Calling Me Home

A Novel

By: Julie Kibler

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Lorna Raver

Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a big favor to ask her hairdresser, Dorrie. She wants the black single mother to drop everything and drive her from Texas to a funeral in Ohio - tomorrow. Dorrie, fleeing problems of her own and curious about Isabelle’s past, agrees, not knowing it will be a journey that changes both their lives.

Isabelle confesses that, as a teen in 1930s Kentucky, she fell in love with Robert Prewitt, a would-be doctor and the black son of her family’s housekeeper - in a town where blacks weren’t allowed after dark. The tale of their forbidden relationship and its tragic consequences just might help Dorrie find her own way.

©2013 Julie Kibler (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc

Sad but very hard to stop listening to

I would recommend this book, but I was hoping for a much happier ending. The author builds all relationships incredibly well, making it very difficult to stop listening.

Wow!! Relationship story on so many levels.

If you could sum up Calling Me Home in three words, what would they be?

Love comes from many directions. Life and society always pulling us one way and then (the never ending rollercoaster we all live). Loss hurts no matter how it comes about. Love lives on maybe not how we want, but inside us it lives forever.

What other book might you compare Calling Me Home to and why?

Pecan Man, would be a close story. The characters in the stories love and loss, with a little fun in the middle. Another great book.

What about Bahni Turpin and Lorna Raver ’s performance did you like?

Like no, I loved them. The book had to have that balance to make it real. It made the story come to life.

If you could take any character from Calling Me Home out to dinner, who would it be and why?

All of them.

Any additional comments?

You should not miss this book. AUDIO is the way to enjoy this book. I had it in paper but the cast needed the voices to bring it to life. Laugh, cry, think oh my, want to take a few punches at a few cast members. I am using the word cast because it is a movie going on in your mind as you listen.

Beautiful yet sad

Brought me to tears so many times but I enjoyed every minute. What a beautifully written love story with such pain and perseverance. I've recommended this book to everyone that would listen.

Heart breaking!

I love this book! It's the first to make me feel so strongly and passionately about two love birds. By the time I neared the end of this book my heart was aching for a happier ending. I was wretched in tears multiple times because I knew how her story ended but didn't want to believe it.

This was a powerful read and it is a story that you will leave both loving and hating.

Excellent story

I loved this book. Both readers were very animated and I could "see" them .

Very much worth your time.

I loved everything about this audiobook. The story was great, and I loved the two different voices.

Emotional

This book took me through so many emotions. The narration was wonderful. I felt what the characters were feeling.

Wonderful Story!!!

I loved how the book went from Miss Isabelle to Dorrie's point of view. Great story about two people from two very different backgrounds. I love how Miss Isabelle opened up and told Dorrie about her and her younger days and falling in love with Robert. This book really was a great book and tje narrators portrayed the characters perfectly!!!

th best story I've listened to by far.

this is the only book I've reviewed, not usually one to bother with this part of my reading experience. I don't believe I'll ever forget this book. masterfully written, beautifully narrated, an soon to be in hard copy tucked into my shelves of favorites.

Beautiful!!

I loved this book!!!! It drew me in and wouldn’t let me go. I went through a constant range of emotions. It is written so well. Thank you Julie Kibler.