Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    The Confusion of Languages
    Unavailable
    The Confusion of Languages
    Unavailable
    The Confusion of Languages
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Confusion of Languages

    Written by Siobhan Fallon

    Narrated by Lauren Fortgang and Jorjeana Marie

    5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this audiobook

    A searing debut novel from the award-winning author of You Know When the Men are Gone, about jealousy, the unpredictable path of friendship, and the secrets kept in marriage, all set within the U.S. expat community of the Middle East during the rise of the Arab Spring.

    "A gripping, cleverly plotted novel with surprising bite."—Phil Klay

    "Mesmerizing and devastating...two military wives must explore a modern-day, cultural labyrinth in this insatiable read."—Sarah McCoy

    Both Cassie Hugo and Margaret Brickshaw dutifully followed their soldier husbands to the U.S. embassy in Jordan, but that's about all the women have in common. After two years, Cassie's become an expert on the rules, but newly arrived Margaret sees only her chance to explore. So when a fender-bender sends Margaret to the local police station, Cassie reluctantly agrees to watch Margaret's toddler son. But as the hours pass, Cassie's boredom and frustration turn to fear: Why isn't Margaret answering her phone, and why is it taking so long to sort out a routine accident? Snooping around Margaret's apartment, Cassie begins to question not only her friend's whereabouts but also her own role in Margaret's disappearance.
     
    With achingly honest prose and riveting characters, The Confusion of Languages plunges readers into a shattering collision between two women and two worlds, affirming Siobhan Fallon as a powerful voice in American fiction and a storyteller not to be missed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJun 27, 2017
    ISBN9781524775797
    Unavailable
    The Confusion of Languages

    Related to The Confusion of Languages

    Related audiobooks

    Literary Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Liz Ellis

      Jan 11, 2024

      Liz Ellis
      1 min read

    • Article

      Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Mahmoud, Davidson, and More

      Oct 26, 2021

      Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Doma Mahmoud, Craig Davidson, and more—that are publishing this week. The post Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Mahmoud, Davidson, and More appeared first on The Millions.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Maggie Shipstead: ‘In Fiction, You Can “Get At” Attractions That Don’t Fit The Mould Of Appropriateness’

      May 4, 2021

      The journalists who’ve interviewed me so far about the book have all commented that there’s ‘a lot of sex in it’,” says Maggie Shipstead, on the phone from her home in Los Angeles. There’s a lot of everything. We’ll come back to the sex and all its i

      8 min read

    • Article

      Seven Books the Critics Were Wrong About

      Mar 28, 2023

      Despite their initial mixed reviews, each of these titles is fascinating, complicated, and worth a try.

      6 min read

    • Article

      Books Of The Month

      Jul 22, 2022

      By Patrick Worrall Chess has long been popular as a metaphor for politics, particularly during the cold war when, like the spy novel, it came into its own. Worrall’s ambitious debut thriller moves back and forth between 2004, when former resistance f

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Downfall Of The Duchess Of Argyll

      Mar 23, 2022

      The Downfall Of The Duchess Of Argyll
      6 min read

    • Article

      Crime

      Apr 3, 2024

      Crime
      3 min read

    • Article

      Most Wanted

      Jan 25, 2023

      Kate Clark had craved adventure since she was a little girl. Born in 1873, her parents Emaline and John worked hard to make ends meet on their small farm. But flame-haired Kate had a rebellious streak. She later idolised the train-thieving Dalton Gan

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Queering of Nick Carraway

      Apr 23, 2018

      In the middle of a class discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby some years ago, a student raised his hand and asked, in essence: What are we supposed to make of the scene where Nick Carraway goes off with the gay guy? And I said, in ess

      8 min read

    • Article

      Class Is In With ‘Cowboy Mike’

      Jan 22, 2019

      Beneath his black hat and behind his boisterous laugh beats the heart of a diligent historian. Michael N. “Cowboy Mike” Searles spent a career as a teacher, engaging students from elementary school through college age before retiring as a professor e

      3 min read

    • Article

      Book Club

      Jan 29, 2020

      This powerful story explores the dangerous journey taken by people trying to cross illegally from Mexico to the US. A mother and son flee their home after a cartel massacre, becoming migrants on the run. Their journey is as emotional and harrowing as

      1 min read

    • Article

      'Beneath A Ruthless Sun' Is A Wrenching Story Of Bigotry – And An Inspiring Tale Of Heroes

      Apr 26, 2018

      This kind of narrative is familiar territory for Gilbert King, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his remarkable 2012 bestseller "Devil in the Grove," another look at violence, injustice, and heroic opposition.

      3 min read

    • Article

      What Do Meghan Markle And Chicago Woman Who Wrote 'Passing' Have In Common?

      Feb 28, 2018

      CHICAGO - Nella Larsen was a mystery in life, and a mystery after her death in 1964. According to biographers, when she died her half sister inherited the $35,000 that remained in Larsen's savings, then said she didn't know she had a half sister. Whi

      7 min read

    • Article

      First’s First Faces

      Nov 3, 2022

      Unbound is an online crowdfunding publishing system akin to Kickstarter, but specifically for books. Last year the platform launched Unbound Firsts, dedicated to publishing, ‘two debut books from talented writers of colour every year’. The inaugural

      1 min read

    • Article

      For July, 3 Romantic Reads That Prove Summer Is For Lovers

      Jul 8, 2018

      Whether you like high-powered lawyers, ambitious politicians or petticoat-wearing paleontologists, July brings a bumper crop of romance novels, for all your happy-ever-after needs.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Deliverance Is Seldom: On Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Passenger’ and ‘Stella Maris’

      Oct 25, 2022

      Sorrow, in 'The Passenger' and 'Stella Maris,' is the likeliest underpinning of reality. The post Deliverance Is Seldom: On Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Passenger’ and ‘Stella Maris’ appeared first on The Millions.

      11 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Mar 26, 2019

      Letters
      3 min read

    • Article

      Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Shteyngart, McCarthy, Davies, and More

      Nov 2, 2021

      Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Gary Shteyngart, Tom McCarthy, Peter Ho Davies, and more—that are publishing this week. The post Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Shteyngart, McCarthy, Davies, and More appeared first on The

      8 min read

    • Article

      Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Whitehead, Jones, Williams, and More

      Sep 14, 2021

      This week, we're eyeing new titles from the likes of Colson Whitehead, Gayl Jones, and Joy Williams. The post Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Whitehead, Jones, Williams, and More appeared first on The Millions.

      7 min read

    • Article

      In The Friend Zone

      Oct 1, 2022

      In The Friend Zone
      3 min read

    Reviews for The Confusion of Languages

    5/5

    4 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words