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My Evil Mother
- A Short Story
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 57 mins
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Summary
A #1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
A bittersweet short story about mothers, daughters, and the witches’ brew of love—and control—that binds them, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments.
Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not—be a witch. A single mother at that. Sure, she fits in with her starched dresses, string of pearls, and floral aprons. Then there are the hushed and mystical consultations with neighborhood women in distress. The unsavory, mysterious plants in the flower beds. The divined warning to steer clear of a boyfriend whose fate is certainly doomed. But as the daughter of this bewitching homemaker comes of age and her mother’s claims become more and more outlandish, she begins to question everything she once took for granted.
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“Narrator Hillary Huber is enchanting in the role of a daughter who is spilling her mother's dark secrets.… Huber's vulnerable confessional tone for the daughter contrasts nicely with the ringing cultured voice of her mother. Huber deftly handles the sardonic humor and emotional depth of Atwood's writing.… Both Huber and Atwood are at the top of their form with a bewitching fable that will take up residence in the listener's mind.”—AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner
“There’s a perfect balance of silliness and poignancy in My Evil Mother, which is really a story about the fantasies we never give up about our mothers…What loving mother wouldn’t cast a spell of protection around her children if she could?”—Ron Charles, Washington Post
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- Lande Riege
- 07-07-22
In the best Atwood style
This is a lovely short story exemplifying the challenges of parenthood. Truly enjoyable, it does leave you wondering, could it be true?
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- Madalina
- 28-12-22
Love it
Great story, engaging, funny and great circle round. It is a quick read worth the listen
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- AllyinScotland
- 14-05-22
A great short listen!
This is the first short story I’ve listened to and I really enjoyed it. I loved the whole concept of the story, the narrator was very good❤️
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- Amazoncustomer
- 26-05-24
A heartwarming short story
I loved listening to this story. It was a charming story about an evil mother according to the daughter who believes her mother is a witch. It was a thrilling story about love, betrayal, and growing up.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-06-22
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- Jo Cadden
- 12-04-22
The mother/daughter relationship laid bare...
I enjoyed this short story immensely while on my daily amble around the park. I may have snorted out loud at points and there were a great many salient moments that probably elicited a knowing 'oh yeah' from me - I did get a funny look from a passing dog walker.
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- "imnancyg3"
- 04-03-24
Rigid OCR “Performance”
This has to stop. Beautiful writing read by a robot. Audible needs to regroup as this and other titles are incredibly painful to hear. There’s a reason book-folk choose to pay for this media; physical limitations, time issues…on and on.
We aren’t second hand citizens and deserve better.
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- Simão Telo
- 04-03-23
Hilarious
Absolutely in awe of Margaret Atwood’s storytelling, an hour extremely well spent. So ironic how we become our parents even after badly putting up with them throughout most of our lives.
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- Mrs. Clare M. Wheeler
- 01-05-22
Brilliant short story
loved it! Written in Atwood's usual style, making it so descriptive and vibrant. Surely there's a little bit of a witch in all of us mothers?
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- Darcy B
- 23-01-23
Loved it!
I thought this was a fabulous story, I just wished it was longer and could have been a complete novel!
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