Book description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A bittersweet study in both grief and joy." ---Time "A sparklingly beautiful memoir-in-vignettes" (Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times bestselling author) that explores coming of age in your middle age--from the bestselling poet and author of Keep Moving. "Life, like a poem, is a series of choices." In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself. The book begins with one woman's personal heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist even in many progressive homes. With the spirit of self-inquiry and empathy she's known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on secrets, anger, forgiveness, and narrative itself. The power of these pieces is cumulative: page after page, they build into a larger interrogation of family, work, and patriarchy. You Could Make This Place Beautiful, like the work of Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, and Gina Frangello, is an unflinching look at what it means to live and write our own lives. It is a story about a mother's fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman's love and regard for herself. Above all, this memoir is "extraordinary" (Ann Patchett) in the way that it reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new and beautiful.
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Midnight Rider
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Athena Star
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Clang Glyph
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Heartbreaker
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Murder Cherry
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ELLerG!c
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Arsenic Coo
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Z-Boy
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Murmur
Book Groups on ListenBook make it easy to categorize and access my audiobooks. Who needs traditional books when you have this app? It's a game-changer. Audiobooks at my fingertips – this app's functionality is a game-changer. ListenBook’s playback speed control is very useful. I can listen at my own pace.
Pinball Wizard
ListenBook's dedication to delivering high-quality sound and user-friendly features has won me over. I'm impressed by ListenBook's commitment to providing a silky-smooth playback experience. The app is perfect for bedtime listening. The sleep timer is a must-have.
Hidden Tree
Thank you for making literature more accessible, enjoyable, and immersive. This app is a game-changer! The narrators on this app are truly talented – they bring characters to life. ListenBook has made me fall in love with audiobooks all over again – it's a must-have app.
Mad Kid
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Babe
With ListenBook, I've rediscovered my love for audiobooks. The binaural audio processing is a game-changer for comfortable, fatigue-free listening. is a breeze with ListenBook. It's convenient and reliable. ListenBook Pro's noise reduction feature is a revelation. It elevates the audio quality, providing a clear and immersive listening experience that enhances my enjoyment. I love how ListenBook makes it easy to organize my audiobook library. The app supports all formats, and the import process is a breeze. The playback controls are responsive, and the sound quality is excellent. Highly recommend! This served its purpose as background listening while I worked. I probably missed some details but the narrator's voice was pleasant enough.
Club Nola
With ListenBook, I can enjoy my audiobooks with enhanced sound quality and personalized settings. With this app, my daily routines have become moments of intellectual exploration and personal growth. This app's ease of use has made my daily tasks so much more enjoyable. My audiobook collection has never been more organized. Library management is a breeze. A functional audiobook. It kept me entertained, but I wasn’t blown away. The narrator’s performance was competent, though some emotional scenes fell a bit flat.
101
The sleep timer is a brilliant addition – I drift off to sleep with amazing stories. ListenBook's versatile features have made my audiobook experience more enjoyable than ever. I can't get enough of this app's versatile features – from playback speed to bookmarking, it's all there. The download options are versatile, making it a breeze to get my favorite audiobooks on the go. The noise reduction feature in ListenBook Pro is a game-changer for enjoying clear recordings.
Tabasco Dracula
This app's features, from bookmarking to customizable playback speed, are fantastic. I'm hooked on this app's ability to make reading fit into every nook and cranny of my day. Discovering new worlds through audiobooks has never been easier! This app's intuitive interface and seamless functionality make every listening session a delight. 📚🎧 With support for various formats, I can finally listen to my diverse audiobook collection. The statistics tracking feature is very useful. ListenBook helps me keep track of my listening time.
Alberta
The app's performance is unparalleled. It's like it's tailor-made for my device. Automatic extraction of artwork and metadata adds a touch of elegance to my audiobook collection. Binaural audio processing really works. Less fatigue during long listening sessions.
General Finish
I can't imagine my daily activities without this app – it's my go-to for staying informed and entertained. Not bad, but not amazing either. The narrator’s voice was pleasant, though some parts felt a bit rushed. The story had its moments, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it over similar titles in the genre.
Good-lookin’
ListenBook's sleek design and intuitive controls make it my go-to app for audiobooks. With this app, I can devour books like never before – it's incredibly efficient.
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