Kristin Atherton has narrated 72 audiobooks on Listento.it by 56 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 1,195 ratings. The most-rated is Quit Like a Millionaire.
The Burning Kingdoms
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The heart-pounding conclusion to the daring Smoke Thieves trilogy. In this conclusion to the epic Smoke Thieves trilogy, the world has erupted into all-out war. King Aloysius is mining powerful demon smoke and using it to fuel an unstoppable army of children. March, now banished for treason, has joined up with this boy army. Forbidden from ever seeing Edyon again and overwhelmed by his own betrayal, March no longer cares if he lives or dies. Catherine - now queen of Pitoria - must find a way to defeat the boy army, while also grappling with her own troubles: her secret demon smoke addiction and unresolved tension with her former lover, Ambrose. Catherine seeks military support from Calidor by reaching out to her illegitimate cousin Edyon, who has been proclaimed heir to the Calidorian throne. But Edyon has almost no power as he's entangled in the unfamiliar machinations and manipulations of the royal court, finding that being the claimed son of a prince may be no easier than being a bastard. With Catherine, his love, now married off and moving on, and his brother and sister tortured and executed before him, Ambrose doesn't know what his role in this world is any more. He leads an expedition into the demon world, hoping to destroy the boy army's stores of demon smoke. In this underground world, he runs into Tash, whom everyone had believed dead. She has survived in this new world using magical abilities that, prior to now, only demons had. Aloysius will send his demon smoke-powered boy army to kill them all, if he can. But what nobody knows is that there is more to the smoke than meets the eye....
©2020 Sally Green (P)2020 Listening Library
Part of the Family
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Someone is watching. Someone she thought she could trust. Someone determined to make her pay. On the surface, Anna Witherall has the perfect life. Married to her university boyfriend David, she has an enviable job, beautiful home and gorgeous three-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Rose. Their competent and capable nanny, Maria, is practically part of the family. But beneath the veneer of success and happiness, Anna is hiding a dark secret, one that threatens to unravel everything she has worked so hard to create. Only one thing is certain: to protect her children, she must betray them.
©2019 Charlotte Philby (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Rosa and Crystal
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What if your best friend was a unicorn? Chapter book listeners are flocking to this magical series, where everyone is paired with their very own unicorn! Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Rosa is so excited to be at the academy and go on an epic adventure with her unicorn, Crystal! But when the magical map stops working, Rosa and Crystal must learn how to work together and travel to the glittering caverns to set things right. Fans of Rainbow Magic, Purrmaids, and Princess Ponies will love this new chapter book series about the magic of bonding with your own unicorn.
©2020 Julie Sykes (P)2020 Listening Library
Christmas at the Log Fire Cabin
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Curl up by the fire this Christmas with Catherine Ferguson. When Poppy’s boyfriend Harrison proposes the week before Christmas and gives her 12 days to decide, she doesn’t know what to do. With the festive season in full swing, it’s make or break time for the couple, and the clock is ticking.... Meanwhile, Poppy’s best friend Erin is desperate for the pair of them to fulfil their dream of setting up a dinner party catering company - and when an opportunity arises at a luxury log fire cabin, the girls take their chance to impress. But they hadn’t bargained on the owner of the cabin being quite so attractive - or having quite such a sexy voice. As the 12 days tick on, will Poppy realise that Harrison is the one for her? Or will it be love in the lodge when the new year comes? Lose yourself this Christmas in the new novel from the brilliant Catherine Ferguson, perfect for cosying up with by the fire.
©2019 Catherine Ferguson (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Peter Rabbit: Christmas Is Coming
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Brought to you by Puffin. Help Peter Rabbit count down to Christmas with a story and activity for each day of advent! Peter Rabbit is very excited - it's nearly time for Christmas! He can't wait to eat mince pies, decorate a tree and open all his presents. Join Peter and all his friends every day in December as they count down to Christmas and have lots of fun adventures along the way. Featuring 24 brand new stories and an activity to enjoy every day of Advent, this beautiful book makes the perfect Christmas gift and will become a festive tradition for Peter Rabbit fans young and old.
©2020 Beatrix Potter (P)2020 Penguin Audio
The Secret Chapter
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In this bookish adventure, a Librarian spy must fall in with a nefarious group to achieve her goals. Imagine Ocean’s Eleven meets James Bond with a pinch of magic. The Secret Chapter is the 6th novel in Genevieve Cogman’s Invisible Library series. Irene and Kai have to team up with an unlikely band of misfits to pull off an amazing art heist. Or they must risk the wrath of a dangerous villain, in his secret island lair. As Irene tries to manage a fraught Fae - dragon truce and her overbearing parents, she’s given a hot new mission. The world where she grew up is in danger and only one book can save it. This is held by Mr Nemo, secretive Fae villain and antique dealer, so Irene and Kai travel to his Caribbean retreat to strike a deal. But in return for the book, they must steal a painting from 21st century Vienna. They’ll join a team of dragons, Fae gamblers and thieves, so their greatest challenge may be one another. And some will kill to protect this painting, which hides an extraordinary secret from a past age.
