Length8h 47m
About this audiobook
Nora Silk doesn't really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same. She's divorced. She wears a charm bracelet and high heels and red toreador pants. And the way she raises her kids is a scandal. But as time passes, the neighbors start having second thoughts about Nora. The women's apprehension evolves into admiration. The men's lust evolves into awe. The children are drawn to her in ways they can't explain. And everyone on this little street in 1959 Long Island seems to sense the possibilities and perils of a different kind of future when they look at Nora Silk.
This extraordinary novel by the author of The River King and Local Girls takes us back to a time when the exotic both terrified and intrigued us, and despite our most desperate attempts, our passions and secrets remained as stubbornly alive as the weeds in our well-trimmed lawns.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (13.9K)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing, StoryGraph
GenreGeneral Fiction, Historical Fiction
Length8 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byHillary Huber
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 1, 2014
LanguageEnglish
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