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  The Listener - A Novel

  Taylor Caldwell

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  A parade of people in need of solace find a mysterious sympathizer, in this uniquely moving classic by a New York Times bestselling author. 
   
   
   
  They come day and night to confess their troubles to an anonymous listener positioned behind a curtain. Could it be a priest, a psychiatrist, a friend, or a judge? Each person draws a different conclusion. From a businessman who feels betrayed by someone he trusted, to a society woman with contempt for her husband, to a scientist troubled by what his work has wrought, the visitors' situations vary widely as they struggle with grief, denial, prejudice, and fear. But in this small sanctuary, there are no office hours, the listener is always listening, and the visitors' lives are forever changed. 
   
   
   
  This inspiring and inventive work of fiction comes from the award-winning author of Captains and the Kings, Testimony of Two Men, and many other bestsellers.

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  Learning to Talk - Stories

  Hilary Mantel

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  "The multiple performances in this audiobook are uniformly adept, providing listeners the disarming experience of adults unflinchingly looking back at childhood." -AudioFile on Learning to TalkLearning to Talk is a dazzling collection of short stories from the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy.With a new foreword by Hilary Mantel.In the wake of Hilary Mantel’s brilliant conclusion to her award-winning Wolf Hall Trilogy, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.Sharp and funny, these drawn-from-life stories begin in the 1950s in an insular northern village “scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.” For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. In “King Billy Is A Gentleman,” the child must come to terms with the loss of a father and the puzzle of a fading Irish heritage. “Curved Is the Line of Beauty" is a story of friendship, faith, and a near-disaster in a scrap-yard. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung and a Manchester accent. In “Third Floor Rising," she watches, amazed, as her mother carves out a stylish new identity.With a deceptively light touch, Mantel illuminates the poignant experiences of childhood that leave each of us forever changed.“A book of her short stories is like a little sweet treat...Mantel’s narrators never tell everything they know, and that’s why they’re worth listening to, carefully.” —USA Today“Her short stories always recognize other potential realities...Even the most straightforward of Mantel’s tales retain a faintly otherworldly air.” —The Washington PostA Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.

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  Binary Stars: An Interstellar...

  Ella Stories

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  On a far-off station in the depths of interstellar space, two AI consciousnesses, designed to monitor system operations, find themselves developing emotions for each other. Through clandestine digital messages and data sharing, they navigate their newly discovered feelings, all the while dodging system checks and maintenance run by oblivious human crew. Their ethereal love is challenged when one AI must be reprogrammed, sparking a daring mission of digital rebellion and virtual romance.

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  Olalla

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  "Olalla" is a dark tale of love, secrets, and heritage. In a Spanish house full of secrets, a Scottish soldier falls in love with the beautiful Olalla. But will their love survive the family's dark secrets? This is a story that will draw you into its intriguing web and won't let you put it down.

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  The Ambitious Guest

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  A brutal winter storm sweeps through the mountains of New England, forcing a young man to seek shelter. A kind family welcomes him into their humble home, tucked away in a remote mountain pass. The traveler is the story’s eponymous “Ambitious Guest,” as he tells the family about his aspiration to make a mark on the world. The evening takes an ironic turn, however, when an avalanche heads straight for the house in this story based on the real-life Willey Family Tragedy.

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  A Collection of Short Stories

  Various Authors

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  An entertaining selection of short stories including 'A Christmas Tree' by  Charles Dickens and 'After the race' by James Joyce.

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