I am Coriander Hobie.
I was born in the year of Our Lord 1643, the only child of Thomas and Eleanor Hobie, in our great house on the River Thames in London. Of my early years I remember only happiness. That was before I knew this world had such evil in it, and that my fate was to be locked up in a chest and left to die.
This is my story. This is my life. I looked back into the bedchamber. The floor had become a sea and the bed a ship, seen from a great distance. I could hear voices calling me from Jar away. It was an image that came to haunt me, and I have often wondered what would have happened if I had done as I was told and left the silver shoes alone.
Sally Gardner
was an award-winning costume designer for the theatre before realising her ambition of writing and illustrating children's books, which she now does full-time. She lives in North London with her three children.
Ranked among Great Britain's most esteemed stage actresses,
Juliet Stevenson
also lends her talent to film and television productions. A graduate of
London's Royal Academy
of Dramatic Art, she first made waves in classical theatre in the early '80s. Her most acclaimed film role was in
Truly, Madly, Deeply
(1991). Aside from starring in such films as
Nicholas Nickleby and Bend It Like Beckham
, she is a very experienced reader of audiobooks, having read
Author : Ann Twigg
Narrator : Ann Twigg
Published By : Playtime Books
Runtime : 12 minutes
Categories : Over 10s Short Stories Under 10s
Download Price : Free
The second of an exciting and funny children's story about a mole raging havoc in poor Grandad’s garden View...
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Author : Sharon Creech
Narrator : Mandy Siegfried
Published By : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Over 10s General
Download Price : $17.95 $12.95
Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech masterfully weaves this story about a young girl beginning to understand the many rhythms of life and how she fits within them. View...
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Author : Michelle Paver
Narrator : Ian McKellen
Published By : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 6 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Fantasy Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic Over 10s
Download Price : $27.95 $18.95
In this page-turning, original, and spectacularly told adventure story, Torak and Wolf are joined by an incredible cast of characters as they battle to save their world... View...
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Author : Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
Narrator : Andrew McCarthy
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 2 hours
Categories : Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic Over 10s
Download Price : $17.99 $10.99
Think life here's all fun and sun? Think again! It used to be pretty okay, but then i got this loser freak of a stepsister. View...
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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