

The Stepford Wives
Author: Ira Levin
Narrator: January LaVoy, Grover Gardner
Unabridged: 3 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 05/07/2024
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological
Author: Ira Levin
Narrator: January LaVoy, Grover Gardner
Unabridged: 3 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 05/07/2024
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological
The genre-defining works of novelist-playwright Ira Levin (1929–2007) include such indelible titles as Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives, The Boys from Brazil, and Deathtrap—the fifth longest-running play in Broadway history. At home in nearly every genre—horror (Rosemary’s Baby), crime (Edgar-winning A Kiss Before Dying), science fiction (This Perfect Day), comedy (No Time For Sergeants), even a Broadway musical (Drat! The Cat!)—Levin’s enduring works continue to resonate with readers and audiences, serving as iconic cultural and creative touchstones. Learn more at Levin’s official website, IraLevin.org.
Peter Straub (1943-2022) was the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for his two of his novels and a short story collection, 5 Stories; he has also won a World Fantasy Award and an International Horror Guild Award. He received a BA degree in English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MA from Columbia University.
January LaVoy, winner of numerous awards for narration, was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She is an American actress best known for her character Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. In addition to working extensively in narration and television, including roles on Law & Order and All My Children, she has worked on and off Broadway as well as in regional theater.
Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.
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“[Ira Levin] is the Swiss watchmaker of the suspense novel.” Stephen King
“Stepford Wives depicted the backlash against feminism twenty years before Susan Faludi wrote Backlash.” Chuck Palahniuk, New York Times bestselling author of Fight Club
“A wicked, deadpan humor lies at the heart of this tableau…As a novel that can be devoured nearly in one gulp, its very efficiency deflects attention from the controlled composure of its prose and the jewel-like perfection of its structure.” Peter Straub, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story
“Levin…helped establish, and legitimize, the horror thriller.” Los Angeles Times
“Masterful, ridiculously well crafted…flawless.” Esquire
“The Stepford Wives…helped popularize the subgenre of feminist horror.” Bustle
“Chilling…Entertaining…Read it.” Austin American-Statesman
“The Stepford Wives has one of the most enduring premises of twentieth-century American fiction.” Daily Beast