Adele Adler has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Engaging the Gospel of Mary Magdalene.
Engaging the Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Summary
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene was penned in what most scholars identify as the third century CE. Fragments have turned up over the years - tantalizing scraps of a once widely read and copied manuscript. Unlike some Gnostic texts that create a fantastic cosmology, this small piece of writing bridges vision and reality and captures the tension between disciples enmeshed in a patriarchal culture and a woman who is sometimes called the "apostle to the apostles". It also explores the very real death of Rabbi Yeshua (we know this man by his Western name, Jesus) and the revelation of his continued spiritual presence in the consciousness of his disciples. It is curiously “alive” and filled with strong emotional content as well as metaphysical depth. I find myself in the good company of translators like Stephen Mitchell or Coleman Barks, working with ancient words and breathing a modern life into them. Because of this accessibility, the audiobook is a delightful resource for small group study. As with Yeshua’s Yoga, my work about the Gospel of Thomas, I have included a short essay about each translated passage, followed by an original poem that lives into the questions of the narration. Finally, there are five study questions to ponder with others or in a journal. I’ve also included a short resource segment at the end of the audiobook to further your inquiry into this complex and beautiful piece of ancient writing. Scripture of any kind is meant to be chewed with your whole being. I am challenging you to relate the narration to your past and your own evolving journey in a way that is both deep and intimate. Enjoy your journey!
©2019 Kimberly K Nunneley (P)2019 Kimberly K. Nunneley
An Impossible Life: The Inspiring Journey of a Woman's Struggle from Within
Summary
When 35-year-old Sonja Wasden is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital by her husband and father, she is sure it is a mistake. A mother of three, living in a beautiful suburb, Sonja's life appears ideal. How did she get here? In a gripping and breathtaking narrative that makes the reader feel as though they are listening in on a private conversation, Sonja tells the compelling real account of her struggle with marriage, motherhood, and mental illness. An Impossible Life is an unforgettable true story of perseverance when all hope seems lost. Intriguing and heartfelt, listeners will laugh, cry, feel inspired, and won't be able to pause.
©2019 Rachael Siddoway (P)2020 Sonja Wasden
White Wolf and the Ash Princess
Summary
Memory loss prohibits Izzy from remembering her life before age seven when she suffered a terrible trauma that left her with physical scars. Crippling panic keeps Izzy from wandering beyond the stables but Tubs, the Gudwyne’s young stable boy, encourages Izzy to go beyond the property’s rock wall into a world that promises possible answers but also great danger. While running to escape his past, Jonathan Gudwyne rescued Izzy and took her in, but who did she belong to before he became her guardian? A mysterious cellar filled with secrets sets Izzy on a path to the New World where the Wendigo wanders and Water Panther swims. In the wilds of 17th-century America, Izzy and Jonathan discover the legends of the New World aren’t the fairytales of their library home in England.
©2016 Tammy Lash (P)2021 Tammy Lash
Versions of Her
Summary
On the surface, Melanie Kingstad-Keyes’s life is the picture of success. She’s a tenure-track professor at a prestigious university and has a perfect husband. But a recent miscarriage has left her reeling and her marriage tenuous. Selling her family’s Lake Indigo summer home, which she hasn’t visited in 15 years, feels like the perfect distraction from her problems. Now, she only needs to persuade her younger sister Kelsey to go along with her plan. Stuck in a dead-end job, Kelsey Kingstad bounces from one doomed relationship to the next as she struggles to jump-start her adult life. Carrying the guilt of her mother’s untimely death, Kelsey is reluctant to let go of the Victorian house filled with memories of her mom and their childhood. When the sisters find a mysterious hidden door, Melanie and Kelsey discover that they can directly view their mother’s younger years and learn all the secrets she never shared with them. Delving into her memories is fun at first, but Melanie and Kelsey quickly uncover difficult truths, throwing their own life choices into question and making them wonder if they ever truly knew their mother. Visiting the past may help them find closure, but the cost could be steeper than they realize.
©2019 Andrea Lochen (P)2020 Andrea Lochen