At the opening of My Happy Life, the unnamed narrator of this bittersweet fictional memoir has been abandoned in a locked room of a defunct hospital for the mentally ill. She hasn't seen the nice man who brings her food in days; she's eaten the soap and the toothpaste; she tried to eat the plaster on her walls, a dietary adventure that ended none too well. And yet, curiously, the narrator is happy. Despite a lifetime of neglect, physical abuse, and loss, she's incapable of perceiving slight or injury. She has infinite faith in the goodwill of others, loves even her enemies, and finds grace and communion in places most people wouldn't dare to look. By stepping outside her meager circumstances, she's able to live each moment as though it were her last—with gratitude, longing, and delight. Lauded by both critics and listeners, My Happy Life consistently surprises and excites with its original vision of a unique woman whose rich interior life protects her from the horrors of external reality.
The Son: A completely gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist
Elena Wilkes
audiobookFighting to Breathe
Aurora Rose Reynolds
audiobookSarah's Child
Linda Howard
audiobookThe Christmas Book Club
Sarah Morgan
audiobookFree From Sin
Karen Ann Hopkins
audiobookEverything We Didn't Say : A Novel
Nicole Baart
audiobookbookIt All Comes Back to You
Beth Duke
audiobookBack To Us
Rachel Hanna
audiobookThe Wife Before
Shanora Williams
audiobookThe Mars Room : A Novel
Rachel Kushner
audiobookbookThe Work Retreat
S. L. Harker
audiobookThe Home for Unwanted Girls : The heart-wrenching, gripping story of a mother-daughter bond that could not be broken - inspired by true events
Joanna Goodman
audiobook