Audiobooks narrated by Patience Tomlinson

Testimony Of Light: An extraordinary message of life after death

"Brought to you by Penguin. When Frances Banks died her friend Helen Greaves was by her side. Then, one evening, some three weeks after Frances' death, Helen sensed her presence. This extraordinary encounter marked the beginning of contact between them from either side of the veil. 'Testimony of Light' is based on the communications that Helen received telepathically from Frances. The scripts have been authenticated by those who knew them both and who were familiar with their individual writing styles. Moving and inspiring, this book is a testament to the enduring power of their friendship and offers an important message to us all - that the death of the body is but a gentle passing to a much freer and fuller life. 'Never have we read such a spontaneous, simple, direct, happy and instructive series of scripts from 'the other side'' Science of Thought Review 'A glass of spiritual champagne' - Churches Fellowship News © Helen Greaves 1969 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Helen Greaves (Author), Candida Gubbins, Patience Tomlinson, Roy McMillan (Narrator)

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The Cruise Club

"Because the best adventures are still to come… Escape to the sun with the #1 bestselling author of The Cruise in a feelgood rom com full of romance, fun and mischief, which will sweep you away to the azure waters of the Mediterranean with every turn of the page… Set sail on the Diamond Star for sunshine, romance – and just a little bit of mischief… Cosy crime writer Carmen Cunningham is in trouble. Her inspiration has vanished, her deadline is looming, and her meddling elderly mother Betty consumes her every waking moment. Hoping to revive her creativity, Carmen books a dream cruise, featuring workshops with her literary idol, Ruskin Reeve. It’s the perfect plan – until Betty insists on tagging along… However, as the Diamond Star sails through sun-soaked ports and magical Mediterranean islands, Carmen finds the escape she needs as she discovers new friendships, and unexpected sparks with the grumpy, but charming, Ruskin. But mischief is afoot on board the ship, with talk of items going missing and a secret club that’s got everyone talking… Will the cruise reignite Carmen’s writing muse or plunge her into the biggest plot twist of her life? Because, as she's about to find out, anything can happen at sea… Escape this summer on a holiday like no other, where fun and frolics are the order of the day! The perfect read for fans of Sarah Morgan and Judy Leigh. Your favourite authors love The Cruise Club! 'A hilarious, sun-filled love letter to fun and friendship, and the best possible holiday you can take in book form – I feel like I’ve cruised the Mediterranean from my armchair!’ Holly Martin ‘This book is just what we all need – pure escapism and lots of fun in the sun. Caroline James's light touch and heart-warming characters are a tonic from the first page to the last.’ Judy Leigh 'The Cruise Club showcases Caroline James’s trademark vivid, quirky characters in a glorious setting.' Sue Moorcroft ‘A sun-soaked, feel-good escape packed with mystery, mischief, and heart. You’ll fall in love with Carmen, root for her muse, and wish you were aboard the Diamond Star too.’ Christie Barlow ‘All aboard this feel-good, heart lifting voyage of discovery. A journey filled with unexpected friendships, mischievous twists, and undeniable chemistry…the perfect escape – five Diamond Stars!’ Nicola May Praise for Caroline James: ‘Fabulous to read…It’s about a girls’ weekend with characters in their 60s and determined to have a good time’ Woman & Home ‘A laugh out loud, naughty, enlightening heart-warming story about friendship and discovery’ Yours Magazine ‘Girl power for the over sixties!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The escapades of these three women are funny…Their voices come alive on the page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A tale of friendship that has lasted through the decades which I found hard to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Oh my word …I couldn't put this down it was so good, following the adventures of Anne, Kath and Jane was brilliant and happy endings throughout’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This author was new to me, and I am already downloading more of her books because she writes in a way that makes me keep reading and because I feel good at the end… What more could anyone want?’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What an enjoyable read! …a fun filled trip for sure’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"

Caroline James (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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Home Comforts at Rookery House

"Spring 1942. After a difficult few years with her husband Victor, Prue's life is about to change in a dramatic and unexpected way. Will she have the strength to carry on into a more positive future? Rookery House is bursting at the seams after Thea welcomes two WAAFs to stay while their accommodation is being built on the new aerodrome. Thea also needs more help in the garden. Should she give an unlikely employee a chance - or will she live to regret it? The women of Rookery House and Great Plumstead continue to meet the challenges that life in wartime throws at them. Their strong friendships and community mean that whatever comes their way, they are always there to support one another."

Rosie Hendry (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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A Wartime Christmas at Rookery House

"December 1939. Hettie Brown, former Cook at Great Plumstead Hall, has been happily retired since the summer, but when she hears some shocking news, it unsettles her and makes her question her new life at Rookery House. Expectant mother, Gloria Jessop, is having doubts about her new evacuated life in the village. She's missing her children and husband, and since there's been none of the expected bombing in London, she's tempted to return and unite her family. But is that the right thing to do? The prospect of Christmas in a time of war isn't easy for anyone, with loved ones away and homes and communities left behind. Hettie and Gloria decide to take action and quickly hatch a plan. Can they support each other, celebrate Christmas, and bring the whole village together in their time of need?"

Rosie Hendry (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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Christmas Carols at Rookery House

"Christmas 1942. It's almost two years since Land Girl, Flo Butterworth, lost her family in the Manchester Christmas Blitz. Since then, she's rebuilt her life in Great Plumstead and even found her voice in the village singing group. However, a request to perform a concert of Christmas carols for patients at the local hospital stirs up bad memories for Flo. Will she ever be able to fully celebrate Christmas again? VAD nurse, Evie Jones, is faced with a dilemma that throws her life into turmoil and threatens to ruin her precious relationship with Ned. Will Evie find a way to solve the problem and keep all she holds dear? With Christmas approaching, the women of Rookery House and Great Plumstead are busy facing the challenges of wartime while doing their best to make the festive season happy for one and all."

