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Published by Penguin Audio on September 2, 2014 The Secret Sky: A Novel of Forbidden Love in Afghanistan by Atia Abawi This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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Penguin Sleep Tales are available for download now.I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Listening to an audiobook is one way to wind down before bed as it helps you to switch off.вЂ™ Sleep adviser Lisa Artis, from The Sleep Council, says: вЂA consistent bedtime routine, and making sufficient time to relax, is key to achieving a good nightвЂ™s sleep. вЂThe Magic BookshopвЂ™ is a story that includes a common ASMR trigger вЂ“ the slow turning of book pages. Other elements incorporated into Sleep Tales include ASMR, the YouTube phenonomen in which tapping, whispering and other sounds produce вЂmind tinglesвЂ™ in some listeners, which many claim help them sleep.

вЂWe asked not to get too animated or excited, and to read very slowly, getting even slower towards the end of each track.вЂ™ Recording the voice-over was moreВ challenging than traditional audiobooks, too. вЂThereвЂ™s no climax, no beginning, middle and end,вЂ™ Katie explains, вЂthey are designed to engage your brain just enough to help you switch off from other thoughts without overstimulating you.вЂ™ Most obviously, the tempo and delivery of the stories are far more gentle and relaxed. There are other significant differences in the recording of the tales compared to more standard audiobooks. The story often describes your own actions, placing you, the listener, at the heart of the experience. вЂWakarango MaiвЂ™, is set in New ZealandвЂ™s hot springs at Lake Taupo, while in вЂHammock on a Distant ShoreвЂ™ is set in a tropical paradise. Designed to have a transporting effect, there are nods to peaceful natural landscapes and calming experiences such as sitting by a campfire and waiting out a thunderstorm. These specific sound effects have been selected from a survey The Sleep CouncilВ commissioned in 2014, where respondents detailed noises that helped them de-stress and drift off. They are part soundscape, part story and use lulling sounds such as rainfall, lapping waves and other natural elements to ease you into a slumber, gently. The tales themselves sound immediately different from ordinary audiobooks. вЂWe know that increasing numbers of people are using audiobooks as part of their bedtime routine, and that sleep and sleep healthВ have been a growing trend for some timeвЂ™, says Katie Bilboa, who worked on the production of the tales. Combining the old fashioned powers of a soothing story at bedtime with new audio technology, they offer a new way to tackle sleeplessness.

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This month our audiobooks team launched Penguin Sleep Tales, a new series of stories for both adults and children that have been developed with The Sleep Council.

But thereвЂ™s no denying it also requires effort, concentration and a little self-discipline вЂ“ all easier said than done at the end of a long day. Reading at bedtime has long been an effective method for many, a way to shake off the pressures of the day while calming the mind. In fact, we're facing a sleep epidemic: six in ten people in Britain report having trouble nodding off and almost half say theyвЂ™re regularly kept awake due to day-to-day worries. Sleep is one of our most precious commodities, yet weвЂ™ve all spent nights tossing and turning in frustration while it proves elusive.