Welsh Fiction

In 'A Fault on the Line' you will meet a husband who values a televised Hibs v Hearts game more than his wife’s life.This short story features in the collection 'Reheated Cabbage' and is available unabridged on audio for the first time. Hilarious, shocking and hugely entertaining, it has all the classic Irvine Welsh ingredients.

"The Prisoner of Zenda" is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces are such that in order for the king to retain his crown his coronation must go forward. An English gentleman on holiday who fortuitously resembles the monarch, is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an attempt to save the situation.

Set in a near-future America, an America that has borne two terms of a Trump presidency and is now in the first term of Donald’s daughter as president, Frank Brill, a retired small-town newspaper editor, lives in a world where the populist policies Trump is currently so keen to pursue have been a reality for some years and are getting even more extreme – an erosion of abortion rights, less and less gun control, xenophobic immigration policies.

This audiobook contains grammar points with examples for learners. With many chapters on various grammatical theories, A Grammar of the English Tongue is the complete guide to the correct usage of English. A Grammar of the English Tongue can help you get the basic skills you need for a career and for further educational pursuits.

When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal fitness trainer, disarms a gunman chasing two frightened homeless men, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind and, within hours, Lucy is a media hero. The solitary eye-witness is the depressed and overweight Lena Sorensen, who becomes obsessed with Lucy and signs up as her client - though she seems more interested in the trainer’s body than her own. When the two women find themselves more closely aligned, and can’t stop thinking about the sex lives of Siamese twins, the real problems start....

Mae Alaw Mai wedi cael llond bol o weithio fel cynhyrchydd ar raglen foreol Pawb FM. A hithau wedi rhoi pymtheg mlynedd o wasanaeth i Richie Edwards ar Bore Da, Rich, mae Alaw bellach yn bored 'da Rich. Pryd ddaw ei chyfle hi i serennu? Mae bywyd yn rhy fyr i gael ei bwlio gan y cyflwynydd hunanbwysig, ac i drafod gwau a chryd cymalau gyda'r gwrandawyr. Mae angen newid cyfeiriad arni, ac yn fwy na dim, mae angen dyn!

Mr. Davis was giving me some private tutoring in biology, and the part about the digestive system is really igniting my curiosities about anal sex. I ask about backdoor pleasures, and Mr. Davis’s embarrassment is endearing as he explains using diagrams exactly what happens. Now it’s all I can think about, and next lesson I ask for a practical demonstration.

In Astral, author Cale Madison delivers a mysterious and intriguing adventure of a sorcerer finding his purpose in a precarious world. The discovery of a transcendent being, the Ancient One, yields unending wars between kingdoms, propelling this sorcerer into a dangerous game with sinister characters and unimaginable horrors. The fate of the Harkins and the scholars of Astrum hangs perilously in the balance. The deadliest of conflicts is about to begin…and only one young hero is capable of thwarting oblivion.

Le livre audio qui a fait chavirer l'Europe tout entière. 15 juillet 1988. Emma et Dexter se rencontrent pour la première fois. Tout les oppose, pourtant ce jour marque le début d'une relation hors du commun. Pendant vingt ans, chaque année, ils vont se croiser, se séparer et s'attendre, dans les remous étourdissants de leur existence.

Getting changed at the beach in a stall with my boss was an experience like no other. I had no idea I enjoyed the risky side of sex before until I was completely naked, surrounded by people and stood in front of Mr. Powers. He looks so delicious and powerful that I just have to wrap myself around him. Listen as he takes me on the beach and finishes inside.

Bryn’s father, a mighty warrior, expects his son to follow in his footsteps, but this is a path Bryn is reluctant to tread. Bryn hates violence, a trait he shares with his mother, Eos, a gentle singer whose love for storytelling has deeply influenced him. For the Welsh of the Middle Ages, the looming threat from the Normans makes physical strength and weapon skills a necessity, yet Bryn is more captivated by the bards whose nightly tales and songs inspire him. When Bryn makes a surprising discovery, and a Norman fleet's menacing presence casts a shadow over his community, can he find a ...

"Посмертные записки Пиквикского клуба" - первый роман английского писателя Чарльза Диккенса, впервые выпущенный издательством "Чепмен и Холл" в 1836-1837 годах.

“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad … “So begins this historical tale of romantic adventure. Andre-Louis Moreau is an orphan and cousin of the beloved Aline. He is raised by his godfather, the Lord of Gavrillac, and matures into an educated lawyer—while Aline sets her mind on marrying the rich but dishonorable Marquis de la Tour d’Azyr. But when Moreau’s closest friend is killed by the Marquis in a duel, Moreau vows vengeance. After publicly denouncing the aristocracy and stirring up the crowds, Moreau is forced to go into hiding.

The naughty women in these stories want it deep and hard in their ass, taking their men in fine style and begging for their release!

From Paris to Prague, from the past to the present, authors and artists say farewell in this unique collection. In this audiobook you'll find personal letters, reminiscences, poetry, art and brand new fiction from some of the most talented and important voices at work today, including Jessie Burton, Alain de Botton, Matt Haig, Richard Herring, Owen Jones, Mark Kermode, Robert Macfarlane, Kate Mosse, Chris Riddell, Lionel Shriver and many others.

In this beautiful collection, 20 outstanding writers set out with old memories and new adventures. ‘I’ve always hated walking,’ Harland Miller offers as his precis, while Ingrid Persaud and Agnes Poirier consider the rituals of pilgrimage and protest march. ‘It isn’t a walking city,’ Kamila Shamsie writes of Karachi, though she strides across it regardless. On the shores of Foulness Island, Will Self hopes to avoid landmines. In a forest north of Berlin, Jessica J. Lee gets soaked, then lost.

One of Oscar Wilde's best-loved short stories, which includes romance, love, and murder. The discussion of murder is light-hearted and witty, in typical Wilde fashion. A must listen for fans of the author.

Die Familie Bennet hat fünf Töchter. Eine Heirat mit einem möglichst begüterten Mann ist die einzige Karriere, die ihnen das Leben zu bieten hat. Leicht vorstellbar, dass es jede Menge Aufregung gibt, als zwei junge Männer von Vermögen in die Gegend ziehen. Schon bald macht Mr. Darcy, ein standesbewusster Gutsbesitzer, der munteren und geistvollen Elizabeth einen Heiratsantrag, den sie jedoch spontan ablehnt. Sein Freund Charles fühlt sich sehr zu Elizabeths älterer Schwester Jane hingezogen. Ein verwirrendes Spiel um leidenschaftliche Gefühle und Eifersucht beginnt.

I en medio de una reunión se le acerca alguien y le dice que le va a leer la mano, ¿Que haría usted?,- le seguiría el juego, ahora que es el centro de atención de la reunión?- o por el contrario ni siquiera le tendería la mano, por si acaso. Mucho nos reimos de las llamadas pseudociencias, pero si nos hicieran una predicción del futuro en la que nos dijeran que nos esperaba algo terrible, ¿ que haríamos?

Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job and an office at the top of the ivory tower. He has a beautiful, accomplished wife and two healthy children. Jim drives an Audi, and his dog is a pedigree bichon frise. Not bad for the son of a hardman who grew up in a room and kitchen. But it is not easy to escape the past. Certain people have been keeping an eye on Professor Jim Brennan. When is son is arrested on drugs charges and lands in prison after breaking bail conditions, Jim is approached by men he thought he had left behind.