The Banty House

De: Carolyn Brown

Narrado por: Karissa Vacker

Duración: 9 h y 1 m

Resumen del Editor

A homeless young woman finds an unexpected family in beloved New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's novel of healing hearts and new beginnings in a small Texas town.

In the fading town of Rooster, Texas, all that's really left is a service station, a church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel. For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson have called their mama's house a home. The three eccentric sisters get by just fine with their homemade jams and jellies, a little moonshine on the side, and big hearts always open to strangers. Like Ginger Andrews.

An abandoned teen with a baby on the way and nowhere to go, she's given a room to call her own for as long as she wants. The kind invitation is made all the sweeter when Ginger meets the sisters' young handyman, Sloan Baker. But with a past as broken as Ginger's, he's vowed never to get close to anyone again. As a season of change unfolds, Ginger and Sloan might discover a warm haven to heal in the Banty House, a place to finally belong, where hope and dreams never fade.

©2020 Carolyn Brown (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

The Banty house

I loved this story about friendship, love and second chances. l loved the sisters and all their shenanigans. I can't wait to read and listen to more of this author's stories.

the whimsical humor kept me smilin to the end.

I loved this story. a cross between steel magnolia and the waitress. I wanted to live in the Banty house. as I read this story. apple pie moonshine and family traditions. Rule #1 will now be my rule ❤

left me wanting more!

Absolutely loved this book so easy to care about the people in it and funny.

amazing

amazing.. loved it.. wish it was longer or had another book to continue the story

Phenomenal!

I absolutely loved the way Carolyn wrote this book It is well narrates and an absolutely wonderful story. I enjoy that you you got closure for the whole family with this title and not jist a single character.

Sweet, Funny, Heart-Warming Read

A lighter read that kept my interest and made me smile. Thoroughly enjoyed the personalities and the warmth of the characters.

Sweet Southern Story

What a sweet romance! Very easy summer read with fun characters. Awesome narrator! Her "voices" made the characters come alive. Recommend you take this to the beach or pool for a relaxing day.

Country Charm and Hospitality

This book feels like a porch swing with a friend, a cold drink, and a summer night with stars above and fireflies out on the lawn. Carolyn Brown stories are full of country charm and down home storytelling. The Banty House is no exception.

The story focuses on three elderly sisters who have lived a full life and still do (Oh lawd, do they!) as they remain one of the chief sources of their small town's gossip. They are the daughters of a former brothel owner and their mama never married. But, their mama gave them a set of rules to live by and the first about caring for strangers and the second about helping others brings a homeless, pregnant young Ginger to them so they can show her what family and home are and she, in turn, can show a former soldier who lost his team that he was meant to survive and live.

The Banty House was heartwarming and gently paced, but those feisty gals can be so unexpected that there was never a dull moment. I love the cross generational cast of characters and how they worked well together.

The history of the Carson sisters, their home, and the town was interesting and set the background. I also felt so touched for Ginger who had a truly tough row to hoe as a foster kid who had no one ever and then got tricked by a slick guy before finding her way to Rooster, Texas and the Banty House and Sloan.

The romance is background for much of the book as the story is mostly about the Carson sisters and Ginger. Plus, Ginger is planning to move on when she gets on her feet and Sloan has stopped living and is even suspicious of Ginger at first. They both have painful pasts that they need to address and then there is the fact that she's pregnant and worried that no man would take on her situation and someone else's child. Sloan was a bit lost himself so caring for Ginger anchored him and he had a huge, generous heart that had room for her, her complications, and a baby.

Karissa Vacker was a stellar match for the tone of this book and she did great voicing a variety of ages and genders along with the Texas drawl in this one.

There were a few exciting moments, but for the most part this was a character-driven comfort read that left me smiling and feeling lighter. Oh, and needing piles of home-cooked food after the descriptions of what Betsy and Ginger made. Those who enjoy women's fiction crossing over with contemporary small town romance should definitely give this one a try.

Heartwarming hometown story

The characters seem so real,the story is well read by the narrator as well. This is my first Carolyn Brown novel and I can't wait to read more.So glad I came across it,I'm an instantly fan now!! Highly recommend.

Lovely

This is a quiet novel, sweet, that leaves you with a nice feeling. Well performed.