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ONE PERFECT FAMILY by Anna Jacobs (Ellindale Series) - audiobook extract
March 21, 2019 07:00Lancashire, 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money, he can finally realise his dream of settling down in the beautiful village of Ellindale. Tam knows he can be impulsive - his nickname isn't Crazy Tam for nothing! - but this time he is determined not to be ruled by his big heart and hot head. Yet somehow, within just one day, he has taken on a fiancée and two children to keep them out of the poorhouse - or worse. Despite their unconventional start, as Tam and his new ...
MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE by Siri Hustvedt, read by Katherine Fenton - audiobook extract
March 19, 2019 07:00From the internationally best-selling, Man Booker Prize-long-listed Siri Hustvedt comes a provocative, exuberant novel about time, desire, memory and the imagination, which tells the story of a young Midwestern woman's first year in New York in the late 1970s and her obsession with her mysterious neighbour, Lucy Brite. As she listens to Lucy through the thin walls of her dilapidated building, S. H. transcribes her neighbour's bizarre and increasingly ominous monologues in a notebook, along w...
DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME by Alexandra Potter - audiobook extract
March 15, 2019 14:50After a bad break up, doesn't every girl want the same things? * For her ex-boyfriend to stay single forever... * Or maybe emigrate, to a remote, uninhabited island? * Better still, that she'd never met him in the first place! But what if one of those wishes came true? Tess is heartbroken when Seb breaks up with her and can't help blaming herself. If only she'd done things differently. If only she could make right all her regrets... But she can't. It's over. She has to forget about him. D...
READ AND RIOT: A PUSSY RIOT GUIDE TO ACTIVISM by Nadya Tolokonnikova - audiobook extract
March 15, 2019 14:38Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, is a creative activist, professional protestor, brazen feminist, shocking visual artist, and force to be reckoned with. Her spontaneous, explosive approach to political action has involved jumping over barbed wire, kissing police officers, giving guerilla performances in crowded subway cars, and going on a hunger strike to protest the abuse of prisoners. She's been horse-whipped by police in Sochi, temporarily blin...
M FOR MAMMY by Eleanor O'Reilly, read by Aoife McMahon - audiobook extract
March 15, 2019 14:32Meet the Augustts...a loving Irish family who, like all families, are a bit complicated. But they are bound together by their love for each other and the way their words shape their world. Things become a little more complicated when the mother has a stroke, and the force of nature who is Granny Mae-Ann comes to try to take charge to keep the family together. She has a job on. There's the son, Jacob, with all his words trapped in his head by The Autism; the father, Mickey, struggling to exp...
THE FOURTH BEAR by Jasper Fforde,read by Luke Thompson - audiobook extract
March 07, 2019 12:29The second Nursery Crime detective novel by the best-selling author Jasper Fforde. The Gingerbreadman: Psychopath, sadist, genius, convicted murderer and biscuit is loose in the streets of Reading. It isn't Jack Spratt's case. He and Mary Mary have been reassigned due to falling levels of nursery crime, and The NCD is once more in jeopardy. That is, until a chance encounter during the Armitage Shanks literary awards at the oddly familiar Deja-Vu Club lead Jack and Mary on the hunt for missin...
THE LITTLE BOOK OF BOB by James Bowen, read by Kris Milnes - audiobook extract
March 07, 2019 12:27The little audiobook of wisdom from James and street cat Bob. 'One thing I've known about Bob from the very beginning is that he possesses a wisdom that is unusual, even in cats. In the decade since we met he's grown even wiser in my eyes. This book is a collection of the insights I've gained during my years with Bob.' In the spring of 2007, busker James Bowen came across an injured ginger tom cat in the hallway of his shelter in north London. What he didn't know was that this would be ...
THE INTELLIGENCE TRAP by David Robson, read by Simon Slater - audiobook extract
March 07, 2019 07:00An eye-opening examination of the stupid things smart people do - and how to cultivate skills to protect ourselves from error. 'As a rule, I have found that the greater brain a man has, and the better he is educated, the easier it has been to mystify him.' (Houdini to Arthur Conan Doyle) Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else - they may be even more susceptible to them. This is the 'intelligence trap', the subject of David Robson's fascinating and provoc...
