Collection: Adult Spoken Word CD 1-8

'All Passion Spent' is a portrait of a fiercely independent woman trying, late in life, to escape the clutches of an over solicitous family.

This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed.

From his experiences as a naval officer in the battles off Okinawa during World War II, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as an editor. He soon inhabits a world where marriages fail as affairs ignite, alcohol reigns, writers struggle and publishers hustle. It is a world in whi...

This title tells the story of Edward Rulloff - a serial murderer who was called 'too intelligent to be killed' - and the array of 19th-century investigators who were convinced his brain held the key to finally understanding the criminal mind. By 1871 Rulloff was captured, chained in a cell - a ps...

There are nine men in this book, and they think they have unique stories. But really, aren't they all the same man? Each of them is searching, reaching, not quite grasping their situations. None of them is at home. They are alone in the edgelands of Europe, and the stakes are bewilderingly high. ...

When the bodies of young courting couples start turning up in remote woodland areas, Chief Medical Examiner Scarpetta is unable to determine the cause of death. Then the daughter of one of the most powerful women in America goes missing.

Cherry has a hidden talent. She can see things other people can't. As owner of the local bakery, she uses her gift to add something special to her cakes, so that after just one mouthful the townspeople start to feel better about their lives. They don't know why they're drawn to Cherry's bakery - ...

When Lara was 12, and her younger brother Alfie 8, their father died in a helicopter crash. A prominent plastic surgeon, and Irishman, he had honed his skills on the bomb victims of the Troubles. But the family grew up used to him being absent: he only came to London for two weekends a month to w...

When a violent storm hits Graveyard Falls, it unearths the unimaginable: skeletons of teenage girls, each dressed in white and holding a candle. It's clear to FBI agent Beth Fields that this is the work of a long-standing killer - but could it be the one she escaped years ago? She has no memory o...

It's the 1950s and Grundy's Travelling Fair arrives in town with a bang. When night falls, the local town is drawn to the Fair. But when the fairgoers head home, the Grundys are left behind. Hours are long and the work back-breaking. But family and friends hold things together. Gemma married into...