W. F. Howes Ltd

Wild Abandon

by Joe Dunthorne narrated by Tom Laurence

Shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2012 Award. Faced with the prospect of a disintegrating community, his marriage and his family, Don sets to work on reunifying his commune by bringing it into the modern age, through self-sufficiency, charisma and a rave with a 10k sound system. From the bestselling author of Submarine.

The Fallen Angel

by David Hewson narrated by Saul Reichlin

Shortlisted for the 2012 CrimeFest Sounds of Crime Award, which recognises excellence in the field of audiobook narration. Saul Reichlin is in line for a hat-trick of victories, having previously won the award for The Seventh Sacrament - also by David Hewson - and The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson.

Me Before You

by Jojo Moyes narrated by Steven Crossley, Anna Bentinck, Andrew Wincott, Jo Hall, Alex Tregear and Owen Lindsay

Winner of the Richard and Judy Spring 2012 Book Club selection as voted for by the public. From the award-winning author of The Last Letter from Your Lover, this unconventional and moving love story about a woman who becomes carer to quadriplegic former city worker won an astonishing 60% of all votes cast.

The Wild Things

by Dave Eggers narrated by Dion Graham

One of the most acclaimed children's authors of all time, Maurice Sendak was best-known for Where the Wild Things Are. The bestselling book tells the story of Max, who goes on a magical journey after he is sent to bed without supper. The movie adaptation was co-written by director Spike Jonze and bestselling author David Eggers.

Captain Pugwash

by John Ryan narrated by Jim Broadbent

The swashbuckling adventures of Captain Pugwash, narrated by the Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent. There's nothing more likely to prompt our hero into action than the prospect of treasure. So when the valiant cabin boy Tom sees a mound of yellow stuff aboard a nearby ship, the Captain sets off in hot pursuit...

The Look

by Sophia Bennett narrated by Helen McAlpine

The Look has recently received praise in the Telegraph: '...what makes it so impressive is that a gripping story is also full of the messages young adults need in a superficial world.' The Look is a funny and thought-provoking story that addresses the secret dreams that girls often don't dare tell their parents about.

The Testament of Jessie Lamb

by Jane Rogers 

Winner of the 2012 Arthur C Clarke Award. Taking place in a world in which a deadly virus - Maternal Death Syndrome - affects all pregnant women, putting the future of the human race in jeopardy, one 16-year-old decides she wants to save humanity... Also nominated for the 2011 Man Booker Prize.

The Swerve

by Stephen Greenblatt 

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Stephen Greenblatt - one of the world's most celebrated scholars - crafts both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it.

Foreign Bodies

by Cynthia Ozick 

Shortlisted for the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction. A mesmerising novel that offers a fierce and heartbreaking insight into the curious nature of love: how it can be commanded and abused; earned and cherished; or even lost altogether. From the Pulitzer Prize nominated author.