Carrie Jane Knowles has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Black Tie Optional: 17 Short Stories.
A Garden Wall in Provence
Summary
A Love story about good bread, good neighbors, and the fickle winds of the mistral. (Recipes included). A chaotic week of mishaps and misunderstandings in Avignon, France. In this lighthearted story of family and love, Madame Reynaud reigns at the helm of her neighborhood. Her daughter, Monique, who years ago was maimed by the violent mistral wind, is determined to break free from her mother's tender, yet stifling care. But Madame Reynaud is quite oblivious to her daughter's plan - she is preoccupied with planning Monique's birthday celebration. When Madame Reynaud is tricked into inviting every one of her elderly friends to come to the house on Sunday for the surprise party, she learns that Monique has a surprise of her own. All Madame Reynaud's problems come crashing down at the annual Fete of the Three Kings, when she finds herself in a compromising situation with the baker, Monsieur Boffard. In the end, the Gypsy Queen from the laundry sets the situation straight, for she sees the future and tells Madame Reynaud what she must do - the solution she really knew all along.
©2017 Carrie Jane Knowles (P)2017 Carrie Jane Knowles
The Inevitable Past
Summary
What if the life of your grandmother, even a grandmother you never knew, is somehow woven into the fabric of your dreams, your desires, and your destiny? Knowles' riveting novel, The Inevitable Past, challenges the notion of who we are and what compels us to make life changing decisions as it carries us from the past to the present through two cities, two centuries, and some terrible secrets buried in the past. It's a timely look at women's right to not only vote, but to have a voice. It's a story that will haunt you.
©2020 Carrie Jane Knowles (P)2020 Carrie Jane Knowles
Black Tie Optional: 17 Short Stories
Summary
Black Tie Optional is an audiobook for the front of the store, and an excellent recommendation for book clubs. Carrie Knowles’ short stories are spare, tightly woven narratives with crisp, compelling dialogue. They cut to the bone. The themes in this collection are far-reaching, touching on family ties and friendship, infidelity, loss, Alzheimer’s and impending death, fear of terrorism, border patrol, and life after death. The stories are guaranteed to challenge perceptions and assumptions and to spark lively discussion. As a reviewer recently said about one of her earlier books: “If all writing were this good, I’d read more books".
©2019 Carrie Jane Knowles (P)2020 Carrie Jane Knowles