Agatha Arch is Afraid of Everything, Kristin Bair
Agatha Arch is Afraid of Everything, Kristin Bair
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Agatha Arch is Afraid of Everything

Author: Kristin Bair

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2020

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women


Synopsis

Agatha Arch's life shatters when she discovers her husband in their backyard shed, in flagrante delicto, giving the local dog walker some heavy petting. Suddenly, Agatha finds herself face to face with everything that frightens her...and that's a loooooong list. Agatha keeps those she loves close. Everyone else she keeps as far away as possible. So she's a mystery to nearly everyone in her New England town. To her husband, she's a saucy no-B.S. writer. To her Facebook Moms group, she's a provocateur. To her neighbor, she's a standoffish pain in the butt. To her sons, she's chocolate pudding with marshmallows. And to her shrink, she's a bundle of nerves on the brink of a cataclysmic implosion. Defying her abundant assortment of anxieties, Agatha dons her "spy pants"—a pair of khakis whose many pockets she crams with binoculars, fishing line, scissors, flashlight, a Leatherman Super Tool 300 EOD, candy, and other espionage essentials—and sets out to spy on her husband and the dog walker. Along the way, she finds another intriguing target to follow: a mysterious young woman who's panhandling on the busiest street in town. It's all a bit much for timorous Agatha. But with the help of her Bear Grylls bobblehead, a trio of goats, and a dog named Balderdash, she may just find the courage to build a better life.

About Kristin Bair

Kristin Bair is the author of the novels The Art of Floating and Thirsty, as well as essays about China, bears, adoption, off-the-plot expats, and more. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including The Gettysburg Review, Poets & Writers Magazine, and Writer's Digest. As a writing instructor, her peripatetic nature has landed her in classrooms and conferences around the world. A native Pittsburgher, she now lives with her husband and two kids north of Boston.

About Soneela Nankani

Soneela Nankani is a classically trained Brooklyn-based actress who holds an MFA from Columbia University. She has performed at many prestigious theaters and is an ensemble member of the award-winning Sojourn Theatre. She has also worked in film and television and has narrated over sixty audiobooks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on November 20, 2020

Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything features an anxious protagonist. Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s writing is refreshing and clever. When Agatha finds her husband cheating on her, she loses the last hold she thought she had on her life, which goes from bad to worse really quickly. The book is never too he......more

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on September 19, 2021

Q: “Consider life your Hogwarts.” (c) Q: There are so many maybes in the world. How does anyone live with them all? (c) Q: “When another person—let’s say a woman named Gloria—is afraid of the dark, she sits in a corner with all the lights on. You? You turn off the lights, grab a sword, and stab anythi......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on December 10, 2020

Agatha Arch is... Quirky, angry, impulsive, funny, loving, hateful, interesting, scary, unhinged, unhappy and afraid of everything.Kristin Bair has written this clever character driven story about A slightly-OK maybe more than slightly- unhinged woman that you will simultaneously love and hate. The......more

Goodreads review by Javier on January 10, 2021

Review published in: [URL not allowed] I must confess I kept postponing listening to this audiobook after reading a review that said the main character was completely annoying and she got boring pretty quickly. I have one thing to say to that reviewer: you're wrong! Kidding (no......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on May 29, 2020

If you were a fan of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, you're going to love Agatha Arch. From the very first page, her voice is a breath of fresh air, fears and all: Even as she reels from life-altering betrayal, our unlikely heroine had me laughing, cheering her on, and hanging on her every word. A highl......more


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Fans of 'Where’d You Go, Bernadette' and 'Elinor Oliphant Is Fine' will love this clever romp.