Audiobooks for Mother’s Day
No matter who you are, you have a Mom who chucked ya outta her womb. Here at Audiobook Accomplice we’re celebrating all the women who have been brave enough to do that. We have a grand selection that covers the spectrum of the experience of our mothers, be they wonderful women, spunky women, even women who may have made some mistakes but loved their kids nonetheless.
We haven’t been around for long, but we have these audiobooks to offer you.
Have a great day, and do it: Go out and hug a Mom!
As always, if you know of a wonderful audiobook about Mom(s), drop me a line at Gillian@AudiobookAccomplice.com, and I’ll get right onto listening to it!
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Mother's Day Nonfiction:
How an Underachieving Labrador Won Our Hearts and Brought Us Peace
By: Mel C. Miskimen / Narrated By: Pam Ward
Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
Life after Loss… and plenty o’ Laughs?!
My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals
By: Laurie Zaleski / Narrated By: Erin Moon
Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
Oh a mighty HUZZAH for Moms and Animals!
One Mexican Woman’s Journey of Faith, Hope, and Dreams to Join her Children in the USA
By: Edgar H. Hernandez MD / Narrated By: Shihara Austin
Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
Time Hopping made me dizzy, but this is still a fine tribute to a dearly loved Mama
Written and Narrated By: Marcia Gay Harden
Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
Lovely, lyrical, just wondered when the heck her Mom was gonna get her Meeee Time…?
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Alice Cohen
Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
Oy, the crud we choose to hold onto…
Coping with Loss Every Day
By: Ty Alexander / Foreword By: Tia Williams, Janina Edwards / Narrated By: Myra Lucretia Taylor
Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
Yup, there are dated references (And nods to Oprah...Ick), but soooo glorious…!
Memory, My Mother, and Me
By: Cathie Borrie / Narrated By: Jill Tucker, Cathie Borrie
Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
Sometimes lovely, sometimes heartbreaking—Bits and pieces strung together; it’s Life in all its desperate and gorgeous glory…
How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood
By: MaryAnne Howland / Narrated By: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
Was looking for a book on strong men guiding a boy into young manhood; got instead a mom learning to let go…
Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection
Written and Narrated By: Brené Brown PhD
Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
AWEsome book if you’re trying to raise kids but find yourself in the weeds a lot of the time!
Written and Narrated By: Bernie Mac
Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
A fine tribute to a funny man gone way too soon
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Sarah McColl
Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
The death of a mom; the death of a young marriage
What China's Orphans Taught Me About Moving Mountains
Written and Narrated By: Jenny Bowen
Length 8 hrs and 24 mins
Jenny is the mother of all Hope!
Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
By: Sue Klebold / Narrated By: Andrew Solomon, Sue Klebold
Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
For Mother’s Day, I’ll try not to be toooo vitriolic about this one…
Alzheimer's - A Mother and Daughter's Bittersweet Journey
By: Lisa R. Hirsch / Narrated By: Jannie Meisberger
Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
Less than 3 hours, but I truly wanted it to end!
Written and Narrated By: Maya Angelou
Length: 4 hrs
A petite yet oh so feisty woman you just can’t help but love
An Abused Horse. A Mother with Alzheimer's. The Journey to Help Them Both.
Written and Narrated By: Patricia J. Conoway
Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
Nonverbal communication saves the day, over and over
A Life Raising Three Daughters with Autism
By: Kim Stagliano / Narrated By: Nicole Vilencia
Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
The Stagtastrophe made pretty darned funny
By: Bunmi Laditan / Narrated By: Bahni Turpin
Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
Such a short book, but worth a listen if you’re a Mom
Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer
Written and Narrated By: Antonia Murphy
Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
7 hrs and 20 mins in the head of a really funny woman—oh, to look at the world that way!
A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family
Written and Narrated By: Lisa Fenn
Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
The really, really hard work after the Happily Ever After
How a House Built a Family
Written and Narrated By: Cara Brookins
Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
Altho’ I felt bouts of rage at times, I do so love this book!
My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers
Written and Narrated By: Bridgett M. Davis
Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
Loooooved Fannie! Wanted to strangle Bridgett Davis, though
The Autobiography of Ms. Pat
By: Patricia Williams, Jeannine Amber / Narrated By: Patricia Williams
Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
Tragic and funny with lots of explanations and excuses… so hmm…
Stories from a South African Childhood
Written and Narrated By: Trevor Noah
Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
Dude with ADD survives childhood and doesn’t kill anybody with his shenanigans
Mother's Day Fiction:
A Novel
By: Nick Trout / Narrated By: Christina Delaine
Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
Reeeeally liked this a lot… with oooooone caveat… and then I’ll shut up, I promise!
A Novel
By: Jamie Ford / Foreword and Afterword By: Jamie Ford / Narrated By: Jennifer Lim, Mirai, Cindy Kay, Natalie Naudus, Sura Siu, Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu
Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
5-stars for Stunning Imagery… but… the “Jamie Ford 2-by-4” of sublimely-written agony is just too much here
A Novel
By: Amulya Malladi / Narrated By: Deepa Samuel
Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
Nothing says Asian American Heritage like: AY, CARAMBA!!!
By: Kelly Barnhill / Narrated By: Christina Moore
Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
Because the Moon tastes better than Starlight! Gosh, what a book!
A Novel
By: Vanessa Hua / Narrated By: Jennifer Lim
Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
Not your normal book about motherhood, coming-of-age, rags to, well, better rags…
By: Amy Tan / Narrated By: Gwendoline Yeo
Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
What on God’s green earth IS the Publisher’s Summary going on about? I mean, huh?!?
A Novel
By: Laila Ibrahim / Narrated By: Nancy Wu
Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
A really, really good book IF you’re not expecting much “conflict”
Series: Haven Manor, Book 2
By: Kristi Ann Hunter / Narrated By: Beverley A. Crick
Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
A fine sequel and, perhaps, simple stand-alone novel