All the Best People, Sonja Yoerg
All the Best People, Sonja Yoerg
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All the Best People

Author: Sonja Yoerg

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2017

Synopsis

Vermont, 1972. Carole LaPorte has a satisfying, ordinary life. She cares for her children, balances the books for the family’s auto shop, and laughs when her husband slow dances her across the kitchen floor. Her tragic childhood might have happened to someone else.But now her mind is playing tricks on her. The accounts won’t reconcile and the murmuring she hears isn’t the television. She ought to seek help, but she’s terrified of being locked away in a mental hospital like her mother, Solange. So Carole hides her symptoms, withdraws from her family, and unwittingly sets her eleven-year-old daughter Alison on a desperate search for meaning and power: in Tarot cards, in omens from a nearby river, and in a mysterious blue glass box belonging to her grandmother. An exploration of the power of courage and love to overcome a damning legacy, All the Best People celebrates the search for identity and grace in the most ordinary lives.

About Sonja Yoerg

Sonja Yoerg, the author of The Middle of Somewhere and House Broken, grew up in Stowe, Vermont, and earned her PhD in biological psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. Her nonfiction book about animal intelligence, Clever as a Fox, was published in 2001.

About Lisa Flanagan

Lisa Flanagan is a classically trained soprano, comedian, voice-over artist, and Earphones Award–winning narrator.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on May 09, 2017

I have now read three novels (all stand-alones) authored by Ms. Yoerg, and each one is so different from the others. I love seeing this versatility, especially since the quality of her work remains high no matter what she writes about. All the Best People is a moving family drama with a lot of empha......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on April 16, 2017

This story brings to light many of the issues surrounding mental illness- the stigma attached to it, the difficulties in coming to terms with it and the impact on families. Its about more than this, though. It's about a time when a husband could easily commit his wife to a mental institution for "hy......more

Goodreads review by Always on October 13, 2017

Carole is living in Vermont in the 70's and her life is one of contentment and comfort. She helps her husband manage the finances for his garage and takes care of her three children. Her sister, Janine, lives close by and Carole has always felt responsible for taking care of her. Carole's mother had......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on August 16, 2017

4.5 Stars. Hurray for my second Traveling Sisters Group Read with Brenda, Norma, JanB and Lindsay! It was an incredible experience to read “All The Best People” with this fabulous group of ladies. “All the Best People” is a moving story about family. Three Generations of a family: Solange and Osborn;......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on August 21, 2017

"All The Best People" is an outstanding piece of contemporary fiction focusing primarily on a family's struggle with mental health whilst incorporating a brilliant family saga including social class issues that covers many decades. There's some really likeable and realistic characters in this story w......more

Quotes

“Gorgeously written and unforgettable, your heart will break and swell in equal measure.” Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author

“Not just the best people, but real people: authentic, quirky, and troubled. I cared for them all.” Chris Bohjalian, author of The Sleepwalker

“Beautifully rendered and aching in its portrayal of a mother’s slide into mental illness—destined to be a book club favorite.” Christopher Scotton, author of The Secret Wisdom of the Earth

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