Tiny

By: Kim Hooper

Narrated by: Amy Landon

Nate and Annie Forester are faced with every parent's worst nightmare when their three-year-old daughter, Penelope, is hit by a car right before their eyes. In the aftermath of her death, the distance between them grows.

Josh, 22 years old - third party to the nightmare - was behind the wheel on the fateful day Penny ran into the middle of the street. Unable to stop thinking about Nate and Annie, Josh has started to stalk them, thinking up ways to approach them and apologize. One morning, he is sitting in his car, in front of their house, when he sees Annie leave, suitcase in tow. Hours later, he witnesses Nate in a frenzy of worry. His wife has disappeared and he is left only with a vague note.

Tiny follows the harrowing journeys of Nate, Annie, and Josh - three people unwillingly tied together by tragedy. There is Nate, staying strong on the surface, but slowly losing his mind as he faces the suspicions of Annie's family and the police in the wake of Annie's disappearance. There is Annie, attempting to start a secret brand-new life in a 100-square-foot house in the middle of nowhere. And there is Josh, who desperately wants forgiveness and, ultimately, finds himself responsible for reuniting the people whose lives he changed forever.

©2019 Kim Hooper (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Couldn't finish it

Kim Hooper's first book, People Who Knew Me, is on my short list of all-time favorites. Cherry Blossoms was terrific. 5 hours in, I'm only halfway through this one and cannot even finish it which is rare for me, I usually plod through a so-so book just to see how it ends. I can't tell if it's the story that can't hold my attention, or if the terrible narration has ruined it for me. A tragic event happened to this family and she sounds like she's reading a commercial, or a children's book. It trivialized the book for me and I just can't get through another 5 hours. I recommend listening to a clip before getting this one.