Book description
Betta Ferrendelli's Last Things arrives as a profoundly human audiobook experience, where the power of voice carries the weight of two lives colliding. Narrated with quiet intensity, the story unfolds not through grand gestures but through the raw, unvarnished moments that define us at our lowest and highest points. Bridgette Connor's voice, fractured and weary from career collapse, a broken relationship, and the haunting aftermath of an abortion, meets Alexis Parker's steady, capable tone-a woman seemingly unshakable in her thriving business, loyal friendships, and devoted daughter. The collision is physical: Bridgette, battered after a car accident, stumbles onto Alexis's doorstep. What follows isn't a rescue plot, but a slow, necessary thawing of two very different souls.
The audiobook's magic lies in how the narrator's delivery makes the emotional landscape tangible. You hear the rasp in Bridgette's voice when she admits she's run again, the exhaustion in her words as she faces the wreckage of her choices. Conversely, Alexis's calm is never cold; it's the quiet strength of someone who's learned to build, not just survive. Their friendship isn't romanticized-it's earned through shared vulnerability, the way Alexis doesn't offer solutions but simply says, "You're here now." The story masterfully avoids clichΓ©s. It's not about fixing each other, but about recognizing the mirror: Bridgette sees in Alexis the life she almost had, while Alexis glimpses the resilience buried beneath Bridgette's brokenness. Loss isn't just Bridgette's abortion or her failed career-it's Alexis's past choice to keep her daughter, a decision that shaped her present. Love isn't a tidy beginning; it's the hard, daily choice to show up, even when you're not sure how.
Ferrendelli's prose, rendered beautifully in audio, finds grace in the mundane: the sound of coffee being made in the quiet morning, the hesitant way Bridgette learns to trust a new rhythm. The audiobook's pacing is deliberate, letting the emotional weight settle. You don't just hear the story; you feel the space between the words, the unspoken understanding that forms when two people finally stop pretending they're whole. Last Things is a testament to the quiet revolution of friendship-how it rebuilds us not by erasing our pain, but by letting us carry it together. It's a reminder that sometimes, the most profound "last things" we hold onto are the ones that help us begin again. This isn't just a story about two women; it's a gentle, necessary conversation about the parts of ourselves we fear to show, and the courage it takes to let someone see them. The audiobook version makes that conversation impossible to ignore.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience