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Missing Persons

or, My Grandmother's Secrets

by Clair Wills ...

How far would you go for the missing?Blending private and public history, cultural analysis, family memoir, and autobiography, Clair Wills explores profound questions about memory, loss, motherhood, and emigration. She traces a history of sexual secrecy through four generations of unplanned pregnancies in her own family, stretching from the 1890s to the 1980s and from the West of Ireland to ... Read more

$11.99 USD

How far would you go for the missing?Blending private and public history, cultural analysis, family memoir, and autobiography, Clair Wills explores profound questions about memory, loss, motherhood, and emigration. She traces a history of sexual secrecy through four generations of unplanned pregnancies in her own family, stretching from the 1890s to the 1980s and from the West of Ireland to
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Lovers and Strangers

An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain

by Clair Wills ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018**TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'Generous and empathetic ... opens up postwar migration in all its richness' Sukhdev Sandhu, Guardian'Groundbreaking, sophisticated, original, open-minded ... essential reading for anyone who wants to understand not only the transformation of British society after the war but also its character today' Piers Brendon, Literary Review ... Read more

$11.59 USD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018**TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'Generous and empathetic ... opens up postwar migration in all its richness' Sukhdev Sandhu, Guardian'Groundbreaking, sophisticated, original, open-minded ... essential reading for anyone who wants to understand not only the transformation of British society after the war but also its character today' Piers Brendon, Literary Review
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The Best Are Leaving

Emigration and Post-War Irish Culture

by Clair Wills ...

Clair Wills's The Best Are Leaving is an important and wide-ranging study of post-war Irish emigrant culture. Wills analyses representations of emigrants from Ireland and of Irish immigrants in Britain across a range of discourses, including official documents, sociological texts, clerical literature, journalism, drama, literary fiction, and popular literature and film. This book, written by a ... Read more

$38.59 USD

Clair Wills's The Best Are Leaving is an important and wide-ranging study of post-war Irish emigrant culture. Wills analyses representations of emigrants from Ireland and of Irish immigrants in Britain across a range of discourses, including official documents, sociological texts, clerical literature, journalism, drama, literary fiction, and popular literature and film. This book, written by a
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Missing Persons

by Clair Wills ...

Narrated by Clair Wills ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

In 2015, the Irish government commissioned an investigation into the state’s network of Mother and Baby Homes after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of up to eight hundred children prompted international outrage. The homes, which operated from the 1920s to the 1990s, were responsible for nearly nine thousand child deaths and countless other abuses. Yet in the face of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In 2015, the Irish government commissioned an investigation into the state’s network of Mother and Baby Homes after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of up to eight hundred children prompted international outrage. The homes, which operated from the 1920s to the 1990s, were responsible for nearly nine thousand child deaths and countless other abuses. Yet in the face of
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Unquiet Guests

by Dan Coxon, Chuck Palahniuk, Grady Hendrix, Kirsty Logan, Matthew Holness, Irenosen Okojie, Claire Fuller, Ally Wilkes, Will Maclean, Clay McLeod Chapman0, Alison Moore1, various authors2 ...

Narrated by Christopher Tester3, Lynette R. Freeman4, January LaVoy5, Joe Hempel6, Jeremy Carlisle Parker7, various narrators8, Diana Croft9, Jenn Lee0, Liam Gerrard1, Imogen Church2, Imani Jade Powers3 ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

A house is more than just a place to lay your head at night.Sometimes, the walls remember.Gathering ten modern masters of the strange and unsettling, Unquiet Guests sets fire to the blueprints and reimagines the haunted house from the foundations up.From dreamlike visions of an abandoned future mansion to a sentient building grown tired of its owners, these rooms echo with whispers of the ... Read more

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A house is more than just a place to lay your head at night.Sometimes, the walls remember.Gathering ten modern masters of the strange and unsettling, Unquiet Guests sets fire to the blueprints and reimagines the haunted house from the foundations up.From dreamlike visions of an abandoned future mansion to a sentient building grown tired of its owners, these rooms echo with whispers of the
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The Making of Us

Discover an uplifting book club pick from Debbie Howells - Perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes

by Debbie Howells ...

Narrated by Will Close, Claire Storey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 28 min

Don’t miss this heart-wrenching, romantic book club pick from bestseller Debbie Howells – perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Jojo Moyes and Colleen Hoover.Sometimes you need to be lost, before you can be found…Stevie is on the flight back to where she lives in rural France, trying not to think about everything she’s lost, whilst also trying not panic about flying. But as the plane heads up into the ... Read more

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Don’t miss this heart-wrenching, romantic book club pick from bestseller Debbie Howells – perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Jojo Moyes and Colleen Hoover.Sometimes you need to be lost, before you can be found…Stevie is on the flight back to where she lives in rural France, trying not to think about everything she’s lost, whilst also trying not panic about flying. But as the plane heads up into the
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Icing on the Cake

by Ann Marie Walker ...

