Book description
The farmhouse door groaned open. Not with the cheerful creak of a welcome, but the heavy sigh of a secret held too long. Inside, the silence was thick. Marly's father sat by the window, his hands still tracing the ghost of chains, while the city's roar faded into the whisper of Maple Hill's pines. This isn't just a story about moving to the country. It's the raw, aching sound of a family learning to breathe again.
Virginia Sorensen's Miracles on Maple Hill-now a stunning audiobook-unfolds like a whispered confession. You hear it all: the sharp intake of breath when Marly first sees the creek's icy rush, the brittle snap of a branch underfoot on a cold morning, the way her mother's voice softens just before she says something hard. The narrator's voice, steady and clear, carries the weight of every unspoken word between the family members. You don't just hear the story; you feel the tension in the kitchen as they eat, the quiet desperation in the father's eyes as he tries to find his place again.
Sorensen doesn't give you easy answers. The miracles here aren't in the sky-they're in the soil. In the stubborn green shoot pushing through cracked earth. In the way Marly's little brother finally laughs, a sound that cracks the ice. In the neighbor who brings soup without asking, her hands warm against the cold bowl. The audiobook makes these moments land like physical blows. You hear the scrape of a chair as someone finally sits down. You hear the almost of a conversation starting, then stopping.
This isn't nostalgia. It's a fierce, tender examination of healing. The city's chaos is gone, replaced by the deep, patient rhythm of Maple Hill. The creek doesn't care about war. The wild strawberries taste the same whether you're a prisoner or a child. The audiobook's power is in its refusal to sentimentalize. The pain is real, the hope is earned. You feel the relief when the father's voice, rough at first, finally says, "Let's go see the creek," not as a line in a book, but as a lifeline thrown across a chasm.
Sorensen, a Mormon writer weaving her own family's Utah roots into this quiet masterpiece, understands that the most profound changes happen in the quiet moments. The audiobook captures that perfectly. The rustle of leaves isn't just sound-it's the sound of time passing, healing. The crackle of the woodstove isn't just ambiance-it's the sound of a home slowly, finally, becoming a place where the past doesn't echo in every corner.
You don't just listen to Miracles on Maple Hill. You feel it settle in your bones. It's the sound of a family learning to speak again, word by careful word, miracle by quiet miracle. The kind of healing that doesn't shout-it simply is, like the steady pulse of the land beneath your feet. This is why it's a Newbery winner. It doesn't just tell a story; it makes you feel the world shift, gently but irrevocably, beneath your own feet. Listen. You'll hear it too.
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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