LOVE WITHOUT END by Melvyn Bragg, read by Beth Eyre & Mark Hadfield - audiobook extract
March 07, 2019 07:00A classic love story, retold for our times. Paris in 1117. Heloise, a brilliant young scholar, is astonished when the famous, radical philosopher, Peter Abelard, consents to be her tutor. But what starts out as a meeting of minds turns into a passionate, dangerous love affair, which incurs terrible retribution. Nine centuries later, Arthur is in Paris to recreate the extraordinary story of Heloise and Abelard in a novel. To his surprise, his daughter visits and agrees to help, challeng...
INVITATION TO DIE by Lindsey Davis, read by Jonathan Keeble - audiobook extract
March 07, 2019 07:00Emperor Domitian is hosting a banquet for the senators in honour of fallen soldiers, and it's an invitation Aelianus and Justinus Camillus dare not refuse. On arrival, they enter a black-painted room furnished with couches resembling those found in mausoleums, complete with a tombstone bearing each of the senators' names. As the evening progresses the brothers conclude that Domitian has finally turned against them for their uncle's part in a plot to oust his father, and start to wonder if the...
TILL THE COWS COME HOME by Sara Cox - audiobook extract
March 07, 2019 07:00A funny and heart-warming love letter to childhood, family and growing up. Till the Cows Come Home is DJ and TV presenter Sara Cox's wonderfully written, funny coming of age memoir of growing up in 1980s Lancashire. The youngest of five siblings, Sara grew up on her father's cattle farm surrounded by dogs, cows, horses, fields and lots of 'cack'. The lanky kid sister - half girl, half forehead - a nuisance to the older kids, the farm was her very own dangerous adventure playground, 'a B...
EVERYBODY DIED SO I GOT A DOG by Emily Dean - audiobook extract
March 07, 2019 07:00The funny, heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of love, family and overwhelming loss which led Emily Dean to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted. Growing up with the Deans was a fabulous training ground for many things: ignoring unpaid bills, being the most entertaining guest at dinner, deconstructing poetry. It was never home for the dog Emily craved. Emily shared the lively chaos with her beloved older sister Rachael, her rock. Over the years the sisters bond grew ever ...
ON MY LIFE by Angela Clarke, read by Sarah Durham - audiobook extract
March 04, 2019 17:52When a pregnant woman is imprisoned on suspicion of murder, she must fight to prove her innocence from behind bars or her baby may be given away to whoever framed her.... Framed. Imprisoned. Pregnant. It's her worst nightmare.... Jenna Burns thought she had the perfect life: a loving fiancé, a great job, a beautiful home. Then she returns home one day to find her stepdaughter murdered; her partner missing. And the police think it was her.... Jenna knows she's been framed. But how ca...
THE BIG OVER EASY by Jasper Fforde, read by Luke Thompson - audiobook extract
February 22, 2019 13:38'It looks like he died from injuries sustained during a fall....' Best-selling author Jasper Fforde begins an effervescent new series. It's Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs - and no one can remember the last sunny day. Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favourite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Following the pathologist's careful reconstruction of Humpty's shell, Detective Inspector Jack Spratt...
HEAVIER THAN HEAVEN by Charles R. Cross, read by Greg Lockett - audiobook extract
February 22, 2019 13:36A commemorative edition, featuring new material of the definitive, best-selling biography to mark 25 years since Kurt Cobain's death. Kurt Cobain's life and death fast became rock 'n' roll legend. The worldwide success of his band, Nirvana, defined the music scene in the early 1990s and their songs spoke to and for a generation. Music journalist Charles R. Cross, a veteran of the Seattle music scene, relates this extraordinary story of artistic brilliance and the pain that extinguished it....
ANIMAL MATTERS by Charlotte Rea - audiobook extract
February 22, 2019 06:00A moving account of the bond between people and animals by a vet at a London animal charity. Animals bond people and transcend class, financial and cultural barriers, pets matter to people more than anything, but what happens to those people who can't afford pet insurance or vet's bills. Animal Matters is a diary of real-life cases written during a year of Charlotte's career working as a veterinary surgeon in a 24-hour inner-city London animal charity hospital. The book provides readers wit...
