Book description
Lucky isn't a story you read. It's a story you live inside the listening. Alice Sebold's memoir, narrated in her own voice, arrives with a quiet intensity that settles deep. She was eighteen. A freshman. Walking home. The world didn't end that night. It fractured. She tells you exactly how.
Her voice on audio is calm. Unflinching. No dramatics. Just the simple, devastating facts: the assault, the panic, the terrifying confusion of being believed and then not. The police, the courtroom, the man they locked away for sixteen years. Anthony Broadwater's name echoes in the silence after her words. His exoneration, years later, hangs heavy over this book. The publisher stopped selling it. Not because the story wasn't true. Because the truth changed.
Hearing her describe the aftermath is different. The rawness isn't shouted. It's in the pauses. The way she says "I was lucky" not as a boast, but as a terrible, necessary fact. The moment she realizes she's still alive. Still here. The long, slow work of rebuilding a life that felt shattered beyond repair.
This audiobook isn't about the crime. It's about the space between what happened and what comes next. It's about the weight of being a survivor when the system fails you twice. Her voice holds that weight. It's not a victim's cry. It's a witness's truth.
You hear the exhaustion of recovery. The small victories. The way the world moves on, leaving you behind. Her calmness makes the pain sharper. It's not the sound of a victim. It's the sound of someone learning to exist again.
The ending isn't tidy. It doesn't need to be. Hearing her speak the words now, knowing the truth about Anthony Broadwater, gives the memoir a different, quieter power. It's not a condemnation of the past. It's a testament to the present. To the life she rebuilt.
Lucky is a necessary listen. Not for the shock. For the quiet strength in her voice. For the reminder that survival isn't about forgetting. It's about the stubborn act of continuing. You won't forget it. The silence after the final word is the loudest part.
Blade
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Flash
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Pink Nightmare
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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