The Worst Thing Ive Done, Ursula Hegi
The Worst Thing Ive Done, Ursula Hegi
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The Worst Thing I've Done

Author: Ursula Hegi

Narrator: Gabra Zackman, Oliver Wyman

Unabridged: 16 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2007

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Friends since earliest childhood, Annie, Jake, and Mason have a special bond. When Annie's parents die on the same night that she and Mason get married, the three friends decide to raise Annie's infant sister, Opal, together. Not surprisingly, their bonds of intimacy, already deeply entangled, become strained. As Annie struggles, events take on a momentum of their own. And then, one fateful night, the three friends goad each other into stepping over a line, with shocking consequences for each of them.

About Ursula Hegi

Ursula Hegi is the author of The Worst Thing I’ve Done, Sacred Time, Hotel of the Saints, The Vision of Emma Blau, Tearing the Silence, Salt Dancers, Stones from the River, Floating in My Mother’s Palm, Unearned Pleasures and Other Stories, Intrusions, and Trudi & Pia. She teaches writing at Stonybrook’s Southampton Campus and is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards.

About Gabra Zackman

Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman is an actor and award-winning audiobook narrator. He has won five Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher’s Association, fourteen Earphone Awards, and two Listen Up Awards from Publisher’s Weekly. He was named a 2008 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture by AudioFile magazine. He has appeared on stage as well as in film and television, and he is a veteran voice actor who can be heard in numerous cartoons and video games. He is one of the founders of New York City’s Collective Unconscious theater, and his performances include the award-winning “reality play” Charlie Victor Romeo and A. R. McElhinney’s cult classic film A Chronicle of Corpses.

Reviews

Goodreads review by sarafem

I wanted very much to like this book. I loved the main character Annie and her friend Jake, and Annie's sister Opal. However, I could not relate to the characters in any way - and I should have, because there were a lot of personal similarities - and I found the premise to be unbelievable, perhaps u......more

Goodreads review by Lori

I liked "Stones From the River" and "The Vision of Emma Blau", so was expecting to enjoy "The Worst Thing I've Done". Not so, and for several reasons. First, I found Mason a completely unlikeable character, certifiable, and to use a word I haven't used since I was a kid, "icky". I detested him. And be......more

Goodreads review by Sharlene

I don't think this story lent itself to the audio format. The changes of narration both back and forth in time and from person to person was confusing enough, but throw in dialog that just ends ... I also felt that the Aunt and all of the political propaganda surrounding her entry in the story put m......more

Quotes

“The Worst Thing I've Done is the work of a mature and masterful writer at her peak. The layering—the collage—of character and point of view, tragedy and healing, creativity and loss, loyalty and fidelity, love and jealousy, all combine with lyrical prose in a story that resonates long after its end.”

The Washington Post

“Hegi is an accomplished storyteller; she inhabits different characters and blends the past with the present to tell a rich story of love, death, loyalty, and survival.”

Publishers Weekly

“This ambitious novel fearlessly explores both the highs and lows of pushing emotional boundaries.”

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