E-audiobook
Standing in the rainbow
Record details
- ISBN: 9781415951262 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1415951268 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
remote - Publisher: Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [2008]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 15:11:40. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Kate Reading. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 218374 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | Women in radio broadcasting -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction Gospel musicians -- Fiction Blind musicians -- Fiction Sales personnel -- Fiction Missouri -- Fiction |
| Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Humorous fiction. Audiobooks. |
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Electronic resources
- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2002 October/November
In the 1940s and '50s, small-town radio stations used local homemakers as hostesses for chatty programs. In the mythical town of Elmwood Springs, Missouri, that woman is Neighbor Dorothy. With her mother-in-law at the organ and a blind neighbor girl offering vocals, Dorothy brought the entire region into her parlor. This is the focus of Fannie Flagg's newest novel, STANDING IN THE RAINBOW. The novel grew out of an incident in her previous book, WELCOME TO THE WORLD, BABY GIRL. Rainbow starts in 1946 and takes listeners to the present. Flagg does the reading and gives a warm and personal feeling to each of the characters. She is especially effective with the two dominant female characters, Dorothy and Minnie Oatman, the matriarch of a gospel group. Flagg's Alabama accent is strong enough to give the reading a kind of Missouri Ozark feel but not so strong that it makes listening difficult. The backdrop of contemporary history is fun, as Flagg shows how the characters are shaped by events in the country. But the abridgment makes some of the years fly by too quickly, giving the final cassette (or discs) a choppy feel. The opening portions, though, are charming and engaging, both in content and reading. R.C.G. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #1 January 2003
During the tumultuous 1960s, idealistic lawyer Donald Wolfe falls head over heels in love with Lillian in Her Father's House. The birth of their daughter forces Donald to realize that his restless, faithless wife is not fit to raise their child. He resorts to extreme measures that come back to haunt him. Ivey's reading easily and seamlessly renders the subtle shadings of shifting emotions. Milk Glass Moon, the final title in the popular Big Stone Gap trilogy, continues the story of Italian-born Ave Maria, who lives in Virginia and feels like an outsider. Trigiani's reading is enriched with an unpretentious warmth that comes through in her authentic accents, ranging from Appalachian to Italian dialects. It's hard to imagine anyone but Flagg herself reading her latest charmer, Standing in the Rainbow. Flagg's gentle, slightly southern tones accentuate the cast of small-town characters, including Dorothy, whose radio broadcasts keep everyone on top of the local recipes and the news. Sunset in St. Tropez finds three couples anticipating a shared villa vacation. But the arrival of a well-known actress, the guest of a recent widower, elicits sparks from the others. Garrison's fine reading capably captures the characters' distinct personalities --Whitney Scott Copyright 2003 Booklist Reviews - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews - Audio And Video Online Reviews 1991-2018
*Starred Review* It's hard to imagine anyone but Flagg herself reading her latest charmer, Standing in the Rainbow. Flagg's gentle, slightly southern tones accentuate the cast of small-town characters, including Dorothy, whose radio broadcasts keep everyone on top of the local recipes and the news. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.
