Girl With A Pearl Earring - Taking Vermeer's famous painting as her inspiration, Chevalier shows us the great artist through the eyes of Griet, a young servant girl who enters his household in Delft and finds herself drawn into artistic life.

Country Passions - The Dorset village of Barleybridge is the setting for another wonderful instalment ofthe goings on in a busy and entertaining veterinary clinic.

Into Temptation - The Lytton family is full of secrets. Only one person knows them all, until something threatens to reveal them, forcing the family to cope with the dark shadows of the past.

It'S A Long Way From Penny App - The amazing rags to riches story of a boy who went from selling apples in Dublin in the 40s and 50s to head a company with a 250 million pound turnover.

The Olive Farm - The carnivals, customs and local cuisine of Provence are described in loving detail in this record of Carol Drinkwater's life after she and her partner Michel buy an abandoned olive farm.

Mary Queen Of Scots - Scotland's flamboyant Queen plunged her country into a maelstrom of intrigue and murder, triggering one of the most turbulent periods in Scottish history - and her own untimely end.'A fascinating story well told' - Sunday Times.

Paradise House - Set beside the sea in idyllic Pembrokeshire, Paradise House is the home of the Baxter girls, or the Sisters of Whimsy as they're known locally. They are determined to find a suitable partner for their divorced father.

Property - Set in America's Deep South in the early 19th century, this is the story of Manon Gaudet, unhappily married to the owner of a sugar plantation. (Property won the 2003 ORANGE Prize for Fiction).

Rags To Ritchie - Shane Richie has come long way since his childhood in London as the son of a roadsweeper. In 2003 he was voted Britain's Sexiest Soap Star. This is his candid account of 25 years in showbusiness.

Coastliners - Mado must unravel a series of mysteries as she tries to save the livelihoods of the villagers of Les Salants, a fishing village off the coast of France.

Marie Antoinette - Marie Antoinette is a controversial figure in history. Antonia Fraser pays tribute to the woman whose life story continues to arouse mixed emotions.Spoken Word Awards - Silver Winner Best Biography 2002.

My Roots - Monty Don has been writing about his garden for The Observer for more than ten years, and this title brings a selection of his best columns together. Its full of practical advice and inspiring observation.

Whispers In The Village - More gossip, intrigue, humour and surprise from the village of Turnham Malpas, where a new female rector is causing a stir. EXCLUSIVE TO LISTEN2BOOKS UNTIL MAY 2005

Mr Golightly'S Holiday - Mr Golightly, once a bestselling author, is taking a holiday with the aim of bringing his work up to date. As he gets to know the many characters in his new village, he begins to examine his attitudes to life and his own past.

Minority Report - NOW A MAJOR FILMPhilip K Dick has written some of the most intriguing science fiction of our time. This collection of five stories (including Minority Report - now a Spielberg film) will make you laugh, cringe and stop and think.

Last Light - Nick Stone is a deniable asset to British Intelligence. When he aborts an assassination on an individual in the Houses of Parliament it leads to a chilling ultimatum: either he finishes the job, or Kelly, the 11-year old orphan girl in his guardianship, will surely die.

Where Or When - One day out of the blue, poet Sian Richards receives a letter from her first love, Charles. Thirty years have passed and they're both married. What could possibly be the harm in writing back?

The Return Journey - Ordinary people going about their daily lives are the subjects for this extraordinary collection of short stories.'Kate Binchy reads with lively humanity' - The Sunday Times

A Royal Duty - Paul Burrell was Princess Diana's favourite footman and most intimate confidant - and may be the only person able to separate the myth from the truth of the Diana years.

The House At Pooh Corner - Performed by a cast includingStephen Fry, Jane Horrocksand Judi Dench.AGE 3-5An all-star cast reads one of AA Milne's classics. With Stephen Fry as Pooh, Jane Horrocks as Piglet, Geoffrey Palmer as Eeyore and Dame Judi Dench as Kanga, this reading will charm adults and children alike.

A Wayne In A Manger - Phinns new collection is perfect for Christmas, bringing together amusing Nativity stories and poems from his many years working as a Schools Inspector.

All He Ever Wanted - Reader UnconfirmedSet in New England and Florida during the 1920s this story of marriage, betrayal and the search for redemption begins with a bill for a mysterious white chandelier and ends with the discovery of painful and exhilarating new truths.

Point Of Departure - Robin Cook, former Foreigh Secretary and Labour Leader of the Commons, focuses on the build up to and consequences of the Iraqi conflict. His insider's account of the Blair government is a dramatic, compelling story.

The Alchemist - Santiago an Andalusian shepherd boy, sets out on an adventure that takes him to the Egyptian desert. Coelho's blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore is motivational and inspirational as well as a well-told story.

The Lincoln Lawyer - Lincoln lawyers are the bottom of the food chain, working out of the back of a Lincoln car as they criss-cross Los Angeles taking on whatever cases they can. Mickey Hallers first high-paying client in years is a brutal rich boy ¿ but this is no straightforward case...

Tommy Cooper Very Best Vol.1and2 - Madcap humour from one of the UKs funniest comics. The recording is from his television heyday and has many of his trademark gags.

