Joan Aiken has 7 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators, with an average listener rating of 3.5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Summary
Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease. With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp?
©2012 Joan Aiken (P)2012 Listening Library
Nightfall
Summary
Ein Rätsel aus der Vergangenheit wird Meggie zum Verhängnis: Als Kind war sie Zeugin eines Mordes, der nie aufgeklärt wurde. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit kehrt sie zurück nach Cornwall, dem Ort des Verbrechens, und gerät dabei selbst in Lebensgefahr... Die Autorin:Joan Delano Aiken, 1924 in Rye, England, geboren, war eine der erfolgreichsten britischen Schriftstellerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sie erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen. Die Sprecherin:Franziska Bronnen, 1940 in Bamberg geboren, ist eine der bekanntesten deutschen Schauspielerinnen und Hörbuchsprecherinnen. Sie sprach u.a. Romane von Charlotte Link und Minette Walters und veranstaltete zahlreiche Live-Lesungen.
(c) 2008 LangenMüller Audio-Books
Mortimer Says Nothing
Summary
The proverb in mouse legend ‘Ravens who eat egg-beaters won’t touch mice’ first comes about during disastrous events in the Jones household - involving large amounts of cream, the ladies of Rumbury Town, Archibald the cat (an ex-burglar’s assistant), a foreign professor, mounds of macaroons and meringues, and of course, Mortimer the lovable raven - in Mortimer Says Nothing. And in Arabel’s Birthday, Arabel’s spoilt cousin takes a horrible revenge on Mortimer for disposing of her Winky Doll.... Two more hilarious stories about Mortimer the roguish raven.
©1985 Joan Aiken (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
A Necklace of Raindrops
Summary
A beautiful audio edition of Joan Aiken's captivating collection of much-loved modern fairy tales. 'This Is how it all began....' From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', here are eight classic stories to treasure and enjoy. Beginning and ending with a birthday, this spell-binding collection conjures up a world filled with magic, where wishes can come true. 'A Necklace of Raindrops' that keeps its owner dry in the heaviest rainstorm; a tiger that runs faster than the wind; a huge floating apple pie with a piece of sky in it; a baker's cat who swells to the size of a whale when his mistress feeds him yeast; a house that stands on one leg - these are just some of the objects and characters that figure in these delightful stories.
©1968 Joan Aikin (P)2016 Penguin Random House
A Creepy Company
Summary
These 11 stories include, amongst others, a terrifying Nordic curse and a country garden inhabited by a deadly ghost. Aiken's other works include 'The Kingdom Under The Sea', 'Mortimer Says Nothing' and 'Past Eight O'Clock'.
©1993 Joan Aiken Enterprises Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
A Necklace of Raindrops
Summary
Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime listening. There's a flying apple pie, a cat that's bigger than an elephant, a house that lays an egg, storybook animals that leap out of their books at night, and a wealth of other wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very best fairy tales. Joan Aiken's delicious prose is a joy to listen to with very young listeners yet simple enough for independent listeners to savor on their own.
©2009 Joan Aiken (P)2016 Listening Library
The Silence of Herondale
Summary
A child in danger, an isolated house in the depths of winter - and a killer on the loose.... Snow-covered fields and moors stretch away on all sides of Herondale House. Despite rumours of an escaped killer on the run, Deborah Lindsay knows that she must control her fear - she has a young charge, 13-year-old prodigy Carreen, to care for. But the isolated Yorkshire farmhouse already holds the terrible secret of one death - and after an increasing number of sinister 'accidents', Deborah begins to wonder how long it will be before evil strikes again....
©2014 Joan Aiken (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group