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Kate’s 2¢: “10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world” by Elif Shafak
“10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world” by Elif Shafak
They say that when you die, your life flashes before your eyes. This story takes the last of Tequila Leila’s life to introduce her back story and introduces her five friends minute by minute until she is heart and brain dead. Her five, very unique friends come to her rescue to bury her in the ocean.
I enjoyed this story, especially because it was read by Gabriella Cavallero. The five friends have a special blend of humor as they tackle the issue of Lela.
From the WEB:
Elif Shafak is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist and activist1. She was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1971123 and spent her teenage years in Madrid, Spain3. She writes in Turkish and English and has published 19 books, 12 of which are novels145. Her novels include The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Three Daughters of Eve and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World1. Her work has been translated into more than 20 languages3 and 55 languages5. She has been married to Eyüp Can since 20052 and is the most widely read woman writer in Turkey3. She has won several awards, including being shortlisted for the Costa Award, RSL Ondaatje Prize and Women’s Prize for Fiction for her latest novel The Island of Missing Trees.
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world DB101936
Shafak, Elif. Reading time: 11 hours, 58 minutes.
Read by Gabriella Cavallero.
Psychological Fiction
Prostitute Tequila Leila has been murdered, but her brain continues working for another ten minutes and thirty-eight seconds. She ruminates on her past–growing up in a polygamous family in the provinces, running away to Istanbul, and her time in the sex trade. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019.
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Kate’s 2¢: “About Grace: A Novel” by Anthony Doerr(read by George Newbern)
“About Grace: A Novel” by Anthony Doerr(read by George Newbern)
When is a dream just a dream and when is it a portent of the future? David eventually learns how to deal with his visions and find the family and forgiveness he thought was gone forever.
I enjoyed the rich prose of this story read by George Newbern.
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www.anthonydoerr.com
Anthony Doerr (born October 27, 1973) is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Early life and education[edit]
Raised in Cleveland, Ohio,[1] Doerr attended the nearby University School, graduating in 1991. He then majored in history at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, graduating in 1995. He earned an MFA from Bowling Green State University.[2
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George Newbern is an American actor, best known for his roles as Charlie in the ABC show Scandal and Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride (1991) and its sequels Father of the Bride Part II and Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish), as well as Danny (The Yeti) in Friends and his recurring role as Julia’s son Payne in Designing Women. He is also known for providing the voice of Superman in many pieces of DC Comics media, and Sephiroth in the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series.
Early life[edit]
Having grown up in Little Rock, Arkansas, Newbern is the son of Betty, a Spanish teacher and David Newbern, a radiologist. George has two brothers (Gordon and John) and one sister (Murry).[1]
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About Grace: a novel DB111012
Doerr, Anthony; Newbern, George
. Reading time: 12 hours, 58 minutes.
Read by George Newbern.
Family
Psychological Fiction
“The first novel by Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See, one of the most beautiful, wise, and compelling debuts of recent times. David Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. Sometimes he sees things before they happen–a man carrying a hatbox will be hit by a bus; Winkler will fall in love with a woman in a supermarket. When David dreams that his infant daughter will drown in a flood as he tries to save her, he comes undone. He travels thousands of miles, fleeing family, home, and the future itself, to deny the dream. On a Caribbean island, destitute, alone, and unsure if his child has survived or his wife can forgive him, David is sheltered by a couple with a daughter of their own. Ultimately it is she who will pull him back into the world, to search for the people he left behind. Doerr’s characters are full of grief and longing, but also replete with grace. His compassion for human frailty is extraordinarily moving. In luminous prose, he writes about the power and beauty of nature and about the tiny miracles that transform our lives. About Grace is heartbreaking, radiant, and astonishingly accomplished.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
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