Audiobook Love Stories With a Diffference
Spoken Word Books For Those Looking for a Different View of Romance
Jan 4, 2009
Love stories needn't all be of the boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl live happily every after variety. For those looking for something a little different, love can inspire the most diverse forms of literature. There are many audiobooks that take a different look at the subject of 'love', from gritty mystery stories to explorations of the special bonds that exist between humans and animals.
Five Audiobook Love Stories With a Difference
These five audiobooks take a different approach to love.
Death Do Us Part - Mystery Writers of America, narrated by Alan Sklar, Karen White and John Lee
This audiobook contains 18 stories written by well known mystery writers. The compilation has been edited by Harlan Coben, all with the themes of love, lust and murder, from the civil war to contemporary America. Contributing authors include Lee Child, Laura Lippman, P J Parrish, Ridley Pearson, R L Stine, Jim Fusilli, Jeff Abbott, Charles Todd and Tom Savage.
- Unabridged: 11 hours
- Publisher: Tantor Media
- Publication Date: August 1, 2008
- ISBN 13: 978-1400107209
Love Stories of WW II - Edited Larry King, narrated by Larry King and Jill Eikenberry
This audiobook contains true life stories of every day people during the second world war whose lives were changed by the war and by love. These are the love stories of people young and old and from all backgrounds.
- Publisher – Random House
- Publication Date: November 6, 2001
- ISBN 13: 978-0-375-42023
Invisible Wall - by Harry Bernstein, narrated by John Lee
This is the story of the early life of Harry Bernstein and explores life in a Lancashire mill town just before the first World War. The 'invisible wall' of the title refers to the divide between Christians and Jews living in the town. Invisible Wall tells of how Bernstein's sister fell in love with Christian boy and how as a young boy he acted as go between.
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
- Unabridged: 9 hours 40 mins
- Publication Date: April 2007
- ISBN 13: 978-0786157563
You Suck- by Christopher Moore, narrated by Susan Bennett
You Suck is the story of vampire love for audiobook listeners who are looking for something truly different. The book is a mix of humor, love, sex and gore and is not for the faint hearted!
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Unabridged: 7 hours 45 minutes
- Publication Date: January 2007
- ISBN 13: 978-0061227189
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and his Girl - by Stacey O'Brien, narrated by Rene Raudman
When Stacey O'Brian found a four day old injured owl, it was the beginning of a nineteen year relationship. This is an unusual love story and it is intermixed with owl based folklore.
- Publisher: Tantor Media; Unabridged edition
- Unabridged: 6 hours 50 minutes
- Publication Date: November 2008
- ISBN-13: 978-1400110599
There are plenty of options for the listener looking to find a different perspective on the theme of 'love.
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