RED STRIKE by Chris Ryan, read by Barnaby Edwards - audiobook extract
February 21, 2019 08:00Book 4 in the best-selling Strikeback series by SAS hero Chris Ryan. A former Russian spy, living in hiding in Malta, goes on the run after an attempt on his life. He's been targeted because of what he knows about chemical weapons and the poisoning of an exiled oligarch who cut a deal with MI6, but he's actually got information about a planned Russian invasion. Now he's gone to ground, and MI6 want to get hold of him before the Russians do. When a retired general learns about the op he...
WHEN THE DOGS DON'T BARK by Prof. Angela Gallop, read by Sanda Duncan - audiobook extract
February 21, 2019 08:00Kathy Reichs meets Fragile Lives in this fascinating and compelling memoir from the UK's most eminent forensic scientist and some of the most fascinating criminal investigations she has worked on. 'Finding the right answers is what forensic science is all about. What often matters even more, however, is asking the right questions.' Never before has criminal justice rested so heavily on scientific evidence. With ever-more sophisticated and powerful techniques at their disposal, forensic s...
ASK AN OCEAN EXPLORER by Dr Jon Copley, read by Peter Noble - audiobook extract
February 21, 2019 08:00How deep do sharks swim? Have more people been into space than the deep ocean? And what effect are we having on the health of our seas? Ask an Ocean Explorer answers these questions and more! 'Our everyday lives are connected to the deep ocean in ways we seldom realise.' In this audiobook is everything you need to know about our oceans, explained in 25 questions. In Ask an Ocean Explorer, marine biologist of over 20 years and advisor for the BBC's Blue Planet II, Dr Jon Copley, explains ...
HOW TO OWN THE WORLD by Andrew Craig - audiobook extract
February 20, 2019 09:17Everyone needs to take charge of their financial affairs and this audiobook tells you how. It is time to get your money working for you. How to Own the World explains why you can, and must, learn about investment, and highlights the significant advantages you have over many finance professionals. This is both a personal finance audiobook and a personal development audibobook; by safeguarding your future wealth you are safeguarding your long-term health and happiness. Successful investme...
THE ART OF PERSUASION by Juliet Erickson - audiobook extract
February 20, 2019 09:16You may think you know what you want in life, but having the idea, the goal, the means, the business plan or the enthusiasm will only get you halfway there. Whatever it is that you want to make happen - whether a new business, community project or innovative idea - the one crucial factor by which it will stand or fall is how well you can communicate it to others. This invaluable audiobook explains just why good communication is so critical and reveals the secrets of honing your skills to en...
CO-ACTIVE COACHING read by Karen Kimsey-House - audiobook extract
February 20, 2019 09:15The definitive edition - updated and expanded, with access to an online toolkit. Co-Active Coaching offers current and aspiring coaches, leaders and managers in organisations and anyone wanting to strengthen interpersonal relationships, a practical, yet transformative communication process called the Co-Active Model. Since its creation by the authors more than 25 years ago, the Co-Active Model and the book have formed the foundation of the authors' six-part coach training program delivered g...
DISTURBANCE by Marianne Kavanagh - audiobook extract
February 12, 2019 13:15You don't know what's going on in Sara's house...Or in her head. Sara is lonely. No one talks to her - not even her bad-tempered workaholic husband or her two beloved sons. Her solace is her house, the biggest in the village, hidden away behind high hedges. Then she strikes up a friendship with Katie, a college student living nearby, and a new world opens up. Her neighbours have been dying to get to know her, and they rush to help when Sara is devastated by a terrible accident. But nothing...
QUEENIE MALONE'S PARADISE HOTEL by Ruth Hogan - audiobook extract
February 08, 2019 09:59Read by Jane Collingwood. A story of mothers and daughters and secrets and friendship from the Queen of Up-Lit and bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things. Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in Brighton in Queenie Malone's magnificent Paradise Hotel with its endearing and loving family of misfits - staff and guests alike. But Tilly...
SONG OF THE DEAD (DI Westphall Book 1) by Douglas Lindsay - audiobook extract
February 08, 2019 09:56Read by Angus King. A dark and twisting police procedural, for fans of James Oswald, LJ Ross and Stuart Macbride. A dead man walks into a police station. He tells a tale - bizarre as it is grotesque - of kidnap and organ harvesting. John Baden's story of being held prisoner for twelve years sounds far-fetched - but it's all about to get much, much stranger. DI Ben Westphall has been given the case because of his background in MI6. He also has a knack for getting inside people's heads and se...
THE WOLF AND THE WATCHMAN by Niklas Natt och Dag - audioboook extract
February 07, 2019 08:59Best Debut, The Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award 2017 The year is 1793, Stockholm. King Gustav of Sweden has been assassinated, years of foreign wars have emptied the treasuries and the realm is governed by a self-interested elite, leaving its citizens to suffer. On the streets, malcontent and paranoia abound. A body is found in the city's swamp by a watchman, Mickel Cardell, and the case is handed over to investigator Cecil Winge, who is dying of consumption. Together, Winge and Ca...
THREADS OF LIFE by Clare Hunter, read by Siobhan Redmond - audiobook extract
February 07, 2019 06:00A fascinating history of sewing and embroidery, told through the stories of the men and women, over centuries and across continents, who have used the language of sewing to make their voices heard, even in the most desperate of circumstances. From the political storytelling of the Bayeux tapestry's anonymous embroiderers and Mary, Queen of Scots' treasonous stitching, to the sewing of First World War soldiers suffering from PTSD and the banner-makers at Greenham Common, Threads of Life stret...
THE STRANGER INSIDE by Laura Benedict
February 07, 2019 06:00A gripping thriller with a twist you'll never guess! There's a stranger in your house. And he knows your biggest secret. When Kimber Hannon returns home from a work trip, she's ready to kick back and relax on the sofa. But on reaching the front door, she is shocked to discover that her key no longer works and there's a man in the bedroom window. Kimber calls the police, but the intruder tells them he's renting the house. Her neighbour corroborates his story and it is Kimber who is forced ...
MY ROCK; MY REFUGE by Timothy Keller - audiobook extract
January 16, 2019 16:57The book New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller's listeners have been asking for: a year-long daily devotional. New York pastor Timothy Keller is known for his ability to connect a deep understanding of the Bible with contemporary thought and the practical issues we all face in our lives. My Rock; My Refuge - his first devotional, consisting of all new material - offers inspiration for every day of the year, based on the book of Psalms. Here Keller helps readers apply the prin...
WINTER IN PARADISE by Elin Hilderbrand - audiobook extract
January 16, 2019 15:39The latest novel from New York Times Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Irene Steele's life is idyllic, until it is rocked by a late-night phone call that brings news of her husband's sudden death. Even in the midst of her crippling grief, Irene cannot get one question out of her head: why was his body found on St. John, a tropical Caribbean paradise far removed from their suburban life? Leaving the cold Nantucket winter behind, Irene flies hundreds of miles to get to the island - only to...
THE NEW CHILDHOOD written and read by Jordan Shapiro - audiobook extract
January 16, 2019 15:38Read by the author. It's time for a new approach to screen time. Jordan Shapiro believes we need to rethink parental attitudes to technology. There's a damaging orthodoxy that presents screen-time as the ultimate modern parenting evil and the only acceptable response to is restriction. Shapiro, psychologist, educational pioneer and father of two, draws on cutting-edge research in education, philosophy, neuroscience and psychology to show we've let fear and nostalgia stand in the way of our ...
THE HUMAN TIDE by Paul Morland, read by Zeb Soames - audiobook extract 2
January 16, 2019 13:11A dazzling new history of the modern world, as told through the remarkable story of population change. Every phase since the advent of the industrial revolution - from the fate of the British Empire, to the global challenges from Germany, Japan and Russia, to America's emergence as a sole superpower, to the Arab Spring, to the long-term decline of economic growth that started with Japan and has now spread to Europe, to China's meteoric economy, to Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump - ...
