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    You Always Come Back
    You Always Come Back
    You Always Come Back
    Audiobook9 hours

    You Always Come Back

    Written by Emily Smith

    Narrated by Andi Arndt

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    About this audiobook

    In the vein of Kathleen Barber and Julia Heaberlin comes an electrifying debut that pits the inhabitants of a small town against each other.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateOct 10, 2023
    ISBN9781666648966
    You Always Come Back
    Author

    Emily Smith

    Emily Smith is the author of You Always Come Back. A New Jersey native, she pursued her BFA in dramatic writing at NYU and her MFA in creative writing at American University. In her spare time, she enjoys writing novels, gardening, reading, and caring for her rambunctious Greater Swiss Mountain Dog.

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    • 5/5
      This is a fantastic debut, the way her writing came around in the end, the subtleness of some of it, but when you see it it’s beautiful. I wasn’t sure how I felt until the end. I’ve read a lot of this genre, I suspected some of it, but an author shouldn’t be docked stars for that. She did it well, she had great characters, easy but smart writing. I will read anything this author comes out with next.
      I also listened to an interview with her after I read the novel and she’s very driven and humble and down to earth, and I love seeing writers succeed like this. Her education is not surprising with how great her writing is. That nickname- Live Wire, masterful really. I won’t say anything more..
      I’m horrible with reviewing books on this app, this is the first I’ve done, and it’s because I really want more people to read this debut authors novel.
      Loved the narrator as well. The twang on her voice came at just the right moments, I found myself rewinding at some points just to hear her again.