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Veda
- Author
- Ellen Gardner
- Narrator
- Tamara Marston
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 June 2021
- Run Time
- 5 hours 44 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
If Veda’s mama hadn’t pounded religion into her “the way she pounded the dirt out of Papa’s overalls,” she probably wouldn’t have married Raymond in the first place. It’s the Great Depression and jobs are scarce, but it seems to Veda that Raymond uses religion as an excuse for why he can’t find work. He can’t work on the Sabbath, he can’t work around crude or vulgar men, and he will not join a union.
After years of financial hardship, four babies, and what Raymond calls “Veda’s accident,” Veda defies her church and files for divorce. The mysterious loss of her second husband is devastating, and in order to raise her kids, she does things she is not proud of. Over the years she has blamed the church, Raymond, fate, and herself for her troubles, but it is Charlie’s recklessness that swallows up every bit of pride she has left.
Critics Review
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“Ellen Gardner’s evocative insight into Veda’s character results in the author stepping back and Veda herself coming forward, telling her story in a voice that’s impossible to forget.”
Dolores de Leon, author of Gypsy Flamenco
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“Veda grasps you by your hand and heart and guides you to a place that feels both strange and familiar. In this book you live with her there and return to yourself richer for having known her.”
Sharon Heisel, author of Precious Gold, Precious Jade
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Details
- Author
- Ellen Gardner
- Narrator
- Tamara Marston
- Duration
- 5 hours 44 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 June 2021
- ISBN
- 9781665048484
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
If Veda’s mama hadn’t pounded religion into her “the way she pounded the dirt out of Papa’s overalls,” she probably wouldn’t have married Raymond in the first place. It’s the Great Depression and jobs are scarce, but it seems to Veda that Raymond uses religion as an excuse for why he can’t find work. He can’t work on the Sabbath, he can’t work around crude or vulgar men, and he will not join a union.After years of financial hardship, four babies, and what Raymond calls “Veda’s accident,” Veda defies her church and files for divorce. The mysterious loss of her second husband is devastating, and in order to raise her kids, she does things she is not proud of. Over the years she has blamed the church, Raymond, fate, and herself for her troubles, but it is Charlie’s recklessness that swallows up every bit of pride she has left.
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