Mona in Three Acts, Griet Op de Beeck
Mona in Three Acts, Griet Op de Beeck
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Mona in Three Acts

Author: Griet Op de Beeck, Michele Hutchison

Narrator: Whitney Dykhouse

Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/12/2019

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

In this international bestseller, a woman comes of age in a poignant novel about forgiveness, pain, and self-discovery.Mona’s demanding mother ruled their home until a car crash took her life and changed their family forever. Left to tend to a distant father and a needy younger brother, Mona finds her new role almost too much to bear. And when a new stepmother, troubled and depressed, adds yet another crack to the family portrait, Mona’s forced to shoulder an even greater share of the emotional burden.Somewhere between her responsibility to her family and to her own life, Mona finds a route of escape: in a theater career she craves. But for every challenge ahead—romantic, professional, sexual, and familial—Mona wonders how much of her future has already been defined by the challenges of her past.An emotional, funny, and universal novel about the people, experiences, and choices that make us who we are, Mona in Three Acts is a revelatory journey of a woman’s self-discovery, forgiveness, and courage to finally speak her truth.

About Griet Op de Beeck

Griet Op de Beeck, born in 1973, lives in Belgium and has taken the literary world by storm since the publication of her highly successful debut novel, Many Heavens Above the Seventh. Her work has been translated into several languages, including German and French. Her second novel, Mona in Three Acts, was embraced by readers in the Netherlands and Belgium and is her first novel to be translated into English. For more information, visit the author at www.grietopdebeeck.be.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela M on October 14, 2019

3.5 stars but not quite 4 for me. Every now and then, I read a book by an author from another country that was published in the language of that country and translated into English. When I do I often wonder if the translated version reflects what the author intended or reflects how good the writing m......more

Goodreads review by Sigried on October 24, 2014

Dit verhaal is zo mooi dat ik het uit mijn hoofd wil leren om voor altijd bij me te hebben. Het leven zoals het is, gevat in een intens gedicht dat geen woord teveel bevat, herkenbaar en toch ook weer helemaal niet. Alle onderdelen sluiten perfect bij elkaar aan: de opbouw, de personages, het tempo,......more

Goodreads review by Julie on November 15, 2014

Voor "kom hier dat ik u kus" bestaat maar één woord: méésterlijk. En dat meen ik. Zelden las ik, in het Nederlands dan nog bovendien (een taal waarin ik doorgaans minder graag lees), zo een sterk boek. Zoals altijd begon ik te lezen met een potlood in de hand om aantekeningen te maken bij passages d......more

Goodreads review by Diederik on September 24, 2014

Na Vele hemels boven de zevende was ik benieuwd of GOdB in staat was haar debuutlast van de schouders te kunnen werpen. ‘Wie ben ik om een centimeter in een boekenkast op te eisen?’ is een vraag waarmee de auteur zeer lang geworsteld heeft. De onzekerheid heeft inmiddels plaats gemaakt voor een gezon......more


Quotes

“Griet Op de Beeck writes books that affect your organs: the lungs skip a breath, the stomach knots up, the heart leaps. Her characters hit incredibly close to home.” De Standaard