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Ladies' Lunch: and Other Stories Audiobook

'For almost six decades Segal has quietly produced some of the best fiction and essays in American literature . . .' -The New York Times Beloved New Yorker writer Lore Segal, at ninety-five years old, is a national treasure. Working at the height of her powers, in this story collection she turns her gimlet eye and compassionate humor on aging and life in the slow lane. From the master of the short short comes a collection of sixteen new stories featuring old friends who have loved and lunched together for over forty years. These erudite, sharp-minded nonagenarians offer startling insights into friendship, family and aging. Can the group organize a visit to one of their number in her new, and detested, assisted living situation? Is this a fabulous party with old friends, or a funeral reception? And does who was sleeping with whom, way back when, still matter? In story after story, Segal's voice is always hilarious and urbane, heartbreaking and profound, keen and utterly unsentimental, as she tackles aging's affronts.

Lore Segal (Author), Callie Beaulieu (Narrator)

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By The Rivers of Babylon

On a sultry South Carolina island, sunlight teases out the darkest secrets of the heart, in this novel from the author of An Undisturbed Peace. Joe and Abigail Becker, a Jewish couple from Boston, have inherited a house on Sweetgrass Island in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Though they feel like fish out of water, the couple is excited to give the South a try-and maybe even find it a place to finally call home. Their Boston friends are convinced they won't last the summer. But the South works its magic on the Beckers, holding them fast to misty marsh, farmlands, and grand oaks, the sweet twang of banjos and the blues. Even the locals have put aside their usual mistrust of transplants. Joe is convinced that has more to do with Abigail's beauty than with his dubious charms-especially in the case of Billy Euston. A celebrated pit master and womanizer, Billy is transfixed with Abigail at first sight. And though Joe is used to his lovely wife's effect on men, he misjudges their playful flirtations-a tragic mistake that will tear through the island like a hurricane, leaving the broken and the battered in its wake . . .

Mary Glickman (Author), Rebecca Gibel (Narrator)

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The Persistent Road

There’s always an escape. Sometimes you need to search long and hard for the right one. After losing all he once cherished, Doug Zimmer follows his wife's parting bread crumbs and rides up the Pacific coast—on a bicycle. Armed with a revolver and only a vague plan to get through the months ahead, he aims to end his depression one way or the other. As spiritual forces wrangle for his soul, he pedals eastward across America. He meets Lauren Baumgartner—a younger adventurer with a vibrant spirit—and a band of zealots who confront his aversion to religion. Accompanying Doug are not only sunny days and the beauty of nature but also the perils of the road, fellow travelers with their own stories, and the hollow silence of solitary campsites playing host to unseen creatures of the night. A jarring episode on a climb through a treacherous pass brings Doug face-to-face with life and death. Will Doug's adventure deliver him from loneliness and lament . . . or hurtle him to an abrupt end? “An enjoyable and unexpected story that tackles tough spiritual questions.” —KATIE POWNER, Christy Award-winning author of Where the Blue Sky Begins “A beautifully written story of tragedy and triumph. This is a journey well worth taking.” —ACE COLLINS, Christy Award-winning author of The Color of Justice “It's a book I'll read again and again.” —PATRICIA BRADLEY, Author of Counter Attack TIM BISHOP has bicycled many of the roads that Doug Zimmer travels in The Persistent Road. And having coached people struggling with similar issues, the author is familiar with his protagonist's problems. Tim and his wife, Debbie, are coauthors of the award-winning Wheels of Wisdom.

Tim Bishop (Author), Kim Rasmussen (Narrator)

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Her Hopeful Heart: Amish Romance

Debbie is stepping into a new life beyond what she had ever imagined, and her family is right there with her. They're pitching in, ensuring her new home is as warm and welcoming as possible. It's a team effort, and Favor and Cherish refuse to go home until it feels just right. 'Her Hopeful Heart' is all about the surprises life throws at us, the support of loved ones, and the exciting possibility that change can bring. If you haven't started the Amish Bonnet Sisters series yet, it's best to start with book #1 Amish Mercy.

