We Are All Welcome Here
by Elizabeth Berg
Published 2006 by Brilliance Audio

Analog Audio Cassette, English. ISBN: 1593557752

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Set in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Freedom Summer of 1964, Berg's new novel centers around a mother, struck down by polio, who is raising her daughter with humor and powerful discipline, teaching her to love life and enjoy freedom, despite life's reversals. Unabridged.

Beach Road
by James Patterson
Published 2006 by Little Brown and Company

Analog Audio Cassette, English. ISBN: 1594832242

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Set in the luxurious Hamptons, this new novel follows the travails of down-and-out Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy, whose ship finally comes in when he's hired to defend a local man accused of a triple murder that has the East Hampton world in an uproar. Unabridged.

Two Little Girls in Blue
by Mary Higgins Clark
Published 2006 by Simon & Schuster Audio

Compact Disc, English. ISBN: 0743551923

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In this spellbinding thriller, Mary Higgins Clark takes listeners deep into the lives of her characters, as she weaves the mysteries of telepathy into the story of a mother's search for her kidnapped daughter. Abridged. 4 CDs.

Blue Shoes and Happiness
by Alexander McCall Smith
Published 2006 by Recorded Books

Compact Disc, English. ISBN: 1419375369

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This newest entry in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series continues the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective. Her personal life, busy agency, and unusual cases are always fascinating--and highly entertaining. Unabridged. 8 CDs.

REVIEW: Publisher's Weekly 06/05/2006

It was a shrewd idea to get the veteran actress and audiobook prize winner Lecat to perform this version of Smith's latest mystery starring the unforgettable Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe. Lecat is a native South African who grew up hearing the authentic accents of women just like Ramotswe, and she gives the character the perfect notes of a real person rather than slipping into caricature. Indeed, Lecat has as good an ear for the ethnic turf covered as the author does. She is also adept at making other female characters, such as assistant detective Grace Makutsi, different but immediately believable. It's Grace who has the title's passion for fancy footwear-in spite of her being a secret feminist afraid of letting her boyfriend know about her politics. Smith does mix in small measures of danger and mystery, but the overall feeling is one of a pleasant dream, of gentle wonder that such people can exist in a conflicted world. And Lecat is the perfect choice to read the story.Simultaneous release with the Pantheon hardcover (reviewed online). (Apr.)