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Audiobook  Narration

I'm a storyteller! It's what I do. ​I love narrating - from the moment I open a new manuscript to begin my preparation, throughout the recording process, from the first page to the last of every project.  Each new book is a voyage of discovery and a new challenge.​ 

As a performer, I focus not only on what words mean, but on the emotion and intention behind them.  It's my job to create an emotional connection with what I read, to engage fully with that text and bring it to life.  I aim to make the words my own and to be connected and committed so that my performance appears effortless, spontaneous, and totally natural. 

​I narrate audiobooks in all genres -  non-fiction and fiction; horror, fantasy, historical, thrillers, classics, comedy, literary fiction and romance.  I read for many major publishers in the UK, Australia and the US, sometimes recording remotely for a production house or a publisher from my personal professional studio, sometimes recording away from home in a professional recording studio. 


 'One Voice Awards' 

Winner
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Audiobooks - Best Fiction Performance
2019

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I am a member of these professional organisations: 
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As an independent audiobook producer, I produce and narrate audiobooks, working independently with authors and rights holders via  The Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), Authors' Republic, Spoken Realms and Findaway. I am also a member of The Audio Publishers' Association in the US  and The Audiobook Creators Alliance in the UK. 
Authors live with their manuscript for many months before it is published and each book goes through numerous drafts, edits and re-writes. Each author has a voice in their head as they write, an aural picture of how the narrative should be read and of how each character should sound.  When they hand over their manuscript  to me, a complete stranger, they trust me to stay faithful to their intent while bringing their words and those of their characters to life.  It is a huge responsibility and one that I take very seriously. I suspect that for the author, taking your manuscript into audio feels a little like handing your new baby over to a child minder for the first time and wondering whether you'll recognise him when he is handed back to you!  

I hope I do their work justice. I share their laughter and their tears and always feel a sense of sadness when I finish a book and have to say goodbye to the people in it, many of whom make a lasting impression on me and feel like old friends. It is an enormous honour and privilege to be chosen by an author to read their work and I am immensely grateful to all the wonderful writers and publishers I have worked with for allowing me to share in their creations. 

Click on any of the images below to visit Audible and hear a short sound clip from each title

William Collins
Raconteurs Audio
Macmillan Audio US
Dreamscape Media
Penguin Random House UK
Raconteurs Audio
Blackstone
Bonnier Books
Dreamscape
Penguin
Blackstone Publishing
Bonnier Books
Blackstone Audio
Brilliance. Earphones Award Winner
Only available in the USA
Penguin Random House US
Blackstone Audio
Raconteurs Audio
Blackstone Audio
Ladbroke / Spokenworld Audio
Bolinda
Harper Collins
Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award
Raconteurs Audio. Earphones Award Winner
Bonnier Audiobooks
Bonnier Books UK
Bolinda
Blackstone Audio
Available in the US and UK
Dreamscape Media
Blackstone Audio
Available only in the USA
Blackstone Publishing
Available only in the USA
Hachette Audio
Available UK and US
Penguin Audio
Blackstone Audio
Blackstone Audio
PENGUIN AUDIOOOKS
Blackstone Audiobooks
Blackstone Audio
Brilliance Audio
Disney Press
Nominated for SOVAS Best Biography Audiobook 2019 & One Voice Award Best Non Fiction Audiobook 2019.
She Writes Press
Winner - One Voice Awards 2019 - Best Fiction Audiobook Performance
Blackstone Audio
Blackstone Audio
Lamplight Audio
Blackstone Audio
Random House Audio
Whole Story Quest
Ukemi Audiobooks
Harper Collins
Lamplight Audio
Lamplight Audio
Quercus Audiobooks
Whole Story Audio
Blackstone Audio
Whole Story Audio
Lamplight Audio
Quercus Audiobooks
Quercus Audiobooks
Harper Audio
Quercus Audiobooks
Audible Studios US
Writer's Republic
Wholestory Audiobooks
Harper Audio
Quercus
Quercus
Whole Story Audiobooks
Wavesound Audio
Quercus
Wholestory Audiobooks
Harper Audio
Lamplight
Audible Studios US
Harper Audio
Audible ACX
Audible ACX
Audible ACX
Harper Audio
Audible Studios US
Audible Studios US
Audible Studios US
Audible Studios US
Audible Studios US
Harper Audio
Available only in the USA
Audible Studios US
Audible Studios
Audible Studios UK
Audible Studios UK
Audible Studios UK
Harper Audio
Crossroad Press
Audible Studios US
Audible Studios UK
Audible Studios UK
Audible Studios UK
Audible ACX


​For full Reviews, Author & Producer comments,  please visit  Reviews & Testimonials
The majority of the audiobooks I've narrated are available as digital downloads from Audible.co.uk (Audible UK) 
​Many, though not all, are also available from Audible.com (Audible US) - and a few are only available in the US.
Many are also available on CD for purchase via Amazon - and quite a few are available to borrow from your local library in CD format.
Just click on one of these logos to visit Audible UK, Audible US and Amazon websites.
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