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Beth Morrey Een tweede kans voor Missy
Een tweede kans voor Missy van Beth Morrey gaat over de negenenzeventigjarige Missy Carmichael. Missy’s wereld is tegenwoordig heel klein. Ze heeft verdriet omdat ze nauwelijks nog contact heeft met haar familie. Haar huis is doodstil, op haar voetstappen, het geluid van de radio en het tikken van de klok na. Missy is een mopperkont geworden en ze weet dat ze haar eenzaamheid alleen maar aan zichzelf te danken heeft. Ze verdient ook niet beter, denkt ze, na wat ze gedaan heeft. Dan ontmoet ze in...
Nederlands | 9 uur 52 minuten (852 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2021
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Don DeLillo De stilte
De stilte van Don DeLillo speelt zich af op een bijzondere zondag in het jaar 2022, Super Bowl Sunday. Vijf mensen hebben een etentje gepland in een appartement in Manhattan. Een emeritus hoogleraar natuurkunde, haar echtgenoot en een van haar oud-studenten wachten op een echtpaar dat zich aan boord bevindt van een vlucht vanuit Parijs, die dramatisch zal eindigen. Het gesprek gaat over van alles: van een telescoop in Chili tot bourbon, tot een manuscript van Einstein over de relativiteitstheorie...
Nederlands | 2 uur 9 minuten (186 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2021
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Rumaan Alam Laat de wereld achter
In Laat de wereld achter van Rumaan Alam gaan Amanda en Clay op vakantie naar een afgelegen woning op Long Island. Ze willen tot rust komen van hun drukke New Yorkse leven, qualitytime met hun tienerkinderen doorbrengen en proeven van het goede leven in dit luxe vakantiehuis. Maar hun idylle wordt op een late avond wreed verstoord. Ruth en G.H., het oudere stel van wie Amanda en Clay het huis hadden gehuurd, keren in paniek terug uit Manhattan. Er was een black-out. En nu is dit landelijke gebied...
Nederlands | 8 uur 3 minuten (694 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2021
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Christopher Yates Zwart krijt
Eén spel, zes studenten en vijf overlevenden... Hoe kan een spelletje zo gierend uit de hand lopen? Wat begint als een leuk spel van een stel jonge Oxford vrienden, neemt al gauw een nare wending waar de opdrachten grimmiger worden en de deelnemers geniepiger. Het is ieder voor zich en zelfs zij kunnen de verstrekkende gevolgen niet meer overzien. Welke deelnemer kan het spel niet meer na vertellen? Veertien jaar later komen de oude vrienden bijeen om het spel af te maken... Wie breekt er het eerst?...
Nederlands | 12 uur (534 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Torkil Damhaug Dood door verdrinking
"Hij werpt zich in de golf die vlak voor hem breekt en gaat op weg naar de boeien, zwemt er voorbij. Hij voelt het in zijn borst prikken en kloppen alsof er iets afschuwelijks zal gebeuren." Welk drama er zich in de opening van ‘Dood door verdrinking’ afspeelt, zal de Noorse Liss Bjerke pas twaalf jaar later ontdekken. Liss studeert design in Amsterdam, maar achter haar mooie verschijning gaat een duistere wereld schuil vol cocaïne, verdachte fotosessies en een dubieuze loverboy als vriend. Wanneer...
Nederlands | 15 uur 25 minuten (670 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Andrew Segal Clarissa the Clown and the Village Folk
Clarissa discovers she is able to fly on the flying trapeze, despite her earlier fears. Majesty the Magician loses, then recovers, his adored Bunnikins, while Roberto the Robot, through the friendship of a little girl, learns to smile and talk although his face is made of steel. Read by actor Martin Jarvis, narrator of the famous for the "Just William" audiobooks, this is the first in a series of audiobooks specially designed for children of 5 – 7 years old to listen to at any time. Every rhythmic...
Engels | 19 minuten (14 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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James Lewis Black Sam
The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents. After a failed treasure salvaging expedition, Sam makes one last desperate attempt to change his economic standing and...
Engels | 10 uur 53 minuten (489 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Pamela Douglas Chimney & Co.
Chimney is a much loved family cat who has chosen to tell her own story in poetic form as only a cat can. She charts her life from mischievous kittenhood to thoughtful maturity in the company of two glorious Irish setters. Cat lovers and owners everywhere will recognise many of her ways and cat philosophy and those, who do not know cats well, will be surprised at their observational skills! Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 46 minuten (47 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Anna Charlotta Petricevic GAME
Three women are found naked and brutally murdered in central parts of Sydney - and DS Morgan Callaghan is assigned to lead the investigations of what seems to be the work of a serial killer. One of the murder victims is a young Danish citizen - and as Sydney is hosting the World Cup in a few weeks' time, Morgan has added pressure from his superiors and FIFA to find the killer before more people from all over the world descend on Sydney to watch the World Cup games. At the same time, Morgan's mother...
Engels | 9 uur 11 minuten (400 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Anna Charlotta Petricevic GONE
Three teenage boys disappear from an exclusive suburb in Sydney. The kidnappers contact the boys' families - but two of the boys' dead bodies are found floating in the harbour before any ransom sums have been paid. DS Morgan Callaghan has taken time off work for personal reasons, but now he's called in to lead the investigations of the kidnappings and the murders - and once again, Morgan must face cruelty and violent deaths... During the course of the investigations, it becomes known that inner...
