Worthy, Catherine Ryan Hyde
Worthy, Catherine Ryan Hyde
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Worthy

Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde

Narrator: Nick Podehl, Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/02/2015


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde tells the story of two strangers coming together and uncovering a shared tragedy that kept them apart.They might’ve been a family.Virginia finally had the chance to explore a relationship with Aaron when he asked her on a date. She had been waiting, hoping that the widower and his young son, Buddy, would welcome her into their lives. But a terrible tragedy strikes on the night of their first kiss, crushing their hopes for a future together.Nineteen years later, Virginia is engaged, though she has not forgotten Aaron or Buddy. When her dog goes missing and it comes to light that her fiancé set him loose, a distraught Virginia breaks off the engagement and is alone once again. A shy young man has found the missing pet, and although he’s bonded with the animal, he answers his conscience and returns the dog. Before long, Virginia and the young man discover a connection from their pasts that will help them let go of painful memories and change their lives forever.

About Catherine Ryan Hyde

Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of thirty-three published books. Her bestselling 1999 novel, Pay It Forward, adapted into a major Warner Bros. motion picture, made the American Library Association’s Best Books for Young Adults list and was translated into more than two dozen languages for distribution in more than thirty countries. Her novels Becoming Chloe and Jumpstart the World were included on the ALA’s Rainbow List; Jumpstart the World was also a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards and won Rainbow Awards in two categories. The Language of Hoofbeats won a Rainbow Award. More than fifty of her short stories have been published in many journals, including the Antioch Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, the Virginia Quarterly Review, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, and the Sun, and in the anthologies Santa Barbara Stories and California Shorts, as well as the bestselling anthology Dog Is My Co-Pilot. Her short fiction received honorable mention in the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, a second-place win for the Tobias Wolff Award, and nominations for Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Three have also been cited in Best American Short Stories.Hyde is the founder and former president of the Pay It Forward Foundation. As a professional public speaker, she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with AmeriCorps members at the White House, and shared a dais with Bill Clinton. An avid equestrian, photographer, and traveler, she lives in California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Celia on July 01, 2018

A sweet story, but not enough dog. The audio was disconcerting as well. There were two readers, one male, one female. When a chapter was about a male, Buddy, for instance, the male would try to mimic a female voice when necessary. I kept thinking, you have a female narrator. Why isn't she speaking f......more

Goodreads review by Jules on January 24, 2018

I absolutely LOVED this book. It was such a heart breaking and heart warming story. It made me cry real tears and also smile. I adored the wonderful and very real feeling characters, including the dogs. With listening to it as an audiobook, the characters really came to life and kept me company whil......more

Goodreads review by Deb✨ on March 29, 2022

This was heart-warming and entertaining with some real down-to-earth characters. I listened to this on audible books, and the narrators were fantastic; they brought the characters to life and made you feel the story. I loved how they emphasized that you don't have to be related to be family. I loved......more

Goodreads review by Melodie on January 10, 2018

I am a sucker for animal-based fiction, and I picked up a couple of this author's books for that reason. The author and I are off to a good start with this one. Second chances are the focus here for a boy named Buddy, a woman named Virginia and a dog named Worthy.The story is heart-breaking and upl......more

Goodreads review by Mrs Mommy Booknerd on June 12, 2015

Worthy is one of those books that draws the reader in. Catherine Ryan Hyde has such a distinct voice and the way she tells her stories makes the characters so real. She takes her time building the story and the characters, creating an attachment between the story within the pages and the reader them......more