LAST MAN STANDING by Stephen Leather, read by Paul Thornley - audiobook extract
January 16, 2019 13:09The explosive standalone thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Stephen Leather, featuring appearances from Dan 'Spider' Shepherd. Friendships forged in the heat of combat can be stronger than anything. So when SAS trooper Matt Standing is told that the former Navy SEAL who saved his life is in trouble, he doesn't hesitate to go to his aid - even if that means flying half way around the world to Los Angeles. Navy SEAL-turned-bodyguard Bobby-Ray Barnes has been accused of killing the...
COLD BONES (DS MCAVOY BOOK 8) by David Mark, read by Toby Longworth - audiobook extract
January 16, 2019 13:07The new novel in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Hull-based DS McAvoy crime series. It's the coldest winter in Hull for years. When McAvoy is told by a concerned stranger that an elderly woman hasn't been seen for a few days, he goes to check on her - only to find her in the bath, encased in ice: the heating off; the windows open; the whole house frozen over. It could be a macabre accident, but when McAvoy finds a series of cryptic messages, he senses murder. Someone watched her di...
WAYS TO GO BEYOND AND WHY THEY WORK written and read by Rupert Sheldrake - audiobook extract 2
January 04, 2019 16:20Seven spiritual practices in a scientific age, from the author of THE SCIENCE DELUSION. To go beyond is to move into a higher state of consciousness, to a place of bliss, greater understanding, love, and deep connectedness, a realm where we finally find life's meaning - experiences for which all spiritual seekers seek. Dr Rupert Sheldrake, writing as both a scientist and a spiritual explorer, looks at seven spiritual practices that are personally transformative and have scientifically measu...
WAYS TO GO BEYOND AND WHY THEY WORK written and read by Rupert Sheldrake - audiobook extract 1
January 04, 2019 16:20Seven spiritual practices in a scientific age, from the author of THE SCIENCE DELUSION. To go beyond is to move into a higher state of consciousness, to a place of bliss, greater understanding, love, and deep connectedness, a realm where we finally find life's meaning - experiences for which all spiritual seekers seek. Dr Rupert Sheldrake, writing as both a scientist and a spiritual explorer, looks at seven spiritual practices that are personally transformative and have scientifically measu...
LONDON by Edward Rutherfurd, read by Andrew Wincott - audiobook extract
November 30, 2018 11:03A wonderful, epic story that tells the history of the greatest city in the world, from Roman times to the present day from the author of Paris, Sarum and New York. London has perhaps the most remarkable history of any city in the world. Now its story has a unique voice. In this epic novel Edward Rutherfurd takes the reader on a magnificent journey across sixteen centuries from the days of the Romans to the Victorian engineers of Tower Bridge and the era dockland development of the modern day...
YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY written and read by Jen Sincero - audiobook extract
November 30, 2018 10:13How to keep your motivation strong, your vibe high, and your quest for transformation unstoppable. For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards success, YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY is the companion to keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. In one hundred exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and keep your focus unwavering, this guide will show you how to keep the breakthroughs catalyzed by Sincero's icon...
FRIENDS LIKE THESE by Sarah Alderson - audiobook extract
November 28, 2018 16:30A gripping thriller about fake friendships and the truth that lies behind the Facebook page, for fans of The Girlfriend and Friend Request. We all know someone like Becca. She has the job everyone wants, a designer wardrobe, a hot-shot lawyer boyfriend, holidays to exotic locations. And she flaunts her perfect life all over social media. It drove her colleague Lizzie mad, but she couldn't stop looking. They were never really friends - and yet Lizzie knew everything about her. Or...
Hodderscape Reviews...The Crimes of Grindelwald
November 28, 2018 09:04Join the Hodderscape crew for a full and frank discussion about the latest movie in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, The Crimes of Grindelwald. Be prepared for some strong opinions!
OUT OF THIS WORLD by Paul Sean Hill, read by Christopher Ragland - audiobook extract
November 27, 2018 16:53Find out how NASA creates and leads stellar teams and how you can bring Mission Control leadership to your organisation. Failure is always an option.... For more than 50 years, NASA's Mission Control has been known for two things: perfect decision making in extreme situations and producing generations of steely-eyed missile men and women who continue that tradition. A key to that legacy of brilliant performance is a particular brand of leadership, especially at the working level in Missio...