©2019 Genevieve Cogman (P)2019 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
The Divine Comedy
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Brought to you by Penguin. The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. This major translation is published here for the first time in a single volume.
Public Domain (P)2020 Penguin Audio
I Dare You
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An innocent game. A shocking crime. A community full of secrets. Mapledon, 1989. Two little girls were out playing a game of dares. Only one returned home. The 10-year-old told police what she saw: village loner Bill ‘Creepy’ Cawley dragged her friend into his truck and disappeared. No body was found, but her testimony sent Cawley to prison for murder. An open and shut case, the right man behind bars. The village could sleep safe once again. Now.... Anna thought she had left Mapledon and her nightmares behind, but a distraught phone call brings her back to face her past. Thirty years ago, someone lied. Thirty years ago, the man convicted wasn’t the only guilty party. Now he’s out of prison and looking for revenge. The question is, who will he start with?
©2019 Sam Carrington (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Ariana and Whisper
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What if your best friend was a unicorn? Chapter book fans are flocking to this magical series, where everyone is paired with their very own unicorn! Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Ariana loves her unicorn, Whisper, but hopes that their differences don't get in the way of their bond. When all the animals start to leave the Verdant Forest, Ariana and Whisper will need to gather all their courage and work together to help protect their friends and bring the animals home. Fans of Rainbow Magic, Purrmaids, and Princess Ponies will love this new chapter-book series about the magic of bonding with your own unicorn.
©2020 Julie Sykes (P)2020 Listening Library
Before the Ruins
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Victoria Gosling's Before the Ruins is a gripping, multilayered debut in the tradition of Paula Hawkins and Tana French about four friends, an abandoned manor, and one fateful night that will follow them for the rest of their lives That summer, there were four of them, all on the cusp of adulthood: Andy, her boyfriend, Marcus, her best friend, Peter, and Em, whiling away the hours in a deserted manor house with a rich, sordid history. Sorely without the ambition and opportunities that her friends have always counted on, Andy finds herself terrified of a future that will take them all down very different paths. Her newfound fears make her reckless, resulting in increasingly destructive behavior. Then David shows up. Magnetic, worldly, and on the run from the police, David presents an irresistible lure for both Andy and Peter, pitting the two lifelong friends against each other for the first time. When the group learns that a diamond necklace, stolen 50 years ago, might still be somewhere on the manor grounds, the Game - half treasure hunt, half friendly deception - begins. But the Game becomes much bigger than the necklace, growing to encompass years of secrets, lies, and, ultimately, one terrible betrayal. Decades later, Andy and Peter struggle to maintain their friendship, meeting only to drink to the past and trying not to talk about what happened at the manor. But when Peter goes missing, Andy is thrust back to that summer - with all of its frantic energy, yearning, and loss - and the mysteries that still haven't been solved. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
©2020 Victoria Gosling (P)2020 Macmillan Audio
A Life Less Throwaway
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A revolutionary guide to the art of mindful buying that will teach you how to resist cheaply made goods and make smart, fulfilling purchases that last a lifetime. With the whole world trying to convince us to spend our way to happiness, we've been left cluttered, stressed, and unfulfilled. Tara Button, founder of BuyMeOnce, is at the forefront of the global movement to change the way we shop and live forever. Tara advocates a life of mindful buying that celebrates what lasts, giving you exercises that help you curb impulses, ignore trends, and discover your true style. Once a shopaholic herself, her groundbreaking mindful curation method reveals the amazing benefits of buying for life and will help you: Spot the tricks that make you overspend De-clutter your home Find the products that serve you best Rediscover the art of keeping and caring for things Find happiness, success, and self-worth, beyond buying Includes a PDF of Checklists, Appendices, and Suggested Reading PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 Tara Button (P)2018 Random House Audio
The Second Wife
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She's part of the family now. For better - and for worse.... When Alex met Natalie, she changed his life. After the tragic death of his first wife, which left him a single parent to teenage daughter Jade, he was desperate to leave the pain of his past behind. But his newfound happiness is shattered when the family home is gutted by fire and his loyalties are unexpectedly tested. Jade insists she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire; Natalie denies any knowledge of such an intruder. One of them must be lying, but Alex is faced with an impossible choice: to believe his wife or his daughter. As Natalie's story unravels, Alex realizes that his wife has a past he had no idea about, a past that might yet catch up with her. But this time, the past could be deadly....
©2020 Rebecca Fleet (P)2020 Penguin Audio
Outer Space
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Brought to you by Ladybird.
Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019.
Audiobooks are a brilliant way to entertain and engage children as an alternative to TV, on a long journey or to relax before bed.
Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.
These fact-filled journeys travel through time and space teaching children all about five fascinating topics: Dinosaur Times, The Animal Kingdom, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles and Deep Sea Dive.
These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).
These audiobooks are aimed at children aged 4+, for family listening and learning and development for young minds.
