A Good Neighborhood: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Therese Anne Fowler
Though the novel's protagonist, Geraldine Poole and her family's interactions are set in Chicago, Fowler leaps over a thousand miles to tell a story about the human bonds that tie us together.
"It's not just about a good neighborhood," the narrator says to the audience. "I'm talking about a good neighborhood for people like me." She is struggling to understand why her parents would have chosen a neighborhood so different from where she grew up and discovered herself.
'Ella Turenne' is an author who lives in a quiet town where the main source of entertainment are the annual Fourth of July parade and the annual Quilting Bee. She's a self-proclaimed introvert with a good job, and she's content with her life. Then she meets David Mitchell and their worlds collide.
A Good Neighborhood: A Novel is a novel written by Therese Anne Fowler. This audiobook tells the story of how a single mother and her two daughters struggle to survive in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Their lives are changed when they're forced to move into Section 8 housing - public housing that's beyond the reach of any private sector insurance. Through the struggles, pain, and trauma they go through, they ultimately find hope and healing.
The story is about two women, Anna and Charlotte, who are best friends living in their New York City brownstone. They both have their own lives going on - she has a husband and three children and she's working to give them a better life than the one she previously had. She works harder than anyone he knows but still feels as if something is missing because she never gets to see her husband or kids. In contrast, Charlotte is just starting out in her career as a writer of crime novels. For now, she's living in Brooklyn with four-year-old twin boys and her mentally unstable husband until they can make things work financially.
In her debut novel, Therese Anne Fowler offers a fresh perspective on the inner-city, dealing with poverty and crime as more of a social issue than an individual problem. She takes readers on a journey of discovery through the lives of four women in different stages of their lives. All are coping with issues such as divorce, addiction, mental health, racism and poverty.
Published Date | 2020-03-10 |
Duration | 10 hours 36 minutes |
Author | Therese Anne Fowler |
Narrated | Ella Turenne |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Family Life, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction |