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The Chronology of Water

By: Lidia Yuknavitch
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
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From the debris of her troubled early life, Lidia Yuknavitch weaves an astonishing tale of survival. A kind of memoir that is also a peon to the pursuit of beauty, self-expression, desire - for men and women - and the exhilaration of swimming, The Chronology of Water lays a life bare.

It is a life that navigates and transcends abuse, addiction, self-destruction and the crushing loss of a stillborn child. It is the life of a misfit, one that forges a fierce and untrodden path to creativity and comes together in the shape of love.

©2019 Lidia Yuknavitch (P)2019 Canongate Books Ltd
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Lidia Yuknavitch's writing style is unlike anything I have ever read before quite simply. It is a story that has been told before in one way or another but it's Yuknavitch unique way of writing that is fresh and rare to find. As I was listening to this book I felt uncomfortable in a good way, Yuknavitch's writing doesn't just jump off the page, it brain smacks you repeatedly and demands you listen. Christina Delai's narration comes across like a women possessed by electricity infused crack smoking bees and in my opinion was the perfect choice to tell this story. If you like raw/gritty/no hold bar in your face story telling you won't be disappointed with this book.

I feel like I have been smacked back to life

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Highly recommend, her writing is exceptional. Hands down my new favourite writer. She is so honest through out this book, raw & human.

STUNNING

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it is a hard story to listen to as Lidia describes the experiences she had which are forever etched on her body and the pain and suffering that comes with that. AND the beauty, compassion and love that can come along as well. this story is so well written.

Honest and beautiful

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Yuknavitch has a unique and blunt style of writing. Unconventional in a good way - it's refreshing. Quite a life story.

Good different

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There is an error in the audio book where two chapters are the same which impacts the understand.

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