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In the latest episodes of Open Arms, divorce seems like a better option even to the kids

Posted by Kimberly Walsh on June 10 at 08:00 AM

The Between the Covers podcast follows teenager Bessie Connelly as she travels between a flaky mother and an absent-minded father in Open Arms (Freehand Books) by Marina Endicott.

Bessie certainly doesn’t want her parents to get together again but she despairs of getting either of them to grow up.

Her father is on his third wife and her mother is infatuated with a younger man. Most of the time Bessie doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Episode three: Bessie’s plans for her mother’s love life go awry.





Episode four: Bessie and her sister head off to visit their absent-minded father.







Each episode of Between the Covers is between 15 and 17 minutes.

If you missed previous podcasts you can download them at the Between the Covers podcasts. If you’re interested in readings of other Canadian books, check out the Hear A Reading page on the Between the Covers site.

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