![]() Her relationship with her grandmother and feelings towards relationships tugged at my heartstrings. When her friend needs her to fill in at an audio convention, she does it. Call her jaded if you must, but she doesn’t believe in the happily ever after thing. Sewanee began her narrating career in the romance genre and was successful before moving on to other genres. The Characters– Whelan’s characters are complex, multi-dimensional and love them or hate them, you’ll connect.5 Reasons to Listen to Thank You For Listening ![]() I adored her and quickly slipped into the story. Reluctantly, but it’s a journey that will change her. In this romantic women’s fiction Sewanee Chester, an award-winning narrator who gave up a promising acting career after a tragic accident, returns to the romance genre where her audiobook career began. I adored Whelan’s debut My Oxford Year which tugged at my emotions, so naturally, I was eager to listen to Thank You For Listening. If she can learn to risk everything for desires she has long buried, she will discover a world of intimacy and acceptance she never believed would be hers. Soon, she is dreaming again, but secrets are revealed, and the realities of life come crashing down around her once more. But her admiration of the late author, and the opportunity to get her grandmother more help, makes her decision for her.Īs Sewanee begins work on the book, resurrecting her old romance pseudonym, she and Brock forge a real connection, hidden behind the comfort of anonymity. Sewanee doesn’t buy what romance novels are selling-not after her own dreams were tragically cut short-and she stopped narrating them years ago. On her return home, Sewanee discovers one of the world’s most beloved romance novelists wanted her to perform her last book-with Brock McNight, the industry’s hottest, most secretive voice. When she arrives in Las Vegas last-minute for a book convention, Sewanee unexpectedly spends a whirlwind night with a charming stranger. ![]() She’s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. The University of Queensland exchange student had been in Taiwan for a year and was weeks away from returning home to Australia when he experienced black skin spots and unusual bleeding.From the author of My Oxford Year, Julia Whelan’s uplifting novel tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narrator-who has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accident-and her journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance when she agrees to narrate one last romance novel.įor Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. Meanwhile, in Taiwan, police say they are investigating Mr Shorey's female friend for poisoning him. "He has a partially collapsed left lung, pericardial effusion, and adrenal insufficiency from the steroids he was getting to help manage his reactions to the injectable vitamin K1." "While Alex still has a long road ahead, in terms of his recovery, his condition is improving. "I believe his medical repatriation actually saved his life," Dr Shorey said. Speaking outside the hospital, Mr Shorey's father, Stephen, said his son's condition had deteriorated shortly before he left Taiwan after he had another anaphylactic reaction. "Thank you everyone who helped me get home," Mr Shorey says in the video.įamily and friends raised $200,000 for his medical evacuation from Taiwan. In a video shot by his family inside the Princess Alexandra Hospital, the exchange student thanked everybody who had helped him return to Australia for treatment. Alex Shorey, 24, was flown to Brisbane on Wednesday, where specialists confirmed he had "very high levels of toxins" in his body. ![]()
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