Narrated by Will Watt, Lillian Claire ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Wild Weddings
Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

Cassandra Miller doesn't have time for men. She's far too busy trying to open a cupcake shop with her silent partner and best friend, not to mention catering her brother's wedding. And let's face it, it's not like Prince Charming is going to stroll into the bakery and sweep her off her feet. Henry has been a prince his entire life, but for one wild wedding, he wants to be nothing more than an ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Cassandra Miller doesn't have time for men. She's far too busy trying to open a cupcake shop with her silent partner and best friend, not to mention catering her brother's wedding. And let's face it, it's not like Prince Charming is going to stroll into the bakery and sweep her off her feet. Henry has been a prince his entire life, but for one wild wedding, he wants to be nothing more than an
... Read more
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Let Me In

by Claire McGowan ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden, Will Watt, Pearl Hewitt, Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

"Claire McGowan at her very best." ―Peter JamesFrom the bestselling author of What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to discover that in a house full of secrets there’s nowhere to hide…For Helen and George, the remote fixer-upper in Cornwall was supposed to be a dream home, and a way to leave behind the problems they’re both running from. But something about the place feels ... Read more

$42.99 USD

"Claire McGowan at her very best." ―Peter JamesFrom the bestselling author of What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to discover that in a house full of secrets there’s nowhere to hide…For Helen and George, the remote fixer-upper in Cornwall was supposed to be a dream home, and a way to leave behind the problems they’re both running from. But something about the place feels
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Naughty Princess, The

A Sexy Royals Novella

by Claire Contreras ...

Narrated by Mia Madison, Will Watt ...

Series series 1001 Dark Nights
Unabridged

4 hours 46 min

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Claire Contreras comes a story in her Sexy Royals series…Princess Pilar is tired of playing by the rules. She’s sick of the spotlight and being seen as the uptight goody-too-shoes the media has cast her to be. She’s especially tired of the fact that her brothers are allowed to run off and do whatever they want while she sits inside watching the ... Read more

$28.99 USD

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Claire Contreras comes a story in her Sexy Royals series…Princess Pilar is tired of playing by the rules. She’s sick of the spotlight and being seen as the uptight goody-too-shoes the media has cast her to be. She’s especially tired of the fact that her brothers are allowed to run off and do whatever they want while she sits inside watching the
... Read more
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Shock Pepper

Part 1

by Blox Widdle Manor ...

Narrated by Claire Glover, Brianna Vox, Will Stauff, Stephen Dalton, Jonny Unitus ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Shock Pepper
Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

Set in the Shock Pepper realm, this fantasy, sci-fi epic spans multiple storylines, mind-bending twists & gray characters. The first part of this series sets the base for how the storylines intertwine & clash, spreading across time and universes.Sam is jobless & leads a sad life. His friend Adrian introduces him to a witch, who gives a magic potion that can put him to sleep for ten years. Sam ... Read more

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Set in the Shock Pepper realm, this fantasy, sci-fi epic spans multiple storylines, mind-bending twists & gray characters. The first part of this series sets the base for how the storylines intertwine & clash, spreading across time and universes.Sam is jobless & leads a sad life. His friend Adrian introduces him to a witch, who gives a magic potion that can put him to sleep for ten years. Sam
... Read more

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Still The One

A gorgeously funny romantic comedy from Aimee Brown

by Aimee Brown ...

Narrated by Jennifer Woodward, Josh Wichard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

The perfect ‘will they, won’t they’ story for all romance fans.Eve Cassidy thought Guy Foster was the only man she would ever love. Theirs was a whirlwind romance and marriage - until it all ended in tears...Five years after their break-up, Eve still hasn’t found a reason to believe in true love. But when Foster has an accident and she discovers she’s still listed as his next of kin, Eve knows she ... Read more

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The perfect ‘will they, won’t they’ story for all romance fans.Eve Cassidy thought Guy Foster was the only man she would ever love. Theirs was a whirlwind romance and marriage - until it all ended in tears...Five years after their break-up, Eve still hasn’t found a reason to believe in true love. But when Foster has an accident and she discovers she’s still listed as his next of kin, Eve knows she
... Read more

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Stuck in Paradise with You

An utterly gorgeous, uplifting, escapist romantic comedy from Laura Carter

by Laura Carter ...

Narrated by Craig Van Ness, Kate Handford ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

From the bestselling author of Fake it 'til you Make it: a totally unputdownable second-chance romance - characters with an unbeatable chemistry and a gorgeous happy ever after!It’s hard to stay professional when you’re stuck on a tiny island… with your exCarrie Briggs is on the cusp of a career breakthrough. About to be made partner at her accountancy firm, she’s been given one more hoop to jump ... Read more

$25.92 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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From the bestselling author of Fake it 'til you Make it: a totally unputdownable second-chance romance - characters with an unbeatable chemistry and a gorgeous happy ever after!It’s hard to stay professional when you’re stuck on a tiny island… with your exCarrie Briggs is on the cusp of a career breakthrough. About to be made partner at her accountancy firm, she’s been given one more hoop to jump
... Read more

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