The Fall of Mrs. Parsons
written by Phil Geoffrey Bond
narrated by Jenn Lee
Mrs. Parsons lives a quiet life in a small cottage in the woods on the outskirts of town, having woken next to her husband, Lloyd, and gone about her normal routine every day for the past fifty plus years. But on this most extraordinary day, she will venture out into the world, reclaiming her place in it and, in so doing, rediscovering herself. In this lush, romantic short tale from Phil Geoffrey Bond, the simple life is revealed as not so simple at all.
5 out of 5
It’s strange, how such an ordinary story and life could be so interesting. Lee does a wonderful job bringing the story to life, and I felt like I was taking a peek in on Mrs Parson’s actual life, and the new adventure she decides to embark on one day. Bond did an amazing job of taking what could have been a very boring story, and bringing emotion, vivid imagery, and a good enough plot that had I been reading this, I wouldn’t have wanted to put it down.
I received this audiobook at no-cost from Audiobook Empire. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PHIL GEOFFREY BOND is an award-winning author, best known for his collection of short pieces, All the Sad Young Men, and the celebrated picture book, My Friend, the Cat, based on the popular stage show. Often mixing dramatic prose with live theatre, his original pieces My Queer Youth, The Disney Diaries, My Friend, the Cat, My Roaring Twenties and Small Town Confessions have been embraced by a wide range of off-Broadway audiences. As a playwright, Phil has developed work at The Sundance Theatre Lab (The Citadel), and many regional theatres throughout the states. A fixture on the NYC nightlife scene, he is a seven-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets), two-time Bistro and one-time Nightlife Award-winner. Currently, he is the writer/producer/host of Sondheim Unplugged, now enjoying it’s 6th year at Manhattan nightspot Feinstein’s/54 Below. 2016 will see the release of his debut novel, The Last Year at Low Tide (Chess Books). In 1993, he was awarded the Presidential Medallion from President Clinton on behalf of his work as a young playwright.
