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Anything is Possible

By: Elizabeth Strout
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout, read by Kimberly Farr.

An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling and Man Booker long-listed author of My Name is Lucy Barton

Recalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Anything is Possible tells the story of the inhabitants of rural, dusty Amgash, Illinois, the hometown of Lucy Barton, a successful New York writer who finally returns, after seventeen years of absence, to visit the siblings she left behind.

Reverberating with the deep bonds of family, and the hope that comes with reconciliation, Anything Is Possible again underscores Elizabeth Strout's place as one of America's most respected and cherished authors.

 Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

Critic Reviews

I am deeply impressed. Writing of this quality comes from a commitment to listening, from a perfect attunement to the human condition, from an attention to reality so exact that it goes beyond a skill and becomes a virtue. (Hilary Mantel on 'My Name is Lucy Barton')
So good I got goosebumps... a masterly novel of family ties by one of America's finest writers (Sunday Times on 'My Name is Lucy Barton')
Strout's best novel yet (Ann Patchett on 'My Name is Lucy Barton')
A powerful storyteller immersed in the nuances of human relationships (Observer on 'My Name is Lucy Barton')
Tender, elegiac, this is the story of a single life that also manages to tell the story of many (Independent on 'My Name is Lucy Barton')
Sympathetic, subtle and sometimes shocking (Emma Healey on 'My Name is Lucy Barton')
This is a glorious novel, deft, tender and true. Read it
Elizabeth Strout's prose is like words doing jazz (Rachel Joyce)
Plain and beautiful...Strout writes with an extraordinary tenderness and restraint (Kate Summerscale on 'My Name is Lucy Barton')
Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge is the best novel I've read for some time (David Nicholls)
All stars
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When I first started listening I wasn't sure that I'd be able to handle the minutiae of the storytelling. But in the end I adored it.

My only suggestion would be to listen at 1.25 speed. The narrator is a little slow in her delivery. But exceptional otherwise.

Loved it

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I loved the stories and the people in this book. I wished it would go on and on

Beautifully written and narrated

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I'll for more from this author now. I'll go back and read 'My Name is Lucy Barton' - I presume (but can't be sure) that it preceded 'Anything is Possible'. I'm intrigued.

Good read!

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Listening to this story was like bobbing in the ocean, never really being sure where we're going next. A sad and sweet surrender. A brilliant and worthwhile exercise. I'm so sad it's over. Bereft with my chills. Elizabeth Strout is a marvel.

Flawless storytelling every time.

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calm and gentle and insightful beautifully written and audio voice perfect for the stories loved it

excellent story telling

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