Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Audiobook10 hours
Vivian In Red
Written by Kristina Riggle
Narrated by Xe Sands and Chris Lutkin
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this audiobook
Famed Broadway Milo Short steps out of his Upper West Side brownstone on one exceptionally hot morning, he's not expecting to see the impossible: a woman from his life sixty years ago, winking at him on a New York sidewalk. The sight causes him to suffer a stroke. And when he comes to, the renowned lyricist discovers he has lost the ability to communicate. Milo believes he must unravel his complicated history with Vivian Adair in order to win back his words. But he needs help—in the form of his granddaughter Eleanor— failed journalist and family misfit. Tapped to write her grandfather’s definitive biography, Eleanor must dig into Milo’s colorful past to discover the real story behind Milo.
Unavailable
Author
Kristina Riggle
Kristina Riggle is a published short story writer and coeditor for fiction at the e-zine Literary Mama. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her husband, two kids, and dog.
Related to Vivian In Red
Related audiobooks
One Coin in the Fountain Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Nightingale in the Sycamore Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Escape to Happiness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lost Girls: Love and Literature in Wartime London Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Woman in White Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5J. D. Salinger: A Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Black Benedicts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Al Jaffee's Mad Life: A Biography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Rose for Danger Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeath of a Salesman Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeath of an American Beauty: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Timepiece and the Girl Who Went Astray Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsB. J. Harrison Reads The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGoddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Collide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Edgar Allan Poe: The Unexplained Death of the Master of Gothic Horror Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOlivay Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Eighth Day: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You and Only You Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Hyacinth Girl: T.S. Eliot's Hidden Muse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmsterdam Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Historical Romance For You
Wuthering Heights Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Could Be So Good: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crocodile on the Sandbank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Like Heaven Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Curious Beginning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Importance of Being Earnest Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Knockout: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Duchess Deal: Girl Meets Duke Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Because of Miss Bridgerton Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Miss Bridgerton: A Bridgertons Prequel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Night Like This Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Redeeming Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5B. J. Harrison Reads The Count of Monte Cristo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When a Scot Ties the Knot: Castles Ever After Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Companion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wuthering Heights (Seasons Edition -- Winter) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enchanted Hill Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Happens in London Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5White Queen Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sisters of Alameda Street: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Light Over London Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Master Of None Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Once Upon a Wardrobe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bridget Jones's Diary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I Come Home Again: 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Vivian In Red
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
2 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hard not to fall form the irrepressible Milo Short, 88, and feisty, still in possession of all his marbles. Famous for a hit musical, notable songwriter and producer in his day, if fact he still goes into his office. Now the head of family that includes many grandchildren and greats, he is doing fine until...... he sees a ghost from the past, Vivian Adair, a dark haired beauty wearing a red hat, the only problem, Vivian Adair is dead, died long ago. Milo has a stroke and now he is not doing so fine, what does Vivian's ghost want?I was attracted to cover, love the black, white with the red, very visual. Also the subject matter was a novel one for me, back in the earlier 1900's, the heyday of the big musical productions and the atmosphere really takes the reader back. Singers, actors, songwriters, Milo and his partner, their stories separately and together, and the advent of Vivian. Modern day story, a granddaughter charged with writing a book about her grandfather's life happens upon a discrepancy, and sets out to discover what is troubling him from the past. Of course, she has help, much to the dismay of the rest of the family.A lighter book. family secrets, a tromp back to Broadway times and a wonderful character in Milo, an old man with secrets and retreats of his own. Slowly paced, but an entertaining read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5So many engrossing novels about the entertainment industry in the 1920’s and 1930’s have been written this year. Vivian in Red focuses on the magic of Broadway in its early years, and the evolution from vaudeville to staged musicals. Riggle also weaves in the role Tin Pan Alley played in contributing to the theater.As the book opens, 88-year-old Milo Short, a Broadway lyricist and producer, still participates in his family business Milo Short Productions. As he is leaving work one day, he sees a woman from his past, Vivian Adair, as she would have looked when he knew her in the 1930’s. Startled, he collapses and is rushed to the hospital. Diagnosed with a stroke, Milo recovers the use of his limbs, but not his voice. Meanwhile he continues to see and hear Vivian speak to him. As the story oscillates between the 1930’s and 1999, the story of Milo’s life and relationship with Vivian unfold. Since I love going to see Broadway shows, I particularly loved the sections relating to the early Broadway shows and Tin Pan Alley. Milo’s show for which he wrote the lyrics, The High Hat, ran at the New Amsterdam, a theater I have been to many times. I was mesmerized by the references to Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, and other famous people from that era. Riggle works the real life details in seamlessly, and I found it all truly fascinating.I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it. For theatre lovers, it is a must read. I am already looking forward to Kristina Riggle’s next book.