Named one of the books of the century by the New York Public Library, this is the profoundly moving classic about a young girl coming of age at the turn of the century.
Born in 1901 in the slums of Brooklyn, Francie Nolan has grown up under the burden of suffering that is the lot of the great city’s poor. Romantic like her father, an Irish singing waiter, yet pragmatic like her mother, a housecleaner and fierce survivor, Francie uses her imagination and tenacity to thrive in the world in spite of these harsh conditions.
First published in 1943, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn created a stir in genteel society with its frank descriptions of poverty’s squalor. But the book’s rich humor and pathos and its wealth of unforgettable characters have ensured its place in American literature.
Author : Patricia Gaffney
Laural Merlington
Published By : Brilliance Audio Inc
13 hours
Categories : General
Download Price : $24.95
Three generations of women face love and loss in their lives and relationships. More...
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Author : Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas and Cast
Published By : Harper Collins UK
1 hour 30 minutes
Categories : Poetry Classic Literature General
Download Price : $12.75
Dylan Thomas wrote this as a radio play for voices and this is the only recording ever made with Thomas in the cast. This play is full of humour, a joyful sense of the goodness of life and love... More...
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Author : Lawrence Durrell
Nigel Anthony
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
4 hours
Categories : General
Download Price : $15.49
'With the open sesame of language ready to hand, he suddenly began to find himself really penetrating a foreign country' More...
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Author : Josephine Cox
Carole Boyd
Published By : Harper Collins UK
3 hours
Categories : General Historical
Download Price : $16.99
The powerful new bestseller from Josephine Cox – one of our foremost storytellers. 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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