Sample

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Magdalena  By  cover art

Magdalena

By: Candi Sary
Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $17.19

Buy for $17.19

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
activate_primeday_promo_in_buybox_DT

Publisher's summary

"Beautifully written and satisfyingly creepy, this is one of the most poignant and original ghost stories I've ever read."—Mark Haskell Smith, author of Blown

In a small, secluded town that thrives on gossip and superstition, Dottie offers plenty of both when the scandal breaks about a missing girl, a ghost, and the affair that started it all. Having suffered a history of miscarriages, reclusive Dottie develops a strange motherly interest in her fifteen-year-old neighbor, Magdalena. Somewhere between fantasy and reality, Dottie finds new life in her relationship with the mysterious girl. But Dottie's entanglements with Magdalena, a curious centenarian, a compelling stranger, an ex-mobster, and a murder of crows thrusts this once cloistered woman into a frenzy of public scrutiny. To quell the rumors, Dottie puts pen to paper and discovers something as frightening as it is liberating—her voice.

©2023 Candi Sary (P)2023 Tantor

What listeners say about Magdalena

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    4
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

captivating story/awesome reader

We listened to Magdalena on a drive to and from Las Vegas. The reader was great and the story kept us guessing with plenty of twists and turns.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

INCREDIBLE story and excellent performance!!!

I cannot recommend Magdalena highly enough. It's the best thing I've read in ages! The characters are beautifully written, fully-realized people; the setting is unique and odd, but also believable; the plot is engaging, well-paced, and satisfying. Jennifer Pickens is a phenomenal reader, as well, and really brings the story to life.
If you are looking for a ghost story unlike other ghost stories, a book about unconventional mother figures, or a spot-on look at what it's like to be different in a place that doesn't at all appreciate differences, this is the book for you. I would recommend Magdalena to anyone who loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
Thank you for writing, Candi Sary!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous

Jennifer Pickens is absolutely fabulous! She does an amazing job bringing Dottie’s story to life!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it!

Beautifully written ..love, loss and what it means to be a Mother. It kept me engaged and questioning to the end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Magdalena, the free spirit, the survivor

I wholeheartedly recommend this story about not just Magdalena but several women and their struggle and triumphs surviving in a small community, in various stages of life. Wonderful, surprising twists. Kudos to this imaginative author.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!