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Remembering Laughter

By: Wallace Stegner
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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Margaret Stuart, the proud wife of a prosperous Iowa farmer, sets high standards for herself and others. Happy in her marriage, she tries to look the other way when her genial husband, Alec, takes to the bottle. When Elspeth, Margaret’s sister, comes to live with them, the young woman is immediately captivated by the beauty and vitality of the farm and by the affection she receives from those around her. But as summer turns into fall and the friendship between Alec and Elspeth deepens, Margaret finds her spirit tested by a series of events that seem as cruel and inevitable as the endless prairie winters.

Remembering Laughter marked Wallace Stegner’s brilliant literary debut.

©1937 Wallace Stegner. renewed 1965 by Wallace Stegner (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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“Adroit and moving…has the quality of a rueful ironic legend.” ( New York Times)

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A masterful, timeless piece written with poetic precision. Steiner at his best in this beautiful short.

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Remembering why I love Stegner

I may decide to re-read Stegner's books after listening to this story. So good and reminds me of so many marriages

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A sad tale filled with warmth

The story is a sad one, true to its setting and was still delightful to hear the reader…a chilling story read with warmth and compassion!

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Feels like a heart burn after a hearty meal. It hides the beauty away for a long while but not before is gives a good promising hint of it.

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Stegner’s first

In this first short story Stegner already proves to be a great writer. A very good narrator.

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A Sad Story

This one is pretty sad, but the writing of it is flawless as Stegner’s writing is.

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Wallace Stegner

This was a good story and well written. Life lost and ruined to desires. Sadly stupid.

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I don’t get it

Kind of boring. Not much to it. Well performed but no suspense. Dull. Can’t even say it was particularly well written as the plot was so ordinary

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Depressing but beautifully written

Well, that was sad. I had zero expectations except that I’ve absolutely loved the other boos from Wallace Stegner that I’ve read before… and this was different. His writing is still so amazing and wonderful. He’s one of my favorite authors. But the storyline of this book was just depressing.

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Great if You Like Sappy Romances

Sad story - not uplifting in any way. Too bad characters were such idiots bent on being miserable.

Well read. If you go in for Romance Novels, this book is for you.

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