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Scraps of Heaven is a new recording of Arnold Zable’s classic novel set in the post-war immigrant, working-class Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Evoking parallels with the vibrant immigrant neighbourhoods of New York’s Lower East side, and London’s East End, Scraps of Heaven records the travails and hopes of an immigrant Jewish family, interwoven with a multiplicity of characters from many cultures and walks of life.

An old enemy has put out a contract on Kiki. She's worth a lot more dead than alive, which isn't surprising given the state of Kiki's finances. This would be a good time to focus on work at the scrapbooking and craft store—except Kiki can't shake the memory of those sniper shots raining down. While creating a memorial album for the murdered heiress, Kiki discovers murky family politics that could be a motive for murder. With help from friends in high and low places, including hunky beau Chad Detweiler, Kiki finds herself facing a grave ultimatum.

Tess has taken some ribbing from her fellow officer, Logan, for her quilting hobby. He finds it hard to align the brisk professional officer he patrols with during the day with the one who quilts in her off-time. Besides, he’s been trying to get to know her better and he’d like to be seeing her during those few nights a week she spends with her quilting guild. Then one afternoon Tess and Logan visit her aunt in the nursing home, and the woman acts agitated when Tess covers her with the story quilt. Aunt Susan is attempting to communicate a message to them about Tess’s uncle.

Agt en veertig uitgesoekte Dana-stories. Vir lesers wat wou weet wie daardie mense op die omslag van Dana se blitsverkoper Uit die binneland was, lê hy nou familie uit in die storie “Familiefoto”. Maar eintlik is al die mense in sy stories familie met dieselfde kwaal: Almal mik vir daardie ontwykende droom, wat nooit verbleik nie, anderkant die scrap. Om stories oor helde te skryf is moeilik. Om die weggesteekte mense onvergeetlik te maak is moeiliker, daarom is Dana se stories so onvergeetlik. Daaroor, en omdat die mense in sy stories van ver af kom.

A Scrap of Curious History is an essay by Mark Twain dealing with the fictional history of abolitionism in a Missouri town. It was originally published as part of the What Is Man? And Other Essays collection.

This is the unabridged recording of M R James' excellent story "Canon Alberic's Scrap-book". Read by David Collings it is sure to scare and delight in equal measure!