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Helen of Nowhere (Unabridged) by Makenna Goodman

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Helen of Nowhere (Unabridged)

Author
Makenna Goodman
Narrator
Michelle Asante
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Publish Date
29 January 2026
Run Time
3 hours 39 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Fiction: general and literary

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In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home's many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture. Through hearing stories of Helen's chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over - rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that's always been out of reach to him. But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated. Philosophically and formally adventurous, at once intimate and cosmic in scope, Helen of Nowhere asks: What must we give up in exchange for true happiness?

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Details
Author
Makenna Goodman
Narrator
Michelle Asante
Duration
3 hours 39 minutes
Release Date
29 January 2026
ISBN
9781804272527
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Genre
Fiction: general and literary

Synopsis

In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home's many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture. Through hearing stories of Helen's chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over - rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that's always been out of reach to him. But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated. Philosophically and formally adventurous, at once intimate and cosmic in scope, Helen of Nowhere asks: What must we give up in exchange for true happiness?

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