Some Wildflower in My Heart

By: Jamie Langston Turner

Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow

A teacher for more than 25 years, Jamie Langston Turner has written stories, articles, plays, and poems for a variety of Christian periodicals. In Some Wildflower in My Heart, she crafts a stirring tale of faith taking root in rocky soil.

As manager of an elementary school cafeteria, middle-aged Margaret Tuttle is objective and self-contained. She has no interest in emotions or attachments to those around her. But when Birdie Freeman begins to work for Margaret, things begin to change. With her childlike, unselfish, Christian love, Birdie touches everyone she meets. Soon, Margaret's heart opens in spite of her resolve to remain aloof.

Honest and unsentimental, this novel is a dramatic portrayal of the power of love and charity. Birdie's glowing optimism shines like a beacon throughout each chapter, and her gentle personality is captured in Cynthia Darlow's assured narration.

©2006 Jamie Langston Turner (P)2007 Recorded Books

Not what I expected

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Depends on the friend. I liked the book but it might not appeal to everyone.

What did you like best about this story?

Loved the literary references. Like the fact that the main character was writing her story on a bunch of spiral notebooks from K-mart.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

On one hand the narration seemed a bit dry, but on the other hand it sort of had to be dry to truly capture the character.

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

No

Any additional comments?

I was surprised by the ending. She reminds us that we were warned, but I had forgotten. While there was a lot of sadness and bitterness to slog through, the main character learns about herself and about those around her, and that's a good thing.

This Author did it again!!!

Jamie Langston Turner is one of the best authors I've ever "read." I'm still in the process of "reading" this book, but I can hardly wait to get back to it. I will tell you that this book is connected with the other 2 books. I hope Ms. Turner writes another book soon!

Great story and the narrator made it even better!

I truly felt that I was listening to Margaret Tuttle. Very well done. Birdie’s voice was perfect for her character as well!

A story about the power of living out the love of Jesus

While it took me a little bit to get into it, I’m glad that I stuck with it. The narration was very good at portraying the characters and the characters were very well written and believable. But most importantly, it reminded me over and over of the importance of loving others as Jesus loves. I’m challenged to do that more. Hopefully someday, others will think of me as a Birdie.

A part of my life.

My mind, my heart, my life has been opened by this audiobook. The narrator perfected the characters. It openend every emotion in me; fear, hatred, love, trust... The author envelopes proper language and the most improper social behavior to adhere the story to almost any reader. The most important piece, the Love of Jesus, is shadowed in most of the book. In the end the beauty of our saviour is shown in the enveloping and intertwining of all the characters. Beautiful!!!