The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel
Beautiful Ruins: A Novel
The audio version of this book took me home from Asheville and carried me through the week of dog walking and chores, and I had to yank the earphones off my head and get back to work way too often. This isn't a small and simple story; it's a saga. It's woven together across 50 years, several lives and a couple of continents, and yes, also Richard Burton. It kept me hanging, watching the stories come together, the lives intersect, and the title is very apt. Crabby Grandma gives it Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and clear your schedule - expect to get sucked into the rich, colorful, messy, beautiful ruins.
Hot Damn, I am on a streak here - two fiction books written by people who really can write! (I know it when I see it, I can't reproduce it.)
Isn't "Beautiful Ruins" narrated by Edoardo Ballerini? I am a fan---I love his voice.
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Yes! His voice is amazing, and helped knit a complicated story together in subtle, natural ways. It's the first book I've heard read by him, and now I'm a fan.
ReplyDeleteI read Harold Fry a week or so ago, absolutely loved it. By the time I got to the end I was bawling, the ending was amazing. I'll have to check out Beautiful Ruins. Thanks for the suggestion!
ReplyDeleteJust finished Harold Fry. Such a quiet book, yet so powerful. Rachel Joyce writes beautifully, and I can't wait for her next!
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