All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
Janelle Brown, Author, Rebecca Lowman, Read by Random House Audio $29.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7393-5826-9
An unexceptional reading makes the audio version of this satiric work of women's fiction a pleasantly neutral experience. Paul Miller's announcement of his intent to divorce his wife leaves his accomplished housewife-socialite feeling empty and purposeless. Meanwhile, 28-year-old daughter Margaret attempts to hide from the catastrophic failure of her feminist magazine, and 14-year-old Lizzie deals with the consequences of believing that having sex with six guys in three months will make her cool. Rebecca Lowman reads expressively and unobtrusively: she doesn't detract from the text, but she doesn't enhance it, either. This smooth abridgement is acceptable, if not particularly diverting. A Spiegel & Grau hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 7).
Details
Reviewed on: 05/26/2008
Release date: 05/01/2008
Genre: Fiction
Open Ebook - 253 pages - 9780385526890
Hardcover - 611 pages - 9781410411419
Paperback - 434 pages - 9780385524025
Hardcover - 401 pages - 9780385524018
Paperback - 435 pages - 9780099517696
Audio book sample courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio