Monica Brashears's guest appearances

Monica Brashears

Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

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Jeanette Illidge

Narrator Jeanette Illidge’s impressive vocal versatility perfectly suits Monica Brashears’s debut novel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss this gothic novel featuring Southern and Appalachian folklore. Magnolia’s grandmother dies, leaving her alone at 19 with a predatory landlord and a job that pays poorly. When a white man offers her a strange but lucrative modeling job, she accepts and moves to his plantation-style house and funeral parlor. There as Magnolia impersonates the dead, Illidge’s numerous portrayals are realistically delivered. She immerses listeners in Magnolia’s horror as things gradually fall apart, and captures just the right amount of suspense for this creepy, almost supernatural listen.Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Macmillan Audio.Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.comSupport for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio’s I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at Audible.com/IWillFindYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Narrator Jeanette Illidge’s impressive vocal versatility perfectly suits Monica Brashears’s debut novel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss this gothic novel featuring Southern and Appalachian folklore. Magnolia’s grandmother dies, leaving her alone at 19 with a predatory landlord and a job that pays poorly. When a white man offers her a strange but lucrative modeling job, she accepts and moves to his plantation-style house and funeral parlor. There as Magnolia impersonates the dead, Illidge’s numerous portrayals are realistically delivered. She immerses listeners in Magnolia’s horror as things gradually fall apart, and captures just the right amount of suspense for this creepy, almost supernatural listen.Read the full review of the audiobook on <a href="https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/230418/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AudioFile’s website</a>. Published by Macmillan Audio.Find more audiobook recommendations at <a href="https://audiofilemagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audiofilemagazine.com</a>Support for our podcast comes from Brilliance Audio’s I Will Find You. Five years ago, David went to prison for murdering his son. But when a mysterious photo reveals that the boy might still be alive, he plans a harrowing escape to achieve the impossible. Can David save his son, prove his innocence, and finally uncover the dark truth about that devastating night? Listen to the new audiobook thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben and read by Steven Weber. Learn more at <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/I-Will-Find-You-Audiobook/B0BFRSMF3Q?source_code=AUDOR2220117239WWE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audible.com/IWillFindYou</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>