The Enlightenment of Angeline

Enlightenment, Book 1

By: Joshua Berkov

Narrated by: Carol Herman

"I should explain a bit, lest you think that I just despise my children for no good reason.” (Angeline)

Angeline Sims is no shrinking violet. She’s tough, opinionated, bossy, and she’s got a bone to pick with nearly everyone in her life. Set in the fictitious Eastern North Carolina small town of Shelbington, Angeline has been given a terminal diagnosis, with mere months left to live.

Upon learning of this news, her adult children and grandchildren come home for one last visit. There is no love lost between any of the family members, and they all have secrets that they voluntarily or involuntarily reveal throughout the course of the novel, culminating in an explosive family dinner at which the biggest bombshells are dropped.

Told in first-person narratives by the main protagonist and other characters, the story uses humor to touch on a number of hot-button issues, from race relations and racial profiling to LGBTQ issues, to the #MeToo movement, and to the subjugation of religion for profit.

©2020 Joshua Berkov (P)2021 Joshua Berkov

Hilarious

Constantly made me laugh out loud. Enjoyed every second of it. I recommend this book to anyone young or old. It gives lots of inside and humor to the real world

Love love this book!

Angeline is something else lol. This story is fast moving. The stories we tell ourselves. We were all enlightened.

OMG

I laughed out loud more than ever! I could see Angeline herself and her facial expressions while listening to the story.

Interesting and funny

I enjoyed this family’s activities. It was very close to reality in ways. The various personalities of each child and the take charge attitude of the Mom kept me engaged. The ending kept me captive until the last word.

Gave me anxiety and “brought me down”

I should have stopped listening when All the arguing, conniving, and bickering put me in a really bad mood . I may need therapy.