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  • The Optimist's Daughter

  • By: Eudora Welty
  • Narrated by: Eudora Welty
  • Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
  • 3.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Optimist's Daughter

By: Eudora Welty
Narrated by: Eudora Welty
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Summary

This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.
Public Domain (P)2011 Random House Audio
Classics Family Life Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural
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Eudora Welty

Great Writer she is so descriptive in her beautiful style. Listen to her fantastic and heartwarming narration.
I could listen to her voice forever
The stories are fascinating and the pace is superb.
Highly recommended to any reader of literature.

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Too difficult to make out speech

I persevered until chapter 4 then abandoned it. Had to keep replaying to make out what had been said and found I had to over-concentrate to listen. Having a strong accent of this sort may be acceptable for listeners from north America but not for those from elsewhere. So annoyed to have wasted my money on this!

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Total garbage

I do not write reviews, ever. But everything in this book, from story to narrator was apallingly bad. No wonder it was free. Just garbage. Total utter garbage

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