The To the Stars Through Difficulties audiobook was a fantastic way to revisit Romalyn Tilghman's delightful novel.
Daniela Acitelli has a clear, articulate voice. Tilghman crafted each character with a specific voice, telling their stories first-person; the narrator interpreted the characters brilliantly.
The audiobook is over ten hours long and I listened while sewing and doing handwork. Which is so appropriate for a novel about art quilter Traci teaching traditional quilters to expand their craft in new ways!
Listening to the audiobook I appreciated again Tilghman's humor and her insight into the human experience.
The novel brings together East Coasters and Kansas natives.
Traci was an unwanted 'dumpster baby' and adopted child. She is hired to teach at the Carnegie library turned art center, including a group of problem teenagers. Distrustful and knowing she is a fraud, Traci unexpectedly discovers she is a good teacher and role model--and is worthy of love.
Angelina is researching the Carnegie library her grandmother helped to build, looking to belatedly completing her thesis. Along the way, Angelina discovers family secrets and a new path.
Kansas native Gayle's hometown has been wiped off the map by a tornado. She struggles with the loss of her entire world. Gayle discovers the courage to start over.
This is a novel about women who rise above the challenges of life, who find community and love and purpose.
I was given a free audiobook in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
Read my 2017 review of the novel here.
A Kansas Notable Book of the Year 2018
2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards: Finalist
2017 IPPY Awards: Contemporary Fiction, Gold Medal
Readers’ Favorite: Gold Medal Award for Women’s Fiction
2017 Foreword Indie Finalist in Adult Fiction—General
2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in General Fiction/Novel (Over 80,000 words)
Pulpwood Queen Selection, June 2018To The Stars Through Difficulties
by Romalyn Tilghman
She Writes Press
Audiobook $21.83
ASIN: B0811XF964
