What the Road Said Free Audiobook Download by Cleo Wade

Following the death of her daughter, Cleo Wade is filled with anger and grief. She seeks to move past her pain by living life on her own terms--by writing poetry and working her dream job in New York City. When a motorcycle accident leaves her blind, Cleo sees the world differently than before, and she discovers that love can grow even through the most difficult times.

What the Road Said is a collection of 16 stories about the day-to-day lives of African Americans traveling in carriages and on foot. Cleo Wade uses her powerful voice to carry the listener through a journey of hardships and triumphs.

Long ago, families would travel to visit loved ones on the holiday. In this novel, Cleo Wade reminisces about what the road said to her as she and her family traveled to see her father for the first time in years. There is a combination of memories from when she was young and memories from when she was older that make up this story of familial love.

When Cleo Wade is driving home from work, she notices a man standing along the side of the road. He is elderly and holding a sign that reads "Want Home Before Dying." When she pulls over, he comes up to her car and tells her that he has been living on the side of the road for years. Now that he's approaching his final days, he wants someone to take him in.

Cleo Wade is a black woman who grew up in the south. During her childhood, she never saw any black women walking by themselves. As a Black woman in America, Cleo understands that the safest time for women to walk alone is during the day. One day, she was on her way home from work and she felt scared when she saw a white man walking towards her.

This is a story about the transformative power of love. It's about the kind of love that can make your heart sing, but it's also about the kind of love that sometimes makes you twist into knots and question everything in your life. Yet no matter how much you struggle, there's one thing you know for sure -- it will always be worth the ride.