The Quarryman's Wife Audiobook By Mary DeMuth cover art

The Quarryman's Wife

 Preview
Try for $0.00
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Quarryman's Wife

By: Mary DeMuth
Narrated by: Lugene Ganley
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.95

Buy for $19.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

Augusta Brinkworth nearly breaks from grief when her husband is killed in a rock quarry slide, leaving her with a passel of children to feed in the throes of the Great Depression. Armed with detached stoicism, she disengages from the lives of her grieving children, pushing them away, while forces outside and within the family threaten its existence. Will Augusta shed her detachment and engage in her children’s lives before the family rips apart?

©2010 Mary E. DeMuth (P)2014 Mary E. DeMuth Christian Fiction Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_T1_webcro805_stickypopup
All stars
Most relevant  

Any additional comments?

Mary DeMuth's The Quarryman's Wife is an admirable first novel. The plot, while not complex, explores the Brinkworth’s family emotions when Tom, the father, is accidently killed in a quarry accident. DeMuth unravels each character slowly, choosing to tell the reader more than show the reader the personal growth of each family member as he or she comes to grips with the tragedy. Her gift lies clearly in her ability to describe characters and environment. The specific detail evokes strong visuals for the reader. For example, in the end Augusta is moved by her neighbor’s husband recovery, He had been hurt in the very same quarry accident where her husband had died. DeMuth writes: “She [Augusta] smiled, a broad open smile, so open that her tears could have a home there.” The smile is not only a smile of happiness for her neighbor’s health, but the smile of acceptance and hope for a brighter future for her family.
DeMuth's understanding of story structure is a bit wobbly. However, the artful reading from the narrator, Lugene Ganley, pulls the reader through the unveiling of the family’s raw emotions and gives life to DeMuth’s characters.

Listening Pleasure

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.