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All the Forgivenesses

By: Elizabeth Hardinger
Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein
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Growing up on their hardscrabble farm in rural Kentucky, 15-year-old Albertina "Bertie" Winslow has learned a lot from her mama, Polly. She knows how to lance a boil, make a pie crust, butcher a pig, and tend to every chore that needs doing. What she doesn't know, but is forced to reckon with all too soon, is how to look after children as a mother should...

When Polly succumbs to a long illness, Bertie takes on responsibility for her four younger siblings and their dissolute, unreliable daddy. Yet no matter how hard she tries to hold the family together, the task is overwhelming. Nine-year-old Dacia, especially, is resentful and stubborn, hinting at secrets in their mama's life. Finally, Bertie makes the only choice she can - breaking up the family for its own survival, keeping the girls with her, sending the boys off to their grown brothers, long gone from home.

Ever pragmatic, Bertie marries young, grateful to find a husband willing to take on the care of her sisters, and eventually moves to the oil fields of Kansas. But marriage alone cannot resolve the grief and guilt she carries over a long-ago tragedy, or prepare her for the heartaches still to come. Only by confronting wrenching truths can she open herself to joy - and learn how to not only give, but receive, unfettered love.

©2019 Elizabeth Hardinger (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Marriage Heartfelt Tearjerking
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Beautifully Written Story • Authentic Historical Portrayal • Excellent Narration • Emotional Depth • Authentic Accents
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Some parts were kind of slow.
However I liked the book as a whole and found myself "talking" to the characters about the way they were acting. I would recommend the book.

Good story!

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A great story of perseverance, family, doubts, struggle and why it's all worth it. Loved it

Heartwarming Story

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One of my very favorite books now. Great story, unforgettable characters, well written, and excellently narrated!

Loved it!

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This book was interesting. The characters were varied and real. The narrative was easy to listen to.

kept my interest to the end

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A complete story! Time well spent and I cannot recommend it more. The story, the reader, absolute perfection!

All the Forgiveness

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This book had everything I’ve been looking for in a the genre. It was so sad . I was sad when it was over it was so good.

Loved it

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I loved this book and the reading was so good. I could feel the emotion Bertie felt.

Excellent

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As someone who is originally from Appalachia I loved hearing these words spoken in that dialect. I felt my grandmothers’ voices in the story.

Loved it!

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Overall, it was good. I wish it had wrapped up in a way such as when Sam and Bertie was old and it recapped how the kids grew up and overcame being abandoned.
Also, did the one kid ever find his family…… Just a lot of open ended situations. It honestly felt like the author got tired of the book herself and decided to end it.

Struggles and hardships

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I enjoyed this story very much! There is so much truth in it that it could be someone's true story. And the performance by Stephanie Einstein was fantastic. I will be looking for more by this writer & the narrator.

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