
This Telling
Out of Line collection
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Narrated by:
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Kristen Bell
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By:
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Cheryl Strayed
A genealogy test sparks a woman’s reflection on the two accounts of her life—the real one and the one she’s always told the world—in this poignant short story by Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild.
In 1964 teenage Geraldine Waters was sent away by her parents to an unwed mothers’ home, where she gave up her newborn for adoption. Ever since, she’s lived an alternative narrative. Decades later, it’s time for Geraldine to reconcile the telling of her life, to finally grieve, and to discover what happened to that part of her past that slipped away.
Cheryl Strayed’s This Telling is part of Out of Line, an incisive collection of funny, enraging, and hopeful stories of women’s empowerment and escape. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.
Audible narration by Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars)
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Exceptional telling of a very heartfelt story.
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Bite Size
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So simple so emotional
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Never ever have I read (listen to - thank you Kristen) better pictures of feelings, experiences and emotions. Even though I can not entirely relate to every detail of the story, I feel as I can completely relate to the characters and I myself have lived through every moment.
It's not an easy story to tell or listen to, it's not a short one either because it transports you through a lifetime of emotions ... but i couldn't stop listening even for a second (thank you Kristen) and in fact this is technically a short story.
This is the power of one Cheryl Strayed - the women who created - "Tiny beautiful things" - my holly book.
the magic of storytelling - thank you Cheryl
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The story involves a woman who was 17 years old in the 60s and became pregnant by her 19 year old boyfriend. Ultimately she goes to a home for unwed mothers, gives the baby up for adoption and goes on to live a full life. She keeps this part of her life a secret for over 40 years until an on-line genetic testing service makes a match between the ex-boyfriend’s son and a 25 year old young woman. How will Geraldine explain her secret?
I liked this book, but I wanted more from it. Strayed is a great story teller. It has all of the markings of a great book. Unfortunately, as a short story (52 pages on Kindle, 40 minutes on Audible Audio) it was disappointing. Maybe I‘m not a fan of short stories. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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An Amazon Original Short Story
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Want a whole book!
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A Human Experience
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Common Story
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A short, interesting read or listen, with some room for thought and reflection.
I received this story as part of the Audible Originals program, and am reviewing it voluntarily.
Short, interesting, not very deep
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Excellent!
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