Les Miserables - read by respected audio reader Michael Jayston - Hugo's novel, also a famous musical, follows a convict named Jean Valjean, who is attempting to atone for his crimes by reforming his life. His love for his adopted daughter, Cosette, and his protection of her, serves as one means of redemption. The story examines revolutionary Paris...
The third novel in Annie Murray's "Birmingham" series. While Genie's father is away fighting in World War II, her mother has a ruinous affair which leaves her pregnant; Genie's little brother leaves, never to return; while Genie herself meets a man who then disappears to war.