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Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

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Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

Von: Alison Espach
Gesprochen von: Jesse Vilinsky
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“Once I began listening to Jesse Vilinksy's excellent narration I was immediately swept up in the story.” – Anne Bogel, Modern Ms. Darcy

From Alison Espach, author of the New York Times Editor’s Choice novel The Adults, comes a dazzlingly unconventional love story for readers of Ask Again, Yes and Tell the Wolves I’m Home.


For much of her life, Sally Holt has been mystified by the things her older sister, Kathy, seems to have been born knowing. Kathy has answers for all of Sally’s questions about life, about love, and about Billy Barnes, a rising senior and local basketball star who mans the concession stand at the town pool. The girls have been fascinated by Billy ever since he jumped off the roof in elementary school, but Billy has never shown much interest in them until the summer before Sally begins eighth grade. By then, their mutual infatuation with Billy is one of the few things the increasingly different sisters have in common. Sally spends much of that summer at the pool, watching in confusion and excitement as her sister falls deeper in love with Billy—until a tragedy leaves Sally’s life forever intertwined with his.

Opening in the early nineties and charting almost two decades of shared history and missed connections, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance is both a breathtaking love story about two broken people who are unexplainably, inconveniently drawn to each other and a wryly astute coming-of-age tale brimming with unexpected moments of joy.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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in a world full of bland and shallow stories, Espach is a true gem.
This book had a few heavy parts but it was so worth it to work through them.

Espach is a genius storyteller

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It is not my typical type of book to listen to, it is very deep, sad but so beautifully told. It is the story of a family after a sudden death of a loved one, and how each person tries the best to deal with it. Having dealt with a family member loss not so long ago, I felt very moved and identified with the pain and emptyness of the main character. I recommend the book, but if you are also feeling sad, try watching some comedies and spend time with family and friends in between listening sessions.

Wonderfully written and narrated

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The story is like a random collection of thoughts and small events. It's supposed to be about losing a loved one and about grieving. The I-narrator is depicted as desperately trying not to be pathetic or overly emotional. Instead she's would-be funny and repetitive. And boring.

Going round in circles

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