Today Wednesday the 23rd July is the day that most schools break up for their summer holidays and families all over the country are getting ready to pack up their suit cases and go on their summer holiday.
I have been able to bring you the best summer audiobooks that Audible have to offer and there are some cracking titles out at the moment.
We all know that a good book is a suitcase essential, and with the summer holidays on the horizon, it's time to start planning what title to take away with you. Audible, the UK's leading provider of digital audio entertainment, is delighted to present their top summer listens as the perfect poolside companions. Audiobooks are a fantastic way to enjoy those books that everyone is talking about, without having to worry about sun-glare or getting cramp in your arm! You can just sit back, listen and enjoy....
Here are some of the best sellers currently over at Audible:
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey She sometimes thinks her daughter Helen is a total stranger. But there’s one thing Maud is sure of: Her friend Elizabeth is missing. The note in her pocket tells her so. And no matter who tells her to stop going on about it, Maud will get to the bottom of it.
A Hundred Pieces Of Me by Lucy Dillon
But that means coming to terms with her past and learning to embrace the future, whatever it might bring…
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
One single mum. With two jobs and two children, Jess Thomas does her best day after day. But it’s hard on your own. And sometimes you take risks you shouldn’t. Because you have to….
One handsome stranger. Into their lives comes Ed Nicholls, a man whose life is in chaos, and who is running from a deeply uncertain future. But he has time on his hands. He knows what it’s like to be lonely. And he wants to help….
One unexpected love story. The One Plus One is a captivating and unconventional romance from Jojo Moyes about two lost souls meeting in the most unlikely circumstances.
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Meet Don. Don is a genetics professor who just might be somewhere on the autistic spectrum. He looks a little like Gregory Peck and is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet. But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman. And it’s definitely not Rosie. Absolutely, completely, definitely not .Rosie, meanwhile, isn’t looking for love; she’s looking for her biological father. Sometimes, though, you don’t find love: love finds you…
The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin
From the author of the best-selling My Last Duchess - and for any fans of Downton Abbey
In 1875, Sisi, the Empress of Austria is the woman that every man desires and every woman envies. Beautiful, athletic, and intelligent, Sisi has everything – except happiness. Bored with the stultifying etiquette of the Hapsburg Court and her dutiful but unexciting husband, Franz Joseph, Sisi comes to England to hunt. She comes looking for excitement and she finds it in the dashing form of Captain Bay Middleton, the only man in Europe who can outride her. Ten years younger than her and engaged to the rich and devoted Charlotte, Bay has everything to lose by falling for a woman who can never be his. But Bay and the Empress are as reckless as each other, and their mutual attraction is a force that cannot be denied.
Full of passion and drama, The Fortune Hunter tells the true story of a 19th-century Queen of Hearts and a cavalry captain, and the struggle between love and duty.
From the author of the best-selling My Last Duchess - and for any fans of Downton Abbey
In 1875, Sisi, the Empress of Austria is the woman that every man desires and every woman envies. Beautiful, athletic, and intelligent, Sisi has everything – except happiness. Bored with the stultifying etiquette of the Hapsburg Court and her dutiful but unexciting husband, Franz Joseph, Sisi comes to England to hunt. She comes looking for excitement and she finds it in the dashing form of Captain Bay Middleton, the only man in Europe who can outride her. Ten years younger than her and engaged to the rich and devoted Charlotte, Bay has everything to lose by falling for a woman who can never be his. But Bay and the Empress are as reckless as each other, and their mutual attraction is a force that cannot be denied.
Full of passion and drama, The Fortune Hunter tells the true story of a 19th-century Queen of Hearts and a cavalry captain, and the struggle between love and duty.
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
JK Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith. Cormoran Strike, book 2.
A compulsively listenable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott.
When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days -as he has done before. But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine’s disappearance than his wife realises.
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
“A fabulously gripping read that will appeal to fans of The Girl With a Pearl Earring and The Goldfinch, but Burton is a genuinely new voice with her visceral take on sex, race and class … Burton writes great complex female characters” The Observer
The Three by Sarah Lotz
There are four survivors. Three are children, who emerge from the wreckage unhurt, not unchanged. And the fourth is Pamela May Donald, who lives just long enough to record a voice message on her phone. A message that will change the world.
Sarah Lotz is a screenwriter and novelist who pens novels under the name S.L Grey with author Louis Greenberg; YA novels with her daughter, as Lily Herne; and is one third of pseudonymous author Helena S. Paige.
Everyday Sexism... by Laura Bates
Laura founded the Everyday Sexism Project to raise awareness of unacknowledged yet routine sexist incidents, and was astounded by the wide range of stories that came pouring in from all over the world.
Laura Bates is a freelance journalist, writing for the Guardian, the Independent, the New Statesman, Red Magazine and Grazia.
A Perfect Heritage by Penny Vincenzi
The House of Farrell – home of The Cream, an iconic face product that has seen women flocking to its bijoux flagship store in the Berkeley Arcade since 1953. At Farrell, you can rely on the personal touch. The legendary Athina Farrell remains the company’s figurehead and in her kingdom at the Berkeley Arcade, Florence Hamilton plies their cosmetics with the utmost discretion. She is sales advisor – and holder of secrets – extraordinaire. But of course the world of cosmetics is changing and the once glorious House of Farrell is now in decline, its customers tempted away by more fashionable brands.
Enter Bianca Bailey, formidable business woman, mother of three, and someone who always gets her way. Athina and Bianca lock horns over the future of the House of Farrell but it is the past that tells its devastating tale of ambition and ego, passion and wonder. Here is a tale of survival…and a kind of promise.
Will You Remember Me? by Amanda Prowse
My friends over at Audible have very kindly offered to let me run a giveaway, you have the chance to win one of these awesome audio books! All you need to do is have an audible account - (If you haven't you can register and cancel if you don't want the subscription) and then if you are a winner you account will be credited for the audio book you choose.
You just need to have an account on Audible (As explained above...)
So what are you waiting for? Enter the rafflecopter below and good luck!
Please make sure you check out the terms and conditions here:
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Audible.co.uk Competition Terms & Conditions 2014
These are the terms and conditions associated with the competition to win a free audio download of The Summer Reads from Audible.co.uk 2014
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Entry is open to all UK residents aged 18 or over (including Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Northern Ireland), except Audible.co.uk employees. Proof of age, identity and eligibility may be requested.
2. The competition will run from 23rd July 2014 to 27th July 2014. During this time, entrants will be invited to enter via the rafflecopter.
3. The rafflecopter will be live and accessible on The Book Corner for the duration of the competition.
4. Entrants will be asked to fill out the rafflecopter hosted on The Book Corner with their entries. Entrants will also be asked to provide a contact name and email address.
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I got 3 of these fab reads on audible-I love an audiobook!!
ReplyDeleteI have a new phone with an Audible App and no books downloaded. I am hearing good things about The Three.....fingers crossed.
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