Samantha Price (Author), Stephanie Dillard (Narrator)

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The Day He Let Go: Sweet Contemporary Romance

A K9 cop, the woman he hires to build him a deck, and the magic of Christmas that could bring Trent and Lauren together this holiday season... Police officer Trent Baker lost his wife four years ago and moved back to Hawthorne Harbor so his parents and sister could help with his toddler. He trains K9 police dogs for the force, raises his son–and needs a new deck. So he calls Lauren Michaels, a general contractor and the woman who asked him out years ago. Lauren has made a name for herself in the beach town of Hawthorne Harbor, but finding a man to share her life with hasn't been easy. She knows Trent can't remember when she asked him out, but as they start working together on the Festival of Tree and his backyard, she's hoping to build a relationship with him. But she doesn't like kids, and he's got a six-year-old. As she works through some of her maternal issues, she realizes Trent might not be as interested in her as she is in him. He feels disloyal to his first wife, but he desperately wants a mother for Porter. Can Trent learn to let go of the past so he and Lauren can find love and build a family? This is a full-length sweet/clean contemporary beach romance in the vein of your favorite Hallmark romance movie by USA Today bestselling author Elana Johnson.

Elana Johnson (Author), Matt A Digital Voice (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La Gran Cruzada Universal: Una Saga Del Poder De Cristo

'Una saga fantástica para aquellos que buscan un crecimiento espiritual y una profunda comprensión de Cristo en su viaje.' La historia nunca antes vista sobre el origen de los reinos humanos y la decadencia de ellos en el universo de la Gran Cruzada Universal, con páginas de nuevos contenidos para quienes desean conocer el verdadero origen de todas las cosas. Este libro contiene la historia más completa del origen de los Reinos, las confrontaciones entre hombres y seres que pensábamos que hacían parte de la mitología, pero que existieron y ejercieron una influencia muy poderosa en la historia de la humanidad. Una historia perfeccionada por vibrantes descripciones de las épicas batallas presentes en los anales de la historia, enconadas rivalidades y audaces rebeliones que finalizan tras la llegada del Mesías prometido. Más tarde, tras el acontecimiento que partió la historia del Universo en dos, dejando muy marcado el antes y el después, las fuerzas antagónicas se reorganizan para la dinámica de una nueva batalla, suceso que desemboca en el establecimiento de nuevos Reinos y el surgimiento de una nueva estrategia para librar LA GRAN CRUZADA UNIVERSAL que involucra a los tres reinos que forman un Universo desconocido al que conocemos. Acerca de esta nueva entrega de la SAGA podemos decir que: “Se reúne aquí todo el saber acumulado, todas las teorías eruditas y todo el cúmulo de relatos populares, leyendas judaicas y cristianas, en una crónica que empieza por la Era Antediluviana y sigue por la Era de la Edad de los Gigantes, Nefilim, Titanes, y la aparición de los primeros hombres híbridos, la llegada del Diluvio y el juicio, el castigo de los seres híbridos, establecimiento del Reino de Israel, la Rebelión del Hombre y las incursiones repetidas de seres sobrenaturales en la historia de la humanidad

Felipe Chavarro Polanía (Author), Andres Gutierrez Coto, Arturo Mercado, Caro Taliberti, Claudio Munda, Ezequiel Romero, Jorge Badillo, Lalo Miranda, Mario Castañeda, Maxi Tissot, Oliver Magaña, Otto Salamanca, Pablo Lopez, Rene Sagastume, Rolando De Castro, Sergio Guitierrez Coto (Narrator)

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Solbakken: A Tale of Generations

Happy birthday dear Mom- Grammy, Tora, Auntie, Happy birthday to you!” The people that fill my screen – each in their own little box – sing and smile once more before disappearing, one by one. Blowing them kisses I say, “Thank you all. I love you!” As I reflect on this sixty-fifth birthday of mine, filled with the forced distances of our pandemic era, the phone rings, jarring me back into the moment. “Hello Billy,” I say. “Hey, Tor.” My cousin’s tone is serious. His words clipped. “What’s going on? Everyone okay?” I ask. “Yes, we’re fine but… well, I was just driving by your Uncle Einar’s place… I hate to tell you this, Tora, but somebody broke in. The sheriff is coming out in the morning. It’s quite a mess in there. Looks like every drawer and cupboard was emptied out.” Uncle Einar’s home stands empty much of the year, and is the original family homestead my grandparents built in Solbakken, Minnesota, in the early 1900’s after immigrating from Norway. “What? Are you kidding? Who would do that?” I spout. “You need me to come up there?” A house. A mess. A mystery. Amongst the scattered papers and photographs, intriguing questions lay unanswered in the Anderson family lineage, hidden for decades. When a stash of ancient coins is found, and a gifted stranger moves in next door, windows are opened to incredible possibilities that transcend imagination and transport Tora throughout her family’s generations.

