Rebecca G's Favorite Listens - Rediscovered Books

Things You Save in a Fire

A Novel

By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“There is something so comforting about reading Katherine Center’s books. Strong women who want to lead their lives, who get thrown a curveball. Here, Cassie, a Texas talented firefighter and EMT, moves to the north shore area of Massachusetts, to help her mother who has vision problems. Despite her exceptional physical fitness, job skills and... Read more

Narcas

The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels

By: Deborah Bonello
Narrated by: Mai Ling Turner
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Drug transporters. Money launderers. Killers. Street drug vendors. Weapons traffickers. Kidnappers. Extortionists.

VICE journalist Deborah Bonello reports from the trenches in this first-ever in-depth exploration of the hidden power women wield in Latin American drug cartels

You’ve heard of Pablo Escobar, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and Rafael... Read more

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians

A Novel

The Shadow Histories: Book #1

By: H. G. Parry
Narrated by: Andrew Kingston
Length: 20 hours 53 minutes

“It has been a long, long time since I found a fantasy book I enjoyed as much as this one. It blends real history with magical elements so seamlessly it's stunning. The characters are complex, as are the politics they're navigating, and it's fascinating to see the currents under the surface that push them in different directions. As usual, I... Read more

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

By: Lisa See
Narrated by: Jennifer Lim & Justin Chien
Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

“This book is a rare combination of in-depth historical research based on a true-life character, and an edge-of-your-seat story that takes us through various births, deaths, marriages, and diseases over the course of almost a century. The setting of 15th century China is unique; the reader becomes immersed in the world built by Lisa See, privy to... Read more

The Only One Left

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Christine Lakin & Dawn Harvey
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

“I was surprised again and again as the many buried secrets in the Hope family’s story were revealed. Kit knows that the woman in her care is suspected by most everyone of having murdered her parents and sister many years ago. But as Lenora begins to tell her own story, Kit becomes increasingly uncertain about what really happened. Sager weaves a... Read more

The Wishing Game

A Novel

By: Meg Shaffer
Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs & Paul Boehmer
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Years ago, a reclusive mega-bestselling children’s author quit writing under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly he resurfaces with a brand-new book and a one-of-a-kind competition, offering a prize that will change the winner’s life in this absorbing and whimsical novel.

“Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter to reading and the power that... Read more

The Mercies

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Narrated by: Jessie Buckley
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

“A chilling and captivating book taking place in a Norwegian village in the 1670s, The Mercies is a story of resilience. It follows Maren, who watched as all the village men died in a storm and has had to find a way to survive those losses, and Ursa, the daughter of a merchant who was married off to a witch hunter before being brought north. When... Read more

Demon Copperhead

A Novel

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Length: 21 hours 2 minutes

WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA New York Times "Ten Best Books of 2022" • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller "Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even... Read more

Tom Lake

A Novel

By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

“This is a story of love for family, of past passions and people once loved, and their continuing influence on the present. With Ann Patchett’s wit and wryness finely tuned, Tom Lake is the perfect book for a summer weekend read. Read more

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

A Novel

By: Michiko Aoyama
Narrated by: Hanako Footman, Susan Momoko Hingley, Kenichiro Thomson, Winson Ting & Shiro Kawai
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a charming, internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a readers’ life.

What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the... Read more

Bookshops & Bonedust

Legends & Lattes

By: Travis Baldree
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

“Bookshops & Bonedust is the perfect read to curl up with on a stormy night, steaming mug in hand. It's a cozy adventure with a colorful cast of characters, casual necromancy, old books, and delicious gnomish pastries! Read more

The Six

The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

By: Loren Grush
Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

“The Six introduces us to the real first women astronauts, who faced incredible scrutiny. The awesomeness of space exploration, the Challenger tragedy, the unreasonable press questions — experience it all with this accomplished group. Read more

None of This is True

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker & Jenny Walser
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

“Wow - many of the characters in this book reaffirm my belief that the more people I meet the more I love my dogs! Nasty, dysfunctional, controlling and selfish are the nicest descriptors I can thank of for a member of the Fair clan. I liked the inserts of the fall out of what has not happened yet in the book so that you know something awful is... Read more

Cities of Women

By: Kathleen B. Jones
Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelée, Lauren Ezzo & Mia Barron
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

In the twenty-first century, we meet Verity Frazier, a disillusioned history professor who sets out to prove that the artist responsible for the illuminated artwork in Christine de Pizan’s medieval manuscripts was a remarkable woman named Anastasia. As Anastasia’s story unfolds against the exquisitely-rendered medieval backdrop of moral... Read more

The Last Devil to Die

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery: Book #4

By: Richard Osman
Narrated by: Fiona Shaw
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“Who would think I'd be sobbing while reading a clever mystery novel? The Last Devil to Die is a romp of a mystery as we follow the octogenarian sleuths as they dissect Britain's heroin trade, art forgeries, and more as they try to find out who murdered their friend. But the part that will stick with me long after I've forgotten the red herrings... Read more

Illuminations

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Raquel Beattie
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

From the author of the award-winning book A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking . . .

Rosa Mandolini knows in her heart that her family are the greatest painters of magical illuminations in the city. But the eccentric Studio Mandolini has fallen on hard times and the future is no longer certain. While trying to help her family, Rosa discovers a... Read more

Hide

By: Kiersten White
Narrated by: Emma Galvin
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

“I gulped and gasped my way through this book as fast as I could and I still couldn't get it all down fast enough. The Minotaur-ish monster in the maze is terrifying, the violence is all there, the narration for the audiobook is breathtaking, but there’s still so much more to this book. Kiersten White's ghastly adult debut is as much a character... Read more

The Museum of Rain

By: Dave Eggers
Narrated by: Jeff Daniels
Length: 34 minutes

“Sharing a short drive with Jeff Daniels reading a Dave Eggers story is the loveliest start to a day. In a sparse, poignant narrative of a man leading his grand nieces and nephews on a hike on California's Central Coast, Eggers reminds us of the satisfaction of introducing the next generation to the wonders of life. I thought about this... Read more

Cleat Cute

A Novel

By: Meryl Wilsner
Narrated by: Dana Varden & Zim Avaltrades
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two soccer teammates are at odds before falling in love as their team gears up for the World Cup.

Grace Henderson has been a star of the US Women’s National Team for ten years, even though she’s only 26. But when she’s sidelined with an injury, a bold new... Read more

The Art Thief

A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

By: Michael Finkel
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Michael Finkel
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

“How do you steal art from a museum during daytime hours, using just a Swiss Army Knife, and then simply walk out with it under your coat? This is the thrilling true crime account of maybe the greatest art thief ever, who stole more than 200 pieces worth more than $1billion so he could enjoy them at home in his attic room. What a page-turner!! Read more