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The School of Beauty and Charm: A Novel Audiobook, by Melanie Sumner Play Audiobook Sample

The School of Beauty and Charm: A Novel Audiobook

The School of Beauty and Charm: A Novel Audiobook, by Melanie Sumner Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Julia Gibson Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781456124236

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

18

Longest Chapter Length:

56:28 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:15 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

34:22 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

Winner of a Whiting Award, author Melanie Sumner captivates listeners with her darkly humorous tale about the Peppers family. After the accidental death of her older brother, teenager Louise can't get her life back on track. When she runs away to seek comfort from circus performers, and in alcohol and sex, her parents fight to bring her home. Will their love, however suffocating and complicated, be enough to bring Louise to her senses? "Sumner brings a twist to this noteworthy fiction debut that is both disturbing and comic."-Library Journal

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About Melanie Sumner

Melanie Sumner is the award-winning author of The Ghost of Milagro Creek, The School of Beauty and Charm, and Polite Society. Her short fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s, the New York Times, Seventeen, and many other magazines and anthologies. She is the recipient of a NEA Fellowship in fiction, a PEN America grant, a Whiting Award, and was named one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists in 1995. She is currently an assistant professor of English at Kennesaw State University, Georgia.

About Julia Gibson

Julia Gibson received an MFA from New York University. She has appeared on Broadway and other major stages in New York, as well as regional theaters from Dallas to San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, and more. Gibson has played major roles in productions such as The Seagull, Angels in America, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Her television and film credits include Michael Clayton, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Spin City, and One Life to Live.