Book description
An Observer top ten best new novelist for 2024An LRB Book of the Week'The most talked about debut of 2024' Stylist'A simmering debut, heady with the righteousness of female rage'Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies'Lush and dreamlike - a sweltering novel, where the sunlight pulses with nightmarish dread'Colin Walsh, author of Kala'This lusciously verdant novel is rich in grit and dirt, in sensuality and oblivion'Lara Williams, author of Supper Club'A modern-day Dionysian cult of women in the woods - haunting and exhilarating'Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne'Emma Cline's The Girls meets Lord of the Flies . . . compelling, cultish and utterly feral'Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller______THEY THOUGHT THEY KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT US. THE KIND OF WOMEN WE WERE. Iris seeks a different kind of life. Promise comes in the form of Hazel, who lives at Breach House - a women's commune on a remote farm. At Breach House, the women live and eat in abundance, are guided by landscape and ritual, all while under the leadership of their gargantuan matriarch, Blythe.But is Breach House truly the haven it seems? When an unforgivable transgression comes to light and power struggles intensify, the women find themselves hurtling towards an act of devastating violence that will threaten everything they've fought to create.
2nd Hand Joe
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience