A Memoir of Grief (Continued)

An eShort Story

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.

Not Quite Resonant For Me

I love Jennifer Weiner, but this just didn’t quite resonate for me. However, I’m not sad about the time I spent reading it.

Very Good Short short!

Would you consider the audio edition of A Memoir of Grief (Continued) to be better than the print version?

Didn't read the print version,so can't judge this.

What other book might you compare A Memoir of Grief (Continued) to and why?

A Ticket to the Circus, Norris Church Mailer

What does Susan Bennett bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She had a warm sympathetic voice that matched the narrator's POV.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes!

Any additional comments?

Truly enjoyed this JW short short.It tells the story of a longtime married couple Ellie and Gerald. Gerald was a golden boy novelist; Ellie was his muse and took care of him. When Gerald dies, Ellie finds out the things that she turned the other way when it came to her husband cannot now be ignored. With the help of Gerald's editor and her drug addicted son, Ellie tries to find her own voice while still protecting her husband's legacy. Shades of Norman and Norris Church Mailer, Weiner excels at details and twists and turns.

Jennifer Weiner’s story is a 5 star

Susan Bennett’s narration of this book is spot on. In her reading you feel the anticipation, the love, the ambiguity, the pain and frustration the wife of this one’s themed author experiences. It is after her death that she begins to come into her own after serving and fulfilling her husbands every need. This is a short“read quote and Jennifer Weiner has put all the feeling into this that she does in her full length novels. Don’t miss it. I listen to it once and then listen to it once again. A definite five star review.