Laura Brydon has narrated 8 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors. The most-rated is The Girl from the Corner Shop.
A Little Bird Told Me
Summary
If you were one half evil, wouldn’t you want to know about the other half? In the scorching summer of 1976, Robyn spends her days swimming at the Lido and tagging after her brother. It’s the perfect holiday - except for the crying women her mum keeps bringing home. As the heat wave boils on, tensions in the town begin to simmer. Everyone is gossiping about her mum, a strange man is following her around, and worst of all, no one will tell Robyn the truth. But this town isn’t good at keeping secrets.... Twelve years later, Robyn returns home to a house that has stood empty for years and a town that hasn’t moved on, forced to confront the mystery that haunted her that summer. And atone for the part she played in it.
©2018 Marianne Holmes (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd
Playlist for a Paper Angel
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One child lost, one child found - what's the connection? DS Jan Pearce is still searching for her missing son. When she finds a little girl, Elise, alone in a pram in a busy town center, she must unravel a mystery that takes her to the edge of her emotions. Then, another child, Dara Price, goes missing. Lisa Connelly, Elise's mother, has been forced into a life of prostitution and has been leaving her little girl alone. Her gangland boss is holding her prisoner but she wants her little girl back. Jan finds herself balancing her search for her son with finding Dara. To make matters worse, her right hand man, Mike Waring, is on another case, so she and her temporary partner, profiler Damien Booth, must solve the puzzle and find Lisa before time runs out for Dara. Playlist for a Paper Angel is the second in the DS Jan Pearce series of novels and is the sequel to Random Acts of Unkindness. Set in Saddleworth in the northwest part of England, the backdrop of Playlist for a Paper Angel is the sinister moorland and the vibrant city of Manchester.
©2016 Jacqueline Ward (P)2019 Jacqueline Ward
Random Acts of Unkindness
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Best-selling, gripping crime thriller with an ending you will never guess.... How far would you go to find your child? DS Jan Pearce has a big problem. Her 15-year-old son, Aiden, is missing. Jan draws together the threads of missing-person cases spanning 50 years and finds tragic connections and unsolved questions. Bessy Swain, an elderly woman that Jan finds dead on her search for Aiden, and whose own son, Thomas, was also missing, may have the answers. Jan uses Bessy's information and her own skills and instinct to track down the missing boys. But is it too late for Aiden? Set in the North West of England, with the notorious Saddleworth Moor as a backdrop, Random Acts of Unkindness is a story about motherhood, love, and loss and how families of missing people suffer the consequences of major crimes involving their loved ones. Random Acts of Unkindness is the second in the DS Jan Pearce series of novels. Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Val McDermid and Mandasue Heller will love this gritty crime novel.
©2016, 2018 Kindle Press (P)2019 Jacqueline Christodoulou
What I Left Behind
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How far would you go to hide from the past? One-year old Maisie Lewis is missing. DC Jan Pearce is in hiding from her past but is drafted onto the case when things escalate. What forced Jan to come back to Manchester to start a new life? Who is she hiding from? What is making this kickass woman hide away and work on cold cases rather than step up to the action? Is it business - or is it personal? A chain of paper dolls and a series of sinister messages leads Jan to the truth and into the dangerous territory of hidden secrets - but is it too late for little Maisie? What I Left Behind is the prequel to the DS Jan Pearce Crime Fiction Series. If you love crime fiction with strong female characters who get the job done you will enjoy this fast-paced novel. Get What I Left Behind to find out DS Jan Pearce’s USP when it comes to solving crimes - and the big secret that kicks off the next part of her career in Random Acts of Unkindness and Playlist for a Paper Angel. Fans of Angela Marsons and Lucy Clarke will enjoy What I Left Behind.
©2017 Jacqueline Ward (P)2020 Jacqueline Ward
A Bicycle Built for Sue
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Getting on her bike will change everything.... Sue Young has never asked for much apart from a quiet life. She’s always been happy with her call centre job and dinner on the table at six o'clock. That was until a tragedy tore her tranquility into little shreds. With her life in tatters, Sue is persuaded to join a charity cycle ride led by morning TV’s Kath Fuller, who is having a crisis of her own, and Sue’s self-appointed support crew are struggling with their own issues. Pensioner Flo Wilson is refusing to grow old, gracefully or otherwise, and a teen goth, Raven Chakrabarti, is determined to dodge the path her family have mapped out for her. Can the foursome cycle through saddle sores and chaffed thighs to a brighter future, or will pushing themselves to the limit prove harder than they thought?
©2020 Daisy Tate (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Chakra Balance
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If you’ve always wanted health, balance, clarity, and inner strength, but nothing you’ve tried has worked, then keep reading.... Are you sick and tired of feeling lost and listless? Have you tried endless other solutions, but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks? Do you finally want to say goodbye to tired, ineffective approaches and discover something which works for you? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, achieving health, balance, clarity, and inner strength doesn’t have to be difficult. Even if you’ve tried meditation, medication, or every diet under the sun. In fact, it’s easier than you think. A study out of LCU demonstrated that individuals who practice opening and healing their chakras showed a 34 percent decrease in all-cause mortality compared to control groups. And another study out of Coventry University stated that "opening and ‘healing’ a person’s chakras seems to have a direct and positive effect on the individual’s health and objective happiness with as little as two weeks of practice." Which means you can get healthy, happy, and full of life without years of hard work. Here’s just a tiny fraction of what you’ll discover: The seven most effective ways to open your chakras Why practicing meditation is hurting your progress - and what to do instead Five harmful myths doctors tells you about ‘alternative’ medicine The four things you should know about healing your chakras A cool trick used by Katy Perry which helps you balance your chakras The biggest mistake people make in opening and healing their own chakras ...and much, much more! Take a second to imagine how you’ll feel once you’re full of health, balance, clarity, and inner strength and how your family and friends will react when they see you living your best life. So even if you’re tired, unhealthy and unclear on your purpose in life, you can get clarity, balance, and health with Chakra Balance: A complete guide to clearing your chakras, awakening your Third Eye & ultimate healing. And if you have a burning desire to reclaim your health and live a life that’s full of happiness and purpose, then listen to this audiobook.
©2019 Shruthi Chettiar (P)2020 Shruthi Chettiar
Askew
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The "amuse bouche" to Annie! Written as contemporary flash fiction stories to accompany and complement the debut novel Annie!: Are You OK? A sneak peek into some of the characters, maybe? Intriguing, exciting, and bold.
©2019, 2020 Dr. Aman Amir (P)2021 Dr. Aman Amir
The Girl from the Corner Shop
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The Girl from the Corner Shop is a love story set in Manchester which will appeal to the fans of Diney Costeloe and Dilly Court. Widowed early in World War Two, heartbroken Helen Harrison decides to leave her domineering mother determined to rebuild her shattered life. Her godmother, Pearl, offers her work in a fashion wholesaler. When the showroom is robbed, she meets DC Kershaw, and he inspires her to join the Women's Auxiliary Police Corps. Helen throws herself into the work, dealing with evacuees, the destitute and vulnerable. A series of tragic events makes Helen realise there's still something missing in her life, and soon she will have to choose between two very different men vying for her heart.
©2019 Alrene Hughes (P)2019 Head of Zeus