EPISODE · Apr 13, 2021 · 5 MIN
The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson
from Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary Women · host Kattie Abernathy
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/439546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman Author: Julietta Henderson Narrator: Katherine Parkinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: "Charming, warm and uplifting...there is so much to love about this book."—Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This is How It Always Is A triumphant and touching debut about the unlikeliest superstar you’ll ever meet. Twelve-year-old Norman Foreman and his best friend, Jax, are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a plan to take their act all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe. But when Jax dies, Norman decides the only fitting tribute is to perform at the festival himself. The problem is, Norman’s not the funny one. Jax was. There’s also another, far more colossal objective on Norman’s new plan that his single mom, Sadie, wasn’t ready for: he wants to find the father he’s never known. Determined to put a smile back on her boy’s face, Sadie resolves to face up to her own messy past, get Norman to the Fringe and help track down a man whose identity is a mystery, even to her. Julietta Henderson’s delightfully funny and tender debut takes us on a road trip with a mother and son who will live in the reader’s heart for a long time to come, and teaches us that—no matter the odds—we must always reach for the stars.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/439546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman Author: Julietta Henderson Narrator: Katherine Parkinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: "Charming, warm and uplifting...there is so much to love about this book."—Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This is How It Always Is A triumphant and touching debut about the unlikeliest superstar you’ll ever meet. Twelve-year-old Norman Foreman and his best friend, Jax, are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a plan to take their act all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe. But when Jax dies, Norman decides the only fitting tribute is to perform at the festival himself. The problem is, Norman’s not the funny one. Jax was. There’s also another, far more colossal objective on Norman’s new plan that his single mom, Sadie, wasn’t ready for: he wants to find the father he’s never known. Determined to put a smile back on her boy’s face, Sadie resolves to face up to her own messy past, get Norman to the Fringe and help track down a man whose identity is a mystery, even to her. Julietta Henderson’s delightfully funny and tender debut takes us on a road trip with a mother and son who will live in the reader’s heart for a long time to come, and teaches us that—no matter the odds—we must always reach for the stars.
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