Clipper Audio/Recorded Books

Library Bookwatch, Sept, 2004

Clipper Audio/Recorded Books

270 Skipjack Rd., Prince Frederick, MD 20678

www.recordedbooks.com

Six new unabridged Clipper audiobooks suitable for library lending come in strong packages pairing notable authors with high-quality narrators. Robert Rankin himself successfully tackles the narrative job in his Witches Of Chiswick (184197823X, $99.75), telling of a 23rd century where everyone is obese except for one Will Starling, who is mocked for his slimness and strange tastes in art until a mysterious murderous cover-up involves him in a sinister game. Asne Seierstad's Bookseller Of Kabul (1841979635, $59.75) receives Joanna David's fine narrative style as it tells of a Sultan who defies authorities by supplying books the people of Kabul, only to find freedom in a newly liberated country. Kathryn Heyman's The Accomplice (1841970096, $59.75) receives Gerri Halligan's warm voice and style as it tells of the wreck of a Dutch ship off Australia and the events which befall its stranded survivors. Jon McGregor's If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things (1841979-325, $59.75) receives Jilly Bond's accented and clear voice in telling of a North England street where everyday events are shattered by a terrible event. Julian Rathbone's As Bad As It Gets (1841979384, $69.75) enjoys Christopher Kay's smooth and sensitive style as it tells of a private investigation concluded in Mombasa by one Chris Shovelin, who finds a trouble in a wealthy woman planning the same route as the victim he's just investigated. Paul Theroux's Stranger At The Plazzo D'oro And Other Stories (1841978698, $59.75) receives Nathan Nolan's strong voice and tells of an American art student out to see the world when he meets a countess who brings elements of romance and mystery into his isolated life.