Fly Away Home: A Novel Audiobook, by Jennifer Weiner Play Audiobook Sample

Fly Away Home: A Novel Audiobook

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Read By: Judith Light Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2010 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781442316874

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

12

Longest Chapter Length:

69:46 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

61:06 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

66:17 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

38

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Publisher Description

From one of the nation’s most beloved writers, Fly Away Home is an unforgettable story of a mother and two daughters who seek refuge in an old Connecticut beach house.

When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips, and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as the ideal politician’s wife—her hair dyed and straightened, her hippie-chick wardrobe replaced by tailored knit suits. At fifty-seven, she ruefully acknowledges that her job is staying twenty pounds thinner than she was in her twenties and tending to her husband, the senator.

Lizzie, the Woodruffs’ younger daughter, is at twenty-four a recovering addict, whose mantra HALT (Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?) helps her keep her life under control. Still, trouble always seems to find her. Her older sister, Diana, an emergency room physician, has everything Lizzie failed to achieve—a husband, a young son, the perfect home—and yet she’s trapped in a loveless marriage. With temptation waiting in one of the ER’s exam rooms, she finds herself craving more.

After Richard’s extramarital affair makes headlines, the three women are drawn into the painful glare of the national spotlight. Once the press conference is over, each is forced to reconsider her life, who she is and who she is meant to be.

Written with an irresistible blend of heartbreak and hilarity, Fly Away Home is an unforgettable story of a mother and two daughters who after a lifetime of distance finally learn to find refuge in one another.

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"I love a book that can make me laugh out loud! I just simply enjoyed this book! This is the first Jennifer Weiner book I have read. So happy to find it after looking through 3 airport shops. My flights were much more bearable after finding this book. "

— Cissie (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “This is summer reading at its best: entertaining and full of insight into relationships and how they change.” 

    — People 
  • “Unflappably fun…Hilarious.” 

    — USA Today
  • “Witty and smart.” 

    — O Magazine 
  • “This bestselling author proves again that she writes the best page-turners around.” 

    — Elle 
  • “The latest from Jennifer Weiner has it all.” 

    — St. Petersburg Times 
  • “The book is well written, a page turner and timely.” 

    — Associated Press 

Awards

  • A New York Times bestseller

Fly Away Home Listener Reviews

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    — Amy, 5/9/2011

About Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books, including In Her Shoes , which was made into a major motion picture starring Cameron Diaz. She has appeared on many national television programs, including Today and Good Morning America, and her work has been published in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, among other newspapers and magazines. Visit her online at JenniferWeiner.com.

About Judith Light

Judith Light is a two-time Tony Award–winning actress, winning Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for both The Assembled Parties and Other Desert Cities. She also won Drama Desk Awards for both of these roles. Judith’s television career began with the role of Karen Wolek on One Life to Live, for which she won two “Best Actress” Emmy Awards. She has many more stage, film, and television roles to her credit as well.