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Tara Road Audio Book

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:26:53 +0000

A newlywed couple manage, against all the odds, to purchase the home of their dreams. It’s Dublin 1982 and property speculation is the ‘in thing’; the street they bought the house on is in a flourishing part of the city. The assorted inhabitants however, find that the street has become an avenue of dreams; some shattered, others formed anew. The audiobook centres on Ria; her dearest friend, Rosemary Ryan, a stunning, egocentric career lady; Gertie, the wife battered by her drunken husband; and a number of other fascinating women, every one of whom has a secret not for sharing.

Ria, the apparently happy mother of two and housewife is faced with some inescapable home truths and a chance telephone call from the States will alter her life forever, making her abandon all the illusions she had about men, about women, and about marriage. But the Connecticut phone caller, Marilyn Vine, faces her own problems when she and Ria trade houses for the summer.

A Million Little Pieces Audio Book

anthony — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:59:58 +0000

Frey always had something within him, something he called the “the Fury” and had had it for as long as he could remember. A cause of rage and anger that he has managed to keep at bay since he was ten years old by annihilating his consciousness with drugs and alcohol. When the audiobook begins with his memoirs, he is 23 years old and wanted in three different states.

With a hole in his cheek big enough to poke a finger through, four teeth are missing; he is covered in vomit and blood, has no ID nor any idea where he is heading. It actually turns out that his parents have decided to send him to a drug rehab centre- the hard way! Frey does not want to give in to his problem or to discriminate against himself by calling his obsessions a disease. He insists being held totally responsible for the person he happens to be and the person he could become.

Final Appeal Audio Book

anthony — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:11:27 +0000

This audiobook is about a Philadelphia lawyer named Grace Rossi, who as a single mother works part-time to try and make ends meet. Her boss is Judge Armen Gregorian, a handsome man who works in the federal appeals court. Even though by all accounts he is happily married, several women find him very attractive, with Grace being no exception. When Gregorian chose her from a group of clerks to help him examine the notorious Hightower case, she considered herself very lucky indeed, especially when their very first night working together turned pretty romantic. Her happiness wasn’t to last though when news arrived that Gregorian has been found dead with gunshot wounds, apparently a suicide. Grace, perceiving it had to be murder, started searching to find out who was guilty for his murder. She finds assistance along the away in the shape of an inventive homeless man who actually turns out to be an agent for the FBI undercover, investigating potential fraud in the court.
Lisa Scottoline, who was an Edgar nominee for first book she wrote which was called ‘Everywhere That Mary Went’, manages to pull together a fascinating cast of characters and a clever mystery makes for an enthralling read.

Duma Key: A Novel- Audio Book

anthony — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:38:57 +0000

Six months after an accident caused when a crane, of all things crushed his Dodge Ram leaving him with a fractured skull and the loss of an arm, among the many serious injuries he sustained, self-made millionaire, Minnesota contractor Edgar Freemantle, launches into a new life. Due to a personality change that included uncontrollable rages, his wife asked for a divorce after he had stabbed her, albeit with a plastic knife, and then tried to strangle her with his one remaining arm.

He subsequently decides to divide his accrued wealth between his wife, his two daughters and himself and leaves his home for Duma Key, a stunningly beautiful secluded island in the Florida Keys, where he rents a house. Most of the land and property on Duma Key are owned by eighty-something Elizabeth Eastlake, whose mysterious and tragic past starts to unfold dangerously. Edgar begins painting but the formidable talent he somehow possesses appears to come not from him but from someplace else, and the paintings seem to have a power that is uncontrollable. The artwork he produces somehow has the ability to destroy life as well as to cure sickness, but soon the thing known as the Lovecraftian peril that haunts Duma Key starts to assert itself, tormenting all those close to his heart.

When the phantoms of Elizabeth Eastlake’s past make a return the damage they inflict is truly terrifying.

Just Who Will You Be Audio Book

anthony — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:14:53 +0000

‘Just Who Will You Be’, an audio book that offers a frank, genuine but more importantly, inspiring message for people of all ages and all walks of life. Maria Shriver was inspired by a speech she once gave which delivered the message that what you happen to do in your life isn’t what really matters. It is about who you really are. It’s a great message and will appeal to anyone searching for a life of meaning. Shriver said that in her own life she strived to walk right down her very own distinct path, helping her achieve the childhood ambition she harboured of becoming a network newswoman.

When her husband was elected the Governor of California she had to abruptly resign from the job she loved at NBC News, and her perfect life was thrown into chaos. Around that time, her nephew invited her to make a speech at his high school graduation. She refused, doubting that she could possibly give any worthwhile advice to kids, when she was experiencing a feeling of being so lost herself. She relented eventually and resolutely decided to dig deep, resulting in this little gem. ‘Just Who Will You Be’ is an audiobook that strikes a chord with many and lets people know that the answer to many of life’s challenges and questions lie within oneself and that we are all just basically works in progress. Does this mean that it’s never too late to turn out to be the person you always wanted to be? The key question for you now though, is this: Just who will you be?