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We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel Audiobook, by Kaitlyn Greenidge Play Audiobook Sample

We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel Audiobook

We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel Audiobook, by Kaitlyn Greenidge Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Cherise Boothe, Karole Foreman, Myra Lucretia Taylor 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 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781501903359

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

23

Longest Chapter Length:

59:53 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:14 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

26:48 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

The Freeman family—Charles, Laurel, and their daughters, teenage Charlotte and nine-year-old Callie—have been invited to the Toneybee Institute to participate in a research experiment. They will live in an apartment on campus with Charlie, a young chimp abandoned by his mother. The Freemans were selected because they know sign language; they are supposed to teach it to Charlie and welcome him as a member of their family. But when Charlotte discovers the truth about the institute’s history of questionable studies, the secrets of the past invade the present in devious ways.

The power of this shattering novel resides in Greenidge’s undeniable storytelling talents. What appears to be a story of mothers and daughters, of sisterhood put to the test, of adolescent love and grown-up misconduct, and of history’s long reach, becomes a provocative and compelling exploration of America’s failure to find a language to talk about race.

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“Witty and provocative…exploring not just how (literally) institutionalized racism is, but the difficulty of an effective response to it.”

— USA Today

Quotes

  • "[Greenidge] succeeds in large part because her voices are so dead-on…These narratives are convincing and utterly engaging.”

    — Boston Globe
  • “A gripping and gratifying read. Greenidge tackles the risky terrain of ethnicity and race relations with confidence and grace.”

    — Washington Independent Review of Books

Awards

  • Finalist for the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award
  • Finalist for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize

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About Kaitlyn Greenidge

Kaitlyn Greenidge is an author whose debut novel, We Love You Charlie Freeman, was one of the New York Times Critics’ Top 10 Books of 2016 and was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and for the Young Lions Award. She is a contributing writer for the New York Times, and her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Whiting Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

About the Narrators

Cherise Boothe, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, has worked extensively in theater, film, television, and narration. She has appeared in numerous regional plays, as well as in television shows such as The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, and Gossip Girl. She holds an MFA in acting from New York University. She was a finalist in 2015 for the prestigious Audie Award for best multivoiced narration.

Myra Lucretia Taylor is an award-winning actress who has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, in many theaters across the country, and internationally. Her television and film credits include Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Atlanta, The Big Sick, Bushwick, and Catfight.