The English American, Alison Larkin
The English American, Alison Larkin
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The English American

Author: Alison Larkin

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/03/2018

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

"Marvelously light-footed...hugely entertaining" The Times (London)

“Drawn from Larkin’s own life, this debut novel, like Pippa herself, is smart, funny and utterly charming" Booklist

“Both poignant and funny, the story rings true. Larkin has a winner on her hands” The Oregonian

NEW audio edition! The AudioFile Earphones award winning recording of Alison Larkin’s bestselling autobiographical novel about an adopted English woman who finds her birth parents and her self in the US is followed by an exclusive interview with the Author and other bonus material!

"Author and narrator Alison Larkin lights up the earphones with her portrayal of Pippa Dunn, an English young woman who discovers that her birth parents are Americans. Pippa decides to go to America to meet them and ends up finding herself—and true love. Larkin's heartfelt narration conveys Pippa's mixed up feelings of confusion and guilt—as well as the story's humor. Larkin moves delightfully between the various British and American accents. With gentle humor, she pokes fun at both American and British cultures while making it clear she loves them both. This audio experience is like watching a great romantic comedy. Have the tissues ready at the end—the romance is that good!” --AudioFile Magazine -  Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."

About Alison Larkin

An AudioFile Earphones Award winner, Alison Larkin is a classically trained actress who has appeared on Broadway with the Royal National Theatre and Off-Broadway with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her unusually wide range of voices can be heard in award-winning audiobooks, cartoons, and movies, from work by James Cameron to The Wonderpets. She recently narrated all twelve novels in Arthur Ransome's classic British series. Her bestselling novel The English American, which sprang from her hit one-woman show, made the top ten list of best author audiobook narrations of all time, along with President Obama, Jane Fonda, and E. B. White.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara

What did I think? I loved it! It's been a long time since I laughed and cried while reading a book. This is a wonderfully poignant, engaging novel about a woman's personal growth. After 10 or so years of dating, Pippa Dunn, 28, realizes that she can't love another until she knows and loves herself.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

This book had such a strong start, I was laughing and attached to the main character within pages, certain it was going to be a new favourite. Unfortunately, there were some inconsistencies with the main character that I struggled with, and I was wanting the book to focus on a few relationships more......more

Goodreads review by Lynn

The English American (a review by Karen O¿Keefe and Lynn Grubb) As published (in part) in the Union Jack News, June 2008. As a reunited adoptee, I could strongly relate to Pippa Dunn--a creative and "appallingly untidy" English girl searching for the missing pieces of her identity. Her discovery at t......more