Audrey Austin has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 5 ratings. The most-rated is Beyond the Blue.
When God Gives Us Spring
Summary
When God Gives Us Spring is a historical fiction novella. Michael Custis Washington is a young black slave living on a cotton plantation in the Province of Virginia. He was born in 1802. Left an orphan at the age of five, he is taken into the big house by his master, Alfred Gordon, to be trained as a house servant. While in this house, he suffers severe emotional and sexual abuse. When he finally runs away with his wife, Lucinda, he is helped by the Quakers. Through the Underground Railway, they reach the Elgin Settlement in Ontario, Canada. Freedom is his at last. But when the American Civil War breaks out in 1861, Michael chooses to join the Union Army. He works his way back to Virginia. Is he seeking justice or vengeance? Cover design: Yuneepix.com
©2017 Audrey Austin (P)2018 Audrey Austin
Moose Road: A Canadian Tragedy
Summary
This audiobook is based on the fictional characters living along Moose Road. Residents of Moose Road are impacted by an accident between a snow plow and a school bus. This terrible accident is followed by a tragedy that shakes the community. Each resident shares the story of his experience.
©2013 Audrey Austin (P)2018 Audrey Austin
Reawakening
Summary
About Reawakening: Unlike many of their acquaintances they stayed in love and they stayed married for many years. Jim was now an old man, even by earth’s standards, when he suffered the fatal coronary. He left his young wife a childless widow. She mourned. She grieved. She never remarried. Jim was her only love. Linda grew old as her husband before her had grown old. She died a peaceful death. And then it happened.... "Every now and then a manuscript comes across my desk that completely captivates me. Austin has reached inside the human heart and removed all boundaries pertaining to everlasting love...and her ability to play with the English language successfully is astounding. Austin’s Reawakening is a must-listen. It will take you into a land not far from your heart and bring you back to earth again - believing that all things are possible with love and hope. (Maggie Kirton, executive director, Wynterblue Publishing)
©2010 Audrey Austin (P)2019 Audrey Austin
Beyond the Blue
Summary
Beyond the Blue is a coming of age novella. 12-year-old Anthony Breckenheimer is a clever boy with blue eyes, red hair, and, like his father, he is a little on the chubby side. He lives in the big City of Toronto with his mother, his little brother Ronald and his little sister Leona. His father died a year ago and Anthony misses him greatly especially when he is confronted by bullies on his way to and from school; the biggest and baddest one being Jerry Hasselbergen. One day while in his classroom Anthony discovers a magical window. What he sees through this window and beyond the blue changes his life forever. This magical story takes place in Toronto, Canada, in the 1950's just at the time that televisions are on the scene for many families. Anthony's father has died. His mother in adjusting to being a single mother must go out to work. Anthony and his 2 younger siblings go to school. Anthony is bullied by 3 boys on his way to and from school.
©2013 Audrey Austin (P)2019 Audrey Austin