The Last Precinct - Kay Scarpetta is in trouble. Framed for murder and traumatised by her encounter with a killer, she now realises she is being lured into a lethal trap...

Taken At The Flood - John Moffat stars as the Belgian detective in this full-cast recording. Rosaleen Cloade has inherited a vast fortune from her husband, who was killed in a London air raid. His relatives are desperate to get their hands on the money and Rosaleen begins to fear for her life.

D Day Despatches - June 6, 1944 -D-Day. Listen to history in the making as the remarkable seaborne invasion unfolds in the despatches of BBC war correspondents. These are the graphic descriptions of the event, as heard by the listening public.

A Country Affair - Kate is a receptionist at a veterinary practice in rural Barleybridge. But she has a big decision to make. Should she leave her job and steady boyfriend and train as a vet?

Sharpes Escape - It's the summer of 1810 and the Peninsular War is in full swing. Captain Richard Sharpe is fighting in Portugal, and he has made enemies. He is lured into a trap to kill him...

Mutiny - Its 1797 and at the start of this story, Kydd is a masters mate in Gibraltar. His adventures take him to Venice and beyond, but he finds himself at the centre of a mutiny, where 10,000 men hold a country to ransom.

Beachcomber - It's 1952 and the peaceful hamlet of West Bay in Dorset offers newcomers Tom Troy and Kitty Morris the chance to rebuild lonely, separate lives.

Three Little Ships - It's the Summer of 1940, and soldiers are ferried to safety from the beaches of Dunkirk. In this family saga the need to find one man is especially urgent.

Fleshmarket Close - Inspector Rebus gests involved with illegal immigrants and asylum seekers after the murder of a teenager, who appears to be involved with a white power organisation.Due for release in September 2004, Pre-Order your copy now

Nobodys Child - Inspired by her own history as an adopted child, BBC reporter Kate Adie set out to write this exploration of what its like to be an abandoned child.

Murder On The Leviathan - It is 1878, and Erast Fandorin is aboard the Leviathan, the world's largest steamship, heading for Calcutta. He is on the trail of a murderer - possiby a passenger - and he'll need all his investigative skills to find him.

Das Boot - In 1941, a German U-Boat commander and his crew are forced into a thrilling cat and mouse game underneath the ocean when they are spotted by the Royal Navy.

Jackdaws - In 1944, an attack on a french chateau vital to German communications goes wrong. Then a young British agent proposes a daring plan - to penetrate the castle in disguise, with an all-woman team known as the Jackdaws...

Sons Of Fortune - In Archer's latest blockbuster, boy twins are parted at birth - Nat goes home with his parents, Fletcher becomes the son of a millionaire. Later, their lives are linked in the most extraordinary circumstances.

Samual Pepys: The Unequal Self - In a biography that is funny, moving and as candid as Pepys himself, Tomalin tells the story of the Fleet Street tailor's son who gained wealth and power, became an MP and an advisor to royalty.Spoken Word Awards - Silver Winner Best Biography 2003.

River God - In ancient Egypt, a gifted eunuch slave, Taita, begins the long and dangerous journey towards a glorious dream - to restore the majesty of the Pharaoh of Pharaohs on the glittering banks of the Nile.

I Should Have Been At Work - In his autobiography, much-loved sports commentator Des Lynam takes us on a journey from his Irish childhood to his days at the top of his profession, offering a candid account of life behind the scenes as a national broadcaster.

Up And Down In The Dales - In his fourth book about his time as a schools inspector, Gervase Phinn finds that life continues to be a series of ups and downs. His visits to schools in Yorkshire go on, but at least he can leave school affairs behind him when he goes home each evening to his wife, Christine. Somethings, however, don't change. His colleagues still play verbal ping-pong and the children he meets in the schools continue to steal the limelight.

Finest Hour - A powerful account of the events of 1940, told through the diaries, letters and memoirs of the men and women who lived through them.

Bleeding Hearts - A professional assassin is the main character in this title from Ian Rankin, writing as Jack Harvey. Years ago, the assassin made a single, fatal mistake, and the father of the dead girl has been tracking him down ever since. Now it seems hes getting very close indeed.

Deception Point - A shocking scientific discovery beneath the Arctic ice reveals an earth-shattering conspiracy. The team investigating the find, including intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton, find themselves fleeing for their lives across a desolate, lethal landscape.

Jeeves In The Offing - A trip to Brinkley Court looks set to be troublesome when Bertie discovers that his fellow guests will include former fiancee Bobbie Wickham, Mrs Cream the crime writer and his ex-headmaster Aubrey Upjohn.

Blood Hunt - Across the Atlantic, Gordon Reeve's brother has been found dead in a car, a presumed suicide. When Reeve arrives for the funeral, no one will answer his questions. Ex-SAS and a professional killer with an anger management problem, it's not in his nature to let such events go unchallenged .

The Final Detail - After a woman he was hired to protect is killed, Myron Bolitar has run away to the Caribbean to escape his guilt. But everything he left behind has come back to haunt him and a friend is in trouble - murder trouble.

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