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The Living

A Novel

Audiobook
1 of 2 copies available
1 of 2 copies available

"Remarkable. . . . A deftly woven narrative saturated with violence, hardship, and triumph. Readers will be richly rewarded, for by the end of this deeply felt novel it is hard to let the frontier town and its people go." — San Francisco Chronicle

This New York Times bestselling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard is a mesmerizing evocation of pioneer life navigated by European settlers and Lummi natives in the Pacific Northwest during the last decades of the 19th century.

The Living is a tale full of gold minors, friendly railroad speculators, doe-eyed sweethearts, shifty card players, and 19th century adventures that will stay with you long after you close the book.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      The abridged audio version of Annie Dillard's epic novel, The Living, is an absolute delight. Dillard's rich, evocative tale surrounding the birth pangs and subsequent maturity of a small Pacific Northwest community is brought vividly to life by Lawrence Luckinbill's masterful reading. Luckinbill's graceful, expressive tones give full value to the intensity of Dillard's drama and the subtle details of her poetic imagery. While the lives in this rich tapestry of characters get crowded as Dillard traces these pioneers and their progeny through the nineteenth century, Luckinbill proves to be a keen raconteur and keeps his audio audience right on track. R.W.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Annie Dillard's first novel celebrates grace in nature, life in death, and the present in the past. Dozens of characters appear and disappear in this novel whose only enduring character seems to be the town of Whatcom on Washington's Bellingham Bay. Alert to Dillard's richly alliterative prose, Cassidy's reading is perfectly paced and sparkles with the author's delight in the living. P.E.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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