A moving exploration of motherhood and female friendship.
Beth Hicks narrates this story of the bonds between mothers and daughters and between friends with warmth, sincerity, and a touch of wistfulness. Artistic Mae and cautious Sydney meet as young children and instantly become best friends. Mae’s bohemian mother, Joni, and Sydney’s controlling mother, Beth Ann, also become best friends as they spend time together with their daughters. A reckless decision, the tragedy that follows, and subsequently buried secrets cause these friendships to rupture until Mae and Sydney reunite as adults, both of them pregnant. Hicks wonderfully portrays each female character’s emotional fragility as the story shifts between the present day and the past. Hick’s masculine voices, however, can sound forced at times.
A moving exploration of motherhood and female friendship.Pub Date: March 31, 2026
Duration: 8 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668653524
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: April 28, 2026
In this sequel to Terms of Endearment, Larry McMurtry brings back Aurora Greenway, who is now dealing with her various lovers and friends plus three grown grandchildren with a variety of problems. He presents a tale of growing up and growing old which is bittersweet and funny. Narrator Ivey uses a slight east Texas accent which authenticates the setting of the story. Each character's voice has a slightly different inflection to differentiate it. It all works together well. As you listen, you feel as if you might actually be in Houston sharing the lives of these resilient and refreshing people.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 20 hrs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
To Fred Fairly, a Cambridge Fellow, truth is everything. What then is the truth about the woman he finds beside him when he awakens? English conventions and mores of 1912 Cambridge are central to this period piece. Callow's wonderful voice and interpretation make accents, personalities and gender come alive, and help make sense of the frequent time and character shifts. His delivery enhances a most clever "choose your own ending."
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 5 hrs
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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