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  Vanishing

  Gerard Woodward

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  Towards the end of the Second World War a British artist called Kenneth Brill is arrested for painting near the village of Heathrow. Under interrogation a picture emerges as Brill tells the story of his life. Vanishing sees the world through the eyes of one of the forgotten geniuses of British Art, a man whose artistic vision is so piercing he has trouble seeing what is right in front of him.A W. F. Howes audio production.

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  The Specters of Algeria

  Yeo Jung Hwang

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  A group of dramatists that commit what was a subversive act during the South Korean military dictatorships of the twentieth century – distributing copies of Karl Marx's only surviving play, The Specters of Algeria. The consequences of the brutal crackdown by the authorities would set the directions of the lives of two children of the group's members, Yul and Jing. Despite the deep connection between them, Yul would open up an alteration shop in Seoul and Jing would move to Europe. But now, Cheolsu, a dissatisfied employee at a community theatre, is unearthing the truth about The Specters of Algeria and questioning whether the human situation is as absurd as the play asserts.

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  Shirley

  Susan Scarf Merrell

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  Two imposing literary figures are at the center of this captivating novel: Shirley Jackson, best known for her short story 'The Lottery,' and her husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman, a literary critic and professor at Bennington College. When a young graduate student and his pregnant wife - Fred and Rose Nemser - move into Shirley and Stanley's home in the fall of 1964, they are quickly cast under the magnetic spell of their brilliant hosts. While Fred becomes preoccupied with his teaching schedule, Rose forms an unlikely, turbulent friendship with the troubled and unpredictable Shirley. Fascinated by the Hyman's volatile marriage and inexplicable drawn to the darkly enigmatic author, Rose nevertheless senses something amiss - something to do with nightly unanswered phone calls and inscrutable accounts of a long-missing female student.

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  The Adulteress

  Philippa Carr

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  Georgian England teems with unexpected passion and unforgivable sins in this “juicy” historical romance from the New York Times–bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews). Is it possible for people to be possessed? That’s the question happily married Zipporah Ransome asks herself when she journeys from Clavering Court to her family’s ancestral home in Eversleigh. At nearby Enderby House, a mysterious place connected to her notorious grandmother Carlotta, Zipporah discovers the power of her untapped desires—and the price of their fulfillment. Enigmatic Frenchman Gerard d’Aubigné changes Zipporah’s life forever. Unable to resist his sensual charms, Zipporah embarks on an illicit affair that leaves her with a haunting secret. Soon her life begins to mirror Carlotta’s, as scandal, violence, and deception threaten to destroy her home. No one, especially not Zipporah and her daughter, will be left unscathed.  

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  Awakening The (Unabridged Version)

  Kate Chopin

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  This classic novel focuses on a female protagonist named Edna Pontellier who rebels against the conventional roles of an upper-class conservative woman.  Set in New Orleans, the novel weaves a rich tapestry of southern life and culture through the lens of a woman who feels trapped in a cage of wealth and social norms.  This book is a must read for anyone interested in early feminist literature, themes of love, social class and psychology, or living in New Orleans. This performance of Kate Chopin's classic is of the utmost caliber and quality  Through noise-gate and dynamic shaping technology, we are proud to present you with the best available auditory rendition of The Awakening.

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  Vicar's Daughter to Viscount's Lady

  Louise Allen

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  The author of over 25 Regency romances, best-selling author Louise Allen presents the second installment of her Transformation of the Shelley Sisters series. Pregnant Arabella Shelley is shocked when the father of her unborn child dies. Fearing the child’s illegitimacy, the man’s brother, the inscrutable Viscount Hadleigh, demands that Bella marry him instead. Eventually Bella submits, but she struggles to find love to match the passion igniting between them.

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