Author, activist, commentator, model, narrator, voiceover artist. What doesn’t Ben Patrick Johnson do?
If The Rains Don’t Cleanse is Johnson’s latest novel, it tells the story of missionary schoolteachers and their families in the 1950s Belgian Congo. Principal character Eva Dunagan is based on Johnson’s mother Ava, the story is based on her experiences.
Ben details in the 26 May 2009 entry of his MySpace blog that Kathryn recorded this excerpt in the week before the Memorial Day weekend. The implication is that just this 10 minute section was recorded, so hold off on any thoughts that Kathryn has recorded the whole audiobook. I’ve found no evidence of an audiobook recording being made available in the future. Perhaps if you let the author and publisher know you really like the excerpt they will get Kathryn to do it.
You can listen to the 10 minute excerpt on Johnson’s MySpace blog, on YouTube or in the Gallery. The book’s official website can be found here. You can buy the book here at Amazon UK or US, and I’m sure all good retailers.
Thanks to silversideup @ Look Again for the heads-up.
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