The Story of Beautiful Girl
By
Rachel Simon
Read by
Kate Reading
Release:
05/04/2011
Release:
05/04/2011
Release:
04/22/2015
Runtime:
11h 50m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“In its sweeping breadth and textured detail lies a finely crafted testament to the benevolence and brutality of our humanity…The Story of Beautiful Girl is a beautiful story, indeed.”
John Grogan, New York Times bestselling author of Marley & Me
It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone-Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl.
When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia-lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love.
When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia-lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love.
Release:
2011-05-04
2011-05-04
2015-04-22
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
11h 50m
11h 50m
11h 50m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.95 lb
0.0 lb
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781609411084
9781609411121
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group
Praise