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Thomas Wingfold, Curate Volume 3 Audiobook

Volume 3 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate brings the themes of redemption and grace into focus as the tale of Wingfold's journey comes to an end. Wingfold witnesses genuine transformation in others through their faith in God and in His fulfillment of promises. Longing to continue increasing his understanding of theology, there are many crucial spiritual discussions and explanations in this installment. Learning to endure his own consequences and to face moments of repentance, Wingfold finally begins to understand what faith means and why humans truly need God. This series, published by ONE audiobooks, seeks to produce Classic Christian titles read by well known and loved audiobook narrators. ONE takes great care to cast these titles with readers who will provide an unmatched listening experience for these important works. Simon Bubb brings his passion to every performance and is considered to be one of the top audiobook narrators in the industry.

George MacDonald (Author), Simon Bubb (Narrator)

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Coil Quake Rift

When Margot learns she is carrying her husband Knox's child, she questions if she can bear another loss after a failed pregnancy divided her and Jason. Knox celebrates the news-despite the sorrow and guilt still lingering after his astrophysicist ex, Tiffany, died one year ago-until an earthquake jostles their Hollywood apartment and strips them of power. Moments later, when a small fissure opens in Venice Beach, Jason discovers an abandoned little girl outside his home. As authorities prove unable to help them, Jason determines that the already-fraught city and child are both worse off than he initially imagined. And Tiffany? After the sting of Knox's betrayal, she programmed the RIFT-a byproduct of her particle collider-to activate after her suicide. Thus, a ground-opening black hole is created, into which Margot, Knox, and Jason must descend. In multiple hall-of-mirror-like alternate universes, they are confronted with a choice: Accept the true pain of losing someone you love, or live a lie wherein the loved one was never lost?

Nathan Elias (Author), Alex Picard (Narrator)

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On Fragile Waves

The haunting story of a family of dreamers and tale-tellers looking for home in an unwelcoming world. Firuzeh and her brother Nour are children of fire, born in an Afghanistan fractured by war. When their parents, their Atay and Abay, decide to leave, they spin tales of their destination, the mythical land and opportunities of Australia. As the family journeys from Pakistan to Indonesia to Nauru, heading toward a hope of home, they must rely on fragile and temporary shelters, strangers both mercenary and kind, and friends who vanish as quickly as they’re found. When they arrive in Australia, a seemingly stable shore gives way to treacherous currents. Neighbors, classmates, and the government seek their own ends, indifferent to the family’s fate. For Firuzeh, her fantasy worlds provide some relief, but as her family and home splinter, she must surface from these imaginings and find a new way. This exquisite and unusual magic realist debut, told in intensely lyrical prose by an award-winning author, traces one girl’s migration from war to peace, loss to loss, hope to home.

E. Lily Yu (Author), Jeed Saddy (Narrator)

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Black Wine

Candas Jane Dorsey (Author), Kitty Kelly (Narrator)

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Nothing but the Rain

A sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's debut novella, Nothing but the Rain. The rain in Aloisville is never-ending, and no one can remember when it started. There's not much they can remember. With every drop that hits their skin, a bit of memory is washed away. Stay too long in the wet, and you'll lose everything you used to be. By the time Laverne begins keeping a journal, the small town she calls home has been irreparably changed. Every drop of water is dangerous, from leaky faucets to the near-constant rainfall, and a careless trip outside can mean a life down the drain. With mysterious forces preventing escape, calls for rebellion seem to be on every resident's lips. But Laverne has no interest in fighting. She has no interest in rebellion. She just wants to survive.

Naomi Salman (Author), Soneela Nankani (Narrator)

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Mrs S

An Observer Best Debut of the Year A Granta Best of Young British Novelists ‘Oozes with erotic tension from the start’ Sarah Winman, author of Still Life ‘Sublime… I loved this book’ Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea ‘Moody, generous and brilliant’ Jessie Burton, author of The House of Fortune ‘Tense, taut and exhilarating’ Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually ‘I’ve completely fallen for the astonishing Mrs S’ Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl Powerfully sensual and sublimely stylish, Mrs S is a tale of queer love that smoulders with the heat of summer. In an elite English boarding school where the girls kiss the marble statue of the famous dead author who used to walk the halls, a young Australian woman arrives to take up the antiquated role of ‘matron’. Within this landscape of immense privilege, in which the girls can sense the slightest weakness in those around them, she finds herself unsure of her role, her accent and her body. That is until she meets Mrs S, the headmaster’s wife, a woman who is her polar opposite: assured, sophisticated, a paragon of femininity. Over the course of a long, restless heatwave, the matron finds herself irresistibly drawn ever closer into Mrs S’s world and their unspoken desire blooms into an illicit affair of electric intensity. But, as the summer begins to fade, both women know that a choice must be made. K Patrick’s portrait of the butch experience is revelatory; exploring the contested terrain of our bodies, our desires and the constraints society places around both. Mrs S marks the arrival of a major new literary talent, unlike any other. ‘The intense physicality of the novel’s emotions and its stylish, stripped-back prose make for an arresting pairing’ Observer ‘Atmospheric and daring’ Guardian ‘There’s nothing else like it out there’ The Times ‘Bold and beautiful… Desire crackles through these pages like fire’ Telegraph ‘Reading Mrs S is a delicious experience’ Rupert Thomson, author of Never Anyone But You

K Patrick (Author), Nicolette Chin (Narrator)

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The Secrets of Catspraddle Village

A grisly murder without a suspect. A bizarre love triangle. A philosopher moonlighting as a garbage man who gets a gun put to his head every Tuesday morning. These are the secret lives of the residents of Catspraddle Village, a fictional district in the Caribbean island of Barbados. This collection of award-winning short stories by author Callie Browning is filled with hilarious banter, crazy escapades and thought-provoking events that tell The Secrets of Catspraddle Village. This one-hour literary fiction short story anthology by award-winning author, Callie Browning, will give you a front-row seat to all of the drama that can happen in a tiny Bajan village.

