Author: Betty MacDonald
Narrator: Heather Henderson
Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press
Date of publication for audiobook: May 2015
When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved
to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was
largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water,
no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four
in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a moment to put
their feet up and relax. And then came the children. Yet through every trial
and pitfall – through chaos and catastrophe – this indomitable family somehow,
mercifully, never lost its sense of humor.
A beloved literary treasure for more than half a century,
Betty MacDonald’s The Egg and I is a heartwarming and uproarious account of
adventure and survival on the American frontier.
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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.
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ReplyDeleteThis was a fun book to listen to and I found myself laughing out loud throughout. The Egg and I is extremely well-written with charming and delightful characters and is one audio book that I will listen to again and again.
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