Jesmyn Ward
Let Us Descend
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Men We Reaped
- A Memoir
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
In five years, Jesmyn Ward lost five young men in her life - to drugs, accidents, suicide, and the bad luck that can follow people who live in poverty, particularly Black men....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Psych a strong story so beautifully written
- By FangFei Zhang on 2023-11-17
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Men We Reaped
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2021-01-01
- Language: English
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
- A Novel
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4 out of 5 stars 72
An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing journeys through Mississippi's past and present....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too much
- By Kathy from Regina, SK on 2018-07-05
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2017-09-05
- Language: English
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Let Us Descend
- A Novel
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 2
From “one of America’s finest living writers” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “heir apparent to Toni Morrison” (LitHub)—comes a haunting masterpiece about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So slow and boring
- By Donna Jones on 2024-06-11
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Let Us Descend
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2023-10-24
- Language: English
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Salvage the Bones
- A Novel
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award winner and author of Sing, Unburied, Sing, delivers a gritty but tender novel about family and poverty in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By Anonymous User on 2023-01-18
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Salvage the Bones
- A Novel
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2021-01-01
- Language: English
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Where the Line Bleeds
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- 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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Where the Line Bleeds is a rich tale of twins raised by their grandmother in a stiflingly poor rural community on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi....
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Where the Line Bleeds
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 2010-03-09
- Language: English
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A Point in Time
- One Moment Can Make History
- Written by: Martha Hall Kelly, Paula McLain, Olivia Hawker, and others
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis, Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Lange, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
In these moving short stories, acclaimed authors examine the foundations of the past, uncovering the irreversible decisions and life-changing encounters that mark the turning point between before and after....
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A Point in Time
- One Moment Can Make History
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis, Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Lange, Liz Femi, Lisa Flanagan, Tamala Shelton, Kimberly Woods
- Series: A Point in Time collection
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2022-07-28
- Language: English
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Price: $21.92 or 1 Credit
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Le Chant des revenants
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward, Charles Recoursé - traducteur
- Narrated by: Marcha Van Boven, Félix Vannoorenberghe
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Jojo n'a que treize ans mais c'est déjà l'homme de la maison. Son grand-père lui a tout appris : nourrir les animaux de la ferme, s'occuper de sa grand-mère malade...
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Le Chant des revenants
- Narrated by: Marcha Van Boven, Félix Vannoorenberghe
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2020-02-13
- Language: French
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The Fire This Time
- A New Generation Speaks About Race
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Michael Early, Kevin R. Free, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin’s 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping0off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems....
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The Fire This Time
- A New Generation Speaks About Race
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Michael Early, Kevin R. Free, Korey Jackson, Susan Spain
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2016-08-04
- Language: English
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The Best American Short Stories 2021
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward - editor, Heidi Pitlor - editor
- Narrated by: LIsa Flanagan LIsa Flanagan, Robin Eller, Tre Hall, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward offers a collection of short stories that renders profoundly empathetic depictions of the variety of human experience....
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The Best American Short Stories 2021
- Narrated by: LIsa Flanagan LIsa Flanagan, Robin Eller, Tre Hall, Katy Tang, Emily Ellet, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Alex Meraz, Adan Rocha, Piper Goodeve, Frankie Maria Corzo, Sterling Sulieman, JD Jackson, Brittany Pressley, Robert Fass, Bahni Turpin
- Series: Best American
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 2021-10-12
- Language: English
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La canción de los vivos y los muertos [The Song of the Living and the Dead]
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward, Francisco González López
- Narrated by: Ana Viñuela
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Jojo, de trece años, y su hermana menor Kayla viven con sus abuelos negros en una granja en la costa del Golfo de Misisipi, con la compañía siempre esporádica de su madre, Leonie, una mujer que desearía ser mejor madre de lo que es....
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La canción de los vivos y los muertos [The Song of the Living and the Dead]
- Narrated by: Ana Viñuela
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2024-10-10
- Language: Spanish
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Mother Swamp
- A Point in Time collection
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Kimberly Woods
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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A fever dream of the past that ripples outward to the modern world, this powerful short story by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward draws inspiration from the hidden communities built by people escaping slavery....
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Mother Swamp
- A Point in Time collection
- Narrated by: Kimberly Woods
- Series: A Point in Time collection
- Length: 42 mins
- Release date: 2022-07-28
- Language: English
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Salvare le ossa
- Trilogia di Bois Sauvage
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Valentina Bellè
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Un uragano minaccia Bois Sauvage, in Mississippi. In un avvallamento chiamato la Fossa, tra rottami, baracche e boschi, vive la famiglia...
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Salvare le ossa
- Trilogia di Bois Sauvage
- Narrated by: Valentina Bellè
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-23
- Language: Italian
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Navigate Your Stars
- Written by: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
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For Tulane University's 2018 commencement, Jesmyn Ward delivered a stirring speech about the value of hard work and the importance of respect for oneself and others....
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Navigate Your Stars
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 2020-04-14
- Language: English
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