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Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim to celebrate regional diversity and explore the meaning of home. In this audiobook on Wales, you'll find two unique tales: a captivating exploration of migration by Tyler Keevil, an award-winning writer originally from Canada now living in Wales, and one more tale to be found through open submissions.

1964. Detective Sergeant Harry Barnard has been ordered to track down notorious Soho club owner Ray Robertson, who hasn't been seen for several days. The case takes on a greater urgency when a battered body is discovered at the gym Ray owns. Is Ray the killer, or is he a victim?

Was passiert, wenn ein Herz lernt zu fliegen? Nachdem Angelina Nimmerland für immer verlassen hat, setzt James Hook alles daran, ihr zu folgen und sie in dieser seltsamen Welt namens London wiederzufinden. Dabei trifft er eine folgenschwere Entscheidung... Die Konsequenzen verändern das Leben seines einstigen Erzfeindes Peter Pan auf tragische Weise. Der Junge, der nie erwachsen werden wollte, schwört blutige Rache - und was könnte er Hook Schlimmeres antun, als dessen Liebe zu stehlen?

Verbinde Thor in seinem Abenteuer unter Wasser auf der Suche nach Schatz. Thor ist begeistert von all den Unterwasser-Kreaturen, denen er begegnet.

Thor weiter, als er lernt, wie man Geld spart und die Bank besucht.

Dies ist meine Geschichte über das Nehmen eines Bades und all die Dinge, die ich durch den Versuch, aus ihm herauszukommen.

When Christmas brings you the best and worst and delivers you the bonus of the Great Recession, can you keep your family together? Forgiving Christmas is a contemporary novel wrapped in symbolic twists and the reality that life happens and what happens transcends all seasons.

Verbinde Thor auf seinem Spaziergang durch den Wald und all die verschiedenen Tiere, die er entdeckt.

„Ich weiß ja nicht, was gerade in Tony Mitchells Kopf vorgeht, aber du nimmst auf jeden Fall eine Menge Platz darin ein.“ Als Tochter eines Generals hat es Samantha Summers mit siebzehn nicht gerade leicht. Von einem Kontinent zum anderen zu ziehen, mag ja helfen, vier Sprachen in Rekordzeit zu lernen, doch für das eigene Sozialleben ist es der Tod. Und als ihr in der neuen Schule dann auch noch dieser verboten süße Junge das Leben zur Hölle macht, möchte Sam die ganze Sache am liebsten hinschmeißen.

Finally together, Ryan and Julia settle in New York City, Ryan beginning his residency at a hospital in Manhattan where Julia is working at Vogue magazine. They are happy, but their busy schedules make time together scarce, but they decide it is time to start trying to conceive.

Seltsame Dinge passieren in Nimmerland... Obwohl Angelina McFarland Märchen über alles liebt, hätte sie sich nie träumen lassen, selbst einmal mitten in eins hineinzufallen. Wortwörtlich! Aber wer ist dieser fliegende Junge namens Peter, der sie aufgefangen hat? Und warum will er nicht erwachsen werden? Auf der verzweifelten Suche nach einem Weg von dieser verwunschenen Insel herunter, läuft Angelina geradewegs in die Arme eines skrupellosen Piraten.

Adam Bricklin has heard the melody in his head for years, the melody that told him if a decision was right or wrong. When he met Ragan Newlin, the song told him she was the one. He was devastated when circumstances tore them apart. It has taken three years for Adam to finally move past the heartbreak he suffered when Ragan left town in the middle of the night. Now he has a new girlfriend, a new album in the works, and his daughter is doing well in school. Until the day Ragan returned to Fairfield Corners.

Battered, bruised and washed up on the banks of a remote loch, the Lullaby Girl doesn't know who or where she is. She doesn't speak. She only sings a haunting Danish lullaby over and over again. When her shocking story hits the headlines, the Lullaby Girl is hot news. Everyone wants to know who she is. Strangers donate money for her care, and the media are breaking down the door to get to her.

Maya knew that this was going to be her last homecoming for a while, but she didn't know or expect that this homecoming would be the craziest and/or chaotic one of all. Although Maya has always been the peacemaker in the group, this may be the first time she may just let it go. Through it all, she and her friends will realize how crazy things can get this homecoming may even challenge or destroy their friendship.

When you know you have met the love of your life, the last thing you expect is for your sister to lure him away. Clare Ronson is faced with this scenario when her sister, Isabel, marries singer and guitarist Ross Tyler. To compound Clare's jealousy and bitterness, Ross hits the big time and becomes a wealthy tax exile, relocating to France with his family. Clare cannot bring herself to speak to Isabel or Ross for the next 30 years. However, when tragedy occurs in 2002 causing Ross to arrive back in England at Clare's doorstep, Clare must try to put the past behind her for her sister's sake.

A Brescello, petit village italien dans la plaine du Pô, la rivalité est permanente entre Peppone, le maire communiste qui vient de triompher aux élections et Don Camillo, le curé de choc qui prend quotidiennement à part le Seigneur dans son église. Dirigeant deux clans de choc, les deux hommes, bien que rivaux, restent malgré tout amis depuis l'enfance.

Siebzehn alte, mit Witz und Charme erzählte, Thüringer Geschichten in neuer Bearbeitung für erwachsene Leute von heute...

Paul arbeitet rund um die Uhr, und beim Sex schläft er regelmäßig ein. Höchste Zeit für ein gemeinsames Hobby, findet Nella. Leider fällt Pauls Wahl auf einen Golfurlaub. Der Alptraum! Paul scheucht Nella über den Platz und flirtet andere Damen an. Erst als sie mit dem attraktiven Golf-Profi Dan zu trainieren beginnt, findet Nella Gefallen an dem Sport.

Sometimes life can be a real witch. Meet Maxie Duncan. Your average 23-year-old blonde. If you can call being wealthy, gorgeous, and knowing what the future holds at times, average. After her fiancee blindsides her with a breakup at their favorite restaurant, she leaves Maine for a shot at being Hollywood's new 'it girl.' There's only one problem. She's never acted a day in her life. When a big Hollywood director sends her packing, she realizes if she wants to stay in L.A., she may have to become a normal girl after all.

It's not every day a woman goes traveling through time. Dakota Wylie is a wisecracking, unemployed, overweight psychic librarian from Princeton.Patrick Devane is an angry, hard-headed spy with a six-year-old daughter who hears voices. The only thing they have in common is New Jersey. But when Dakota leaps from the basket of a hot air balloon to help his crying child, little does she know that she's leaping into history...and love.