Audiobooks by Delia Ephron

Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life Audiobook

"Brought to you by Penguin. If you pitched a movie about a recently-widowed woman in her seventies who reconnects with a man she dated in college, leading to an exchange of emails and the pair falling in love fifty years after their first date, the studio exec would say it's too far-fetched. Yet that's just what happened to Delia Ephron, writer, bestselling novelist and screenwriter of You've Got Mail. When Delia's beloved first husband Jerry died of cancer in 2015, after thirty-five years of marriage, she struggled without him. Focusing on the day-to-day, she decided to make one small move forward and cancel Jerry's dedicated landline. This spiralled into days of frustration, prompting Delia to turn to words to process her grief and bewilderment. Her New York Times piece about the woes of customer service caught the eye of Peter, who emailed to commiserate. He was recently widowed himself and reminded Delia that years ago, when they were college students, they had been set up by her sister Nora. Cautiously, Delia replied. Over a few short weeks of email exchanges, Delia realized that she and Peter were undeniably soulmates. Months later, still caught up in this whirlwind romance, Delia made another life-changing discovery: she was profoundly sick. Left on Tenth is the spirited story of Delia's second chance at love, and a heartfelt and miraculous account of life after cancer. © Delia Ephron 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Delia Ephron (Author), Delia Ephron (Narrator)

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[Italian] - Siracusa

"Due coppie vanno in vacanza insieme in Sicilia: Michael e Lizzie, raffinati newyorchesi, lui scrittore affermato e lei giornalista precaria; Finn e Taylor, lui ristoratore senza troppe pretese e lei donna glaciale e madre oppressiva, vengono dal Maine e viaggiano con la figlia Snow, una bambina strana e taciturna. Non si tratta di amici di vecchia data, anzi: la confidenza è scarsa. Un invito nato quasi per scherzo, durante una serata piacevole passata insieme, uno slancio di entusiasmo, e i quattro americani si ritrovano in vacanza insieme dall’altra parte dell’Atlantico. Ben presto spuntano gelosie e rivalità, bugie, attrazioni incrociate e antipatie neanche troppo celate. In una danza perfetta di luci e ombre, sotto il sole cocente di Siracusa cominciano a addensarsi zone oscure. Finché, a complicare ulteriormente le cose, spunta da lontano, ma si fa sempre più ingombrante, la presenza della giovane amante di Michael. E la vacanza prende una piega inaspettata… In un gioco di incastri congegnato in maniera sapiente, ognuno dei personaggi racconta la sua verità: quattro versioni diverse della stessa storia, che però inevitabilmente vanno a convergere verso un unico, tragico finale. Dalla sceneggiatrice di C’è posta per te, un imperdibile romanzo estivo in cui la commedia brillante americana assume un’intrigante sfumatura noir."

Delia Ephron (Author), Irene Canale, Massimiliano Zampetti, Maurizio Pellegrini, Renata Bertolas (Narrator)

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Siracusa

"New Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine – Finn; his wife, Taylor; and their daughter, Snow. “From the beginning,” says Taylor, “it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together.” Told in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe."

Delia Ephron (Author), Darren Goldstein, John Slattery, Katie Finneran, Talia Balsam (Narrator)

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Do I Have to Say Hello? Aunt Delia's Manners Quiz for Kids and Their Grown-ups

"Twenty-five years after its original publication, Do I Have to Say Hello? Aunt Delia's Manners Quiz for Kids and Their Grown-ups is back, and do we and our kids all need it. In a series of light-hearted multiple choice quizzes, alternate scenarios, and true-or-false questions, Delia Ephron and Edward Koren, the author and illustrator team who brought us the best-selling How to Eat Like a Child, depict a range of possibilities that reflect life as it is as well as life as it ought to be. Covering table manners, car manners, playground manners, school manners, and more, this is a book that is sure to delight (and horrify) adults and children of all ages. Aunt Delia knows what makes the difference between a pleasant and an excruciating visit to a friend's house in the company of a young child. She knows the proper order in which the following actions take place: (a) Throw up; (b) Get out of the car; (c) Ask Uncle Jerry to pull over. In short, she is practical and basic: she does not get into fish forks, but she knows what to do with bubble gum. She also deals with such things as kindness, sharing, consideration, generosity, and diplomacy. Delia Ephron's painfully on-target text is complemented by Edward Koren's hilarious drawings, which-as ever-present us not as we might wish to appear, but as we really are."

Delia Ephron (Author), Carol Kane (Narrator)

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The Girl with the Mermaid Hair

"Click. Sukie Jamieson takes a selfie after her tennis lesson. Click. She takes one before she has to give a presentation in class. Click. She takes one to be sure there's nothing in her teeth after eating pizza at Clementi's. And if she can't take a selfie, she checks her reflection in windows, spoons, car chrome—anything available, really. So when her mother gives her an exquisite full-length mirror that once belonged to her grandmother, Sukie is thrilled. So thrilled that she doesn't listen to her mother's warning: “This mirror will be your best friend and worst enemy.” Because mirrors, as Sukie discovers, show not only the faraway truth but the truth close up. And finding out that close-up truth changes people. Often forever. Acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Delia Ephron crafts a powerful novel of truth, beauty, and the secrets about family and friends that lie beneath perfection."

Delia Ephron (Author), Sarah Drew (Narrator)

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Hanging Up

"Delia Ephron has written books for adults and children, worked as a screenwriter, and contributed articles to New York magazine, The New York Times, Esquire, and Vogue. Hanging Up showcases her finely-tuned ear for contemporary dialog and her ability to catch both the heart and heartache of family relationships. At 44, Eve Mozell has a wonderful husband and a creative job. She also has a temperamental teenage son, two headstrong sisters, and a demented old father. As she deals with her family's frequent crises, her days overflow with lengthy phone calls. She is never far from a dial tone. But as her father begins to die, Eve is tempted to disconnect and to sort out her feelings for this difficult man. Delia Ephron's balance between warm humor and sharp wit are irresistible, and narrator C.J. Critt's performance adds extra energy to the affairs of Eve and her family. In Eve's conversations and relationships, Ephron creates marvelously accurate reflections of modern life and love."

Delia Ephron (Author), C.J. Critt (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Delia Ephron

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