The Impossible Knife of Memory
Written by Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by Julia Whelan and Luke Daniels
4/5
()
About this audiobook
For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps, for the first time, Hayley can have a normal life, put aside her own painful memories, even have a relationship with Finn, the hot guy who obviously likes her but is hiding secrets of his own. Will being back home help Andy’s PTSD, or will his terrible memories drag him to the edge of hell, and drugs push him over? The Impossible Knife of Memory is Laurie Halse Anderson at her finest: compelling, surprising, and impossible to put down.
Editor's Note
Memorial Day…
After serving in the Iraq war, Hayley’s father suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, a struggle and suffering that seeps into the lives of everyone around him. Full of cutting and compelling characters, written by the masterful author of “Speak.”
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author of many award-winning books including the groundbreaking modern classic Speak, a National Book Award finalist which has sold over 3.5 million copies and been translated into 35 languages. In 2023, Anderson was named the laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is given annually to authors, illustrators, oral storytellers, and reading promoters "for their outstanding contribution to children's and young adult literature." In 2009, Anderson was selected by the American Library Association for the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her "significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature." A passionate spokesperson for the need to combat censorship and promote diversity in publishing, she has been honored for her battles for intellectual freedom by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the National Council of Teachers of English. Mother of four, grandmother of dragons, and wife of one, she lives in Pennsylvania.
More audiobooks from Laurie Halse Anderson
Fever 1793 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Guys Read: Heroes & Villains Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to The Impossible Knife of Memory
Related audiobooks
How to Say Goodbye in Robot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Notes from the Midnight Driver Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Know I'm No Good Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Scribbler of Dreams Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Memory of Light Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Will Save You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gem & Dixie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Out of Reach Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In Darkness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Memory of Things Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bruiser Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Faking Normal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crash and Burn Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Disturbed Girls Dictionary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The First to Know Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dead to You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Falling into Place Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Truth About Alice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Challenger Deep Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A World Without You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sorry for Your Loss Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That's Not What Happened Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Zac and Mia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Extraordinary Means Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ghosting Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Hum of a Daisy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Speed of Falling Objects Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Beginning of Everything Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
YA Social Themes For You
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uglies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If He Had Been with Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Powerless Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hate U Give Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5They Both Die at the End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The First to Die at the End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Summer I Turned Pretty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Firekeeper's Daughter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Monday's Not Coming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Long Way Down Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5We'll Always Have Summer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Weight of Blood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warrior Girl Unearthed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Allegedly Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Downstairs Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Butterfly Assassin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Summer of Broken Rules Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Akata Witch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Thousand Heartbeats Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Every Last Word Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Better Than the Movies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's Not Summer Without You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dread Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Life With The Walter Boys Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Insurgent Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poet X Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Impossible Knife of Memory
31 ratings1 review
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Unsure about my feelings. Will maybe revjsit after I think about it.