Who Do I Lean On?

By: Neta Jackson

Narrated by: Martha Manning

You can only walk forward when you learn how to lean.

Just months after her husband threw her out of their penthouse and sent their two sons away, Gabrielle Fairbanks is finally getting back on her feet. She has a job she loves at the homeless shelter, an apartment for her and the boys, caring friends, and even a new love interest. Best of all, an unexpected windfall has given her a brand-new dream--a House of Hope for homeless mothers and their children.

Piece by piece, Gabby's new life is coming together--but the old one keeps dragging her back. First her husband Philip hints at a reconciliation...then hits her up for a loan to pay his gambling debts. And when Gabby tells him no, he makes a desperate move that puts them all in harm's way. How can she even think of embarking on a new venture when so much is up in the air?

Gabby is realizing that she needs something far greater than her own strength or even that of her friends. That to move forward, she must first lean on the only One who knows what the future holds.

Horrible Narration

The new narrator is horrible. Great story but I wish I had read it myself than listen to her.

Don’t change narrators in middle of series

There is such a difference in their voices. With Barbara you knew the difference in characters by her voice. With Martha they all sounded similar and just not right.
Also Gabby came across as a real whiny B for part of the story. I don’t know if it was narrators tone or the writing but developed a distaste of her character for a bit. Hope the next book is better even tho it’s going to be the same narrator.

Loved continuing Gabby’s journey!

The story is fabulous, so well written, really pulls you into the lives of the character. However, very disappointed with narrator, wished they had not changed:-(. The narrate for the first two was exceptional and skilled at doing different accents and ages. This one was so off with the accents, and when she did a child’s voice, it was painful, not a good match for the story/characters. Not to mention, that her voice sounded like that of an old woman, not at all like the main character. Because I was already invested in the character and storyline from previous two books, I stuck with it.

Great, but bring back Rosenblat as narrator!!

I love the story as always, but it's very hard to go from Barbara Rosenblat to this narrator. I think if I hadn't heard Rosenblat for all Yada Yada and the first of this House of Hope series, it may have been better and easier to swallow.

Rosenblat's voices/characters brings the entire story to life. They could actually have marketed it as a dramatized version for the distinct differences in each voice. Her depiction of each ethnic group and gender is so realistic it's hard to believe it's just one person doing it all! It was amazing and added to much to the experience.

Martha Manning tells the story as a narrator, Rosenblat is a true artist. I wish they would've finished out the series with her 😔

I'll order the next book in the series because the series and storylines are so good, but I can't seem to get over the narrator change. It's distracting and hard to focus.

But overall I love Neta Jackson. I may just purchase the books and insert Rosenblats voices using my imagination, lol!

who do I lean on is as good the first time as now

love it. I listened to this book serval times and enjoyed it each time .