The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult, Read by Patti Murin

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Dawn is thriving as a mom and wife with a fulfilling career when a plane crash leaves her second-guessing her life. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss Patti Murin’s admirable narration of Jodi Picolt’s newest audiobook, The Book of Two Ways. Dawn’s near-death experience results in a deep yearning for a life left behind and for her true love, a British colleague. The audiobook gives listeners a chance to see the two different ways her life could go after the crash—does she return home to Boston and her husband and daughter, or does she get on a plane to go find the man from her past? Does she stick with being a death doula, or does archaeology call to her? Listeners feel for Dawn and those impacted by her choices.

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