Wendy Jo Cerna (Author), Wendy Jo Cerna (Narrator)

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Julia's Journey

Are you ready for an adventure? Well, to be honest, Julia Thorton wasn’t ready either! When she finds herself kidnapped, Julia holds on for dear life as an unexpected journey turns her life upside down on a long, winding road of craziness. Julia and her partner in crime, Greyson Stone, set out into the unknown and discover more than either was prepared for…Haunted woods where scarecrows don’t care who they chase, mugshots from an unexpected arrest, a rocking Bleu Streak concert, flounder gigging with a toothless old man, and a night on the town with a zombie are just a few stops along the way of this wacky journey. Can Julia and Greyson make it to the end of the road trip in one piece? Here’s hoping you’ll find out.

T.I. Lowe (Author), Alastair Haynesbridge, Joe Knezevich, Justis Bolding, Zura Johnson (Narrator)

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The Robe: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

A full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling Biblical adventure story by Lloyd C. Douglas Weary of governing, the half-crazed Emperor Tiberius retreats to Capri, leaving his loathsome stepson, Prince Gaius, in charge of an increasingly corrupt Rome. Few dare speak out against him – so when young tribune Marcellus Gallio insults him at a banquet, he is sent away on a punishment posting to a remote hill-fort in Palestine. On arrival, he is invited to take a detachment of legionaries to Jerusalem, to help keep order during Passover. But once in the city, he finds himself officiating at the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. To blot out the horror, he gets drunk and takes part in a dice game, where he wins Christ’s robe – but the garment affects him strangely, and he suffers a complete nervous collapse. Accompanied by his faithful slave Demetrius, Marcellus sets out on a journey, hoping to heal his mind and learn more about the man he was ordered to crucify. But will he put himself and everyone he cares about in danger...? Meanwhile, Marcellus’ childhood sweetheart Diana has rushed to Capri to plead with Tiberius to send him back home. But the Emperor has his own plans for his beautiful granddaughter, and will not let her leave. Caught up in a madman’s manoeuvrings, can she escape to freedom? And what fate awaits her if she does? One of the most popular novels of the 1940s, The Robe was No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list for a year, and in 1953, it was made into an Oscar-winning movie starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons. Adapted for radio in 1987, this epic tale of love, faith and redemption won the Silver Sony Award for Best Dramatisation, and stars Edward de Souza as the Narrator, Anton Lesser as Marcellus, Stuart Organ as Demetrius, Helena Breck as Diana and Annette Crosbie as Empress Julia. Written by Lloyd C. Douglas Dramatised by David Buck ‘Miriam’s Song’ composed by David Timson Directed by Martin Jenkins Cast Narrator/Tiberius – Edward de Souza Marcellus Gallio – Anton Lesser Senator Gallio – Bernard Hepton Demetrius – Stuart Organ Diana – Helena Breck Tuscus – Brian Hewlett Quintus – Christian Rodska Lucia – Susie Brann Tertia – Deborah Makepeace Prince Gaius – Keith Drinkel Marcipor – Manning Wilson Boy – Elizabeth Lindsay Cornelia – Pauline Letts Captain Manius – Sean Arnold Sextus – Henry Stamper Paulus – David Buck Melas – Timothy Bateson Pontius Pilate – John Castle Paula – Rachel Gurney Pilate’s aide/Second soldier – Steven Harrold Dion/Centurion/Groom – Brian Hewlett Chamberlain – Alan Dudley Theodosia – Sue Broomfield Benjamin – Cyril Shaps Justus – John Bennett Philip – Alkis Constantouris Stephanos – David Timson Benyosef – Cyril Luckham Simon Peter/Captain – Anthony Jackson Trader/Prisoner – Tim Reynolds Warder/Drunken soldier/First soldier/Caligula – Jonathan Tafler Miriam – Karen Ascoe Reuben – Clive Swift Naomi – Linda Polan Guard/Sentry – Kim Wall Empress Julia – Annette Crosbie Atreus/Driver/Slave – David Goodland Serving girl – Elaine Claxton Overseer/Sentry – Richard Durden Antonia – Jennifer Piercey Woman/Salome – Sheila Grant Sarpedon – David March First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 April-17 May 1987 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Lloyd C. Douglas (Author), Annette Crosbie, Anton Lesser, Edward De Souza, Full Cast, Helena Breck, Stuart Organ (Narrator)

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When Hattie Finds Love

From USA Today bestselling author Amy Lillard, the new inspirational romance featuring the 'Whoopie Pie Widow's Club,' a group of women who share solace, friendship, and faith. When they bet that their most outgoing member can't turn around the attitude of their most grumpy neighbor, the last thing they expected was their wager leading to new love for Hattie! Hattie Schrock's lively optimism makes her the Widows Club's most outgoing member. The circle has helped her through widowhood-and in building a thriving popcorn shop with her cousin. So when Elsie bets Hattie that she can't help Paradise Valley's most cantankerous man learn to be happier, Hattie tackles the challenge head-on. But what can she do when she finds Christian Beachy is far more complicated-and appealing-than she thought? Christian lives his faith through hard work, supporting his overbearing sister, and growing the Valley's best vegetables. After all, a good Amish man should be dedicated to duty. Yet suddenly, Hattie's warmhearted attentions and knack for unexpected adventures is showing him life can be so much more-especially if Hattie can share it with him. But when he discovers her wager, can she and the Widows Club ever convince him that her growing love is the real thing-and that risking together forever will be the sweetest, most fulfilling chance of all?

Amy Lillard (Author), Stephanie Richardson (Narrator)

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The Boy with the Star Tattoo: A Novel

From acclaimed author of The Third Daughter comes an epic historical novel of ingenuity and courage, of love and loss, spanning postwar France when Israeli agents roamed the countryside to rescue hidden Jewish orphans—to the 1969 daring escape of the Israeli boats of Cherbourg. 1942: As the Vichy government hunts for Jews across France, Claudette Pelletier, a young and talented seamstress and lover of romance novels, falls in love with a Jewish man who seeks shelter at the château where she works. Their whirlwind and desperate romance before he must flee leaves her pregnant and terrified. When the Nazis invade the Free Zone shortly after the birth of her child, the disabled Claudette is forced to make a heartbreaking choice and escapes to Spain, leaving her baby in the care of his nursemaid. By the time Claudette is able to return years later, her son has disappeared. Unbeknown to his anguished mother, the boy has been rescued by a Youth Aliyah agent searching for Jewish orphans. 1968: When Israeli naval officer Daniel Yarden recruits Sharon Bloomenthal for a secret naval operation in Cherbourg, France, he can’t imagine that he is the target of the agenda of the twenty-year-old grieving the recent loss of her fiancé in a drowned submarine. Sharon suspects that Danny's past in Youth Aliyah may reflect that of her mysterious late mother and she sets out to track her boss’s extraordinary journey as an orphan in a quaint French village all the way to Israel. As Danny focuses on the future of his people and on executing a daring, crucial operation under France’s radar, he is unaware that the obsessed Sharon follows the breadcrumbs of clues across the country to find her answers. But she is wholly unprepared for the dilemma she must face upon solving the puzzle.

Talia Carner (Author), Carlotta Brentan, TBD (Narrator)

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A Season of Harvest

Larkspur Nielsen is determined to keep her family homestead running and to fulfill their Leah's Garden dream, with or without help. When Isaac McTavish lends a hand at the family farm, Lark realizes the affection he holds for her yet pushes him away, certain she doesn't need him or anyone else. But Isaac is set on convincing her that he's ready to stay and she doesn't have to carry everything by herself. As a new romance blossoms between Lilac and an old schoolmate and the other Nielsen sisters are busy caring for their families, Lark shoulders more and more responsibility on the farm. When a long-feared threat returns and Lark approaches the breaking point, the life she has always dreamed of is in danger of disappearing forever. Bestselling author Lauraine Snelling brings her Leah's Garden series to a satisfying end with this heartfelt historical romance.

Kiersti Giron, Lauraine Snelling (Author), Christina Moore (Narrator)

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