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Anna Fields
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Stephanie Kallos
About this listen
This launches a series of remarkable and unanticipated events, leading Margaret to discover a way to redeem her cursed past and Wanda to learn the true purpose of her cross-country journey.
Exuberant, heartbreaking, and alive with a potpourri of eccentric and irresistible characters, Broken for You is a testament to the saving graces of surrogate families and shows how far the tiniest repair jobs can go in righting the world's wrongs.
©2004 Stephanie Kallos (P)2004 Blackstone AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
"Well-crafted plotting and crackling wit make this debut novel by Seattle author Kallos a delight to read and a memory to savor." (Booklist)
"[A] dreamy, powerful tale of familial warring, secrets, and redemption....This haunting, memorable debut is reminiscent of early Atwood, peopled by lovably imperfect and eccentric characters." (Publishers Weekly)
"A dazzling mosaic of intersecting lives and fates...[A] multi-layered rhapsody....Kallos has a rare, deft way with whimsy, dream sequences and hallucinations. Comparisons to John Irving and Tennesse Williams would not be amiss in this show-stopping debut." (Kirkus Reviews)
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- Caroline
- 10-11-05
Incredible listen, ought to be a movie!
What more can I say, that the other reviewers haven't already said. There must be some movie producer who has bought the option to this wonderful story! It was excellent... I cried, I laughed and I even sent a copy to my mother-in-law! Need I say more?
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- Vanessa
- 01-08-12
Couldn't finish it ...
I have listened to a number of books performed by Anna Fields, and I like her style. Her performance is not the issue with Broken For You.
The point is rather that there is no issue at all. There was nothing I hated about Broken For You but nothing I particularly liked either. Everything lukewarm. I just drifted out of it after the first third because I couldn't care for any of the characters, and I couldn't get a feel for the mood of the book. Initially, I liked the idea about the old woman and the dishes and so on but there just didn't happen anything with it.
Basically, this novel offered nothing to anchor me to it. With all the fantastic audiobooks out there, this one can be skipped.
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- Sharon W. Morgan
- 04-19-19
A gentle break
This book is a source of comfort...if you’ve “lost” someone, if you’ve been betrayed, if you’ve had to live with pain. It’s about need and connections and about creating a family that has no biological base.
It’s not a thriller, but it is a loving mystery.
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- Tracey Smorenburg
- 05-11-21
Beautiful story
An incredible tale of love and life. I absolutely loved this book! Life in all it’s technicolour - love and grief, guilt and reawakening.
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- Momma Meme
- 04-30-21
Lovely
Don’t be put off by the slow start - I was confused about the quotes at the beginning, but once I got into the story I was mesmerized. Such a unique story. I want to go and break something!
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- Alyssa McGoldrick
- 12-12-21
Loved this book
I have been searching for an engaging book for quite some while and found it in “Broken for you!” It did take me a few chapters to get into the characters but once I did, I was hooked. When I only had an hour left of listening, I was anxiously awaiting how the author would pull everything together. It was a little predictable but satisfying nonetheless.
The narrator was absolutely amazing and a joy to listen to. I will be searching for other books she has narrated.
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- OAB
- 04-30-22
History
Good story. Didn't end when and how I thought it should. That made it even better.
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- Monica Raven
- 05-27-22
Surprising and different. Wonderful.
So not what I expected. Such a lovely surprise to have a story so different to anything I’ve ever heard. I enjoyed the originality of the story and its unexpected trajectory.
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- Elizabeth
- 10-18-22
The Story and The Narrator
Specifically when listening instead of reading-- There are moments here and there where you might struggle to keep track of the characters and why they matter. Just hang on. In the end- it all comes together in the most satisfying way!!
I would be remiss to leave a review without mentioning the EXCELLENT narrating talent of Anna Fields. her accents, her inflections... girl knows her stuff! Her instinct as she reads is just ...honest.
I finished thisnbook 5 minutes ago... and I have already purchased my next listen- based solely on the narrator of this book.
I must mention though, that I have already saved Sing Them Home and Language Arts to my wishlist!
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- Adela Crandell Durkee
- 01-12-23
I'll be pondering this book for a long time.
So much to think about in this beautiful story. We are all so beautifully broken and the reassembly is what gives us meaning. Anna Fields narration beautifully captured the characters
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