Rosie Hendry (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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A Christmas Baby at Rookery House

"October 1941. Marianne Fordham has a lot to cope with. As well as taking care of her young daughter Emily and working on dressmaking commissions, she is desperately worried about her pilot husband Alex, flying over enemy territory. And her baby is almost due . . . Thea welcomes her best friend, Violet Steele, to Rookery House. Violet has been in charge of an ambulance station in London's East End during the Blitz, and is in need of a holiday. Will a week in the countryside give her the rest she deserves? VAD nurse Evie Jones receives unwelcome news that stirs up her past and forces her to make an uncomfortable decision. Though she has a surprise when her friend Ned Blythe returns to start a new job in the hospital gardens. Can Evie let go of the past and give her future happiness a chance?"

Rosie Hendry (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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Revelations of a Lady Detective

"'Owing to frequent acquaintance with peril, I had become unusually hardened for a woman.' Mrs Paschal, the heroine of Revelations of a Lady Detective, is regularly consulted by the police and serves as an undercover agent as well as investigating her own cases. But even though she is 'verging on 40', she throws herself into cases with verve and gusto and has no hesitation in infiltrating a deadly secret society or casting off her crinolines in order to plummet into a sewer on the trail of a criminal. Mrs Paschal is only the second ever professional female detective in a work of fiction. First published in 1864, these works are of historical significance because for over 20 years they remained the only books to feature a female detective as a protagonist."

William Stephens Hayward (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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The Little Old Lady Strikes Back

"Martha and the infamous League of Pensioners are back in The Little Old Lady Strikes Back, from the author of the smash-hit The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules. After stealing some priceless Russian jewels from the Stockholm Auction House, Martha and her gang flee to the small village of Hemmavid to lie low. But what they find is a village in crisis, so they decide they want to help revive the place. But to do so, the village needs money. In steps the League of Pensioners to arrange events to attract paying tourists. Which all turns out to be a rather delicate - and dramatic - balancing act when you are wanted by the police. Even when the school is about to be closed, they step up to put on classes in technology, seamanship and entrepreneurship so that the students can start companies and create new jobs and hopefully a future. Having donned the mantle of guerrilla fighters come to save Sweden's countryside from depopulation, will they be able to help the villagers get the attention of the politicians to save the village without being caught? Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg's socially engaged, riotous comedy is perfect for fans of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Series and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Translated by Rod Bradbury."

Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard: On the Trail of 'Kitty' Marshall and the Met Police 'Cats'

"Katherine 'Kitty' Marshall was destined to break with convention. Brought up in a socially active family, her inherent rebellious streak came into play in 1901, when she daringly divorced her husband and joined the newly founded Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), campaigning for women's suffrage. In 1904, she married solicitor Arthur Willoughby Marshall and the couple soon became a powerhouse team in the movement: Arthur defending the suffragettes in court while Kitty, trained in jujitsu and a member of the WSPU's elite team 'the Bodyguard', helped her close friend Mrs Pankhurst evade the clutches of the authorities under the infamous Cat and Mouse Act. Following events as they unfolded on both sides, Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard is a gripping account of Kitty and Arthur's incredible work and their fight for political equality."

Emelyne Godfrey (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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Digging for Victory at Rookery House

"March, 1941. After Flo Butterworth loses everything in Manchester's Christmas Blitz, she decides to leave the area and join the Women's Land Army. Putting the past firmly behind her, she arrives at Rookery House in Norfolk hoping for a new start and a chance to do the gardening work she loves. The grip of war has intensified and growing more food is vital to keep the nation going. Thea buys an extra field to grow crops, and in the village, her sister Prue leads members of The Mother's Day Club and Women's Institute as they take on a derelict allotment. Meanwhile the construction of a nearby aerodrome disrupts village life and brings even more new residents to Rookery House, including Hettie's difficult sister, Ada. With Rookery House now bursting at the seams, will it still be the happy home it's always been?"

Rosie Hendry (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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A Wartime Welcome at Rookery House

"October 1940. When VAD nurse Evie narrowly escapes being killed in an air raid during the London Blitz, it propels her to make a life-changing decision to break free of her troubled and unhappy life. She escapes to the Norfolk countryside to start afresh, with a job at the newly opened Great Plumstead Hall hospital, and a wonderful new home at Rookery House. The community of Great Plumstead welcomes evacuees to the village - mothers and children bombed out of their London homes. Sisters Prue and Thea, along with members of The Mother's Day Club, help the new arrivals settle in, while continuing their work for the war effort by holding knitting bees and doing WVS work. But when a patient arrives who knew her in her former life, Evie's newfound freedom and happiness are in danger. Will the secrets of her past be revealed?"

Rosie Hendry (Author), Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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After Dark

"Brought to you by Penguin. Curfew law keeps men at home after 7pm. It keeps women safe after dark. It changed things for the better... until now. SARAH Sarah rebuilt her life after her husband was sent to prison. Now he's about to be released, and Sarah isn't expecting a happy reunion given she's the reason he was sent there... CASS Seventeen-year-old Cass disagrees with Curfew. She believes men and women should be equal. And she's determined to prove she's right - whatever the cost. HELEN Helen wants a baby more than anything, so things are moving quickly with her boyfriend. She loves him. But should she trust him? All of these women are in danger. And one will end up dead. Evidence will suggest that she was killed late at night and that she knew her attacker. It couldn't have been a man because a Curfew tag is a solid alibi... Isn't it? © Jayne Cowie 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Jayne Cowie (Author), Celine Buckens, Olivia Poulet, Patience Tomlinson (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Patience Tomlinson