Narrator Tavia Gilbert gives Ann and Poppy Gordon and their adopted brother, Michael, believable voices as they grow and change over 15 years. Ann is an overconfident 17-year-old until a life-changing summer at the family's Cape Cod vacation home ends with lies and secrets tearing the family apart. Fifteen years later, her parents have died, and her voice is full of anger and impatience as she tries to rush the sale of the house. Sister Poppy, still a free spirit chanting yoga mantras, comes home to try to recover what's left of her family. Michael grows from an insecure teen trying to please to a confident adult who stands up for his rights as he forces the siblings to face the past.
Pub Date: June 2, 2020
Duration: 12 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781250752352
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Whelan is a genius when it comes to tone, pitch, and delivery.
Julia Whelan’s deliberate and alluring voice places the listener smack in the middle of Serle's magical novel of the Novak women and the "do-over" gift each receives just once in their lifetime. Third-generation Lauren revisits her childhood home of Malibu Beach after her husband, Leo, decides to take a new job and rent out their New York apartment for months. As Lauren spends more time with her family and is reacquainted with her first love, Stone, she takes the summer to contemplate the serious question: "What if I chose this life event to reverse instead of that one?"
Whelan is a genius when it comes to tone, pitch, and delivery.Pub Date: today
Duration: 6 hrs, 50 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668103005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: March 3, 2026
Narrators Jason Culp, Greta Jung, and Erin Ruth Walker present three distinct portraits in this literary story set on a cruise ship in the week after 9/11. Culp channels regret and loneliness through Doug Clayton, an aging actor who has spent a lifetime behind a mask. Jung infuses resentment and tension into Korean American Franny as she navigates a celebration for her mother's 70th birthday. Walker brings out frustration in Lucy, a Black MIT graduate student confronting barriers to acceptance. Against the tragic backdrop of 9/11, the novel sensitively explores issues around gender, race, and sexuality as well as questions of identity, family, and friendship. A slow-burning, character-driven story elevated by three compelling performances.
Pub Date: today
Duration: 11 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668138694
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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