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Dollbaby
- A Novel
- Narrated by: January Lavoy
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans - a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets.
When Ibby Bell's father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father's urn for good measure. Fannie's New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever been - and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum - is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannie's black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South, both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets.
For Fannie's own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown mansion. It will take Ibby's arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbaby's hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places.
For fans of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and The Help, Dollbaby brings to life the charm and unrest of 1960s New Orleans through the eyes of a young girl learning to understand race for the first time.
By turns uplifting and funny, poignant and full of verve, Dollbabyis an audiobook listeners will take to their hearts.
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- MollysHouse
- 07-01-23
Wonderful story
A beautiful story. I thoroughly enjoyed this twisting tale of New Orleans. Such an uplifting listen.
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- Lorna
- 06-03-23
Enjoyable listening
A captivating story from beginning to end. I will definitely visit this book again in the near future.
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- Lorna
- 20-07-15
Couldn't stop listening to this book! Excellent!
You know your reading a good book when you float away and picture yourself beside the landmarks described in the story! Laura Lane McNeal is a genius story teller as I was gripped from the first chapter. I loved being able to visualise the characters and the era in which the story was written. Brilliant story with lots of twists and turns and the revelation at the end was so unexpected. You have to read this book!
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- Bernie Farrell
- 28-02-15
Enjoyable
easy to listen to. Maybe a bit unrealistic at times but very enjoyable overall. recommended
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- Rachel
- 25-01-15
Wonderful!
I loved this story. Beautifully read. I was sad when it finished. The characters seemed so real. Based on historical truths.
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