Fiction - Literary audiobooks

Tagebuch einer Geliebten - Abridged

By: Kathrin Schumann

Narrated by: Kathrin Schumann

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Eigentlich war es immer Kathrins Überzeugung, dass man von verheirateten Männern lieber die Finger lässt. Doch als sie zufällig die Bekanntschaft mit dem geheimnisvollen A. macht, ist es um beide geschehen und sie verlieben sich ineinander. Als nach sechs Monaten romantischer Achterbahnfahrt, plötzlich Funkstille zwischen den beiden... Read more

Wings of the Dove - Abridged

By: Henry James

Narrated by: Prunella Scales

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition; “the crown of Henry James’s achievement.” Now a critically acclaimed film. The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition; “the crown of Henry James’s achievement.” Now a critically... Read more

In Her Shoes - Abridged

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Karen Ziemba

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Jennifer Weiner comes a story of two sisters with nothing in common but a love for shoes learn they are more alike than they thought possible.

Meet Rose Feller, a thirty-year-old high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide... Read more

Vanity Fair: January 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

Взрослая жизнь - Abridged

By: Луиза Мэй Олкотт

Narrated by: Евгения Витте

Length: 12 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

После оглушительного успеха «Маленьких женщин» Олкотт не могла не продолжить свой рассказ о семействе Марч, распутывая судьбы любимых героев, подобно клубку разноцветных нитей. Так, вскоре на свет появились «Юные жены», а за ними — «Маленькие мужчины». Наконец, в 1886 году Олкотт закончила последний роман тетралогии, в котором бывшие «маленькие... Read more

The Dive From Clausen's Pier - Abridged

By: Ann Packer

Narrated by: Scarlett Johansson

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A suspenseful, richly layered first novel that asks: How much do we owe the people we love?

THE DIVE FROM CLAUSEN'S PIER will speak to all those who have ever thought about leaving when they knew they should stay, anyone who has ever felt trapped, not only by circumstance, but by the strength of their own love, Carrie Bell has lived in Wisconsin... Read more

birthmarks - Abridged

By: Precious Chiebonam Nnebedum

Narrated by: Precious Chiebonam Nnebedum

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Für jedes geschriebene Wort ein Stück Ermächtigung, ein Stück Selbst. Precious Chiebonam Nnebedum beweist: Sie ist die Kraft, mit der zu rechnen ist. Wer sind wir, wenn uns die Worte fehlen? Wer, wenn wir sie kaum aufhalten können? Wenn wir in verschiedenen Sprachen leben, uns nicht nur aus ihnen bedienen wollen, sondern sie für uns selbst... Read more

Then We Came to the End - Abridged

By: Joshua Ferris

Narrated by: Deanna Hurst

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This wickedly funny, big-hearted novel about life in the office signals the arrival of a gloriously talented writer.

The characters in Then We Came to the End cope with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, secret romance, elaborate pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks. By day they compete for the best office... Read more

Was wirst du tun, wenn du gehst - Abridged

By: Lucia Berlin

Narrated by: Corinna Harfouch

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Jemand stirbt oder eine Liebe geht zu Ende und nichts wird aufgelöst, man bleibt einfach damit zurück", hat Lucia Berlin über Anton Tschechow und seine Kunst des Erzählens mit offenem Ausgang einmal gesagt. So wenig wie ihr Vorbild richtet Lucia Berlin über ihre Figuren, so nah wie er zoomt sie das Leben heran: eine erste Liebe, eine Amour fou,... Read more

Die Insassen - Abridged

By: Katharina Münk

Narrated by: Jürgen Uter

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Drei Insassen der Nervenklinik St. Ägidius bringen ihre Anstalt zunächst auf Kurs und anschließend an die Börse. Schließlich sind sie vom Fach - handelt es sich doch um drei ehemalige Topmanager. Ohnehin ist Exfinanzvorstand Dr. Wilhelm Löhring überzeugt, die Klinik sei seine eigene Firma und forciert eisern den Börsengang von Station 4. Die als... Read more

Three Weeks in Paris - Abridged

By: Barbara Taylor Bradford

Narrated by: Kate Burton

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Legendary storyteller Barbara Taylor Bradford presents a spellbinding story of four women transformed by old memories and surprising revelations when they meet again at a school reunion in Paris.

