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Village of Islands

A Short Story

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Village of Islands

By: Jim Shepard
Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
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From the award-winning author of The Book of Aron and Phase Six comes a powerful short story exploring one of the most devastating storms in American history.

The 1935 Labor Day hurricane annihilated between four hundred and six hundred lives in the middle of the Florida Keys, and like all disasters, both exposed long-standing social and economic inequities and reminded us of the bonds that enable us to provide what rescue we can for those we cherish. In this fictional account of the storm, rooted in the record but brought to life with Shepard’s unparalleled command of interpersonal impact, Village of Islands follows a handful of residents of a small beachside town in the moments leading up to, during and after this life-altering event.

©2021 Jim Shepard (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Fiction Historical Fiction Natural Disaster Short Stories
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listened to it in one go. So sad to think that in this world so many people are valued by how many possessions they have.

wanted to cry

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very well narrated, this was about something I'd never heard of, such a sad time for all concerned

very informative

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