Kate’s 2¢: “Do Not Disturb” by Freida McFadden

“Do Not Disturb” by Freida McFadden

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Well done. I’ve read several of McFadden’s books and enjoyed everyone of them. This story has the inevitable plot pivot times two.

   Holly Adams and Daniel Thomas May did a great job of narrating this story for NLS.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

www.freidamcfadden.com

Freida McFadden (born May 1) is an American author and practicing physician specializing in brain injury from New York City.

Biography[edit]

McFadden self-published her first book through Amazon KDP in 2013. Her 2022 book The Housemaid was an international bestseller. A movie adaptation of the book is set to be adapted for Lionsgate with Rebecca Sonnenshine to pen the screenplay, and Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman and Alex Young to produce.[1]

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Do not disturb DB122010

McFadden, Freida. Reading time: 7 hours, 55 minutes.

Read by Holly Adams; Daniel Thomas May.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

“Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick’s ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching. In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She’ll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom. But first, she must survive the night.”– Goodreads. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Green frog: stories: by Gina Chung

“Green frog: stories: by Gina Chung

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares her thoughts about what she reads. Inho…

      It was nice to hear a variety of readers read the numerous stories in this book sent to me by NLS on a cartridge of seven books.

      I certainly hope that before someone starts to mutilate herself reading the “How To Eat Your Heart”, the reader will read the whole story first.

   “Green Frog” examines the dilemma of the Korean daughter who stays home to care for her parents. Her mother told of a green frog who always did the opposite…

   This collection of stories high-lights various facets of the Korean culture and folk lore, which I found fascinating.

From the WEB:

Gina Chung is a Korean American writer from New Jersey currently living in New York City. She is the author of the novel Sea Change, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, a 2023 B&N Discover Pick, an APALA Adult Fiction Honor Book, and a New York Times Most Anticipated Book, and the short story collection Green Frog which was a Good Morning America Book Buzz Pick. A recipient of the Pushcart Prize, she is a 2021-2022 Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellow and holds an MFA in fiction from The New School. Her work appears or is forthcoming in One Story, BOMB, The Kenyon Review, Literary Hub, Catapult, Electric Literature, and Gulf Coast, among others. She is a faculty member of the Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program at Lasell University.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Green frog: stories DB120490

Chung, Gina Reading time: 7 hours, 9 minutes.

Jeena Yi; Hannah Choi; Sue Jean Kim

Short Stories

Family

“Equal parts fantastical — a pair of talking dolls help twins escape a stifling home, a heart boils on the stove as part of an elaborate cure for melancholy — and true to life — a mother and daughter try to heal their rift when the daughter falls unexpectedly pregnant, a woman reexamines her father’s legacy after his death — the stories in this collection are hopeful and heartbreaking, full of danger and full of joy. Chung is a master at capturing emotion, and her characters — human and otherwise – will claw their way into your heart and make themselves at home”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

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