The Memory of Time

By: C. H. Lawler

Narrated by: Grainne Brookfield

1936, Shreveport, Louisiana

Pretty young New Yorker Miriam Levenson finds herself here employed in the only job she can get - interviewing the elderly for the Roosevelt Administration’s Federal Writers Project. Among the people she meets are an aging Civil War hero, a French muralist and his common-law wife, and a 95-year-old Irish immigrant named Bridget Fenerty, a woman who has known tragedy and refused to buckle under it.

Winter turns to spring, and Miriam finds there are people in this town who have secrets. And as she is followed by a mysterious man in a black Cadillac, Miriam finds that she, too, has a secret.

©2016 C. H. Lawler (P)2018 C. H. Lawler

A must read

So much wisdom delivered by the character Bridget. I wish I had it in print form to earmark the pages. Uplifting and memorable

So great ...I have to read it again‼️‼️

This book had a slower start for me, but I would not have had the amazing experience I had if I hadn’t pressed on.

It was actually an historical fiction that made me cry, laugh and drew me into the pages and lives of fascinating people. The history of the era of President Roosevelt in Shreveport,LA and the visuals, dialects, and accents...amazingly portrayed by the narrator was compelling and entertaining.
Her portrayal of all these different accents made me check again to see if there were multiple readers‼️
The only thing that would made more of an impact (which was so high I couldn’t bear for it to end) would be to read it all over again. Which I’m going to do.
A splendid read for men and women. Young and old. Audible...I just think it would be a dismal prospect of a day without your books. Thank you. 📚❤️

A story about the true meaning of FAMILY

One simple immigrant woman touched by and touching so many who become her family

I couldn't wait to hear more

Loved listening to every word of this novel. I even cried at the end. It's a fantastic story that takes you through history without getting bogged down with history book retelling of specific events.

Best book I’ve experienced in a decade!

The characters come to life in this novel on Audible because the narrator and author both breathed life into them. These characters were so well depicted that I feel as if I could draw portraits of them. l was thrilled to find a story that started in the same county in Ireland that we had visited last spring to help friends find their families’ tiny village. This novel also shed new light for me on the interactions between the 1850-era immigrant Irish and their neighbors, co-workers and employers in Louisiana, as well as the 1937-era interviews of the main character by a young New York writer sent to record elderly people’s life experiences during the Great Depression was nothing less than brilliant.
The wry humor and delightful guidance the main character, Bridget, shared with her loved ones is both heartbreakingly wise and bittersweet.

The Memory of Time

Simply wonderful!!! I highly recommend this wonderful book. Full of history as seen through the eyes and experiences of two remarkable women.

outstanding

It is one of the best books I have listened to this year. The narrator nailed it. I would listen to it again.

Awesome book!!

I have listened to hundreds of historical fiction books and enjoyed all of them but this one has been the best!! I LOVED it and highly recommend it to history lovers.

Very Annoying Narration

This book tells a wonderful story, however the dialects in the narration almost caused me to turn it off. The main protagonist, a Manhattan raised Barnard graduate, is given the accent of a working class Brooklyn woman of the time. The dialects of the African American characters are stereotypical, and the drawl by the character from Texas is also a farce.

I don't know who decided to produce this book in the way that it is presented, but in my opinion, it should be re-recorded in a manner befitting the amazing story that it tells.

Incredible Book.

Wonderful story--actually more than one story. Real people, superb narrartor.Very highly recommended. I think this book will be in my heart and soul forever . I learned a lot about history and people, and I have two new heroes--Bridget and Miriam.