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Barcelona Calling: A Novel Audiobook
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From bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick comes this relational story about a close-knit group of five women and their pursuit of life goals. You’ll be encouraged and entertained!In the tradition of Neta Jackson’s Yada Yada Prayer Group series, Kirkpatrick invites you into the lives of five women friends who promise to help each other achieve their life goals. Annie Shaw's goal is far from simple: become famous. But she’s in trouble after quitting her day job to write full-time. Her second novel tanked, and her new editor wants her to re-write the ending of her latest work to ensure this one is more successful. In order to pursue fame and an elusive bestseller, Annie travels to Chicago, acquires a rambunctious dog, and participates in antics better suited to a television reality show than real life. Can Annie’s best friends help her achieve her goals without destroying her future? Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick, known for her superb historical novels, writes this bold, fresh, contemporary story she always threatened she’d one day “put down on paper to make people laugh and consider the true treasures of their hearts.”
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"This has got to be the strangest book I've ever read by Jane Kirkpatrick. Completely different than the usual books she writes but I'm glad I stuck with it because it ended up being a good read."
— Emily (4 out of 5 stars)
Barcelona Calling Listener Reviews
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" This one took me a while to get into (maybe it was just me). About a third of the way in, it got better and I'm glad I didn't give up. "
— Gayle, 10/31/2013 -
" I actually listened to the audio of this, really enjoyed it. Annie learns so much about herself and what is really important in life. "
— Maryann, 10/18/2013 -
" This book is a very different one from what Jane usually writes. I usually find tidbits of wisdom tucked in as I read her books. For this one, I had to wait until page 301 for her wisdom. I personally, prefer it when she writes historical or biographical fiction. "
— Evelyn, 9/21/2013 -
" The message of the book spelled out in the last chapters and epilogue is very good. The rest of the book wasn't that interesting to me. I just couldn't get involved with the characters and their actions which just seemed stupid to me. If you can get passed that, this isn't a bad story. "
— Barbara, 7/3/2013 -
" I generally like Jane Kirkpatrick, especially her historical novels. But this one I could not even get into. I tried and tried to finish it but I couldn't do it. The characters were lacking... "
— Shannon, 4/4/2013 -
" Could not even get past the 1st chapter. "
— Gena, 1/26/2013 -
" Did not really enjoy this. I have enjoyed Jane Kirkpatrick's historical fiction but this was not as good. Borrowed from Pam when she was visiting. "
— Kristin, 1/8/2013 -
" Couldn't finish thios book. "
— Peggy, 10/31/2011
About Jane Kirkpatrick
Jane Kirkpatrick is the award-winning author of forty books, including A Sweetness to the Soul, which won the prestigious Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center. Her works have won the WILLA Literary Award, the Carol Award for Historical Fiction, and the 2016 Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award. And her works have been short-listed for the Christy, Spur, and Oregon Book Awards. Learn more at www.jkbooks.com.
About Laural Merlington
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.