Audiobook Demo - The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

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Literary fiction sad emotional first person dialogue

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Language

English

Voice Age

Young Adult (18-35)

Accents

North American (Canadian-General) North American (General) North American (US General American - GenAM)

Transcript

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I was informed of the accident by a policeman, the car was mine, and they traced the license. His tone was respectful. No doubt he recognized Richard's name. He said the tires may have caught on a streetcar track or the brakes may have failed. But he also felt bound to inform me that two witnesses a retired lawyer and a bank teller, dependable people had claimed to have seen the whole thing. They'd said Laura had turned the car sharply and deliberately and had plunged off the bridge with no more fuss than stepping off a curb. They noticed her hands on the wheel because of the white gloves she had been wearing. It wasn't the brakes. I thought she had her reasons. Not that they were ever the same as anybody else's reasons. She was completely ruthless in that way. I suppose you want someone to identify her. I said. I'll come down as soon as I can. I could hear the calmness of my own voice as if from a distance. In reality, I could barely get the words out. My mouth was numb. My entire face was rigid with pain. I felt as if I'd been to the dentist. I was furious with Laura for what she'd done, but also with the policeman for implying that she had done it. Ah, hot wind was blowing around my head. The strands of my hair lifting and swirling in it like ink spilled on water. But it was an accident. My sister was never a good driver.