Mrs. Kimble

Name: Mrs. Kimble
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Jennifer Haigh
ISBN: 9780060798482

Author: Jennifer Haigh

Narrator: Martha Plimpton

Unabridged: 10 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/13/2004

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

“Beautiful, devastating and complex.” —Chicago Tribune

The award-winning debut novel from Jennifer Haigh, author of BakerTowers, The Condition, and Faith, tells the story of Birdie, Joan,and Dinah, three women who marry the same charismatic, predatory, and enigmaticopportunist: Ken Kimble. Resonating with emotional intensity and narrativeinnovation reminiscent of Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto, Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, and Zora Neale Hurston’s TheirEyes Were Watching God, Haigh’s Mrs. Kimble is a timeless story ofgrief, passion, heartache, deception, and the complex riddle of love.

About Jennifer Haigh

Jennifer Haigh is the author of the short-story collection News from Heaven and six bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, including Mrs. Kimble, Faith and Heat and Light, which was named a Best Book of 2016 by the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and NPR. Her books have won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Massachusetts Book Award and the PEN New England Award in Fiction, and have been translated widely. She lives in New England.

About Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton has starred in the films The Goonies and 200 Cigarettes among numerous others. A strong supporter of the theater, she donates her time and efforts to the ""52nd Street Project,"" a not-for-profit organization dedicated to matching inner-city children with professional theater artists to create original theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on September 16, 2024

I have mixed feelings about this book. I couldn’t put it down – the writing style was effective – the story was well-written – it was an interesting ending. And the characters had substance. So, what was my problem? I found myself angry a lot – at the 3 main women characters – the wives. And I didn’......more

Goodreads review by Yvette on September 20, 2007

Okay, this is a 3.50 stars. I couldn't commit to four. I have mixed feelings about this book. The author is very talented and does a wonderful job telling the story of this con man who takes advantage of his 3 wives in different stages of his life. However, I hated some of the characters and I felt......more

Goodreads review by Martha☀ on April 05, 2018

4.5 stars How is it that I have been unaware of Jennifer Haigh until now? I really enjoyed this novel and spent every spare minute reading it. Not usually interested in the laments of housewives, somehow I got caught up in the deception and mystery behind Ken Kimble and his three wives. As a serial hu......more