Callie Browning (Author), Callie Browning (Narrator)

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Porch Music: A Novel

All sixteen-year-old Rose has is what she carries: a pillowcase of clothes, her boyfriend's unborn child, and a heart full of shame. In the face of 1952's strict moral code, Seminole matriarch Ma-Ki Ebbing embraces Rose. Ma-Ki, on the fringe of society, clings to her Native American traditions and secrets surrounding her husband's murder while her adult children unravel from social injustice. When Ma-Ki's children were young, Burl Ebbing approached a wealthy, powerful man who had sexually abused his children. The villain shot Burl's heart right out of him. Twenty years later, Ma-Ki fears that her children will avenge their father's death and refuses to disclose the criminal's identity. The Ebbing women band together, marching through a chorus of grit and grind to unite a family once rendered powerless by a people who invaded their land. Will the tragic death of one of her daughters cause Ma-Ki to identify the villain and embrace Rose's newfound faith?

Kathy Maresca (Author), Amanda Stribling, Christopher Salazar, Delanna Studi (Narrator)

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Heart of Petra

Is she the only one 'dirty' in church? A provocative look at the modern church and how our safe environment has cornered us.Leah, the youngest homeschooled daughter of a music pastor is already twenty years old and no one has approached her father to ask for her hand yet. She has secret ambitions that don’t include courting a man chosen for her—anything that involves an adventure.When accusation divides the church during Sunday morning service, her illusion of safety shifts like the shadows in the sanctuary.In the aftermath, a handsome intern pastor is poised to help the church transition back to health. To prevent being duped again, Leah begins to spy on others. What starts out as curiosity, borders on voyeurism. But it might be worth it when it reveals rogue Christians, leaders with secrets and a plan that involves her. Hilarey’s second engrossing suspense in the Breaking Bonds series proves that sometimes the most dangerous adventure can happen in your own church.

Hilarey Johnson (Author), Hilarey Johnson (Narrator)

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Chain-Gang All-Stars: Squid Game meets The Handmaid's Tale in THE new dystopian novel of summer 2023

Brought to you by Penguin. Enter a world where, watched by millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale, Squid Game and Watchmen **A MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE OF 2023 from The Independent, Elle, The Millions, Salon, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Huffington Post, Oprah Daily, The Week, Book Riot, Lit-Reactor, Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus AND MANY MORE** Welcome to Chain-Gang All-Stars, the popular and highly controversial programme inside America's prison system. In packed arenas, watched by millions of live-stream viewers, prisoners compete as gladiators for the ultimate prize: their freedom. Fan favourites Loretta Thurwar and Hamara 'Hurricane Staxxx' Stacker are teammates and lovers. Thurwar is nearing the end of her time on the circuit, free in just a few matches, a fact she carries as heavily as her lethal hammer. As she prepares for her final encounters, as protestors gather at the gates, and as the programme's corporate owners stack the odds against her - will the price be simply too high? *Roxane Gay's May Selection for the Audacious Book Club* 'Electrifying' GEORGE SAUNDERS 'Awe-inspiring' JESSAMINE CHAN 'A revelation!' TOMMY ORANGE ©2023 Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah(P)2023 Penguin Audio

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Author), Aaron Goodson, Lee Osorio, Michael Crouch, Shayna Small (Narrator)

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Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

A propulsive story that is just as much an adventure as it is a self-help guide, Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board is much more than child’s play. It’s the key to unlocking the mysteries and meaning of life. When a professional thief chooses to reverse his ethical alignment and starts using his skills for altruistic purposes, it leads him to unlocking hidden wisdom that dramatically elevates his physical capabilities and awareness of man’s place in the Universe, while concurrently leading him down the path of uncovering a nefarious underground syndicate that implicates those in the highest reaches of society and power. Through his journey, he explores subjects such as self-discipline, the encroachment of technology into daily life, and eventually, catastrophic natural disasters, terrorism, and Armageddon, all as he navigates through enlightening moments counterintuitive to modern conventional and prevailing thought.

Kyle 'trigger' Coroneos (Author), Kyle 'trigger' Coroneos (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - El elogio de la sombra

A través de la contemplación silenciosa del mundo que lo rodea, Tanizaki desvela el misterio de la sombra, que no es otro que la esencia misma de la belleza, con un estilo sencillo y ameno pero asombrosamente equilibrado, sereno y sutil. Una obra clásica del pensamiento universal por primera vez traducida directamente del japonés. Un breve ensayo que hará las delicias de todo aquel interesado en la cultura japonesa y en el arte en general. Tras la aparente sencillez de sus lineas, Tanizaki desgrana su pensamiento estético y desvela, en una brillante y continua línea de ejemplos, un mundo misterioso, quizá desaparecido, al cual podemos acceder como fuente de inspiración para crear un mundo estético propio. Es el mundo de la sombra, en el cual la experiencia más nimia o el acto más banal puede ser sublime. El elogio de la sombra es un alegato a favor de un arte y una sociedad -la japonesa- que pone en valor la penumbra, el matiz, lo sutil, esos aspectos que enriquecen y dan interés a las cosas, frente a la obviedad occidental provocada por el exceso de luz, la modernización imparable y la practicidad, que al hacer las cosas tan obvias las convierte en estridentes.

Junichirô Tanizaki (Author), Masumi Mutsuda (Narrator)

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