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'Til the Well Runs Dry

Written by: Lauren Francis-Sharma
Narrated by: Ron Butler, Bahni Turpin
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Lauren Francis-Sharma's 'Til the Well Runs Dry opens in a seaside village in the north of Trinidad where young Marcia Garcia, a gifted and smart-mouthed 16-year-old seamstress, lives alone, raising two small boys and guarding a family secret. When she meets Farouk Karam, an ambitious young policeman, the risks and rewards in Marcia's life amplify forever.

On an island rich with laughter, Calypso, Carnival, cricket, beaches and salty air, sweet fruits and spicy stews, the novel follows Marcia and Farouk from their amusing and passionate courtship through personal and historical events that threaten Marcia's secret, entangle the couple and their children in a scandal, and endanger the future for all of them.

'Til the Well Runs Dry tells the twinned stories of a spirited woman's love for one man and her bottomless devotion to her children. For listeners who cherish the previously untold stories of women's lives, here is a story of grit and imperfection and love that has not been told before.

©2014 Lauren Francis-Sharma (P)2015 Tantor Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction West Indies
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What the critics say

"Remarkably accomplished first-time novelist Francis-Sharma makes it clear on page one that Marcia is strong, courageous, and resourceful." (Booklist)

"The two narrators, Ron Butler and Bahni Turpin, are superb choices who move the listener smoothly between the two main characters." (AudioFile)
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If you are Trinidadian, you will NOT like the audiobook. I do love Bahni Turpin and Ron Miles, and their performances have always been amazing. Still, the narration was not Trinidad. Both narrators pronounced things incorrectly, e.g., places, popular phrases, customs. It’s extremely frustrating with what seems like a lack of research taken in Trinidadian prononciation. A lot of Turpin’s character accents were very similar to her narration of “Children of Blood and Bone” (I recently finished it), based on West African mythology. If you believe representation matters, you’ll understand how sad and annoying it is to hear.
That being said, I enjoyed Francis-Sharma’s story. I felt Trinidad in each scene. The breadcrumbs of the country’s politics, life around independence, carnival, calypso music and the relationship with the U.S. were historical gems. The themes of life after the war, Indo-Trinidadian customs/expectations, emigrating to America and the harsh racism & judgment that MANY endured… it all comes to life by the author, spanning decades. The women of that time suffered through these themes during their own lifetimes, in silent, prideful loneliness. I hope they feel seen for their strength when race, culture and gender left them with zero to little options/help.

bad trini narration but great story

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