Lust and Other Stories, Susan Minot
Lust and Other Stories, Susan Minot
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Lust and Other Stories

Author: Susan Minot

Narrator: Susan Minot, Gabra Zackman, Hillary Huber, Rebecca Avery

Unabridged: 2 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/29/2023

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

The author of Monkeys and Evening focuses her observant eye and lyrical voice on the delicate emotional negotiations of young New Yorkers. As in a series of deceptively simple watercolors, these stories uncover small moments that yield larger truths—about the ways in which women and men come together and come apart again, about the disappointments and hopes of lovers who know what they want but don’t always know how to keep. A deeply poignant meditation on the nature of desire and loss.

About Susan Minot

Susan Minot is an award-winning novelist and short story writer whose books include Evening, which was adapted into the feature film of the same name starring Meryl Streep. She attended Brown University and received her MFA degree in creative writing from Columbia University.

About Gabra Zackman

Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.

About Hillary Huber

"Hillary has recorded close to 700 audiobooks spanning many genres.  She is a multiple Audie Award finalist, multiple Earphone Award winner, Voice Arts Awards winner and one of Audiofile Magazine's best voices.  Hillary has a BA in English Literature and is a voracious reader and listener.  Likes: yoga, hip hop dancing, baking sourdough, bourbon. Dislikes: liver. Raised in conservative Connecticut and hippy Hawaii, Hillary now splits her time between Santa Monica and New York.   Most of that time is in a 4x4 padded room. Er...booth. Her superpower is reciting the alphabet backwards. Created with WordToHTML.net trial."

About Rebecca Avery

Rebecca Avery is an award-winning actor, narrator, and voiceover artist. She loves stories about people navigating life's challenges with perseverance, bravery, and humor and stories about magic in the mundane, hope in the face of adversity, and standing up for what you believe in. When not working, she enjoys reading, hiking, making pottery, baking sourdough, playing air guitar, and learning something new. She and her husband run a dog-walking and -boarding business in LA.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather

The stories were all well done, good reads (as it were). I felt envious reading it, knowing it's something I'd enjoy writing. The only reason I'm not tagging it as "really liked it" was that it made me sad, but not in a way that makes me focus on the power of the book. The overall point of view was......more

Goodreads review by Valerie

I don't know what I expected when I started reading this book, but it wasn't for little pieces of my soul to be eaten away as I finished each story. Such a promising title: Lust. But this is not a book of happy frolicking lust... it's more like the soul-crushing lust of unfulfilled affairs, dead-end......more

Quotes

“A searing exploration of male-female relationships. Although the title of her most recent effort suggests a steamy sensuality, the tone is more one of sexual license…Men remain emotionally distant and unwilling to commit throughout these twelve short stories, while women attempt to hold back…Her stories are insightful and worldly wise, cynical about love but unable to escape its lure.” Library Journal

“Cleanly crafted, immediate, and endowed with lifelike dialogue.” Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • Voice Arts Award
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