Toil & Trouble

A Memoir

De: Augusten Burroughs

Narrado por: Anne Bobby, Augusten Burroughs, Gabra Zackman, Robin Miles

"...on top of everything else, the audiobook features a multi-textural and atmospheric full-cast performance.... This is a wild, spookily engaging take on a memoir from an iconic writer." (Paste)

From the number-one New York Times best-selling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky.

"Here’s a partial list of things I don’t believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient aliens. Past lives. Vampires. Zombies. Homeopathy. Bigfoot. Canola oil, because there's no such thing as a canola. Note that 'witches' and 'witchcraft' are absent from this list. When really they should be right there at the top. The thing is, I wouldn’t believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I am a witch." (From Toil & Trouble)

For as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother.

His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the early American colonies. And that this family tree was filled with witches. It was a bond that he and his mother shared - until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story).

After that, Augusten was on his own. On his own to navigate the world of this tricky power; on his own to either use or misuse this gift.

From the hilarious to the terrifying, Toil & Trouble is a chronicle of one man's journey to understand himself, to reconcile the powers he can wield with things with which he is helpless. There are very few things that are coincidences, as you will learn in Toil & Trouble.

Ghosts are real, trees can want to kill you, beavers are the spawn of satan, houses are alive, and in the end, love is the most powerful magic of all.

"[Toil & Trouble] is fully brought to life in a complete and unabridged 'theatre of the mind' audio book experience by the narrative team of Augusten Burroughs, Anne Bobby, Robin Miles, and Gabra Zackman." (Midwest Book Review)

©2019 Augusten Inc. (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

Fantastic

I’m listening to Toil & Trouble for a second time immediately!!!
So full of intrigue and laughter,
Rich with vivid language and uniquely performed by the Author with his particular cadence and humor. Thank you Augusten!
~Girl Friday 9/16

Fun but weird cadence

This is a fun ride through witchcraft (what it is and isn't) and his move to CT. His cadence was so slow and halting (was it just in my download?) that I can't believe it isn't mentioned more. I listened comfortably at 1.25 speed, almost half a second faster than recorded! But I enjoyed it a lot at that speed.

Burroughs never disappoints!!!

Augusten Burroughs revelation of his life as a witch is both fantastical and completely believable. His colorful and sharp-tongued memoir brought me in to his black house and not-so-black soul a little deeper than his previous works—with which I felt an intimate connection. “Magical Thinking” took on a whole new meaning! I thoroughly enjoyed hearing him tell his own story (a first for me). Give it a listen; you won’t regret it.

Absolutely loved it!!

His sense of humor is golden and I feel so seen listening to his life story.

Narrator/Author’s voice a little annoying

The author narrates this book. His up speak is almost painful at times, but not enough to put you off the book...which is excellent! It’s the first I’ve read of his, and I used my credits to buy 2 more!