As students at the prestigious Anya Sedgwick School of Decorative Arts in Paris, Alexandra Gordon, Kay Lenox, Jessica Pierce, and Maria Franconi share... Read more

Golf in the Kingdom - Abridged

By: Michael Murphy

Narrated by: John Hannah

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The perennially bestselling golf title, Golf in the Kingdom, hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the "masterpiece on the mysticism of golf," is a wonderfully told romp through the Scottish links, the most beautiful and challenging golf courses in the world where, truly, anything is possible. This audio discusses the essential deep truths... Read more

Ishmael - Abridged

By: Daniel Quinn

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author.
 
“A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an... Read more

Closing Time - Abridged

By: Joseph Heller

Narrated by: Elliott Gould

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic Catch-22.

In Closing Time, Joseph Heller returns to the characters of Catch-22, now coming to the end of their lives and the century, as is the entire generation that fought in World War II: Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and such newcomers as little Sammy Singer and... Read more

The Smoke Jumper - Abridged

By: Nicholas Evans

Narrated by: Luke Perry

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

His first novel, the international phenomenon The Horse Whisperer, became a publishing legend, setting a benchmark for contemporary bestsellers when it hit #1 on the New York Times list faster than any first novel in history.

He returned to enthrall his fans all across the world with his second triumph, The Loop, proving that here was a master... Read more

Into the Forest - Abridged

By: Jean Hegland

Narrated by: Alison Elliott

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home.

Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest neighbor, Nell and Eva struggle to survive as society... Read more

The Zahir - Abridged

By: Paulo Coelho

Narrated by: Jamie Glover

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought. It ends in obsession. One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, has disappeared leaving no trace. Though time brings more success and new love, he remains mystified – and increasingly fascinated – by her absence. Was she... Read more

Disobedience - Abridged

By: Jane Hamilton

Narrated by: Robert Sean Leonard

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Jane Hamilton, author of the beloved New York Times bestsellers A Map of the World and The Book of Ruth, comes a warmly humorous, poignant novel about a young man, his mother's e-mail, and the often surprising path of infidelity.

Henry Shaw, a high school senior, is about as comfortable with his family as any seventeen-year-old can be. His... Read more

That Mountain is Fast - Abridged

By: Sounded.com

Narrated by: David Holmes

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This book was written by individuals within the team at Sounded.com who live on the Isle of Man and have experienced road racing on the Island growing up there over a period of more than 30 years.Using race statistics and data published in the public domain, the book was written in dedication to those riders and racers who fearlessly tackle the... Read more

The Golden Age - Abridged

By: Gore Vidal

Narrated by: Kathryn Walker

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Golden Age is the concluding volume in Gore Vidal's celebrated and bestselling Narratives of Empire series-a unique pageant of the national experience from the United States' entry into World War Two to the end of the Korean War.

The historical novel is once again in vogue, and Gore Vidal stands as its undisputed American master. In his six... Read more

The Running Mate - Abridged

By: Joe Klein

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hailed as "astonishingly powerful" by The New York Times, and "written perfectly" by The Washington Post, Joe Klein's #1 bestseller, Primary Colors, was the most-talked-about political novel of the past century. Now acclaimed journalist and author Joe Klein returns with another brilliant and slyly subversive novel set in the gladiatorial arena... Read more

Flesh House - Abridged

By: Stuart MacBride

Narrated by: Cameron Stewart

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The 4th thriller in the Number One bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. Panic grips The Granite City as DS Logan McRae heads up a manhunt for ‘The Flesher’ – one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers. Panic strikes the Granite City… ... Read more

Broken Skin - Abridged

By: Stuart MacBride

Narrated by: John Sessions

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The third DS Logan McRae thriller in the No.1 bestselling crime series from Stuart MacBride. A crime of passion … or cold-hearted murder? ‘MacBride is a damned fine writer’ Peter James The Granite City’s seedy side is... Read more

Cold Granite - Abridged

By: Stuart MacBride

Narrated by: John Sessions

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

The very first Logan McRae novel in the No.1 bestselling crime series from Stuart MacBride. DS Logan McRae and the police in Aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets. Winter in Aberdeen: murder, mayhem and terrible weather… ... Read more