Rebecca Sue, Kathleen Norris
Rebecca Sue, Kathleen Norris
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Rebecca Sue
A Sister's Reflections on Disability, Faith, and Love

Author: Kathleen Norris

Narrator: Laural Merlington

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/16/2025

Synopsis

Discover the untold story behind one of Kathleen Norris's deeply personal relationships in Rebecca Sue. Best known for her insightful and poignant reflections on faith and life, Norris steps into uncharted territory by sharing an intimate memoir exploring the life of her younger sister Becky. Born with perinatal hypoxia, Becky's life was shaped by physical and mental disabilities, yet her spirit and resilience illuminate the hidden power of faith, family, and love.

With Norris's signature blend of poetic prose, spiritual reflection, and heartfelt storytelling, Rebecca Sue invites listeners into a profoundly moving narrative. This isn't just a memoir; it's a tender tribute to Becky's intelligence, her struggles, and her extraordinary ability to inspire those around her. Through Becky, Norris examines the strength of familial bonds, the complexity of emotional and practical caregiving, and the myriad ways God works in our lives―seen and unseen.

Kathleen Norris, a five-time New York Times bestselling author, weaves her family's story with the depth and nuance her fans have come to cherish. Rebecca Sue explores the resilience of the human spirit, weaving a powerful story of perseverance, hope, and the unexpected ways people find strength during life's toughest moments.

About Kathleen Norris

Kathleen Norris is the award-winning, bestselling author of Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Acedia & Me, The Cloister Walk, and Dakota: A Spiritual Geography. Her poems have appeared in the New Yorker, in various anthologies, and in her own three volumes of poetry. She divides her time between South Dakota and Hawaii.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn on September 10, 2025

The project of telling someone else’s story who can’t tell it herself is fraught with ethical and diplomatic difficulties: how to respect her privacy; how to stay humbly attuned to what led you to the task; how to honor her complexity; how to awaken in readers a desire to know about a life and a con......more

Goodreads review by Becca on October 07, 2025

I can honestly say I've never read a book quite like this one. It is a memoir of life with a sibling with a disability, but it is more than that. "It is my intent in this book to present Rebecca Sue as a person in full." As I read, I could feel the love that is so evident as author Kathleen Norris w......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 12, 2025

Book Review: Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflections on Disability, Faith, and Love by Kathleen Norris Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Overview Kathleen Norris, celebrated for her lyrical explorations of spirituality and everyday life, turns her introspective gaze toward the intimate terrain of sisterhood, disability,......more

Goodreads review by Kimi on October 05, 2025

In her sharing the story of life with her disabled sister, Kathleen Norris marvelously balances grace, eloquence, vulnerability and memory - a feat most authors may only hope to achieve. With a fierce determination to give her sister - Rebecca Sue ("Becky") - the time, consideration and love unbound......more

Goodreads review by Panda on February 16, 2026

3.5 stars, rounded down. Unlike most memoirs, this one doesn't focus on the author. Instead, Kathleen Norris focuses on the story of her sister. As Norris explains at the beginning of the book, Becky Sue suffered a traumatic brain injury during her birth, and this resulted in permanent cognitive and......more

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