When Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew older, something sinist

'I had to go back to New York and try to find him. There was a chance he mightn't be there but I had to give it a go because there was one thing I was certain of: he wasn't here.' Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. She's covered in ban

Somewhere in South America at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mes

At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indicement of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is a tale of the dangerous

From the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations by Anthony Trollope's classic, gently satirical tales of provincial life, comes the audio book in on CD box set. Nearly twenty hours of ironic, witty and wonderfully written drama

With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides. However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the s

Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for over fifty years in his weekly "Letter from America". It was the longest-running one-man series in radio history, and every show was a virtuoso performance. Wise

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer

A BBC audio book comedy thriller set in 1950s Brighton by bestselling author Lynne Truss. Operation Woohoo: When a headless corpse is found on the ghost train on the Palace Pier, Inspector Steine puts the death down to natural causes.

Driving back from a weekend in London, Richard and Janet are surprised to find the village of Midwich sealed off. There are no birds singing, the air seems thick and there is a strange sort of music. It soon becomes clea

This is a companion to the major six-part BBC TV series, written by Michael Wood and read by Sam Dastor. Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10,000-year history of India. Home today to more than a fifth of the world

This is an audio CD of the first extraordinary novel in a new trilogy, combining nail-biting suspense, gripping mystery and archaeological adventure with a paranormal twist.Rachel and Adam are sent to stay with their grandmother, foll

This classic piece of fiction continues to enthral listeners around the globe. We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood' -prayer of the Rev Eli Jenkins from Under Milk Wood.The storyteller invites the audience

John Taylor has written and created six new tales that were inspired by the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Simon Callow stars as Sherlock Holmes and Nicky Henson as Dr Watson in these fresh stories that were o

When set on fire, most of us either fumble for our wallets or waste valuable time feeling sorry for ourselves. David Sedaris has studied this phenomenon, and his resulting insights may very well save your life. Author