Patience and Sarah – Isabel Miller Free Audiobook

Written by Isabel Miller
Read by Jean Smart, Janis Ian
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:09-15-15
Publisher: Audible Studios
Number of Files 1
FileType M4B Chapterized
Bitrate 64kb
Sample Rate 22,050kHz
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Publisher’s Summary

Set in the 19th century, Isabel Miller’s classic lesbian novel traces the relationship between Patience White, an educated painter, and Sarah Dowling, a farmer’s daughter, whose romantic bond does not sit well with the puritanical New England community in which they live. They choose to live together and love each other freely, even though they know of no precedents for their relationship; they must trust their own instincts and see beyond the disdain of their neighbors.
Patience and Sarah is a meticulously researched historical novel, originally self-published by the author in 1969. This classic of GLBT literature garnered so much attention that the American Library Association created its first Stonewall Award specifically for it in 1971. Grammy Award-winning narrator Janis Ian and Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Jean Smart each perform as one of the characters in this dual-point-of-view love story. Their narration marks the first time that this beautiful work is available in audio and brings new life into this inspiring novel that is just as relevant today as it was decades ago.
In addition to being an inspiring love story, the audiobook for Patience and Sarah is an ideal listen for young-adult audiences. It is a story that shows how irrelevant race, religion, and gender are to love and that loving and being loved are what keep us human and sane.
©1969 Isabel Miller under the title “A Place for Us” (P)2014 Janis Ian
What the Critics Say

“The writing has the directness and whimsicality of primitive paintings – it is like spiked gingerbread or surprising samplers. The tone is sweetly bold. And the tale evokes many kinds of frontier at once.” (The Village Voice)
“The story of a painter and a farmer in 19th-century New England. One of the first lesbian novels with a happy ending and, in 1971, the first recipient of ALA’s Stonewall Book Award.” (Library Journal)