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In a town where nothing ever changes, suddenly everything does... Everyone knows everyone in the tiny town of Bourne, but the Mitchell triplets are especially beloved. Mirabel is the smartest person anyone knows, and no one doubts it just because she can’t speak. Monday is the town’s purveyor of books now that the library’s closed―tell her the book you think you want, and she’ll pull the one you actually do from the microwave or her sock drawer. Mab’s job is hardest of all: get good grades, get into college, get out of Bourne. For a few weeks seventeen years ago, Bourne was national news when its water turned green. The girls have come of age watching their mother’s endless fight for justice. But just when it seems life might go on the same forever, the first moving truck anyone’s seen in years pulls up and unloads new residents and old secrets. Soon, the Mitchell sisters are taking on a system stacked against them and uncovering mysteries buried longer than they’ve been alive. Because it's hard to let go of the past when the past won't let go of you. Three unforgettable narrators join together here to tell a spellbinding story with wit, wonder, and deep affection. As she did in This Is How It Always Is, Laurie Frankel has written a laugh-out-loud-on-one-page-grab-a-tissue-the-next novel, as only she can, about how expanding our notions of normal makes the world a better place for everyone and how when days are darkest, it’s our daughters who will save us all.
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I always like to offer up one solid audiobook for your stack each month, and I cannot recommend enough "One, Two Three" as your choice for next month.
(Curious to learn more about this author- check out my exclusive interview over here about her novel, "This is How It Always Is").
Frankel decided to write this story after reading about the real-life consequences of a small town's polluted water by a local factory. She wanted to explore this concept with a fictional city dealing with these health consequences decades later and tells this story through the eyes of three sisters.
Triplets (Mirabel, Monday, and Mab) have faced numerous challenges due to the town's water crisis.
Unfortunately, they are just three of many residents who have faced health and personal difficulties due to this tragedy.
Their town's story, in fact, made national news when the water turned green, was declared unfit for use, and caused detrimental harm to the residents.
That's why it is so surprising when a moving truck arrives with a new family to take up residence there. The town's residents discover that there is quite a history with this particular family and a shocking reason they have decided to return. Their presence could change everything and stirs up the past in significant ways that affect all three sisters.
As an audiobook, this is a magnificent treat that really sucks you into the story.
The producer utilized three narrators to tell the story, and, notably, one of these sisters uses voice software that adds such a unique element to this story that I'll be surprised if we don't see this one winning an Audie this year.
In addition, Frankel has such strong writing chops that this would be an outstanding selection for any book club.
I can't say enough good things about this story and know that it will be making my "best reads of 2021," for sure!
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