The Testament of Harolds Wife, Lynne Hugo
The Testament of Harolds Wife, Lynne Hugo
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The Testament of Harold's Wife

Author: Lynne Hugo

Narrator: Melissa Hurst, Graham Winton

Unabridged: 8 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/25/2018


Synopsis

From award-winning author Lynne Hugo comes a witty, insightful, refreshingly unsentimental novel about one woman's unconventional path from heartbreak to hope.After losing her husband, Harold, and her beloved grandson, Cody, within the past year, Louisa has two choices. She can fade away on her Indiana family farm, where her companionship comes courtesy of her aging chickens and an argumentative cat. Or, she can concoct A Plan. Louisa, a retired schoolteacher who's as smart, sassy, and irreverent as ever, isn't the fading away type. The drunk driver who killed Cody got off scot-free by lying about a deer on the road. Harold had tried to take matters into his own hands, but was thwarted by Gus, the local sheriff. Now Louisa decides to take up Harold's cause, though it will mean outsmarting Gus, who's developed an unwelcome crush on her, and staying ahead of her adult son who's found solace in a money-draining cult and terrible art. Louisa's love of life is rekindled as the spring sun warms her cornfields and she goes into action. But even the most Perfect Plans can go awry. A wounded buck, and a teenage boy on the land she treasures help Louisa see that the enduring beauty of the natural world and the mystery of human connection are larger than revenge.and so is justice.

Reviews

Louisa has quite the story to tell you. She’s lost her husband, Harold, and her grandson, Cody, within the past year. She can grieve her life away, or she can dust herself off and do something about it all. Louisa chooses the latter. Cody was killed by a drunk driver, and Harold believed the driver......more

A Beautiful story about grief and hope, revenge and forgiveness. This was an engaging story about a remarkable woman. Lynne Hugo has crafted a story that is both heart felt and humorous. After reading the blurb I thought this book would be a bit dark, but it was anything but. Miss Hugo did a great jo......more

Goodreads review by Celia

I'm going to have fun with this review. Why? Because I am Harold's Wife and this is my Testament about this book. Louisa is a widow that lives in Rossville Indiana. She lives in a farm environment and her best friends are three chickens, Jo, Beth and Amy and her haughty tuxedo cat, Marvelle. Her gran......more