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Brought to you by Penguin. The haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar. When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student...

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.

Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down.

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister - the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf - Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a sham. 

In this Audible Exclusive production, Academy Award® nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) narrates one of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Sense and Sensibility. In this timeless tale of misguided romance and heartbreak, two teenage heroines must overcome the pitfalls of Georgian England’s high society in order to achieve the love and happiness they seek. The admiration that Pike has for Austen’s work is shown clearly through this passionate delivery of Austen’s first published novel.

My dear Miss Bridgerton, We have been corresponding now for quite some time, and although we have never formally met, I feel as if I know you. I am writing to invite you to visit me here at Romney Hall. It is my hope that after a suitable period of time, we might decide that we will suit, and you will consent to be my wife. Did he think she was mad? Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But before she knew it, she was in a hired carriage in the middle of the night, on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match.

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss.

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball, or that 'Prince Charming' would be waiting there for her!Even though she's the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

Why we think it’s a great listen: An all-time Audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices: time travel. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. But their blissful reunion is shattered....

To trust is to risk everything. Miss Rosalie Leclerc has survived by wit, nerve, and an iron refusal to belong to anyone. But when her dangerous brother escapes from prison, dragging her past into the open, independence is no longer an option. Hunted and running out of time, Rosalie is forced to...

Leda Wroth is atoning for the crimes of her past in her new life as a lady’s companion, mentor, and fixer for those seeking love. But finding a wife for the Mad Baron is a task that will defeat even clever, capable Leda, for what woman would want a man—titled or not—rumored to have killed his first wife?

The boy no one wanted became the man everyone needed. He was a boy with no name worth keeping, no family to claim him, and no home but a weathered crate behind a tree in Ayr. But when Loki watched Clan Grant warriors thunder through the burgh — bold and fierce and belonging to something — he made a vow: someday, he would be one of them.

Bien décidée à oublier Jérôme de Faulcon de Montessand, Joséphine noie sa frustration dans le travail. La voici plus active que jamais, aidant au soin des malades de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, en compagnie de Francine. Bien sûr, le sort en décide autrement. Voilà que le chirurgien de l'hôpital est découvert étranglé dans son bureau ! De son côté, Jérôme trouve une occupation inattendue quand le corps d'un homme est repêché dans la Seine. Ni une, ni deux : le mousquetaire entraîne son ami, Geoffrey de Sept-Vans, sur la trace de l'assassin.

The Romance of Tristan and Iseult, originally published in France in 1900, is one of Joseph Bédier's most important works. Bédier brings together various medieval Celtic sources and compiles them into one cohesive tale of chivalry and doomed, but transcendent love. The story of Tristan, a...

Ainda que tivesse caído em esquecimento, “O Caudilho” pode ser considerado uma pérola da literatura latino-americana. O romance traz à tona a vida gaúcha, uma das culturas mais tradicionais da Argentina – que muito se aproxima à do Brasil, do Paraguai e do Uruguai. Nele, se recupera o estilo literário do século 19 para apresentar um ambiente rural que é devastado por uma noite de temporal que destrói pontes, animais, políticas e paixões amorosas.

María, de Jorge Isaacs, é uma das obras mais emblemáticas do romantismo latino-americano. Publicado em 1867, o romance tornou-se um marco da literatura do século XIX por sua prosa lírica, seu profundo senso de melancolia e pela maneira como entrelaça amor, memória e natureza. Ambientado no exuberante Vale do Cauca, na Colômbia, o audiolivro encanta gerações de ouvintes com sua delicadeza emocional e riqueza descritiva.

Considerado um clássico da literatura chilena, Filho de Ladrão acompanha Aniceto Hevia, jovem que busca forjar sua identidade em meio à pobreza, à marginalidade urbana e às tensões sociais de Santiago. Inspirado em vivências do próprio Manuel Rojas, o romance combina lirismo e realismo para narrar uma trajetória de formação marcada pela luta por dignidade e liberdade.

A Daughter’s Wish, a new Avon book, full description to follow when available...

The Mists of Time, a new HQ book, full description to follow when available...