Miriam Toews
Featured Article: The Best Contemporary Fiction Authors to Listen to Now
Contemporary authors have produced some of the best books of all time. Often poignant, or full of social commentary, these works of fiction can range in genre and theme. Whether science fiction, drama, mystery, or something else altogether, these great works of fiction showcase amazing authors with a talent for contemporary storytelling. We've compiled a list of some of the most exciting and impressive contemporary authors of the 21st and 20th centuries to dive into for your next listen.
Best Sellers
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All My Puny Sorrows
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Elf and Yoli are sisters. While on the surface Elfrieda's life is enviable and Yolandi's a mess, they are fiercely close....
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a wonderful writer!
- By Anonymous User on 2023-07-16
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All My Puny Sorrows
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2014-12-03
- Language: English
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Women Talking
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Matthew Edison
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 510
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 446
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 448
Eight traditional Mennonite women - ordinary grandmothers, mothers, and teenagers - have 48 hours to make a life-altering choice on behalf of all the women and children in their colony....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Painful subject, frustrating to listen to..
- By c johnston on 2018-11-12
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Women Talking
- Narrated by: Matthew Edison
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-21
- Language: English
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A Complicated Kindness
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Miriam Toews
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4 out of 5 stars 125
Sixteen-year-old Nomi Nickel longs to hang out with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull in New York City's East Village. Instead she's trapped in East Village, Manitoba, a Mennonite town....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A sweet, brutal, & funny but gut- wrenching story
- By Betina Buten on 2020-12-13
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A Complicated Kindness
- Narrated by: Miriam Toews
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2017-11-21
- Language: English
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A Boy of Good Breeding
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Susanna Fournier
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Life in Winnipeg didn’t go as planned for Knute and her daughter. But living back in Algren with her parents and working for the longtime mayor, Hosea Funk, has its own challenges: Knute finds herself mixed up with Hosea’s attempts to achieve his dream of meeting the Prime Minister....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quirky town, interesting characters
- By Mike Reiter on 2021-07-09
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A Boy of Good Breeding
- Narrated by: Susanna Fournier
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-13
- Language: English
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The Flying Troutmans
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Amy Rutherford
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Days after being dumped by her boyfriend Marc in Paris, Hattie hears her sister Min has been checked into a psychiatric hospital, and finds herself flying back to Winnipeg to take care of her niece and nephew....
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5 out of 5 stars
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fantastic!
- By Robin Chamberlain on 2020-08-29
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The Flying Troutmans
- Narrated by: Amy Rutherford
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2018-02-27
- Language: English
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Fight Night
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Georgia Toews, Miriam Toews
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 265
Fight Night is told in the unforgettable voice of Swiv, a nine-year-old living in Toronto with her pregnant mother, who is raising Swiv while caring for her own elderly, frail, yet extraordinarily lively mother....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A lot of funny moments
- By coach amanda on 2023-03-01
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Fight Night
- Narrated by: Georgia Toews, Miriam Toews
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2021-08-24
- Language: English
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Summer of My Amazing Luck
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Amy Rutherford
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
Lucy Van Alstyne always thought she’d grow up to become a forest ranger. Instead, at the age of 18, she’s found herself with quite a different job title: single mother on the dole....
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Summer of My Amazing Luck
- Narrated by: Amy Rutherford
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-20
- Language: English
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Irma Voth
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Amy Rutherford
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Nineteen-year-old Irma Voth lives in a Mennonite community in northern Mexico, surrounded by desert and both physically and culturally isolated from the surrounding towns and cities....
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Irma Voth
- Narrated by: Amy Rutherford
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-20
- Language: English
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Swing Low
- A Life
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: David Hamilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story5 out of 5 stars 18
After her father took his own life in 1998, Miriam Toews decided to face her confusion and pain straight on. In writing her father’s memoir, she was motivated by two primary goals....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartfilling
- By Sheryl Shore on 2023-08-07
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Swing Low
- A Life
- Narrated by: David Hamilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 2018-02-27
- Language: English
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Ellas Hablan [Women Talking]
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Luis Torrelles
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Durante años, en la recóndita colonia menonita de Molotschna, decenas de mujeres han sido sistemáticamente drogadas y violadas mientras dormían. Despertaban doloridas y sangrando....
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Ellas Hablan [Women Talking]
- Narrated by: Luis Torrelles
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2021-03-08
- Language: Spanish
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Ellas Hablan [Women Speaking]
- Written by: Miriam Toews
- Narrated by: Rubén Bedolla
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Durante años, en la recóndita colonia menonita de Molotschna, decenas de mujeres han sido sistemáticamente drogadas y violadas mientras dormían. Despertaban doloridas y sangrando....
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Ellas Hablan [Women Speaking]
- Narrated by: Rubén Bedolla
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2022-10-12
- Language: Spanish
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