Life is Short but Wide

By: J. California Cooper

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Like the small towns J. California Cooper has so deftly portrayed in her previous novels and story collections, Wideland, Oklahoma, is home to ordinary Americans struggling to raise families, eke out a living, and fulfill their dreams. In the early twentieth century, Irene and Val fall in love in Wideland. While carving out a home for themselves, they also allow neighbors Bertha and Joseph to build a house and live on their land. The next generation brings two girls for Irene and Val, and a daughter for Bertha and Joseph. As the families cope with changing times and fortunes, and people are born and pass away, the characters learn the importance of living one's life boldly and squeezing out every possible moment of joy, while being held up by a strong foundation of love and the ultimate realization that whoever you are, and whatever you do, life is short, but it is also wide.©2009 Doubleday; (P)2009 Random House

GREAT STORY!!!

Great story!!
Typical J California Cooper!
I laughed,cried,cringed and smiled.
Felt liked i was looking thru the windows of THIS family's life.

Definitely for the Dreamers

I love the imagery in this book. Very special story telling. Although i didn't care for the religious undertones.

Life all ways can told many ways , but always tells the story of many lives

I was born South Carolina raised in N.y City, This Story Just took me home

A Journey To Love

I took a year to listen to this story, because I just didn't want her to end.

I recommend this book to everyone

J. California Cooper wrote for human beings. Her charachters are well developed and her stories are relatable. All of her books should ne required reading. The narrator was perfect.