©2019 Ladybird (P)2019 Penguin Books Ltd
The Whole Story and Other Stories
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Brought to you by Penguin. A wildly inventive collection of fiction from the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted and Baileys Prize-winning author of How to Be Both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal Quartet. Stories for people who've grown up being told time is running out - and don't want it to.... How do you ever know the whole story? How do you ever know even part of the story? How do you find meaning when chance and coincidence could, after all, just be chance and coincidence? In a celebration of connections and missed connections, an inquiry into everything from flies and trees and books to sex, art, drunkenness and love, Smith rewrites the year's cycle into a very modern calendar.
©2003 Ali Smith (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Girl at Midnight
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For seven years, Sasza Zulaska has lived with her little girl in the north of England. Far from her previous job as an undercover cop, far from her dependence on alcohol and the traumatic case that made her flee from the police, her family and her native Poland. But now she is coming back. This time, Sasza is looking for a quieter life. She has studied to become a psychological profiler, and she soon picks up a freelance job to check out some threats made against the owner of a nightclub. But no sooner has Sasza visited the club than a man is murdered there, and Sasza finds herself drawn back towards the world she left behind. The dead man is a musician - famous for one song in particular: 'Girl at Midnight'. Both the song and the crime seem to be connected to a double tragedy of years before, when a brother and sister both died on the same day. Now Sasza Zulaska must follow a crooked, complex trail from a violent past to a more sophisticated criminal present, in which the gangsters have corrupted every level of society. Girl at Midnight has sold over a million copies in Poland, and Katarzyna Bonda has become her country's undisputed Queen of Crime.
©2019 Katarzyna Bonda (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Deep Sea Dive
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Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019. Shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Audiobooks are a brilliant way to entertain and engage children as an alternative to TV, on a long journey or to relax before bed. Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys. These fact-filled journeys travel through time and space teaching children all about five fascinating topics: Dinosaur Times, The Animal Kingdom, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles and Deep Sea Dive. These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who). These audiobooks are aimed at children aged 4+, for family listening and learning and development for young minds.
©2019 Ladybird (P)2019 Penguin Books Ltd
Dressed for War
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Dressed for War: The Story of Audrey Withers, Vogue Editor Extraordinaire from the Blitz to the Swinging Sixties is the untold story of our most iconic fashion magazine in its most formative years, in the Second World War. It was an era when wartime exigencies gave its editor, Audrey Withers, the chance to forge an identity for it that went far beyond stylish clothes. In doing so, she set herself against the style and preoccupations of Vogue’s mothership in New York, and her often sticky relationship with its formidable editor, Edna Woolman Chase, became a strong dynamic in the Vogue story. But Vogue had a good war, with great writers and top-flight photographers including Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton - who loathed each other - sending images and reports from Europe and much further afield - detailing the plight of the countries and people living amidst war-torn Europe. Audrey Withers’ deft handling of her star contributors and the importance she placed on reflecting people’s lives at home give this slice of literary history a real edge. With official and personal correspondence researched from the magazine’s archives in London and in New York, Dressed for War will tell the marvellous story of the titanic struggle between the personalities that shaped the magazine for the latter half of the 20th century and beyond.
©2020 Julie Summers (P)2020 Simon & Schuster UK
The Animal Kingdom
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Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019. Shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Audiobooks are a brilliant way to entertain and engage children as an alternative to TV, on a long journey or to relax before bed. Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys. These fact-filled journeys travel through time and space teaching children all about five fascinating topics: Dinosaur Times, The Animal Kingdom, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles and Deep Sea Dive. These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who). These audiobooks are aimed at children aged 4+, for family listening and learning and development for young minds.
©2019 Ladybird (P)2019 Penguin Books Ltd
Amazing Vehicles
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Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019. Shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Audiobooks are a brilliant way to entertain and engage children as an alternative to TV, on a long journey or to relax before bed. Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys. These fact-filled journeys travel through time and space teaching children all about five fascinating topics: Dinosaur Times, The Animal Kingdom, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles and Deep Sea Dive. These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who). These audiobooks are aimed at children aged 4+, for family listening and learning and development for young minds.
©2019 Ladybird (P)2019 Penguin Books Ltd
salt slow
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One of Esquire Magazine's 2019 Best Books of the Year "Artistic and perceptive, Armfield’s debut explores the ebbs and flows of human connection in lives touched by the bizarre." (Kirkus Reviews) From White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link. In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers’ sleeps become disassociated from them, like Peter Pan’s shadow, a city turns insomniac. A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in ways very different than her classmates’. As a popular band gathers momentum, the fangirls following their tour turn into something monstrous. After their parents remarry, two step-sisters, one a girl and one a wolf, develop a dangerously close bond. And in an apocalyptic landscape, a pregnant woman begins to realize that the creature in her belly is not what she expected. Blending elements of horror, science fiction, mythology, and feminism, salt slow is an utterly original collection of short stories that are sure to dazzle and shock, heralding the arrival of a daring new voice. Praise for salt slow: “Visceral, fierce, and beautifully unsettling, Armfield’s writing has an astonishing power. This collection haunted me with its brilliance.” (Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory) “Armfield is an enormous, gut-wrenching talent.” (Daisy Johnson, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Everything Under)
©2019 Julia Armfield (P)2019 Macmillan Audio