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Black Sheep

This Can't Be Happening Collection

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Black Sheep

By: Rory Scholl
Narrated by: Rory Scholl
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An irresponsible twentysomething comic and his equally shameless grandmother join forces as proud pariahs in this dark and rowdy story of dicey family ties, kindred spirits, bad behavior, and bribery.

When Rory’s judgmental mother told him that he took after his grandma Evelyn, he took it as a compliment. The ninety-two-year-old cocktail-toting, offtrack-betting party girl was every bit the troublemaker he was. When she landed at a dead-end nursing home, Rory jumped at the chance to liven things up for bored Evelyn - with vodka, scratch-offs, bingo, and gaming. But even in this modest assisted-living casino, the risk of betrayal was a gamble.

Rory Scholl’s Black Sheep is part of This Can’t Be Happening, a collection of four true stories about making the best of a worst-case scenario curated by Kevin Allison, creator of the hit true storytelling podcast RISK! Outrageous, alarming, triumphant, and sometimes embarrassing, these fearless confessionals can be read, or listened to, in one what-on-earth-would-I-do? sitting.

©2018 Rory Scholl (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships Comedy Grandparenting
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Much to the despair of his parents, Rory Scholl and his grandmother like to drink, gamble, and break a few rules and it gets them both into trouble at times. While Rory only spends a night in jail, his grandmother is carted off to a nursing home and when Rory visits, he realises he’ll need to break a few more rules to lift his grandmother’s spirits. I didn’t relate to this short poignant true-life story as much as the others in the This Can’t Be Happening Collection, I guess I just don’t break many rules and found it a little bleak, but I did like the bond between Rory and his grandmother and sort of admired them for living life their own way. Rory narrates the audiobook himself and does a great job (currently free on the Audible Plus catalogue).

Fun but a little bleak

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A pleasant and brief listen, this made folding my laundry less dull.
It was enjoyable and if all you seek is some light distraction, you won’t be disappointed.

Cute, whimsical, enjoyable.

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