praise for Sebastian Faulks: 'Faulks writes with great emotional authority' SUNDAY TIMES 'Faulks is a prodigiously talented writer' NEW YORK TIMES 'The best novelist of his generation' SCOTSMAN 'Faulks is beyond doubt a master' FINANCIAL TIMES ©2023 Sebastian Faulks (P)2023 Penguin Audio"

Sebastian Faulks (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Siege of Loyalty House: A new history of the English Civil War

"Brought to you by Penguin. The Civil War was the most traumatic conflict in British history, pitting friends and family members against each other and tearing down the old order. Award-winning historian Jessie Childs plunges the reader into the shock of the struggle through one of its most dramatic episodes: the siege of Basing House. To the parliamentarian Roundheads, the Hampshire mansion was a bastion of royalism, popery and excess. Its owner was both a Catholic and staunch supporter of Charles I. His motto Love Loyalty was etched into the windows. He refused all terms of surrender. As royalist strongholds crumbled, Loyalty House, as it became known, stood firm.Over two years, the men, women and children inside were battered, bombarded, starved and gassed. Their resistance became legendary. Inigo Jones designed the fortifications and the women hurled bricks from the roof. But in October 1645, Oliver Cromwell rolled in the heavy guns and the defenders prepared for a last stand. Drawing on exciting new sources, Childs uncovers the face of the war through a cast of unforgettable characters: the fanatical Puritan preacher who returns from Salem to take on the king; the plant-hunting apothecary who learns to kill as well as heal; the London merchant and colonist who clashes with Basing's aristocratic lord; and Cromwell himself who feels the hand of God on his sword. And we hear too the voices of dozens of ordinary men and women caught in the crossfire. The Siege of Loyalty House is a thrilling tale of war and peace, terror and faith, friendship and betrayal - and of a world turned upside down. © Jessie Childs 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Jessie Childs (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

Lessons in Chemistry

"Brought to you by Penguin. INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH PANDORA SYKES Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, Supper at Six. But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation. Soon, a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time. ‘Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage’ RACHEL JOYCE 'A novel that sparks joy with every page' ELIZABETH DAY 'I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!' NIGELLA LAWSON © Bonnie Garmus 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Bonnie Garmus (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

Born to be Wilde: Plays, stories and the making of a modern celebrity

"A BBC radio celebration of the works of Oscar Wilde, including energetic adaptations of his best-known plays, short stories, and original dramas about the man himself Long before he'd produced any of his great works, Oscar Wilde was already famous for being famous. Armed only with some witty epigrams, a carefully crafted persona and his genius for self-promotion, he had conquered America and transformed himself from nobody to star. This radio collection opens with four plays from Radio 4's Born to be Wilde season, offering a 21st Century perspective on the making of one of the first true celebrities. First up are two sparkling and surprising productions of his two most popular comedies, marking the peak of his theatrical career. The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband feature stellar casts including Mathew Baynton, Jeany Spark, John Heffernan and Miranda Raison, with the latter also featuring music by Steppenwolf, Taylor Swift and Amy Winehouse. Next, two plays by Marcy Kahan and Lavinia Murray explore aspects of Wilde's life. The Warhol Years charts his astonishing rise, as he embarks on his US tour determined to be famous for 15 minutes - and then some. Oscar and Constancy portrays a celebrity marriage in crisis, as Wilde's domestic and creative lives vie for supremacy. Both dramas star Max Bennett as the young Wilde, with Dervla Kirwan as his mother, Speranza. Also included in this collection are nine of Wilde's classic short stories. The deliciously satirical 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' is dramatised with a full cast including Rupert Penry-Jones and Gillian Kearney. His humorous supernatural story 'The Canterville Ghost' is read by Alistair McGowan, and Joseph Ayre narrates two delightful stories with a twist: 'The Sphinx Without a Secret' and 'The Model Millionaire'. Wilde's dazzling fairytales - 'The Happy Prince', 'The Nightingale and the Rose', 'The Selfish Giant', 'The Remarkable Rocket' and 'The Birthday of the Infanta' - are read by Joseph Fiennes, Joseph Ayre, Sam Dale, John Moffatt and Paul McGann. Track listing: An Ideal Husband The Importance of Being Earnest The Warhol Years Oscar and Constancy Lord Arthur Savile's Crime 'The Canterville Ghost' 'The Sphinx Without a Secret' 'The Model Millionaire' 'The Happy Prince' 'The Nightingale and the Rose' 'The Selfish Giant' 'The Remarkable Rocket' 'The Birthday of the Infanta'"

