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The Boys of My Youth

by Jo Ann Beard ...

The acclaimed author reflects on romance and disillusionment in childhood, young adulthood, and her marriage through a series of autobiographical essays."Smart, funny, and moving. . . . A gifted and gutsy writer. . . . This is what a first collection of stories should be." — The Boston GlobeCousins, mothers, sisters, dolls, dogs, best friends: these are the fixed points in Jo Ann Beard's universe, ... Read more

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The acclaimed author reflects on romance and disillusionment in childhood, young adulthood, and her marriage through a series of autobiographical essays."Smart, funny, and moving. . . . A gifted and gutsy writer. . . . This is what a first collection of stories should be." — The Boston GlobeCousins, mothers, sisters, dolls, dogs, best friends: these are the fixed points in Jo Ann Beard's universe,
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Festival Days

by Jo Ann Beard ...

A searing and exhilarating new collection from the award-winning author of The Boys of My Youth and In Zanesville***,who “honors the beautiful, the sacred, and the comic in life” (Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award winner for The Friend).*A New York Times Notable BookA New York Times Bo... ... Read more

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A searing and exhilarating new collection from the award-winning author of The Boys of My Youth and In Zanesville***,who “honors the beautiful, the sacred, and the comic in life” (Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award winner for The Friend).*A New York Times Notable BookA New York Times Bo...
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In Zanesville

A Novel

by Jo Ann Beard ...

From the acclaimed author of The Boys of My Youth and Festival Days, a "mesmerizing… beautifully written" debut novel that evokes the wrenching, exquisite moment just before we step into adulthood (Ann Patchett).The fourteen-year-old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer. She flies under the radar — a sidekick, a marching-band dropout, a disastrous babysitter. Luckily, she has a best friend ... Read more

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From the acclaimed author of The Boys of My Youth and Festival Days, a "mesmerizing… beautifully written" debut novel that evokes the wrenching, exquisite moment just before we step into adulthood (Ann Patchett).The fourteen-year-old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer. She flies under the radar — a sidekick, a marching-band dropout, a disastrous babysitter. Luckily, she has a best friend
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The Boys of My Youth

by Jo Ann Beard ...

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7 hours 53 min

The "utterly compelling, uncommonly beautiful" collection of personal essays (Newsweek) that established Jo Ann Beard as one of the leading writers of her generation.Cousins, mothers, sisters, dolls, dogs, best friends: these are the fixed points in Jo Ann Beard's universe, the constants that remain when the boys of her youth -- and then men who replace them -- are gone. This widely praised ... Read more

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The "utterly compelling, uncommonly beautiful" collection of personal essays (Newsweek) that established Jo Ann Beard as one of the leading writers of her generation.Cousins, mothers, sisters, dolls, dogs, best friends: these are the fixed points in Jo Ann Beard's universe, the constants that remain when the boys of her youth -- and then men who replace them -- are gone. This widely praised
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Festival Days

by Jo Ann Beard ...

Narrated by Suehyla El-Attar ...

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7 hours 35 min

A searing and exhilarating new collection from the award-winning author of The Boys of My Youth and In Zanesville***,who “honors the beautiful, the sacred, and the comic in life” (Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award winner for The Friend).*A New York Times Notable BookA New York Times Book Revie... ... Read more

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A searing and exhilarating new collection from the award-winning author of The Boys of My Youth and In Zanesville***,who “honors the beautiful, the sacred, and the comic in life” (Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award winner for The Friend).*A New York Times Notable BookA New York Times Book Revie...
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In Zanesville

A Novel

by Jo Ann Beard ...

Narrated by Jo Ann Beard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

From the acclaimed author of The Boys of My Youth, a “mesmerizing… beautifully written” debut novel that evokes the wrenching, exquisite moment just before we step into adulthood (Ann Patchett, Pulitzer-Prize finalist)The beguiling fourteen-year-old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer. She is used to flying under the radar-a sidekick, a third wheel, a marching band dropout, a disastrous ... Read more

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From the acclaimed author of The Boys of My Youth, a “mesmerizing… beautifully written” debut novel that evokes the wrenching, exquisite moment just before we step into adulthood (Ann Patchett, Pulitzer-Prize finalist)The beguiling fourteen-year-old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer. She is used to flying under the radar-a sidekick, a third wheel, a marching band dropout, a disastrous
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In Zanesville

by Jo Ann Beard ...

