Come In and Cover Me, Gin Phillips
Come In and Cover Me, Gin Phillips
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Come In and Cover Me

Author: Gin Phillips

Narrator: Angela Brazil

Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2012

Synopsis

When Ren was only twelve years old, she lost her older brother, Scott, to a car accident. Since then, Scott has been a presence in her life, appearing with a snatch of a song or a reflection in the moonlight. Now, twenty-five years later, her talent for connecting with the ghosts around her has made her especially sensitive as an archaeologist. More than just understanding the bare outline of how our ancestors lived, Ren is dedicated to re-creating lives and stories, to breathing life into those who occupied this world long before us. On the cusp of the most important discovery of her career, it is ghosts who are guiding her way. But what do two long-dead Mimbres women have to tell Ren about herself? And what message do they have about her developing relationship with a fellow archaeologist, the first man to really know her since her brother's death? Come In and Cover Me is the moving story of a woman learning to let go of the past in order to move forward with her own future. Written with the same warmth and depth of feeling that drew readers to The Well and the Mine, Phillips's debut, Come In and Cover Me is a haunting and engrossing new novel.

About Gin Phillips

Gin Phillips is the author of several books, including The Well and the Mine, which was a Barnes & Noble Discover Award selection.

About Angela Brazil

Angela Brazil is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator and a professional actor who is proud to be a long-standing member of the Resident Acting Company at Trinity Repertory Company. She also teaches at the Brown/Trinity Conservatory.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy

An archaeologist in the American Southwest has paranormal experiences that show her the story of two 12th century Pueblo women. I really wanted to like this. But the various parts I liked didn't come together for me into a good whole. The first half started out well. Beautiful descriptions of the cany......more

Goodreads review by Kai

Come In and Cover Me is about Ren who has a special gift of seeing ghosts. She first saw her brother, Scott after he died in a car accident. She became an archaeologist and used her gift to tell the story of the people who lives in the past through the discovery of ancient potteries. This book talks......more

Goodreads review by Debbie

A very strange occurrence happened in that I read two books about archaeology. One book, Crocodile on the Sandbank, by Elizabeth Peters covers a "dig" in Egypt in the 19th century, while Come In and Cover Me centers on current times in the southwestern United States. I enjoyed both stories dealing w......more

Goodreads review by Nada

Review first published on my blog: [URL not allowed] Come In and Cover Me is the story of Ren, or rather, it is the stories of Ren. Ren is in her thirties and an archaeologist dedicated to telling the stories of the people she studies. One aspect of this book is the story of "t......more

Quotes

“Part love story, part field guide, this beguiling novel charts the excavation and restoration of a damaged soul.” Parade

“As the natural and supernatural worlds coalesce, both recent and ancient history become more insistently present, yielding an original and strikingly beautiful ending.” Elle

“Phillips’s writing is…brimming with imagery…Her greatest talent is her ability to create the world of the story. Come In and Cover Me moves us into the earth. The dusty landscape serves as both setting and metaphor, a beautiful but dangerous place where a sudden loss of footing can prove fatal.” Washington Post

“With a sure hand …Phillips, weaves this strand of the supernatural through a compelling modern story of love and loss.” San Francisco Chronicle

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