In a Greek taverna, high over the small village of Aghia Anna, four people meet for the first time: Fiona, an Irish nurse, Thomas, a Californian academic; Elsa, a German television presenter; and David a shy English boy.
Along with Andreas, the old man who runs the taverna, they become close to each other after witnessing a tragedy when a pleasure steamer catches fire in the harbour.
Nights of Rain and Stars is the story of one summer when Fiona, Thomas, Elsa and David all have to face the particular life crisis which first made them leave their homes and end up in Greece.
With the help of Vonni, a middle-aged Irishwoman who lives in the village and is now a near-native, they each find a solution - although not necessarily the one they anticipated...
Includes a bonus track, Maeve Binchy talks about hearing her stories on audio.
Author : Rebecca Shaw
Carole Boyd
Published By : Orion Publishing Group
5 hours 30 minutes
Categories : General
Download Price : $14.25
An intense tale of the relations not only between the family but that of the entire community, a very well written book ... well worth a read. More... |
Author : Tony Parsons
Matthew Macfadyen
Published By : Harper Collins UK
4 hours
Categories : General
Download Price : $12.75
This is the UK of the summer of 1977 – in the midst of the Silver Jubilee celebrations, a generation are trying to grow up... More... |
Author : Anita Shreve
Linda Emond
Published By : Hachette Audio
9 hours 30 minutes
Categories : General
Download Price : $29.98 $20.99
At an inn in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, seven former schoolmates gather for a wedding. More... |
Author : Jacquelyn Mitchard
Anna Fields
Published By : Harper Collins US
12 hours 30 minutes
Categories : General
Download Price : $39.95 $25.95
No one illuminates modern love, marriage, and parenting better than Jacquelyn Mitchard. Written with her trademark poignancy, humor, and insight, The Breakdown Lane is her most moving work yet. More... |
Author : Patricia MacLachlan
Milo Ventimiglia
Published By : Simon & Schuster
1 hour 30 minutes
Categories : General
Action & Adventure
General
Action & Adventure
Over 10s
Download Price : $17.99 $10.99
Jake is part of a very special family. A rowdy bunch of siblings and an incredible mom and dad. They have a life filled with art, music, long summer nights on the cape. More...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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