03795cam a2200409 4500 235073095 TxAuBib 20140806120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781481566667 1481566660 09e352f5-a1f2-4c66-9d91-593b262a1d5e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9781982449049 154509 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Corrigan, Kelly. The Middle Place [Libby Audiobook]. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 206MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 206MB. Alternating between childhood reminiscences and present-day events, this engaging memoir of growing up in a small town evokes an OUR TOWN sensibility, which will leave listeners amused, sympathetic, and occasionally teary. When Kelly, a young mother of two small children, and her beloved, larger-than-life father are simultaneously diagnosed with cancer, listeners will quickly become involved with the events that follow. Tavia Gilbert's performance fully captures Corrigan's youthful exuberance, shock, and evolving maturity as she contends with doctors, chemotherapy, and the fear of leaving her children motherless and losing her father. Her father's boisterous energy and expansive can-do personality are also brought vividly to life. This performance will especially resonate with anyone who has ever experienced the ups and downs of a cancer diagnosis. M.H.N. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>For Kelly Corrigan, family is everything. At thirty-six, she had a marriage that worked, two funny, active kids, and a weekly newspaper column. But even as a thriving adult, Kelly still saw herself as the daughter of garrulous Irish-American charmer George Corrigan. She was living deep within what she calls the Middle Place—"that sliver of time when parenthood and childhood overlap"—comfortably wedged between her adult duties and her parents' care. But Kelly is abruptly shoved into coming-of-age when she finds a lump in her breast—and gets the diagnosis no one wants to hear. When George, too, learns that he has late-stage cancer, it is Kelly's turn to take care of the man who had always taken care of her—and to show us a woman who finally takes the leap and grows up.</p>. “Those learning to accept their own adulthood might find strength—and humor—in Corrigan’s feisty memoir.”. HTML:<i>Publishers Weekly</i>. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Audie Award Nominee. Best Audio Books. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:11. Gilbert, Tavia. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=09e352f5-a1f2-4c66-9d91-593b262a1d5e http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/154509-TheMiddlePlace.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/154509-TheMiddlePlace.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=09E352F5-A1F2-4C66-9D91-593B262A1D5E&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/154509-TheMiddlePlace.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/154509-TheMiddlePlace.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=09E352F5-A1F2-4C66-9D91-593B262A1D5E&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)