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Paper Doll Lina: A Novel Audiobook
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One rip is all it takes to expose the devastating truth behind a seemingly perfect life.
Lina Henry is a wife and mother who likens herself to a pretty paper doll. She lives in a beautiful home in the Atlanta suburbs. Her husband, David, is a well-to-do investment banker. She’s raised two wonderful teenagers. To the outside world, the Henry family is perfect. What no one knows is that Lina’s paper doll life is being torn apart in a controlling and abusive marriage. When Lina develops an unexpected friendship with another man, and reconnects with her former best friend, she begins navigating a way out of the emotional minefield that is her home.
But as David senses his loss of control, he becomes more dangerous, and Lina must do everything in her power to protect herself and her children. In order to take back the happiness she deserves, Lina must first rediscover the strength and the fearlessness of her three-dimensional self.
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"Paper Doll Lina by Robyn Lucas is a wonderful women’s fiction novel where I rooted for Lina the entire time to find the strength to rise up and escape a life-threatening, abusive relationship. Lucas pours on the heartfelt emotion to describe the cringeworthy, manipulative way that Lina’s husband has made her into a ‘paper doll’ of herself. Lucas skillfully guides her readers through the minefield of Lina’s journey so that, independent of her terrible husband, Lina finds her own path to happiness. There are outside influences, but as in the best women’s fiction, Lucas makes sure that Lina finds her own happiness first. Once she does, readers will cheer. When Lina gets her icing on the cake and finds that special someone who cherishes her for who she is, readers will want to cry. Paper Doll Lina is quite an emotional ride, and just like in the classic Pinocchio, the painful journey is well worth the rocky road traveled. Readers happily witness a paper doll transform for her real-life happy ending. I can’t wait for Lucas’s next story!"
— Piper Huguley, author of Sweet Tea
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An intense novel about family, abuse (both mentally and physically) and one woman’s fight to end it and save herself and her kids…a strong story about one woman that’s able to fight her way out and hopefully make it all the way out.
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Robyn Lucas has written a compelling exploration of a woman trying to shake off the prison of her disintegrating marriage and return to herself. It is also a wildly romantic tale of soul mates and the promise of a new day. Engrossing and satisfying.
— Barbara O’Neal, Washington Post bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids -
Robyn Lucas captures the tension and terror of life under the shadow of an abusive marriage in this powerful and accomplished debut.
— Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift -
“Lucas paints an alarmingly accurate picture of a family held hostage. While at times difficult to read, Lina’s journey is ultimately one of hope.
— Booklist
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About Bahni Turpin
Bahni Turpin, winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several prestigious Audie Awards for her narrations, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. Publishers Weekly magazine named her Narrator of the Year for 2016. She is an ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles. She has guest starred in many television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Six Feet Under, Cold Case, What about Brian, and The Comeback. Film credits include Brokedown Palace, Crossroads, and Daughters of the Dust. She is also a member of the recording cast of The Help, which won numerous awards.