The Nature of Fragile Things
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Published:
Books on Tape 2021
Status:
Checked Out
Description
April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed.
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin's odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right.
Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved.
The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear.
From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity.
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin's odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right.
Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved.
The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear.
From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity.
Formats
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
Works on MP3 Players, PCs, and Macs. Some mobile devices may require an application to be installed.
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
02/02/2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593346952
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Susan Meissner. (2021). The Nature of Fragile Things. Unabridged Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Susan Meissner. 2021. The Nature of Fragile Things. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Susan Meissner, The Nature of Fragile Things. Books on Tape, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Susan Meissner. The Nature of Fragile Things. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 4 | 0 |
There are 11 holds on this title.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
aee1d712-1ea3-3cb8-3003-269e97ffd051
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jan 29, 2021 16:12:43
Date Updated:
Jan 29, 2021 16:12:43
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 24, 2024 08:25:17
Last Metadata Change:
Apr 14, 2024 15:11:19
Last Availability Check:
Apr 24, 2024 08:25:20
Last Availability Change:
Apr 24, 2024 08:25:20
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 24, 2024 13:03:24
OverDrive Product Record
- sortTitle
- Nature of Fragile Things
- crossRefId
- 5522741
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/BE5/F64/2A/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/BE5/F64/2A/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593346952
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- id: audiobook-mp3
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593346952
- name: OverDrive Listen
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Susan Meissner
- id
- be5f642a-7484-436a-b035-d06f0b9aad24
- title
- The Nature of Fragile Things
- starRating
- 0
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=5522741
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- duration: 10:47:22
- fileName: TheNatureofFragileTh_9780593346945_5522741
- partCount: 10
- fileSize: 306938920
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593346952
- rights:
- type: PlayOnPC
- value: 1
- type: PlayOnPCCount
- value: -1
- type: BurnToCD
- value: 1
- type: BurnToCDCount
- value: -1
- type: PlayOnPM
- value: 1
- type: TransferToSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferToNonSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferCount
- value: -1
- type: CollaborativePlay
- value: 0
- type: PublicPerformance
- value: 0
- type: TranscodeToAAC
- value: 1
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-mp3
- onSaleDate: 2/2/2021
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-mp3
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/5522741-TheNatureOfFragileThings.mp3
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=be5f642a-7484-436a-b035-d06f0b9aad24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- duration: 10:39:22
- fileName: NatureofFragileThings-70212
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 306903662
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593346952
- name: OverDrive Listen
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 2/2/2021
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-mp3
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/5522741-TheNatureOfFragileThings.mp3
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=be5f642a-7484-436a-b035-d06f0b9aad24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Meissner, Susan
- bioText: Susan Meissner is a former managing editor of a weekly newspaper, and an award-winning columnist. She is the award-winning author of The Last Year of the War, As Bright as Heaven, A Bridge Across the Ocean, Secrets of a Charmed Life, A Fall of Marigolds, and Stars over Sunset Boulevard, among other novels.
- name: Susan Meissner
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Collins, Alana Kerr
- name: Alana Kerr Collins
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Culp, Jason
- name: Jason Culp
- imprint
- Penguin Audio
- publishDate
- 2021-02-02T00:00:00-05:00
- edition
- Unabridged
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Nature of Fragile Things
- fullDescription
- April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed.
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin's odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right.
Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved.
The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear.
From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity. - popularity
- 9237
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B3gEAAA2d/products/be5f642a-7484-436a-b035-d06f0b9aad24/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- be5f642a-7484-436a-b035-d06f0b9aad24
- starRating
- 4.1
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/BE5/F64/2A/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/BE5/F64/2A/{BE5F642A-7484-436A-B035-D06F0B9AAD24}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Literature
- value: Historical Fiction
- publishDateText
- 02/02/2021
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- shortDescription
- April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed.
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin's odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right.
Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything... - sortTitle
- Nature of Fragile Things
- crossRefId
- 5522741
- awards
- source: Audio Publishers Association
- value: Audie Award Nominee
- publisher
- Books on Tape
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC014000
- description: FICTION / Historical / General
- code: FIC019000
- description: Fiction / Literary
- code: FIC044000
- description: Fiction / Contemporary Women
