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    Audiobook5 hours

    The Smell of Other People's Houses

    Written by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

    Narrated by Jorjeana Marie, Erin Tripp, Karissa Vacker and Robbie Daymond

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    About this audiobook

    In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn't like being a teenager anywhere else. This deeply moving and authentic debut is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America's Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare talent.

    Ruth has a secret that she can't hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she's always known on her family's fishing boat. Hank and his brothers decide it's safer to run away than to stay home-until one of them ends up in terrible danger.

    Four very different lives are about to become entangled. This unforgettable audiobook is about people who try to save each other-and how sometimes, when they least expect it, they succeed.

    Narrator Cast List:

    • Ruth, Read by Jorjeana Marie
    • Dora, Read by Erin Tripp
    • Alyce, Read by Karissa Vacker
    • Hank, Read by Robbie Daymond
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 23, 2016
    ISBN9780147523723
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    • 5/5
      This is a beautiful book - a story about coming home, rich with atmosphere and detail.

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    • 5/5
      I reallg enjoyed the book. Good narration. Great story. Heartbreaking and hopeful.

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