Eleanor Hicks has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors. The most-rated is The Blue.
To Borrow Trouble
Summary
The frantic turnings in the mind of a violence-haunted young girl. Marcy Madden had always wanted to be the center of attention. In her fantasies, she was the heroine - rescuing children from mad dogs or from drowning, devoting herself to a sick mother dying of a “rare, tropical disease.” Then one day she discovered a plot to kidnap young Bonnie of the wealthy Lenning family. In an attempt to save the child, Marcy herself came face-to-face with stark terror...
©2019 Miriam Borgenicht (P)2019 Endeavour Media
Little Gold
Summary
Shortlisted for the 2018 Polari Prize "Life affirming and triumphant." (Mark A. Radcliffe, author of Gabriel's Angel) The heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only refuge is the tree at the end of her garden. Into her fractured life steps elderly neighbour, Peggy Baxter. The connection between the two is instant, but just when it seems that Little Gold has found solace, outsiders appear who seek to take advantage of her frail family in the worst way possible. In an era when so much is hard to speak aloud, can Little Gold share enough of her life to avert disaster? And can Peggy Baxter, a woman running out of time and with her own secrets to bear, recognise the danger before it's too late? "Such a wonderfully moving and atmospheric novel, full of very real and very touching relationships. A brilliant portrayal of the pain and wonder of leaving behind childhood, beautifully evocative of a Brighton summer in the 1980s." (Catherine Hall, author of Days of Grace) "A gripping and yet tender novel, and the characters of Peggy Baxter and Little Gold are brilliantly handled. I was rooting for Little Gold from the start, and fascinated and moved by Peggy's story. Brighton is so vividly depicted, too. It's a great first novel." (Bethan Roberts, author of My Policeman) "Opening Allie Rogers’ Little Gold I found myself engrossed in a vibrant, moving tale of one family’s struggle to get by. This is a book about survival, about the pluck and power of a singular child and the fundamental importance of friendship." (Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals)
©2019 Allie Rogers (P)2019 Deep Zen Limited
Button Bright
Summary
“Somebody was yelling in the room now, one of the strange men, and her mother was screaming and screaming. But Button was only dimly aware of the sounds. Her consciousness had shrunk down to focus on the body that was blocking her hole - and the warm, thick liquid that was dripping onto her hand.” Button is an 11 year old, bubbly and intelligent girl who is haunted in her dreams by a tapping sound... Living with her mother and father in Cottsborough, Vermont, Button had been trained to hide and not ever answer to her secret name, Rachel. One day, two men arrive at Button’s family home searching for her by this secret name. Refusing to give Button up, things turn violent and the men shoot her father dead. Through a narrow crack in the floor boards, Button bears witness to the murder. Eluding the two men who tried to catch her, Button uses her wits to navigate herself from Vermont to Boston and then to New York. Button has a plan to find her uncle Dromkin. When her search seems hopeless, Button is taken in by a resident of her uncle’s apartment building, Phil, who claims he can help. But when they find Dromkin sprawled on the floor with his throat cut, Button is convinced she is somehow the cause of these family murders... Will Phil be able to keep her identity hidden long enough for her to find out the truth?
©2019 Michael Kurland (P)2019 Endeavour Media
The Blue
Summary
In 18th century London, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities; fortunes are made and lost upon it. Kings do battle with knights and knaves for possession of the finest pieces and the secrets of their manufacture. For Genevieve Planché, an English-born descendant of Huguenot refugees, porcelain holds far less allure; she wants to be an artist, a painter of international repute, but nobody takes the idea of a female artist seriously in London. If only she could reach Venice. When Genevieve meets the charming Sir Gabriel Courtenay, he offers her an opportunity she can’t refuse: If she learns the secrets of porcelain, he will send her to Venice. But in particular, she must learn the secrets of the color blue.... The ensuing events take Genevieve deep into England’s emerging industrial heartlands, where not only does she learn about porcelain, but also about the art of industrial espionage. With the heart and spirit of her Huguenot ancestors, Genevieve faces her challenges head-on, but how much is she willing to suffer in pursuit and protection of the color blue?
©2018 Nancy Bilyeau (P)2019 Nancy Bilyeau