Audio only
The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County
A NovelBy Claire SwinarskiNarrated by Alexander Cendese, Alexandra Hunter, Ann RichardsonLength8h 53m
About this audiobook
Armed with a Crock-Pot and a pile of recipes, a grandmother, her granddaughter, and a mysterious young man work to bring a community together in this uplifting novel for readers of The Chicken Sisters.
Esther Larson has been cooking for funerals in the Northwoods of Wisconsin for seventy years. Known locally as the “funeral ladies,” she and her cohort have worked hard to keep the mourners of Ellerie County fed—it is her firm belief that there is very little a warm casserole and a piece of cherry pie can’t fix. But, after falling for an internet scam that puts her home at risk, the proud Larson family matriarch is the one in need of help these days.
Iris, Esther’s whip-smart Gen Z granddaughter, would do anything for her family and her community. As she watches her friends and family move out of their lakeside town onto bigger and better things, Iris wonders why she feels so left behind in the place she is desperate to make her home. But when Cooper Welsh shows up, she finally starts to feel like she’s found the missing piece of her puzzle.
Cooper is dealing with becoming a legal guardian to his younger half-sister after his beloved stepmother dies. While their celebrity-chef father is focused on his booming career and top-ranked television show, Cooper is still hurting from a public tragedy he witnessed last year as a paramedic and finding it hard to cope. With Iris in the gorgeous Ellerie County, though, he hopes he might finally find the home he’s been looking for.
It doesn’t seem like a community cookbook could possibly solve their problems, especially one where casseroles have their own section and cream of chicken soup mix is the most frequently used ingredient. But when you mix the can-do spirit of Midwestern grandmothers with the stubborn hope of a boy raised by food plus a dash of long-awaited forgiveness—things might just turn out okay.
Includes Recipes
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (10.1K)
Includes Goodreads, StoryGraph, Amazon, LibraryThing
GenreGeneral Fiction, Christian & Inspirational
Length8 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byAlexander Cendese, Alexandra Hunter, Ann Richardson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 12, 2024
LanguageEnglish
More from Claire Swinarski
The Kate In BetweenClaire Swinarski6h 35m4.3 (950)$24 · $0.00
Each and Every SparkClaire Swinarski6h 42m4.3 (378)$24 · $0.00
What Happened to Rachel Riley?Claire Swinarski5h 50m4.2 (6.2K)$24 · $0.00
The Supper Club SaintsClaire Swinarski9h 43m4.2 (424)$29 · $0.00
Take It from the TopClaire Swinarski6h 11m4.3 (614)$24 · $0.00
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.6 (4.6K)$29 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van Pelt11h 17m4.4 (1.7M)$29 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m4.6 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m4.6 (33.1K)$33 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m4.6 (9.3K)$18 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m4.6 (2.7K)$29 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m4.6 (2.6K)$18 · $0.00
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
White HotIlona Andrews13h 18m4.5 (136.9K)$5 · $0.00
The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga, #5)Jackie French14h 58m4.6 (773)$33 · $0.00
Cast in BloodMichelle Sagara16h 35m4.6 (607)$33 · $0.00
The Captain Blood Trilogy (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini29h 20m4.6 (1K)$3 · $0.00
Ship of the Line (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith11h 13m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
The George Orwell CollectionGeorge Orwell24h 46m4.5 (14.4K)$12 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust15h 38m4.5 (9.2K)$2 · $0.00
Driving ForceElle James4h 58m4.6 (407)$20 · $0.00
When God Calls the HeartBrian Bird, Michelle Cox3h 24m4.6 (439)$10 · $0.00
Five Little IndiansMichelle Good10h 34m4.5 (64.5K)$29 · $0.00
The Rose CodeKate Quinn16h 2m4.4 (493.7K)$33 · $0.00
The Search (Annotated)Grace Livingston Hill7h 29m4.7 (1.1K)$1.99 · $0.00
Blizzard ShowdownShirlee McCoy5h 16m4.6 (1.1K)$12 · $0.00
Arctic WitnessHeather Woodhaven5h 46m4.6 (985)$12 · $0.00
Following the TrailLynette Eason6h 35m4.6 (2.3K)$12 · $0.00
Her Duty Bound DefenderSharee Stover6h 30m4.6 (558)$12 · $0.00
Defending from DangerJodie Bailey5h 46m4.6 (588)$24 · $0.00
Explosive RevengeMaggie K. Black6h 18m4.6 (545)$12 · $0.00
Search And DetectTerri Reed5h 51m4.6 (706)$24 · $0.00
Danger in the WildernessDarlene L. Turner6h 54m4.7 (299)$12 · $0.00
Yukon JusticeDana Mentink6h 15m4.6 (751)$12 · $0.00
The Rogue WarriorCindy Roland Anderson5h 44m4.6 (409)$17 · $0.00
Trail Of ThreatsJessica R. Patch5h 47m4.6 (425)$24 · $0.00
Ready to ProtectValerie Hansen5h 38m4.6 (981)$24 · $0.00
Searching For EvidenceCarol J. Post6h 21m4.6 (552)$24 · $0.00
Hiding in MontanaLaura Scott6h 18m4.6 (1K)$12 · $0.00
Christmas K-9 Unit HeroesLenora Worth, Katy Lee5h 51m4.6 (507)$24 · $0.00
Tracking a KillerElizabeth Goddard6h 2m4.5 (1.4K)$24 · $0.00
Tracking The MissingSami A. Abrams5h 17m4.6 (376)$24 · $0.00
Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit books 1-3Valerie Hansen, Laura Scott, Terri Reed17h 53m4.6 (315)$35 · $0.00
You may also like
PollyannaEleanor H. Porter6h 5m4.1 (113.6K)$15 · $0.00
Other People’s SummersSarah Morgan10h 16m3.9 (4.5K)$29 · $0.00
The Cowboy Takes a BrideLori Wilde10h 58m3.9 (3.6K)$29 · $0.00
Love and the Dream Come TrueTammy L. Gray11h 17m4.2 (1.4K)$20
Dakota HomeDebbie Macomber11h 19m4.1 (11.2K)$25 · $0.00
The Flood GirlsRichard Fifield12h 17m3.7 (6.9K)$20 · $0.00
The Breakdown LaneJacquelyn Mitchard12h 40m3.7 (4.7K)$33 · $0.00
Rise and Shine, Benedict StonePhaedra Patrick8h 57m3.9 (10.1K)$29 · $0.00
Rainbow ValleyLucy Maud Montgomery9h 5m4.1 (69.9K)$2 · $0.00
Currant Creek ValleyRaeAnne Thayne8h 35m4.3 (4.6K)$26 · $0.00
Touching StarsEmilie Richards15h 41m4.0 (1.6K)$30
Jack and Jill (Children's Classic)Louisa May Alcott11h 9m4.1 (5.4K)$2 · $0.00
Porch LightsDorothea Benton Frank10h 47m4.0 (20.2K)$29 · $0.00
The Magic of SummerLeeanna Morgan4h 56m4.3 (3.4K)$4.99
The Good Women of Safe HarbourBobbi French8h 55m4.4 (4K)$29 · $0.00
Between FriendsDebbie Macomber9h 38m4.2 (19.8K)$29 · $0.00
A Thread So ThinMarie Bostwick12h 31m4.1 (4.5K)$23
Coming Home to CrimsonMichelle Major6h 3m4.3 (311)$12 · $0.00
VintageSusan Gloss10h 5m3.8 (8.9K)$29 · $0.00
Silas MarnerGeorge Eliot7h 34m3.9 (130.7K)$2 · $0.00