Monkeys

By: Susan Minot

Narrated by: Julia Atwood

Minot’s bestselling debut: A moving novel of familial love and endurance in the face of shattering tragedy

Monkeys is the remarkable story of a decade in the life of the Vincents, a colorful Irish Catholic family from the Boston suburbs. On the surface, they seem happy with their vivacious mother Rosie at the helm. But underneath, the Vincents struggle to maintain the appearance of wealth and stability while dealing with the effects of their father’s alcoholism.

When a sudden accident strikes, their love for one another is tested like never before. Written by the bestselling author of Evening, Monkeys is a powerful story of one family’s struggle to overcome life-changing tribulations and Minot’s wrenching ode to the ties that bind even the most wounded of families.

©1986 Susan Minot (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Hurray for a great experience

Julia's performance was persuasive and moving. Susan Minot elegant prose got you inside that family

Monkeys revisited

A moving, memorable story for many when first published, the narrator deftly adds even more depth to the characters – intensifying Susan Minot’s true to life prose.

Dull and Depressing

From the weak plot to the undeveloped characters to the narrator’s sonorous voice, a real downer.