

The Diary
Author: Eileen Goudge
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 04/07/2009
Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance, Family Life
Author: Eileen Goudge
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 04/07/2009
Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance, Family Life
Eileen Goudge is an author whose novels Such Devoted Sisters and Garden of Lies were New York Times bestsellers. Her work has also garnered the RT Book Reviews award for Best Contemporary Novel.
Susan Ericksen is an actor and voice-over artist. She has been awarded numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actor and director, she has worked in theaters throughout the country.
This was a book club read, and probably, I wouldn't have picked up this book otherwise, so perhaps that has some effect on things. I don't know. What I do know is that I was definitely not into this book, and I walked away kind of disappointed. It was a quick enough read, something light that doesn'......more
The Diary, by Eileen Goudge, is the story of two grown sisters finding their mother's diary when cleaning out their childhood home. Turning the pages of their mother's most private possession they learn more about their parents lives and loves than they could imagine. A sweet story with a perfect end......more
Three and a half stars Two women, Sarah and Emily, find a diary written by their mother, who is in care and in her last days. As they start to read, it becomes evident that the Elizabeth in these pages is vastly different to the mother they know and love. They had always thought their parents had the......more
This was one of the best books I have ever read.The Diary by Eileen Goudge had me sobbing at 4 a.m. this morning as I finished it. I don't think I have ever sobbed while reading a book! The ending took me completely by surprise and that never happens. It was a truly beautiful and heartbreaking story......more
This was actually my first book by Eileen Goudge but it will absolutely not be my last. The Diary was a beautiful love story that evoked so many different emotions for me while reading. I adored Elizabeth and tore through the pages as I followed her journey to true love. I was angry for her when her......more
“[Ericksen’s] strong reading makes this novel one listeners will want to speed through, while hoping it never ends.” AudioFile
“The story is suspenseful and surprising, and the versatile Susan Ericksen gives the characters the life, color and personality they deserve, effortlessly and faithfully conveying the middle-class, Midwestern setting.” Publishers Weekly (audio review)