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Grieving Conversations

Written by: Chris Cander
Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
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Publisher's Summary

From award-winning author Chris Cander comes a wrenching and suspenseful short story about grief.

County Sheriff Brody Hayes is in the midst of a missing person's call - for a five-month-old baby. Deep in the mountains of his hometown, Bowie, Wyoming, Brody's desperate search for the helpless child through a worsening snowstorm leads him on an even greater journey - one through his memories of his childhood, his brother, his son, and a life for himself that he thought was lost.

Gripping, atmospheric, and utterly memorable, Grieving Conversations will at once cause your heart to pound and break.

“Cander is a smart, deft storyteller.” (The New York Times Book Review)

“Cander has a gift for description.” (Houstonia Magazine)

©2021 Chris Cander, LLC (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC 

©2021 Chris Cander, LLC (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC

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Powerful story of love

Moving story of the transformational power of loss and love. A brilliant evocative narration too.

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Surreal Emotions!!!

I liked the story. Would have loved to know if Brody really did end up with his own child, instead of settling for the information that he might make some efforts for the same.

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  • Shivani
  • 21-01-21

Gripping

I thought this would be a morose story but on the contrary it's very gripping and interesting for the listener.

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  • Erick Alvarado
  • 21-01-21

Highly recommend

Great short story, perfect narration. Kept me engaged the whole time I listened. Played out like a movie in my head.

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  • Deborah
  • 23-01-21

Excellent short story!

I didn't want this short story to end, I would like more of this character.

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  • Shannon
  • 21-01-21

This made my heart hurt in a good way.

I loved it. I couldn’t stop listening. The story was just so on point and the voice acting was amazing.

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  • Tatiana
  • 24-01-21

Surprisingly provoking

Another downloaded on a whim listen that was well worth it. Excellent story told exceptionally well in such a very short time. I look forward to more from the author.

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  • Gina Pennington
  • 24-01-21

loved it!

I was riveted the entire time. Excellent reader and story. would reccomend. I liked the ending.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 23-01-21

Wonderfully Melancholic

A wonderful short but Melancholic story, if you love sad stories, this one's for you!

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  • Dr D.
  • 24-01-21

great short story

Amazing. The author is amazing to be able to say so much in so little time. I loved the ending.

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  • nan
  • 24-01-21

Left Me Wanting More

Excellent short story. Too short. I am hoping for a full novel with Sheriff Brody. Interesting characters and story line. Narrator was right-on. A+.

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  • GSY,9
  • 23-01-21

an excellent read

I'm impressed how much complicated story is in this short 55 minute read. The narration is good, in the story comes together flawlessly at the end. Highly recommend

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  • Sebrina Autumn Calkins
  • 01-09-23

It's Hard to Care About Cops

CW: Drug Addiction, Harm/ Missing Baby

I wanted to like this more than I do, especially after how much another story by the author, Eddies, truly did a number on me. But there was the instantly alienating aspect of the protagonist being a 'good' cop... which, I don't want to read anything trying humanise the police. The only thing that could humanise a cop is them no longer being a cop. ACAB. Period.

Besides the hero cop protagonist, the story felt a little too melodramatic and misery porn in a way I never felt about Eddies. There's a lot of information and timelines and events and emotions and they are all so very big and important and awful or wonderful or awful. Honestly, it reads like a spec script for a police procedural pilot.

The writing quality is high and there is emotion there for sure, and the performance is pretty great. It just didn't come together effectively for me personally. I know my own predispositions played a part, but I don't think my overwhelm/ underwhelm response can be entirely blamed on that. Still want to read more of the author, but will go on forewarned and try to avoid anything that focuses on cops.

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  • Carmelkor
  • 29-07-22

Beautiful

What a beautiful thought provoking story
Well worth a listen
Hard not to feel emotional while listening

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