Play Audiobook Sample
The Year of Fog Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
(3.33) - 12 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
“Here is the truth, this is what I know: I was walking on the beach with Emma. It was cold and very foggy. She let go of my hand. I stopped to photograph a baby seal, then glanced up toward the Great Highway. When I looked back, she was gone.”
Life changes in an instant. Like on a foggy beach, in the seconds when Abby Mason—photographer, fianc├®e, and soon-to-be-stepmother—looks into her camera and commits her greatest error.
Six-year-old Emma vanished into the thick San Francisco fog. Or into the heaving Pacific. Or somewhere just beyond: to a parking lot, a stranger’s van, or a road with traffic flashing by. Devastated by guilt and haunted by her fears about becoming a stepmother, Abby refuses to believe that Emma is dead. And so she searches for clues about what happened that morning—and cannot stop the flood of memories reaching from her own childhood to illuminate that irreversible moment on the beach.
Now, as the days drag into weeks, as the police lose interest and fliers fade on telephone poles, Emma’s father finds solace in religion and scientific probability—but Abby can only wander the beaches and city streets, attempting to recover the past and the little girl she lost. With her life at a crossroads, she will leave San Francisco for a country thousands of miles away. And there, by the side of another sea, on a journey that has led her to another man and into a strange subculture of wanderers and surfers, Abby will make the most astounding discovery of all—as the truth of Emma’s disappearance unravels with stunning force.
A profoundly original novel of family, loss, and hope—of the choices we make and the choices made for us—The Year of Fog beguiles with the mysteries of time and memory even as it lays bare the deep and wondrous workings of the human heart. The result is a mesmerizing tour de force that will touch anyone who knows what it means to love a child.
Download and start listening now!
"This is a fascinating book that will keep you on edge to finish and find out what happened to Emma. It's heartbreaking and moving and beautifully written. "
— Katherine (5 out of 5 stars)
Quotes
-
“Richmond’s latest is mesmerizing and beautifully written. This lyrical tale of the drama surrounding one woman’s life packs a tremendous emotional punch that will resonate with readers for years to come.”
— RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!) -
“What a wonderful novel! The lush prose kept me turning pages as surely as the compelling plot did. Suspenseful, richly imagined, and ultimately hopeful, The Year of Fog is a keeper. Michelle Richmond is a talent to watch.”
— Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author -
“Beautifully paced—one feels Abby’s clarity of purpose from the first page. The sure-handed denouement reflects the focus and restraint that Richmond brings to bear throughout.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“MacDuffie’s clear vocals reflect her ability to enunciate every word, drawing listeners into this entrancing tale of heartbreak…Much of the story highlights Abby’s innermost thoughts and feelings, and the narrator executes these speech patterns with careful pauses and inflections. A richly narrated page-turner.”
— Booklist -
“Carrington MacDuffie reads very competently and professionally, and the first-person narrative is very effective. Recommended for popular fiction collections, especially where authors like Jodi Picoult, Elizabeth Berg, and Jacquelyn Mitchard are popular.”
— Library Journal -
“The Year of Fog is impossible to stop reading. Even as I savored Michelle Richmond’s rich prose and fascinating passages on photography and the nature of memory, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. A missing child, a haunting neighborhood, a search for love…The Year of Fog has it all. Make a sandwich now: you won’t stop reading for hours.”
— Amanda Eyre Ward, author of How to Be Lost
The Year of Fog Listener Reviews
-
" It was OK. A little hard to relate to. "
— Gina, 5/22/2011 -
" Depressing book. Not one I would recommend but I did like it. "
— Amy, 5/10/2011 -
" Heartpounding anticipation throughout. A hard topic to read about, but extremely well told. I loved this book. <br/> "
— Rosemary, 5/7/2011 -
" I didn't think I would like this book due to the subject matter, but It wasn't as bad as I thought. The whining got to be a little much for me at times. I liked the way it ended. "
— Kathy, 4/19/2011 -
" I expected this book to be better than it was. It was rather boring to me. I kept waiting for the plot to pick up and it just never did. I found the end to be somewhat anticlimactic as well. Probably wont be reading any more of her books. "
— Kim, 4/17/2011
About Michelle Richmond
Michelle Richmond is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels and story collections, including The Marriage Pact, Golden State, The Year of Fog, and Hum. She received the Truman Capote Prize for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Short Story. Her books have been published in thirty languages.
About Carrington MacDuffie
Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recording artist who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been a frequent finalist for the Audie Award, including for her original audiobook, Many Things Invisible. Alongside her narration work, she has released a new album of original songs, Only an Angel.