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Title details for Girls Most Likely by Sheila Williams - Available

Girls Most Likely

by Sheila Williams
Cherise Boothe
Audiobook
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Best friends since the fifth grade, Vaughn, Reenie, Susan, and Audrey have always been considered the most likely to write the Great American Novel, marry a prince, find fame, and run the world, respectively. But now in their 50s, they are all still chasing those dreams-which sometimes makes the girls collide. "Williams' sustained portrayal of female friendship, with its loyalties and betrayals, is extremely entertaining."-Publishers Weekly

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  • Release date

    March 14, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449898748
      • File size: 321810 KB
      • Duration: 11:10:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Sheila Williams offers insight into the five-decades-long friendship of four dynamic African-American women. Voted most likely to succeed in high school, each woman reflects on her life as she nears 50. Each of the four narrators gives an individual character a distinct voice and vivid personality. Their unique voices make an emotional connection with the listener. We hear and empathize with the betrayal, joy, hope, and sadness expressed by the characters through conversational monologues and engaging exchanges. By the end of the audio this ensemble of four narrators has made us all girlfriends. P.R. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 24, 2006
      Williams (On the Right Side of a Dream
      ) delights in this chronicle of the evolving friendships among four African-American women from fifth grade through their 30th high school reunion. In a black Ohio community in the early '60s, bookish Vaughn Jones is rescued from an elementary school bully by pretty, popular Reenie Keller, who introduces her to angel-voiced Su Penn. Joined in junior high by seemingly flawless Audrey Taylor, the girls nurse one another though a litany of typical coming-of-age events: the death of relatives, troubled parents, boyfriend stealing, teen pregnancy and eating disorders. Later years find the four professionally successful, but still fraught with man trouble and family issues. Narrated in turn by each of the four characters and buoyed by vivid dialogue, the roster of obstacles rings true. While her first three narrators—Vaughn, Reenie and Su—sound similar, Audrey's neurotic voice shines: raised by a military father who demands perfection, Audrey is critical, driven and surprisingly funny. Despite a few anachronistic details (Starbucks in 1970s Ohio?) and a glossing-over of race issues, Williams's sustained portrayal of female friendship, with its loyalties and betrayals, is extremely entertaining.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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