Engels | 10 uur 24 minuten (452 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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R. J. Belle After
Meet eight combat-injured men who sustained life-altering injuries. Hear eight inspiring stories of heroism and the re-building of independent, productive and fulfilling lives after seemingly impossible circumstance. Hear how these incredible men manage to reshape their lives after combat. It also sets these stories within the context of current veteran healthcare, and injury, suicide, and disability statistics, and looks briefly at the impacts on the caregivers who support these men. R. J. Belle...
Engels | 3 uur 41 minuten (160 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Joyce Kostakis Streaming Sarah
In 2035 Portland, Oregon, a Homicide Detective awakens from a coma with the ability to see into parallel worlds. A Doppelgänger teaches her to stream the soul and memories of her Department's murdered victims to bring their killers to justice. Dying was the break she needed... Or so she thought. Homicide Detective Katie Hanson prided herself on being an advocate for the dead. When she returns home from the hospital after a near-death experience, she realizes the door to the spirit world remained...
Engels | 5 uur 29 minuten (243 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Cathy Birchall Touching the World
"Touching the World" is the extraordinary story of Cathy Birchall, a blind woman, who set off with her companion Bernard Smith, to become the first blind person ever to circle the world on a motorbike, an 18-year-old BMW R100. What transpired has become an inspirational, worldwide story that challenges people to question their own self-imposed boundaries. From desolate and dangerous mountain roads, difficult border crossings and numerous mechanical breakdowns, to climbing Wayna Picchu (first ever...
Engels | 19 uur 7 minuten (835 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Donna Ashcroft Christmas in the Scottish Highlands
Welcome to the gorgeous little Scottish village of Christmas, where snow is falling, presents are being wrapped and the locals are writing their festive wish lists. Will this finally be the year that Belle’s dreams come true? Thirty-year-old Belle Albany is feeling lonely this Christmas. Another whole year has passed and her life is... exactly the same as it was last December. She longs for true love and a little bit of winter magic – but she’s almost given up on finding it in the sleepy Scottish...
Engels | 9 uur 16 minuten (411 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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David Mark Into the Woods
If you go into the woods, you're in for a dark surprise. Thirty years ago, three girls followed a stranger into the woods. Only two returned. The surviving pair have never been able to remember what happened or what the fate of the third girl was. Local rumours talk of hippies and drugs and mystic rituals, but no one has learned the truth. This story is just what Rowan Blake needs. He's in debt, his journalistic career is in tatters – as well as his damaged body – and he's retreated to the Lake...
Engels | 11 uur 20 minuten (499 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Karen Clarke The Beachside Christmas
Snow is falling and there’s romance in the air. Curl up for a cosy Christmas by the fire at Seaview Cottage... When thirty-year-old Lily Ambrose’s latest relationship ends in disaster, she remembers happy childhood holidays in the seaside town of Shipley and decides it’s the perfect place for a fresh start. But when Lily arrives, the town’s spirits are as low as her own: the local celebrity due to turn on the Christmas lights has gone on a cruise instead. Keen to prove herself, she calls in a favour...
Engels | 9 uur 36 minuten (422 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Kelly Heard The Woman in the Water
'How do I keep my family safe, when I don’t know why we’re in danger?' When Felicity Wheeler gets the call that her sister has drowned near the old boardwalk in their hometown, she realizes that she is the only person able to take care of her two nieces. Returning home, Felicity discovers that the town she once left is still haunted by the memories of her past: former friends, heartbreaks and secrets. Secrets that might reveal whether Holly's death was an accident or not. Felicity knows that...
Engels | 11 uur 9 minuten (502 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Emma Davies The House at Hope Corner
The view across the valley takes her breath away; everywhere she looks tiny patches of colour – ochre, chestnut, lime and purple. The farmhouse behind her glows pink in the morning sun. Finally, Flora has the home of her dreams... but is she about to lose it? Free-spirited Flora Dunbar is heartbroken at the news that she must close down her beloved little flower shop on the high street. As she packs away her pretty pots and vases and locks the door for the very last time, the only spark of hope...
Engels | 8 uur 5 minuten (473 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Louise Finch The Eternal Return of Clara Hart
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE AWARDS 2023 Unravelling the truth, one loop at a time. When Spence witnesses his classmate, Clara, die in what looks like a tragic accident at a house party, he is caught in a flicker in the fabric of time. Waking up to relive the same day again and seeing Clara alive and well, Spence realizes he has been granted a second chance and is determined to prevent the terrible events of the party. To escape the time loop, he has to re-evaluate everything he previously...
Engels | 7 uur 29 minuten (341 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Sara Marchant Becoming Delilah
Escaping her troubled past and moving into a seaside cottage on a windswept island off Cape Cod with her Abuela, all Delilah wants now is a place of her own - and she’s paid a high price for it... But her wild, colourful garden and scandalous affair with married man Alan have her neighbours talking. And when she crosses paths with the reclusive Anton - who has a secret of his own - sparks fly. Will the past catch up with them? A delicate yet haunting novel about love, trauma, and identity, "Becoming...
Engels | 6 uur 43 minuten (295 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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