A Ticket to Ride

Name: A Ticket to Ride
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Paula McLain
ISBN: 9781977366573

Author: Paula McLain

Narrator: Chloe Cannon

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/31/2020

Categories: Fiction, Coming Of Age

Synopsis

In the long, hot Illinois summer of 1973, insecure, motherless Jamie falls under the dangerous spell of her older, more worldly cousin Fawn, who's come to stay with Jamie and her uncle as penance for committing an "unmentionable act."

It is a time of awakenings and corruptions, of tragedy and loss, as Jamie slowly discovers the extent to which Fawn will use anything and anyone to further her own ends—and recognizes, perhaps too late, her own complicity in the disaster that takes shape around them.

About Paula McLain

Paula McLain, author of the bestselling novel The Paris Wife, received her MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan in 1996. Her other books include two volumes of poems, Less of Her and Stumble, Gorgeous, and the novel A Ticket to Ride. She teaches in the MFA Program in Poetry at New England College, and lives with her family in Cleveland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy

This is Paula McLain's first work. It only 250 pages, and its reviews have been pretty standard threes. It's beautifully written, and the story itself is painful. Its a coming of age story, where a motherless 15 year old falls under the entrancement of a 16 year old cousin, who is every ounce of tro......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

I adored The Paris Wife - the writing was beautiful and the story was riveting. I read this book simply because of the author and maybe that was my first mistake. The story sounded intriguing but admittedly the description has very little detail. I was disappointed. Almost every character is unlikea......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

I seem to be contrarian lately, disliking what the majority likes and now quite liking a book that is rated lower by most. I have read a few other Paula McLain books and liked them very much. Her books differ from each other in story but her writing is consistently beautiful. This book captured teen......more