Shine, Pamela! Shine!: Out of Line collection
Narrator: Gwendoline Christie
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Thoroughly divorced but ever the optimist, Pamela faces the realities of aging and the leaps of faith required to put a sparkle on her daily life in this humorous short story by Kate Atkinson, the bestselling author of Life After Life. Pamela is a newly retired teacher with time on her hands. She s finding it hard to muster enthusiasm for what s ahead: exhausting postdivorce dating rituals and an uneasy relationship with her emotionally stunted, live-at-home son. But for Pamela, there s a surprise in store that could challenge the status quo and, against all expectations, make life interesting again. Kate Atkinson s Shine, Pamela! Shine! is part of Out of Line, an incisive collection of funny, enraging, and hopeful stories of women s empowerment and escape. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting. Audible narration by Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones)