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Audiobooks Narrated by Tamaryn Payne
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"'So gripping… the dual timeline kept me wanting more! If you’re a fan of books like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo this is for you!' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘AMAZING…powerful, complex and raw…one of my favourite books for sure!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Intimate and powerful.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘Emotional and heartfelt.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
Two women, impossible choices, and a secret that could change everything…
Denny was an ordinary teenager from a London council estate, until she was discovered and thrust into the glamorous world of modelling and Swinging Sixties fashion.
Overnight, she became a global sensation. Her potential seemed limitless, until she mysteriously walked away at the height of her fame, leaving behind only questions and one final, iconic Vogue cover.
Five decades later, aspiring documentary maker Roe is hired by Sonny, Denny’s son, to film interviews for an exhibition about his mother. But as Roe and Sonny grow closer, she stumbles upon a secret that could change everything.
A documentary exposing the truth could be the big break Roe’s always hoped for. But outing it would destroy Denny’s picture-perfect family – including the man she’s falling for …
An emotional dual-timeline story of love and ambition, perfect for fans of intergenerational tales and Taylor Jenkins Reid"
"'For a long time I had not been that person. For a long time horses had not occurred to me at all.'
For a long time, she and her husband have their dog and she almost certainly doesn't want to have a child. But then the dog dies and she learns she can't have a child even if she wanted to, and she begins to think about horses again. When she hears about a mare who needs looking after part-time, it sounds like an ideal arrangement. Something to care for two days a week, without getting in too deep. But as she brushes and feeds and rides the horse, affection grows into obsession and she must confront what it means to love a being who did not come from her body and who does not belong to her.
Emily Haworth-Booth's award-winning debut novel is a bold and beautiful exploration of contemporary (non)motherhood and the surprising ways in which desire can enthral us and set us free."
"'Absolutely mesmerising' - Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The Lamb
Atonement meets Weyward in this striking historical debut from new talent Laura Evans about queer love, privilege and the intoxicating dangers of embracing the wild . . .
Suffolk, 1937. During a sweltering heatwave, preparations for a party are in full swing at Snare House. The Winthers' only daughter, Joanie, is returning from a summer abroad before starting university. Only Margaret, ward of the family and Joanie's closest friend, knows the truth: Joanie and Margaret are in love and plan to run away together.
But when Joanie's father discovers their secret, Margaret's world is turned upside down. Exiled to a tumble-down lodge in the woods with her estranged father and his colony of magpies, she finds herself becoming wild. As the heatwave refuses to break, Margaret must decide whether to give in to her new, dark impulses in a bid to get what she most desires . . .
'Debut novels don't get much better than this' - Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors
'A country house novel with claws' - Danielle Giles, author of Mere"
"Once the process begins, there can be no going back, we will always be together…
Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see her mother’s mind fade. Faced with the reality of losing her forever, Amelia signs them up to take part in the world’s first experimental merging process for Alzheimer’s patients, in which Laurie’s ailing mind will be transferred into Amelia’s healthy body and their consciousness will be blended as one.
Soon Amelia and Laurie join the opaque and mysterious group of other merge participants: teenage Lucas, who plans to merge with his terminally ill brother Noah; Ben, who will merge with his pregnant fiancée Annie; and Jay, whose merging partner is his addict daughter Lara. As they prepare to move to The Village, a luxurious rehabilitation centre for those who have merged, they quickly begin to question whether everything is really as it seems."
"Bloomsbury presents My Name is Victoria by Lucy Worsley, read by Tamaryn Payne
Explore the world of a young Queen Victoria in this captivating novel for children and young adults from popular television historian Lucy Worsley.
‘You are my sister now,’ Victoria said, quietly and solemnly. ‘Never forget it. I love you like a sister, and you are my only friend in all the world.’
Miss V. Conroy is good at keeping secrets. She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse, neat and discreet. But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become the companion to Princess Victoria, Miss V soon finds that she can no longer remain in the shadows.
Miss V’s father has devised a strict set of rules for the young princess, which he calls the Kensington System. It governs her behaviour and keeps her locked away from the world. He says it is for the princess’s safety, but Victoria herself is convinced that it is to keep her lonely, and unhappy.
Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing friendship with the wilful and passionate Victoria, Miss V has a decision to make: to continue in silence, or to speak out.
By turns thrilling, dramatic and touching, this is the story of Queen Victoria’s childhood as you’ve never heard it before. C 2017 Lucy Worsley P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"At the Liar's Den, secrets are power . . .
Lola St. James is the world's best kept secret. When her father's loss in the magical Liar's Dice Tournament - a high-stakes competition where players are forced to gamble with their deepest secrets - made her a target, she was rescued by the Thief, the notorious leader of the Tentacles.
Now, living under the pseudonym Astra, she is determined to prove herself and become a full-fledged Tentacle. But when a critical heist goes sideways, the only way forward is for Lola to compete in the Liar's Dice Tournament herself. Lola is confident in her ability to pull off the job, but the Thief's mysterious and powerful brother, the Liar, runs the game and he turns out to be more than she bargained for. As her attraction for him grows and illusions run wild, she will be forced to confront the secrets of her past, the truth of the brothers' history, and the lies she tells herself."
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