Bonnie, Christina Schwarz
Bonnie, Christina Schwarz
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Bonnie

Author: Christina Schwarz

Narrator: Candace Thaxton

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/2020


Synopsis

“Absorbing...poignant, often heartbreaking...Schwarz is a vivid storyteller.” –The New York Times Book Review

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drowning Ruth vividly evokes the perennially fascinating true crime love affair of Bonnie and Clyde in this suspenseful, gorgeously detailed fictional portrait of Bonnie Parker, one of America’s most enigmatic women.

Born in a small town in the desolate reaches of western Texas and shaped by her girlhood in an industrial wasteland on the outskirts of Dallas, Bonnie Parker was a natural performer and a star student. She dreamed of being a movie star or a singer or a poet. But her dramatic nature, contorted by her limited opportunities and her overwhelming love for Clyde Barrow, pushed her into a course from which there was no escape but death.

Infusing the psychological acuity of literary fiction with the relentless pacing of a thriller, Bonnie follows Bonnie from her bright, promising youth to her final month of shoot-outs, kidnappings, and desperate car chases through America’s hinterland in the grip of the Great Depression, as the noose of the law tightened around her. Enriched by Christina Schwarz’s extensive research in the footsteps of Bonnie and Clyde and written with her powerful sense of place and time, Bonnie is a plaintive and page-turning account of a woman destroyed by a lethal combination of longing and love.

About Christina Schwarz

Christina Schwarz is the author of five novels, including The Edge of the Earth and the Oprah Book Club selection Drowning Ruth. Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, she lives in southern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Martie on September 02, 2020

Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: July 7, 2020 Romancing outlaw celebrities makes for good storytelling in novels and hit movies. Henry Fonda portrayed the likable Jessie James. Paul Newman and Robert Redford played Butch Cassidy and Harry Longabaugh, better known as the Sunda......more

Goodreads review by Terry on May 02, 2020

A historical novel based on the life of the infamous Bonnie Parker, one half of the Depression Era crime duo known as Bonnie and Clyde. This novel was so well written that it brought Bonnie to life, along with a colorful supporting cast of characters, including Clyde Barrow and assorted family and f......more

Goodreads review by Katie on June 09, 2021

2 stars Bonnie and Clyde are two of the most infamous criminals of the 20th century, but just who were these people? Author Christina Schwarz focuses on Bonnie's story in her novel in an attempt to reveal some of the mystery behind the gun-slinging pair. I am a huge history buff and have always loved......more

Goodreads review by Genevieve on June 09, 2020

"She could still tell herself it was a love story." I knew who Bonnie & Clyde were, of course, and I've seen their final photo many times, but I didn't know anything about the people and adventures behind the scenes, and it was fascinating to go there. Bonnie was smart, artistic, and strong willed. S......more


Quotes

"Candace Thaxton's lively narration brings listeners to 1930s Texas for the start of the legend of Bonnie and Clyde. As the story opens, Bonnie Parker meets, and quickly falls in love with, Clyde Barrow. As events unfold from Bonnie's perspective, listeners will see how her intelligence and supportive family background do not stop her from choosing a life of crime with the wrong man. With a light pitch and a slightly defensive tone, Thaxton depicts Bonnie as a dreamer seeking excitement. Clyde's domineering personality and difficult upbringing also come through in Thaxton's performance. This audiobook moves at a brisk pace, with Thaxton's gentle accents and sharp character portrayals taking listeners along the Barrow gang's tumultuous path throughout the South."