Loving the Dead and Gone, Judith TurnerYamamoto
Loving the Dead and Gone, Judith TurnerYamamoto
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Loving the Dead and Gone

Author: Judith Turner-Yamamoto

Narrator: Suzanne Toren, Sophie Amoss, various narrators, Roger Clark, Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022

Synopsis

This beautifully written novel, with its complicated, stubborn characters, will haunt you long after the last page.” —Margot Livesey, Author of The Boy in the FieldThe death of Donald Ray in a freak car accident becomes the catalyst for the release of passions, needs, and hurts. Clayton’s discovery of dead Donald Ray upends his longtime emotional numbness. Darlene, the seventeen-year-old widow, struggles to reconnect with her late husband while proving herself still alive. Soon Clayton and Darlene’s bond of loss and death works its magic, drawing them into an affair that brings the loneliness in Clayton’s marriage to a crisis. When Aurilla Cutter, Clayton’s mother-in-law, learns about the affair, her own memories of longing and infidelity are set loose. Like Darlene’s passions—unappeased and clung to—Aurilla’s possess an intensity that denies life to the present. As Aurilla’s own forbidden and tragic story of love, death, and repeated loss alternates with Darlene’s and Clayton’s, the divide of generations narrows and collapses, building to the unlikely collision.

About Judith Turner-Yamamoto

Judith Turner-Yamamoto’s work has appeared in StorySOUTH, Mississippi Review, and American Literary Review, and in many anthologies, including Walking the Edge, Show Us Your Papers, and Gravity Dancers. Her fellowships and awards include the Virginia Arts Commission, the Ohio Arts Council, the VCCA, the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, and the Virginia Screenwriting Award. An art historian, her articles are published in Travel + Leisure, Elle, Art & Antiques, Interiors, and The Boston Globe, among others.

About Suzanne Toren

Suzanne Toren is an actor who has appeared on and off Broadway, in regional theaters, and occasionally on TV. Over a period of several decades, she has narrated close to 1000 audiobooks for most major publishers. She has received multiple Audie nominations and many industry awards, including Narrator of the Year and Best Voices of the Year. Making beautifully crafted writing come alive is her passion; she is honored and thrilled to have been able to earn a living doing it.

About Sophie Amoss

Sophie Amoss is a voiceover artist and Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. She has lent her talents to brands such as AirWick, ExxonMobil, Olay, and Microsoft. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she went on to receive her master's degree in acting from Columbia University. Originally from New Orleans, she currently resides in New York.

About Roger Clark

Roger Clark is a professional actor and voice-over artist who lives in New York City with his beautiful family. American born, Roger moved to Ireland as a youth and graduated from the University of Glamorgan in Wales. He has performed in over forty-five countries. His first venture in audio narration was as a child, helping his father record local newspapers for the blind and visually impaired.

About Cassandra Campbell

Cassandra Campbell has recorded over one hundred audiobooks and directed many more. She has received eight Earphone Awards and has been nominated for an Audie Award. As an actress and director, she has worked off Broadway and in regional theaters across the country, as well as doing voice work on numerous commercials and films.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Jennifer Miller on 2022-12-09 20:38:43

This author understands the nature of grief and its tumultuous aftermath. Turner Yamamoto provides new insights into the ways women have been controlled and kept down and the resultant resentment women have carried. This is a powerful lyrical novel and a page turner.

Goodreads review by Donna on November 04, 2024

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I've said this before, and it won't be the last time because it's true. All readers know when you're looking forward to getting back to a story - it's good, and that was exactly how it was with this one! This book is beautifully written and part of what I loved was th......more

Goodreads review by bookishcharli on June 14, 2022

This book was so incredible that I read it in one sitting because I just couldn't put it down. This book puts you through all the emotions under the sun and had me hating Aurilla and then feeling bad for her and almost liking her by the end of the book. Any book with character growth and depth like......more

Goodreads review by Atlasi on March 25, 2022

such a powerful story and mesmerizing way of writing. an amazing story about grief and secrets and the effects these things have on life. I could fell lots of different emotions with every chapter and every word. very powerful. highly recommended. thanks to Netgallery for providing me a copy of this......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on September 28, 2022

Thanks to NetGalley & Regal House Publishing for an eARC of this book. The following review is my honest reflection on the text provided. "Nobody dies alone, that's what I know. The dead forgive and they come for their own." Loving the Dead and Gone is an incredibly emotional journey that explores......more

Goodreads review by Gmillsap on May 26, 2022

I’ve been a voracious reader since I was five, but during the pandemic I almost quit reading. Nothing held my interest and the genres I used to read seemed formulaic and stale. Until a friend introduced me to Judith Turner Yamamoto and her first novel. Loving the Dead and Gone revived my love of rea......more

Quotes

“Judith Turner-Yamamoto’s Loving the Dead and Gone is a love story that begins with a tragedy, proceeds through loss and suffering, and winds up in a place of deeply earned redemption. Though there are several characters who guide us through this unstoppable narrative, none is more breathtakingly rendered that Aurilla Cutter. Women like Aurilla, we say in the South, will live forever because they’re too mean to die. Ah, but Aurilla has a past that will touch your heart and explain her present. She’s an unforgettable character among a cast of unforgettables, from her put-upon daughter Berta May, to the heartbroken and fiery seventeen-year-old widow, Darlene, to Berta May’s haunted husband, Clayton. Actually, everything about Loving the Dead and Gone, to Judith Turner-Yamamoto’s great credit, is unforgettable.” Ed Falco, New York Times bestselling author

“This beautifully written novel, with its complicated, stubborn characters, will haunt you long after the last page.” Margot Livesey, New York Times bestselling author

“Loving the Dead and Gone is a rich and skillfully rendered portrait of a place that explores the generational effects of love and loss and the fragile connections within a family. Judith Turner-Yamamoto gives us a complex and memorable cast of characters and a vivid setting filled with stunning detail.” Jill McCorkle, New York Times bestselling author

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