2006

Diana Gabaldon. Read by Davinia Porter. A Breath of Snow and Ashes

In 1772, the rift between Britain and its American colonies has put a frightening word into the minds of all concerned: revolution. Violence has already reared its ugly head in rural North Carolina, as cabins have been burned to the ground. To preserve the colony for King George III, the governor pleads with Jamie to bring the people together and restore peace. (Unabridged CD)

2005

Alexander McCall-Smith. Read by Lisette Lecat. The Full Cupboard of Life

The latest novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series continues the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." (Unabridged Cassette & CD)

2004

Edith Hahn Beer with Susan Dworkin. Read by Barbara Rosenblat. The Nazi Officer's Wife

Edith Hahn was an outspoken young woman studying law in Vienna when the Gestapo forced Edith & her mother into a ghetto, issuing them papers branded with a "J." Soon, Edith was taken away to a labor camp, & though she convinced Nazi officials to spare her mother, when she returned home, her mother had been deported. Knowing she would become a hunted woman, Edith tore the yellow star from her clothing & went underground, scavenging for food & searching each night for a safe place to sleep. Edith fled to Munich where she met and married Werner Vetter, a member of the Nazi party. (Unabridged Cassette)

2003

Kate Simon. Read by Barbara Rosenblat. Bronx Primitive: Portraits in a Childhood

2002

Nuala O'Faolain. Read by Dearbhla Molloy. My Dream of You

After the death of her dearest friend, 49-year-old travel writer Kathleen de Burca decides she needs to return to the security of her Ireland home. It is through her research on a new book that she comes to terms with her loss and begins to year for passion -- not only for herself but also of the ill-fated lovers of her famine-era story. Soon her exploration into the past leads her to the road of salvation in the present. (Abridged Cassette)

2001

Zora Neale Hurston. Read by Ruby Dee. Their Eyes Were Watching God

Janie Crawford, a Southern Black woman in the 1930's, journeys from being a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance. (Unabridged Cassette & CD)

2000

Helen Fielding. Read by Barbara Rosenblat. Bridget Jones Diary

 

1999

Charles Dickens. Read by Miriam Margolyes. Oliver Twist

1998

Angela Huth. Read by Carole Boyd. Land Girls