Ruth Jones has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors, with an average listener rating of 4★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is The Star of Kazan.
The Star of Kazan
Summary
In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. They take her home, and Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of a house belonging to three eccentric Viennese professors. She is happy there but dreams of the day when her real mother will come to find her. And sure enough, one day a glamorous stranger arrives at the door. After years of guilt and searching, Annika's mother has come to claim her daughter, who is in fact a Prussian aristocrat and whose true home is a great castle. But at crumbling, spooky Spittal, Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her new-found family. Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining story is a timeless classic for readers young and old.
©2005 Eva Ibbotson (P)2005 Macmillan Digital Audio
Grief and Loss
Summary
Understand the grief and loss journey and discover the helpful techniques to help you overcome that period. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to cope with a loss of something special, and being able to move on with your life without the one you love. Throughout the centuries, death has been something to be terrified about. The fear comes from the lack of knowing what it is like to experience the last breaths of life. For sure, no one knows exactly what it is like. What is certain is that death leaves a strong impression on us all, not so much as participants, but as witnesses. In our lifetime, people who have had enjoyed our company will eventually wilt by some natural force. The process could be gradual as in growing old, or abrupt as in a fatal highway accident. But are we really prepared to accept such circumstances? Grief is a strong emotional reaction to any event that involves the loss of a loved one. It is our way of saying that we cherish the warmth that that person brings. And it is our way of declaring the existence of a painful void in our hearts. After the death of a loved one, we will inexorably feel depressed, melancholic and anxious towards an uncertain future without the presence of a significant someone. Grief then is a painful experience that not only affects you emotionally, but physically as well. But we cannot really help but grieve if we face too great a loss. Going back to Tolstoy's passage, grief allows us to cope with the loss and lets us mature. Thus, we cannot really deny grief. We can only learn to nurture it and use it to strengthen our emotional and social lives. This book will provide you with insights into the nature of grief and how to prevent it from being excessive.
©2014-15 Mark Hamman (P)2016 Kindle Desk
Dracula (Adaptation)
Summary
In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula – a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls. In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, he begins to feel afraid. And he is right to be afraid, because Count Dracula is one of the Un-Dead – a vampire that drinks the blood of living people. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English.
©1996 Oxford University Press (P)2008 Oxford University Press
Little Brexit
Summary
The stars of Little Britain return for this one-off comic look at Brexit. Originally broadcast on Radio 4, Little Brexit includes exclusive, never before heard or broadcast sketches. Brexit. Brexit. Brexit. The referendum has united this country like never before. Everybody loves Brexit. But how will Brexit affect the ordinary people of Britain? On the 31st of October 2019, Britain finally didn't quite yet leave the EU. To celebrate this, Matt Lucas and David Walliams returned for a special episode of their much-loved sketch show Little Britain, the hit comedy that moved from radio to TV in 2003, running for three series, and went on to win back-to-back BAFTA awards for best comedy programme. News of the show was kept secret right up to the moment Matt & David walked out on stage to a tremendous roar. Up to then, it had simply been called The All Star Brexit Show complete with fake billing. At that moment, the BBC flicked the billing, the title and the photo - and the press went nuts. Little Brexit was written and performed by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, who were joined by an all-star cast, including the one and only Tom Baker (Doctor Who), Joann Condon (Little Britain), Anthony Head (Cabin Pressure, Bleak Expectations), Ruth Jones (Gavin and Stacey, Stella), Samantha Power (Waterloo Road) and Paul Putner. The show was a collaboration between Little Britain Productions, and Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, The Brig Society, The Castle, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive and Agendum.... Produced by the producer of the original Little Britain shows on Radio 4, Ashley Blaker, the show was a Little Britain Production co-produced with Pozzitive. Written and performed by Matt Lucas and David Walliams Also starring Joann Condon, Anthony Head, Ruth Jones, Samantha Power and Paul Putner and the voice of Tom Baker. Music by David Arnold Produced by Ashley Blaker Executive Producer – Geoff Posner A Pozzitive and Little Britain production for BBC Radio 4
©2019 Matt Lucas and David Walliams (P)2019 BBC Audiobooks Ltd.