British couple Andrew and Sarah O'Rourke, vacationing on a Nigerian beach in a lastditch effort to save their faltering marriage, come across Little Bee and her sister, Nigerian refugees fleeing from machetewielding soldiers intent on clearing the beach. The horrific confrontation that follows changes the lives of everyone involved in unimaginable ways.
Two years later, Little Bee appears in London on the day of Andrew's funeral and reconnects with Sarah. Sarah is struggling to come to terms with her husband's recent suicide and the stubborn behavior of her fouryearold son, who is convinced that he really is Batman. The tenuous friendship between Sarah and Little Bee that grows, is challenged, and ultimately endures is the heart of this emotional, tense, and often hilarious novel.
Considered by some to be the next Kite Runner, Little Bee is an achingly human story set against the inhuman realities of wartorn Africa. Wrenching tests of friendship and terrible moral dilemmas fuel this irresistible novel.
For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble, here is the noboysallowed guide to everything from schoolyard games to great women in history....
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A fastpaced inside account of the breakneck speed with which President Obama began making critical decisions and assuming the burdens of office....
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Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a "lucky" bottle from her Uncle Pip. Problem is, Uncle Pip didn't specify if the bottle brought good luck or bad luck....
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In South America a 96yearold man of great wealth reads a book late one night and an hour later he lies dead in his bed, the secrets of his past starkly revealed....
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After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, 28yearold Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his 73yearold dad....
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Humans used to know how to eat well, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused, complicated, and distorted by food industry marketers....
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Henry comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. Boarded up for decades, now the new owner has made a discovery....
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A hilarious and moving memoir in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron about a woman who returns home to her Mennonite family after a personal crisis....
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That Old Cape Magic is a novel of deep introspection and every family feeling imaginable, with a middleaged man confronting his parents and their failed marriage and his own troubled one....
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences....
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Junger's ontheground account follows a single platoon through a 15month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
reliable service. Whether you are using an IPod, IPhone,
mobile phone, Dune or one of the many other MP3 players
availalbe, Audilbe makes downloading great quality audio
content easy and umcomplicated.
In addition to this, Audible also boasts the most comprehensive collection
of audio books anywhere. Depending on the promotion currently on
offer, you can download any audiobook of your
choice for free (including almost
certainly the title on this
page, too).
This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
enjoyable.
Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
Indeed, now that the digital age is upon, listening to your
favourite novel, biography or factual book has become
incredibly easy. Digital audiobooks weigh nothing and can be
easily downloaded in mp3, wma or other format to an almost
limitless number of mobile devices, including ipods, iphone,
zune, android, laptops, PCs and mobile phones.
Just imagine listening to a bestselling classic while
driving. Good audiobooks really do take the boredom out of
travel and long car journeys. Thanks to Ipod and co. you
don’t even need a CD player anymore! And there are many
thousands of great audiobooks to choose in an incredibly
diverse range of categories. From comedy to business and
from children’s to Adult, you are guaranteed to find your
downloadable favourite.
Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
books that can be downloaded from audible. At audible
audiobooks you get your own online library, which makes
downloading a piece of cake. You can then easily move them
over to your Ipod or mp3 player. You can also sign up for
the trial and get a
free audiobook.
