Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Audiobook12 hours
Bodies of Light
Written by Jennifer Down
Narrated by Casey Withoos
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
A masterwork of tragedy and heartbreak from the two-time Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year.
A quiet, small-town existence. An unexpected Facebook message, jolting her back to the past. A history she's reluctant to revisit: dark memories and unspoken trauma, warning knocks on bedroom walls, unfathomable loss.
She became a new person a long time ago. What happens when buried stories are dragged into the light?
'Brutal and beautiful—I couldn't stop reading it. Jennifer Down is a brilliant writer.' Victoria Hannan
‘Jennifer Down is going to be a major part of the future of Australian literature.' Readings Monthly
A quiet, small-town existence. An unexpected Facebook message, jolting her back to the past. A history she's reluctant to revisit: dark memories and unspoken trauma, warning knocks on bedroom walls, unfathomable loss.
She became a new person a long time ago. What happens when buried stories are dragged into the light?
'Brutal and beautiful—I couldn't stop reading it. Jennifer Down is a brilliant writer.' Victoria Hannan
‘Jennifer Down is going to be a major part of the future of Australian literature.' Readings Monthly
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Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
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Readers find this title to be an emotional rollercoaster that takes them to dark places and lingers in their emotions. The narration is excellent and the story is both sad and uplifting. The book is beautifully written, heartbreaking, enlightening, and totally enthralling. It offers a unique perspective for readers from Melbourne. Overall, this title is a fantastic and moving read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Listening to this audiobook is like listening to Leonard Cohen music, it is moving, sad and brilliant.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow this is story telling ! Loved this book and all its complexities .
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent narration. The story was both sad and uplifting. Loved seeing and experiencing the world through Maggie’s eyes.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, this is an emotional rollercoaster, it goes to some really dark places and lingers in the emotions of it.
Fantastic book, well worth the read.
https://youtu.be/V9LNU5bcces - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautifully written, heartbreaking, enlightening and totally enthralling. Particularly interesting if you're from Melbourne where most of the story is set.