Red at the Bone
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Red at the Bone
Buy Now for $16.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
About this listen
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
Brooklyn, 2001.
It is the evening of 16-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' brownstone. Watched lovingly by her relatives and friends, making her entrance to the music of Prince, she wears a special custom-made dress - the very same dress that was sewn for a different wearer, Melody's mother, for a celebration that ultimately never took place.
Unfurling the history of Melody's parents and grandparents - from the 1921 Tulsa massacre to post-9/11 New York - Red at the Bone explores sexual desire, identity, class and the life-altering facts of parenthood as it looks at the ways in which young people must so often make long-lasting decisions about their lives - even before they have begun to figure out who they are and what they want to be.
©2019 Jacqueline Woodson (P)2019 Orion Publishing GroupWhat listeners say about Red at the Bone
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 24-02-2020
Short, sharp and very sweet
Must read. Short, sharp and very sweet. narrating four generations into 200 pages is real talent.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Hayley
- 18-01-2020
Powerful.
At just under four hours this is a short audiobook. Was it worth my audible credit. Absolutely!
Alternate narratives and a varied time line lead to the understanding of Melody’s birth and how it shaped the lives of Melody, Iris, Aubrey, Sabe and Sammy.
This was so good that I will listen to this one again sometime.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rebekah Grant
- 24-04-2020
Red at the Bone
Wow. writer really spoke to the real raw emotions, memories and story of the characters. I felt I was with them each moment.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 10-03-2021
good!
yes, what a good story! nothing like what I usually read but so enjoyable still! I recommend. a nice set of pov I know a bit about now. sure opening. thought provoking.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!