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When the Halloran clan gathers at the family home for a funeral, no one is surprised when the somewhat peculiar Aunt Fanny wanders off into the secret garden. But then she returns to report an astonishing vision of an apocalypse from which only the Hallorans and their hangers-on will be spared, and the family finds itself engulfed in growing madness, fear, and violence as they prepare for a terrible new world.
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Release date
October 19, 2021 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593555231
- File size: 228875 KB
- Duration: 07:56:49
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Sounding playfully snarky and lushly sardonic, narrator Kirsten Potter has a wonderful time giving voice to one of the premiere gothic horror writers of the twentieth century's funniest and strangest endeavors. Published in 1958, this apocalyptic comedy of manners (think P.G. Wodehouse meets "The Twilight Zone") is sweet, creepy, and tangled with satirical pokes at everything from Henry James to the Cold War. It all starts when an addled heiress wanders out to her formal garden and returns with a ghastly prophecy--the world is going to end SOON. As the extended family and friends horde, backstab, plot, and scheme, Potter has a fine time sounding haughty. Dion Graham delivers a short foreword by Victor LaValle. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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