Audiobook Info
Audiobook Title: Onions In the Stew
Author: Betty MacDonald
Narrator: Heather Henderson
Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
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Synopsis: The bestselling author of the American humor classic The Egg and I continues the adventure with this collection of tales about life on the fringe of the Western wilderness. Writing in the 1950s, Betty MacDonald, sophisticated and urbane, captivated readers with her observations about raising a family on an island in Puget Sound. As usual, humorist MacDonald is her own favorite target. She manages to get herself into scrapes with washing machines set adrift in rowboats, used cars, and a $25 Turkey Squasher. And then there's the scariest aspect of island life -- teenaged children.
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Hi Everyone!
I am excited to be here today with one more Betty MacDonald book. I have enjoyed these audio books very much and I am excited to have one more added to the collection. This book was another one that made me laugh and I enjoyed the story very much.
Once again, we are greeted with the familiar voice of Heather Henderson on this book. I think I wont be able to ever not associate it with these books. She does an amazing job at bringing the books to life.
If you have never read a Betty MacDonald book or you are looking for a new author, I would recommend these books. It has been so much fun to follow along the story of her life and the challenges she faced along the way. I enjoyed this book very much.
Happy Reading!
I am excited to be here today with one more Betty MacDonald book. I have enjoyed these audio books very much and I am excited to have one more added to the collection. This book was another one that made me laugh and I enjoyed the story very much.
Once again, we are greeted with the familiar voice of Heather Henderson on this book. I think I wont be able to ever not associate it with these books. She does an amazing job at bringing the books to life.
If you have never read a Betty MacDonald book or you are looking for a new author, I would recommend these books. It has been so much fun to follow along the story of her life and the challenges she faced along the way. I enjoyed this book very much.
Happy Reading!
Author Bio
Betty Bard MacDonald (1907–1958), the best-selling author of The Egg and I and the classic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle children’s books, burst onto the literary scene shortly after the end of World War II. Readers embraced her memoir of her years as a young bride operating a chicken ranch on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, andThe Egg and I sold its first million copies in less than a year. The public was drawn to MacDonald’s vivacity, her offbeat humor, and her irreverent take on life. In 1947, the book was made into a movie starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert, and spawned a series of films featuring MacDonald’s Ma and Pa Kettle characters.
MacDonald followed up the success of The Egg and I with the creation of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, a magical woman who cures children of their bad habits, and with three additional memoirs: The Plague and I (chronicling her time in a tuberculosis sanitarium just outside Seattle), Anybody Can Do Anything (recounting her madcap attempts to find work during the Great Depression), and Onions in the Stew (about her life raising two teenage daughters on Vashon Island).
Author Paula Becker was granted full access to Betty MacDonald’s archives, including materials never before seen by any researcher. Looking for Betty MacDonald, the first official biography of this endearing Northwest storyteller, reveals the story behind the memoirs and the difference between the real Betty MacDonald and her literary persona.
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Narrator Bio
Heather Henderson is a voice actress and audiobook narrator with a 20-year career in literary and performing arts. Her narrations include the NYT bestseller (now also a feature film) Brain on Fire; and Sharon Creech’s The Boy on the Porch, which won her an Earphones award and was named one of the Best Children’s Audiobooks for 2013 by Audiofile Magazine. She earned her Doctor of Fine Arts degree at the Yale School of Drama, and is co-curator of AudioEloquence.com, a pronunciation research site for the audiobook industry. In 2015, Heather was a finalist for a Voice Arts Award (Outstanding Narration, Audiobook Classics), for her narration of Betty MacDonald’s The Egg and I.
It's kind of funny, but every blog post of yours I stumble onto seems to be about this author :D this time I saw the title and was like, just HOW MANY books DID that woman write?? :D
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