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Night Journal
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Meg, however, Bassie's granddaughter, finds the family lore oppressive. When an excavation on the old Bass family property beckons a now-elderly and viper-tongued Bassie back to the fabled land of her childhood, Meg only grudgingly consents to accompany her. Determined not to live under the shadow of her ancestry, Meg has never even read the journals. But when an unexpected discovery casts doubt on the history recorded in their pages and harbored in Bassie's memories, Meg finally succumbs to the allure of her great grandmother's story and ventures even deeper into Hannah's life to unlock the mystery at the journal's core.
Reminiscent of Carol Shields' The Stone Diaries and the novels of Anita Shreve, The Night Journal is an enthralling tale in which Indian ruins, majestic desert hotels, and the hardship and boldness of frontier life fit seamlessly with a modern-day story of coming to terms with loss, family secrets, and shattering truths that lie shrouded in memory.
What the critics say
"Sumptuous, surprise-filled... The Night Journal is near perfect, a beautifully restrained epic with nary a wasted word. (Texas Monthly)
"Crook has a clear gift for detail and dialogue.... [T]here’s plenty to keep you engaged and engrossed in The Night Journal." (The Philadelphia Inquirer)