Soneela Nankani creates a sympathetic portrayal of Vandy Guru, a mother and advice columnist who is looking for her missing daughter, Mallika. This audiobook features an experienced narrator and a sophisticated story. Nankani captures the many conflicts facing women of Indian origin in contemporary American society. Trapped between her secrets and her ambition, Vandy finds that the pop culture advice she usually dispenses doesn't provide solutions to her own dilemmas. Nankani does a great job helping listeners empathize with the mother-daughter struggle. When questions about Mallika's parentage arise, both women must face unknowns about their pasts. This winding story is told by an expert narrator.
Pub Date: Sept. 26, 2023
Duration: 11 hrs
DD ISBN: 9798400144509
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Jones and Bourke provide fizz and joy, plus charming Australian accents, to bump up this fun world a notch.
The past cannot be changed, but what if you could travel to the past to view an event in your own history, or to attend a historical event? This is the premise Moriarty creates with a Time Travel Agency in Sydney, Australia. Kellie Jones ably performs chapters featuring Anna and Jade—both single mothers of teenage daughters. Jones expresses the joy Anna takes in literature and her uncertainty in her parenting abilities as well as Jade’s grief at the loss of her sister and disbelief that her daughter might be a bully. Mitchell Bourke’s excellent performance conveys Teddy’s confusion regarding the breakup of his marriage and his visits to the past for an explanation. A particular highlight is Bourke’s narration of the hilarious and heartwarming texts between Teddy and his friends.
Jones and Bourke provide fizz and joy, plus charming Australian accents, to bump up this fun world a notch.Pub Date: Aug. 4, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs, 37 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217297948
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: Aug. 21, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 2026
Navabi's narration captures the women’s fear, courage, adaptation, and determination.
Mozhan Navabi gives a composed, emotionally charged performance of this story of Afghan women facing a transformed homeland. As foreign forces depart and Taliban rule returns, Marjan, Soraya, and Mina each confront threats to the lives they have built. Navabi gives Marjan a resilient, protective quality as she draws on her years of combat and earlier experience living under another identity. Soraya has a more defiant vocal presence, while Mina’s voice reflects the vulnerability of a public figure suddenly exposed to danger. Moving among their experiences with clear shifts in cadence and intensity, Navabi keeps their individual journeys distinct.
Navabi's narration captures the women’s fear, courage, adaptation, and determination.Pub Date: July 28, 2026
Duration: 12 hrs, 59 mins
DD ISBN: 9780063423572
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: today
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