The Goodbye Season

By: Marian Hale

Narrated by: Georgette Perna

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's Summary

Mercy Kaplan doesnt want to be like her mother, saddled with crying kids and failing crops for the rest of her life. Mercy longs to be on her own - until her wish comes true in the worst possible way. It is 1918 and a deadly flu epidemic ravages the country, leaving her utterly alone and penniless.

Mercy soon finds a job with Mrs. Wilder. But theres something unsettling about the woman, whose brother died under mysterious circumstances. And then theres Daniel, who could sweep a girl off her feet if she isnt careful.

©2009 Marian Hale (P)2009 Listening Library

Critic Reviews

"Mercy tells her story in a gentle, cadenced voice filled with youthful hope, simple wisdom and gritty endurance. Perfect similes capture the flavor of Mercy's bittersweet life during the epidemic of 1918." ( Kirkus Reviews)