Our House Free Audiobook Download by Louise Candlish
This audiobook tells the story of two siblings who are torn down the middle by a tornado. They are left homeless and, as they find their way back to their house, each child struggles with different expectations and memories. The narrator switches between both children's perspectives as they move through their journey, highlighting how each one is struggling with different emotions while still trying to overcome odds stacked against them.
Written by Louise Candlish, "Our House" is a darkly comedic story of romantic entanglements and family secrets. The audiobook version is performed by award-winning narrators "Elliot Hill" and "Elizabeth Knowelden". In addition to the the narrator's clear enunciation and the polished production quality, both performances are extremely well suited to their respective characters.
While Louis Candlish's autobiographical novel, Our House, was written in 1931, the modern reader will find its themes of family life and domesticity decades ahead of their time. The protagonist, a rural farmer named Charles Cross, struggles to support his wife and two sons through difficult economic times as well as with the behavior of his son, who is struggling with mental illness. As he grows up he seems more disconnected from society, earning money by being enticed into dangerous situations by strangers to avoid poverty in his small village.
Our House is a short story that's narrated by two people, one of which died before the other one begins to tell their story. It was written by author Louise Candlish who wrote about three generations of women struggling with various mental health issues. In the audiobook version, Hill and Knowelden alternate narrating each chapter.
This is a story about two children who move into their new home when they are six years old. With the help of their father, Edward, the kids spend time in their newly furnished living room. They love watching the various colors change on an old television set and sit around in awe as they watch the moving pictures. Their mother never comes home from work, but she sends them money every day for them to buy anything they want from a store that is local to their house. The children soon come up with a plan to use this money to build a computer in their basement with which they can control all of their favorite TV shows and movies just by typing.
Louise Candlish's 'Our House' tells the story of a newlywed couple who, after buying a new house, find that there is something different about all of the doors in their home. They are initially relieved to discover that it was just for decoration when one night, out of the blue, one of the doors begins to move. After that event, they believe that there is a presence watching them and eventually come to learn that their house is haunted by its former owner, who died in the bedroom they slept in. The book has been praised by critics and readers alike for being engaging and thrilling while also being emotional and suspenseful at times.
Published Date | 2018-08-07 |
Duration | 12 hours 42 minutes |
Author | Louise Candlish |
Narrated | Elliot Hill, Elizabeth Knowelden |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Mystery, Thriller & Horror |
Parent Category | Suspense, Contemporary Women |