Introduction to Astrology by Sally Kirkman
November 23, 2018 15:48The signs of the zodiac can give us great insight into our day-to-day living as well as the many talents and qualities we possess. But in an increasingly unpredictable world, how can we make sense of them? And what do they mean? This insightful and introductory guide delves deep into your star sign, revealing unique traits and meanings which you didn't know. Along the way, you will discover how your sign defies your compatibility, how to improve your health and what your gifts are. *** ...
RECORD OF A SPACEBORN FEW by Becky Chambers - Booktrack Edition
November 23, 2018 15:45Record of a Spaceborn Few: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat. Tessa chose to stay home ...
NEW EROTICA FOR FEMINISTS read by Bridget Christie
November 23, 2018 15:04He calls me into his office and closes the door...to promote me. He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy. Your boss gives you a pay rise, the hotshot producer recognises your talents, the pizza delivery guy hopes you've got a box set to watch with your extra-large pizza. Prepared to be satisfied...at last. Sometimes a plumber is just a plumber. Get what you really want this year with dozens of literary quickies to tantalise and titillate even the most world-weary feminist. ...
NEW EROTICA FOR FEMINISTS audiobook, read by Bridget Christie
November 16, 2018 14:56Get what you deserve, again and again and again. The wickedly funny satirical audiobook for the feminists in your household, read by award-winning comedian Bridget Christie. Your boss gives you a pay rise, the hotshot producer recognises your talents, the pizza delivery guy hopes you've got a box-set to watch with your extra-large pizza. Prepared to be satisfied...at last. Sometimes a plumber is just a plumber. Get what you really want this year with dozens of literary quickies to tantalis...
FED UP by Gemma Hartley, read by Melissa Bayern
November 15, 2018 07:00A groundbreaking exploration of feminism's most buzzy topic. No more grin and bear it: how and why we all need to reset the domestic balance. Gemma Hartley is a mother and journalist on a mission: to throw fresh light on the hidden burden of 'emotional labour' (washing, wiping, worrying, soothing, shopping, preparing, planning, cooking, caring), and find out why it is that the bulk of these thankless, hugely time-consuming and frustrating jobs fall to women. Gemma's article: 'Women Aren...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY by Dan Snow - audiobook extract
November 15, 2018 07:00'History is an infinite reservoir of stories, examples, warnings, explanations, jokes, rebukes and inspiration... You can't understand the present if you can't understand the past.' (Dan Snow) In On This Day in History, Dan Snow, Britain's favourite historian, tells the story of an important event that happened on each day of the year. From the signing of the Armistice treaty at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 to Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat on 1 December 195...
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES by Derek Pringle, read by Stuart Nurse - audiobook extract
November 08, 2018 14:48The '80s was a colourful period in English cricket. As a member of the most successful team in Essex's history and an England side capable of extraordinary highs and lows, Derek Pringle was lucky enough to be in the thick of it. Now, with the perspective of more than 20 years as a journalist, he lays bare the realities of life as a professional cricketer in a decade when the game was dominated by a cast of unforgettable characters whose exploits became front-page news. Picked for the Test s...
HOW TO HOLD A GRUDGE written and read by Sophie Hannah - audiobook extract
November 01, 2018 17:27The ultimate guide on how to use grudges to be your happiest, most optimistic and most forgiving self! Being someone who holds grudges is seen by many as a bad thing, but what if our grudges, when managed correctly, are good for us? What if they can act as a series of stepping stones, pointing us in the right direction? What if they can ward off danger, like charms on a charm bracelet? Look no further for the ultimate guide on how we need to acknowledge, examine and sometimes embrace o...
A SPARK OF LIGHT by Jodi Picoult, read by Bahni Turpin - audiobook extract
November 01, 2018 10:35The fearless new novel from Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult. The Center for women's reproductive health offers a last chance at hope - but nobody ends up there by choice. Its very existence is controversial, and to the demonstrators who barricade the building every day, the service it offers is no different from legalised murder. Now life and death decisions are being made horrifyingly real: a lone protester with a gun has taken the staff, patients and visitors hostage. Startin...