Best biography books on tape

• The House of My Mother

• A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
• By: Shari Franke
• Narrated by: Shari Franke
• Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
• Unabridged

• Overall

• Performance

• Story

Eldest daughter Shari Franke reveals the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• A remarkable young woman!

• bygd Amazon Customer on 01-08-25

Every year the editors at AudioFile magazine spend a lot of time putting together their best-of-the-year list of recommended audiobooks, picking out titles they regard as exceptional. In particular, they look for books that are “uniquely audio”—i.e. you get something extra from listening to (as opposed to reading) the book. Memoirs are a good example. “We always love memoirs,” says AudioFile founder and editor Robin Whitten, “like Stan Tucci’s What I Ate In One Year. Would you really want to read that instead of hearing him tell you? I don’t think so.”

Below you’ll find all AudioFile’s choices of the best audiobooks of 2024 in the biography and memoir category:

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg

Entertainer Whoopi Goldberg’s raspy timbre and amused tone make her the only person appropriate to narrate her memoir. As listeners hear just a trace of a New

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