The postmistress
(CD Audiobook)
Author:
Contributors:
Cassidy, Orlagh. narrator
Published:
New York : Penguin Audio, 2010.
Format:
CD Audiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
9 sound discs (11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status:
Description
Experience World War 2 through the eyes of two very different women in this captivating New York Times bestseller by the author of The Guest Book.
“A beautifully written, thought-provoking novel.”—Kathryn Stockett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Help
In 1940, Iris James is the postmistress in coastal Franklin, Massachusetts. Iris knows more about the townspeople than she will ever say, and believes her job is to deliver secrets. Yet one day she does the unthinkable: slips a letter into her pocket, reads it, and doesn't deliver it.
Meanwhile, Frankie Bard broadcasts from overseas with Edward R. Murrow. Her dispatches beg listeners to pay heed as the Nazis bomb London nightly. Most of the townspeople of Franklin think the war can't touch them. But both Iris and Frankie know better...
The Postmistress is a tale of two worlds-one shattered by violence, the other willfully naïve—and of two women whose job is to deliver the news, yet who find themselves unable to do so. Through their eyes, and the eyes of everyday people caught in history's tide, it examines how stories are told, and how the fact of war is borne even through everyday life.
“A beautifully written, thought-provoking novel.”—Kathryn Stockett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Help
In 1940, Iris James is the postmistress in coastal Franklin, Massachusetts. Iris knows more about the townspeople than she will ever say, and believes her job is to deliver secrets. Yet one day she does the unthinkable: slips a letter into her pocket, reads it, and doesn't deliver it.
Meanwhile, Frankie Bard broadcasts from overseas with Edward R. Murrow. Her dispatches beg listeners to pay heed as the Nazis bomb London nightly. Most of the townspeople of Franklin think the war can't touch them. But both Iris and Frankie know better...
The Postmistress is a tale of two worlds-one shattered by violence, the other willfully naïve—and of two women whose job is to deliver the news, yet who find themselves unable to do so. Through their eyes, and the eyes of everyday people caught in history's tide, it examines how stories are told, and how the fact of war is borne even through everyday life.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult CD Books
BCD FIC BLA
On Shelf
East Lyme Public Adult Books on CD
CD Blake, Sarah (Postmistress)
On Shelf
Essex Adult Book on CD Fiction
BCD BLAKE
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Books on CD
BKCD BLAKE
Due Nov 18, 2024
North Haven Adult Audiobook
Audiobook CD Fiction Blake
Due Nov 19, 2024
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book on CD
CD AF BLAKE
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Books on CD
CD BOOK BLAKE
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0143145444, 9780143145448
Notes
General Note
Compact discs.
General Note
Duration: 11:00:00.
General Note
"In 1940, on the eve of the United States' entrance into World War II, Iris James, the postmistress of Franklin, a small town on Cape Cod, does the unthinkable: she doesn't deliver a letter. In London, American radio gal Frankie Bard is working with Edward R. Murrow, reporting on the blitz. One night in a bomb shelter, she meets a doctor from Cape Cod with a letter in his pocket. She vows to deliver the letter when she returns from Germany and France where she is to report on war refugees desperately trying to escape. The residents of Franklin think the war can't touch them; but as Frankie's radio broadcasts air, some know that the war is indeed coming. And when Frankie arrives at their doorstep, the two stories collide in a way no one could have foreseen"--Publisher's description.
Participants/Performers
Read by Orlagh Cassidy.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Blake, S., & Cassidy, O. (2010). The postmistress. Unabridged. New York, Penguin Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Blake, Sarah, 1960- and Orlagh. Cassidy. 2010. The Postmistress. New York, Penguin Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Blake, Sarah, 1960- and Orlagh. Cassidy, The Postmistress. New York, Penguin Audio, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Blake, Sarah and Orlagh Cassidy. The Postmistress. Unabridged. New York, Penguin Audio, 2010.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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