The truth according to us [sound recording] by Annie Barrows
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From the co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society comes a wise, witty, and exuberant novel, perfect for fans of Lee Smith, that illuminates the power of loyalty and forgiveness, memory and truth, and the courage it takes to do what's right. Annie Barrows once again evokes the charm and eccentricity of a small town filled with extraordinary characters. Her new novel, The Truth According to Us, brings to life an inquisitive young girl, her beloved aunt, and the alluring visitor who changes the course of their destiny forever. In the summer of 1938, Layla Beck's father, a United States senator, cuts off her allowance and demands that she find employment on the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal jobs program. Within days, Layla finds herself far from her accustomed social whirl, assigned to cover the history of the remote mill town of Macedonia, West Virginia, and destined, in her opinion, to go completely mad with boredom. But once she secures a room in the home of the unconventional Romeyn family, she is drawn into their complex world and soon discovers that the truth of the town is entangled in the thorny past of the Romeyn dynasty. At the Romeyn house, twelve-year-old Willa is desperate to learn everything in her quest to acquire her favorite virtues of ferocity and devotion--a search that leads her into a thicket of mysteries, including the questionable business that occupies her charismatic father and the reason her adored aunt Jottie remains unmarried. Layla's arrival strikes a match to the family veneer, bringing to light buried secrets that will tell a new tale about the Romeyns. As Willa peels back the layers of her family's past, and Layla delves deeper into town legend, everyone involved is transformed--and their personal histories completely rewritten. Read by Ann Marie Lee, Tara Sands, and Julia Whelan, with additional readings by Cassandra Campbell, Danny Campbell, Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Kirby Heyborne, Lincoln Hoppe, Paul Michael, Linda Montana, and Arthur Morey.
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Barrows, A., Whelan, J., & Sands, T. (2015). The truth according to us [sound recording] by Annie Barrows. United States, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Barrows, Annie, Julia Whelan and Tara, Sands. 2015. The Truth According to Us [sound Recording] By Annie Barrows. United States, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Barrows, Annie, Julia Whelan and Tara, Sands, The Truth According to Us [sound Recording] By Annie Barrows. United States, Random House, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Barrows, Annie,, et al. The Truth According to Us [sound Recording] By Annie Barrows. United States, Random House, 2015.
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Last Sierra Extract Time | Oct 10, 2024 08:52:58 PM |
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