Through his visits, Isabel gains insight into not just the truth about his disappearance and her husband’s childhood but also the ways grief can eat away at love. Every year Isabel listens, but to the aggrieved Martin and Elda, Omar’s spirit remains invisible. Isabel and Martin settle into married life in a Texas border town, and Omar returns each year on the celebratory Day of the Dead. So Omar asks Isabel for the impossible: persuade Omar’s family-especially his wife, Elda-to let him redeem himself. Her husband, Martin, still unforgiving for having been abandoned by his father years ago, confesses that he never knew the old man had died. The first time Isabel meets her father-in-law, Omar, he’s already dead-an apparition appearing uninvited on her wedding day. Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natasha Sylvester Receiving approval only for uncomplaining sacrifice, she has resolved to take on her family’s troubles. Inspired by a true event, this powerful short story from the author of National Book Award finalist Pachinko explores the meaning of patriarchy and the cost of female silence through the eyes of a dutiful young girl.Īn excellent student from a poor, traditional family in Seoul, the narrator has absorbed the same message her whole life: Only a boy can provide the family with dignity and wealth. As Penelope stares down the possible implosion of her marriage, she must ask herself: When it comes to love, is honesty really the best policy? 4. What seems like a smart idea quickly spirals out of control, revealing new rifts and even deeper secrets. So she and Sanjay agree to a radical proposal: both will write a list of changes they want each other to make-then commit to complete and total honesty. Reeling, Penelope vows to stop keeping the peace and finally deal with the issues in her relationship. Then a shocking tragedy reveals that Jenny’s life is far from perfect. As close as the two women are, Jenny’s passionate marriage, pristine house, and ultra-polite child stand in stark contrast to Penelope’s underemployed husband, Sanjay, their unruly brood, and the daily grind she calls a career. Meanwhile, her best friend, Jenny Sweet, appears to be sailing through life. Penelope Ruiz-Kar is doing it all-and barely keeping it together. I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagan Through her courageous grandmother’s arrestingly romantic and heart-wrenching story, Jaya discovers the legacy bequeathed to her and a strength that, until now, she never knew was possible. But it is Ravi-her grandmother’s former servant and trusted confidant-who reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jaya’s pioneering grandmother during the British occupation. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family’s past. Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. There’s not a simple way to browse the free narration offerings by genre, so I did some tenacious investigating.Ģ.
(Pro tip: there will be a little orange pair of headphones next to the Kindle Unlimited label). But then I remembered how often an audiobook can flop (is the narrator just right? Does this title WORK for us when read aloud? ) and figured out a few tips for making the most of the Unlimited audiobook supply.įirst, I learned I need to use this link: Books with Narration in Kindle Unlimited to make sure I was only browsing books with FREE narration included.
#Kindle audio books free unlimited full#
And we’re listening to HOURS of audiobooks. Here’s the thing, though: Kindle Unlimited Audiobooks are such a very specific niche that it takes a little digging to find the good stuff.įor a hot second, I considered just spending way too much to buy them full price. We’re taking day trips all over the state. As an elementary librarian, I’m off work. In the fall I’m particularly vigorous about evening reading with my children before bedtime, and in the spring I have all my students take their independent reading books out to the courtyard to read under the trees. Winter will find me in a scalding hot tub, reading for hours while soaking the bottom edge of whatever paperback I’m clutching.
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