This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
There’s no better way to spend a lazy May day than lounging under a tree with a cold glass of lemonade and a fantastic book. But, as much we love this season, it also brings with it lots of activities that make reading tricky. Enter audiobooks! We hope you’ll discover something that appeals in our top picks for May as you look ahead to road trips, gardening, and outdoor workouts galore this spring. Happy listening!
1. Wish You Were Here by Catherine Alliott
Narrated By Julia Franklin
When Flora, James, and their two teenage daughters are offered the holiday of a lifetime in a chateau in the South of France in return for one simple good deed, they jump at the chance. But Flora didn't anticipate a mysterious guest and a whole heap of family baggage coming along too… Their dream holiday suddenly takes some very unexpected turns.
2. A Good Catch by Fern Britton
Narrated by: Fern Britton
The new witty and warm novel from the best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton. Perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell, and Trisha Ashley. Even happy families have their secrets… Greer Clovelly seems to have it all; beautiful, chic and slender, she's used to getting her own way. Greer has been in love with Jesse Behenna since her first day at school and she's determined that one day, they'll be married. After all, a marriage between them would join together two dynasties of Cornish fishing families to make one prosperous one.
3. Indiscretion by Hannah FieldingNarrated by: Matt Bates
Spring, 1950. Alexandra de Falla, a half-English, half-Spanish young writer abandons her privileged but suffocating life in London and travels to Spain to be reunited with her long-estranged family. Instead of providing the sense of belonging she yearns for, the de Fallas are riven by seething emotions and in the grip of the wild customs and traditions of Andalucía, all of which are alien to Alexandra.
4. A Cornish Stranger by Liz Fenwick
Narrated by: Anne Dover
There's an old Cornish saying: "Save a stranger from the sea, he'll turn your enemy…." When her reclusive grandmother becomes too frail to live alone, Gabriella Blythe moves into the remote waterside cabin on Frenchman's Creek which has been her grandmother's home for decades. Once a celebrated artist, Jaunty's days are coming to a close, but she is still haunted by events in her past, particularly the sinking of Lancasteria during the war.
5. The Olive Branch by Jo Thomas
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
It's amazing what you can buy online these days: memorabilia, fashion accessories, a crumbling Italian farmhouse … After a Prosecco-fuelled girls' night in gets out of hand, Ruthie Collins awakes to discover that she has bid for her dream Italian home online – and won. Recently out of a relationship, a new start is just what she needs. But arriving in Southern Italy, Ruthie doesn't know the first thing about running an olive farm. And with new neighbours – the tempestuous Marco Bellanouvo and his fiery family – to contend with, will she be able to finally put the past to rest and find her own piece of the Dolce Vita?
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