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

The fourteen-year-old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer; a sidekick, a marching band dropout, a disastrous babysitter, the kind of girl whose Eureka moment is the discovery that 'fudge' can't be said with an English accent. Luckily, she has a best friend with whom she shares the everyday adventures of a 1970s American girlhood. In time, their friendship is tested - by their families' ... Read more

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The fourteen-year-old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer; a sidekick, a marching band dropout, a disastrous babysitter, the kind of girl whose Eureka moment is the discovery that 'fudge' can't be said with an English accent. Luckily, she has a best friend with whom she shares the everyday adventures of a 1970s American girlhood. In time, their friendship is tested - by their families'
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All That's Left Unsaid

A Novel

by Tracey Lien ...

Narrated by Aileen Huynh, Yen Nguyen, Amelia Nguyen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

2022 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Phenomenal Book Club Pick!For fans of Everything I Never Told You and The Mothers, a deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brother’s shocking murder, determined to discover what happened—a dramatic exploration of the intricate bonds and ... Read more

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2022 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Phenomenal Book Club Pick!For fans of Everything I Never Told You and The Mothers, a deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brother’s shocking murder, determined to discover what happened—a dramatic exploration of the intricate bonds and
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Valiant Gentlemen

A Novel

by Sabina Murray ...

Narrated by David Colacci ...

Unabridged

20 hours 15 min

In prose that is darkly humorous and alive with detail, Valiant Gentlemen reimagines the lives and intimate friendships of humanitarian and Irish patriot Roger Casement; his closest friend, Herbert Ward; and Ward's extraordinary wife, the Argentinian-American heiress Sarita Sanford. Valiant Gentlemen takes the reader on an intimate journey, from Ward and Casement's misadventurous youth in the ... Read more

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In prose that is darkly humorous and alive with detail, Valiant Gentlemen reimagines the lives and intimate friendships of humanitarian and Irish patriot Roger Casement; his closest friend, Herbert Ward; and Ward's extraordinary wife, the Argentinian-American heiress Sarita Sanford. Valiant Gentlemen takes the reader on an intimate journey, from Ward and Casement's misadventurous youth in the
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Long Live the Post Horn!

by Vigdis Hjorth ...

Narrated by Aven Shore ...

Unabridged

5 hours 33 min

Winner of the 2020 Believer Book Award for Fiction"A brilliant study of the mundane, full of unexpected detours and driving prose. Hjorth's novel ingeniously orbits the intimate stories that are possible only when a character has put words on paper and sent them through the post." —New York Times Book Review, "The Best Post Office Novel You Will Read Before the Election"From the author of the 2019 ... Read more

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Winner of the 2020 Believer Book Award for Fiction"A brilliant study of the mundane, full of unexpected detours and driving prose. Hjorth's novel ingeniously orbits the intimate stories that are possible only when a character has put words on paper and sent them through the post." —New York Times Book Review, "The Best Post Office Novel You Will Read Before the Election"From the author of the 2019
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Invisible as Air

A Novel

by Zoe Fishman ...

Narrated by Susan Bennett, Maxwell Glick, Chris Andrew Ciulla ...

Unabridged

10 hours 40 min

A provocative and timely new novel by the author of Inheriting Edith, one that will haunt you long after the story is heard…Sylvie Snow knows the pressures of expectations: a woman is supposed to work hard, but never be tired; age gracefully, but always be beautiful; fix the family problems, but always be carefree. Sylvie does the grocery shopping, the laundry, the scheduling, the schlepping and ... Read more

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A provocative and timely new novel by the author of Inheriting Edith, one that will haunt you long after the story is heard…Sylvie Snow knows the pressures of expectations: a woman is supposed to work hard, but never be tired; age gracefully, but always be beautiful; fix the family problems, but always be carefree. Sylvie does the grocery shopping, the laundry, the scheduling, the schlepping and
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With or Without You

A Memoir

by Domenica Ruta ...

Narrated by Domenica Ruta ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

A haunting, unforgettable mother-daughter story for a new generation—the debut of a blazing new lyrical voiceDomenica Ruta grew up in a working-class, unforgiving Italian town north of Boston where in the seventeenth century women were hanged as witches. Her mother, Kathi, a notorious figure in this hardscrabble place, was a drug addict and sometime dealer whose life swung between welfare and ... Read more

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A haunting, unforgettable mother-daughter story for a new generation—the debut of a blazing new lyrical voiceDomenica Ruta grew up in a working-class, unforgiving Italian town north of Boston where in the seventeenth century women were hanged as witches. Her mother, Kathi, a notorious figure in this hardscrabble place, was a drug addict and sometime dealer whose life swung between welfare and
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