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Written by: Carol Shields
Narrated by: Joan Allen
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For all of her days, Reta Winters has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light fiction, novels 'for summertime.' This placid existence cracks open one fearful day when her beloved oldest daughter, Norah, drops out of life to sit on a gritty street corner, silent but for the sign around her neck that reads 'GOODNESS.' Reta's search for what drove her daughter to such a desperate statement turns into an unflinching and surprisingly funny meditation on where we find meaning and hope.

Warmth, passion and wisdom come together in Carol Shields' remarkably supple prose. Unless, a harrowing but ultimately consoling story of one family's anguish and healing, proves her mastery of extraordinary fictions about ordinary life.

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Loved this read. Nice twist near the end. Well populated. Nicely narrated. Hooray Carol Shields

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A mysterious, unusual, and touching story. Semi-autobiographical, beautifully told. Lovely narration by actress Joan Allen.

Engaging right to the end

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