The Four Corners of the Sky

By: Michael Malone

Narrated by: Erica Sullivan

In small towns between the North Carolina Piedmont and the coast, the best scenery is often in the sky. On flat sweeps of red clay and scrub pine, the days move monotonously, safely, but above, in the blink of an eye, dangerous clouds can boil out of all four corners of the sky. The flat slow land starts to shiver and anything can happen. In such a storm, on Annie Peregrine’s seventh birthday, her father gave her the airplane and minutes later drove out of her life.

Twenty years is a long time to be without a father, and, for Navy pilot Annie Peregrine-Goode, the sky has become a home the earth has never been. So when her father calls out of the blue to ask for a dying wish, one both absurd and mysterious, no is the easiest of answers. Until she hears that the reward is the one thing she always wanted.

Thus begins an enchanting novel that bursts with energy from the first word, and sweeps you off on a journey of unforgettable characters, hilarious encounters, and haunting secrets.

The Four Corners of the Sky is master storyteller Michael Malone’s new novel of love, secrets, and the mysterious bonds of families. Malone brings characters to life as only he can, exploring the questions that defy easy answers:

Is love a choice or a calling? Why do the ties of family bind so tightly? And is forgiveness a gift to others, or a gift we give ourselves?

©2009, 2010 Michael Malone (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Great story!

Excellent characters and complex story line; couldn’t stop listening. The author nails the southern setting and doesn’t miss a detail in his development. The reader did move a little slow and over annunciation for my taste…I had to speed it up to stay focused.

character development

I want to fly too, just like the little girl for a 15 word minimum