Oscar Wilde (Author), Alistair Mcgowan, Dervla Kirwan, Full Cast, John Heffernan, John Moffatt, Joseph Ayre, Joseph Fiennes, Mathew Baynton, Max Bennett, Miranda Raison, Paul Mcgann, Rupert Penry-Jones (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Light Behind The Window

"From the author of the bestselling Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley's The Light Behind the Window crosses from World War Two to present day on a breathtaking and intense story of love, war and, above all, forgiveness. Read by Miranda Raison (Lessons in Chemistry) The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background but, after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world - and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story, she too embarks on her own journey of discovery, realizing that the château may provide clues to her own difficult past and finally unlock her future. The past: London 1943. A young office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is drafted into a special operations team, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact in her very first hours in France, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies. Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland and her beloved husband, Constance finds herself drawn into a complex web of deception, the repercussions of which will affect generations to come . . . 'A fast-paced, suspenseful story flitting between the present day and World War II . . . Brilliant escapism' - Red This title has been published outside the UK under the title The Lavender Garden."

Lucinda Riley (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

Deep Trouble: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy

"February 2012. Somewhere in the North Atlantic. In an increasingly uncertain defence environment, a deadly new arms race has begun. In an attempt to secure her boundaries, Britain has deployed the very latest sub-sea military technology. Beneath and beyond the front line, these are the adventures of the HMS Goliath. A 55,000 tonne M-Class nuclear stealth submarine, prowling 5,000 metres below the surface, manned by idiots. Wherever they are, they don't know where they are. But they're probably not far from trouble. Deep trouble. A hilarious comedy that Time Out called 'a cracker' and the Sunday Telegraph described as 'written with nutty aplomb', Deep Trouble is written by and stars Ben Willbond and Jim Field Smith. Produced and directed by David Tyler A Pozzitive production for the BBC"

Ben Willbond, Jim Field Smith (Author), Alice Lowe, Ben Willbond, Jim Field Smith, Katherine Jakeways, Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Heatwave

"Brought to you by Penguin. The Heatwave is coming . . . This summer's perfect escapist read - a captivating story of a long-buried family secret. In Provence, under a sweltering sun, Sylvie returns to the crumbling family home of La Reverie. In her hand is the letter that summoned her, and by her side is Emma, her youngest daughter. Yet every corner of the house is haunted by the spectre of Elodie, her first child. Beautiful, manipulative Elodie, whose long-ago death the villagers still whisper about. Sylvie has tried to put the past behind her. But like the spreading forest fires, memories of Elodie seem to be creeping ever closer. Because there's a secret Sylvie has concealed about what happened to Elodie all those summers ago . . . 'Exquisite writing and a compelling story that will keep you up late into the night!' KATIE FFORDE, bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer 'Pages humming with heat, secrets and suspense. I loved it' DINAH JEFFRIES, bestselling author of The Tea Planters Wife 'Welcome to Provence for a holiday stay you will not forget in a hurry!' 5***** Reader Review 'Sultry, atmospheric and unsettling - a book to lose yourself in this summer' ERIN KELLY, bestselling author of He Said She Said 'The only book you need this summer. Gripping, well-paced and full of thrills' 5***** reader review © Kate Riordan 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020"

Kate Riordan (Author), Miranda Raison (Narrator)

Audiobook

Audiobooks Narrated by Miranda Raison