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Shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year at the British Book Awards 2020.

Winner of Best Audiobook (Fiction) at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.

Read by Elisabeth Moss, star of the hit Channel 4 TV series.

Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series.

"I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light."

Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs.

Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction.

'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian

'A fantastic, chilling story. And so powerfully feminist', Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other.


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The Handmaids Tale, written by Margaret Atwood and read by Amy Landecker, Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford, Elisabeth Moss

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The happily ever after is only part of the story… A funny, touching, hopeful gem about love, marriage and second chances

It’s the day before her daughter’s wedding and things are not going well for Gail Baines. First thing, she loses her job – or quits, depending who you ask. Then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door expecting to stay for the festivities. He doesn’t even have a suit. Instead, he’s brought memories, a shared sense of humour – and a cat looking for a new home.

Just as Gail is wondering what’s next, their daughter Debbie discovers her groom has been keeping a secret…

As the big day dawns, the exes just can’t agree on what’s best for Debbie. Gail is seriously worried, while Max seems more concerned with whether to opt for the salmon or prime rib at the reception, if they make it that far.

The day after the wedding, Gail and Max prepare to go their separate ways again. But all the questions about the future of the happy couple have stirred up the past for Gail. Because ‘happy’ takes many forms, and sometimes the younger generation has much to teach the older about secrets, acceptance and taking the rough with the smooth.

‘A joy to read in a single relaxing afternoon’ JACQUELINE WILSON

'Razor sharp on family, love and marriage' DAVID NICHOLLS

'Sublimely written and beautifully observed' - JOANNE FINNEY, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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Three Days in June, written by Anne Tyler and read by J. Smith Cameron

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If you have ADHD - or love somebody who does - DIRTY LAUNDRY will change your life, and your relationships.

Do you feel crippling shame because you struggle with cleaning, personal hygiene, or time-keeping? Do you always feel misunderstood by the people close to you and find that they get frustrated by your behaviour?

DIRTY LAUNDRY is an unfiltered look into the chaos of real life with ADHD. It will transform your self-hatred into self-acceptance, with simple tips that actually work for your brain. It will also help to educate partners, parents and friends, to help them move from frustration to patience, understanding - and love.

Learn how to:
Stop believing you are fundamentally broken
Stop judging yourself by the standards of a neurotypical world
Communicate your struggles to those who love you
Support someone with ADHD in ways that work for them
Be compassionate rather than judgemental
...and much more.

From the husband-and-wife team behind social media phenomenon @ADHD_Love, whose viral videos have been viewed more than 200 million times, comes a fearless, often outrageously funny, account of life, learning, and growing with ADHD. They share the strategies they have used to reduce shame, improve communication, and find happiness in their neurodivergent household.

Filled with heartbreak and humour in equal measure, DIRTY LAUNDRY is an invaluable resource both for neurodivergents and the people who love them.

©2023 Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Dirty Laundry Why Adults with ADHD Are so Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help, written and read by Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery

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SET SAIL FOR A TROPICAL PARADISE THIS SUMMER

How far do you need to travel to find home?

Zoologist Charlotte Walker has taken up a year-long fellowship on the tiny, remote island of Tuga de Oro to study the endangered gold coin tortoises in the jungle interior.

She is warmly embraced by the tight-knit community of islanders – and their animals – who are keen to adopt Charlotte as Tuga’s first vet.

But Charlotte has a family secret that connects her to the island. She is determined to solve the mystery: she just needs to make sure she stays focused on her research, and absolutely does not fall in love with the first man she meets…

’The perfect holiday read’ NIGELLA LAWSON

Warm, clever, thoughtful, funny, moving and brilliantly written’ ELIZABETH DAY

‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny’ MARIAN KEYES

‘Brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn't want to go home’ NICK HORNBY

‘Sparkling and sophisticated’ JESSIE BURTON

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Welcome to Glorious Tuga, written by Francesca Segal and read by Kristin Atherton

Byla mystička, filozofka i sociální reformátorka. Velmi civilně a současně formulovala hluboké postřehy o člověku ve světě a jeho vztahu k Bohu. U přijímacích zkoušek na pařížskou École normale supérieure se umístila první před Simone de Beauvoir. Pracovala v továrnách, aby pochopila podmínky dělníků. Během druhé světové války se připojila k francouzskému odboji a zemřela v Anglii na tuberkulózu, zhoršenou dobrovolným hladověním na protest proti okupaci Francie. Co ještě nevíme o Simone Weil?

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Moderuje: Petr Fischer

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Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed.

Ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off a bad case of midlife malaise when he is called to a sleepy Yorkshire town, and the seemingly tedious matter of a stolen painting. But one theft leads to another, including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton and her family. Once a magnificent country house, Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel, hosting Murder Mystery weekends.

As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated a fiendishly clever mystery; one that pays homage to the masters of the genre—from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers.

Brilliantly inventive, with all of Atkinson’s signature wit, wordplay and narrative brio, Death at the Sign of the Rook may be Jackson Brodie’s most outrageous and memorable case yet.


Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson, read by Jason Isaacs

Kniha německého teologa a kněze Jana Loffelda Když Bůh nikomu nechybí vyvolala v českém prostředí neobyčejný zájem ihned po svém vydání. Kritická analýza stavu náboženství na Západě s podtitulem „Úvahy o náboženské lhostejnosti“ klade otázky, na které by mělo nejen křesťanství intenzivně hledat odpovědi. Stala se naše společnost opravdu nábožensky amuzikální? Míjí se nabídka křesťanství s potřebami dnešních lidí? A hlavně, je legitimní očekávat náboženskou víru skutečně od každého člověka? Mají tyto nové perspektivy ovlivňovat podobu křesťanství?
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Jak se může křesťanská teologie vztahovat k populární kultuře? Může se od ní něco naučit? Je možné učinit duchovní zkušenost při hraní počítačové hry či sledování hororu? A jaký je rozdíl mezi návštěvou fotbalového zápasu a modlitebního setkání? Nad číslem revue Salve 3/24 popkultura hovoří Matěj Jirsa, Kateřina Hlaváčová a Tomáš Sixta.

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Jaké otázky řeší katolíci v Kongu, Brazílii nebo Čině? Jsou stejné jako ty, které si klademe my? Jak funguje katolická církev jako politický aktér? Jaké perspektivy nabízí církve globálního Jihu? A jaké výzvy před církví stojí v budoucnosti? Rozhovor o aktuálním vývoji v katolické církvi s politologem Petrem Kratochvílem, autorem nedávno vydané knihy Geopolitika globálního katolicismu: politika náboženství v prostoru a čase.
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Adrien Candiard OP, francouzský dominikán a islamolog, který v současnosti působí v egyptské Káhiře, na pozadí evangelního příběhu o povolání Natanaela, jehož Ježíš viděl pod fíkovníkem, rozvíjí úvahy o podstatě a plnosti křesťanského života. Jak přestat podávat výkony a nutit se k plnění povinností a místo toho nabídnout Bohu sebe sama jako prostor, v němž on sám může stále tvořit? Tajemný Natanaelův příběh se může stát inspirací jak pro přesvědčené křesťany, tak pro ty, kteří s touto cestou váhají; pro mladé lidi, kteří přemýšlejí o svém povolání, i pro zralé lidi, kteří ho nikdy nepřestali hledat.
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