This author is a wordsmith. She can describe sites, sounds and emotions that will make you weep. Her choice of words are poetry. Every paragraph touches you. You feel the emotions of the characters are written as if they are your own. I'm trying not to sound too sappy. I don't want to discourage anyone from reading "Second Nature." You will definitely not be sorry. I myself have never purchased an audio book. I prefer the written word and my own imagination. READ THIS BOOK!! I WILL BE READING MANY MORE FOR ALICE HOFFMAN'S BOOKS.